Our German Family Tree Images folder already has 4 death certificates for women named Emma Hoehn. You are going to read another story about a woman today whose married name was Emma Hoehn. You will not be viewing her death certificate because she died in 1977, and at the time of this writing, we can … More Popp and Hoehn Get Married in St. Louis
Christiane Margarethe Sommer was born on August 22, 1871, thus making today her 155th birthday. Christine was the daughter of Carl and Anna (Bienlein) Sommer. The first child in this Sommer family was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg, but our German Family Tree does not list any baptism records for the rest of … More Christine Sommer – Mrs. Kramer and Mrs. Eicherman
Two days ago, I wrote the story about Frieda Kasten, who would have been celebrating her 130th birthday. Today, you will read the story of her older sister, Dora, who would be celebrating her 135th birthday today. A few of the census entries will be the same ones you saw two days ago if you … More Victor and Dora – Wittenberg Roth’s
Rosa Emma Marie Hollmann was born on August 15, 1891, thus qualifying her to be today’s birthday girl. She would be 135 years old if she was still alive today. Rose (her name as it appears on her gravestone) was the daughter of Henry and Martha (Stueve) Hollmann. She was born across the Mississippi River … More A Rose Becomes a Moss in The Lou
A baptism record from the books of Grace Lutheran Church in Uniontown is the starting point for today’s tale. Karl Erich Feiste was born on August 8, 1896, so today would be his 130th birthday. He would then be baptized at Grace, Uniontown. His baptism record is pictured here. As you can see, Karl was … More A Feiste Petzoldt Duo from Frohna and Farrar
Today’s birthday boy began his life in Perry County, Missouri, but was never found in a Perry County census entry. He first migrated east to the state of Illinois where he spent many of his early years, before then migrating to the West Coast to spend most of his life in Oregon. It also looks … More Theodore Schade – Portland Telegrapher
I will be telling yet another story about a Perry County native who became a full-time Lutheran church worker in this post. The main character is also is today’s birthday boy. Immanuel Johann Martin Lorenz was born on August 4, 1891, thus making today his 135th birthday. Martin was the son of Immanuel and Martha … More Lehrer Lorenz from Farrar
Today’s birthday girl was originally a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Pocahontas, which is located in north Cape Girardeau County, but she managed to find a husband in Perry County. I have to admit. When I found a marriage record for a couple made up of a Petzoldt and a Leimer, I figured … More Frohna Petzoldt’s and a Puzzling Year of Birth
Plenty of stories on this blog have been told about people with the Ross name. Today, I will attempt to tell the story of the first Ross’s to be found in Perry County. I certainly will not be able to definitively explain all of the facts in this tale, and I will not have many … More ‘Riginal Ross’s
Back in 2018, a post was written that mentioned a wedding that took place on today’s date. I will be telling the story of that couple today. However, in that previous post, I put forth a theory about some connections between two surnames that were part of the 1839 immigration…Lindner and Landgraf. Those names will … More Herman and Mathilda – New Wells Landgraf’s
