The birthday girl for today has been briefly discussed in a previous post, A Trio of Reformation Day Baptisms in Farrar. I will write a more detailed article about her life today. Maria Melissa Aurich was born on December 27, 1892, so today would be her 133rd birthday. Melissa was the daughter of Adolph and … More Melissa and Theo – Frohna Roth’s
Yes, we have a birthday girl for today’s post. It’s even a very special birthday. In the last post that I wrote two days ago, that story told about a man who married 2 women who were named Louise. Just by chance, today’s birthday girl is also named Louise. However, I think the real interesting … More Louise Roth – Lady Lux
Not long ago, I wrote the story titled, Rudolph Roth and the Cigar Dealer’s Daughter. In that post, it was noted that Rudolph’s brother, Leo Roth, a man from Wittenberg, had married a girl, Linna Mueller, from Uniontown. Today, you will read about yet another brother in that Roth family, and he was another Wittenberg … More Another Wittenberg Man Finds Uniontown Bride
A baby boy was born on June 16, 1876, about 3 weeks before America celebrated their Centennial Fourth of July. That boy’s name was Stephen Ludwig Kasten, the son of Karl and Juliane (Lehner) Kasten. Stephan was child #4 in a family of 8. He was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Wells. An … More Stephen Kasten – Merchant & Mathilde’s Man
Martin Wilhelm Landgraf was born 130 years ago on this date, May 26, 1894. William was the son of Bernhard and Mary (Litzelfelner) Landgraf. He was the 3rd of 4 children in his family. William was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Wells, but I am not able to display his baptism record today … More The Landgraf’s – Sylvan Grove to Downers Grove
Edward Albert Thomas Sebald was born on December 22, 1879, so you will read about his life in today’s post. You will discover that his life turned out to be a rather short one, ending rather tragically. Edward would be celebrating his 144th birthday today. He was the son of John and Barbara (Doernhofer) Sebald. Edward’s baptism record is … More Sebald/Starzinger Pair in St. Louis
Previous posts have mentioned characters who had their beginnings in the Shawnee Township, but later migrated south to Cape Girardeau where they established a business known as the Landgraf Lumber Company. You will be reading another post today that is connected to that Landgraf family. However, this tale begins with the birth of a Schuppan. … More Another Landgraf Lumberman Link
Hilda Eleonora Gerler is today’s birthday girl, celebrating the 125th anniversary of her birth. She was born on September 10, 1897, the daughter of Friedrich and Bertha (Lehner) Gerler. Hilda was baptized at Zion Lutheran Church in Pocahontas. We can take a look at an image of her baptism record below. Hilda is found in … More Hilda’s Lumberman Landgraf
I really want to tell this story, but I have to admit that it has me flummoxed. The tale will focus on the life of Rosa Amalia Nennert. I can document many events that took place in her early life, and I can document much about her later life, but the stuff in the middle … More Orphan Rose’s Friend
One and a half centuries ago, Carl Rudolph Landgraf was born. He ended up living almost a century. You will be reading his story today. If you already did your calculations, you know that Rudolph was born on September 2, 1872. He was the son of Herman and Mathilda (Naeser) Landgraf. Rudolph was one of … More Lumberman Landgraf Linked with Lina and Lena
