Yesterday’s story included Emma Jungclaus, whose mother was Gesche (Stueve) Jungclaus. I will be telling a story today which includes a character, Maria Anna Stueve, who would have been Emma Jungclaus’s first cousin. Maria’s father, Herman Stueve, was Gesche’s brother. Emma’s marriage to Albert Weber was a Ridge wedding. Maria Stueve’s marriage would be another … More Pilz/Stueve: Another Ridge Couple
Two surnames found in the area known as The Ridge north of Altenburg were Jungclaus and Weber. Today, you will read about a married couple that was made up of a Jungclaus and a Weber. I choose to begin the tale back in Lamstedt, Germany (mainly because I found some original baptism records there). First, … More Albert and Emma on The Ridge
You are about to read the type of story that you won’t read often. It’s a tale in which a bride and a groom each have fathers whose name was Claus Stueve. It doesn’t take long to figure out that such a marriage would involve a Stueve marrying a Stueve. Let’s begin by looking at … More Claus Stueve – Father and Father-in-Law
Today would have been the 121st birthday of Frieda Stueve. She was born on October 28, 1898 and baptized at Christ Lutheran Church in Jacob, Illinois. Frieda was the daughter of Peter and Mary (Engert) Stueve. Here is her baptism record. Frieda was the 9th of 11 children in this Stueve family. We find her … More Ben and Frieda
I have written previously about a Henry Lohmann. I just took a look in a monstrous family tree in Ancestry.com which was produced by a friend of our museum, Lori Adams, and found 10 different men who had Heinrich along with their Lohmann surname. The one we will look at today is sometimes referred to … More This Henry Lohmann Married a Steffens
Today’s couple reminds me of my aunt and uncle. I had an Aunt Dorothy and an Uncle Rudy Schmidt. As the title suggests, the couple I write about today were a Rudy and Dora, only their surname was Gerhardt. Both Rudy and Dora had Perry County roots, but they managed to marry each other in … More Rudy and Dora
One hundred seventy-eight years ago, Peter Herman Stueve was born in Lamstedt, Germany. Peter was born on June 5, 1841. His parents were Carsten and Adelheid (Mangels) Stueve. The parish located in Lamstedt is one of those churches whose records can be found on Ancestry.com. We have Peter’s baptism record. It is reported that Peter … More Peter Blessed by a Crum
Today would have been Paul and Edna Heise’s 95th wedding anniversary. This couple was married at Zion Lutheran Church in Crosstown, Missouri. Yesterday’s Weibrecht family were also members of that church. I do not often find stories from this congregation, but in this case, I found two in a row. Paul Heise has an interesting … More Another Crosstown Chronicle
Just how does a person end up with siblings who are also their cousins? I will attempt to answer that question today. The scenario for this post is also another one of those situations where we have siblings marrying siblings. It will also include a side story of a tragic death in the family. My … More The Leine-Stueve Family Ties
Johann Martin Pilz began his life on the hilly area of East Perry County referred to as The Ridge, also called Friedland. He would later make his way to the flatlands of Nebraska. It is his story that I will attempt to tell today. John was born on December 23, 1894, but was not baptized … More Pilz on the Prairie
