Gotthilf and Julia – The Altenburg Schilling’s

We have a 150th birthday to celebrate today. Juliane Magdalena Ernestine Militzer was born on February 1, 1875, the daughter of Christian and Maria (Grebing) Militzer. A previous post about Julia’s parents can be found at Double Wedding in the Hole. Julia was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg. We can take a look … More Gotthilf and Julia – The Altenburg Schilling’s

Jacob Moeckels

The story for today’s post begins for both its characters in Perry County, Missouri, but later, this couple skips across the river to spend most of their lives near Jacob, Illinois. If you are a regular reader of this blog, you already know that this is not the first time I have written about such … More Jacob Moeckels