Theodore Noennig was a merchant who helped operate several stores in Altenburg. I will tell his story today. Theodore Gottfried Paul Noennig was born on November 6, 1886, the son of Gottfried and Emma (Kuehnert) Noennig. Theodore was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg. We can view an image of his baptism record from that congregation’s books below. … More Theodore Noennig – Altenburg Entrepreneur
I am going to tie today’s story of a baby born in Frohna on this day to the construction of the replica of the Log Cabin College which is found on the campus of Concordia Seminary in St. Louis. In addition, I will speculate how today’s main character may have contributed in some small way … More From Frohna Hardware to Concordia Custodian
My wife and I get to take on the roles of Grandma and Grumps for a few days, and it requires a road trip later today. So, I am once again republishing a post from the past. This old post happens to be the one published on the first September 14th after the blog was … More Demolition of a Landmark
The birthday of a girl born in St. Louis is the starting point for today’s post. That girl would go on to marry a Perry County man who became a Lutheran pastor who eventually made his way back to Perry County. Magdalene Julia Emm Spilker was born on June 17, 1898, so today would be … More Rev. “Kit” Weinhold – Youngest of the Miller Bros. Kids
Earlier this month, I wrote a post about a Noennig couple…Arthur and Amanda. That post was titled, Arthur and Amanda – The Noennig’s. Today, I will tell the story of another Noennig…Martin Noennig. Arthur Noennig would have called today’s character, Uncle Martin. Martin Gottfried Noennig was born on June 28, 1850, the son of Gottfried and … More Martin and Pauline – Another Pair of Noennig’s
Ken Craft, the creator of our ZionRoots Project, is an amazing genealogist. He has contributed so many resources that we have in our museum’s research library. Ken also married a Noennig, and today’s story will lead us into that family. We begin in a different family in which we find today’s birthday girl. Amanda Clara … More Arthur and Amanda – The Noennig’s
Today’s tale begins with a baby girl being born in Frohna, Missouri on this date in 1889. Her name was Paula Susanna Weinhold, who was the daughter of Martin and Magdalena (Noennig) Weinhold. Paula’s father was one of the brothers who operated the Frohna Flour Mill. Paula was baptized at Concordia Lutheran Church in Frohna. … More Vogel-Weinhold Couple from Frohna
It’s actually the birthday of a girl that leads us to a story about an East Perry County native who became a pastor that served most of his years of ministry in Minnesota. Her name was Emilie Marie Schaefer who was born on November 4, 1880. She was the daughter of Henry and Mary (Hopfer) … More Rev. Martin and Min in Minnesota
Regular readers of this blog might remember that there have already been several posts that have included a combination of the names, Martin and Martha. You will be reading yet another one of those posts today, one that includes a Lutheran pastor with the name, Martin. I suppose it’s only appropriate that a Rev. Martin … More Rev. Martin and Martha
Very early in the history of this blog, a post was written titled, A Seelitz Wedding. That post was a mere 3 paragraphs long and included just one image of a church record. I am returning to that story today because much more can be said about the couple that resulted from that very early … More More on “A Seelitz Wedding”
