You will read the story of Oscar Koenig today. He was a twin. However, his twin brother, Joseph, died after just one month of life. That Koenig family was a large one. The twins were children #4 and #5 in a list of 11 in our German Family Tree. There is a rather unusual listing … More Oscar and Bertha – The Koenig’s
I found a birthday girl for today, but was not sure I could find enough information about her because she was single all her life. When there are not marriage records or lists of children in their family, it is sometimes hard to come up with enough of interest for a complete story. However, in … More Wukasch Single Sisters
The surname, Starzinger, has shown up a few times on this blog before. Each time I attempt to research a Starzinger, I experience difficulties finding early census records for them. The same was true for this post. The birthday boy for today is Johann Gottlieb Starzinger, who was born on March 31, 1868, making today … More Pocahontas Starzinger – With Rose and Lena
The main character in today’s post has just one lonely document indexed in our German Family Tree. As you can see, Theodore Meister was born on this day in 1876, making him today’s birthday boy. A previous post, The Senior Meister and His Angel, was written about his parents, Anton and Gabriele (Hopfer) Meister. There were … More The Meister, a Twin, and a Minnie in Capp’s Creek
Yesterday, I wrote the story of Emma Moldenhauer. As promised, today you will be told the story of her twin brother, Henry. Heinrich Christian Moldenhauer, also born on December 26, 1884, is listed on a Perry County birth record as being the 8th child in his family. Our German Family Tree lists him and his … More Menfro Moldenhauer Twins – The Second One
Johannes Heinrich Claus Kistenmacher was born on December 12, 1869, so he is today’s birthday boy. A marriage record from Christ Lutheran Church in Jacob, Illinois says John was born in Wilhelmsburg, Hanover, Germany. That church record also states that John was the son of Heinrich and Maria (Schlichting) Kistenmacher. Our German Family Tree lists … More Boxmaker’s Wives and Kids
Today’s main character was mentioned in a previous blog that was written about his brothers titled, Two of a Kind….Later a Full House. Those brothers were a set of twins born on September 17th. What was not said in that post was that this set of twins had an older brother who was also born on … More Three Brothers – Same Birthday – Not Triplets
Lydia Emily Lungwitz was born on August 1, 1882, so she is today’s birthday girl. Lydia was the daughter of Herman and Mathilde (Meyr) Lungwitz. It’s a bit of a mystery about where Lydia was baptized. No such record is included in the German Family Tree. However, she had an older brother, born in 1880, … More Lydia Marries a Boehme Twin
You are about to take a trip back in time, starting in St. Louis, and proceeding to New Wells, Frohna, and Seelitz in Missouri and Horse Prairie in Illinois. The Missouri and Illinois settings have the common thread of Rev. Martin Stephan. All of those places are connected to Diane Guelzow, whose husband’s family roots … More Acts of God – Part 3
You are going to read a type of story today that I usually do not even consider for this blog. My standard procedure for choosing stories is to find one that began before the turn of the 20th century. I do that for a reason. If I look into a story that begins in the … More Farm Mishap Kills Dirt Weinhold
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