I confess right away. I wrote today’s title just to get people’s attention. However, it is incredibly misleading. That is because today’s post is about the first marriage to be recorded in the church books of Christ Lutheran Church in Jacob, Illinois. I will confess also that today’s post will not fit the mold of … More Christ’s First Marriage
This post will be packed with “Farrar names”. The focus will be on Gotthilf Koenig, who was born on this day in 1898. So today would have been his 120th birthday. Gotthilf was the son of Benjamin and Anna (Brueckner) Koenig and was born on September 29, 1898. He was baptized and confirmed at Salem … More Koenig-Miesner — Gotthilf & Esther
Rev. Albert Burroughs spent over 80 years serving the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod in a variety of places and positions. That probably sounds impossible, except for the fact that there were two people named Rev. Albert Burroughs, a father and a son, and together they served this many years. The first Albert Burroughs was born on … More Rev. Albert Burroughs x 2
Anna Marie (Mary) Mahnken is today’s birthday girl. She was born on September 26, 1881 in Farrar, Missouri and baptized at Salem Lutheran Church. This is her baptism record. Mary’s parents were John and Mary (Versemann) Mahnken. A little over a year later, a boy by the name of Johannes (John) Friedrich Theodore Bellmann was … More Band of Brothers
Toenjes Martin Jacob Schlichting would have been 131 years old today. Almost all the documents I have seen indicate he went by the name Martin. He was born on September 25, 1887 and baptized at Salem Lutheran Church in Farrar, Misssouri. His parents were John and Mary (Stueve) Schlichting. This is his baptism record. A … More Wittenberg Schlichtings
Whereas, yesterday’s post pointed out that the parade survived the potential chance of rain, the East Perry Community Fair did not escape the rain on the second day. Rain was falling almost all day, not subsiding until about supper time. The crowds were diminished considerably, some attractions had to be halted, and the fairgrounds became … More The Story of Day 2 – Rain
The first day in the 2018 East Perry Community Fair is now history. The highlight of the first day of every year’s fair is the parade, so today’s post will be made up primarily of photos from yesterday’s parade. Old-timers from around here will tell you that only a few parades have been rained out … More No Rain on This Parade
It is that time in Altenburg again. Fair time. The East Perry Community Fair has been happening since 1937. I have heard estimates over the years that between 20-30 thousand people attend this annual event. For the next few days, you will not be getting my standard blog posts. I will be involved in too … More Just a Fair Preview
A little over a month ago, I wrote a post about some Guetersloh twins, Ida and Martin, that was titled, The Guetersloh Twins’ Spouses. I did not notice at the time that the father of those twins was a twin himself, and his twin was a sister. I will attempt to tell the story of … More Boy/Girl Guetersloh Twins
I have seen the term “engineer” given in the occupation column of several censuses from Perry County from back in the 1880’s and early 1900’s. That term does not have the implication that one would have for the word “engineer” nowadays. This definition can be found in a modern dictionary. “A person who designs, builds, … More Old-Time Engineer
