In previous posts about people with the name Oberndorfer, it has been noted that the original Oberndorfer’s came from Austria along with several others from that nation. Most of the Austrians settled in the Shawnee Township in northern Cape Girardeau County. However, the Oberndorfer’s found a piece of land in Perry County near Frohna. Today’s … More Oberndorfer Returns to the Austrian Neighborhood
I will be entertaining out of town guests (who are also family) today, so I am once again sharing an old story. The attached post was first written back in 2017. For those of you who know German or who have read posts about people in the Vogel family on this blog, you may already … More The Birds Arrive in Perry County
The birthday boy for today is a man named Johann August Cornehlsen, who was born on September 4, 1884. If you do the math, you come up with this being his 140th birthday. John was the son of Henry and Martha (Holschen) Cornehlsen. A few years back, Faron Bartens wrote two articles about this family … More John Cornehlsen – To Logan, NM and Back
Back in 2021, I wrote the story of a man and woman who were celebrating their 150th wedding anniversary. Today, I will share that post on another special day…the 175th birthday of the groom. Michael Heinrich Schuessler was born on August 31, 1849, the son of Michael and Rosina (Hoppe) Schuessler. Henry was baptized at … More The Youngest Schuessler’s 175th Birthday
The story I am writing today began with me finding a Wittenber girl who was born on this day. When I discovered that this girl would be a lifelong single person, I also found out that she had a sister who was also born in East Perry County who spent most of her life being … More Mena, Arkansas Voerster Sisters
Although we begin today’s story in Frohna, Missouri, that is not where most of the story takes place. This is yet another one of those posts in which a person is born in East Perry County, but early on, moves to a different location. Natalie Augusta Blancken was born on August 27, 1899, so she … More Talie and Elmer – A Red Bud/Frohna Pair in Colorado
I am going to attempt to settle this. Our German Family Tree says the following about a pair of girls in the Luedemann family. As you can see, there is a question mark behind the word, twin, for these two girls. There is documentation for the date of birth of Engel Luedemann in her marriage … More Twin Sisters? Or Not?
A little over 2 years ago, a post was published on this blog titled, P Is for Pancratius. That article told the story of man who had the unusual name of Pancratius. In that post, I referred to the main character as P. John Muench…the “P” standing for Pancratius. P. John and his wife, Caroline … More George and Fern – Muench’s from North of Perryville
Two of the most well-known surnames in East Perry County are Mueller and Palisch. In the case of the name, Mueller, we know that there were 4 different clans of Mueller’s that were part of the original immigration in 1839. Our Mueller surname folder containing images that have been used in posts on this blog … More Mueller Boy Marries Palisch Girl
I am going to begin today’s post by displaying a Perry County birth record for a baby boy that was born on August 15, 1884, thus making today his 130th birthday. You can view it in the 2 images shown below. The above document says Heinrich Joseph Lungwitz was the son of Herman and Mathilda … More Amos and Dora – The Lungwitz’s
