You will read the story of a man named Charles Sommer today. His life turned out to be relatively short, but his second wife lived quite a few decades after his death as a widow. Carl “Charles” Ferdinand Sommer was born on September 15, 1862, the son of Ferdinand and Anna (Bienlein) Sommer. Charles was … More Sommer Shoes
The birthday girl for today’s tale is Lydia Emma Fassold, who was born on June 2, 1891. That makes today Lydia’s 134th birthday. She was the daughter of George and Mathilda (Fassold) Fassold. A previous post was written about Lydia’s parents who were both Fassold’s titled, A Fassold/Fassold Family. None of the children in this … More John and Lydia – Perryville Blandford’s
Today’s tale may or may not have a birthday boy, but certainly has a man who died on December 9th. The highlighted character was a man named William George Hansen. There is a debate about his date of birth. There are actually two contested issues. He may have been born on December 9th, or he … More Born and Died on December 9th?
I ran across a marriage that took place on this day back in 1901 that involved two characters that show up occasionally in my Wittenberg ’03 book, so I decided to tell the story of that couple in today’s post. The marriage was between Theodore Militzer and Theodora Lueders. I am still away from Altenburg … More Theodore and Theodora
Among all the records that we have from the church books of congregations in East Perry County, I think I may have located the Lutheran Cinderella. Her name was Bertha Schlichting, and her birthday would have been today. She was born on December 6, 1889 and baptized at Salem Lutheran Church in Farrar, Missouri. Bertha … More The Lutheran Cinderella?
