One of my boyhood friends was named Joel. Someone pinned him with the nickname “Jolly Joel” which appropriately described his character. As time went by, that nickname was shortened to “J.J.”. Today, you will read the story of another man who could have been called “J.J.”. I don’t know if he was, but I cannot … More J.J. the Accountant
The beginning place for this post is a birthday that took place on this day 150 years ago. Normally, such a starting point leads to that person finding a spouse, discussing a wedding, which is usually followed by the birth of several children, and ending with a husband and wife dying and being buried. This … More Kasten Caretakers
I certainly had some struggles with today’s post. Even when I’m finished with this story, there will be unanswered questions. However, the story has some interesting characteristics, including the fact that there is a chance today’s main character spent time living on the property that I now own. So, here we go. Emilie Wilhelmine Neumueller … More Emilie and the Unattached
Sally Gustin sent me this blog post a while ago, and I have had it in my back pocket waiting for a day to publish it. I chose to do so today. Sally is a descendant of the Estel family that has been the subject of several stories on this blog. In fact, Sally has … More Tantes Lena and Anna’s Legacies
This photo of the Gotthold Seibel family showed up in a post not too long ago. I am going to tell a story again today about some members of this family. In today’s tale, I will discuss the four girls who are indicated by the red arrows, all of which remained single during their entire … More Several Single Seibel Sisters
Yesterday, I posted a photo of Teacher Hemmann’s class at Trinity Lutheran School in Altenburg, Missouri. In that photo was a pair of twins. Those twins have now been identified. They are Marie and Martha Lorenz (like Mary and Martha in the Bible story). Their parents were Christian F. and Ida (Schlimpert) Lorenz. The twins … More Together in Birth and Death
