A marriage took place in Paitzdorf, Germany on this day in 1820 that had a huge impact on the history of East Perry County, Missouri. It was the marriage of Gottfried Mueller and Maria Rothe. When Gottfried and Maria came to America as part of the Gruber Group in 1839 aboard the Johann Georg, they … More The Genesis of a Mueller Multitude
A few days ago, I wrote a post titled, Frohna Fischers. That story highlighted the lives of Ferdinand and Martha (Weinhold) Fischer. One of the main characters of today’s story will be one of their daughters, Susanna Fischer. She was married on July 14, 1887. As the previous post’s title indicates, she was a Frohna … More Koesterings and Their Fischers
Today, I am going to start the story with a death certificate. The individual who died was Julius Gerhardt. He was 83 years old at the time of his death. His death took place in Kennett, Missouri in 1943. The death was a result of a automobile accident. This form says that Julius was “struck … More Generations of Gerhardt Builders
I suppose if you had a lisp, today could be your pronunciation of “washer and dryer”, but it is an actual married couple involving people from East Perry County. I know when people do their laundry, they start with the washer, followed by the dryer, but I am going to start with the Dreyer today, … More Walther and Dreyer
Last year, on this date, I wrote a post titled, Unraveling the Palisch/Fischer Connections. That post focused mostly on the marriage of Henry Palisch and Martha Fischer that took place on July 10th in 1887. Today, I will focus on the other marriage that was just briefly mentioned in that article. It was another marriage … More Frohna Fischers
Thanks go out to our friend and regular guest blogger, Fred Eggers, for doing the great amount of research and authoring today’s post. Unfortunately, we were not able to post it on the intended date of July 4th because of e-mail difficulties. We think you are really going to enjoy reading this story. I know … More Luckey to Survive the Civil War
Walter Dickmann was born on July 5, 1891, so that makes him today’s birthday boy. Walter was the son of William and Augusta (Schalk) Dickmann. Although we do not have any church records for his baptism, several documents indicate that he was born in Arnsburg, Missouri, which is located in the northern part of Cape … More Walter and Wilma
Fred Eggers wrote a wonderful post that we had hoped to publish today, but due to the magic of computer communication, an e-mail got lost somewhere between him and me. And as it turns out, we are both out of town, so I have not been able to reach him to resolve the problem. So … More Happy Independence Day!
According to Wikipedia, there have been five Rambo movies. The main character in each of these movies is John Rambo, a Viet Nam veteran with special forces experience. These movies are full of action. I titled today’s story as Rambow V because it was on this day that another John Rambow was born in Altenburg, … More Rambow V
