I rarely write a blog post that is the result of a request. That is mainly because I do not get many requests. I will attempt to satisfy a request today. Contrary to most days, I do not have a special event for today’s main character that took place on today’s date. I chose to … More Hometown Doc
I am calling Georg Gottlob Seibel today’s birthday boy, but there is a little confusion about his date of birth. There are conflicting church records. Based on Gottlob’s baptism record at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg, Missouri, he was born on February 28, 1865 and baptized on March 3rd. Gottlob was the son of Jacob … More G.G. and A.A. Seibel
Today will be one of those rare days when I write the story of a woman who never married. I also find her story to be an amazing one. Emilie Weinhold is today’s birthday girl. She was born on October 17, 1878. She was the oldest child of Paul and Louisa (Hermann) Weinhold. Her full … More Kindermädchen Emilie
Quite a while ago, a post was published on this blog titled, One of Anton’s Army. When one looks at the family of Anton Mueller, you cannot help but notice how many males were in his family. Anton was married twice and had only one daughter from each of his wives. The other 13 children … More A Girl in the Army
I really wasn’t planning to write a “Part 4” story today, but when I found another wedding that took place on today’s date, it did not take me long to connect it to the same photo that has been part of the last three posts. The connection is with Henry Miesner, the man indicated by … More Stories from a Wedding Photo – Part 4
A few days ago, I wrote a post titled, Frohna Fischers. That story highlighted the lives of Ferdinand and Martha (Weinhold) Fischer. One of the main characters of today’s story will be one of their daughters, Susanna Fischer. She was married on July 14, 1887. As the previous post’s title indicates, she was a Frohna … More Koesterings and Their Fischers
A marriage took place on this day, May 9th, in 1882. I suppose it could be argued that the wedding took place in either Altenburg or Wittenberg, but my best guess would be Wittenberg. A new school/church building had been constructed in Wittenberg on property which is said to have been donated by Joseph Weinhold … More Estel Marries the Eldest
I guess if you want to throw a New Year’s Eve Party, one way to do it is to get married and have a wedding reception on that day. All I know is that when Max and Hulda got married in 1927, they did not wake up as husband and wife for the first time … More Max and Hulda’s New Year’s Eve Party
Today I will share the story of W.W……..Wilhelm Wachter. His story is not without its puzzles. I hope I get it right. I tell his story today because December 29th was the date of his second marriage in 1870. But before I get to that, let me go back. Wilhelm came to America when he … More Double Double-U
Rev. J.F. Koestering served Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg from 1864-1887. For the first thirteen years of that time, from 1864-1877, he also served as pastor of Concordia Lutheran Church in Frohna. During those years, the church in Altenburg dedicated a new church sanctuary in 1867, and the church in Frohna dedicated a new sanctuary … More July 14, 1887
