Today’s story has a few similarities to yesterday’s tale. First, you will be reading about another birthday boy by the name of Theobald. Also, much of today’s story takes place in the Fountain Bluff Township of Jackson County, Illinois, and centered around Christ Lutheran Church in Jacob. It has been a while since I have … More Another One in Anton’s Army
Teacher Asche accepted a call to Trinity Lutheran School in Altenburg in 1884. His daughter, Marie Caroline, tells the tale of her family taking a train ride from Brooklyn, New York, where her father had been a teacher, to Grand Tower, Illinois. There they had to travel across the Mississippi River in a little skiff … More Lehrer Asche
Anton Mueller can be included in the list of prolific fathers in East Perry County history. He was the father of three children with his first wife, Anna Drumtra. She died in 1896. In 1897, Anton married Marie Asche, and she bore him another 13 children. Only one of those died as an infant. Of … More One of Anton’s Army
