After looking over the documents I located for today’s story, I have come to the conclusion that the marriage date for today’s couple as it is found in our German Family Tree is incorrect. In fact, I think it is off by about 5 years. The GFT says that today’s couple was married on May … More The Other Bracher/Stueve Couple in Prairie City
For this post, I will refer you to an old one that was written back in 2017, Two of a Kind….Later a Full House. That post told the story of the Schmidt twins that got married on the same day. What makes that story even more fascinating is that after the wedding, both of these twins brought … More Full House’s Three Queens
It is a wedding anniversary that set me down the path of this story. The wedding took place in Germany, but the bride and groom made their way across the Atlantic Ocean, settled in Perry County, and became prominent early members of Salem Lutheran Church in Farrar. It is not often that I can display … More Salem’s Soehl-Stelling Spouses
The Sticht surname is one that is still found in East Perry County. I will be looking at some characters in today’s post that may or may not have been the original Stichts to show up in this area. This post is one of those that may pose just as many questions as it offers … More The Sticht surname enters Perry County
Today’s birthday girl begins her life in Germany, comes to America and settles for a while in Perry County, but ends up spending most of her life in Prairie City, Missouri. Before I get to the actual story, let me tell you that, if you want some great background information about how and why Perry … More One of the Bracher/Stueve Couples in Prairie City
As we proceed through the year 2022, I find it difficult to ignore a birthday that occurred in 1822. Since that year was well before the Gesellschaft arrived in Perry County, such a birth had to take place back in the German homeland. I discovered such a story for today’s post. Margaretha Buck was born … More 200 Years for a Buck
If you would tromp through the Concordia Lutheran Cemetery, you could find the five the gravestones shown in the gallery below. Those five individuals will all be part of today’s post. The story begins with the only gravestone above that does not have the surname, Stueve, engraved on it. It is also the person who … More Five Funerals in Frohna
Robert Cullen Penny was born on this day. His birth and baptism record are not included in our German Family Tree. In the case of Robert Penny, we find his birth documented in a Penny Family Bible. His name is indicated by the white arrow in the image below. As you can see, Robert Cullen … More Marshal Penny
Arthur Heinrich Buck was born on March 5, 1893, and if I have it figured correctly, he was a next door neighbor to my great grandfather, Gottwerth Schmidt. Arthur was the youngest child born into the family of Gottfried and Pauline (Oehlert) Buck. We can take a look at a Perry County birth record for … More These Bucks Stop Here
I am going to look at the story of the person who I think is the first one with the surname Schlichting that settled in East Perry County. His name was Johann Ludwig Schlichting. He was mostly called John, so I will use that name. However, before I look at his story, I will go … More The Pioneer Schlichting
