Back during the first year of this blog, a post was written about today’s birthday boy. That post was titled, A Minnesota Connection to the Saxon Immigration. Since today is a very special birthday for this character, I decided to revisit that old post. Ernst Moritz Buerger was born on February 17, 1806 in Arnsfeld, … More Pastor Buerger’s 220th Birthday
Today’s birthday girl began her life in Brooklyn, New York and ended up spending most of her life in Elgin, Minnesota. But along the way, a few special events took place in Altenburg, Missouri. How did that happen? We find the answer in the fact that her father was a Lutheran teacher. I will begin … More Christian Affeldt – Elgin, MN Pastor
The birthday girl for today’s story was born and baptized in Perry County, Missouri, but spent most of her life living in the state of Minnesota. This girl would also carry a surname that is a common one in our German Family Tree, but yet her family does not appear to be historically connected to … More Minnesota Residents – South Dakota Churchgoers
Today’s couple was briefly mentioned in a previous blog about the Markworth family titled, Tailor, Tiler, Teacher, Preachers. Today, I will go into more detail about this couple. It just so happens that the bride is today’s birthday girl. Maria Wilhelmine Markworth was born on December 18, 1844, so today would be her 180th birthday. … More Pastor Damm and His Altenburg Bride
I do not often get directed to a story through a confirmation record, but that is the case today. It is in the confirmation record that we find the date of birth for one of today’s main characters. I will be highlighting 3 sisters in today’s post, and the confirmation record for today’s birthday girl … More Longevity in This Mueller Clan
Rev. J.F. Koestering often gets mentioned in this blog because of the missing marriage and death records in the church books of Trinity, Altenburg and Concordia, Frohna that we call the “Koestering Hole”. Here’s just a little background information about what was happening at the time when Rev. Koestering arrived on the scene in East … More Pastor’s Daughter Marries Teacher Wachholz
The ninth and final baby boy in his family would be celebrating his 125th birthday today. You will be reading about this man’s migration to the snow country of Wisconsin and Minnesota in this post. Julius Adolph Vogt was born on August 7, 1899, the son of Heinrich and Alwina (Schroeder) Vogt. You can read … More Andersen Windows Man – Bayport, MN
Once again, one of those lonely baptism records found in our German Family Tree is going to take us on a trip elsewhere. As near as I can tell, today’s birthday boy spent less than 3 years living in Perry County. Gustav Otto Hemmann was born on July 20, 1882, so today would be his … More Hemmann’s in Nebraska and Minnesota
Pastor John Krueger served Salem Lutheran Church in Farrar from 1900-1924. It was the last congregation that he served, and he is buried in that congregation’s cemetery. Rev. Krueger and his wife had 6 children, all of whom had been born before this pastor arrived in Farrar. Their oldest son died right away, so the … More John Krueger, Farmer, Son of John Krueger, Pastor
I have already written a bunch of stories about Perry County natives who moved to St. Louis to spend most of their remaining lives there. In some cases, a man or a woman leaves for St. Louis prior to their marriage and finds their spouse in St. Louis. My father was such a person. There … More August Ross – St. Louis Street Car Man
