Frederick Wilhelm Brickhaus was born on June 20, 1866, and that qualifies him to be today’s birthday boy. Fritz, as he was called, would be celebrating his 160th birthday today. Fritz was the son of Johann and Hannah (Zoellner) Brickhaus. Some of the Brickhaus children were baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Friedheim, but others … More A Brickhaus Is Built with the Help of Lowes
Today’s birthday boy is Charles Herman George Lowes, who was born on May 14, 1881. That makes today his 145th birthday. Charles was the son of Henry and Louise (Kiepe) Lowes. Some early children born into this Lowes family were baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Friedheim, but then some children do not have baptism … More Charles Lowes – Grand Tower and Arnsberg Farmer
Freida Emma Klaus was born on September 4, 1895, so that makes today her 130th birthday. Frieda was the daughter of Louis and Fredericke (Oehl) Klaus. I do not know when or where Frieda was baptized. I do know that she had a younger brother who was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Friedheim in … More Oscar Finds Friedheim Frieda
Today’s birthday girl is Emma C. Lowes, who was born on February 25, 1870. Emma was the daughter of Henry and Louisa (Kiepe) Lowes. A previous post, Trip to the Lowes in Arnsberg, was written about Emma’s parents. In that post, it was said that sometimes the Lowes surname was spelled as Loves. In fact, … More Emma Loves White Bread
I will present you with a new name today. It’s a name that takes us to the very end of the alphabet. This name has the very unusual spelling of Zschille. If you go to the very end of our German Family Tree, you will find a small selection of names that begin with the … More A Lowes Becomes Zschille in Friedheim
Charley Grass would be celebrating his 150th birthday today. I find his story fascinating because, as you will discover while reading this article, he spent almost his entire life in the company of Anna Grass. However, you will be told that there were two women who carried the name, Anna Grass. One was Charley’s sister; … More Charley and Two Women Named Anna Grass
Charles William Best was born on January 3, 1855, so if he was still alive today, he would have to blow out 167 candles on his birthday cake. Charles was the son of William and Louisa (Lowes) Best. We do not have much in our German Family Tree on the Best family. It is a … More Dancing with the Best
Henry August Lowes was born on June 9, 1874, so today would have been his 147th birthday. He was the son of Peter and Hannah (Fornkahl) Lowes and baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Friedheim, Missouri. Several other siblings in this family were also baptized at that church. An image of August’s baptism record from … More A Lowes-Ludwig Link
April 28th must have been a very special day in the Lowe’s family. Both the mother and her firstborn son shared this day as their birthday. These two were born exactly 23 years apart. I will attempt to tell their stories today. One story takes us to Arnsberg Lutheran Church and the other to Hanover … More Mom and Son Celebrate Birthday
On December 21, 1852, Julius Herman Hüttig was born in the city of Leipzig, Germany. The names of his parents are unknown to me. At the age of 28, Herman made the voyage to America aboard the ship, Elbe, which arrived in New York in October of 1881. We see him on the passenger list … More Friedheimers on the Oregon Trail
