You will read your second consecutive story about a Dora today. Yesterday, Dora was short for Theodora. Today it is short for Dorothea. Yesterday’s tale was one in which a person hopped over the Mississippi River and resided there. Today, a character hops over the Apple Creek. Dorothea Magdalene Starzinger was born on March 11, … More Shawneetown Schlimpert/Starzinger Spouses
It is not often that I run across a wedding that took place 200 years ago, but that is the case with today’s post. Since the German Lutherans in this area did not arrive in the United States until 1839, that means that such a wedding must have happened in Germany before the immigration. Although this couple’s … More A Poppitz-Schlimpert Wedding 200 Years Ago
Today’s birthday boy is Christian Furchtegott Lorenz who was born on October 24, 1857. That makes today his 166th birthday. Christian was the son of John and Johanna (Mueller) Lorenz. His mother was the sister of Rev. J.A.F.W. (Alphabet) Mueller. Both of his parents had arrived in Perry County as part of the Gesellschaft in … More Christian and Ida – Altenburg Lorenz’s
I almost decided not to write today’s story. I ran into a roadblock that usually gets me to look for someone else to become the main character. The two main characters in the story I tell today, as far as I could tell, are not found in any family tree currently on Ancestry.com, and that … More From Leipzig with Love
A rather notable Jacob Schlimpert has been mentioned on this blog on several occasions. That Jacob Schlimpert was one of a clan of Schlimpert’s that could be called the Seelitz Schlimpert’s. Jacob Schlimpert has plenty of descendants around Altenburg and Frohna. The Seelitz Schlimpert’s had two sons, Jacob and Joseph. Joseph, despite being the oldest … More Jacob Schlimpert’s – The Ones from Jacob, Illinois, That Is
At Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg, we have many members who call a woman, Granny. Kathy Schlimpert and her husband, Oliver, had 4 children, and all of them were girls. Those 4 are all married with children (and even some grandchildren), and they are all still members of Trinity. Therefore, we have plenty of Ponder’s, … More Granny’s Granny
I have been both fascinated and flabbergasted by the same story for several years. The events that happened in the August Friedrich Ahner family keep popping up as I do searches on our German Family Tree. I guess one of the reasons that this family keeps getting my attention is that they come at the … More A Return to the Ahner Enigmas
My father’s sister, Lorna Schmidt, married Oscar Schlimpert. Thus, I always called them Uncle Ossie and Aunt Lorna. I wrote a previous post about that couple titled, Uncle Ossie – Aunt Lorna. That marriage began the Schlimpert branch of my personal family tree. Today, I will discuss the marriage of another Schlimpert who married a Schmidt … More Another Schlimpert-Schmidt Duo
Back in 2019, I wrote a post titled, Gottfried’s Angels. The story was told about the 3 daughters of Gottfried and Amalie Darnstaedt. Gottfried and Amalie had 6 children who lived to adulthood. The oldest 3 were boys, and the youngest 3 were girls. Gottfried and Amalia’s family is shown in the photo below which … More Gottfried’s Single Trio
In today’s story, you will read about how one of the original immigrants who was part of the Gruber Group in 1839 married a girl who was the child of one of the first Perry County Lutheran marriages. I will then follow one branch of this couple’s family tree all the way out to California … More Lutheran Teacher’s Perry County Parents
