Anton Schade, if he was still alive, would be celebrating his 130th birthday today. He was born on August 8, 1889. I admit that what I was really looking for today was a person who was born or married on August 8, 1888 (8/8/88), but none could be found in our German Family Tree. I … More Anton Gets Palisch-ed
The photo below has been shown in a few previous posts. It shows a town band that called themselves the Jolley Boys. The band was made up of men who lived in the vicinity of Pocahontas, Missouri. The gentleman kneeling in the front on the right is today’s birthday boy. His name was Henry Lichtenegger, … More One of the Jolley Boys
Today would mark the 130 anniversary of Adoph Joseph (A.J.) Doering and Anna Richter. They were married on February 28, 1889 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg. Several factors contributed to my selection of this story today. One was their special anniversary. Another factor was the amount of photographs I located of that family and … More Adolph and Anna
Mathilda Magdalena Lorenz was one of those girls who was always going to be celebrating Valentine’s Day on the same day as her birthday. Mathilda was born on February 14, 1891 and baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg. She was the daughter of Johann and Caroline (Mueller) Lorenz. Below is her baptism record. There … More Mathilda – Henry’s Valentine
We know she was Clara Holschen. In fact, we know she was Clara Holschen twice. But before she was Clara Holschen, who was she, and who were her parents. I will present you with the facts that we have to work with, and I will give you a theory about who she was, but in … More Clara the Mystery Woman
August Arensburg is today’s birthday boy. He was born on March 26, 1843 in Kassel, Germany. His father’s name was Frederick, but his mother’s name is not in any records that we have. August had an older brother named Christoph, and his first two children died in 1857, and their death records can be found … More Barkeep’s Boy
Today’s story centers around Ruben Engert who would have been 100 years old today. He was born in Altenburg on November 5, 1917 and baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church. Ruben’s parents were Theodore and Anna (Schroeder) Engert who lived in Friedland, or The Ridge. Ruben’s mother, Anna, was the sister of the Molly Schroeder that … More From the Hills of Perry County to the Fields of Tripoli
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
July 9th was not only the birthday of Mathilde Gerler, it was her anniversary. She was born on July 9, 1882. Her birth record in the Immanuel Lutheran, Altenburg church records say that she was born in Friedland, which is another term for The Ridge. She was the daughter of Louis and Emma (Thurm) Gerler. … More Art and Tillie
