A Valentine’s son found his sweetheart and was married on this date in 1905. Herman Fiedler married Emilie Popp on November 2, 1905 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Wells, Missouri. Herman was the son of Valentine and Marie (Kasten) Fiedler and baptized at Immanuel, New Wells. He was born on March 30, 1878. Emilie … More Valentine’s Son Finds His Popp
I start today by reminding you of a previous post that was written about the Feig family. I looked up Feig on Google Translate, and it said this word means “cowardly” in English (although another German dictionary indicated you had to have an “e” at the end to mean “cowardly”). I am already getting off … More Cowardly Clara Becomes Käsekopf
Exactly one week ago, I published the post, Wittenberg Mail Carrier, which told the tale of the marriage of Martin Grebing and Emma Richter. Three years after that wedding, Martin’s only sibling, Ida Grebing, married one of Emma’s brothers, Martin Richter. I tell that story today because Martin Richter was born on April 3, 1869. … More The Other Richter/Grebing Couple
Anna Josephine Wunderlich was born on December 12, 1876, so today would have been her 142nd birthday. She was the daughter of John and Josephine (Bendel) Wunderlich. Anna was the youngest child in the family. We have this photograph of Anna’s parents. Anna was baptized on Christmas Eve in 1876, which was a Sunday. This … More Rudy’s Grandma
In the early days of this blog, I wrote a post titled, The Beginning of the Hemmann Herd. As was the case with many of those early posts, it was very short. I have gotten “wordier” as time has gone by, and now WordPress tells me a typical post is over 800 words long. Today, … More The Beginning of the Hemmann Herd -Part 2
Alma Winkler was born on this day, April 17th, in 1894. I am not sure Alma ever set foot in the Perry County or North Cape Girardeau County area, but she does have a connection. Alma was born in California. That is California, Missouri, which is not far from Jefferson City, this state’s capital. Alma’s … More From Shawnee to Shawnee; From California to California
Yesterday’s article included a man whose first name was Jacob and a town in Illinois called Jacob. Today’s story is about a family with the surname of Jacob. On Sunday, March 10th in 1901, Rev. Paul Roesener had the privilege of welcoming three young children into God’s family through Holy Baptism. They were not triplets. … More Triple Trinity Baptisms
