In 1859, just a few years before the Civil War began, there was a marriage in Altenburg on October 2nd. Before that war came to an end, the groom went off to fight in that war. In fact, several members of the families of both the bride and the groom became involved in that conflict. … More German Civil War Soldiers
Today’s main characters will give me the opportunity to highlight once again a small group of people who became part of the Gesellschaft in 1839. This group has come to be known as the St. Louis Group, or as they are called in Zion on the Mississippi…..”Additions in St. Louis”. This group was made up … More Holschen in Motion
Today would have been the 121st birthday of Paula Grebing who was born on August 19, 1896. She was the daughter of Martin and Emma (Richter) Grebing. Martin delivered mail in the Wittenberg area for a while. This is a photo of the Martin Grebing family when Paula was a child. Paula is the girl … More Joining the Herm Thurm Firm
One does not have to spend too much time studying the family histories of people on The Ridge before realizing that the folks living there were not shy about loving their neighbors. Over and over you find stories about Ridge residents finding their spouses at farm places not far away from their own homes. I … More Love Thy Neighbor
Yesterday’s blog post pointed out that Gerhardt Thurm had two wives….Johanna Kutscher and Anna Jungclaus. Well, Johanna had a sister named Emma, and Anna had a brother named Johann, and those two were married on May 14th in 1894. They were married at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Altenburg. Here is an image of their marriage … More The Jungclauses – They Died Young
Anna Grother was born on this day, November 14th, in 1844. Her future husband, Conrad Seibel was born seven months earlier on April 27th. According to the church records of Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg, Rev. Gotthold Loeber was a busy man that year, baptizing 18 infants during 1844. This was one year before the … More Married to a Mail Carrier
