Today would have been the 85th anniversary of Oscar and Lorna (Schmidt) Schlimpert. I called them Uncle Ossie and Aunt Lorna. Here is the marriage license for this couple. Several posts have been written about people in this Schlimpert family. Oscar was the son of Jacob and Caroline (Boeger) Schlimpert. In fact, Oscar was the … More Uncle Ossie – Aunt Lorna
Today would have been the 133rd birthday of Paul Theodore Mueller. His story drew my attention for a variety of reasons. One of the facts about his life was that he and his wife had six children…all girls. I helped raise three girls myself. There were times when they drove me nuts. Poor Theodore had … More Six Pack of Mueller
April 28th was not only the birthday of a wagon maker from Uniontown, which at one time was named Paitzdorf, but also the birthday of one of his sons. The wagon maker’s name was Ernst Gottlieb Rudert. He was born in Prussia in 1833 and is reported to have come to America in 1853. I … More Paitzdorf Wagon Maker
One hundred three years ago, Rudolph Hopfer (today’s birthday boy) married Frieda Frentzel. If you study German Lutheran family history in East Perry County, it does not take you long to figure out that the Hopfer and Frentzel surnames are found in large numbers in the Uniontown, Missouri area. In fact, if you would use … More Hopfer-Frentzel
I confess. The main reason I chose today’s story is the alphabet. A Zerbst married an Amschler on this date in history, and she went from being a “Z” to an “A”. The marriage took place on April 25, 1920 in Jacob, Illinois at Christ Lutheran Church. It was the wedding of Alfred Amschler and … More Z to A
Folks around the country are complaining about how long winter has stuck around this year, so I run the risk today of offending some people with yet another story about Winter. Yet today was a birthday of another Winter. His name was Paul Gotthilf Gabriel Winter (who often is seen as Paul G.G. Winter), and … More Winter Homes in Frohna
A certain genealogy problem has been plaguing me for a while. There are two “clans” of Lueders families in our German Family Tree. (By the way, Lueders is pronounced Lee-ders around here). One Lueders clan centers around Frohna, Missouri, and the other in Wittenberg. There are some indications that the two Lueders clans are related, … More The Lueders Brothers
Many folks from East Perry County remember Dixie Degenhardt cruising the roads of Altenburg in his pick-up truck. Dixie lived to almost 100 years old and died a few years back. Today would have been the 104th wedding anniversary of Dixie’s Uncle Paul and Aunt Sophia Degenhardt. We will start with Paul. He was the … More Dixie’s Uncle Paul & Aunt Sophia
Alma Winkler was born on this day, April 17th, in 1894. I am not sure Alma ever set foot in the Perry County or North Cape Girardeau County area, but she does have a connection. Alma was born in California. That is California, Missouri, which is not far from Jefferson City, this state’s capital. Alma’s … More From Shawnee to Shawnee; From California to California
We have a new guest blogger today. His name is John Popp. I am hoping this will not be the only post John writes for us. John sent me this bio to use for him: I was born in Altenburg MO, raised in Altamont IL, and retired at the end of 2016 from a career … More Teacher Popp – My Pop
