Theodore and Hulda Schuessler would be celebrating their 125th wedding anniversary if they were still alive today. Their story is one in which both the bride and groom had roots in East Perry County, Missouri but spent most of their lives across the river in Jackson County, Illinois. I am still out of town, so … More Schuessler’s in Jacob
Today is a good day for me to do a story that only has two potential church records to view. I am once again out of town doing a grandparently duty, so I cannot display such church records. It seems that I have written several of these kinds of stories lately that involve an East … More Joe and Eunice Noennig
It has been a while since I have written a post about the wedding photo shown below. Five previous posts have been written about people in the above photo. Stories from a Wedding Photo – Part 1 Stories from a Wedding Photo – Part 2 Stories from a Wedding Photo – Part 3 Stories from a Wedding Photo … More Stories from a Wedding Photo – Part 5
We begin today with the birthday of Sarah Magdalena Frentzel. Her birthday cake would have 128 candles if she was still alive. Sarah was born on April 7, 1893, the daughter of Arthur and Emma (Telle) Frentzel. She was the 8th out of 10 children born into that family. A recent post was published about … More Frentzel/Telle Daughter Marries a Pelle
Theodore Albert Bodenschatz would be celebrating his 159th birthday today. He was born on April 6, 1862, the son of Erdmann and Christiana (Wachter) Bodenschatz. I am able to display a photograph of Theodore’s parents. Theodore was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Altenburg. His baptism record from that congregation’s books is shown below. The … More Ted’s Two Wives and Two Kids
Louisa Martha Guth is today’s birthday girl. She was the youngest of at least 7 children born into her family. She was born on April 5, 1875, the daughter of Nickolaus and Louise (Klinger) Guth. The last 4 children, beginning in 1869, were baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Perryville. Two of those children baptized … More Deimund Bricks
Stephanus Gottfried Gerhardt Mueller was born on April 4, 1873. His Mueller family was responsible for establishing an important business that thrived in Frohna for many years…the Frohna Creamery. A photo of the creamery is shown here. Stephanus Mueller (often called Stephan) was the son of William and Maria (Noennig) Mueller. That qualifies him to … More Mueller’s Frohna Creamery
Sometimes, I just do not see things that are right in front of my face. Just ask my wife as she finds me staring into the refrigerator with a puzzling look on my face. A while back, I wrote a story about William Frentzel and his bride, Anna Lottes titled Angel’s Annie Becomes Butcher’s Bride. At … More Frentzel Brothers – Lottes Sisters (and a Pastor)
Once again, today’s story has origins in East Perry County, but the rest of the story takes place elsewhere. We find only one church record in our German Family Tree associated with the main character. This is also a tale that involves a Dietrich family that was not included with the original immigrants, but arrived … More One of the Altenburg Giants
I have already written two posts about men named Robert Fiehler. The one that is most remembered by local residents is Gerard Fiehler’s dad. The post telling his story was titled, Born on Mom and Dad’s Anniversary. Another Robert Fiehler originated here in Perry County but ended up living in Potter, Nebraska. The post about him … More The First Robert Fiehler
