John Jacob Sittner is today’s birthday boy. He was born on April 18, 1891, although other documents say that he was born on April 17th. That means today or yesterday would be his 135th birthday. John was the son of Joseph and Martha (Wills) Sittner. He was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Wells. … More John Jacob and Juanita – Telegraph Twosome
Included in our German Family Tree are two men who were named Anton Petzoldt. One was born in 1890 and was written about in the post, A Passel of Petzoldts. The other was born in 1891, and I will tell his story today. Only one of the two Anton Petzoldt’s was a grandson of Friedrich … More Anton Petzoldt – Grandson of The Face in New Wells
Our museum’s research library’s official name is the Starzinger Family Research Library. I do not use that term often in this blog, mainly because it takes to long to type. The name given to the research library is in honor of a woman whose maiden name was Marjorie Starzinger. Today, I will tell the story … More An Egypt Mills Steinhoff/Starzinger Duo
The birthday boy for today is Johannes Matthias Ferdinand Ludwig, who was born on March 9, 1866. That means today would be his 160th birthday. Ferdinand was the son of Peter and Elizabeth (Gratz) Ludwig. A previous post was written about Ferdinand’s parents titled, Peter’s 45th Birthday That story highlighted the fact that Ferdinand’s father, … More Ferdinand Ludwig – Blacksmith from New Wells
Both the bride and the groom in today’s story spent brief times in the places of their birth, but spent almost all of their lives in St. Louis. The groom is tied into our German Family Tree. The bride is not, at least not until she gets married. I am going to begin with the … More Leo and Daisy – Lueders in St. Louis
I will share the story of two Oswald’s today, but it may not be what you think. It is not every day that you write the story in which the groom’s first name is the same as the bride’s surname, but that is the case today. Oswald Pfeiffer is the groom, and Ella Oswald is … More Oswald and Oswald – Shawneetown Pfeiffer’s
Altenburg is a very small town. Yet, some folks around here have a term used for that the section of town you enter after you have driven past Trinity Lutheran Church and head east toward Wittenberg. It is jokingly referred to as LA (Lower Altenburg). It is somewhat of a derogatory term for this part … More Emma Niederstadt and Her St. Louis Truck Gardener
I will be attempting to tell the story of Levi Myers today. He came to my attention because one of his wives is found in our German Family Tree, and she is today’s birthday girl. She will appear later in this story. Levi Melly Myers was born on September 3, 1881, the son of Frank … More The Levi Myers Story, Featuring Etta, Millie, Tillie, Daisy, and Maybe Louisa
Edgar Benjamin Wallmann is today’s birthday boy. Edgar was born on November 30, 1899, so today would be his 126th birthday. Edgar was the son of Ambrosius and Agnes (Hoffmann) Wallmann. He was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Wells. We can take a look at his baptism record from that congregation’s books below. … More Edgar and His Golightly Bride from Charleston
Today is a travel day for us, so I looked for an old story to repost, and I found this one that was published on this date 8 years ago. It tells the tale of a Perry and Cape Girardeau County couple who would eventually migrate across the Mississippi River into Illinois. I did manage … More A Gross Dreyer Pair
