Today’s tale begins in Perry County, but the setting changes rather quickly. Most of today’s setting is the Fountain Bluff Township of Jackson County, Illinois, just across the Mississippi River. The birthday girl is Frieda Emma Darnstaedt, who was born on March 5, 1898. Frieda’s parents were Martin and Bertha (Haacke) Darnstaedt. Frieda was one … More Zerbst – Darnstaedt – Rowold
I think most of you would recognize from the title that today’s tale will take place in Illinois. The story begins with the birth of a baby girl in Jacob, Illinois 130 years ago. Sophia Maria Johanna Arbeiter was born on February 7, 1892, the daughter of Henry and Caroline (Rowold) Arbeiter. Several other previous … More From Jacob to Prairie du Rocher to Red Bud
You will be presented with another surname today that has not appeared on this blog before. As it is in most cases, this is a new surname that is found when a Perry County native marries someone from another location. The new surname is Kueker. Based on what I have seen during my research on … More Farrar-Ruma-Campbell Hill (With a Stop in Kansas)
August 2, 1908 was the wedding day for the couple I will discuss in today’s post. That marriage is included in our German Family Tree because it took place at Christ Lutheran Church in Jacob, Illinois. The bride was part of an Arbeiter family that has shown up on this blog before. The groom has … More Carolina and the Teacher’s Son
He may not have been an errands boy, but this Ahrens boy certainly was involved in several types of occupations during his lifetime. And although his life began in Perry County, Missouri, he lived in a few other locations over the years. I will tell his tale today. Otto Gottfried Heinrich Ahrens was born on … More Otto, An Ahrens Boy
February 28th was the birthday of a former pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg. His name was Rev. Paul Roesener (although there are different documents that show that he had several different first and middle names), and he was born in Berlin, Germany in 1853. I am going to start with Pastor Roesener’s obituary … More Happy Birthday, Pastor Roesener
Once again, today’s post was written by Clayton Erdmann. His contribution is especially helpful because for the next few days, we at the Lutheran Heritage Center & Museum will be very busy with our International Immigration Conference. =============================== Today, October 27, in 1848, two young German immigrants were married in Knox County, IN. They were … More Serving Where Stephan Served
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