Theodore Albert Bodenschatz would be celebrating his 159th birthday today. He was born on April 6, 1862, the son of Erdmann and Christiana (Wachter) Bodenschatz. I am able to display a photograph of Theodore’s parents. Theodore was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Altenburg. His baptism record from that congregation’s books is shown below. The … More Ted’s Two Wives and Two Kids
Oscar and Alvina would have been celebrating their 142nd anniversary on this day if they were still alive. I will attempt to tell their story today. It is a story that has a few similarities to the one told yesterday about the Meyr and Mirly couple. One similarity is that today’s couple is another one … More Oscar and Alvina Jahn plus Junior
Friedrich Joseph Arthur Preusser is today’s birthday boy. He was born on January 25, 1882, the son of Gustav and Anna (Jahn) Preusser. Today would have been his 139th birthday. He went by the name of Arthur during his lifetime. Arthur was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg, Missouri. Below is an image of … More Arthur, Anna, and Albert Preusser
I’m going to attempt to post a quick story today. Like most of you, the next few days will be hectic for me. I know there will be no new story tomorrow on Christmas Day. Perhaps I might re-post an old story. I will eventually get around to a birthday boy today, but I am … More Baby Hemmann’s Christmas Man
I decided to write a story today about a couple that got married on March 28th. I had gotten quite a way through researching this couple before I discovered that another couple not only got married on the same day, but at the same church. Then I took a look to see if I had … More Adolf’s Ladies
A few days ago, I referred to an earlier post titled, Surrounded by Good Lookin’ Women. I know I can relate to the main character of that post, Joseph Weinhold, because I, too, am surrounded by good lookin’ women. I would include my wife, my 3 daughters, and 5 granddaughters in that group surrounding me. … More Winter Women
Martin Traugott Winter was born on November 21, 1866 in Altenburg, Missouri. He was the son of Friedrich and Christine (Jahn) Winter. We have photos of Martin’s parents. Before I move on to Martin’s story, allow me to discuss the Winter,s that lived in this area. First of all, there were two Winters to arrive … More A Winter’s Tale
Married couples with an only child are rather common these days, but among the people about whom I write, they were rather unusual. Today, though, I will write such a story. It also just so happens that today’s highlighted couple would be celebrating their 125th wedding anniversary today. The bride and groom were Mary Gemeinhardt … More An Only Child
Before I discuss today’s married couple, I need to backtrack. Today’s couple is not the first marriage between a Schuessler and a Lueders that I have written. A post was previously written about such a couple titled, Forth and Back. It highlighted the couple made up of Gustav Lueders and Clara Schuessler. Gustav Lueders came … More Another Schuessler-Lueders Couple
This day would have been the 159th wedding anniversary for Christian Herman Braeuner and Maria Caroline Winter, who were married on November 24, 1859 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg. Let’s start with Herman Braeuner. He came to the United States in 1853 aboard the ship, Leontine. this is the passenger list showing the Braeuners. … More Winter Comes to the Braeuner Home
