Today’s main character has been mentioned on this blog on many occasions, mainly because he is the pastor with the distinction of serving Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg for the most years. His name has appeared on a bunch of marriage licenses that have been displayed in previous stories. August Adolph Vogel was born on … More Frohna Boy – Brazilian Missionary – Altenburg Preacher
This post will highlight the life of Adolph Theodor Richter, who is today’s birthday boy. In our German Family Tree, we do not have any records of him getting married, but we will discover today that he became married to a woman who is also included in the GFT. Adolph Richter was born on September … More Adolph Richter – Traveling Salesman
On this day 125 years ago, a baby boy was born in Frohna. George Karl Robert Fiehler was born on August 26, 1898, the firstborn child of Charles and Clothilde (Boehme) Fiehler. A post was written back in 2018 about George’s parents titled, Charles and Tillie. George was baptized at Concordia Lutheran Church in Frohna. … More George and Onida – Some Frohna Fiehler’s
The family relationships in today’s tale certainly presented a challenge. I think you will understand what I mean as you read it. It begins with a birthday girl in the Vogel family. In fact, it’s one of those special 150th birthdays today. Emma Magdalena Vogel was born on August 20, 1873, the daughter of William … More Starzinger Couple and Their Assorted Households
Arthur George Seibel was born on August 7, 1896, making today his 127th birthday. Arthur was the son of George Gottlob and Anna Amalia (Vogel) Seibel. A prior post, G.G. and A.A. Seibel, told the story of Arthur’s parents. In that post, it was documented that a Vogel family and a Seibel man moved to the … More Arthur and Ethel – Somerset Sweethearts
Arthur Martin Gerler would be celebrating a special birthday today if he was still alive. Because he was born on July 15, 1898, today would have been his 125th birthday. Arthur was the son of Christian John Friedrich and Susanna (Vogel) Gerler. He was the 3rd of 9 children born to that couple. The first … More Arthur and Eleanor – A Gerler-Zwosta Pair
One hundred fifty years ago, on March 3, 1873, Anton Benjamin Dietrich was born in Altenburg, Missouri. He was the 9th child in a family made up of 9 boys who have been called the Dietrich Giants because they were all over 6 feet tall. Since there were 9 boys in the family, I have … More Batting Ninth for the Altenburg Giants
I could not resist this story. First of all, it can be considered a continuation of yesterday’s tale about Arthur Vogel. This story also connects back to a post published in 2020 called Mrs. Reinkensmeyer. However, before I continue to tell this story, let me add a little to yesterday’s post. I am now back … More Best Man Marries Maid of Honor
Today marks the birthday of a man named Arthur Vogel. He certainly is not the first man by that name to show up on this blog. I know I have written a story about an Arthur Vogel who was born and raised in the Shawnee Township around Pocahontas. I have also written a story about … More Art and Clara – Jacob, Illinois Vogel’s
A marriage took place on this date 150 years ago. Just yesterday, I composed a post that had connections to a recently-published story titled, Pocahontas Mueller’s. The couple celebrating a special anniversary today once again is connected to that story…from two different directions. It is another story which links together a couple in which the … More From Shawnee Township, MO to Shawnee County, KS
