Plenty of stories on this blog have been written about people named Kasten who were life-long Lutherans. Today’s couple were united in marriage on this date at Zion German Methodist Church in Appleton, Missouri. You will read the story of that couple today, and it starts with the bride being born and baptized in a … More John and Lizzie Kasten – Methodists in Appleton
In our German Family Tree, I can only find one person with the surname, Reinemer, who was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Friedheim. That person is today’s birthday boy, Johann Carl Reinemer. Carl, or Charles as he was mostly called, was born on September 13, 1866, so he would be celebrating his 160th birthday … More From Friedheim and Farrar to Flagler to Forest Grove
I found both today’s bride and groom in our German Family Tree, but neither of them have a church record in any of the church books that are included in that document. However, each of them have other family members whose church records like baptisms and marriages are included in the GFT. I will begin … More George and Minnie – Jackson and Cape Girardeau Bingenheimer’s
Today’s post will take us on a trip out west. The bride and groom were both born and raised locally, and moved away from here. They each migrated to about the same place in another state and managed to find each other and get married. I have my suspicion’s how this pair got together. Let’s … More Frohna, MO to Arriba, CO to Nampa, ID
I am going to begin today’s post with the birth of Bernard Tuschhoff, who was born on March 15, 1846 somewhere in Cape Girardeau County, probably near the town of Old Appleton. Bernard was the son of John and Mary (Dolle) Tuschhoff. I do not know where he was baptized. Bernard was 4 years old … More Barney and Eliza – Arnsberg Tuschhoff’s
I had this story “teed-up” to do yesterday, but things did not work out. The tale had an inherent problem anyway. After gathering all kinds of documents for the couple involved who were supposed to be married on May 19th according to our German Family Tree, I discovered that they were married on March 19th. … More Louis Bingenheimer – Jackson Farmer/Street Commissioner
Back in March of 2020, I wrote a post titled, George’s Girls. That was a story about George Bingenheimer who had 6 children, all girls. Today, I found the story of George’s brother, John, and lo and behold, he had 4 children, and all of them were girls. I am not sure when exactly John … More Brother John’s Girls
As you can see on the passenger list for the ship, Minerva, the John Weinrich family arrived in America in 1853. There is some confusion about the arrival of the Weinrich”s because the Friedenberg Remembrances books says this family came to America in 1852 aboard the ship, Leonidas. However, this family is not found on … More John and Emilie – A Pair of Longtown Weinrich’s
Fred Eggers authored this second installment to the Konemann story that was posted two days ago. Fred tells me he had some issues which kept him from getting this article written for yesterday. So, you are getting it today. I think you will find it worth the wait. ======================================== Yesterday I wrote about Teacher Detrich … More The Journeys of a Sendling and His Son – Part 2
A girl’s birth took place on this day in East Perry County in 1889. That birth had some rather unusual characteristics. Then later that girl was married in Kansas. That marriage also had some rather unusual characteristics. I will attempt to tell that story today, even though it does contain some unanswered questions. The birthday … More Blanken/Blanken Wedding
