Fred Eggers is the author of today’s blog post. He really did me a big favor by writing this post. I was not going to have much time to write a story of my own. Fred always does such a great job researching for his stories, and this one is an example of that. Thanks, … More The Ohio and Kansas Versemann
Back in 2019, I wrote a post titled, Henry and His Little Angel, which told the story of a Lohmann man who married an Engelken woman in Alva, Oklahoma. In that post, it was suggested that the name, Engelken, could be translated as a little angel. Today’s post will tell the story of another Lohmann/Engelken … More Theodore and His Little Angel in Alva
Four years ago, on today’s date, a post was published on this blog that was authored by the brothers, Fred and Cal Eggers. They wrote the story on September 14th in honor of their father, who was born on that day. Now, 4 years later, I am going to republish this article because today would … More Fred and Cal’s Dad Celebrates 125th Birthday
I am going to attempt to settle this. Our German Family Tree says the following about a pair of girls in the Luedemann family. As you can see, there is a question mark behind the word, twin, for these two girls. There is documentation for the date of birth of Engel Luedemann in her marriage … More Twin Sisters? Or Not?
Hinrich Steffens was born on July 1, 1859, so today would be his 165th birthday. Normally, you might see his first name spelled as Heinrich, but his gravestone uses the Hinrich spelling, so that is what I will use. To add to that, another more Americanized version, Henry, might be used, but I have already … More Hinrich and Marta – A Set of Salem Steffens
The birthday boy for today is Martin Joseph Versemann, who was born on June 22, 1886, making today his 138th birthday. Joseph was the son of Henry and Ernestine (Eggers) Versemann. He was the 2nd of 3 boys born to Henry and Ernestine. Joseph was baptized at Salem Lutheran Church in Farrar. An image of … More Farrar to New Mexico to Red Rock
Today’s birthday girl gets into our German Family Tree, not because she was baptized in a local Lutheran church, but because she married a Lutheran man who was. You will eventually learn about her, but I am going to begin this post by looking at the man who became her husband. Joseph Emanuel Brunkhorst was … More Joseph Brunkhorst – Storyteller and Historian
When I wrote the post, Henry IV’s 200th, back in 2022, I stated that I had written 3 previous posts about men named Henry Miesner, making that blog’s main character, Henry IV. I apparently had not gotten all of the Henry Miesner’s yet because you are going to read about another one today. However, I … More Henry V’s Angel
Maria Magdalena Brunkhorst was born on January 13, 1892, so today would be her 131st birthday. Magdalena was the daughter of Johann and Magdalene (Mahnken) Brunkhorst. She was the 3rd and last child in this Brunkhorst family. Magdalena was baptized at Concordia Lutheran Church in Frohna. An image of her baptism record from that congregation’s … More Martin and Magdalena – Lohmann’s from Alva, OK
Theodore Immanuel Conrad Steffens was born on January 8, 1897, making today his 126th birthday. Theodore was the son of Henry and Martha (Hesse) Steffens. He was the last of 6 children in his family. Theodore was baptized at Salem Lutheran Church in Farrar. We can take a look at an image of his baptism … More Theodore Steffens – To Kansas and Back for a Bride
