We begin today’s post with the birth of a baby boy in Wittenberg, but this story does not end there. This boy ended up living in two other states during his life. That baby boy was named Curt Treumund Harnagel, who was born on April 5, 1896. That means today would be Curt’s 130th birthday. … More Curt Harnagel – Wittenberg to Toledo to Fort Worth (and an Easter Baby)
The common fact about today’s bride and groom is that they were both baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Friedheim. These two would also eventually be buried in the cemetery of that church. However, in the intervening time, we have evidence that they were not always members of that congregation. Today’s birthday boy is Christian … More Meta and Christian – Friedheim Pohlmann’s
Today’s birthday boy is Ludwig Herman Koenig, who was born on March 29, 1897. That makes today his 129th birthday. Throughout his life, documents called him Ludwig or Louis or even L.W. I will use Ludwig, mainly because that is what is on his gravestone. He was the son of Theodore and Louise (Popp) Koenig. … More Ludwig and Bertha – Koenig’s Go to St. Louis and Come Back
A baby boy was born in Pocahontas, Missouri on February 9, 1896, thus making today his 130th birthday. His name was Paul Walter Ruehling, the son of Frank and Wilhelmine (Edlinger) Ruehling. He was baptized at Zion Lutheran Church in Pocahontas. We can view his baptism record from that congregation’s books below. His name was … More Pocahontas Groom – Prairie City Bride
There are similarities between yesterday’s tale, German Lutheran Marries Catholic Brewer, and the one you will read today. The most obvious common thread is the fact that both posts tell the story of a German Lutheran woman who marries a Roman Catholic man. Today’s post was discovered because today is the groom’s birthday. We will … More Louis and Dorothy – Perryville Pecaut’s
Back in 2017, I wrote a post titled, Seelitz Soldiers. In that article, I mentioned several young men who served in the military during World War I who were from the local Seelitz community. I am going to go into more detail today about one of those young men, who happens to be today’s birthday … More Hugo – The Schlimpert Seelitz Soldier
Today’s story begins in the Farrar/Crosstown area but eventually leads to the neighborhood in which I was born and raised in North St. Louis. The birthday girl for this post is Ernestine Hedwig Emilie Bachmann, who was born on November 20, 1895. Emilie was the daughter of Martin and Martha (Steffens) Bachmann. She was baptized … More Ernst, the Emerson Electric Employee
The birthday girl for today is a woman named Edna Aurelia Schoen. Edna was definitely born on November 17th, but it is debatable whether she was born in 1895 or 1896. Our German Family Tree gives her birth year as 1895, which would indicate that she would be celebrating her 130th birthday today, but after … More Eberhard and Edna – Pocahontas Ruehling’s
I got caught today. I was at least halfway through writing a different post, including gathering a bunch of new documents pertaining to it, before I realized that I had already written the story in a previous post. I am going to place the blame on my poor, deteriorating memory. So, I switched gears and … More Not a Casino Dealer
In order to understand the title to this post, you have to know that around here, the surname Popp is pronounced more like the word, “pup”. Also, since this is the second consecutive post that has told about Popp’s, I must tell you that these two Popp’s were not part of the same Popp clan. … More The Veterinarian and His Precious Pup
