I have a few other projects to work on today, so I am just going to share an old story. This post was published back in 2016 when I was a rookie at the blogging game, and my posts were much shorter. This story has personal significance because the ship, Republik, that left Germany on … More My Schmidt’s Leave Germany
When I was a student at Concordia Teachers College in Seward, Nebraska, there was a Professor J.D. (John Donald) Weinhold on the faculty. J.D. was part of the Math department and specialized in teaching Statistics. I was a math major, so I was very familiar with Professor Weinhold, but at the time, I had no … More Seward Weinhold’s
Today’s main character has been mentioned on this blog on many occasions, mainly because he is the pastor with the distinction of serving Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg for the most years. His name has appeared on a bunch of marriage licenses that have been displayed in previous stories. August Adolph Vogel was born on … More Frohna Boy – Brazilian Missionary – Altenburg Preacher
A Schmidt baby girl was born on this day, but this Schmidt is not related to any of the Schmidt clans that arrived on the ships that were part of the Gesellschaft in 1839. This girl only shows up for a short time in Perry County and spends most of her life in Granite City, … More Schmidt-Grizzle-Daniel-Pinkerton
The starting point for our story is the birth of a baby girl on July 30, 1898. If she was still alive today, she would be celebrating her 125th birthday. Her name was Clara Louise Bergmann, the daughter of Heinrich and Maria Anna (Fassold) Bergmann. Clara was baptized at Peace Lutheran Church in Friedenberg, so … More Martin and Clara – Longtown Hacker’s
The name, Jacob, can cause problems when researching for this blog. First of all, Jacob is a very common first name for male babies. Second, there were some Jacob’s who had the surname, Jacob. And then there is the town of Jacob which is located in Jackson County, Illinois, just across the Mississippi River from … More The Jacob-Schmidt Couple
On June 12, 1845, Carl Friedrich Gruenwald was born in Germany, so today would be his 178th birthday. We have evidence that his father was Friedrich George Gruenwald, but all we know about his mother is that she died in 1854 and has a grave marker in the Concordia Lutheran Cemetery in Frohna. She is … More Charles and Hanna – The Gruenwald’s
Today’s main character has just 2 church records that are noted in our German Family Tree…a baptism record and a confirmation record. I seem to be finding quite a few situations like this lately. However, in this case, it is not one in which this young man’s family moved elsewhere. In fact, his parents and … More Theodore Kuehnert – Teacher, Executive, Professor
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
