Back in 2019, I wrote a post, Perry County to Idaho…with a Stop in Kansas. It told the story of Richard Palisch, a local native, who spent some time in Sylvan Grove, Kansas before moving farther west to end up in Twin Falls, Idaho. Today’s post will tell of another local native who made her … More Perry County to Idaho…with a Stop in Kansas – Part 2
Today’s featured character was born in Altenburg 150 years ago. But, why was he born in Altenburg? I do not know for sure. What I do know is that someone in this family thought it was important enough that he was born in Altenburg that it was inscribed on his gravestone. Ernst Carl Michael Christian … More Born in Altenburg
A baby girl was born in New Wells on this date in 1871. This girl will be a main character in today’s post. Her name was Bertha Wunderlich, who would be celebrating her 153rd birthday today. Before I go on, let me point out that the name, Bertha Wunderlich, had shown up on this blog … More Nashville’s Bertha Bruce
I republished an old post about some Schirmer’s a few days ago. I did not expect to find another Schirmer so soon after that post. Carl Theodore Schirmer was born on December 7, 1885, so today would be his 138th birthday. Carl, mostly called Charles during his life, was the son of Adolph and Clara … More Charles Schirmer – Howe Scale Expert
Justine Amalia Markworth was born on August 24, 1848, so today would be her special 175th birthday. Amalia was the daughter of Gottfried and Fredericke (Mueller) Markworth. Amalia’s mother was the sister of J.A.F.W. Mueller, the first graduate of Concordia Seminary, Altenburg. So, I guess you could say that Amalia could have called him Uncle … More Miss Markworth Marries Schumm from Schumm
A baby boy was born in Austria 150 years ago on this date, and it is his story you will read today. His story will take us to several states in this country. More than once during his life, he served the congregation of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Kornthal, Illinois. Franz (Frank) Engelhart was … More Kornthal’s Teacher and Reverend Engelhart
Today’s tale begins with the birth of Ida Amalie Kuntze on June 2, 1893. You will discover that this Kuntze girl gets her surname caught up in a web of Meyer’s and Miesner’s. Ida was the daughter of Wilhelm and Susanna (Grosse) Kuntze. She was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg. We can take … More The Meyer-Miesner-Kuntze Web
This post will be one of those that begins with a lonely record found in our German Family Tree. The entry pictured here is for Franziska Starzinger. As you can see, this entry shows a marriage that took place in 1855 on April 12th, making today this couple’s 167th anniversary. Franziska is listed as child … More Rev. Fred and Franziska – The Jungck’s
Today, I start with the beginning of a pancake. I must point out that, in German, the word for pancake is pfannkucken. Clara Martha Pfannkucken was born on October 3, 1879. Martha was the daughter of Wilhelm and Magdalene (Schuessler) Pfannkuchen. Martha was the 6th child of 7 born into this family, but she was … More Pastor’s Pancake
Margaret Sandler was born on this day 150 years ago. We will begin this post by looking at her early years. She was born on February 26, 1871, the daughter of Wlhelm and Anna (Boxdorfer) Sandler. We have photos of Margaret’s parents. In fact, I have written a post about Margaret’s parents titled, Another Sand-Box … More George and Margaret Angermann
