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
John Valentine Hoehn (pronounced Hain) was born on February 20, 1865, 6 days after Valentine’s Day. This boy was the son of a Valentine. His parents were Valentine and Margaret (Bergmann) Hoehn. Valentine and Margaret were part of a double wedding that was the topic of the post, 2 Bergmanns + 2 Hoehns = Valentine’s … More A Hoehn Herd
Someday, I might have to look into when the first person with the surname Popp appeared in the books of Concordia Lutheran Church in Frohna. There certainly were several Popp families to be found in Frohna over the years. I will be telling the story of a Popp who moved to Frohna around the turn … More Popp Goes Back to Frohna
Just three days ago, I posted the story titled, Brandes the Builder and His Beauties, which detailed the marriage of a Thauwald and a Brandes that resulted in 7 children that were all girls. Not only that, each one of them carried the middle name, Ernestine. It just so happens that I ran across today’s story … More Theodore and One of the Brandes Beauties
There were two of the original immigrants to settle in Perry County in 1839 by the name of Gottfried Lorenz. One was a shoemaker who came aboard the ship, Copernicus, and a tailor who was part of the Gruber Group and came aboard the ship, Johann Georg. To make things more confusing, the shoemaker had … More Another Gottfried Lorenz
On a number of occasions, I have told the stories of several children in the same family. Then I later tell the story of the parents of those children. That will be the case again today. I have previously written about children of August and Anna Ahner, and now you will be told the story … More August and Anna Ahner
I have a story centered around a wedding anniversary to share today. I will begin with the groom. His name was Heinrich Ernst Engert, who was born on October 21, 1862. Henry was the son of Frederick, Jr. and Elizabeth (Seibel) Engert. He was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Altenburg. Below is an image … More Engert’s on the Move
I am sure that I am not the only one who has roots in Perry County who can call today’s birthday boy as one of their ancestors. I know there are 5 pages of his descendants in our German Family Tree. As for me, I can call him my great great grandfather. The way I … More Happy Birthday, Great Great Grandpa Theiss
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