Entry #46 In entry #45, I alluded to a bombshell discovered within the marriage certificate of my great grandfather, Emil Heirich Max Lindner. I was expecting to see Christiane Charlotte Püschel listed as my great grandfather’s mother; but, she was not. Here is the top half of the marriage record with the translation below: The…
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Unknown Kessler 2x Great-Grandfather – Name Found! – 52 Ancestors #45
Entry #45 I was so surprised to learn that Ancestry.com had made available a collection of birth and marriage records from Saxony, Germany. I was under the impression that most records in Dresden were destroyed. My great-grandmother, Anna Maria Kessler Linder, was killed during the fire-bombing of Dresden and I blogged about her in week…
Heinrich August Gustave Lindner – The Will of Uncle Gus – 52 Ancestors #35
Entry #35 Uncle Gus was one of the few members of my Linder family to settle in the United States. My mom and aunt both mentioned him from time to time. This is not surprising as Uncle Gus lived with their family for a while when they were growing up. He was actually their grand…
Emil Max Heinrich Lindner – A Traveler Who Settled Down – 52 Ancestors #34
Entry #34 My maternal great-grandfather was Emil Max Heinrich Lindner, who was the son of Emil Heinrich Max Lindner and Charlotte Püschel. He was born in Dresden on 8 February 1858. I have always been fascinated that Max Lindner left his home in Dresden, Germany, and WALKED through Central Europe in 1884. His journey included…
Martha Blumenstengel Luther – Much Younger Than Her Husband – 52 Ancestors #30
Entry #30 Martha Blumenstengel married into my Luther family, which I covered in entry #13 – Martin Luther – Yes, THAT Martin Luther. She was born in in Zeitz, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany, on 14 April 1587. Her parents were Jeremias Blumenstengel, alderman and mayor of Zeitz, and his wife. Martha Hellborn. Martha Blumenstengel was first married…
Charles Solger – Did He Leave One Family to Start Another? – 52 Ancestors #19
Entry #19 I am a week behind with my post. I have just returned from vacation in Costa Rica. Pura vida! My great-grandmother, Julia Magdalena Stephan, was married before she wed my great-grandfather, Gottlob Maier. It is her first husband, Charles P. Solger, who is the subject of my week 19 post. Julia (sometimes Lena…
Oswald Kessler, I Think – 52 Ancestors #18
Entry #18 Kurt Lindner and Oswald Kessler in Sweden This is Uncle Oswald. I deduce that he must have been Oswald Kessler, because the photo is marked “Mom L’s brother.” The handwriting is R.O. Lindner’s – that of my grandfather – hence, Mom L was Anna Marie Kessler. I remember hearing Uncle Oswald mentioned from…
Richard Max Otto Lindner – Always Joking – 52 Ancestors #16
Entry #16 Richard Max Otto Lindner was born 27 April 1890 in Dresden, Saxony, Germany, the middle son of Emil Max Heinrich Lindner and Anna Marie Kessler. He had two brothers, Max, who was older by two years, and Kurt, who was younger by three. This was my Grandpa Lindner and he was known to…
Martin Luther – Yes, THAT Martin Luther – 52 Ancestors #13
Entry #13 This is where the genealogy bug originated for me. No, I am not saying that Martin Luther, the Reformer, was a great family historian. I am sure that he was far too consumed with thinking about the Church and God, and igniting the Protestant Reformation in Germany, to be a genealogist. What I…
Francis Stephan – A Teen Presumed Drowned – 52 Ancestors #12
Entry #12 This week’s entry will be short – it is a brief and tragic tale without a lot of detail. The little bit that I know comes from the story that has been passed down through several generations. To date, I have found only two records for Francis Stephan, my great-grandmother’s brother; the 1850…