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Tag: Schumann

August and Pauline – Shawneetown Roth’s

November 2, 2022

George Ludwig August Roth was born on November 2, 1857, so today would have been his 165th birthday. He went by the name, August, during his lifetime. August was the oldest of 10 children listed in our German Family Tree for Peter and Christiane (Schumann) Roth. There is no baptism record for August in any … More August and Pauline – Shawneetown Roth’s

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Lutheran Teacher’s Perry County Parents

July 27, 2022

In today’s story, you will read about how one of the original immigrants who was part of the Gruber Group in 1839 married a girl who was the child of one of the first Perry County Lutheran marriages. I will then follow one branch of this couple’s family tree all the way out to California … More Lutheran Teacher’s Perry County Parents

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Max Schmidt from the Double Schmidt’s

February 27, 2020

Two Schmidt families came to the United States aboard the Copernicus in 1839 as part of the Gesellschaft.  In both families, a widow came with her children.  Since they are located not far from each other on the Copernicus passenger list, I will show the portion that displays these two families. I have placed red … More Max Schmidt from the Double Schmidt’s

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Wayfaring Wunderlichs

April 23, 2019

Johann Carl Wunderlich would have been 159 years old today.  He was born on April 23, 1860 and his was one of the early baptisms recorded in the church books of Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Wells, Missouri.  Carl was the son of Johann Gottlieb and Maria (Bendel) Wunderlich.  We have a photo of Carl’s … More Wayfaring Wunderlichs

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The Trail of Christiane Theilig’s Out of Wedlock Child

November 15, 2018

The  blog post today was written by Lynn Degenhardt.  I am reluctant to call him a guest blogger, even if this is the first post that has been authored by him.  Lynn is a resident of Altenburg and is one of the key members of our research team here at our museum.  He is by … More The Trail of Christiane Theilig’s Out of Wedlock Child

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Perusing Some Paitzdorf Papers

July 26, 2018

I am not going to tell the story of an individual person today.  First of all, I was having trouble finding a story to write that had to do with today’s date.  Secondly, I knew that we were having a few special guests coming to our museum today.  Those guests were coming because they know … More Perusing Some Paitzdorf Papers

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