Today’s birthday boy is Christian Furchtegott Lorenz who was born on October 24, 1857. That makes today his 166th birthday. Christian was the son of John and Johanna (Mueller) Lorenz. His mother was the sister of Rev. J.A.F.W. (Alphabet) Mueller. Both of his parents had arrived in Perry County as part of the Gesellschaft in … More Christian and Ida – Altenburg Lorenz’s
I normally do not use a baptism birthday for a starting point on this blog, but that is the case today. It actually is a case of me making a mistake, but I found the story interesting and worthy off telling, so I made the choice of writing it anyway. A baby girl was born … More Collinsville Coal Miner
Today’s post may be one of those that presents just as many questions to the readers as there are answers. In the midst of it all, I will also share some of my speculations. I will begin with a birthday girl. This woman would be celebrating one of those special birthdays today. Her name was … More Doberenz’s Two Brides
Today, you will be reading the story of a woman who was part of the original Stephanite immigration in 1839 that was called the Gesellschaft. She would be celebrating her 200th birthday because she was born on February 24, 1823. The man who would become her husband was also part of the Gesellschaft. However, neither … More Gesellschaft Gal Celebrates Bicentennial Birthday
I begin with a photograph today. It was taken in front of the church door at Salem Lutheran Church in Farrar. Several stories have already been written about men and women in this picture. You will read yet another one today. The second woman from the right seated in the front has a birthday today. … More Miss Lorenz and Her Versemann
Bruno and Maria were married on this day 122 years ago in Farrar. This couple was made up of some typical Farrar names. Quite a few posts have told stories of other siblings in these two families, but today we get to tell the tale of a bride and groom that bring these two families … More Bruno’s Winesaps
You’ve heard that cats have nine lives. I found a story today in which a Katt has two wives. One of those wives is today’s birthday girl. I will begin by looking at her early years. Maria Theresia Lorenz was born on October 16, 1856, making today her 165th birthday. Theresia was the daughter of … More Katt Has Two Wives
There were two of the original immigrants to settle in Perry County in 1839 by the name of Gottfried Lorenz. One was a shoemaker who came aboard the ship, Copernicus, and a tailor who was part of the Gruber Group and came aboard the ship, Johann Georg. To make things more confusing, the shoemaker had … More Another Gottfried Lorenz
I happened to be working at the Lutheran Heritage Center & Museum yesterday along with my buddy, Gerard Fiehler. We had finished assisting some guests from Illinois and North Dakota who had come to see our museum. I had already completed yesterday’s post and then began looking for a story for today. That process led … More A Franke Discussion
Gotthilf Johannes Lorenz is the one who has a birthday today. Almost all of the documents for him call him John. He was born on July 27, 1873, the son of August and Justine (Franke) Lorenz. John’s parents are pictured below. John was the 9th of 11 children born into this Lorenz family. The first … More John Finds a Martha
