Today’s birthday boy is a man named Joseph Wilhelm Reisenbichler, who was born on September 20, 1893. That would make today his 133rd birthday. William was the son of Gottlieb and Maria (Pilz) Reisenbichler. He was the last child born into that family. William was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Wells. An image … More William and Elsie – Pocahontas Reisenbichler’s
Today’s birthday girl was originally a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Pocahontas, which is located in north Cape Girardeau County, but she managed to find a husband in Perry County. I have to admit. When I found a marriage record for a couple made up of a Petzoldt and a Leimer, I figured … More Frohna Petzoldt’s and a Puzzling Year of Birth
I have some obligations today that make it difficult to compose an original post. Instead, I am once again sharing a post that was previously placed on this blog. This one happens to be a fairly recent one. I wrote it earlier this year in January. It told of the bicentennial birthday of Joseph Pilz. … More Mama Lichtenegger’s 175th Birthday
I found another one. Here we are, just 8 days into the New Year, and today’s post will be the third one already that tells the story of someone celebrating their bicentennial birthday. Not only that, I have already written a post about someone who was celebrating a 220th birthday this year. It is starting … More Joseph Pilz – Joseph Lichtenegger’s Father-in-Law
Albert A. Kain was perhaps born on September 23, 1865, and if so, he would be celebrating his 160th birthday today. There is a bit of debate about his date of birth because his gravestone says he was born on September 15th of that year. Regardless, you are getting his story today. Albert’s story has … More Albert Kain – Born at Sea
Instead of writing a new post today, I am sharing an old one that was written on this day 6 years ago. Today is not only the birthday of the original Lichtenegger to arrive in this area, but also a very special one. Since Joseph Lichtenegger was born on March 2, 1850, this would be … More Happy 175th Birthday, Joseph Lichtenegger
Paul Ludwig Pilz is today’s birthday boy. He was born on November 16, 1899, so today would be his 125th birthday. Paul was the son of Henry and Maria (Stueve) Pilz. You can read a previous post that was written about Paul’s parents titled, Pilz/Stueve: Another Ridge Couple. Paul was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church … More Paul Pilz – A&P Grocery Store Manager
Franz Joseph Putz was born on September 13, 1861, so he qualifies to be today’s birthday boy. He would be 163 years old today. Our German Family Tree could possibly cast some doubt on whether Joseph was born on September 7th or September 13th, but the only place we find the September 7th date is … More The Putz’s – Joseph, Lizzie, and Bertie
I am sharing two old posts today (actually four) because I have some driving to do. The two posts involve a pair of sisters, Ernestine and Maria Stueve, who were both married on August 14, 1890. That means today would be the 134th wedding anniversary for each of these sisters. Attached to this post is … More Stueve Girls’ Double Wedding
Today, we return to the Shawnee Township for our story. Yesterday, the post highlighted a man living in the Shawnee Township with a surname that began with a “K”…Koenig. Today, we double the amount of characters whose names begin with “K”. I will begin with our birthday boy. Richard Heinrich Kutscher was born on May … More A Double-K Wedding – Kutscher/Kasten
