The surname, Oswald, takes up 7 pages in our German Family Tree. Today, you will read about the original couple to settle in Perry County with that surname. The patriarch of that Oswald clan happens to be today’s birthday boy. Christian Oswald was born December 19, 1832, so today would be his 190th birthday. He … More Original Oswald’s
This is going to be a very difficult story to write, but it’s part of this area’s history, so I feel compelled to do so. It begins with a birthday boy. His name was Leo Julius Oswald, who was born on March 20, 1898. That makes today his 124th birthday. Leo was the son of … More Leo’s Losses – Hilda’s Heartbreak
I will tell the tale of Louis Oswald today. Eventually, I will get around to a life event that happened on this day, but not right away. Louis was born on March 18, 1875, the son of Christian and Margaretha (Droege) Oswald. Louis was child #4 in a family of 7. He was baptized at … More Oswald Carpentry
The focal point of today’s story will be a wedding photograph. The groom is today’s birthday boy, so that is why this photograph got my attention today. First, let’s take a look at the photo. About a year ago, we posted a story that displayed a gallery of photographs of weddings in which the brides … More Fashion Statement: 1897
Lebrecht Schmidt and Magdalena Froebel were married on January 21, 1883, so today would have been their 136th wedding anniversary. These two were married in Frohna, but eventually, several in their family ended up in Altenburg. I will attempt to tell the story of that family today. Lebrecht Schmidt was born on August 12, 1857 … More Butch’s Mom and Dad
Ella Lydia Koenig was born on December 11, 1892, so today would have been her 126th birthday. Her parents were Emanuel and Clara (Weinhold) Koenig. She was the sister of John Koenig, whose story was written in the post shown below. A Koenig-Lorenz Couple Lydia was baptized at Salem Lutheran Church in Farrar, Missouri. This … More Siegmund and Lydia – The Oswalds from Stringtown
Yesterday, the main character was the tenth child in the Palisch family. His name was Moritz Palisch and his wife was Pauline. The first child in this family was another Moritz. His name was Moritz Oswald Petzoldt, but he went by the name Oswald. He was born on December 16, 1870, one day after his … More Palisch-Petzoldt Premier Pedigree
Rudolph Oswald would have been expected to remember that today was the birthday of his wife. Margaretha Mangels was born on December 6, 1872 and baptized at Salem Lutheran Church in Farrar, Missouri. Her parents were Johann and Engel (Mahnken) Mangels. Rudolph Oswald was also born in 1872, but he was born across the Mississippi … More Frohna Butcher
Otto Oswald was born on June 26, 1865 in Chester, Illinois. Anna Kaempfe was also born in Illinois. When she was born in 1875, her family was living in Millstadt, Illinois. However, when these two were married in 1893, their marriage took place in Frohna, Missouri because both of these families had moved to Perry … More An O-K Couple
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