Two days ago, I wrote the story about Frieda Kasten, who would have been celebrating her 130th birthday. Today, you will read the story of her older sister, Dora, who would be celebrating her 135th birthday today. A few of the census entries will be the same ones you saw two days ago if you … More Victor and Dora – Wittenberg Roth’s
Today’s birthday girl was originally a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Pocahontas, which is located in north Cape Girardeau County, but she managed to find a husband in Perry County. I have to admit. When I found a marriage record for a couple made up of a Petzoldt and a Leimer, I figured … More Frohna Petzoldt’s and a Puzzling Year of Birth
I am sharing an old story today because our German Family Tree says that the main character, Johann George Roth, was born on January 6, 1806. If that is his correct date of birth, then today would be his 220th birthday. Yesterday, I mentioned that I get excited when I discover someone who is celebrating … More The Roth Patriarch’s 220th Birthday
The birthday girl for today has been briefly discussed in a previous post, A Trio of Reformation Day Baptisms in Farrar. I will write a more detailed article about her life today. Maria Melissa Aurich was born on December 27, 1892, so today would be her 133rd birthday. Melissa was the daughter of Adolph and … More Melissa and Theo – Frohna Roth’s
Claus Steffens is a main character in today’s post. His is not the first Claus Steffens to have his story told on this blog. And he is certainly not the first man with roots in the Hanover region in Germany to carry the name, Claus. Claus Heinrich Steffens was born on December 6, 1890, so … More Claus and Frieda – Farrar Steffens’s from Cradle to Grave
Yes, we have a birthday girl for today’s post. It’s even a very special birthday. In the last post that I wrote two days ago, that story told about a man who married 2 women who were named Louise. Just by chance, today’s birthday girl is also named Louise. However, I think the real interesting … More Louise Roth – Lady Lux
Olga Agnes Maria Schmidt is today’s birthday girl because she was born on June 26, 1895. That means today would be her 130th birthday. Olga was the daughter of Martin and Elizabeth (Roth) Schmidt. She was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg. An image of her baptism record from that congregation’s books is shown … More 1 Petzoldt + 2 Schmidt’s
About two years ago, I wrote the post, Brazeau Harness Maker, which told the story of August Roth, who was once the saddler who operated a shop in downtown Brazeau, Missouri. Today, I will tell the story of one of the sons who was born into the family of that harness maker. That son is … More Saddler’s Son Studies Solutions
Not long ago, I wrote the story titled, Rudolph Roth and the Cigar Dealer’s Daughter. In that post, it was noted that Rudolph’s brother, Leo Roth, a man from Wittenberg, had married a girl, Linna Mueller, from Uniontown. Today, you will read about yet another brother in that Roth family, and he was another Wittenberg … More Another Wittenberg Man Finds Uniontown Bride
I have an amazing story to tell today. Before I tell it, let me describe how I found this story. I happened to be working as a docent at our museum yesterday, and it was one of those days that we had only 2 visitors all day long. So, I had plenty of time to … More Teacher Nennert – Mr. Wittenberg
