Today’s tale begins with a birthday boy who leads us to a previous post about another character. It is one in which a widow and a widower marry later in life. Today, I will display more documentation for this tale. Theobald Carl George Kaufmann was born on June 8, 1891, so today would be his … More A Kaufmann/Kuehnert Marriage Intersects with a Hoehne/Ahner Pair
I should be back in the business of writing new stories tomorrow, but today is a travel day for me. I picked out this previously published post from the archives because the main character in it, Herman Lungwitz, was born on October 7, 1854. That means he would be celebrating his 170th birthday today. After … More Herman Lungwitz’s 170th Birthday
I am going to begin today’s post by displaying a Perry County birth record for a baby boy that was born on August 15, 1884, thus making today his 130th birthday. You can view it in the 2 images shown below. The above document says Heinrich Joseph Lungwitz was the son of Herman and Mathilda … More Amos and Dora – The Lungwitz’s
A century and a half ago, a set of twins was born in Wittenberg. Unlike so many other sets of twins born back in those days, both of the twins lived to adulthood. In this case, it was a set of twins made up of a boy and a girl. The parents of these twins were Ludwig and … More Eldest Ahner Marries a Boehme Twin
As we begin the year 2024, I have to adjust some of my search priorities. Some of the special years I will searchin 2024 are 1824 (200 years ago), 1849 (175 years), 1874 (150 years), and 1899 (125 years). Today, I found the character for this post who was born in 1899. I am guessing that a lot … More Walter and Lydia – Illinois and Indiana Engert’s
A baby girl was born in Wittenberg 125 years ago. Her name was Olida Sarah Lungwitz. She was born on December 9, 1898, the daughter of Paul and Mary (Boehme) Lungwitz. Olida was born before St. Paul’s Lutheran Church was established in Wittenberg in 1903, so her baptism record is found in the books of … More Wittenberg Postmistress and Boatman
The birthday girl in today’s post has her beginnings in East Perry County, but she is not found in Missouri for very long. Christiane Hulda Oehlert was born on November 16, 1883, making today her 140th birthday. Hulda was the daughter of Robert and Minna (Engert) Oehlert. She was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in … More Hulda’s Wichita Wulf Pack
The posts, Migrating Miesner’s and May the Fourth Fred Miesner tell the tales of two men named Fred Miesner. You will read yet another account about a Fred Miesner today. I came upon this story because the woman Fred Miesner would marry was born on this day. We will begin with her. Anna Susannah Lungwitz was … More Yet Another Fred Miesner
The birthday girl for today’s post is Emily Cora Lungwitz, who was born on May 12, 1896. That makes today her 127th birthday. I will warn you ahead of time, that there are several missing pieces to this story. Emily was the daughter of Paul and Maria (Boehme) Lungwitz. A previous post was written that … More Emily, Like Her Dad, Crossed the River Often
Back in August, I wrote a post titled, Wolfe’s from Grand Tower. That story highlighted an Ahner from Altenburg that married a Wolfe from Grand Tower, Illinois. In that tale, I mentioned that there was another Ahner woman who married another Wolfe man, and I commented in that post that I might have to tell their … More The Other Wolfe’s from Grand Tower
