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
I am guessing that you know the story of Hannah of Bible story fame. Hannah was childless for a long time. She made a promise to God. If He would grant her a son, she would dedicate the boy’s life to God’s service. She was granted a son, Samuel, and he went on to become … More Another Hanna Story
We have a birthday boy coming from Farrar, Missouri today. His name was Gerth August Stueve. He was born on July 27, 1884. His parents were Claus Henry and Margaretha (von Glahn) Stueve. You have to be really careful with the name Claus Stueve. First of all, there are numerous Claus Stueves to be found … More Go Find the West, Young Man
Arthur Wilhelm Stueve was born on March 28, 1896. He was the son of Peter and Mary (Engert) Stueve. Right away when Arthur was born we find a somewhat unusual fact. Even though he was born in Jackson County, Illinois, he was brought across the river to be baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Altenburg. … More Arthur Stueve – MP
The last child of Johann Stueve was born on this day, March 11, in 1893. Her name was Frieda Emma Maria Stueve. Her mother was Maria (Wichern) Stueve. Frieda was baptized at Concordia Lutheran Church in Frohna, Missouri. One of the fascinating aspects of this family is the fact that Frieda’s father was married three … More Polish (or Palisch) Off the Stueves
I was not planning to write a story today, but I ran across one that I just could not resist sharing. It is not often that you run across a birthday in our German Family Tree that occurred 200 years ago. As you can figure, such a birthday must have occurred in Germany, not in … More Bicentennial Birthday
