Our story today begins with the birthday of Maria Catherine Seibel, who was born on November 9, 1841. She was the daughter of Johann and Elizabeth (Theiss) Seibel and baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church. Maria’s father was part of the New York Group that arrived in Perry County at about the same time as the … More An Engert/Seibel Duo
My Grandpa Schmidt’s wife had the maiden name, Mueller. Today, you will hear the story of another couple made up of a Schmidt groom and a Mueller bride. It is actually tied into my family. However, it is not connected through the Schmidt groom. It is connected through the Mueller bride, who happened to be … More Another Schmidt/Mueller Couple
Today would have been my Grandma Schmidt’s 142nd birthday. On June 7th three years ago, I wrote a post about my grandmother titled, The Loebs-Schmidt Connection. I will try to avoid repeating a lot of the information that was found in that story, but I have located a few more photos and documents relating to … More Happy Birthday, Grandma Schmidt
In my own personal family tree, you will find a set of my great-grandparents who were made up of a Mueller man and a Theiss woman. One of their daughters, Bertha Mueller, went on to marry a Schmidt, and the rest is my history. In that same generation, there was yet another combination of one … More One of Those Theiss-Mueller Pairs
Alfred Benjamin Johannes Theiss was born on this day, December 4, 1887, so he would have been 132 years old if he was still alive. Back in October, I wrote a story about Alfred’s older brother, Paul Theiss, in a story titled, It’s Pronounced Tice – Rhymes with Mice. The history of these two brothers … More Courting Cordy by Horse-and-Buggy
Paul Joseph Ehregott Theiss (pronouced Tice) was born on October 27, 1882. Paul was the son of Henry and Ernestine (Mueller) Theiss. This Theiss family lived near Wittenberg right along the Mississippi River. They owned property both on the hill near the river as well as some land in the bottoms. Here is a present-day … More It’s Pronounced Tice – Rhymes with Mice
Sometimes I run across stories that send me down a whole lot of rabbit holes. Today is one of those. By the time I was done searching, and believe me, there are even more rabbit holes I could have gone down, I think I tied together some Perry County families that had a common characteristic. … More Schuessler Stogies
July 23, 1859 was the day a set of twins, one boy and one girl, were born in St. Louis, Missouri. The parents of this set of twins were both part of the 1839 German Lutheran immigration, so that is how their story makes this blog. Both of the parents came to America aboard the … More California is Calling
I’m going to start today’s story with a photograph. The above tombstone can be found in my barn. Today I will tell you why several such stones are located in my barn. I will also tell you why this stone would show up in a post written on March 30th. First, let me explain the … More Tales from a Tombstone…in a Barn
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
