Tag: Kewanee

Charley and Mary – Kewanee Schuerenberg’s

December 31, 2025

The birthday boy for today’s tale is Carl Gottfried Schuerenberg, whose gravestone calls him Charley. He was born on December 31, 1885, so today would be his 140th birthday. Charley was the son of Gottfried and Emma (Engert) Schuerenberg. He was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Altenburg, but he was actually born across the … More Charley and Mary – Kewanee Schuerenberg’s

Butcher from Friedland

January 16, 2018

Our birthday boy for this day was once described as a butcher from Friedland.  He was described this way in the church records of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Altenburg, Missouri on the occasion of his wedding in 1881.  His name was Gottfried Schuerenberg.  He was born in Germany on January 16, 1856.  Although his parents … More Butcher from Friedland