The birthday boy for today’s tale is Carl Gottfried Schuerenberg, whose gravestone calls him Charley. He was born on December 31, 1885, so today would be his 140th birthday. Charley was the son of Gottfried and Emma (Engert) Schuerenberg. He was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Altenburg, but he was actually born across the … More Charley and Mary – Kewanee Schuerenberg’s
Between 1885 and 1894, a Schuerenberg family lived in Jacob, Illinois and had 5 children baptized. Today’s birthday girl was the first one of those children born and baptized there. This Schuerenberg family did not remain in Jacob very long because the next child to be born into this family in 1896 was born and … More Robert and Molly – Chester, IL Douglas’s
A baby girl was born in Jackson County, Illinois, probably in the Degognia Township, on this day 130 years ago. I am going to attempt to tell the life story of that girl today. Cora Emma Schuerenberg was born on July 25, 1894, the daughter of Gottfried and Emma (Engert) Schuerenberg. A story was previously … More Cora and Jesse – Vanduser, MO Couple
Today’s tale will bear a certain resemblance to the one I told yesterday about Jake Holcumbrink. A man by the name of Gustav Wiebusch entered our German Family Tree by marrying a girl who was a member of Christ Lutheran Church in Jacob, Illinois. That is the same thing that happened with Jake Holcumbrink. This story is another … More Wagner’s Landing Merchant
When I hear the surname, Schilling, I immediately think of Schilling’s who lived in Perry County, Missouri. After all, I have Schilling’s in my family tree, and that is where they were born and raised. However, today’s Schilling’s were ones that migrated to Jackson County, Illinois and lived their lives in the vicinity of Jacob. … More The Jacob Schilling’s – The Ones from Jacob, IL, That Is
A rather notable Jacob Schlimpert has been mentioned on this blog on several occasions. That Jacob Schlimpert was one of a clan of Schlimpert’s that could be called the Seelitz Schlimpert’s. Jacob Schlimpert has plenty of descendants around Altenburg and Frohna. The Seelitz Schlimpert’s had two sons, Jacob and Joseph. Joseph, despite being the oldest … More Jacob Schlimpert’s – The Ones from Jacob, Illinois, That Is
Back in 2018, I wrote a post about Emma Engert who married Gottfried Schuerenberg, the man I referred to in the title as the Butcher from Friedland. Emma Engert was born on May 11, 1862, so she would be celebrating her 160th birthday today. However, Emma is not the only Engert who would be celebrating … More Petrina – The Other Twin
You might call today’s post a continuation of yesterday’s. I will tell you the tale of Arthur Estel’s younger brother, Walter. I found this story quite easily. I started my search in the German Family Tree where I left off yesterday, looking for a life event that took place on April 12th. The search took … More Brother Walter – The Station Agent
Our birthday boy for this day was once described as a butcher from Friedland. He was described this way in the church records of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Altenburg, Missouri on the occasion of his wedding in 1881. His name was Gottfried Schuerenberg. He was born in Germany on January 16, 1856. Although his parents … More Butcher from Friedland
Dorothea Schlimpert was born on this day, March 9, in 1889 in Jacob, Illinois. She was the adopted daughter of Joseph and Carolina (Schuerenberg) Schlimpert. Actually, it is recorded in the church records that Dorothea was an illegitimate child of Zacharias Menard and Carolina. After Joseph and Carolina were married in 1892, Dorothea was adopted … More Seelitz to Jacob
