I have previously written posts about members of the Anton Meister family. After all, he and his wife, Gabriele Hopfer, had 13 children according to our German Family Tree. One post, Meister Bauer, referred to Anton as “master farmer”, which is what Meister Bauer means in German. After Anton and Gabriele got married in 1866, most of their … More Meister Bauer’s Bachelor Boy
Today’s post will highlight a couple that got married on this date 130 years ago. It is a story that begins in the Shawnee and Apple Creek Townships and ends up in the nearby Bollinger County. I will begin with the groom. Herman Johann Rastl was born on January 12, 1870, the son of Johann … More Herman’s Rastl-ing Team
The birthday boy for today’s post is a man named Heinrich Leopold Friedrich Kahnert. He would go by the name Leo during his life, and that will be the name I use. He was born on October 20, 1893, making today his 130th birthday. Leo was the son of Herman and Anna (Luedemann) Kahnert, who … More Leo and Olga – To Detroit and Back
My wife is a fan of the TV show, The Good Doctor. After I did a quick internet search, it looks like that show will be continuing again this fall for season #7. Today, you will read the story of a different good doctor. Actually, today’s main character was a minor character in a previous … More The Good E.R. Doctor
This tale begins with the birthday of a baby girl on this date in 1898, making it her 125th birthday. The baby was given the name Flora Henrietta Petzoldt. She was the daughter of Herman and Anna (Scholl) Petzoldt. I can show you a photo of Flora’s parents. That qualifies her to be the great … More Pocahontas Petzoldt-Koenig Pair
The family relationships in today’s tale certainly presented a challenge. I think you will understand what I mean as you read it. It begins with a birthday girl in the Vogel family. In fact, it’s one of those special 150th birthdays today. Emma Magdalena Vogel was born on August 20, 1873, the daughter of William … More Starzinger Couple and Their Assorted Households
Yesterday’s post began with a baby girl, Ella Schroeder, being born in Altenburg on July 27, 1898. Ella married a man from St. John’s Lutheran Church in Pocahontas, which resulted in Ella living in Pocahontas the rest of her life. Today’s post begins with a baby girl being born on the next day, July 28, … More Arthur and Anna – Perryville Guth’s
Ella Emma Schroeder is the one who would be celebrating a special birthday today. Ella was born on July 27, 1898, so if she was still alive, she would be blowing out 125 candles on her birthday cake. Ella was the daughter of Friedrich and Maria (Luedemann) Schroeder. She was the 7th and last child … More Pocahontas Schattauer/Schroeder Pair
I am a day late with this story, but I could not ignore it. It’s a bicentennial birthday story. Rev. Martin Stephan is rather famous (and infamous) for leading the German Lutheran immigration to America in 1839 known as the Gesellschaft. When Rev. Stephan came to this country, he left most of his family in … More The Junior Martin Stephan’s 200th
I have pinned the name, Mama Buenger, on Christiane Buenger, the widow who brought 8 of her children to America as part of the 1839 immigration. My book, Mama Buenger: Mother of a Synod, is a fictional account of her 10 years in the United States. So many people from her family, along with men … More Mama Buenger’s Great Granddaughter
