On May 9th back in 2016, the first year of this blog, I wrote a short post about today’s birthday boy titled, A to Z – Amalia to Zacharias. My first thought was to just re-publish that story for today, but I thought that the story of Zacharias Mueller was too important to have just … More Zach Mueller’s Bicentennial Birthday
One of the places where quite a few German Lutherans who were born and raised in Perry County ended up living much of their lives is the area around Potter, Nebraska. I have written several of those stories on this blog. You will read another one of those stories today. I will begin by looking … More Mueller Becomes Miller in Potter, NE
Not long ago, I wrote the story titled, Rudolph Roth and the Cigar Dealer’s Daughter. In that post, it was noted that Rudolph’s brother, Leo Roth, a man from Wittenberg, had married a girl, Linna Mueller, from Uniontown. Today, you will read about yet another brother in that Roth family, and he was another Wittenberg … More Another Wittenberg Man Finds Uniontown Bride
I have an amazing story to tell today. Before I tell it, let me describe how I found this story. I happened to be working as a docent at our museum yesterday, and it was one of those days that we had only 2 visitors all day long. So, I had plenty of time to … More Teacher Nennert – Mr. Wittenberg
The birthday boy for today’s post is Paul Joseph Mangels, who was born on January 14, 1885, so today would be his 140th birthday. Paul was the son of Gerhard and Martha (von Glahn) Mangels. He was baptized at Concordia Lutheran Church in Frohna. His baptism record from that congregation’s books is pictured below. Because … More A Mangels-Mueller Match
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
There was a period of time during my teaching career when I was teaching science to my students, that I would put on a white labcoat with a name on it that said, “Dr. Frankenschmidt”. I would take on the character of a “mad scientist” from Transylvania who happened to dislike Mr. Schmidt very much. … More Fred Finds a Frickenschmidt
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
Two of the most well-known surnames in East Perry County are Mueller and Palisch. In the case of the name, Mueller, we know that there were 4 different clans of Mueller’s that were part of the original immigration in 1839. Our Mueller surname folder containing images that have been used in posts on this blog … More Mueller Boy Marries Palisch Girl
The couple that is highlighted today would be celebrating a wedding anniversary. It would unite 2 rather prominent surnames found in East Perry County, an Oberndorfer and a Ruehling. I will begin with the Oberndorfer groom. August Herman Oberndorfer was born on February 4, 1858, the son of Matthias and Anna Maria (Meyr) Oberndorfer. The … More Frohna Oberndorfer’s
