Today’s tale does not spend much time in Perry County, Missouri, but it has its beginning here. You will be viewing only one church record and two census records for the main character in today’s story that come from Missouri. This tale gives me the opportunity to discuss two themes that come out of the … More Rev. Professor Schmidt
The name of Justine Grebing has appeared in quite a few posts on this blog. In fact, back in 2016, the first year of this blog’s existence, I wrote a post titled, Grebing/Göthe, which highlighted Justine’s marriage. That post was written back in the days when I was a rookie in the blog game, and … More Justine’s Bicentennial Jubilee
Walter Hacker would have been celebrating his 133rd birthday today. Walter Andrew Hacker was born on November 23, 1887, the son of Christopher and Adele (Schmidt) Hacker. Walter was baptized at Peace Lutheran Church in Friedenberg, Missouri. The records for that congregation were destroyed in a fire, so we cannot view his baptism record. When … More Longtown Hacker Household
I did not get married until I was 39 years old. I know there were folks who thought that I would never find a bride. So, I spent a fairly large percentage of my life as a single person. Today, I will tell the tale of two people who both were married at more advanced … More First Marriage – Age 61
My Grandpa Schmidt’s wife had the maiden name, Mueller. Today, you will hear the story of another couple made up of a Schmidt groom and a Mueller bride. It is actually tied into my family. However, it is not connected through the Schmidt groom. It is connected through the Mueller bride, who happened to be … More Another Schmidt/Mueller Couple
If you follow this blog regularly, you likely know already that the surname, Loeber, is pronounced the same as the word, labor, by people around here. You may also know that I have a tendency to look for a story from the Loeber family when we in America are celebrating Labor Day. And, if you … More A Schmidt Loeber Day
In my upcoming book, Wittenberg ’04, two weddings that occurred in July of 1904 will be highlighted. Another 1904 marriage will be the centerpiece of today’s blog post. That wedding took place in August. In fact, it took place on this day in August making today this couple’s 116th anniversary. Today’s groom was a member … More Clara and Paul
I did notice one of the main characters in today’s story in a document I looked at yesterday. However, it was not until I started searching for a person to write about for today that I decided to use that same document for this post. Let’s start by looking at that document. It was shared … More Cousin Baptism Twins
Our German Family Tree says that Johann Birner was born on this day back in 1815. There are problems in definitively stating that today would have been his birthday. First of all, John was born in the Bavarian region of Germany, so we do not have a baptism record for him that would have given … More Birner Beginnings
Henry and Wilhelmine (Naeser) Schmidt (no relation to me) had a dozen children according to our German Family Tree, and two of them became Lutheran ministers. The two pastors spent most of their careers in the state of Missouri. Those two preachers will be the subjects of today’s saga. This may take a while. I’m … More A Pair of Preacher Schmidts
