Plenty of stories on this blog have been written about people named Kasten who were life-long Lutherans. Today’s couple were united in marriage on this date at Zion German Methodist Church in Appleton, Missouri. You will read the story of that couple today, and it starts with the bride being born and baptized in a … More John and Lizzie Kasten – Methodists in Appleton
It has been a while since I have written about a woman who was a lifelong single, but you will be reading such a story today. The birthday girl for today is Bessie Clyde Litzelfelner, who was born on June 23, 1886. That means today would be her 140th birthday. Bessie was the daughter of … More Bessie, the Litzelfelner Librarian in Jackson
Rudolph Franz Starzinger is today’s birthday boy, having been born on May 27, 1891. That makes today his 135th birthday. Rudolph and his future wife are both found in our German Family Tree, but they are not connected as bride and groom because they did not get married in a local church and spent most … More Rudolph Starzinger – St. Louis Tool & Die Guy
The Gruber Group arrived in America in November of 1839 aboard the ship, Johann Georg. On that ship was a family of Sittner’s. The book, Zion on the Mississippi, says the Sittner’s were made up of a father, his wife, and 4 children. We can also view the Sittner family as it appears on the … More Joseph and Martha – The Sittner’s
My searches for stories have led me to find several recent tales centered on the village of Friedheim. Today is another one. It is one that has its beginnings in or near Friedheim, and it ends in Friedheim. I will begin with the groom. Henry William Pohlmann was born on August 20, 1887, the son … More Henry W. Pohlmann – Friedheim Merchant
Back in 2022, I wrote a story titled, The Trinity, Friedheim Sewing Circle, which highlighted a very large family with the name Sewing. The father in that family was a man named Henry Frederick Sewing. Our German Family Tree lists 12 children born into this Sewing family. Just one of those children died as an … More Henry J. Sewing – Son of Henry F. Sewing
Today’s birthday boy would be celebrating his 150th birthday. The story of him and his wife has some missing pieces, so I will just do my best. Charles Friedrich Ruesler was born on March 4, 1876, the son of Wilhelm and Louise (Dickmann) Ruesler. Charles was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Friedheim. We can … More Charles and Emma – A Ruesler/Grebe Pair
Today’s tale begins in Perry County, but it makes a journey through Lafayette County in this state and then on to the state of Michigan. As it turns out, today’s birthday girl is only included in the early part of this story. Hulda Maria Julia Demetrio was born on February 7, 1880, so today would … More Mr. Martin Merz – Michigan Lutheran Teacher
I found both today’s bride and groom in our German Family Tree, but neither of them have a church record in any of the church books that are included in that document. However, each of them have other family members whose church records like baptisms and marriages are included in the GFT. I will begin … More George and Minnie – Jackson and Cape Girardeau Bingenheimer’s
About three years ago, I wrote a story about a man named George Kaufmann. He was part of the tale about the bicentennial birthday of his wife and titled, Regina’s Bicentennial Jubilee. That George Kaufmann came to Perry County as part of the New York Group when he was a boy. Well, I found a … More The George Kaufmann from Jackson
