Included in our German Family Tree are two men who were named Anton Petzoldt. One was born in 1890 and was written about in the post, A Passel of Petzoldts. The other was born in 1891, and I will tell his story today. Only one of the two Anton Petzoldt’s was a grandson of Friedrich … More Anton Petzoldt – Grandson of The Face in New Wells
I will be telling the story of a Thurm man who marries a Schade woman today, but it will not be the first story in which there was such a marriage. The post, Paul, A Member of the Thurm Throng in Bremer County, Iowa, also told of a Thurm man/Schade woman wedding. Not only that, … More Some More Tripoli Thurm’s
Today’s post was found because a couple got married on April 3rd, but it will take me a while to get around to that wedding. This story helped me answer some questions I have had in the past that went unanswered at the time. So, I am going to backtrack a bit. In 1854, a … More Jonesboro, Illinois Schmidt’s
Hugo Heinrich Theodore Ruehling would be celebrating a special birthday today…his 125th. Hugo was born on March 1, 1899, the son of Henry and Christiana (Walther) Ruehling. Hugo was baptized at Zion Lutheran Church in Pocahontas, Missouri. His baptism from that church’s records is pictured here. Hugo was just an infant when the 1900 census … More Hugo and Hilda – Pocahontas Neighborhood Nuptials
St. John’s Lutheran Church in Ruma, Illinois is celebrating their 175th anniversary this year. It is not often that a story on this blog takes us to that little church in Randolph County, Illinois. Today will be one of those posts. The baptism record for today’s birthday girl is likely to be found in the … More A Rathjen-Rowold Romance
When I was a student at Concordia Teachers College in Seward, Nebraska, there was a Professor J.D. (John Donald) Weinhold on the faculty. J.D. was part of the Math department and specialized in teaching Statistics. I was a math major, so I was very familiar with Professor Weinhold, but at the time, I had no … More Seward Weinhold’s
The story you will read today has its beginnings in the Apple Creek Township of northern Cape Girardeau County, but that is certainly not where it ends. We will start with the birth of a baby girl that took place on September 2, 1883. Therefore, this girl would be celebrating her 140th birthday today if … More Emelie Finds Husband at Farmer’s Retreat
I have never heard of the name, Willibald until I looked into the main character for today’s post. Willibald Robert Schweizer was born on August 23, 1898, so today would be his special 125th birthday. Willibald was the son of Lorenz and Ida (Boehme) Schweizer. The post, Lorenz and Ida – The Schweizer’s, told the … More Willibald the Chester Wood Man
Today’s tale begins on the Missouri side of the Mississippi River, but ends up on the Illinois side. Several stories told on this blog have followed that path, but almost all of them have ended up in Jackson County around Jacob, Illinois. Today, the highlighted couple will spend their lives in Chester, which is located … More Welge – Furniture Dealer in Chester
I have been looking for a reason to write the story about an interesting name that I have run across in past research. That name is Engelbert Engelhart. I did not find a special reason to write his story today, but I did find an event that led me to tell the story of one … More Erhart, Son of Engelbert Engelhart
