Today’s birthday boy has a fairly common Perry County surname, Fischer, but I found no connection to others with his surname in this area. However, his mother was a Grebing from Perry County and his parents were married here. That is how he makes it into our German Family Tree.

Jacob Henry Fischer was born on December 1, 1880, so today would be his 145th birthday. Jacob was the son of Jacob and Magdalena (Grebing) Fischer. His mother was a daughter of the original Grebing to arrive in Perry County, Hartmann Grebing. I found Jacob’s baptism record in the Missouri Synod collection of records on Ancestry.com. He was baptized at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in St. Louis.

Jacob’s mother, Magdalena, died in 1882 when he was just 2 years old. His father married again not long after that. His next wife was Theresa Koessel. So, Jacob was basically raised by his father and Theresa. Jacob was born after the 1880 census was taken, and we are unable to view the 1890 census. So, the first census in which we find Jacob was the one taken in 1900. He was called 18 years old, but I think he was at least 19. Jacob, his older brother, George, and his father are all called carpenters. in St. Louis.

Jacob was married during the next decade, so we will now take a look at the woman who would become his bride. Her name was Augusta Brinkmann, who was born on April 27, 1881. Augusta was the daughter of Charles and Augusta (Breihan) Brinkmann. I did not find any baptism information for her. Augusta is also found in her first census in 1900. She was 18 years old, and her father was a farmer in St. Louis.

Jacob Fischer married Augusta Brinkmann on September 10, 1905 at St. Trinity Lutheran Church in St. Louis. The church record for this couple is pictured here.

I think the Fischer’s had 4 children, one which died right away. In the 1910 census, this couple had no children in their household yet. Jacob was a house carpenter.

Jacob had his World War I draft registration completed in 1918. If I am reading it right, Jacob was a carpenter who was employed by the Wohrman Construction Company.

Next, we find the Fischer’s in the 1920 census. There were 2 sons in their family, and Jacob was still a house carpenter.

Another son was added to the Fischer family during the next decade, so we find 3 sons in their 1930 census entry shown below. Jacob had the same occupation, and their oldest son was working at a shoe factory.

When the 1940 census was taken, we find the same 5 members of the Fischer family in their entry. All 3 of the sons were part of the work force.

Jacob had his World War II draft card completed when America entered that war. It is not often that you find a man who has the same exact address listed on both the World War I and the World War II draft forms.

According to an internet map program, this is the house located at 3662 Loughborough Ave. in St. Louis. It is located across the road from Carondolet Park in South St. Louis.

The last census the public can view is the one taken in 1950. Their son, Earl, had married Joanne Smith in 1949, and that couple was living with Jacob and Augusta.

Jacob Fischer died in 1964 at the age of 83. It still gives his address as 3662 Loughborough, but it says he died at the Lutheran Convalescent Home in St. Louis.

Augusta Fischer died in 1974 at the age of 90. Her death certificate says she died at the Nursing Inn of St. Louis.

Jacob and Augusta Fischer are buried together in the St. Trinity Lutheran Cemetery in St. Louis.

Although I found no Fischer connection to Perry County, I did find an interesting association with Jacob’s Fischer family and some other Perry County natives. Jacob’s uncle, Johann Gottlieb Fischer, lived much of his life in the area around Prairie City, Missouri, and is buried in the Zion Lutheran Cemetery there. Several posts have been written about people from Perry County who moved to Prairie City shortly after the Civil War and were involved in the establishment of Zion Lutheran Church. I have noticed Fischer farms on land maps in that area, and have researched whether those Fischer’s were connected to the ones in Perry County. I found no evidence that they were, but today you read about another person in that Fischer family who managed to find a Perry County bride.