When I place the two surnames, Bergmann and Weinrich, in the search box for this website, 5 previous blog posts are displayed. One of those posts tells of double Bergmann-Weinrich weddings that took place on the same day in 1856. After today’s post, you should find 6 posts showing up in those search results. Today’s … More Mother a Bergmann – Wife a Bergmann
In the post, Jung & Sons Funeral Home, it was pointed out that at one time, the surname, Young, was spelled as Jung. Edward Young was the founder of what would later become Young & Sons Funeral Home in Perryville. Today, we will take a look at Edward’s parents. We begin with his mother who is … More Bridget Finds a Young Man in Perryville
After beginning to look at a birthday girl with the surname, Hilpert, I eventually discovered that her story would also involve the surnames, Mueller, Gerler, and Hansmeier. That last name is not a “Perry County name”, but by the time that name enters the story, the setting for the story will be in Nebraska, not … More Gerler’s in Nebraska
One of the first things you can see upon entering our museum in Altenburg is the piece of furniture pictured below. On the back, you would find the stamped words, “G.A.O. Altenburg MO”. This piece of furniture was either made or sold by Gustav Adolph Oehlert, who is today’s birthday boy. Gustav’s story was told … More Altenburg Furniture Store
I am going to revisit a story told several years ago. In that previous post, A Perry County Suburb in Oklahoma, the highlighted character was Walter Schuessler, who spent much of his life in Alva, Oklahoma. Today, I will delve further into the stories of Walter’s parents. For them, they had very short stories. I will … More 1909 – Not a Good Year for the Schuessler’s
Today’s birthday girl is Bertha Magdalena Kaufmann, who was born on February 22, 1889. That means she was born on the 157th birthday of our country’s first President, George Washington. Bertha was the daughter of Heinrich and Pauline (Bodenschatz) Kaufmann. She was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg. An image of her baptism record … More Bertha’s Popp-ular Husband
A while back, I published a post about a rather large family named Hunt. It was titled, The Hunts and Their Herd. In that post was this family photograph that almost certainly contains today’s main character. Johann Joseph Hunt was born on February 21, 1899, so today would be his 123rd birthday. He was the 5th … More A Hunt in Iowa
John Valentine Hoehn (pronounced Hain) was born on February 20, 1865, 6 days after Valentine’s Day. This boy was the son of a Valentine. His parents were Valentine and Margaret (Bergmann) Hoehn. Valentine and Margaret were part of a double wedding that was the topic of the post, 2 Bergmanns + 2 Hoehns = Valentine’s … More A Hoehn Herd
I think a case can be made that today’s main character was the person responsible for introducing the telephone to Perry County. After you read his story, I’ll let you decide. If nothing else, you will read the story of a man who was involved in many businesses as well as being involved in public … More Call the County Collector
When I discovered that a girl by the name of Wilhelmine Bachmann was born on February 18th, I did not know right away that her story would lead me to another Stueve. Yesterday, the post told the story of a Stueve (pronounced Steve around here) that ended up in Sylvan Grove, Kansas. The Stueve in … More A Stueve That Doesn’t Leave
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