Friedrich Ernst Yamnitz was born in Germany on December 31, 1839, making today his 184th birthday. Ernst was the son of Johann and Johanna (Lindner) Yamnitz. A note on his father’s Findagrave.com site is shown below. “Along with the family of his brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Johann Gottlob Mehner and Juliana Lindner, his family set sail from Hamburg … More Yamnitz’s in Yount
When I first moved to Altenburg back in 2010, I was able to find a dentist who came to Frohna once a week so I did not have to drive to Perryville or Cape Girardeau for dental care. There was a clinic in Frohna that had both a dentist and a medical doctor come from … More First Dentist in East Perry County?
George William Saupe would be celebrating his 125th birthday today. He was born on December 4, 1898, the son of Adolph and Lina (Lindner) Saupe. George was the middle of 3 sons born to this Saupe couple. George was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Wells. An image of his baptism record from that … More George Saupe – North Dakota Farmer
Yesterday, I was going to write a blog post even though I knew I had two museum meetings in the afternoon. Then, yesterday morning, Altenburg and its surrounding area lost power, making it impossible to write that post. Long story, short…you are going to read yesterday’s story today. Here we go. A young woman and … More A Voelker-Biltz-Lindner Trio – Add a Boehme
The name of Friedrich Florian Petzoldt has been mentioned on this blog many times. He has been tagged with the nickname, The Face. In addition, several stories have been written about descendants of The Face, and some of them even carried his name in future generations. Today, you will read a short story of yet … More Yet Another Friedrich Petzoldt
Johanne Petzoldt was born on the last day of 1889, so today would have been her 133rd birthday. Three days ago, I highlighted the story of Otillie Petzoldt in the story, Tillie and Theo – Shawnee Scholl’s, and mentioned that Otillie was one of several grandchildren of the man who many call “The Face”. It has … More She Called “The Face”, Grandpa
Today, we wish a “Happy 125th Birthday” to Leo Emanuel Reisenbichler. He was born on December 11, 1897, the son of August and Christiane (Lindner) Reisenbichler. Leo was the firstborn child of 3 in this Reisenbichler family and the only boy. He was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Wells. An image of his … More Leo and Alma – The Reisenbichler’s
Erna Leonora Roth has a special birthday today. She was born on November 16, 1897, so if she was still alive today, she would have to blow out 125 candles on her cake. Erna was the daughter of Martin and Marie (Rudert) Roth. As near as I can tell, Erna was their only child. She … More Murphysboro Saupe’s
Church records in this area include families with the surnames Muench and Lindner. In the case of today’s couple made up of a Muench and a Lindner, those church records do not tie the Muench man to other Muench’s in the German Family Tree, nor do those records tie the Lindner woman to other Linder’s. … More A Muench-Lindner Couple
Clara Emilie Weinhold was born on January 13, 1864, so if she was still alive today, she would have to blow out 158 candles on her birthday cake. Clara was the 4th child out of 6 children born to her parents, Wilhelm and Emilie (Lindner) Weinhold. That qualifies her to be among what has been … More A Weinhold Becomes a Koenig Up Farrar Way
