In a past post, Who Buried the Undertaker?, which mentions today’s main character, August Preusser, it was said that church sextons were men who maintained church property, including cemeteries, and dug graves. It was also stated in that post that Gustav Grosse was often listed as the undertaker on death certificates for members of Immanuel … More August Preusser – Trinity’s Church Sexton
The birthday girl for today would be celebrating a special one. Agnes Sarah Wachter was born on August 13, 1876, thus making today her 150th birthday. Agnes was the 8th of 11 children born to Gottfried and Sarah (Jahn) Wachter. Below are photos of Agnes’s parents. Agnes was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg. … More Agnes Johnson – One of the St. Louis Wachter Sisters
Let me set the scene for today’s post. I began my search with a different approach. I knew that I would likely not be able to make the trip to the museum after our recent snowstorm. So, I looked for a story that would not require any records from our research library. I admit that … More Rev. Carl Bretscher – Wausau, Wisconsin Pastor
The German Family Tree directed me to Rev. Johannes Rennicke for today’s tale. Actually, I have previously written a post about Rev. Rennicke that was titled, Yet Another Jahn Marriage. However, that post was written during the first year of this blog and did not contain many documents. I thought I would expand on his … More Rev. John Rennicke Finds Altenburg Bride
Back in 2016, the first year of this blog, I wrote a story about a pair of orphans from this area who managed to marry each other titled, Orphan Marries Orphan. That pair of orphans with the surnames of Voerster and von Roenn, migrated to the state of Arkansas. Today, you will read the story … More Winter in Ulm, Arkansas
Over the years, there have been some pastors who have served Lutheran congregations in Perry County that had roots in this county. Perhaps one of the most notable was Rev. Adolph Vogel, who was born in Frohna and went on to serve Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg for many decades. Rev. A.M. Lohmann was baptized … More Rev. John Hellwege’s Great-Grandpa, John Hellwege
A number of Preusser stories have been told on this blog. Today, you will read about the parents of several of those Preusser’s. It all begins with a birthday boy. Friedrich Gustav Preusser was born on October 21, 1854, thus qualifying him to be today’s birthday boy. He would be 170 years old today. In … More Gustav and Anna – Altenburg Preusser’s
You will be reading the story of a pair of sisters who were born and raised in Altenburg and would go on to live pretty much the rest of their lives together. Unlike other stories that I have written about siblings that lived together all during their lives, this story does include a marriage. I … More Sarah and Dora – Altenburg Winter Sisters
By now, you may realize that I find it hard to ignore a person’s 200th (or bicentennial) birthday. On several occasions in the past, this leads me to share an old post that has already been written about the person celebrating such a birthday. That will be the case today, and I must admit that … More Tailor/Teacher’s Wife Celebrates 200th
I just do not have the energy to write a new story today, so here’s the oldest one found on this blog that was written on May 19th. Back in 2016, I was not as long-winded as I am now.
