I am certain that you will not consider today’s tale to be the standard, run-of-the-mill post that is typical. I am the first to admit that the stories of real German Lutherans who had their roots in Southeast Missouri do not often contain much excitement. Today’s post will contain some real adventure, including a saloon … More Kester and Bigler – Off to the California Gold Rush
Previous posts on this blog have told about Kester couples who were members of Trinity Lutheran Church in Friedheim. Today, you will read the story of a bride and her Kester groom who were born in Germany and immigrated to America and were married at Trinity, Friedheim. I will begin with the groom. Heinrich Kester … More An Original Friedheim Kester Couple
I think I have already written three different posts that have highlighted a main character whose name was Clara Schmidt. Two of them were born as Clara Schmidt, and one became Clara Schmidt as a result of marriage. In addition to that, I have mentioned my great-aunt, Clara Schmidt, on several occasions, but she has … More Henry Bangert – Gordonville Postmaster
Now that we have the books of Trinity Lutheran Church in Friedheim included in our German Family Tree, I have been finding quite a few stories to write about people with the surname, Kester. It seems that not only has that congregation had Kester’s in their membership, but they have not spread out to other … More George and Louise – Friedheim Kester’s
The birthday boy for today’s post is Johann Kester, who was born on October 11, 1850. That means today would be his special 175th birthday. Johann was the son of Heinrich and Wilhelmine (Grossheider) Kester. Johann was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Friedheim. An image of his baptism record from that congregation’s records is … More Johann and Elvina – More Friedheim Kester’s
In previous posts on this blog, I have written about Bergmann/Bergmann, Mueller/Mueller, Schmidt/Schmidt, and a few other marriages in which the bride and groom had the same surname. Today, you will read another one of those stories. This one will be a Kester/Kester wedding. And in this case, both the bride and groom were Kester’s … More Joe Kester’s Father-in-law, Joe Kester
About two weeks ago, blog readers were introduced to a new name, Kester. That post highlighted a man named Joseph Kester. Joseph was the older brother of the bride who is highlighted today. Joseph was the firstborn child of George and Mahala (Bürkbüchler) Kester. The next child born to that couple was Marie Margaretha Kester, … More Gordonville Sander + Friedheim Kester
I will be writing a story today that introduces some brand new names to this blog. Even though I found evidence that the surnames of the bride and groom have been around in this area for a very long time and also members of a local Lutheran church, I have not run across their names … More Mary and Joseph – Friedheim Kester’s
