Anton Schade, if he was still alive, would be celebrating his 130th birthday today. He was born on August 8, 1889. I admit that what I was really looking for today was a person who was born or married on August 8, 1888 (8/8/88), but none could be found in our German Family Tree. I … More Anton Gets Palisch-ed
Today’s birthday girl can be described using so many names, as indicated in the title of this post. That list is not even complete, as you will later read. This girl’s family could trace their ancestry back to the Gesellschaft in 1839, but by the time of her birth, her parents were living across the … More Brewer’s Daughter; Coal Miner’s Wife; Baker; Laundress
Today’s couple reminds me of my aunt and uncle. I had an Aunt Dorothy and an Uncle Rudy Schmidt. As the title suggests, the couple I write about today were a Rudy and Dora, only their surname was Gerhardt. Both Rudy and Dora had Perry County roots, but they managed to marry each other in … More Rudy and Dora
I will attempt to tell the story of Juliane Rabold today. After all, today would have been her 152nd birthday. As her life unfolded, she was always surrounded by almost entirely men and boys. Juliane was born on June 26, 1867 and baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Altenburg. I am once again away from … More Juliane’s Men
Before I discuss today’s married couple, I need to backtrack. Today’s couple is not the first marriage between a Schuessler and a Lueders that I have written. A post was previously written about such a couple titled, Forth and Back. It highlighted the couple made up of Gustav Lueders and Clara Schuessler. Gustav Lueders came … More Another Schuessler-Lueders Couple
The story begins in Germany. August Dietrich Fick was born on April 18, 1877. His parents were Hans Peter and Engel (Versemann) Fick who likely lived and died in Germany. August came to America by himself in 1892 when he was just 15 years old. Family stories say that he came to Perry County, Missouri … More Hulda’s Boys & the Loss of Her Buddy
Our story today starts with a birthday on April 4, 1885. The birthday girl was Magdalena (Lena) Grosse of Altenburg. She was the daughter of John and Lina (Petzoldt) Grosse. She was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church. Here is her baptism record in two images. The John Grosse house was located in Altenburg where … More Art and Lena’s Assorted Children
Lydia Bachmann was born on March 31, 1894, so today would have been her 125th birthday. Lydia would later marry Theodore Mangels, but as it turns out, we have to be very careful to make sure we identify the correct Theodore Mangels because there were two of them. But first, let’s take a look at … More Lydia + One of the Theodores
After finding today’s story, I have to ask, “Have there been such a thing as Palisch Potatoes?” The life story of Richard John Palisch, who was born on March 3, 1891, makes me ask that question. Richard was the son of Theodore Ernst and Josephine (Bruhl) Palisch. I wrote a post especially about Josephine which … More Perry County to Idaho…with a Stop in Kansas
I find the story I will share with you today very difficult to write. In fact, I had previously discovered some of the facts I will share in this post, but chose to not write the story at the time. Today, I decided that despite being a topic that is troubling, the situations which are … More A Troubling Topic
