The Gruber Group arrived in America in November of 1839 aboard the ship, Johann Georg. On that ship was a family of Sittner’s. The book, Zion on the Mississippi, says the Sittner’s were made up of a father, his wife, and 4 children. We can also view the Sittner family as it appears on the … More Joseph and Martha – The Sittner’s
John Jacob Sittner is today’s birthday boy. He was born on April 18, 1891, although other documents say that he was born on April 17th. That means today or yesterday would be his 135th birthday. John was the son of Joseph and Martha (Wills) Sittner. He was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Wells. … More John Jacob and Juanita – Telegraph Twosome
We get to recognize a 150th birthday today. Christiane Mathilde Rodewald was born on May 12, 1875, the daughter of William and Marie (Sittner) Rodewald. Mathilda was the 3rd of 9 children born to her parents, and all of them were baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Perryville. Mathilda’s baptism record from that congregation’s books … More Mathilda Finds Her Trumpfeller
The story you will read about Henry Sittner today will also lead us to three other surnames, Rudisaile, Halter, and Hoehn. This tale includes the early deaths of several folks. It also includes a type of business that has only shown up on this blog a few times. That is a pool hall. I will … More Henry Sittner and His Perryville Pool Hall
I located a baby who was born on Christmas Eve for today’s post. Her name was Anna Amalia Sittner, who was born on December 24, 1864. That means today would be her 160th birthday. Amalia was the daughter of Charles August and Wilhelmine (Mehner) Sittner. She was baptized at Peace Lutheran Church in Friedenberg, so … More Born on Christmas Eve, Died on Thanksgiving Eve
I have written quite a few blog posts that told the stories of people whose surname was Hellwege. Probably the most notable one was Heinrich Hellwege, who got his notoriety from the fact that he had 4 wives over the years. Henry’s story was told in the post, The Fourth Marriage. Today, you will read … More Steamboat Fire Leads Hellwege to Altenburg
Today’s birthday girl is Frieda T.K. Sittner, who was born on November 13, 1895. That means today would be her 129th birthday. Frieda was the daughter of Charles and Annie (Mecker) Sittner. She was baptized at Peace Lutheran Church in Friedenberg, so we are not able to view an image of her baptism record. Frieda … More Jesse and Frieda – The Eddleman’s
Today’s birthday girl is Ida Wilhelmine Louise Mecker, who was born on August 26, 1894. That means today would be her 130th birthday. Ida was the daughter of Henry and Catherine (Bangert) Mecker. She was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Perryville. I have to take a little side trip now. In the course of … More William and Ida – A Ludwig/Mecker Match
I am calling today’s bride and groom a VW team just because it was made up of a Villhard and a Wagner. Their surnames are both found way at the end of our German Family Tree because, as you might expect, it is organized alphabetically. I will begin with the “W” name, Wagner because the … More A VW Team
One of the dilemmas I faced today was how to spell the main character’s surname. I found at least 3 different spellings…Gierenger, Gerringer, and Geringer. In a Gierenger family book that we have in our research library, it says that the change from Gierenger to Geringer took place in about 1935. Today’s character apparently used … More Ferd and Julia – The Geringer’s
