I have written a few posts that have told the story of how a woman by the name of Barbara Schmeuszer, the daughter of Count Schmeuszer, was disinherited by her father because she married below her social standing. She married a man by the name of Peter Lang. Barbara and Peter are pictured below. Today’s … More Christina and Her Baby Bee
Julius Arno Koenig was born on September 27, 1897, thus making today his 125th birthday. You will be reading his story today. This tale will take us to several local congregations before ending up in St. Louis. Several Ancestry.com family histories call him Arnold, and even his gravestone uses this name, but his baptism record … More Arno and Agnes – The Koenig’s
I will present you with a name that has not appeared on this blog before today. It is not a German name. It is an English name…Miles. On a very detailed Ancestry.com family history, this Miles name can be tracked all the way back to an arrival in Maryland back in the 1600’s. That is … More A Miles-Sandler Family
Yesterday’s post told the story of Rudolph Landgraf, who was born on September 2, 1872. On the very next day, another baby was born in the Central Township of Perry County. So, we celebrate another 150th birthday today. This time it was a baby girl. Emma Marie Rauh was born on September 3, 1872, the … More Rauh-Bergmann-Thorp-Fassold
Today’s main character was born in California. It’s not often that I write the story of a person born in California. Of course, it is somewhat more believable when I tell you that he was born in California, Missouri. That town is located not far from Jefferson City as is shown in the map below. … More Teacher Griebel
Our story for today will highlight the 125th birthday of a man by the name of Paul John Muench. He was born on August 19, 1897, the son of Michael and Barbara (Hoehn) Muench. Paul was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Perryville. The transcription for his baptism record is pictured here. Paul is found … More Muench, McMillan, and Milk
Arthur Carl Lintner was born on August 17th in 1876. If he was alive today, he would be blowing out 146 candles on his birthday cake. Although he is most often called Arthur, a few census records give his name as Otto Lintner. Arthur was the 6th of a dozen children born to John and … More Arthur Finds a Wirth-y Wife
Plenty of posts have been written on this blog about individuals who had the surname Oehlert (pronounced Ale-ert). I think only one previous story mentioned an Oehl (pronounced Ale), but you are about to read another one today. But before we get to an Oehl, though, let’s take a look at today’s birthday girl. She … More Friedheim Oehl’s
I have run across several stories in which spelling changes are made to surnames. The story you will read today has a rather dramatic spelling change to a surname. It involves not only a difference at the end of the name. It does not only involve the addition of a vowel. More amazingly, it includes … More A Young Postal Clerk from Perryville
Today’s tale has what could be described as several “missing pieces”. Actually, I think a better way to describe these missing pieces is that they are pieces that I was unable to find. I spend a few hours each day gathering the pieces to put together for a story. I use the term “drive-by genealogy” … More A Poehner Pair
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