I have previously written stories about some children in the Jacob Schlimpert family. The youngest child in this Schlimpert family was my Uncle Oscar Schlimpert, so I have a special interest in getting to know more about this family. Today, I will be discussing one of Uncle Oscar’s older sisters, Gertrude Schlimpert. Gertrude is today’s … More Gertrude – Oklahoma City Schlimpert
Anna Margareta Rauh was born on March 9, 1884, so if she was still alive, she would have to blow out 140 candles on her birthday cake today. Anna was the daughter of John and Maria (Lang) Rauh. There are 12 Rauh children listed in our German Family Tree for this family, and Anna was … More Lauer’s Labor with Leather
This past Sunday, I had the opportunity to talk with Chuck (Charles) Groh at our church. The name, Charles Groh is a fairly common one to be found in the Groh family tree. The first Charles Groh in Altenburg was instrumental in the building of our present-day sanctuary at Trinity Lutheran Church. That Charles Groh had a son … More More Alva, Oklahoma Groh’s
Although there is some disagreement about her date of birth, I will be writing a story that begins with a bride who will marry a Perry County boy. Wilhelmine Marie Wenninger was either born on November 13th or November 14th in 1884. Marie was born in Germany, the daughter of Gottlieb and Wilhlemine (Mauser) Wenninger. … More Alvin in Alva
There is an isolated baptism record found for a baby boy in the books of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Pocahontas. That boy and his future wife will lead us on a winding tour through the Midwest until these two manage to meet and marry near Tulsa, Oklahoma. On June 7, 1898, Herbert Joseph Putz … More Herbert Putz – Tulsa Truckdriver
Folks around here pronounce the surname, Doering, as Daring. So today’s post title should be read as, A Daring Pi Day Birthday. After reading today’s story, perhaps you might say that today’s main character could be called a daring man because he was bold enough to go where others “dared not go” in order to … More A Doering Pi Day Birthday
It looks like it going to be a typical winter day here in the Midwest. What better day than to write about some historical Winter’s in the Midwest. And where better to start than the birth of a Winter. Ernst Friederich Jacob Winter was born on January 14, 1861, so today would be his 162nd … More Winter’s Alone Yet Together in Oklahoma
Maria Magdalena Brunkhorst was born on January 13, 1892, so today would be her 131st birthday. Magdalena was the daughter of Johann and Magdalene (Mahnken) Brunkhorst. She was the 3rd and last child in this Brunkhorst family. Magdalena was baptized at Concordia Lutheran Church in Frohna. An image of her baptism record from that congregation’s … More Martin and Magdalena – Lohmann’s from Alva, OK
John Rauh is today’s birthday boy, but he will certainly not be the only John Rauh found in this story. First of all, today’s birthday boy is a junior, so his father was also John Rauh. John E. Rauh, Jr. was born on October 5, 1842, making today his 180th birthday. He was the son … More One of Several John Rauh’s
Rotenburg, Germany is the setting for two baptisms today. The two who were baptized would travel to America and get married in Perry County, Missouri. Then when the wife becomes a widow, she moves with some family to Oklahoma where she spends the rest of her life. I will begin this story with a special … More Widow Cordes in Alva, Oklahoma
