You might think that I would write the first post for 2020 about some sort of new beginning. To a certain extent, that is the case, because we will be looking at a man who was born on the first day of 1890, making him today’s birthday boy. However, when you look at his life, … More An Electrifying End
A Christmas song asks the question, Mary, Did You Know? I have to ask the following similar questions of Mary Bretscher. Mary, did you know whether you were born on December 31st or January 1st? Mary, did you know whether you were born in 1844 or 1845? I have to ask these questions because we … More Mary, Did You Know….Your Birthday?
Elda Hemmann is today’s birthday girl. She was born on December 17, 1890, the daughter of Benjamin and Emma (Sachman) Hemmann. For many years, her father was a teacher in East Perry County. He taught at the Lutheran school in Wittenberg from 1892-1902. Then from 1903-1925, he was the teacher at Trinity Lutheran School in … More Eldest Girl Elda
There are times when I think that God gets involved in the process of my blog-writing. In this case, the story you are getting today was first intended to be written yesterday. I did a bunch of research on it before finding out that the birthday that inspired it was not December 15, but it … More The Lueders/Lehner Link
I have often run across stories crediting the town of Wittenberg, Missouri with being a place where orphans could find a home. I can think of three surnames off the top of my head that were involved in orphans being given homes. Those names were Burroughs, Mirly, and Nennert. After looking at some more evidence … More The Richter Adoption Agency
Alfred Benjamin Johannes Theiss was born on this day, December 4, 1887, so he would have been 132 years old if he was still alive. Back in October, I wrote a story about Alfred’s older brother, Paul Theiss, in a story titled, It’s Pronounced Tice – Rhymes with Mice. The history of these two brothers … More Courting Cordy by Horse-and-Buggy
I will be traveling today, so I do not have time to research and write a new post. So I will give you two options. First, you could go back to yesterday’s post if you haven’t read it yet. It actually was a story that deserved to be posted on November 26th. Second, I am … More Lewis & Clark Visit the Rock
I always get confused when I look at the Oehlert family. Today, I will look at that family’s connection to the Krause family. I quickly discovered how confusing the Krause family can be as well. Then if you also throw in a Kranawetter, it absolutely throws me into a tizzy. But I’ll do my best. … More One of the Krause/Oehlert Marriages
Esther Kieninger would have been 134 years old today. She was born as Esther Mueller on November 8, 1885. She was the daughter of Joseph and Mathilda (Buenger) Mueller and her baptism record can be found in the church books of Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg. However, she may have been baptized in the church/school … More Mama Kieninger
Paul Joseph Ehregott Theiss (pronouced Tice) was born on October 27, 1882. Paul was the son of Henry and Ernestine (Mueller) Theiss. This Theiss family lived near Wittenberg right along the Mississippi River. They owned property both on the hill near the river as well as some land in the bottoms. Here is a present-day … More It’s Pronounced Tice – Rhymes with Mice
