Today would have been the 169th birthday of the first person with the surname, Lichtenegger, to settle in the Cape Girardeau/Perry County area.  Joseph Lichtenegger was born on March 2, 1850 in Goisern, Austria.  At the age of 16, he boarded a ship all by himself to come to America in 1866.  He may have … Continue reading The Pioneer Lichtenegger