One of the common first names for Germans from the Hanover area that settled in Perry County is Claus. Also, there are two churches in this area that had several men included in their membership with the name, Claus. Those two churches are Immanuel Lutheran Church in Altenburg and Salem Lutheran Church in Farrar. Today’s … More Claus’s Wives – Two Thurm’s and a Koenig
Today, you will read an Emanuel story. You will also read an Immanuel story. I suppose I could have titled this post as Emanuel from Immanuel. The special event that occurred on this date was the marriage of Emanuel Thurm and Ernestine Stueve that took place on August 14, 1890, making today their 131st wedding … More Emanuel and Ernestine – The E.T.’s
Early Braeuner’s in East Perry County were found having their records in the Altenburg churches. However, we see a Braeuner family in today’s tale that moved to Frohna sometime in the late 1870’s. We will look at a Frohna Braeuner couple today. Anna Margaretha Ross was born on June 4, 1865, so today would have … More Some Frohna Braeuner’s
Many stories have been written on this blog about couples that were made up of a husband and a wife who were raised on The Ridge, a hilly, wooded area found north of Altenburg. You will read another such Ridge Romance story today, but it will be a couple that does not remain on The … More Ridge Romance Goes to Nebraska
You will be reading the story of Traugott Schamburg today. You will find out that he was born on this day, and he and his wife’s records can be found in the church books of several different Perry County churches. However, before we discuss Traugott, let’s take a quick look at how the Schamburg name … More Schamburg’s Sojourns Through Perry County
Frank married twice. His first marriage was the infamous $15 wedding that was described in the post with that title, The $15 Wedding. Then, his second marriage, the one involving Frank and Minnie, took place on this day, so that couple would be celebrating their wedding anniversary today if they were still alive. I urge … More Frank and Minnie
A few posts have already been written on this blog about marriages that have taken place in which both the bride and groom were relative neighbors of each other on The Ridge. You will be told another one of these stories today. First, let’s review the location of that spot that we call The Ridge. … More Yet Another Ridge Romance
One hundred twenty-five years ago, the 13th child in the household of Henry and Katherine (Baum) Schuessler was born in Frohna, Missouri. That boy’s name was Arthur Moritz Schuessler. He was born on August 17, 1895 and baptized at Concordia Lutheran Church in Frohna. Below is his baptism record. Arthur shows up in the 1900 … More Nebraska Art
Joseph Zwickelhuber arrived in America on June 13, 1853 aboard the Ernst Moritz Arndt. He was 9 years old at the time. As you can see on the passenger list for this ship, Joseph arrived with his parents, Paulus and Theresia (Kranawetter) Zwickelhuber and three other siblings. There were several other names of families on … More Zwickelhuber Becomes Kranawetter
Happy 137th Birthday to Theodore Wilhelm Heinrich Schattauer! He was born on March 7, 1883, the son of Matthew and Mary (Haberfellner) Schattauer. Theodore was baptized at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Pocahontas, Missouri. The first census in which we find Theodore was the one taken in 1900 when he was 17 years old. Pauline … More Theodore and Pauline
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