Today’s story will originate in Shawneetown, Missouri and end up in Los Angeles, California, with quite a bit of time in the Dakotas in between. We will start with the fact that today would be the 125th birthday of George Arthur Wunderlich, who was born on February 21, 1899. George was the son of Bernard … More Best Man Marries Maid of Honor – #2
George William Saupe would be celebrating his 125th birthday today. He was born on December 4, 1898, the son of Adolph and Lina (Lindner) Saupe. George was the middle of 3 sons born to this Saupe couple. George was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Wells. An image of his baptism record from that … More George Saupe – North Dakota Farmer
The highlighted person in today’s tale is another one who has just one lonely church record in our German Family Tree. Today’s birthday boy is Rudolph Benjamin Saupe, who was born on August 25, 1895. That means he would be 128 years old if he was still alive today. Rudolph, who I will call Rudy, … More Rudy Saupe – South Dakota Farmer
Because my wife and I were both Lutheran educators, we made several moves to serve different schools during our careers. Our 3 daughters were all born in Memphis, Tennessee, but now these 3 are scattered across the country. One still resides in the Memphis area and another lives in Minnesota not far from a school … More Athens Bank Teller
Erna Leonora Roth has a special birthday today. She was born on November 16, 1897, so if she was still alive today, she would have to blow out 125 candles on her cake. Erna was the daughter of Martin and Marie (Rudert) Roth. As near as I can tell, Erna was their only child. She … More Murphysboro Saupe’s
A tenth and last child was born to Johann and Maria (Stueve) Schlichting on this day 125 years ago. That baby was named George Theodor Schlichting. If you’ve done the math, you know that George was born on September 20, 1897. He was baptized at Salem Lutheran Church in Farrar, Missouri. We can take a … More Teacher Schlichting
I am going to use a photograph as the centerpiece of today’s post. I must admit this one made me chuckle. The photo shows a South Dakota family’s children standing in a row with the caption, “S.D. Orgelpfeifen”. Plus, it has a dog photo-bomber. Orgelpfeifen means “pipe organ” or “organ pipes”. The children do look … More The Wiehe Pipe Organ
Today will be a story that illustrates the old saying, “What goes around, comes around.” Quite a while back, I wrote a post about Johann Gruenhagen, one of the few persons that was part of what we call the “St. Louis Additions”. It was a group of Lutherans already living in St. Louis when the … More From Johnny’s Place to Johnny’s Place
Today’s story begins with a puzzle and has puzzles all along the way. I will attempt to find my way through this maze, but I am the first to admit that I may not get everything right. It starts with the birthday of Herman Haertling somewhere in Germany. According to the German Family Tree, his … More Navigating the Haertling-Koenig Labyrinth
Charles and Emilie (Palisch) Swan were married in March of 1891. Just before the end of 1891, Emilie gave birth to a pair of twin boys. They were another set of twins that were born on different days. Wilhelm Heinrich Swan was born on December 28, and Abel Bernhardt Swan was born on December 29. … More Twins Keeping Folks on the Right Track
