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
The post for today begins with the birthday girl, Martha Lydia Thauwald. Lydia was born on April 10, 1891, the daughter of Karl and Caroline (Schneider) Thauwald. She was the 5th of 7 children in her Thauwald household. Lydia was baptized at Grace Lutheran Church in Uniontown. An image of her baptism record from that … More Hausmann’s in Boyden, Iowa
A young man named Ernst Rudert arrived in America as the Civil War was coming to an end in 1864. He was just a teenager and made the voyage by himself aboard the ship, America. The passenger list displayed here for that ship says Ernst was from Gefell. I find it interesting that the person … More Ernst and Ernestine – The Rudert’s
On several different occasions, I have written stories in which a bride or groom from the Lutheran community around New Wells in northern Cape Girardeau County finds a mate across the Apple Creek in the southern portion of Perry County. In the early years of settlement of this area, a young man might have had … More Finding a Bride Across the Creek
Have you ever heard of a Marmon automobile? I know that I did not until I was researching for this post. Getting to the Marmon automobiles begins with a special birthday for Olga Anna Zerbst, who was born on October 27, 1897. So, if Olga was still alive today, she would have to blow out … More Olga’s Marmon Auto Salesman
The northern part of Cape Girardeau County is the setting for almost all of today’s story about a Schneider and a Saupe uniting in marriage on this day over 100 years ago. It turns out to be a rather typical story found on this blog which demonstrates more than one generation being involved in operating … More John and Selma – A Schneider-Saupe Pair
Today’s tale has what could be described as several “missing pieces”. Actually, I think a better way to describe these missing pieces is that they are pieces that I was unable to find. I spend a few hours each day gathering the pieces to put together for a story. I use the term “drive-by genealogy” … More A Poehner Pair
The birthday of Mary Klemp led me to some names that have never shown up on this blog before. It’s one thing that we have a new surname that causes me to create a new folder in our digital file of surnames. It is even less likely that we run across a first name that … More New Names – Isadore and Weinkein
Bertha Agnes Thauwald was born on this day 140 years ago, making her today’s birthday girl. She was born on August 8, 1881, the daughter of Carl and Caroline (Schneider) Thauwald. Bertha was baptized at Grace Lutheran Church in Uniontown, Missouri. An image of her baptism record from that congregation’s books is shown below. Even … More Bertha and Paul
Adolph Robert Rudert was born on June 19, 1880, so if he was still farming in Shawnee Township, and his wife could still bake a cake for him, he would have to blow our 141 birthday candles today. Adolph was the son of a pair of parents named Ernst and Ernestine. Ernestine’s maiden name was … More Trinity, Shawneetown Originals
