From 1881-1889, the pastor at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Altenburg was Rev. John Bucka. We find his name on this list of early pastors at Immanuel. While he was a pastor in Altenburg, he and his wife had 3 children whose baptism records are found in that congregation’s books. One of them was born on … More William Bucka – From Altenburg, MO to Fulda, MN
By Faron Bartons It’s been a while since I’ve done a blog post for Warren, but I won’t be doing a full one today. This will be an update to a post Warren did a few years ago on Leonard Fischer. Warren was able to cover extensively most of the details of Leonard’s early life … More Herr Fischer – Jeff City Principal (Extended Version)
I am traveling today, and it did not take me long to decide what old post to once again share with our readers today. That is because yesterday was the funeral of Clarence Schirmer, a longtime local resident who will be dearly missed in East Perry County. I know there are at least 3 characteristics … More Farewell to a Great Local Historian
The birthday girl for today would be celebrating a special one. Agnes Sarah Wachter was born on August 13, 1876, thus making today her 150th birthday. Agnes was the 8th of 11 children born to Gottfried and Sarah (Jahn) Wachter. Below are photos of Agnes’s parents. Agnes was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg. … More Agnes Johnson – One of the St. Louis Wachter Sisters
Two days ago, I wrote the story of an Oehlert couple who had two sets of twins. Yesterday, we had some visitors who live in St. Louis whose grandparents also had two sets of twins…the Poppitz Pairs. I have decided to take a day off from researching today for a few reasons, one of them … More Poppitz Pairs Progeny
You will read the story of two people who shared the same birthday today. They also shared the same mother because they were twins. It was a boy/girl set of twins, and in this case, this set of twins were not the first such twins born to this mother. Four years before today’s set of … More William Nass Marries a Twin Twin
Today’s birthday girl was originally a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Pocahontas, which is located in north Cape Girardeau County, but she managed to find a husband in Perry County. I have to admit. When I found a marriage record for a couple made up of a Petzoldt and a Leimer, I figured … More Frohna Petzoldt’s and a Puzzling Year of Birth
The name, Arnold Meyr, has already appeared on this blog. His claim to fame, if you want to call it that, was that he was aboard the train involved in the train robbery that took place in November of 1922 in Wittenberg. That earlier post was An Infamous Day in Wittenberg. Arnold was one of … More Arnold and Alida – Altenburg Meyr’s
Immanuel Lutheran Church in Altenburg has had a lot of pastors over the years. Most of them spent a relatively short time in Altenburg before moving on to another congregation elsewhere. Today, you will read the story of a pastor of Immanuel who spent a short time here also. However, his stint at Immanuel did … More Rev. John Meyer – Swiss Pastor at Immanuel, Altenburg
Back in 2018, a post was written that mentioned a wedding that took place on today’s date. I will be telling the story of that couple today. However, in that previous post, I put forth a theory about some connections between two surnames that were part of the 1839 immigration…Lindner and Landgraf. Those names will … More Herman and Mathilda – New Wells Landgraf’s
