A young man named Ernst Rudert arrived in America as the Civil War was coming to an end in 1864. He was just a teenager and made the voyage by himself aboard the ship, America. The passenger list displayed here for that ship says Ernst was from Gefell. I find it interesting that the person … More Ernst and Ernestine – The Rudert’s
Erna Leonora Roth has a special birthday today. She was born on November 16, 1897, so if she was still alive today, she would have to blow out 125 candles on her cake. Erna was the daughter of Martin and Marie (Rudert) Roth. As near as I can tell, Erna was their only child. She … More Murphysboro Saupe’s
The tale today has little documentation to be found in the German Lutheran records from area churches. Those few documents are the starting point for this story that takes us off into some interesting directions, but I think it’s a few photographs that I located on Ancestry that convinced me to compose this article. Benjamin … More Benjamin’s Spanish-American War Band
Adolph Robert Rudert was born on June 19, 1880, so if he was still farming in Shawnee Township, and his wife could still bake a cake for him, he would have to blow our 141 birthday candles today. Adolph was the son of a pair of parents named Ernst and Ernestine. Ernestine’s maiden name was … More Trinity, Shawneetown Originals
According to my reckoning, today’s birthday boy was the 17th child born to his father and the 8th to his mother. All together, his father had 21 children. Also, if I have it figured correctly, the father was almost 60 years old when today’s main character was born. That prolific father was Johann Gottfried Hemmann, … More A Hemmann-Fiehler Pair
I decided to write a story today about a couple that got married on March 28th. I had gotten quite a way through researching this couple before I discovered that another couple not only got married on the same day, but at the same church. Then I took a look to see if I had … More Adolf’s Ladies
I was first attracted to a Brandes/Franke wedding because it took place on this day 125 years ago. As it turned out, this marriage only lasted 12 years. The story certainly contains some tragic deaths, but it is also one of those stories where the extended family pitched in to provide care for children who … More A Uniontown Family Copes with Tragedy
April 28th was not only the birthday of a wagon maker from Uniontown, which at one time was named Paitzdorf, but also the birthday of one of his sons. The wagon maker’s name was Ernst Gottlieb Rudert. He was born in Prussia in 1833 and is reported to have come to America in 1853. I … More Paitzdorf Wagon Maker
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