I intended to write today’s story yesterday, but as it turned out, my time was taken up by other tasks. One of the events that took up my time was a special, unexpected event that took place yesterday. One of our local residents, Dale Roth, works on the Mississippi River as a towboat captain. I … More Gustav and Bertha Koenig – MO to MI
The surnames in today’s tale began in East Perry County, but that’s not where they are found later. Both surnames made their way to northern Cape Girardeau County. Then the couple I will discuss today ended up in several other locations. The two surnames were Petzoldt and Gaebler. I will begin by looking at today’s … More Selma and Her Family’s Farmhand
When I consider doing a story on a Mueller for this blog, my first thought has to do with which of the many Mueller clans this one comes from. Today, I ran into a different situation. Who would have thought that the Mueller in today’s story was born in Minnesota? Certainly not me. Then when … More A Different Longtown Mueller Wedding
If all goes as planned, this post and the next one will both be about Emilie Petzoldt. However, I must tell you that there will not be two stories about the same person. There were two women named Emilie Petzoldt. Before I move on, let me say that today’s Emilie Petzoldt is not really the … More The First Emilie Petzoldt
Elmer Putz would have been celebrating his 125th birthday today. He was born on January 20, 1896, the son of Henry and Christiane (Ruehling) Putz. Elmer was baptized at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Pocahontas, Missouri. We have transcriptions of the records from that congregation, but I cannot display actual church records. Below is the … More Elmer and Ada Putz
Wilhelm Traugott Schirmer was born on November 28, 1860, so today he would have been 160 years old. Wilhelm was the son of Conrad and Hermine (Petzoldt) Schirmer. His baptism record can be found in the books of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Altenburg, Missouri. I am unable to display any church records today. Let me … More Maria’s Schirmer Men
Ella Lydia Koenig was born on December 11, 1892, so today would have been her 126th birthday. Her parents were Emanuel and Clara (Weinhold) Koenig. She was the sister of John Koenig, whose story was written in the post shown below. A Koenig-Lorenz Couple Lydia was baptized at Salem Lutheran Church in Farrar, Missouri. This … More Siegmund and Lydia – The Oswalds from Stringtown
