Prio r to I inform today’s story, I require to inform you that after I released the other day’s post that had what I called unanswered concerns, a remark was put on that post by Tim Yamnitz. Tim is an impressive scientist who resides in Germany. He has the extraordinary capability to check out the old German script. His remark consists of responses to numerous of the concerns that were presented in the other day’s story. I recommend you return and read what he included. He remedies numerous of my mistakes. Now, on to today’s tale.

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The main story that is informed by our museum in Altenburg is the one that information the big motion of immigrants from Germany to East Perry County in 1838-1839. Some extra folks got to the exact same time from New york city, making this group even bigger. Obviously, this big group of immigrants settling in this undeveloped land had actually gotten the attention of others in Germany. It obviously was not long prior to other immigrants began appearing early on in this location, in spite of the reality that this nest of German Lutherans was refraining from doing so well throughout those early years.

A household that initially appeared in 1840 will be highlighted in today’s post. Johann Dietrich brought his household to America that year according to this migration record from a file entitled, The Wuerttemberg Emigration Index

A Dietrich household binder that we have states this household pertained to this nation on the ship, Talma This household got to Perry County early enough to appear in the1840 census. There were 8 members of this Dietrich family noted in this census.

Among the children because Dietrich household, Friedrich Wilhelm Dietrich, wed a lady called Beata Lindane Mengel in 1853. That marital relationship leads us as much as the character that is today’s birthday kid. Friedrich Julius Dietrich was the firstborn kid of those Dietrich’s, and he was born upon January 21, 1854. Julius was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg. His baptism record is visualized listed below.

Julius is discovered in his very first census in 1860. He is called Fried. J. in this entry, and he was 6 years of ages. His dad was a farmer in the Brazeau Municipality.

Prior to I proceed with Julius’s story, let me mention that a previous post was blogged about another household of Dietrich’s. That was the really uncommon household that had 9 kids who were all young boys. That household later on relocated to Kansas. I entitled that story, Among the Altenburg Giants The young boys that I called the Altenburg Giants were cousins of Julius.

Julius is next discovered in the 1870 census as a teen. 3 more kids had actually been contributed to this family in the 1860’s.

Now, we will turn our attention to the female who would end up being Julius’s bride-to-be prior to the next census was assembled. Her name was Catharine Louise Schneier. Louise was born upon July 29, 1855, the child of Nicholous and Katharina (Drumtra) Schneier. She was the firstborn kid in her household, and later on census entries state that she was born in New york city. Her other brother or sisters, all born after 1860, were baptized in Altenburg. An image discovered on Ancestry.com notes the Schneier moms and dads and kids and their birthdays.

The only census in which we discover Louise as a single female was the one taken in 1870. Her dad was a tailor in Altenburg. Louise was 15 years of ages at the time.

Julius Dietrich wed Louise Schneier on September 3, 1874. This wedding event happened at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg. This marital relationship was really a really significant one. I have actually frequently described a duration of missing out on marital relationship records in the Trinity church books that is called the “Koestering Hole”. Julius and Louise’s record is the very first one to appear in these records when Pastor Koestering started when again to tape-record marital relationships. That church marital relationship record is shown listed below. It states on this type that Julius was from Appleton.

Our German Ancestral tree notes 7 kids born to this couple. The very first 2 passed away at really young ages. All of them were baptized at Grace Lutheran Church in Uniontown. When the 1880 census was taken, we discover the Dietrich’s living in Appleton where Julius was a wagon maker. Simply one baby kid remained in their family. Louise’s bro, John Schneier, was likewise in this entry. He was an apprentice wagon maker.

2 years after the above census was taken, Louise’s dad passed away. Nicholous’s death record is erroneously transcribed as Nicholous Schmidt in the Trinity, Altenburg books. That death record mentions that he passed away from a fall off a wagon. I question if it was a wagon made by his child or his son-in-law.

A great deal of time passed prior to we can see the next census in which we discover the Dietrich’s. Throughout that time period, the Dietrich’s had a household picture taken. It is revealed here. I believe it was taken right around 1900 due to the fact that the girl in this image, Erna, was born in 1896.

The 1900 census reveals the Dietrich household with the 3 kids displayed in the above picture, although it states their youngest, Erna, was 13 years of ages when she was just 3 or 4. Julius was still a wagon maker.

Prior To 1908, Julius and Louise relocated to Salisbury, Missouri. The map listed below provides you a concept where that town lay in Missouri.

Louise Dietrich passed away in 1908 at the age of 53. When the 1910 census was taken, Julius is discovered living by himself and working as a mechanic for a wool storage facility in Salisbury.

Julius is back more detailed to his home town when the 1920 census was taken. He is discovered residing in Cape Girardeau with his cousin, Paul Dietrich, and his household. Julius was a machinist for a threshing maker.

Julius Dietrich passed away in 1927 at the age of 73. His death certificate shows that he passed away in St. Louis at the city health center. It likewise mentions that he was a factory employee.

Both Julius and Louise Dietrich are buried in the Salisbury Cemetery in Salisbury, Missouri.

This story is another one that shows how important the household binders that our museum’s research study library has. Binders such as the Dietrich household binder frequently offer anecdotal stories for a few of the characters on this blog site. They likewise are a terrific source for finding pictures of the characters. I would not have actually had the ability to let you to see what Julius and Louise appeared like without the picture I discovered because Dietrich binder. The binder revealed listed below states that this household history was started in the 1920’s and later finished by another member of the family in the 1960’s. It has actually been a beneficial tool for members of this Dietrich household for a long period of time, and now we have a copy of it in our research study library, and it gets utilized for stories like the one you simply check out.