Included in our German Family Tree are two men who were named Anton Petzoldt. One was born in 1890 and was written about in the post, A Passel of Petzoldts. The other was born in 1891, and I will tell his story today. Only one of the two Anton Petzoldt’s was a grandson of Friedrich … More Anton Petzoldt – Grandson of The Face in New Wells
I have the story of a birthday girl to tell today. Our German Family Tree has a record of her birth and baptism, but no husband is attached to her name. This post will give the answer to the question about who would become her husband. Anna Caroline Ludwig was born on January 13, 1886, … More Ludwig Ties a Loos Knot
About three years ago, I wrote a story about a man named George Kaufmann. He was part of the tale about the bicentennial birthday of his wife and titled, Regina’s Bicentennial Jubilee. That George Kaufmann came to Perry County as part of the New York Group when he was a boy. Well, I found a … More The George Kaufmann from Jackson
I had to add a few new surname folders to our collection for today’s post, one short one and one long one. The long name is not even found once in our German Family Tree. Today’s birthday boy had the name, Rapp, and there is just one person by the name, Rapp, to be found … More Joseph Rapp and His Three Wives
One lonely church record found in the books of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Altenburg leads us to today’s couple. That confirmation record was for a young girl who would eventually marry a very prominent character in the history of Jackson, Missouri. I will begin with the bride in today’s couple. Regina Fredericke Rehkopf was born … More Jacob Kneibert – Jackson Pioneer
There is a bit of mystery, along with some potential confusion, that we encounter when we begin to look at today’s birthday boy. First of all, I am going to show you the record of a baptism for a man named William Friedrich Loos that is found in our German Family Tree. [FriedheimMO]: Wilhelm Friedrich … More A Loos-Ludwig Link-up
I seem to be spending quite a bit of time telling stories about people from the Shawnee Township in northern Cape Girardeau County these days. There are 4 present-day Lutheran congregations in that township…Immanuel, New Wells, Trinity, Shawneetown, St. John’s Pocahontas, and Zion, Pocahontas. St. John’s and Immanuel were the earliest congregations, with Trinity and … More Alvin and Alvine – Pocahontas Pfeiffer’s
Julius Arno Koenig was born on September 27, 1897, thus making today his 125th birthday. You will be reading his story today. This tale will take us to several local congregations before ending up in St. Louis. Several Ancestry.com family histories call him Arnold, and even his gravestone uses this name, but his baptism record … More Arno and Agnes – The Koenig’s
After writing a post about a Koenig family that lived in the Farrar area yesterday, I found another Koenig story for today. This tale will focus on a Koenig family that lived in the New Wells vicinity. This is also another one in which there is some debate about a date of birth. Our German … More Martin and Ella – The New Wells Koenig’s
