The lonely baptism record for David Markworth found in our German Family Tree is the starting point for today’s post. Christian David Markworth was born on February 2, 1854, making today his 170th birthday. David was the son of Heinrich and Fredericke (Mueller) Markworth. Below is a photo of David’s parents. Both of David’s parents were part … More Sheboygan’s Teacher Markworth
My time today will be spent watching grandkids play sports, so I am pulling up a past post written close to this date in 2016. The city of Oshkosh, Wisconsin is probably most noted for producing and selling farmers’ overalls. The Grove Manufacturing Company was established in Oshkosh in 1895 and quickly had its name … More B’Gosh, Old Lutheran Sells Clothes in Oshkosh
It has become a habit of mine to use Labor Day to highlight someone in the Loeber family. I will remind you that around these here parts, the Loeber name is pronounced very much like the word, Labor, and certainly not Low-ber. So, recognizing someone from the Loeber family on Labor Day seems like the … More Anna Marie Loeber’s First Labor Day
Because my wife and I were both Lutheran educators, we made several moves to serve different schools during our careers. Our 3 daughters were all born in Memphis, Tennessee, but now these 3 are scattered across the country. One still resides in the Memphis area and another lives in Minnesota not far from a school … More Athens Bank Teller
I was a Lutheran educator for many years. During that time, I met quite a few Lutheran teacher couples that were made up of two people whose hometowns were very distant from one another. Even my marriage is made up of a St. Louis city boy who married a Minnesota farm girl who got married … More Sheboygan Girl Meets Farrar Boy in Alva, Oklahoma
Yesterday, I told the story of Charles Hoehn, who was born December 10, 1871 near Friedenberg. One day later, another baby boy was born on December 11th near Frohna. That newborn was named Heinrich Benjamin Fiehler. That means that Henry would not only be celebrating his birthday today if he was still alive, but he … More Happy Birthday, Teacher Fiehler
We have a new name to look at today. I admit that it is this new name that attracted me to this story. The surname that has not shown up on this blog previously is Pepmueller. There’s not much information included in our Germany Family Tree about this individual, but that does not mean there … More Pep’s Mom and Dad
I am once again a little frustrated today. After researching a name based on a special event that supposedly took place on August 30th, I now have discovered that date might not be correct. It was even a wedding that our German Family Tree says took place on August 30, 1846, making today the 175th … More Stengel: A New Name – An Old Name
Today’s tale does not spend much time in Perry County, Missouri, but it has its beginning here. You will be viewing only one church record and two census records for the main character in today’s story that come from Missouri. This tale gives me the opportunity to discuss two themes that come out of the … More Rev. Professor Schmidt
The saga you will be told today begins with a girl’s birthday on this date in St. Louis, Missouri, but it certainly does not end there. The girl’s name was Anna Marie Schuricht. She was born on June 15, 1856, the daughter of Johann Fuerchtegott and Anna Susanna (Tirmenstein) Schuricht. The story of Anna Marie’s … More Kinder’s Freund (Children’s Friend)
