I will be encouraging folks to wish a “Happy 150th Birthday” to George Harmening today. This tale has certain similarities to yesterday’s story about a Lutheran church worker and a person who spent just a short time in Perry County. That is the case again with the tale of George Harmening’s life. There is also … More George and Gesine – The Harmening’s in Lidderdale
One of the main characters in today’s tale perhaps just spent a day or two in Perry County. As near as I can tell, he came to a church in Perry County to get married and promptly took his new bride elsewhere. His Perry County bride actually grew up in Cape Girardeau County just across … More Teacher Sieving and His Perry County Bride
Mary Bock is today’s birthday girl. She happens to be another one of those Perry County characters who has a baptism and confirmation record in a local church’s books, as well as showing up in a Perry County census at an early age, but then disappears from this area. Like so many others who began … More Mary and Her Swiss Jakob
The post for today begins with the birthday girl, Martha Lydia Thauwald. Lydia was born on April 10, 1891, the daughter of Karl and Caroline (Schneider) Thauwald. She was the 5th of 7 children in her Thauwald household. Lydia was baptized at Grace Lutheran Church in Uniontown. An image of her baptism record from that … More Hausmann’s in Boyden, Iowa
Gerard Fiehler and I were hanging out at the museum yesterday. I had just finished posting yesterday’s story and decided to begin looking for who could be the subject of today’s post. My usual routine is to open up the digital version of our German Family Tree and search its contents for special dates. I … More Confirmation Rites on Palm Sunday
Today’s birthday girl is another one of those life stories that begins in East Perry County, but evidence points to her not living here for very long. Only a baptism record is found in our German Family Tree. A baby girl named Martha Agnes Thekla Ross was born on March 27, 1898, making today her … More How Did Martha Find a Groom from Boonville, Indiana?
At the present time, two Perry County Lutheran congregations, Grace Lutheran Church in Uniontown and Zion Lutheran Church in Longtown, form a dual parish with a shared pastor. That has not always been the case. Grace, Uniontown was one of the congregations to be formed as a result of the Lutheran immigration that took place … More A Uniontown – Longtown Couple
Today’s post may be one of those that presents just as many questions to the readers as there are answers. In the midst of it all, I will also share some of my speculations. I will begin with a birthday girl. This woman would be celebrating one of those special birthdays today. Her name was … More Doberenz’s Two Brides
Today’s birthday girl has a very interesting name, and she would be celebrating a special birthday if she was still alive today. Her name was Lydia Seraphina Adolphine Frentzel, who was born on July 23, 1898. That makes today her 125th birthday. In the early years of her life, she was called Adolphine. She was … More Adeline’s Stagehand at the Granada
You will read the story today of a man who certainly did not have an easy life. This man would also be celebrating his birthday today if he was still alive. Theodore Friedrich Blanken was born 149 years ago on January 4, 1874. Theodore was the son of Herman and Emilie (Pfau) Blanken. He was … More One-Armed Saw Miller
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