The common fact about today’s bride and groom is that they were both baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Friedheim. These two would also eventually be buried in the cemetery of that church. However, in the intervening time, we have evidence that they were not always members of that congregation. Today’s birthday boy is Christian … More Meta and Christian – Friedheim Pohlmann’s
I saw the surnames, Funke and Ochs, show up in a search for an event that took place on January 28th. My immediate thought was that I had already written a post about this pair. I figured it would be a good story for this blog, but I thought it was also a done deal. … More A Funke-Ochs Longtown Duo
Things are pretty rosy on the blog these days. Yesterday, I wrote about a woman named Rosette. Today’s birthday girl is named Rosina. Rosina Caroline Schroeder was born on November 19, 1895, thus making today her 130th birthday. Rosina was the daughter of Christoph and Marie (Wilke) Schroeder. She was the 9th and last child … More John and Rosina – Friedheim Kaiser’s
It is perhaps a wedding anniversary that inspires today’s post. However, even though both the bride and the groom were born and baptized in Perry and Cape Girardeau Counties, they got married in St. Louis. I have no idea why. There is also a debate about whether today is actually this couple’s wedding anniversary or … More William & Mary – The Hoffmann’s
If you read yesterday’s post, you know that a girl named Minnie Yamnitz married Fritz Kaiser, so she became Mrs. Minnie Kaiser. I know that I have run across several names over the years for people who have the same names, some names given at birth and some married names. However, I think the odds … More Another Minnie Kaiser
Johann Friedrich Kaiser was born on April 14, 1874, thus making today his 151st birthday. I went back to look at last year’s blog posts to see what I wrote on this day in 2024 when Friedrich would have been celebrating his 150th birthday. I discovered that we did not post a blog on that … More Fritz and Minnie – Friedheim/Lixville Kaiser’s
A wedding took place on this day 150 years ago, and I will be telling the story of that bride and groom today. Because the wedding took place at Peace Lutheran Church in Friedenberg and both the bride and groom were each baptized at that congregation, I will not be able to display any church … More Christian and Mary – An OK Friedenberg Couple
The birthday boy for today is Richard Edward Benjamin Grebing, who was born on September 10, 1899. Therefore, he would be celebrating his 125th birthday today. Richard was the last child born to Charles and Emma (Rust) Grebing. He was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg. We can take a look at his baptism … More An Altenburg/New Wells Pair – Across the Creek Romance
The surname, Wilkens, has not appeared on this blog before. When this post ends, there will still be some unanswered questions. It is a story that begins in the Apple Creek Township of northern Cape Girardeau County. Alvine Kayser was born on November 19, 1873, making today her 150th birthday. What little we do have … More The Shawneetown Wilkens Family
I must admit that when I found a potential story for today that involved a bride and groom named Klaus and Lohmann, I immediately thought that I would have to go to the books of Salem Lutheran Church in Farrar to get some images of documents. That is not the case. Instead, I discovered that … More Some Friedheim Lohmann’s
