My grandmother’s maiden name was Bertha Mueller. When Bertha married my grandfather, Emanuel Schmidt, she was a widower and named Bertha Loebs. However, that pair could be considered a Schmidt/Mueller couple. Not long ago, I re-posted a story about another Schmidt who married a Mueller which was originally titled, Another Schmidt/Mueller Couple. It told the … More Yet Another Schmidt/Mueller Couple
George Martin Groh was born on February 5, 1900, so he qualifies to be today’s birthday boy. In fact, today would be his special 125th birthday. George never lived in Perry County, but his father was born in Altenburg, and the first Groh to be found in Perry County, Charles Groh, is well-known for being … More Diamonds, Autos, and Beers
When I hear the name, Janzow, I immediately am taken back to my days as a student at Concordia Teachers College in Seward, Nebraska. When I began preparing to become a Lutheran educator, Dr. W. Theophil Janzow was the president of that college. Today’s birthday boy was a Janzow, and, like President Janzow, he was … More Frohna’s Pomeranian Preacher
Johannes Theodor Eggers was born on October 21, 1887, making today his 135th birthday. John was the son of Emmanuel and Emma (Hesse) Eggers. John was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg. We can take a look at his baptism record from that congregation’s books. John is somewhat similar to the man in yesterday’s … More Another Eggers in Kansas
I discovered today’s story in one small church record found in our German Family Tree. However, even though there is not much in the way of local records tied to today’s couple, there turns out to be plenty of ties to Perry County. I will start by giving you a sneak peak into what is … More Canadian Pastor in Perry County
Yesterday’s story contained several Petzoldt’s. Today you get the story of an Etzold. The birthday boy for today is Martin Gottfried Etzold, who was born on December 9, 1874. Before I move on with his story, I will take a detour to another one. December 9th will always be a special day here in Altenburg. … More Sylvan Grove Etzold
Today’s tale with be the third out of the last four posts in which the main characters are buried in another state. This time the story begins in Perry County, Missouri and ends up in Lincoln County, Kansas. It all begins with the birthday of Edmer Hugo Gerhardt, who was born on October 17, 1891. … More Sylvan Grove Gerhardt’s
We often call Sylvan Grove, Kansas a suburb of Perry County, Missouri because we find so many folks from here who moved and settled in Sylvan Grove. You will read yet another story about a family that ended up there in today’s post. It all begins with a boy that was born on this day. … More Ruehling’s in Sylvan Grove
Yesterday, I wrote about a native from East Perry County who went off to school to learn a profession only to return back to his home to serve that community. I have a similar story today. This time it is not a doctor, but a preacher. This story has its differences. One big one is … More Hometown Preacher
Almost two years ago, I wrote a post for this blog titled, Roemer Reverend Roommates. That post highlighted a Roemer family that had four girls who all managed to find Lutheran pastors as their husbands. The couple I will focus on today was mentioned in that story, but today, I will attempt to add more … More Rev. Gustav and Agnes Wangerin
