I will tell a story today that gets into my Schmidt family. One of the main characters in this story is my great-granduncle. The term great-granduncle is defined as “your grandfather’s uncle”. In order to tell this story, I will tell you how my family is tied into the New York Group. That was a … More Great Grandpa Gottwerth’s Godson
Olga Hacker is today’s birthday girl. She was born on April 16, 1891, so today would be her 132nd birthday. Olga was the daughter of Christopher and Adele (Schmidt) Hacker. She was baptized at Peace Lutheran Church in Friedenberg, but she managed to avoid being recorded in the Friedenberg Remembrances book. Several of her siblings … More Olga and Harry – Metzner’s with Longtown Roots
O. Henry is an American writer well-known for his short stories with surprise endings. Two of my favorite O. Henry short stories are The Last Leaf and The Gift of the Magi. I could not get O. Henry out of my brain as I researched for this blog. I am about to tell the tale … More O. and Henry – The Sauerhage’s
According to the 2020 census data, the little village of Thayer, Nebraska now has a population of 44, and most of them are of German heritage. A short article on Wikipedia says the most notable person from Thayer was Steve Henson, the inventor of ranch dressing. Today, you will read the story of some other … More Holz-Schmidt in Thayer, Nebraska
A Bavarian baby that was born on today’s date is the starting point for this post. Elizabeth Margaret Dippold was born on March 6, 1846, making today here 177th birthday. Elizabeth was the daughter of John and Magdalena (Poehner) Dippold. Her mother died in Germany. Then, her father brought his family to America when Elizabeth … More Lieutenant John Hoff
I must have missed the bicentennial birthday of Jacob Conrad Heinrich Seibel back in 2017. Since he was born on December 21, 1817, we will be discussing the 205th birthday of this man who also happens to be one of my great-great grandfathers. As it turns out, this GG grandfather is a connection that I … More An Original Seibel – One of My GG Grandfathers
We begin our story today with the birth of a baby girl on December 17th in 1894. Her name was Eugenia Margaretha Welp, the daughter of Henry and Regina (Twenhafel) Welp. Her father was one of the teachers at Concordia Lutheran School in Frohna for 51 years, from 1883-1934. Eugenia was the 6th child out … More Teacher Burroughs and the Teacher’s Daughter
Last year in March, I wrote the story of Justine Goethe’s 200th birthday, Justine’s Bicentennial Jubilee. There were 4 Goethe girls in that family, with Justine being the oldest. The time has come now to celebrate the 200th birthday of the second-born child in that family. Regina Goethe was born on December 9, 1822 in … More Regina’s Bicentennial Jubilee
You are going to read another Tirmenstein tale today. However, the starting point is the birth of a Schmidt in Collinsville, Illinois. The birthday girl was Caroline Wilhelmine Schmidt, who was born on December 2, 1882. That makes today her 140th birthday. Caroline was the daughter of Martin and Caroline (Mittenzwei) Schmidt. Caroline’s father was … More Tirmenstein the Treasurer
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
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