Just one year ago, I wrote this story about Samuel Tirmenstein and his wife, Christiane Claus. In that post, it stated that Samuel was not only born on May 1st, but that he also was likely married on May 1st. And since he and Christiane were married in Germany in 1825, that means today would … More Happy 200th Anniversary, Tirmenstein Trailblazers!
I will be spending this weekend enjoying what might be described as a grandchildren’s sports experience. My wife and I will be privileged to watch twin granddaughters playing in a volleyball tournament in Chicago and a grandson playing football. So, you get to read an old story today. I chose this previous post because the … More Honest Man’s 160th Birthday
Included in the Stephanite immigration that arrived in America in 1839 were two rather large families. The Schuricht family began the vogaye across the Atlantic Ocean with 9 passengers, one of which died at sea. The Tirmenstein family had 10 people on their ship’s passenger list. The Schuricht’s were reportedly from Wallbach in Germany. I … More Traugott Schuricht – St. Louis Merchant
Not long ago, I wrote a post about the original Tirmenstein’s to arrive in America in 1839. That post was titled, Tirmenstein Trailblazers. In that post, it was noted that the Tirmenstein’s spent just a short time in Perry County before moving to St. Louis. Today I will tell the story of a Tirmenstein grandson … More Rev. Tirmenstein Shares Gospel in Indiana
When the Stephanite immigrants arrived in the United States in 1839, one of the largest families had the surname, Tirmenstein. Several previous posts have been written already on this blog about children who were part of that Tirmenstein family. Today, I will attempt to recount the story of the father and mother in that family, … More Tirmenstein Trailblazers
The setting for today’s tale is St. Louis. Despite the fact that most of the stories told on this blog take place in Perry County, part of my mission is to tell stories that emanate from the 1839 German Lutheran immigration. As that immigration developed, some folks did not settle in Perry County but chose … More Concordia’s Dr. Preuss
You are going to read another Tirmenstein tale today. However, the starting point is the birth of a Schmidt in Collinsville, Illinois. The birthday girl was Caroline Wilhelmine Schmidt, who was born on December 2, 1882. That makes today her 140th birthday. Caroline was the daughter of Martin and Caroline (Mittenzwei) Schmidt. Caroline’s father was … More Tirmenstein the Treasurer
I made a few discoveries while researching today’s story that make me excited to write this post. First of all, it includes a woman who could say that today was her birthday and her anniversary. Having said that, I could add that this woman never lived in Missouri. In fact, there are no church records … More Who Is the Last Grandchild of an 1839 Immigrant?
A few years ago, in the post, Premiere Lutheran Publisher, I wrote about Martin Tirmenstein, who was one of the early leaders of Concordia Publishing House in St. Louis. Martin’s wife was Clara Lange. I found out today that this was not the only marriage between a Tirmenstein and a Lange. A few years after … More Another Lange-Tirmenstein Combo
Johann Wilhelm Edward Schuricht was born on either June 10th or June 11th in 1857. Today and tomorrow, the 10th and 11th, I will be on the road and attending a wedding. I will publish this on the 10th and will not be able to write a new story on the 11th, so I might … More Edward Schuricht – Busch Wagon Maker
