Gustav Friedrich Schliesser was born on January 18, 1875, so he would be today’s birthday boy. Not only that, he would be celebrating his 150th birthday today. His gravestone would say that he was born on January 17th, but I think that is wrong. Gustav was the son of John and Wilhelmine (Ehmann) Schliesser. He … More Gustav Schliesser – Migrating Miller and His Sackmann
I have the story of a birthday girl to tell today. Our German Family Tree has a record of her birth and baptism, but no husband is attached to her name. This post will give the answer to the question about who would become her husband. Anna Caroline Ludwig was born on January 13, 1886, … More Ludwig Ties a Loos Knot
Paul Gerhard Stueve was born on January 11, 1891, thus making today his 135th birthday. You will discover by reading his story today that he began his life in Perry County but eventually found his bride in Pocahontas and spent the remainder of his life there. Paul was the son of Claus and Margaretha (Steffens) … More Paul and Lena – Pocahontas Stueve’s
I found another one. Here we are, just 8 days into the New Year, and today’s post will be the third one already that tells the story of someone celebrating their bicentennial birthday. Not only that, I have already written a post about someone who was celebrating a 220th birthday this year. It is starting … More Joseph Pilz – Joseph Lichtenegger’s Father-in-Law
The only way the title of this post can be understood is if someone had the surname, Born. And that is indeed the case today. That man named Born is today’s birthday boy. He has a baptism record in our German Family Tree, and that is why he qualifies to have his story told on … More Born Born in Perryville; Born Died in Chester
The birthday girl for today is a woman named Edna Aurelia Schoen. Edna was definitely born on November 17th, but it is debatable whether she was born in 1895 or 1896. Our German Family Tree gives her birth year as 1895, which would indicate that she would be celebrating her 130th birthday today, but after … More Eberhard and Edna – Pocahontas Ruehling’s
Albert A. Kain was perhaps born on September 23, 1865, and if so, he would be celebrating his 160th birthday today. There is a bit of debate about his date of birth because his gravestone says he was born on September 15th of that year. Regardless, you are getting his story today. Albert’s story has … More Albert Kain – Born at Sea
Today’s birthday girl was a life-long single person. I will attempt to tell her story today. Ida Katharine Kraml was born on September 14, 1880, thus making today her 145th birthday. Ida was the daughter of Gottlieb and Anna Maria (Lichtenegger) Kraml. Her father had previously been married to Franziska Pichler, but she died in … More Ida Kraml – Unattached, Yet Attached
A story I wrote two days ago still sticks in my mind. It was about a baby girl who was abandoned on the property of Concordia Seminary in St. Louis and taken in by Jacob and Justine Goenner. Now, two days later, I will write the story of a baby girl who was born two … More Gottfried and Mary – Pocahontas Putz’s
I will have the privilege of attending the installation of a former student of mine at a Lutheran church not far from here later today, so I only have limited time to work on a blog post. I am sharing this old post about someone I have called the “Ridge Charles Weber”. I think our … More One of Many Charles Weber’s
