I begin with a photograph today. It was taken in front of the church door at Salem Lutheran Church in Farrar. Several stories have already been written about men and women in this picture. You will read yet another one today. The second woman from the right seated in the front has a birthday today. … More Miss Lorenz and Her Versemann
Edwin Oswald Engert was born on April 13, 1896, making today his 126th birthday. Edwin did not have a normal childhood, which will be evident as I tell his story. His parents were August and Liberta (Palisch) Engert. That makes Edwin a grandchild and great grandchild of two very prolific patriarchs that were part of … More The Edwin Engert Post
Today would be August Johann Kutscher’s 125th birthday. He was born on March 24, 1897, the son of Martin and Diamanda (Leine) Kutscher. A previous post, Diamanda’s Dozen, told the story of August’s parents. August was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Wells, but since I am away from Altenburg today, I am not … More Pocahontas Blacksmith
In the process of telling today’s story, I will divert my attention to baseball. While researching today’s characters, I discovered that several local businessmen attended a special St. Louis Cardinals’ baseball game. I feel compelled to tell the story of that game as well. This post begins with a girl who was born on this … More Brazeau Barber Beholds Burleigh Baseball
One of today’s main characters is the son of one of the proprietors of the Frohna Flour Mill. This son went on to be involved in the operation of the Frohna Feed Store. I have to wonder how these two businesses were related to each other. However, I am temporarily located near Chicago, Illinois and … More Frohna Feed Store
The first character we will examine today would be celebrating his 125th birthday (or was it his 126th? or the 127th). His name was Edmund Paul Hoehn, who was born on January 16, 1897…maybe. There is some debate about the year of his birth which I will discuss as we go along. His parents were … More Buried with First Spouse
Paul Jacob Kuehnert is today’s birthday boy. He was born on October 21, 1893, so today, he would have been blowing out 128 candles on his birthday cake. Paul was the son of Julius and Emma (Schmidt) Kuehnert. The Kuehnert family grew up in the Seelitz area of East Perry County, and Paul was baptized … More Caring for Soles and Souls
You will be presented today with the story of a brother of one of yesterday’s characters, Anna (Lungwitz) Ahner. His name was Herman Gottfried Lungwitz, and he is today’s birthday boy. Herman was born on October 7, 1854, the son of Christian Gottfried and Emilie (Herchert) Lungwitz. He was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in … More Another Lungwitz Legend
Today’s post is a continuation of yesterday’s story, Lehr on the Move. The post today will probably not be as long, but it will tell the story of J.W. Lehr’s later ministry in Missouri and his marriage to his second wife. Going off of yesterday’s post, J.W. Lehr was installed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in … More Lehr on the Move, pt. 2
I intended to write today’s story yesterday, but as it turned out, my time was taken up by other tasks. One of the events that took up my time was a special, unexpected event that took place yesterday. One of our local residents, Dale Roth, works on the Mississippi River as a towboat captain. I … More Gustav and Bertha Koenig – MO to MI
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