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?
Our birthday boy for this post is John Friedrich Christisen, who was born on June 25, 1869. So, today would be his 157th birthday. John was the son of Anton and Margaret (Poehner) Christisen. He was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Perryville. His baptism record can be seen here. John is found in the … More John and Maggie – Christisen’s on the Sereno Bluff
First of all, I have to issue an apology to today’s guest blogger. At some point in time yesterday, I realized that Fred Eggers had sent me the blog post you will read today in an e-mail, and his post was written to be published yesterday. That is because the main character in Fred’s post … More An Early Perry County English Lutheran Pastor
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
I want to take the opportunity to send out some thanks today before I begin to tell the story. Lynn Degenhardt, the creator of our German Family Tree, which is basically an index of pertinent records found in the area surrounding our museum in Altenburg, has recently produced an important update to this document. Probably … More Charles and Annie – The Yount Kuhlmann’s
You will be reading about a bride and groom who got married on October 23rd today. This post will include a name that has not yet appeared on this blog. That name is Welland. Our German Family Tree has some issues with the spelling of this name. The other name included in this post is … More Henry and Amelia – The Welland’s from Silver Lake
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
Friedrich Ernst Yamnitz was born in Germany on December 31, 1839, making today his 184th birthday. Ernst was the son of Johann and Johanna (Lindner) Yamnitz. A note on his father’s Findagrave.com site is shown below. “Along with the family of his brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Johann Gottlob Mehner and Juliana Lindner, his family set sail from Hamburg … More Yamnitz’s in Yount
For a number of years, I worked as an election official in Altenburg. On several occasions, I made the trip to Perryville after the polls closed to deliver the results. I know there was some discussion on occasion about which poll location would be the last ones to deliver the results. It was often between … More Yount Yamnitz Youngun’
Today’s main character is not only today’s birthday girl, celebrating her 130th birthday, but she also died on her 77th birthday. Her name is Adeline “Lena” Elizabeth Boxdorfer, born on April 9, 1892. Lena was the daughter of Albert and Barbara (Rodewald) Boxdorfer and baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Perryville. We can take a … More Lena Died on Her Birthday
