The character I found in our German Family Tree for today’s tale is Katharine Louise Ludwig. Louise was born on November 8, 1860. She was the daughter of Casper and Catherine (Schreiner) Ludwig. Below is a photo of Louise’s parents. I have no evidence of where Louise was baptized. In the 1870 census, we find … More Louise Ludwig – Doc Wilson’s Wife
Today’s birthday boy is a man named Harry S. Flentge, who was born on February 15, 1890. That means that today would be his 135th birthday. Harry was the son of Edward and Dena (Young) Flentge. His death certificate says that he was born in Jackson, Missouri. Tragedy struck in this Flentge family when Harry … More Harry Flentge – Shoe Repair and Meat Cutting
Every once in a while, I run across the story of a widower who marries a widow. When that happens, it puts me through the process of describing the lives of four people, not the ordinary story that focuses on just a husband and a wife. That is the case with today’s story. The one … More One of the Triple Trinity Baptisms
I rarely find someone who would be celebrating their 200th birthday, but when I do, I jump at the chance to tell their story. I found a Bicentennial Birthday Girl for today. A theme that I found in her story is that there were interesting age differences between the husbands and wives. Magdalena Fath was … More Magdalena Fath and Her Young and Younger Husband
I think today’s birthday boy might have been delivered by a doctor who had his office in his grandmother’s hotel. There was once a hotel in Altenburg known as the Wagner Hotel, which was operated by Theresia Wagner when a baby was born in 1899. The ad for Dr. G.B. Schulz shown below indicates that … More Doc Wagner – US Navy
I am going to start today by telling you how confused I was about today’s family. I think I now have it somewhat figured out. Here is a summary which explains my confusion. There was once a William Wilkinson, who had a son named John Wilkinson. That John had a son named William Wilkinson. Then … More John Wilkinson – Traveling Salesman
You will see no marriage licenses in today’s post. You will see no military records either. That is because this will primarily be the story of 3 females who never were married. They also happened to be sisters. I found this story as a result of the birth date of Clara Carolina Young. She was … More The Old Young Singles
I have run across several stories in which spelling changes are made to surnames. The story you will read today has a rather dramatic spelling change to a surname. It involves not only a difference at the end of the name. It does not only involve the addition of a vowel. More amazingly, it includes … More A Young Postal Clerk from Perryville
In the post, Jung & Sons Funeral Home, it was pointed out that at one time, the surname, Young, was spelled as Jung. Edward Young was the founder of what would later become Young & Sons Funeral Home in Perryville. Today, we will take a look at Edward’s parents. We begin with his mother who is … More Bridget Finds a Young Man in Perryville
Eight children were born to the couple, Christian and Juliane (Kuehnert) Saalfeld. Of those eight, there were 3 sets of twins. There was one set of twin boys that died not long after birth. The other two sets of twins were girls, and only two of those 4 girls lived to adulthood. The remaining 2 … More Answers in Death Certificates
