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
A story I wrote two days ago still sticks in my mind. It was about a baby girl who was abandoned on the property of Concordia Seminary in St. Louis and taken in by Jacob and Justine Goenner. Now, two days later, I will write the story of a baby girl who was born two … More Gottfried and Mary – Pocahontas Putz’s
Today’s tale begins with a birthday boy in the Shawnee Township. Carl Heinrich Kieninger was born on May 20, 1860, so today would be his 165th birthday. Henry, as he was called, was the son of Joseph and Eva (Putz) Kieninger. His parents arrived in America in 1858, and Henry was the first Kieninger child … More Henry and Martha – Pocahontas Kieninger’s
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
You will read another story describing a couple that migrated to a different location after both the bride and the groom originated in our local area. Today’s pair landed in Denver, Colorado. The tale begins with a birthday girl. Bertha Emma Josephine Putz was born on March 29, 1894, thus making today her 130th birthday. … More Denver Crites Couple
The birthday boy for today’s post is a man named Heinrich Leopold Friedrich Kahnert. He would go by the name Leo during his life, and that will be the name I use. He was born on October 20, 1893, making today his 130th birthday. Leo was the son of Herman and Anna (Luedemann) Kahnert, who … More Leo and Olga – To Detroit and Back
There is an isolated baptism record found for a baby boy in the books of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Pocahontas. That boy and his future wife will lead us on a winding tour through the Midwest until these two manage to meet and marry near Tulsa, Oklahoma. On June 7, 1898, Herbert Joseph Putz … More Herbert Putz – Tulsa Truckdriver
A marriage took place on this date 150 years ago. Just yesterday, I composed a post that had connections to a recently-published story titled, Pocahontas Mueller’s. The couple celebrating a special anniversary today once again is connected to that story…from two different directions. It is another story which links together a couple in which the … More From Shawnee Township, MO to Shawnee County, KS
A Mueller couple would be celebrating their 143rd anniversary today if they were still alive. The couple was made up of a German descendant of an original immigrant from the Gesellschaft and a later Austrian immigrant. I will begin with the German groom. Heinrich Furchtegott Mueller was born on May 7, 1855, the son of … More Pocahontas Mueller’s
I may or may not be discussing a birthday girl today. That is because I ran across another one of those situations in which the month of a person’s birth is in question. A church baptism record says this girl was born on July 30th, but her gravestone says she was born on June 30th. … More Holschen – Schirmer – Pincksten
