Oscar C. Hacker was born on August 9, 1878, making today his 144th birthday. It is his story that you will read today. Oscar was the son of Johann and Margaret (Hornberger) Hacker. He was baptized at Peace Lutheran Church in Friedenberg, so I am unable to display an image of his actual baptism record. … More Longtown’s Hoehn-Hacker Couple
When you look at Lutheran marriages that took place in the 1800’s, you often find a couple in which one was born in Germany and one was born in the United States. When you get to marriages taking place in the 1900’s, almost all brides as well as grooms were born in this country. The … More A Thieret Throng
Linda Clara Bergmann is today’s birthday girl. She was born on August 15, 1895, the daughter of George Emanuel and Emelia (Thieret) Bergmann. Linda was baptized at Peace Lutheran Church in Friedenberg so we cannot view her baptism record that was destroyed in a fire. The first document I found for her was the 1900 … More Linda Secretly Marries the Judge’s Son
I did a search on Findagrave.com on the page of Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery in Perryville for the surname, Hoff. I was somewhat surprised to find that there are 14 grave sites there that matched that search. Although I am familiar with this surname in the Perryville area, I did not really expect to find it … More Some Hoff’s from Perryville
Clara Thieret is today’s birthday girl. While looking into her story, I ran into a few interesting connections. One was that her grandmother’s surname was Lang. If you go another generation back, you find that her great great grandmother was Barbara Katherine Schmeuszer, who was the daughter of Count Schmeuszer. I found this paragraph in … More Great Great Great Granddaughter of Count Schmeuszer
Yesterday’s story was about how on two separate occasions, Rev. O.R. Hueschen became a father during the very busy Christmas season. In 1901, this same pastor agreed to perform a marriage ceremony at Grace Lutheran Church in Uniontown on Christmas Day. Now keep in mind, not only had Rev. Hueschen prepared for several worship services … More Noel Nuptials
