Lydia Mathilde Pilz has a special birthday today. Since she was born on June 6, 1897, she would be 125 years old if she was still alive. Lydia was the daughter of Henry and Maria (Stueve) Pilz. According to our German Family Tree, she was the 4th of 7 children born into that Pilz family. … More Rudy and Lydia and Their Fruit
Today’s birthday girl is Louise Esther Swan, who would be celebrating her 127th birthday today. She was born on May 18, 1895, the daughter of Charles and Pauline (Palisch) Swan. A previous post mentioned Louise’s parents. That post was titled, A Beautiful Swan Joins the Bevy. Louise was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Altenburg. We … More William’s Swan Sweetheart
Heinrich Herman Luehrs was born on April 6, 1870, along with his twin brother, Johann. Herman, however, was the only one who survived infancy. According to our German Family Tree, these twins were the 6th and 7th of 9 children born to Heinrich and Katharina (Blanken) Luehrs. Heinrich and Katharina arrived in America in 1866 … More A Luehrs-Stueve Link – Herman and Sophia
I will enter the maze of the Stueve family today. I bumped up against even more difficulty when I discovered that I think I have already done about 5 stories involving men named John Stueve. Because of that, I will call today’s birthday boy, John F. Stueve. Like yesterday’s male character, John F. found a … More John and Bertha – St. Louis Stueve’s
When I discovered that a girl by the name of Wilhelmine Bachmann was born on February 18th, I did not know right away that her story would lead me to another Stueve. Yesterday, the post told the story of a Stueve (pronounced Steve around here) that ended up in Sylvan Grove, Kansas. The Stueve in … More A Stueve That Doesn’t Leave
The Stueve family is another one of those surnames that presents all kinds of challenges for a researcher. Today, you will be told the story of a man by the name of Claus Johannes Stueve. I can tell you that there are numerous men in the Stueve family that carried the name Claus Stueve. I … More Stueve Leaves – Finds Bride in Kansas
Today’s post was written by our friend, Cal Eggers, who has previously written posts on this blog. He and his brother, Fred, because they grew up in Farrar, are very familiar with families from that area. This post will highlight two such Farrar residents. ====================================== When you see “Man and Woman” as the title of … More Claus and Adelheid
Yesterday’s story contained several Petzoldt’s. Today you get the story of an Etzold. The birthday boy for today is Martin Gottfried Etzold, who was born on December 9, 1874. Before I move on with his story, I will take a detour to another one. December 9th will always be a special day here in Altenburg. … More Sylvan Grove Etzold
If you would tromp through the Concordia Lutheran Cemetery, you could find the five the gravestones shown in the gallery below. Those five individuals will all be part of today’s post. The story begins with the only gravestone above that does not have the surname, Stueve, engraved on it. It is also the person who … More Five Funerals in Frohna
I did not plan this, but I found another one of those stories today in which a birth date is debatable. The baptism record for Anna Dorothea Schlichting shows that she was born on September 27, 1882, so if that is the case, today would be her 139th birthday. Anna was the daughter of John … More A Fiehler-Schlichting Duo
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