After writing these posts for a while now, I keep wondering if I will run out of stories to tell. It has not happened yet. In fact, I am amazed at how many stories that I run across that simply fascinate me. One of my favorite hymns is “I Love to Tell the Story”. During … More Gottseidank ist es Freitag
I ran across a marriage that took place on this day in 1904. The story looked like it had potential. It involves a Bachmann marrying a Lorenz. Those are some familiar names. Looking deeper, I found out the the Bachmann had been married previously to a Stueve. That added some interest. I came across one … More From Wagons to Tractors
I really debated with myself about whether I should write this story today. One of the big drawbacks to choosing it was that I have absolutely no photographs to share. However, I decided to go with it because it has six main threads that I find interesting. The story starts with the birth of Anton … More A Passel of Petzoldts
August Emanuel Bachmann was born on October 22, 1864. His baptism record is part of the Salem Lutheran Church books in Farrar, Missouri. Here is that record. Emanuel was the son of Heinrich and Ernstine (Koenig) Bachmann. If you look at the children of these Bachmanns, you will find that their first child, who died … More The Bachmanns: A German-English Pair
Occasionally, I run across a man or woman who had two spouses who just so happened to have the same first name. That, in itself, is a pretty unusual thing. Today’s story takes this circumstance up another level. Joseph Henry Lorenz had two wives during his lifetime, and both of them were named Frieda Bachmann. … More Did Joe Really Marry Two Frieda Bachmanns?
Two pastors, two Lutheran churches, three marriages, two Ernst Brockmanns, two Bachmanns, a Meyer, and a Meyr. Add to that mixture just one date, June 16, 1929, and you have the ingredients for a genealogist’s nightmare. I will do my best to explain this, but I cannot guarantee that you will get it the first … More A Lutheran Genealogist’s Nightmare
By the time you are done reading this post, you may be totally confused. I know that I am having trouble trying to keep several families straight. The story starts with the wedding of Ernst Heinrich Bock and Maria Lina Hemmann on November 17, 1907. The marriage took place at Grace Lutheran Church in Uniontown, … More Ernst Bock Completes the Uniontown 4H Club
Today we are publishing our first article done by a guest blogger. His name is Clayton Erdmann. Clayton is the 5th grade teacher at Immanuel Lutheran School in Olivette, Missouri. He has several ancestral connections to Perry County and is also an avid genealogist. We are honored to have him contribute to this blog. ==================== … More Two Huge Families Unite
On this day, June 23, in 1864, as the Civil War was getting close to its end, Johann Gottfried Hemmann died. He was one of the most productive fathers in the history of Perry County, Missouri. Right before the immigration to America in 1838, Gottfried’s first wife, Maria (Bachmann) died. This couple had had eight … More A Prolific Father
