I will eventually get to a bride who would be celebrating her 200th birthday today, but I will begin this post by looking at her husband. This man was one of the clergymen who were part of the Gesellschaft in 1839. He was even one of the men who constructed the Log Cabin College which … More Mrs. Buenger’s Bicentennial Birthday
A few stories have been written on this blog about men with the name, August Roth. Yes, I have found another one to tell today. Caspar August Ludwig Roth, who went by the name August, was born on November 4, 1862. That makes today his 161st birthday. August was the son of Henry and Elizabeth … More Brazeau Harness Maker
Today’s birthday boy is Christian Furchtegott Lorenz who was born on October 24, 1857. That makes today his 166th birthday. Christian was the son of John and Johanna (Mueller) Lorenz. His mother was the sister of Rev. J.A.F.W. (Alphabet) Mueller. Both of his parents had arrived in Perry County as part of the Gesellschaft in … More Christian and Ida – Altenburg Lorenz’s
I am going to tie today’s story of a baby born in Frohna on this day to the construction of the replica of the Log Cabin College which is found on the campus of Concordia Seminary in St. Louis. In addition, I will speculate how today’s main character may have contributed in some small way … More From Frohna Hardware to Concordia Custodian
The birthday girl for today’s post is Wilhelmine Magdalena Arbeiter, who was born on October 10, 1896. Almost all of her life, she went by the name of Minnie, and even has that name engraved on her tombstone. Minnie was the daughter of Henry and Caroline (Rowold) Arbeiter. She was born in the Fountain Bluff … More Clarence and Minnie – The Goldstein’s
Today’s main character has been mentioned on this blog on many occasions, mainly because he is the pastor with the distinction of serving Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg for the most years. His name has appeared on a bunch of marriage licenses that have been displayed in previous stories. August Adolph Vogel was born on … More Frohna Boy – Brazilian Missionary – Altenburg Preacher
This post will highlight the life of Adolph Theodor Richter, who is today’s birthday boy. In our German Family Tree, we do not have any records of him getting married, but we will discover today that he became married to a woman who is also included in the GFT. Adolph Richter was born on September … More Adolph Richter – Traveling Salesman
You will see no marriage licenses in today’s post. You will see no military records either. That is because this will primarily be the story of 3 females who never were married. They also happened to be sisters. I found this story as a result of the birth date of Clara Carolina Young. She was … More The Old Young Singles
The story you will read today is another one in which we find both the husband and wife in our German Family Tree, but there is no evidence that these two were connected by marriage. The husband has just one church record in local congregation’s books. As you might guess, this man moved away from … More Adolph Hooss – Weather Strip Salesman
It has become a habit of mine to use Labor Day to highlight someone in the Loeber family. I will remind you that around these here parts, the Loeber name is pronounced very much like the word, Labor, and certainly not Low-ber. So, recognizing someone from the Loeber family on Labor Day seems like the … More Anna Marie Loeber’s First Labor Day
