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
I suppose I could say that my wife has a tendency to “putz around” our house. She could be sweeping the living room floor when she sees a glass that needs to be taken to the kitchen. In the kitchen, she sees dish towels that should be thrown into the clothes hamper. And so it … More Putz-ing Around in Pocahontas
I found today’s story because the featured couple was married on this date, but I later discovered that the bride not only got married on today’s date, November 27th, but also was born on this date. So, she could be classified as today’s birthday girl and anniversary bride. I will begin by discussing her early … More Christine (Lindner) Reisenbichler – Born and Married on November 27th
I got caught today. I was at least halfway through writing a different post, including gathering a bunch of new documents pertaining to it, before I realized that I had already written the story in a previous post. I am going to place the blame on my poor, deteriorating memory. So, I switched gears and … More Not a Casino Dealer
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
Selma Antonie Rudert was born on November 23, 1882, thus qualifying her to be today’s birthday girl. She would be celebrating her 142nd birthday today. Antonia was the daughter of Ernst and Ernestine (Schneider) Rudert. Her baptism record is found in the books of Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Wells. We can view that record … More Antonia and Her Reisenbichler and Woehlke Husbands
In previous posts about people with the name Oberndorfer, it has been noted that the original Oberndorfer’s came from Austria along with several others from that nation. Most of the Austrians settled in the Shawnee Township in northern Cape Girardeau County. However, the Oberndorfer’s found a piece of land in Perry County near Frohna. Today’s … More Oberndorfer Returns to the Austrian Neighborhood
In several previous posts, I have referred to a certain “neighborhood” found near New Wells, Missouri as the “Koenig-Koch-Haertling Neighborhood”. I derived that term from seeing so many census pages from the Shawnee Township that list families with those surnames in successive censuses. It’s like these families remained neighbors for many, many years. Today’s post … More Flora and Otto – A Koenig/Meyr Pair
f today’s tale was told in a previous post titled, Learning Latin from a Blacksmith’s Son. However that post highlighted a son of today’s couple. I am returning to this story to focus more on the parents. I even found another bride for the father. It seems like it is a daily occurrence that I … More A Disappearing Winter
Today, we wish a “Happy 125th Birthday” to Leo Emanuel Reisenbichler. He was born on December 11, 1897, the son of August and Christiane (Lindner) Reisenbichler. Leo was the firstborn child of 3 in this Reisenbichler family and the only boy. He was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Wells. An image of his … More Leo and Alma – The Reisenbichler’s
