Maria Magdalena Brunkhorst was born on January 13, 1892, so today would be her 131st birthday. Magdalena was the daughter of Johann and Magdalene (Mahnken) Brunkhorst. She was the 3rd and last child in this Brunkhorst family. Magdalena was baptized at Concordia Lutheran Church in Frohna. An image of her baptism record from that congregation’s … More Martin and Magdalena – Lohmann’s from Alva, OK
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
You will read the story today of a young couple that got married in 1897, so they would be celebrating a special 125th anniversary on this day. Both the bride and the groom were born and raised in Farrar, and then they raised their family in Farrar as well. Martha Marie Katherine Mangels was born … More Gottfried, Martha, and Their Farrar Females
As we proceed through the year 2022, I find it difficult to ignore a birthday that occurred in 1822. Since that year was well before the Gesellschaft arrived in Perry County, such a birth had to take place back in the German homeland. I discovered such a story for today’s post. Margaretha Buck was born … More 200 Years for a Buck
Martha Katharine Mahnken is today’s birthday girl, being born on March 21, 1889. She would have to blow out 133 candles on her birthday cake if she was still alive today. Katharine was the daughter of Johann and Maria (Versemann) Mahnken, the 6th of 9 children in this family. She was baptized at Salem Lutheran … More A Meier-Mahnken Match
The story for today has similarities to the one that was published yesterday. In looking for a story yesterday, I saw a marriage between a Fritsche and a Lorenz and figured I had already written that story since those two names were quite prominent in the Farrar area. I looked carefully before concluding that I … More Mary’s Dear God Warning
You are getting today’s story a day late. It is because Fred Eggers experienced some internet website difficulties and had to postpone the post which was scheduled to be done two days ago. I had done research on the tale I will tell today that involves a special birthday, so I decided to still publish … More An Early German/Austrian Couple
I boldly enter the Hemmann Herd today. It will highlight the marriage between a Hemmann and a Stueve. This is not the first post telling the story of a Hemmann marrying a Stueve. In the post, Another Hanna Story, you can read about a Hemmann woman marrying a Stueve man. That marriage took place in … More Hugo the Builder and His Girls
Maria Margaretha Mahnken was born on August 9, 1882. She was actually a third-generation Maria Margaretha Mahnken. Her grandmother, Maria Margaretha Miesner, had married Peter Mahnken, so she became a Maria Magdalena Mahnken. That couple had a daughter by the name of Maria Margaretha Mahnken. Then we get to today’s Maria Margaretha Mahnken, who has … More What the Fiedler-Mahnken Couple Had in Common
Fred Eggers is the author of today’s post. His offer to submit a post to our blog is perfectly timed because once again, I am not in Altenburg for a few days. It will be a little more difficult for me to write a post without causing family strife. Fred is an amazing researcher who … More The Johann Miesner Family in Scheeßel Church Records
