Ella Emma Schroeder is the one who would be celebrating a special birthday today. Ella was born on July 27, 1898, so if she was still alive, she would be blowing out 125 candles on her birthday cake. Ella was the daughter of Friedrich and Maria (Luedemann) Schroeder. She was the 7th and last child … More Pocahontas Schattauer/Schroeder Pair
Yes, today is yet another story about a bride and a groom with roots on The Ridge. The Ridge is a hilly, rural neighborhood located north of Altenburg near the Mississippi River. Residents of The Ridge were predominantly members of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Altenburg. The couple that will be discussed today is another story … More Return for Ridge Romance
The Lichtenegger name still lives in Perry and Cape Girardeau Counties. You can go back to the original Lichtenegger couple to see a big reason why this surname abounded. That pair had 6 children who lived to adulthood, and 5 of those were boys. You can read the story about how the Lichtenegger name entered … More Another One of the Lichtenegger Brothers
Rudolph Andreas Petzoldt was born on June 25, 1896, so he would have been celebrating his 124th birthday if he was still alive today. Rudolph was the last child born to Charles and Theresia (Leimer) Petzoldt. He was baptized at Concordia Lutheran Church in Frohna, Missouri. Below is his baptism record. When Rudolph was just … More Rudy and Rosie
If the children in today’s family took the hyphenated form of their parents’ names, it would be the name shown in the title of this post. If they participated in a sport that displays the player’s name on the back of their uniform, it would be a challenge to get it all on there. Haberfellner … More Haberfellner-Schattauer
Happy 137th Birthday to Theodore Wilhelm Heinrich Schattauer! He was born on March 7, 1883, the son of Matthew and Mary (Haberfellner) Schattauer. Theodore was baptized at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Pocahontas, Missouri. The first census in which we find Theodore was the one taken in 1900 when he was 17 years old. Pauline … More Theodore and Pauline
The story I found today has a birthday boy with a surname that has shown up on this blog on several occasions. However, this man’s birthday leads us to a surname that has shown up here only once, Schattauer, and another surname that is brand new, Haberfellner. Those two surnames are ones that come out … More Another Kutscher Couple
We have another wedding to talk about today. It is another marriage that has connections to Pocahontas, Missouri, just like yesterday’s story, but in this story, the characters were members of the other Lutheran church in that little town, St. John’s Lutheran Church. Here is a photo of that church. The marriage that took place … More A Palisch Moves to Pocahontas
