On this early winter day, I will tell the tale of a Winter who was born 153 years ago. Carl Ludwig (Louis) Winter was born on December 6, 1869, the son of August and Maria (Mangelsdorf) Winter. A post was written about Ludwig’s parents titled, Winter the Wagon Maker, Ludwig was baptized at Concordia Lutheran Church … More A Shawneetown Winter
If I have it figured correctly, Teacher J.F.F. Winter, was the first person in the Winter family I will discuss today to arrive in Perry County. Teacher Winter is famous for being the first teacher at Trinity Lutheran School in Altenburg, and he never married, so there were no Winter descendants coming from him. However, … More Wittenberg Winter
A Fassel family moved into Perry County after the Civil War and, although they seemed to have their beginnings in the Roman Catholic Church, some of them became tied to Lutherans through marriage. That is how the Fassel’s get into our German Family Tree. Today’s birthday girl was a local Lutheran who married one of … More Winter and Her Wittenberg Worker
A marriage took place on May 4, 1865 in East Perry County. The groom was August Gottfried Winter; the bride was Maria Christiane Mangelsdorf. We will discuss the characters involved in that marriage that took place 155 years ago. August Winter was born on September 8, 1833. When he was listed on a passenger list … More Winter the Wagon Maker
