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
Previous posts on this blog have told about Kester couples who were members of Trinity Lutheran Church in Friedheim. Today, you will read the story of a bride and her Kester groom who were born in Germany and immigrated to America and were married at Trinity, Friedheim. I will begin with the groom. Heinrich Kester … More An Original Friedheim Kester Couple
Today’s birthday girl was born in Ohio. She would eventually spend most of her life in Nebraska. However, in between, she would spend 15 years of her early childhood and teenage years in Perry County. You will be reading her story today. Mathilde Emilie Bergt was born on May 30, 1859, so today would be … More Emil Pfeifer – Tecumseh, Nebraska Blacksmith
I am about to get behind the wheel to make a Thanksgiving trip, so I am sharing an old story today that was published on this date back in 2017. I will not even write much else to explain it because Grandma wants to get the show on the road. I will take my laptop … More Perryville Blacksmith
I will highlight a couple with Perry County roots that would be celebrating a special wedding anniversary today. This pair spent a considerable portion of their lives in Perry County, but then spent their later lives in St. Louis. Both the bride and the groom, Anna Rauh and Adam Knoll, have names which have been … More Adam Knoll – St. Louis Blacksmith
I have a bicentennial birthday to share with our readers today. The Bodenschatz name arrived fairly early in Perry County but that name was not part of the original immigrants arriving in 1839. Once the Bodenschatz name arrived here, it spread throughout the area. There were Altenburg Bodenschatz’s, New Wells Bodenschatz’s, Uniontown Bodenschatz’s, etc. I … More Bodenschatz Blacksmith’s Bicentennial Birthday
During my teaching career, I crossed paths with Lutheran teachers with the names Leimer and Pfeiffer. Not that long ago, Clete Pferffer, a retired principal from Minnesota, visited our museum, and I know he can trace his lineage back to the Shawnee Township. I also know that there was a district education executive from Missouri that came … More Theodore Leimer/Bertha Pfeiffer – Pocahontas Partners
Otto Richard Thauwald is today’s birthday boy. He was born on November 8, 1883, so today would be his 140th birthday. Otto was the son of Carl and Caroline (Schneider) Thauwald. Otto was the 2nd of 7 children in this Thauwald family. All of those children were baptized at Grace Lutheran Church in Uniontown. Otto’s … More Brazeau and Shawneetown Blacksmith
The birthday boy for today’s post is a man named Heinrich Leopold Friedrich Kahnert. He would go by the name Leo during his life, and that will be the name I use. He was born on October 20, 1893, making today his 130th birthday. Leo was the son of Herman and Anna (Luedemann) Kahnert, who … More Leo and Olga – To Detroit and Back
The way I have it figured, there were 2 Wunderlich clans that arrived in Perry County in 1839 as part of a major German Lutheran immigration. One set of Wunderlich’s were on one of the ships carrying passengers under the leadership of Rev. Martin Stephan that arrived in Perry County at the end of May. … More One of the Pioneer Wunderlich’s
