Today’s birthday boy is Charles Herman George Lowes, who was born on May 14, 1881. That makes today his 145th birthday. Charles was the son of Henry and Louise (Kiepe) Lowes. Some early children born into this Lowes family were baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Friedheim, but then some children do not have baptism … More Charles Lowes – Grand Tower and Arnsberg Farmer
I have the story of a birthday girl to tell today. Our German Family Tree has a record of her birth and baptism, but no husband is attached to her name. This post will give the answer to the question about who would become her husband. Anna Caroline Ludwig was born on January 13, 1886, … More Ludwig Ties a Loos Knot
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
The birthday boy for today is Charles Frederick William Schmidt, who was born on September 27, 1890. That means today would be his 135th birthday. Charles was the son of Frederick and Carolina (Kiepe) Schmidt. This Schmidt clan has no connection to my Schmidt’s. Charles was baptized at Grace Lutheran Church in Uniontown. An image … More Charley Schmidt and His Sauer Wife
A single church record in our German Family Tree leads us to today’s story about a man named Conrad Kiepe. According to his later obituary, he came to America twice, and shortly after his second arrival in this country, he was married by Rev. Franz Julius Biltz, the pastor of the relatively new Trinity Lutheran … More Libertyville’s Conrad Kiepe
Today’s birthday girl is Emma C. Lowes, who was born on February 25, 1870. Emma was the daughter of Henry and Louisa (Kiepe) Lowes. A previous post, Trip to the Lowes in Arnsberg, was written about Emma’s parents. In that post, it was said that sometimes the Lowes surname was spelled as Loves. In fact, … More Emma Loves White Bread
Henry August Lowes was born on June 9, 1874, so today would have been his 147th birthday. He was the son of Peter and Hannah (Fornkahl) Lowes and baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Friedheim, Missouri. Several other siblings in this family were also baptized at that church. An image of August’s baptism record from … More A Lowes-Ludwig Link
The main character in today’s story will enable me to share a little history about a historic, but extinct, Lutheran church in this area. Before writing this story, I knew very little about this church. The research going into this post has enabled me to become much more familiar with it. Heinrich Lowes was born … More Trip to the Lowes in Arnsberg
