Today’s post will give evidence of how German names often got transformed into ones that come closer to matching the more common English names found in America. You will see 4 different spellings for a surname that can be found in the records for the birthday boy and his wife within this post. You will … More Kaltschmidt, Koltschmidt, Goldschmidt, or Goldsmith?
The birthday boy in today’s story has no church records included in our German Family Tree. Nor does the woman who became his bride. Both of their names are included in our GFT, but not because of any local church records being attached to their information. John Frank Yamnitz was born on August 26, 1873, … More Frank and Jane – Yet Another Yount Yamnitz Pair
Ed McMahon used to introduce Johnny Carson by using the phrase, “Heeeere’s Johnny.” Today’s birthday boy had the first name, John, and a middle name that began with an “E”. That should explain today’s title. This birthday boy is also a man who could also be described as another “Yount Yamnitz”. Johann Ernst Yamnitz was … More Heeeere’s…John E.
Today’s post is a continuation of the one written by Timm Yamnitz that we published yesterday. I know we got a great response from Part 1, and I trust that today plenty of people will read what Paul Harvey used to describe as The Rest of the Story. Just a quick side note. When I … More Muench & Meyer Migrants Meet, Marry in Missouri – Part 2
I am excited to announce that you will be able to read a blog post today that was written by a first-time guest blogger for this site. If you are a regular reader of this blog you may recall that he has been mentioned before. His name is Timm Yamnitz. Timm lives in Germany, but … More Muench & Meyer Migrants Meet, Marry in Missouri – Part 1
Johann Friedrich Kaiser was born on April 14, 1874, thus making today his 151st birthday. I went back to look at last year’s blog posts to see what I wrote on this day in 2024 when Friedrich would have been celebrating his 150th birthday. I discovered that we did not post a blog on that … More Fritz and Minnie – Friedheim/Lixville Kaiser’s
Today would be the 160th birthday of Ernst Heinrich Yamnitz, who was born on April 6, 1865. Ernst was the son of Charles and Margaret (Dittmar) Yamnitz. He was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Friedheim. We can take a look at his baptism record from that congregation’s books here. Ernst is found in the … More End of Alphabet Romance – Yamnitz and Zoellner
Today, we will be celebrating the birthday of a man who was born on this day 200 years ago. Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Brickhaus was born on March 15, 1825 in Jöllenbeck, Germany. John was the son of Johann Friedrich Wilhelm and Anne Margrethe Ilsabein (Niehaus) Brickhaus. That means John must have been a John, Junior. … More Brickhaus Bicentennial Birthday
Not long ago, one of our museum’s friends, June Ernst, presented me with a story idea, along with a few documents to assist me. It is actually a kind of story that I shy away from because a standard rule that usually guides my decision on whether to do a story is that the beginning … More Christmas Baby Turns 100
You will be reading another story about a child of Ernest Yamnitz today. I find Ernest Yamnitz to be a fascinating character, and his story has previously been told on this blog. He did not get married until he was 28 years old, and still managed to marry twice and father 13 children who lived … More Yet Another Yamnitz from Yount
