A baby boy was born in Illinois on this date in 1893, so this man would be celebrating his 130th birthday if he was still alive. The boy, William Johann Pohnke, was the son of Johann and Emma (Petzolldt) Pohnke. He was the grandson of the brother of Friedrich Florian “The Face” Petzoldt, so he … More Pohnka – Petzoldt Descendant & Arkansas Postman
I have never heard of the name, Willibald until I looked into the main character for today’s post. Willibald Robert Schweizer was born on August 23, 1898, so today would be his special 125th birthday. Willibald was the son of Lorenz and Ida (Boehme) Schweizer. The post, Lorenz and Ida – The Schweizer’s, told the … More Willibald the Chester Wood Man
Arthur George Seibel was born on August 7, 1896, making today his 127th birthday. Arthur was the son of George Gottlob and Anna Amalia (Vogel) Seibel. A prior post, G.G. and A.A. Seibel, told the story of Arthur’s parents. In that post, it was documented that a Vogel family and a Seibel man moved to the … More Arthur and Ethel – Somerset Sweethearts
The posts, Migrating Miesner’s and May the Fourth Fred Miesner tell the tales of two men named Fred Miesner. You will read yet another account about a Fred Miesner today. I came upon this story because the woman Fred Miesner would marry was born on this day. We will begin with her. Anna Susannah Lungwitz was … More Yet Another Fred Miesner
The name, Jacob, can cause problems when researching for this blog. First of all, Jacob is a very common first name for male babies. Second, there were some Jacob’s who had the surname, Jacob. And then there is the town of Jacob which is located in Jackson County, Illinois, just across the Mississippi River from … More The Jacob-Schmidt Couple
Arthur Martin Gerler would be celebrating a special birthday today if he was still alive. Because he was born on July 15, 1898, today would have been his 125th birthday. Arthur was the son of Christian John Friedrich and Susanna (Vogel) Gerler. He was the 3rd of 9 children born to that couple. The first … More Arthur and Eleanor – A Gerler-Zwosta Pair
When I hear the surname, Schilling, I immediately think of Schilling’s who lived in Perry County, Missouri. After all, I have Schilling’s in my family tree, and that is where they were born and raised. However, today’s Schilling’s were ones that migrated to Jackson County, Illinois and lived their lives in the vicinity of Jacob. … More The Jacob Schilling’s – The Ones from Jacob, IL, That Is
A rather notable Jacob Schlimpert has been mentioned on this blog on several occasions. That Jacob Schlimpert was one of a clan of Schlimpert’s that could be called the Seelitz Schlimpert’s. Jacob Schlimpert has plenty of descendants around Altenburg and Frohna. The Seelitz Schlimpert’s had two sons, Jacob and Joseph. Joseph, despite being the oldest … More Jacob Schlimpert’s – The Ones from Jacob, Illinois, That Is
Flora Rosine Pauline Engert was born on June 1, 1898, so today would be her special 125th birthday. Flora was the daughter of August and Liberta (Palisch) Engert. A previous post was written about Flora’s parents titled, A Troubling Topic. As that title implies, Flora’s family life was one full of troubles. I will readdress … More Flora’s Murphysboro Machinist
In the past, I have written the story of the “Fake Mirly”, who became August Mirly after being adopted. That August Mirly was born as August Steenbock, and his story was described in the post, Angeline Pi. That Fake Mirly was born on September 25, 1877 in Germany. Today, you will read the story of … More The Real August Mirly
