My wife likes to do jigsaw puzzles. On a few occasions she has told me that a certain piece is just not there. She even searches the floor and under furniture for the missing piece. Eventually, she discovers that the piece is not missing. She has just placed it in the wrong location on the … More Love Boat (1868)
f today’s tale was told in a previous post titled, Learning Latin from a Blacksmith’s Son. However that post highlighted a son of today’s couple. I am returning to this story to focus more on the parents. I even found another bride for the father. It seems like it is a daily occurrence that I … More A Disappearing Winter
It looks like it going to be a typical winter day here in the Midwest. What better day than to write about some historical Winter’s in the Midwest. And where better to start than the birth of a Winter. Ernst Friederich Jacob Winter was born on January 14, 1861, so today would be his 162nd … More Winter’s Alone Yet Together in Oklahoma
On this early winter day, I will tell the tale of a Winter who was born 153 years ago. Carl Ludwig (Louis) Winter was born on December 6, 1869, the son of August and Maria (Mangelsdorf) Winter. A post was written about Ludwig’s parents titled, Winter the Wagon Maker, Ludwig was baptized at Concordia Lutheran Church … More A Shawneetown Winter
Today is the birthday of Joseph Bock. Like several other Bock babies that have appeared in this blog, Joseph was born and baptized in Uniontown. Joseph was born on November 18, 1843, the son of Michael and Christiane (Hemmann) Bock. Joseph’s mother was the 2nd child of J.G. Hemmann, who has been mentioned in quite … More Joseph and Emma – A Few More Bock’s in Uniontown
Wilhelmine Weber will be the focus of today’s tale. During her lifetime, she was married twice. The first marriage took place on today’s date. Wilhelmine Weber was born on July 25, 1835 in Ossig, Germany. Wilhelmine was the daughter of Gottfried and Christiane (Seidel) Weber. Her baptism record from the parish in Ossig is displayed … More Weber – Hecht- Winter
August 1st was the day a baby boy named Winter was born in 1877. That baby was born in Altenburg, Missouri. If that day was anything like the forecast we have for Altenburg today, it was a hot one. We are under a heat advisory for the next 3 days. Not being a female, I … More A Little Winter in the Dog Days of Summer
Martin Hellwege was the 5th child of Henry Hellwege and his 4th wife, Friedericke Winter. A previous story was written about Martin’s father and his 4 wives titled, The Fourth Marriage. You are going to discover that Martin would be another Hellwege who would have more than one wife. Martin Theodor Hellwege was born on … More Martin, Ida, and Nina – The Hellwege’s
Esther Agnes Dede is today’s birthday girl. She was born on April 24, 1899, the daughter of Charles and Elizabeth (Winter) Dede. She was the 9th of 10 Dede children. Esther, as well as all her siblings, was baptized at Salem Lutheran Church in Farrar. We can take a look at her baptism record. Esther … More Bill and Esther – The Aurich’s
It seems like I have written more stories lately that have featured men or women born in the late 1880’s or 1890’s. When I do so, it makes me think that people born during this time period would have been peers of my grandparents because that is when they were born. Secondly, men from this … More Walter and Della – The Leimbach’s
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