I have written quite a few posts about people who had the surname, Lorenz. In fact, I have classified some Lorenz’s as “Altenburg Lorenz’s” who were part of the original immigration in 1839, and I have classified others as “Farrar Lorenz’s”. Today, I will write the story of a man named Lorenz who I cannot … More Henry, Liz, and Abbie – Lithium Lorenz’s
Since I have become more familiar with Perry County names since writing for this blog, I have realized something about the surname, Lorenz. There are two major clans of Lorenz’s who ended up more or less in different areas of this county. One of the Lorenz clans is what I call the “Altenburg Lorenz’s”, and … More The Original Altenburg Lorenz’s
Martin Paul Theodore Lorenz is today’s birthday boy. Paul was born on November 3, 1895, so today would be his 130th birthday. Paul was the son of John and Caroline (Mueller) Lorenz. Caroline Mueller was my Grandma Mueller’s cousin, so, if you extend out my family tree far enough, I suppose I would be related … More Paul and Josephine – Wittenberg Lorenz’s
Olga Agnes Maria Schmidt is today’s birthday girl because she was born on June 26, 1895. That means today would be her 130th birthday. Olga was the daughter of Martin and Elizabeth (Roth) Schmidt. She was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg. An image of her baptism record from that congregation’s books is shown … More 1 Petzoldt + 2 Schmidt’s
I located another person who would be celebrating a 150th birthday today. His name was Herman August Lorenz, who was born on April 28, 1875. Herman was the son of Traugott and Anna (Kropf) Lorenz. That also means Herman was the grandson of Johann and Johanna (Mueller) Lorenz, who each came to America as part … More Herman Lorenz – Wisconsin Pastor
The birthday girl for today’s post was a Lorenz. There were two clans of Lorenz’s who settled in Perry County. One is what I call the “Altenburg Lorenz’s”, who arrived on the original ships in 1839, and the other I call the “Farrar Lorenz’s” who arrived here a bit later. Today’s birthday girl was an … More Martin and Hattie – St. Louis Nolting’s
Members of the Gesellschaft gathered in Bremerhaven, Germany in November of 1838 and began to get their baggage placed on 5 different ships. Those ships would depart in the coming days and set sail for the United States. Today’s post will focus on two of those passengers, both of which ended up aboard the ship, … More Was There A Budding Romance on the Copernicus?
The town of Farrar once had a baseball team called the Farrar Reds, and that team included 5 Lorenz brothers. The photo below has appeared on this blog before. The captions helps identify the players. Today’s highlighted character is Ernst Lorenz, who has “3B” on his sleeve indicating that he played thrid base. Before we … More Ernst Lorenz – Farrar Reds Third Baseman
A pair of twins was born on December 8, 1859 in Altenburg. It was a boy/girl set of twins. The names were Heinrich Emanuel and Margaretha Katherine Wunderlich. It appears that only Henry lived to adulthood, and it is his story you will read today. Today would be his 165th birthday. Henry was the son … More Henry and Mary – A Wunderlich/Roth Pair
In previous posts about people with the name Oberndorfer, it has been noted that the original Oberndorfer’s came from Austria along with several others from that nation. Most of the Austrians settled in the Shawnee Township in northern Cape Girardeau County. However, the Oberndorfer’s found a piece of land in Perry County near Frohna. Today’s … More Oberndorfer Returns to the Austrian Neighborhood
