This is going to be a very difficult story to write, but it’s part of this area’s history, so I feel compelled to do so. It begins with a birthday boy. His name was Leo Julius Oswald, who was born on March 20, 1898. That makes today his 124th birthday. Leo was the son of … More Leo’s Losses – Hilda’s Heartbreak
I am going to return to some characters that were previously discussed in a blog post. However, I wrote that post back in 2016, and I was not very thorough. Plus, that post especially highlighted the wife in the couple. Today, I will make sure to give more details about both the man and woman … More Fort Wayne Physician
Julius Magwitz was born on March 1, 1863 during the midst of the Civil War. He was the son of Christian and Caroline (Hornemann) Magwitz. According to the document shown below, Julius’s father was active on and off in military duty for the Civil War during the time of Julius’s birth and infancy. In addition … More Magwitz-Stelling Mates
When I discovered that a girl by the name of Wilhelmine Bachmann was born on February 18th, I did not know right away that her story would lead me to another Stueve. Yesterday, the post told the story of a Stueve (pronounced Steve around here) that ended up in Sylvan Grove, Kansas. The Stueve in … More A Stueve That Doesn’t Leave
I will begin today with a birthday boy, Ernst Wilhelm Victor Koenig, who was born on February 10, 1897. That makes today a fairly special 125th birthday. This boy would mostly go by the name, William, during his life, so that is what I will call him. His parents were Ernst and Magdalena (Roth) Koenig. … More Another Franke/Koenig Couple Two Generations Later
Today’s post was written by our friend, Cal Eggers, who has previously written posts on this blog. He and his brother, Fred, because they grew up in Farrar, are very familiar with families from that area. This post will highlight two such Farrar residents. ====================================== When you see “Man and Woman” as the title of … More Claus and Adelheid
You will read another one of those stories today in which the husband and wife were each born, baptized, confirmed, married, raised their family, died, and buried while attending the same church. It’s a story that takes place entirely at Salem Lutheran Church in Farrar. The sad part of the story is that the husband … More Herman and Maria – A Versemann/Koenig Pair
You will be presented with another surname today that has not appeared on this blog before. As it is in most cases, this is a new surname that is found when a Perry County native marries someone from another location. The new surname is Kueker. Based on what I have seen during my research on … More Farrar-Ruma-Campbell Hill (With a Stop in Kansas)
The first character we will examine today would be celebrating his 125th birthday (or was it his 126th? or the 127th). His name was Edmund Paul Hoehn, who was born on January 16, 1897…maybe. There is some debate about the year of his birth which I will discuss as we go along. His parents were … More Buried with First Spouse
Clara Emilie Weinhold was born on January 13, 1864, so if she was still alive today, she would have to blow out 158 candles on her birthday cake. Clara was the 4th child out of 6 children born to her parents, Wilhelm and Emilie (Lindner) Weinhold. That qualifies her to be among what has been … More A Weinhold Becomes a Koenig Up Farrar Way
