The couple highlighted in today’s post were married 120 years ago on this date. The couple was made up of a Schuessler and a Hellwege. Normally, I would think that these two were each from the congregation in Frohna. However, that is not the case. It was one of those marriages between a member of … More Charles and Agnes – The Schuessler’s
I chose this story today because, like yesterday, it contains another example of a Schuessler marrying a Burkhardt. I found the story because one of the Schuessler sons was born on this day. Herman Schuessler is today’s birthday boy. He was born on September 7, 1862. We will get back to him later. First, let’s … More Herman’s Schuessler Dad and Burkhardt Step-Mom
I have seen the term “engineer” given in the occupation column of several censuses from Perry County from back in the 1880’s and early 1900’s. That term does not have the implication that one would have for the word “engineer” nowadays. This definition can be found in a modern dictionary. “A person who designs, builds, … More Old-Time Engineer
