Today was the birthday of two brothers in the Johann Versemann family. It just so happened to be the oldest and the youngest siblings in that family. As a result of these two brothers, there is a sizable number of Versemann descendants that we still find. I will attempt to tell their stories today. Johann … More Brothers Henry and Herman
This photo of the Gotthold Seibel family showed up in a post not too long ago. I am going to tell a story again today about some members of this family. In today’s tale, I will discuss the four girls who are indicated by the red arrows, all of which remained single during their entire … More Several Single Seibel Sisters
Around Perry County, the Fritsche name is often associated with the village of Farrar, and Farrar has an old nickname. It has been referred to as Jammerthal, which means “valley of sorrow”. Today, I will tell the story of another Fritsche (or is it Fritzsche) who helped found a city whose name means “valley of … More Fritzsche in the Valley of Praise
Today would have been the 155th birthday of Anna (Kuehnert) Noennig. I have written a previous post about the Noennig family which included Anna. It was titled, Apples and Appliances. However, in that article, almost all the attention went to the men in the family. Today, I hope to focus on Anna, the matriarch of … More Wife, Mother, Grandmother of the Noennig Clan
In a typical post written by me you would find a photo of a gravestone toward the end of the article. Today, will not be typical. I am going to start with such a photo. Here is the gravestone of Leroy and Eleonora Wunderlich which can be found in the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery in Altenburg, … More Three Consecutive Celebrations
On this day in 1912, four babies were buried in the Point Rest Cemetery in Perry County, Missouri. These four babies were born prematurely one day earlier on January 21, 1912. As far as I can tell, this is the only set of quadruplets that are recorded in any of the church record books from … More The Maisel Quads
Today’s post was written by a new contributor to our blog. His name is Wayne Schuessler. He may be new to you, but he is a well-known person to us at the museum. Wayne is very familiar with the in’s and out’s of genealogical research. He is a great friend of our museum and our … More The Bowl Makers of Perry County
Peter Johann Heinrich Jacob Hellwege was born in Lamstedt, Germany on what we now call Groundhog Day, February 2, 1812. It is not often that I can share records from Germany, but in this case, I can show you a birth record for Heinrich. Before all was said and done, Heinrich was going to have … More The Fourth Marriage
Today’s story begins with a puzzle and has puzzles all along the way. I will attempt to find my way through this maze, but I am the first to admit that I may not get everything right. It starts with the birthday of Herman Haertling somewhere in Germany. According to the German Family Tree, his … More Navigating the Haertling-Koenig Labyrinth
Although the title of this post might sound like a basketball score with Frohna coming out as the winner, it is not what it seems. It actually describes the ages of two rather seasoned citizens of East Perry County when they were married in 1978. The 85 year old hailed from Frohna, and the 68 … More Frohna 85 – Altenburg 68
