Several posts have already been written about the Immanuel and Martha (Soehl) Lorenz family and their children. One of the Lorenz children who has not had his story told yet is that of their firstborn child. You will read his story today. August Theodor Gottfried Lorenz was born on September 28, 1886, so today would … More Gottfried Lorenz Takes the Mound for the Farrar Reds
Gladys Engert was one of our museum’s beloved docents who served us for a lot of years. It is hard to believe that she died almost 5 years ago. Today, you will read this post about her parents. This story begins with our birthday girl, who Gladys would have called “Mom”. Here is a picture … More Gladys Engert’s Mom and Dad
I will be telling yet another story about a Perry County native who became a full-time Lutheran church worker in this post. The main character is also is today’s birthday boy. Immanuel Johann Martin Lorenz was born on August 4, 1891, thus making today his 135th birthday. Martin was the son of Immanuel and Martha … More Lehrer Lorenz from Farrar
The highlighted couple in today’s post, because they have 11 children listed in our German Family Tree, has been mentioned on this blog quite often. I have written about several children of this couple, but have yet to write the story of the parents. You will get that tale today. It begins with a special … More Joachim and Gesche – Planting the Acorn for a Large Lohmann Family Tree
Olga Agnes Maria Schmidt is today’s birthday girl because she was born on June 26, 1895. That means today would be her 130th birthday. Olga was the daughter of Martin and Elizabeth (Roth) Schmidt. She was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg. An image of her baptism record from that congregation’s books is shown … More 1 Petzoldt + 2 Schmidt’s
The town of Farrar once had a baseball team called the Farrar Reds, and that team included 5 Lorenz brothers. The photo below has appeared on this blog before. The captions helps identify the players. Today’s highlighted character is Ernst Lorenz, who has “3B” on his sleeve indicating that he played thrid base. Before we … More Ernst Lorenz – Farrar Reds Third Baseman
Today’s birthday boy is Benjamin Immanuel Soehl, who was born on August 16, 1899. That means today would be his special 125th birthday. Benjamin was the son of Henry and Martha (Etzold) Soehl. He was baptized at Salem Lutheran Church in Farrar. An image of his baptism record is pictured here. Benjamin was still a … More Ben Kasten’s Son-in-law, Ben
Johannes Otto Theodore Lohmann was born on April 26, 1899 in Farrar, Missouri. That qualifies him to not only be this post’s birthday boy, but he would also be celebrating his special 125th birthday today. This boy went by the name of John. He was the son of Joachim and Gesche (Soehl) Lohmann and baptized … More Another Farrar Lohmann Faction
It is a wedding anniversary that set me down the path of this story. The wedding took place in Germany, but the bride and groom made their way across the Atlantic Ocean, settled in Perry County, and became prominent early members of Salem Lutheran Church in Farrar. It is not often that I can display … More Salem’s Soehl-Stelling Spouses
Wilhelmina Josephine Lohmann was born on October 7, 1891, so we celebrate her as today’s birthday girl. Wilhelmina was the daughter of Joachim and Gesche (Soehl) Lohmann. She was baptized at Salem Lutheran Church in Farrar. Her baptism record from that church’s books is pictured here. Wilhelmina was born during the time when Perry County … More Farrar Pair – Mangels and Lohmann
