About two years ago, I wrote the post, Brazeau Harness Maker, which told the story of August Roth, who was once the saddler who operated a shop in downtown Brazeau, Missouri. Today, I will tell the story of one of the sons who was born into the family of that harness maker. That son is … More Saddler’s Son Studies Solutions
You will be reading a story today about a girl who spends her childhood in East Perry County, but moves away, possibly as early when she was a teenager and never returns to live in this area again. In the case of today’s birthday girl, she went from Missouri to Nebraska, and finally to Colorado. … More Frohna to Pueblo, With a Stop in Elkhorn
Joseph Carl Bruhl was born on November 17, 1854, thus making today his 170th birthday. Joseph was the son of Jacob and Theresia (Ruiter) Bruhl. Back in the 1840’s and the early 1850’s, there were no Lutheran churches in the northern part of Cape Girardeau County. Two pastors from Perry County, Rev. Christoph Loeber and … More Bruhl the Broom Maker
In a previous post, Meister Klempners, the story was told of some Meister’s who had migrated to Ft. Smith, Arkansas. A few of these Meister’s established a plumbing business there. Today, you will read another story of a Meister and his bride migrating to that same city. What makes this story a bit challenging is … More Another Meister in Ft. Smith, AR
A few stories have been written on this blog about men with the name, August Roth. Yes, I have found another one to tell today. Caspar August Ludwig Roth, who went by the name August, was born on November 4, 1862. That makes today his 161st birthday. August was the son of Henry and Elizabeth … More Brazeau Harness Maker
The photo below has been displayed before in a post, Tales from a Palisch Picture. It shows the Ernst and Cora Palisch family. Today, I will finally get around to telling the story of Ernst and Cora Palisch, the parents in this photo. Cora, pictured on the right side, is today’s birthday girl. Cora Johanna Mueller … More Ernst and Cora – The Palisch’s
One of the main characters in today’s tale perhaps just spent a day or two in Perry County. As near as I can tell, he came to a church in Perry County to get married and promptly took his new bride elsewhere. His Perry County bride actually grew up in Cape Girardeau County just across … More Teacher Sieving and His Perry County Bride
A marriage at Grace Lutheran Church in Uniontown is the starting point for today’s tale. You will be reading about a couple and their family who made their way west across our country during their lives. Their stops along the way happen to be places where other Perry County natives migrated. The story doesn’t end … More From Old Appleton to San Francisco – With Stops in Kansas and Idaho
Michael Bock was born in Germany and married a Hemmann before coming to the United States. One of his sons, Michael Bock, Jr., married Christiana Hemmann not long after the immigrants arrived in Perry County. Then on February 9, 1856, Michael and Christiana had a son that was also named Michael. I will call that … More Uniontown Harness Maker
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
