Our starting point for today’s story is a person who I thought was today’s birthday girl by the name of Anna Marie Grossheider. Our German Family Tree says that Anna Marie was born on August 12, 1852, but I now am almost certain that she was born on August 13th. I suppose I could have … More Fred Bertling – Son of Hanover Lutheran Founder
The birthday girl for today’s post is Anna Maria Charltotte Grossheider who was born on August 1, 1841. Charlotte’s parents, Casper and Maria (Sewing) Grossheider, arrived in the United States in 1839 or 1840 with two children. Charlotte was the first child in this Grossheider family who was born in America. I do not know … More Siemers/Grossheider Group in Gordonville
I will be writing the story of a bride and a groom who were married on this day back in 1856. Although, this couple was married in St. Louis, when they began having children, they were baptized in Friedheim, Missouri. I will begin with the groom. Johann Carl Elbrecht was born on April 4, 1833 … More Charles and His Sewing Wife – Friedheim Elbrecht’s
Previous posts on this blog have told about Kester couples who were members of Trinity Lutheran Church in Friedheim. Today, you will read the story of a bride and her Kester groom who were born in Germany and immigrated to America and were married at Trinity, Friedheim. I will begin with the groom. Heinrich Kester … More An Original Friedheim Kester Couple
In today’s mobile society, a situation like that found in today’s story is rather rare. Both the husband and the wife in a couple were born, baptized, confirmed, married, raised a family, died, and were buried while being members of the same congregation. Today’s such couple would be celebrating their 130th wedding anniversary today. I … More The Brune’s – Trinity, Friedheim from Cradle to Grave
Back in 2022, I wrote a story titled, The Trinity, Friedheim Sewing Circle, which highlighted a very large family with the name Sewing. The father in that family was a man named Henry Frederick Sewing. Our German Family Tree lists 12 children born into this Sewing family. Just one of those children died as an … More Henry J. Sewing – Son of Henry F. Sewing
A Sewing family arrived in America in 1843…a father, mother, and 3 children. Now, our museum has a family book called the Sewing Circle documenting this family and their descendants. That book is more than an inch thick. Today, you will read about those original Sewing’s. The story begins in Kleekamp, Germany. Friedrich Wilhelm Sewing … More Starting with the Sewing’s
It is a rare occasion when I use a confirmation record as a starting point for a story, but that is the case today. That confirmation record was noticeable because it did not happen at the normal time in a person’s life. Most Lutheran youngsters get confirmed when they are about 14 years old. Today’s … More Fred Weltecke – Jackson Justice of the Peace
In June of 2023, I wrote a post about Clara Dickmann who married Alwin Leine titled, Daisy Blacksmith. In that story, we discovered a very unusual page in Missouri’s collection of marriage licenses. On that page shown below, the two weddings recorded on it have brides who were named Clara Dickmann. Both weddings took place … More Judge Norbert Sewing Decides Which Clara Dickmann to Marry
Today’s story begins in St. Louis, but ends up in Bollinger County, and the highlighted couple is buried in Friedheim. We will begin with the birthday girl. Marie Louise Mathilde Moeller was born on June 9, 1860, thus making today her 165th birthday. Mathilda was the daughter of Christian and Louise (Sewing) Moeller. She was … More Friedheim/Lixville Bangert’s
