It will be another day for me to describe the story of a girl who was born and raised in Perry County but moved away to spend most of her life elsewhere. Most of the time, such a story includes a young woman who finds her husband in a different location, and they spend their … More Colin the Crane Man from Steubenville, OH
Way back in 2017, I wrote the story of twin Seibel brothers, Martin and Otto, in the post, Selfsame Seibels. Today, I will return to that story to tell a bit more about Otto and the two women who he married. It begins with a birthday girl. Bertha Anna Louise Ziegler was born on October … More Twin Seibel and His Ziegler and Fuehler Brides
In a previous post, Double Stepmother – Never a Birth Mother, the story was told of a woman who was the stepmother of William Schuessler. William was briefly mentioned in that post. Today, I will spend some time focusing on William, who is today’s birthday boy. William is the grandfather of one of our museum’s docents, … More William and Mathilda – The Schuessler’s
Arthur George Seibel was born on August 7, 1896, making today his 127th birthday. Arthur was the son of George Gottlob and Anna Amalia (Vogel) Seibel. A prior post, G.G. and A.A. Seibel, told the story of Arthur’s parents. In that post, it was documented that a Vogel family and a Seibel man moved to the … More Arthur and Ethel – Somerset Sweethearts
I will tell a story today that gets into my Schmidt family. One of the main characters in this story is my great-granduncle. The term great-granduncle is defined as “your grandfather’s uncle”. In order to tell this story, I will tell you how my family is tied into the New York Group. That was a … More Great Grandpa Gottwerth’s Godson
I must have missed the bicentennial birthday of Jacob Conrad Heinrich Seibel back in 2017. Since he was born on December 21, 1817, we will be discussing the 205th birthday of this man who also happens to be one of my great-great grandfathers. As it turns out, this GG grandfather is a connection that I … More An Original Seibel – One of My GG Grandfathers
Once again, we have a special birthday to celebrate today. Amalie Lilly Brandes was born on December 15, 1897, making today her 125th birthday. Lilly, sometimes called Lillian, was the daughter of Benjamin and Katharina (Schumacher) Brandes. Lilly was the 2nd of 9 children born into this Brandes family. She was baptized at Grace Lutheran … More The Opposite of No-L
My father’s sister, Lorna Schmidt, married Oscar Schlimpert. Thus, I always called them Uncle Ossie and Aunt Lorna. I wrote a previous post about that couple titled, Uncle Ossie – Aunt Lorna. That marriage began the Schlimpert branch of my personal family tree. Today, I will discuss the marriage of another Schlimpert who married a Schmidt … More Another Schlimpert-Schmidt Duo
In a previous post titled, Brandes the Builder and His Beauties, it was pointed out that August and Ernestine (Thauwald) Brandes had 7 children, and all of them were girls. I branded these girls as the Brandes Beauties, and have since written a few other stories about some of those beauties. Not only were they all … More The Eldest of the Brandes Beauties
I am writing this story on Good Friday. It will be a story that has some similarities to the events that took place on the original Good Friday, but also some distinct differences. This story has an only son. Also, because of a death, a woman becomes a grieving mother. Yet, the surrounding details in … More Married for 11 Months – Widowed for 69 Years
