Back in 2016, the first year of this blog, I wrote a story about a pair of orphans from this area who managed to marry each other titled, Orphan Marries Orphan. That pair of orphans with the surnames of Voerster and von Roenn, migrated to the state of Arkansas. Today, you will read the story … More Winter in Ulm, Arkansas
Today’s post was found because a couple got married on April 3rd, but it will take me a while to get around to that wedding. This story helped me answer some questions I have had in the past that went unanswered at the time. So, I am going to backtrack a bit. In 1854, a … More Jonesboro, Illinois Schmidt’s
I will tell the story that includes a woman who was reportedly born on January 6th according to a document referenced in our German Family Tree. However, every family tree I located on Ancestry.com gives her birthday as January 3rd. Having said that, I found no document to support that date.  The woman with the debatable birth … More Groom from Jacob – Bride from Kornthal
Christian Friedrich Schilling was born on December 10, 1885, making today his 138th birthday. Since he is mostly called Fred on documents, that will be the name I use in this post. Fred was born in Frohna to his parents, August and Maria (Schoenborn) Schilling. He was the 8th of 9 children in his family. … More Fred and Bertha – Frohna Schilling’s
I have been looking for a reason to write the story about an interesting name that I have run across in past research. That name is Engelbert Engelhart. I did not find a special reason to write his story today, but I did find an event that led me to tell the story of one … More Erhart, Son of Engelbert Engelhart
A baby boy born to Peter and Elizabeth (Gratz) Ludwig is today’s birthday boy. He was the 5th of 6 children born into his family. William Benjamin Ludwig was born on March 15, 1873, so today would be his 150th birthday. William’s father was highlighted in a previous post titled, Peter’s 45th Birthday. Since Peter … More William and His Kornthal Bride
Today’s birthday girl is Theresia J. Wunderlich, who was born on February 11, 1890. That means if Theresia was still alive today, she would have to blow out 133 candles on her birthday cake. I found it somewhat surprising that she was not born in either Perry County or Cape Girardeau County in Missouri. She … More A Kornthal Wunderlich + A Gordonville Gross
A baby boy was born in Austria 150 years ago on this date, and it is his story you will read today. His story will take us to several states in this country. More than once during his life, he served the congregation of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Kornthal, Illinois. Franz (Frank) Engelhart was … More Kornthal’s Teacher and Reverend Engelhart
Edward William Wunderlich is today’s birthday boy. He was born on January 9, 1862, making today his 159th birthday. Edward would go on to get married twice in his lifetime, and both of his wives were named Emma. Edward’s parents were Zacharias and Amelia (Gerstner) Wunderlich. Edward was baptized at Concordia Lutheran Church in Frohna. … More Edward and His Emma’s
In my upcoming book, Wittenberg ’04, two weddings that occurred in July of 1904 will be highlighted. Another 1904 marriage will be the centerpiece of today’s blog post. That wedding took place in August. In fact, it took place on this day in August making today this couple’s 116th anniversary. Today’s groom was a member … More Clara and Paul
