The birthday girl for today is Josephine Caroline Oberndorfer, who was born on March 21, 1886. Josephine was the daughter of August and Wilhelmine (Ruehling) Oberndorfer. She was baptized at Concordia Lutheran Church in Frohna. For some reason, family trees on Ancestry.com say that Josephine’s middle name was Pauline, and even her gravestone says she … More Josephine and Alfred – Kansas City Weaver’s
I found today’s story because the featured couple was married on this date, but I later discovered that the bride not only got married on today’s date, November 27th, but also was born on this date. So, she could be classified as today’s birthday girl and anniversary bride. I will begin by discussing her early … More Christine (Lindner) Reisenbichler – Born and Married on November 27th
Today’s post was found because a couple got married on April 3rd, but it will take me a while to get around to that wedding. This story helped me answer some questions I have had in the past that went unanswered at the time. So, I am going to backtrack a bit. In 1854, a … More Jonesboro, Illinois Schmidt’s
In previous posts about people with the name Oberndorfer, it has been noted that the original Oberndorfer’s came from Austria along with several others from that nation. Most of the Austrians settled in the Shawnee Township in northern Cape Girardeau County. However, the Oberndorfer’s found a piece of land in Perry County near Frohna. Today’s … More Oberndorfer Returns to the Austrian Neighborhood
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
The couple you will read about today will take us on a trip. As you might expect, the story will begin in Perry County, but that is only the starting point for their journey through life. Perry County is certainly what I would refer to as a “Lutheran hot spot”. The odyssey made by today’s pair will take … More The Hilpert’s Odyssey
Eugene Emanuel Oberndorfer is today’s birthday boy. He was born on July 2, 1897, the last of 7 children born to Ernst and Gertrude (Hacker) Oberndorfer. Eugene was baptized at the brand new congregation in Longtown, Zion Lutheran Church. I am out of town for a while, so I cannot display church records. However, because … More Eugene and Madge – Longtown Salesman and Teacher
The birthday boy for today is Martin Theodore Oberndorfer, who was born on June 9, 1880. Theodore would be celebrating his 143rd birthday today. He was the son of Joseph and Catharine (Hacker) Oberndorfer. I wrote a post about Theodore’s parents titled, An Austrian/Bavarian Pair in Saxon Frohna. Theodore was baptized at Concordia Lutheran Church in … More Ted Oberndorfer – Montana Rancher
A small group of Austrian immigrants arrived in New Orleans in June of 1852 aboard the ship, Deutschland. Those immigrants would settle in northern Cape Girardeau County near New Wells and were instrumental in the establishment of Immanuel Lutheran Church in that village. On the passenger list below, you will see the families of Matthias … More Yet Another Austria Bicentennial Birthday
I invented a new term for today’s post. I hereby declare that bi-bicentennial means a set of two bicentennial birthdays. Let me say that I come across only a few folks in our German Family Tree who would be celebrating their 200th birthdays, so when I locate a case when there are two people on … More Bi-Bicentennial Birthdays
