I have pinned the name, Mama Buenger, on Christiane Buenger, the widow who brought 8 of her children to America as part of the 1839 immigration. My book, Mama Buenger: Mother of a Synod, is a fictional account of her 10 years in the United States. So many people from her family, along with men … More Mama Buenger’s Great Granddaughter
Today’s birthday girl spent only 3 years in Perry County, so she probably had no memories from her time in Altenburg. Most of her life was spent in another location known for its German Lutheran heritage. Get ready to take a trip to the vicinity of Stuttgart, Arkansas, a place that has also become famous … More Bertha’s Stuttgart Rice Farmer
The founding father of the Farrar Fritsche’s was born on this day, February 17, 1843. Heinrich Fritsche was born in Germany. While still in Germany, he married Bertha Boehme. These two were probably married around 1870 because their first son was born in 1871. Although I could not find any baptism or marriage records in … More First and Second Coming of Farrar Fritsche’s
You are going to get another Hemmann story today. There are certainly many Hemmann’s in our German Family Tree. When the original J.G. Hemmann had 21 children via two different wives, most of which survived into adulthood, and several of his boys had a passel of children also, you can see why there are so … More Rosine Finds Ludwig in the Big City
