I will be telling the tale today of a couple that was married on April 7th. The bride had her beginnings in Friedheim, and the groom had his start in Uniontown. Like so many couples over the years, this pair would migrate to the big city of St. Louis. Sadly, the wife died at a … More Martin and Amalie – St. Louis Meister’s
I do not often drift away from telling a German Lutheran story, but today, I will enter the world of our German Roman Catholic friends in Perry County. I think today’s bride and groom only managed to get into our German Family Tree because the last name of the groom is Meister. That surname has … More Henry and Emma – Highland Neighbors
In a previous post, Meister Klempners, the story was told of some Meister’s who had migrated to Ft. Smith, Arkansas. A few of these Meister’s established a plumbing business there. Today, you will read another story of a Meister and his bride migrating to that same city. What makes this story a bit challenging is … More Another Meister in Ft. Smith, AR
I have previously written posts about members of the Anton Meister family. After all, he and his wife, Gabriele Hopfer, had 13 children according to our German Family Tree. One post, Meister Bauer, referred to Anton as “master farmer”, which is what Meister Bauer means in German. After Anton and Gabriele got married in 1866, most of their … More Meister Bauer’s Bachelor Boy
The main character in today’s post has just one lonely document indexed in our German Family Tree. As you can see, Theodore Meister was born on this day in 1876, making him today’s birthday boy. A previous post, The Senior Meister and His Angel, was written about his parents, Anton and Gabriele (Hopfer) Meister. There were … More The Meister, a Twin, and a Minnie in Capp’s Creek
I don’t think I will ever be referred to as a Valentine master. For many years, my friends considered me a confirmed bachelor. I didn’t get married until I was 39 years old. Even after I became a happily married man, I don’t think people would consider me a man of great romance. I am … More A Valentine Master
There was once a general store located on what is now Highway C just north of the Apple Creek called the Walther Store. A post written about that place of business was titled, Merchant by the Mill. That store is shown in the photo below. Many of the stories I write for this blog are about … More Frieda and Friedrich
Not long ago, the post titled, Meister Bauer, was published. In that story, it was pointed out that there was only one boy from the Meister family who lived to adulthood. That boy will be the highlighted character in today’s post. Rudolph Theodor Meister is today’s birthday boy. Rudi was born on August 29, 1893, … More Meister Bauer’s Boy
If you place the German words of today’s title into Google Translate, you will find the English translation to be “master farmer”. A girl’s birthday led me to share the story of her and her husband, whose surname was Meister, a farmer from Frohna. I will begin with the Meister. Emil Meister was born on … More Meister Bauer
I am taking a little bit of liberty with the German language today. The name Oster could refer to “Easter”, and the name Muench could mean “monk”. Today I tell the story of a marriage between an Oster and a Muench, and thus, the title, Easter Monk. One thing that attracted me to this story … More Easter Monk
