Yesterday, I wrote the story of a life-long single woman whose middle names were Maria and Martha. I know it made me think of the Biblical story of Mary and Martha. I guess that is why I noticed today’s birthday girl and decided to pursue her history for a possible post today. Her name was … More Herman Koenig’s Huge Family Tree
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
Claus Heinrich Brueckner is today’s birthday boy. He was born in Kaken, Germany on June 25, 1850, so today would be his 175th birthday. He was the son of Heinrich and Anna (Rademaker) Brueckner. We are able to view his German baptism record below from the books of the Oldendorf parish which was likely the … More Big Brueckner Bunch
Ernst Rudolph Koenig was born on June 12, 1890, so he is today’s birthday boy. Rudolph would be 135 years old today. He was the son of Immanuel and Clara (Weinhold) Koenig. Rudolph was baptized at Salem Lutheran Church in Farrar. An image of his baptism record from that congregation’s books is shown below. Rudolph … More Rudolph and Lena – Farrar Koenig’s
In the course of researching today’s story, I discovered that there are misleading bits and pieces of information in some of the sources I use for these posts. I hope that I can clear up some things so that people in the families that are connected to this tale will have the correct facts. I … More Crosstown Stuebinger Pair
Johannes Edwin Bachmann is today’s birthday boy. Edwin was born on May 3, 1890, so today would be his 135th birthday. Edwin was the son of Edward and Mathilde (Eggers) Bachmann. I am able to display this wedding photo of Edwin’s parents. Edwin was baptized at Salem Lutheran Church in Farrar. We can take a … More Edwin and Ida – Farrar and Perryville Bachmann’s
I will be telling the story of John Mahnken today. This is not the first time for me to tell the history of a John Mahnken. One of the first Mahnken’s to arrive in Perry County was a John Mahnken. If I have it figured properly, I think today’s main character may have been named … More John Mahnken Takes In Neighborhood Katt
Emil Paul Ochs was born on March 11, 1900, thus making today his 125th birthday. Emil was the son of John and Anna (Stuebinger) Ochs. A previous post about Emil’s parents, The Ochs/Stuebinger Couplings, gives some background information about the origins of Emil’s Ochs family in Perry County. In that previous post, you discover that … More Emil and Martha – An Ochs/Popp Perryville Pair
When I saw the names in today’s post title, I figured that I had already written their story. After searching, I discovered that several posts have been written about children of today’s couple, but I have not written about the parents. The photograph below has shown up on several occasions, but it has always been … More Claus Stueve, Sr. and Margaretha von Glahn
I have put together an entirely different type of article today. Instead of my usual post telling the story of people, I will be discussing buildings. More specifically, I will be focusing on a special type of interior church architecture…the pulpit altar. Before I proceed, I want to tell you how I was inspired to … More Pulpit Altars – Architectural Doctrine
