Today is the 150th birthday of one of Friedrich Florian (“The Face”) Petzoldt’s grandsons. In this case, we find a branch of his family ending up in the northern part of Cape Girardeau County near the town of Pocahontas. The birthday boy is Herman Petzoldt, Jr. He was born on May 27, 1870, the son … More Some Pocahontas Petzoldts
A wedding took place on this day 121 years ago at Zion Lutheran Church in Pocahontas, Missouri. The groom was August Bendel; the bride was Emma Kranawetter. Their story is yet another case in which the people involved began living in Missouri, but spent most of their lives in Illinois. August Bendel was born on … More Bendel the Burier
I was excited to write this story about two surnames that have not shown up prominently on this blog before, but after doing further research, I almost decided to trash it. It is one of those posts that makes me feel uncomfortable. I would much rather tell a story that begins and ends well, with … More Adolph and the Kaiser
German and Austrian surnames are not well-known for being short. Today’s main character is an exception. Today’s birthday boy, who would have been 150 years old today, was John Putz. He was born on April 29, 1870, the son of Joseph and Josepha (Reisenbichler) Putz. John’s father had arrived in America in 1858 with several … More Putz’s Pipe Dream Becomes Park
If the children in today’s family took the hyphenated form of their parents’ names, it would be the name shown in the title of this post. If they participated in a sport that displays the player’s name on the back of their uniform, it would be a challenge to get it all on there. Haberfellner … More Haberfellner-Schattauer
The situation that I especially found interesting in today’s story is that two cousins with origins in East Perry County, Missouri managed to marry a pair of siblings with their origins near Ogallala, Nebraska. One couple spent their married life in Missouri; the other spent their married life in Nebraska. I began by wondering how … More Missouri Cousins – Nebraska Siblings
I am not in Altenburg right now and will not be there until later this coming week. That makes a little difference in the way I write these posts. I do not have access to the church records that we have at the Lutheran Heritage Center & Museum. I will not be able to display … More Koeberl and Leimer
Happy 137th Birthday to Theodore Wilhelm Heinrich Schattauer! He was born on March 7, 1883, the son of Matthew and Mary (Haberfellner) Schattauer. Theodore was baptized at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Pocahontas, Missouri. The first census in which we find Theodore was the one taken in 1900 when he was 17 years old. Pauline … More Theodore and Pauline
Peter Ludwig would be celebrating his 45th birthday today. He was one of those people who, because he was born on Leap Day, his birthday only occurred every four years. Today would have been only the 45th time Peter’s birthday has been found on a calendar since he was born. That doesn’t take away the … More Peter’s 45th Birthday
The post today starts in Germany where a girl was born on February 19, 1855. This is one of those rare occasions where I found a baptism record for her from the town of Lorch, Germany which was located in the Baden-Württemburg region. The girl’s name was Friedricke Nanette Jung. Jung would be pronounced the … More Tough Choice for Nanette
