Mother of Triple Twins

Today is the 200th birthday of Johanne Juliane (Kuehnert) Saalfeld. The previous post which is attached was written on the 200th birthday of her husband, Johann Christian Friedrich Saalfeld. Juliane and John were married in 1845. The previous post included the church marriage record for this couple, but not the Perry County marriage record which … More Mother of Triple Twins

Bodenschatz Blacksmith’s Bicentennial Birthday

I have a bicentennial birthday to share with our readers today. The Bodenschatz name arrived fairly early in Perry County but that name was not part of the original immigrants arriving in 1839. Once the Bodenschatz name arrived here, it spread throughout the area. There were Altenburg Bodenschatz’s, New Wells Bodenschatz’s, Uniontown Bodenschatz’s, etc. I … More Bodenschatz Blacksmith’s Bicentennial Birthday

The Kuehnert’s – Neighbors of the Schuessler’s

Today would be the 170th birthday of Gotthold Ferdinand Kuehnert, who was born on June 3, 1853. Gotthold was the son of Johanna and Anna (Leim) Kuehnert. He was the first of 6 children born to this Kuehnert couple. Gotthold’s baptism record is found in the books of Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg, but that … More The Kuehnert’s – Neighbors of the Schuessler’s

1909 – Not a Good Year for the Schuessler’s

I am going to revisit a story told several years ago. In that previous post, A Perry County Suburb in Oklahoma, the highlighted character was Walter Schuessler, who spent much of his life in Alva, Oklahoma. Today, I will delve further into the stories of Walter’s parents. For them, they had very short stories. I will … More 1909 – Not a Good Year for the Schuessler’s

Mary and Simon

Maria Magdalena Schuessler is today’s birthday girl.  If she was alive today, she would be celebrating a very special birthday.  There would have been 150 candles on her cake.  I am once again not in Altenburg, so I will not be able to display any church records for this story.  I am out of town … More Mary and Simon