Christine (Lindner) Reisenbichler – Born and Married on November 27th

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

Not a Casino Dealer

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

Antonia and Her Reisenbichler and Woehlke Husbands

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

Oberndorfer Returns to the Austrian Neighborhood

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

Flora and Otto – A Koenig/Meyr Pair

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

A Disappearing Winter

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

Reisenbichler’s Two Anna Marie’s – Putz and Pilz

Today’s birthday girl is one of those people whose birthday only comes from calculating a date of birth from a death record that states how old a person was when they died in numbers of years, months, and days that they lived. If that calculation is correct, then this woman would be celebrating that special … More Reisenbichler’s Two Anna Marie’s – Putz and Pilz

Bertha and Paul

Bertha Agnes Thauwald was born on this day 140 years ago, making her today’s birthday girl. She was born on August 8, 1881, the daughter of Carl and Caroline (Schneider) Thauwald. Bertha was baptized at Grace Lutheran Church in Uniontown, Missouri. An image of her baptism record from that congregation’s books is shown below. Even … More Bertha and Paul