I will begin today by looking at the birthday girl. She actually has a very special 150th birthday to celebrate today. Caroline Christine Hoehn was born on January 7, 1873, the daughter of Valentine and Margaretha (Bergmann) Hoehn. She was the 6th child out of a dozen in her family. Christine was baptized at Peace … More Hoehn – Weith – Klobe
Yesterday’s post described a Scholl couple that was married on December 28, 1897. Today, you will read about another wedding that took place in Perry County the next day. You will be reading the story of a woman who was born in Perry County, but spent most of her life in St. Louis. Also, because … More It Helps to Have a Goodbrake on a Streetcar
Today, America remembers the horrific attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese on December 7, 1941. Meanwhile, back in Perry County, Leo Lintner’s family had probably made plans to celebrate his 60th birthday during that year. News of the attack on Pearl Harbor likely put a big damper on their plans, as well as Leo’s … More Leo and Katie – The Lintner’s
Eleonora Friedericka Bergmann is today’s birthday girl. She was born on November 9, 1864, the daughter of George and Barbara (Adler) Bergmann. Friedericka was the baby of the family, the last of 9 Bergmann children. She was likely baptized at Peace Lutheran Church in Friedenberg. We cannot view the actual records from that congregation since … More Another Bergmann/Bergmann Wedding
About two months ago, I wrote a story that introduced the readers of this blog to a new name…Thorp. That post was titled, Rauh-Bergmann-Thorp-Fassold. Today, I will tell the story of a Thorp that comes in the next generation. That baby boy was born on this day 125 years ago, so today would be a … More Dayton and Victoria – The Thorp’s
Jacob Henry Mecker was born on October 29, 1862, making today his 160th birthday. Jacob was the son of another Jacob Mecker. I have this photo of the senior Jacob Mecker. Jacob’s mother was Nettie (Arnold) Mecker. According to information found in the Friedenberg Remembrances book, these parents were married in New Orleans, Louisiana. An … More Jacob and Caroline – The Mecker-Weinrich Couple
A marriage that took place on this day many years ago is the starting point for this post. However, before you get to the end of the story, you will be presented with several Missouri marriage licenses. I cannot resist the urge to begin this story with the End. Barbara End was born on April … More A Myriad of Marriages
You will be reading in this post about a wedding that took place 126 years ago. This year is the 125th anniversary year of Zion Lutheran Church in Longtown. The family of the bride was especially involved in the establishment of that congregation. However, the marriage is not recorded in that church’s books because it … More Longtown Hoehn’s
The three names in the title of today’s post are included in ones that I refer to as “Friedenberg Names”. Two of these names appeared in the title of another post recently titled, Rauh-Bergmann-Thorp-Fassold. The story you are about to read begins with the birth of a Bergmann baby. Margareta Barbara Bergmann was born on … More Bergmann-Fassold-Hoehn
Yesterday’s post told the story of Rudolph Landgraf, who was born on September 2, 1872. On the very next day, another baby was born in the Central Township of Perry County. So, we celebrate another 150th birthday today. This time it was a baby girl. Emma Marie Rauh was born on September 3, 1872, the … More Rauh-Bergmann-Thorp-Fassold
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