Previous posts have been written about men named George Bergmann. In fact, today’s George Bergmann was likely named after his grandfather, George Bergmann, who was one of the men who originally formed the church which became known as Peace Lutheran Church in Friedenberg. Johann George Bergmann was born on August 27, 1854, so today would … More Another One of the George Bergmann’s
If you are like me, when you get to the end of today’s story, you will have as many unanswered questions as I do. I will also state that a rather large selection of passenger lists will be included in this post, rather than a lot of census entries The birthday boy for this post … More William Poehner – Missionary from Crosstown
The Kropf surname is one that became common in the Perryville and Friedenberg areas during the early years of Lutheranism in this vicinity. Today, I will tell the story of what looks to be the original Kropf couple to enter Perry County. This couple, as it turned out, spent about half of their lives in … More Pioneer Perry County Kropf Kouple
Our birthday boy for this post is John Friedrich Christisen, who was born on June 25, 1869. So, today would be his 157th birthday. John was the son of Anton and Margaret (Poehner) Christisen. He was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Perryville. His baptism record can be seen here. John is found in the … More John and Maggie – Christisen’s on the Sereno Bluff
Apparently, folks in the Stuebinger family liked the name, Anna. These Stuebinger’s also liked the name Barbara. A few times, the names Anna and Barbara were both given to girls in this family. Anna is a common German name, but I think Barbara is a name especially one favored by those of Bavarian descent. If … More Another Anna Barbara Stuebinger
There are not many surnames in our surname collection that end with “pf”, but today I will tell the story of a marriage between two such surnames. We also have a small collection of surnames that begins with a “pf”…Pfau, Pfeiffer, Pfennighausen, and Pfisterer. The bride and groom for today’s post who each have a … More The Schrumpf-Kropf Couple in Highland, IL
The event that led me to today’s tale was a wedding anniversary. The husband in this story ended up marrying 2 women, and it will be his first wedding that took place on today’s date, August 7th. I will begin with the husband. Johann Heinrich Bergmann was born on November 1, 1869. I will call … More John Henry Bergmann and His 2 Louise’s
In the course of researching today’s story, I discovered that there are misleading bits and pieces of information in some of the sources I use for these posts. I hope that I can clear up some things so that people in the families that are connected to this tale will have the correct facts. I … More Crosstown Stuebinger Pair
Maria Magdalena Hansen was born on April 27, 1875, so not only is she today’s birthday girl, but she would be celebrating a special 150th birthday. Maria was the daughter of Peter and Sophia (Poehner) Hansen. She was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Perryville. We can take a look at her baptism record below. … More Emanuel and Maria – Perryville Hoffstetter’s
Today’s tale may or may not have a birthday boy, but certainly has a man who died on December 9th. The highlighted character was a man named William George Hansen. There is a debate about his date of birth. There are actually two contested issues. He may have been born on December 9th, or he … More Born and Died on December 9th?
