Not long after his arrival in Perry County, Missouri as one of the members of the Gesellschaft, Christian Adolf Bergt married Caroline Louis Voelker. That marriage was one of the first marriages to be included in the books of Concordia Lutheran Church in Frohna. The story of this couple was told in the post, Memorial … More A Notable Frohna-Altenburg Couple
I have discovered that topics that show up on this blog sometimes happen in spurts. Sometimes it is several people that have family connections that become the focus of posts that are written within days of one another. Sometimes it may be several folks found in consecutive posts that end up as neighboring farmers. Now … More A Lot of Lost Loved Ones
One hundred thirty-five years ago, a set of twin boys was born in Altenburg, Missouri. Their story, along with their mother and siblings, will take us on quite a trip, and also connect with another old post with an unexplained mystery. Ernst Rudolph and Johannes Friedrich Winter were born on July 2, 1885, the sons … More Winters on Route 66
I ran across a marriage that took place on this day back in 1901 that involved two characters that show up occasionally in my Wittenberg ’03 book, so I decided to tell the story of that couple in today’s post. The marriage was between Theodore Militzer and Theodora Lueders. I am still away from Altenburg … More Theodore and Theodora
Friedrich Carl Gottwerth Seibel was born on June 22, 1869, making today his 151st birthday. He was the oldest child in his parents’ family, and he went on to follow in his father’s footsteps to become a blacksmith. In a previous post that I wrote about Frederick’s parents, Emanuel Seibel’s Grass Roots, it was stated … More Marie and the Frohna Blacksmith
Emanuel Hellwege had two wives during his lifetime, and he married the first one of them on this day back in 1908. I will attempt to share Emanuel’s life story with you today. Emanuel Theodor Hellwege was born on December 28, 1885, the son of Henry and Mina (Rettig) Hellwege. There is a puzzle here. … More Hellwege’s Heartthrobs
In the early years of the German Lutheran immigration, Rev. C.F.W. Walther married Emilie Buenger. We will discover another Emilie today that married a Walther, making her another Emilie Walther. If you follow this blog regularly, you are probably already aware of the fact that there were some famous Walther’s who were pastors in the … More Another Emilie Walther
I almost always take a quick look when I am searching for a story to see if our German Family Tree includes anyone who would be celebrating a bicentennial birthday. Every once in a while, I find one. Today is one of those days. Christiane Weber was born on June 8, 1820 in Germany, probably … More Christiane Gets 200 Candles
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
A birthday that took place 170 years ago attracted my attention for today’s story. Heinrich Gotthold Doering was born on June 2, 1850, the firstborn child of George and Theresa (Schlimpert) Doering. Before we discuss Heinrich’s life, let’s take a brief look at his parents. According to a Doering family book we have in our … More The Doering-Petzoldt Pair
