It has been a while since I have written about a woman who was a lifelong single, but you will be reading such a story today. The birthday girl for today is Bessie Clyde Litzelfelner, who was born on June 23, 1886. That means today would be her 140th birthday. Bessie was the daughter of … More Bessie, the Litzelfelner Librarian in Jackson
Today’s tale has its beginnings in the books of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Altenburg. However, a baptism record is the only church record I will be able to display in this post. It is also the only time we find a document from Perry County. Even the baptism probably did not take place in Perry … More August and Willie – Pocahontas Litzelflner’s
One of the highlighted characters in yesterday’s story was Martha Litzelfelner who married Henry Kieninger. I discovered a person for today’s tale first by finding a person who would be celebrating his 200th birthday who married another woman whose maiden name was Litzelfelner. As near as I can tell, today’s character was Martha’s aunt. I … More Another Litzelfelner Story
Today’s tale begins with a birthday boy in the Shawnee Township. Carl Heinrich Kieninger was born on May 20, 1860, so today would be his 165th birthday. Henry, as he was called, was the son of Joseph and Eva (Putz) Kieninger. His parents arrived in America in 1858, and Henry was the first Kieninger child … More Henry and Martha – Pocahontas Kieninger’s
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
I located a bicentennial birthday for today’s post. Since that takes us back to 1823, when I find such a birthday boy or girl, they almost certainly were born in Germany or Austria. In today’s case, our bicentennial birthday girl was born in Austria. You will discover that this story will detail a couple made … More A Pioneer Meyr Matriarch Celebrates 200th
The starting point for today’s post is the birthday of Louis Henry Edward Brand, who was born on August 15, 1889. The surname, Brand, has not previously shown up on this blog. Edward was the son of Friedrich and Lucie (Fritz) Brand. When I discovered that Edward’s family was living in the Randol Township of … More A Brand New Guy
Esther Kieninger would have been 134 years old today. She was born as Esther Mueller on November 8, 1885. She was the daughter of Joseph and Mathilda (Buenger) Mueller and her baptism record can be found in the church books of Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg. However, she may have been baptized in the church/school … More Mama Kieninger
Our story today starts in Austria with a wedding. The marriage took place on May 7, 1833. The record for this wedding comes out of a family book that we have at our museum for the Meyr clan who originated in Austria and settled in the New Wells area. However, the marriage we start with … More Litzelfelners in New Jerusalem
For years and years, I have planted a variety of bell pepper in my garden called California Wonder. It is a wonderful plant that produces large, sweet bell peppers. One of the favorite meals made by my wife is stuffed green peppers. California Wonder peppers are a chief ingredient for this wonderful dish. Today’s story … More California Wunder(lich)
