You will read the story of Oscar Koenig today. He was a twin. However, his twin brother, Joseph, died after just one month of life. That Koenig family was a large one. The twins were children #4 and #5 in a list of 11 in our German Family Tree. There is a rather unusual listing … More Oscar and Bertha – The Koenig’s
Today’s tale begins with the birth of Ida Amalie Kuntze on June 2, 1893. You will discover that this Kuntze girl gets her surname caught up in a web of Meyer’s and Miesner’s. Ida was the daughter of Wilhelm and Susanna (Grosse) Kuntze. She was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg. We can take … More The Meyer-Miesner-Kuntze Web
The city of Coffeyville, Kansas, seems to pop up on this blog once in a while. Today will be another story that ends up there. I’ve been thinking for a while now that Coffeyville might have to be classified as another one of those places that I call a Perry County suburb. A name that … More Ben Hemmann in Coffeyville
I begin with a photograph today. It was taken in front of the church door at Salem Lutheran Church in Farrar. Several stories have already been written about men and women in this picture. You will read yet another one today. The second woman from the right seated in the front has a birthday today. … More Miss Lorenz and Her Versemann
Esther Agnes Dede is today’s birthday girl. She was born on April 24, 1899, the daughter of Charles and Elizabeth (Winter) Dede. She was the 9th of 10 Dede children. Esther, as well as all her siblings, was baptized at Salem Lutheran Church in Farrar. We can take a look at her baptism record. Esther … More Bill and Esther – The Aurich’s
Let me set the scene for today’s story. Back in the 1880’s, some Perry County residents moved across the Mississippi River to form a new congregation in Jacob, Illinois that was named Christ Lutheran Church. Several other immigrants settled in that area and joined that congregation, but there always was a close connection between the … More Another Farrar-Jacob Duo
Heinrich Herman Luehrs was born on April 6, 1870, along with his twin brother, Johann. Herman, however, was the only one who survived infancy. According to our German Family Tree, these twins were the 6th and 7th of 9 children born to Heinrich and Katharina (Blanken) Luehrs. Heinrich and Katharina arrived in America in 1866 … More A Luehrs-Stueve Link – Herman and Sophia
No! No! This post will not detail any changes made in the official doctrine or practices in the Lutheran Church. When all is said and done, the Lutheran church will retain its reputation for being reluctant to change. Instead, this story will document a married pair that may just set a record for having church … More Lutheran Church Changes
The story you will read today is packed with “Farrar Names”. It begins with a baby girl born on today’s date with the surname, Versemann. All of the church records for the main characters in this tale are found in the books of Salem Lutheran Church in Farrar. Anna Maria Versemann was born on April … More Versemann-Steffens-Hemmann
Martha Katharine Mahnken is today’s birthday girl, being born on March 21, 1889. She would have to blow out 133 candles on her birthday cake if she was still alive today. Katharine was the daughter of Johann and Maria (Versemann) Mahnken, the 6th of 9 children in this family. She was baptized at Salem Lutheran … More A Meier-Mahnken Match
