The birthday girl for today would be celebrating a special one. Agnes Sarah Wachter was born on August 13, 1876, thus making today her 150th birthday. Agnes was the 8th of 11 children born to Gottfried and Sarah (Jahn) Wachter. Below are photos of Agnes’s parents. Agnes was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg. … More Agnes Johnson – One of the St. Louis Wachter Sisters
A baptism record from the books of Grace Lutheran Church in Uniontown is the starting point for today’s tale. Karl Erich Feiste was born on August 8, 1896, so today would be his 130th birthday. He would then be baptized at Grace, Uniontown. His baptism record is pictured here. As you can see, Karl was … More A Feiste Petzoldt Duo from Frohna and Farrar
Heinrich Wilhelm Carl Pohlmann was born on July 29, 1891, so today would be his 135th birthday. This boy would go through life called Charles. He was the son of Friedrich and Carolina (Wilke) Pohlmann. Charles was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Friedheim. We can take a look at his baptism record from that … More Pohlmann/Pickl Pair near Friedheim
If you are like me, when you get to the end of today’s story, you will have as many unanswered questions as I do. I will also state that a rather large selection of passenger lists will be included in this post, rather than a lot of census entries The birthday boy for this post … More William Poehner – Missionary from Crosstown
This past February, I wrote a post titled, Fred and Emma – Gordonville Grossheider’s. That story was about a man named Fred William Grossheider, who was born in 1866, and he married a woman named Emma. Today, you will read the tale of another Fred Grossheider, one who was born in 1896, and, lo and … More Fred and Emma – Gordonville Grossheider’s Sequel
If you look at the baptism record for Johann George Schmidt, it says he was born on July 5, 1896. If that is the case, then today would be his 130th birthday. However, other records for George indicate that he was born on the 4th of July. So, I figure he celebrated that birthday either … More George Schmidt – WWI Horseshoer
Carl Wilhelm Miles was born on June 18, 1891, so he is today’s birthday boy. It would be his 135th birthday today. Carl was the son of Robert and Louisa (Sandler) Miles. He was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Perryville. We can take a look at his baptism record here. Carl is found in … More Miles to Go to San Francisco
Today’s tale begins with a birthday boy who leads us to a previous post about another character. It is one in which a widow and a widower marry later in life. Today, I will display more documentation for this tale. Theobald Carl George Kaufmann was born on June 8, 1891, so today would be his … More A Kaufmann/Kuehnert Marriage Intersects with a Hoehne/Ahner Pair
There are already two posts included in the archives of stories that have been written on this blog describing couples made up of a Lohmann who married a Dubben. You will be reading yet another one today, and what is really amazing is that there are 4 marriage records involving a Lohmann marrying a Dubben … More Another Lohmann Marries a Dubben in Alva, OK
On this Memorial Day of 2026, I decided to share the stories of 3 young men who are found in our German Family Tree that were each killed in action (KIA) during World War I. First of all, the post that I attached below tells the tale of a man who was even born in … More Arno, Walter, and Norman – KIA in WWI
