Rudolph Franz Starzinger is today’s birthday boy, having been born on May 27, 1891. That makes today his 135th birthday. Rudolph and his future wife are both found in our German Family Tree, but they are not connected as bride and groom because they did not get married in a local church and spent most … More Rudolph Starzinger – St. Louis Tool & Die Guy
On today’s date back in 1885, a baby boy was born in Shawneetown, Missouri. Ferdinand Ernst Martin Rudert would call September 29, 1885 his date of birth. That means today would be his 140th birthday. Martin was the son of Ernst and Ernestine (Schneider) Rudert. The Lutheran Church in Shawneetown had not yet been established … More Martin and Lena – Shawneetown Rudert’s
I am at home today, but we have a houseful of family members, so I am publishing an old post written on this date in 2017. It tells the story of Wilhelm Wachter. Just a few days ago, I wrote the story of Wilhelm’s brother, Charles Wachter and his marriage to Catherine Dede, in the … More Wilhelm Wachter Wedding
After years of writing these blog posts, I have discovered an interesting fact. I have on occasion stated that Lutheran pastors would not perform weddings during the penitential seasons of Advent or Lent. I have told numerous stories about brides and grooms that got married as soon as possible after those church seasons came to … More One of Many December 26th Weddings
Today, you will read the story of two sisters who were lifelong singles. Until the time near their death, these two are found on the same census page. And most of their time, they lived in or near Frohna. One of the sisters has a birthday today. Ernestine Sophia Militzer was born on December 1, … More Ernestine and Lina – Militzer Maidens
I find it really hard to NOT write the story of a person who is included in our German Family Tree who is celebrating their 200th birthday. I have one of those stories to write today. It has a lot of holes in it, so I am guessing that this will be a shorter article … More Sophia Schneider’s Bicentennial Birthday?
I have a bicentennial birthday to share with our readers today. The Bodenschatz name arrived fairly early in Perry County but that name was not part of the original immigrants arriving in 1839. Once the Bodenschatz name arrived here, it spread throughout the area. There were Altenburg Bodenschatz’s, New Wells Bodenschatz’s, Uniontown Bodenschatz’s, etc. I … More Bodenschatz Blacksmith’s Bicentennial Birthday
I am excited to write today’s story. It is a story that not only briefly touches my family tree, but it is also one the enters my neighborhood. When I bought my uncle’s property and moved to Altenburg 14 years ago, I became a neighbor of Elvira Weber, her son, Butch, and her daughter, Betty, … More Weber’s in My Neighborhood
On a couple occasions in the past, instead of writing the story of a man and a woman who get married and raise a family, I have written one about two siblings who spent most of their lives together without ever getting married. In some situations, the two unwed siblings were brothers; in others they were sisters. Today’s … More A Pair of Unwed Wachter’s
Today’s tale is inspired by a marriage record that says a couple was married on June 5, 1859. I am missing several documents that I normally find for such a pair. Add to that the fact that this couple did not have any children. However, I have a somewhat selfish reason for telling this story. … More The Zech’s from My Neighborhood
