31 July 2018 Hello, readers. I have learned over the past few years that the majority of visits to my blog come from people who are interested in whether or not Martin Luther the Reformer left any descendants. (He did, and I am one. Read my story here: Martin Luther – Yes, THAT Martin…
Category: Lindner
My Direct Line to Martin Luther – Yes, THAT Martin Luther
One of my most popular blog entries is Martin Luther – Yes, THAT Martin Luther – 52 Ancestors #13 I have been surprised to learn that there are a lot of people wondering is Martin Luther has any living descendants. He has, and I am one! Here is my direct lineage to Martin Luther, who…
Revisiting My Mitochondrial DNA
Exactly one year ago I posted “Katrine – REALLY Far Away – 52 Ancestors 2015 #6.” The theme for the week was “So Far Away,” and I thought, who is more distant than my female ancestor who purportedly gave rise to the mitochondrial haplogroup K? My subclade is K1a2b and it is no surprise that…
Gustav Richard Max Lindner – “Gefallen” – 52 Ancestors 2015 #44
This past weekend was Halloween and the theme for 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks was “Frightening.” Unfortunately, no tales of the supernatural come to mind, so I will take a different route. I am probably more frightened of war than of ghosts, witches, zombies and vampires. War is about the most horrible thing I can…
Hans Luder (Luther) – An Ancestor with a Drive to Succeed – 52 Ancestors 2015 # 42
The theme for week 42 of 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks is “Proud” and it left me reflecting on what it means to be proud. I realized that it is difficult for me to feel proud of an ancestor, even if they have done great things. After all, I had nothing to do with their…
Clara Pauline Minna Lindner Hache – She Lived in Two Dresdens – 52 Ancestors 2015 #38
Since I have fallen behind on my blog entries for 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks, I am giving myself permission to address the optional themes in the order that suits my research. I have half-evolved essays for the other themes that I haven’t completed. Sometimes the research just doesn’t cooperate. The theme for week 38…
Anton Stephan – Following Bunches of Hunches – 52 Ancestors 2015 #30
This week the optional theme for 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks is “Challenging.” I guess that is one of the things that I enjoy about genealogy – the challenges. Truly, it wouldn’t be any fun for me if the ancestor quest didn’t include endless mysteries to be solved. Sometimes family history is intuitive and, even,…
Franz (François) de la Marche – The Dance Master – 52 Ancestors 2015 #29 (Updated)
In 2015 I wrote about my search for Augusta Gustave Catharina de la Marche, my 7th great-grandmother. She was born is Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, on 26 April 1658. When I finally located the original baptism record through the online holdings of Les Archives Départementales du Bas-Rhin, it named her father as Franz de la Marche, dance…
Johann Georg Gottlob Maier – Road Trips – 52 Ancestors 2015 #28
I am posting a bit late this week. I have done pretty well so far this year. I think this is the first post that I’ve fallen behind on. It seems the most difficult stories to write are the ones for which there is either not enough information, or too much information. In this case…
Emil Heinrich Max Lindner (the elder) – The Stamp Collection – 52 Ancestors 2015 #24
I don’t really know how the postage stamps of my 2 times great-grandfather, Emil Heinrich Max Lindner, came into my possession as a child. I think they were just around, and I swept them into my stamp collection, because, after all, they were stamps and I was a stamp collector. I don’t remember anyone ever…