Gustav Friedrich Schliesser was born on January 18, 1875, so he would be today’s birthday boy. Not only that, he would be celebrating his 150th birthday today. His gravestone would say that he was born on January 17th, but I think that is wrong. Gustav was the son of John and Wilhelmine (Ehmann) Schliesser. He … More Gustav Schliesser – Migrating Miller and His Sackmann
Previously on this blog, I have written two different posts about people with the surname, Damme, who moved to Otoe County in Nebraska. Today, you will read another one. It is the story of a woman who found her first husband in Missouri and her second one in Nebraska. I will begin with this woman. … More Another Damme Moves to Otoe County, NE
It is not often that I write the story of a person who is still alive and well, still wandering the face of the earth. However, that is the case today. I also get to write the story of a good friend. Today’s highlighted character is Lynn Degenhardt. I have mentioned Lynn on several occasions … More Grand Guru of the German Family Tree
A Sewing family arrived in America in 1843…a father, mother, and 3 children. Now, our museum has a family book called the Sewing Circle documenting this family and their descendants. That book is more than an inch thick. Today, you will read about those original Sewing’s. The story begins in Kleekamp, Germany. Friedrich Wilhelm Sewing … More Starting with the Sewing’s
I know I am going to be dating myself, but I remember watching a TV show as a boy called “The Real McCoys”. When you hear the title, you might assume that there were some Fake McCoys. You are going to read the story of a “Real Mirly” today because we also know of a … More William, Marie, and Lina – New Wells Real Mirly’s
Our birthday boy for today’s post was born in Altenburg, but spent most of his life in Chicago. During my teaching career, and possibly still to this day, the children of educators in Lutheran schools were referred to as “teacher’s kids”. Today’s birthday boy was a teacher’s kid. Johannes Emanuel Abraham was born on July … More John Abraham – Chicago Cork Clerk
The birthday boy for today is Friedrich Eduard Koch, who was born on February 17, 1860. That means today would be his 165th birthday. Edward was the son of Gottfried and Maria (Haertling) Koch. In several previous posts, I have referred to a location near New Wells that could be called the Koch-Koenig-Haertling Neighborhood. Over … More Some Koch-Koenig-Haertling Neigborhood Residents
Zion on the Mississippi lists a bunch of Hoffmann’s who came to America aboard the Johann Georg as part of the Gesellschaft in 1839. Almost all of them were said to be from Frankenberg, Germany. I will be attempting to tell the story of the 17 year-old weaver named Friedrich Ernst in the image below. … More One of the Original Hoffmann’s
I will eventually get around to today’s birthday boy, but I choose to begin with a girl named Louise Frey, who was born on August 20, 1882. According to her later death certificate, Louise was born in Hermann, Missouri. She was the daughter of Philip and Sophie (Bauer) Frey. By the time we can view … More Louise’s Final Danz
When you look at some family trees on Ancestry.com, you will see that they describe a marriage that took place on this day included a bride by the name of Cook and a groom by the name of Diamond. I know better. A more accurate description of this marriage would be a Koch who married … More A Cook and Her Diamond
