Between 1885 and 1894, a Schuerenberg family lived in Jacob, Illinois and had 5 children baptized. Today’s birthday girl was the first one of those children born and baptized there. This Schuerenberg family did not remain in Jacob very long because the next child to be born into this family in 1896 was born and … More Robert and Molly – Chester, IL Douglas’s
Today, you will be reading the story of another person who was part of the large Engelhart family that lived in the Pocahontas area. That surname is made up of two words, engel and hart. Engel is the German word for “angel”. The word, hart, from what I could determine, could have two different meanings. … More Bertha Engelhart – A Single Hardy Angel Among Many
Today’s birthday girl was born in Altenburg, Missouri, but like so many others who have had their stories told on this blog, she would migrate to the big city of St. Louis and spend most of her life there. She would get married, but she and her husband were childless. However, despite that, we will … More August and Mathilda Enzmann – St. Louis Hotel Keepers
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
Our birthday boy for today spent only a short time in Perry County, and like was the case with yesteday’s main characters, he moved to Nebraska. This boy spent almost all his life in Otoe County in the eastern part of that state. George Joseph Barth was born on June 5, 1865, so today would … More George Barth – Lorton, Nebraska Pioneer
When I saw that today’s married couple had the names, Schattauer and Wallmann, I figured that it was going to be a post that discussed members of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Pocahontas, Missouri. I was correct. We will start the story with the Schattauer birthday boy. Heinrich Johann Carl Schattauer was born on April … More Henry and Lucy Schattauer – Pocahontas Partners
Today is the birthday of Johanne Amalie Bolz. She was born in St. Louis on April 26, 1847, so she would be celebrating her 178th birthday. Amalie was the daughter of Johann Traugott and Augusta (Wirth) Bolz. Each of Amalie’s parents were part of the Gesellschaft that arrived in Americia in 1839. Johann Traugott Bolz … More Another St. Louis Native Marries a Seminarian
There is a bit of mystery, along with some potential confusion, that we encounter when we begin to look at today’s birthday boy. First of all, I am going to show you the record of a baptism for a man named William Friedrich Loos that is found in our German Family Tree. [FriedheimMO]: Wilhelm Friedrich … More A Loos-Ludwig Link-up
The birthday boy for today is Reinhold Selmer Kasten, who was born on February 24, 1872. Therefore, today would be his 153rd birthday. Reinhold was the son of Carl and Juliane (Lehner) Kasten. He was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Wells. His baptism record is displayed here. Reinhold is found in the 1880 … More Reinhold Kasten – Cape Girardeau Bookkeeper
Now that we have reached the year, 2025, I have to get used to searching for some different numbers. I get to search for years that are multiples of 5, which should be easier to remember. As a former math teacher, I know that my students found it easier to work with numbers that were … More Ernst and Louise – The Moeckel’s from Chester
