In my early years of living in Altenburg, I would often have times when I sat at one of the local eateries in the presence of an older gentleman whose name was Henry Scholl. He would often have a newspaper in his hand, working on either the daily crossword or Sudoku. When not doing that, … More Henry Scholl’s Grandma and Grandpa
I believe that if you look at the family trees of folks that live in this area, you will eventually discover a Schmidt amongst the branches. We will be looking at the Fiedler family tree today, and, lo and behold, one of the Fiedler’s married a Schmidt. However, the Schmidt bride in today’s story did … More If You’re Gonna Be a Fiedler, You Gotta Have a Schmidt in the Band
The surname, Puchbauer, has only shown up one time in a previous post on this blog. Today, that name will not just be mentioned briefly, it will be highlighted. Before I move on, let me say that I would pronounce this name, “pook-bower”, but when I mentioned this name at breakfast this morning, everyone pronounced … More Pocahontas Puchbauer’s
Today’s tale includes a name that has appeared on this blog on a few occasions before. The name is Clara Schmidt. One of those Clara’s was my great aunt. The birthday girl for today is Clara Friederike Schmidt, who was born on March 27, 1861, making today her 161st birthday. Clara was the daughter of … More Joe and Clara – The Goehring’s
My grandmother’s name was Bertha Schmidt. I have discovered several Bertha Schmidt’s while researching for this blog. Some of them, like my grandmother, became a Bertha Schmidt by marrying a Schmidt. Others, like a character in today’s story, were born as Bertha Schmidt. I will eventually include her in this story, but I will begin … More Ben and Bertha
When I discovered that a girl by the name of Wilhelmine Bachmann was born on February 18th, I did not know right away that her story would lead me to another Stueve. Yesterday, the post told the story of a Stueve (pronounced Steve around here) that ended up in Sylvan Grove, Kansas. The Stueve in … More A Stueve That Doesn’t Leave
I really want to write this story today because we had a visitor in our museum a few days ago by the name of Wachter. Gerard Fiehler and I were able to assist him and his wife in finding out more about his Wachter family history. We were able to help him discover ancestors he … More Gottfried Wachter – Altenburg Blacksmith
Eight children were born to the couple, Christian and Juliane (Kuehnert) Saalfeld. Of those eight, there were 3 sets of twins. There was one set of twin boys that died not long after birth. The other two sets of twins were girls, and only two of those 4 girls lived to adulthood. The remaining 2 … More Answers in Death Certificates
Heinrich Ferdinand Wunderlich was born on January 21, 1886, so if he was still alive today, he would have to blow out 136 candles on his birthday cake. Ferdinand was the firstborn child of Bernhard and Julia (Kasten) Wunderlich. He was by no means the only child in that family. Our German Family Tree shows … More Family That Stays Together Gets Buried Together
Herman Gottlieb Gustave Pfeiffer was born on November 26, 1890, making him today’s birthday boy. He would have had to blow out 131 candles on his cake if he was still alive today. Herman was the son of Herman and Louise (Klaus) Pfeiffer. I’m not exactly sure if he is a genuine Herman, Jr., but … More Herman and Hilda
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