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
Today’s post was written by a new guest blogger. Her name is Sue Sewing. I have met Sue a few times over the years when she visited our museum and was doing research on her Sewing family. I am told that she lives in Tennessee. Without me asking, Sue sent me everything I needed for … More Piecing Together the Sewing Family Quilt
Before I even begin telling the story of today’s bride and groom, let me say that the surname, Sewing, is pronounced as “saving” around here. I have also learned that when I hear or see the surname, Sewing, I automatically think that it is a story that comes out of Trinity Lutheran Church in Friedheim. … More Sewing at Trinity Lutheran, Friedheim
We will be looking at another couple today in which the bride and groom have surnames that can be found toward the end of the alphabet…Wilke and Zoellner. It is the groom that would be celebrating a special birthday today. William Friedrich Wilke was born on April 22, 1875, so today would be his 150th … More William and Mathilda – Friedheim Wilke’s
Today’s birthday girl is Anna Louise Martha Brune, who was born on March 23, 1885. That means today would be her 140th birthday. Martha, or Mattie, as she was often called, was the daughter of Christian and Marie (Sewing) Brune. She was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Friedheim. An image of her baptism record … More Friedheim Friese’s
The birthday boy for today’s post is Alwin Herman Valentin Leine who was born on June 19, 1882. Yesterday’s story highlighted the life of Gustav Schilling, who was born in Frohna on June 18, 1882, so Alwin was born the next day. Alwin was born in the northern part of Cape Girardeau County near New … More Daisy Blacksmith
Back in March of 2020, I wrote a post titled, George’s Girls. That was a story about George Bingenheimer who had 6 children, all girls. Today, I found the story of George’s brother, John, and lo and behold, he had 4 children, and all of them were girls. I am not sure when exactly John … More Brother John’s Girls
