Today’s married couple is made up of a bride and groom who were members of two prominent families In the congregation of Grace Lutheran Church in Uniontown. Their parents were passengers aboard the same ship, the Johann Georg, which arrived in November of 1839 as part of the Gruber Group. The bride and groom were … More Hemmann/Hecht – Early Uniontown Babies Get Married
You are about to read another story of a few Perry County natives who would spend their early years here but left to live most of their lives elsewhere. In the case of today’s couple, they made their way all the way to the West Coast. Even though both the husband and wife in today’s … More Fred Goller – Goodyear Tin Man
The couple that is highlighted today would be celebrating a wedding anniversary. It would unite 2 rather prominent surnames found in East Perry County, an Oberndorfer and a Ruehling. I will begin with the Oberndorfer groom. August Herman Oberndorfer was born on February 4, 1858, the son of Matthias and Anna Maria (Meyr) Oberndorfer. The … More Frohna Oberndorfer’s
The birthday of Marie Bodenschatz leads us to this story about one of Friedrich Florian “The Face” Petzoldt’s sons. I know I have writen about a few other sons of “The Face” on this blog before, and certainly stories of many of his grandchildren, but somehow the story of Adolph Petzoldt, his 3rd son, has … More One of “The Face” Petzoldt’s Boys
I will be highlighting the story of a Lutheran pastor today, but I only located this story because his wife would be celebrating her Bicentennial Birthday today. However, I am going to begin with the Lutheran pastor. Emil Julius Moritz Wege was born on January 28, 1801 in Lauben, Germany. I was unable to determine … More Pioneer Pastor in Cole Camp
There were occasions in days gone by when a pastor wrote a death record in the church books, he would indicate how many years, months, and days that person lived. In some instances, backtracking that person’s length of life would be the only way to determine his or her date of birth. The problem is … More The Original Dirt Weinhold
I have already written a bunch of stories about Perry County natives who moved to St. Louis to spend most of their remaining lives there. In some cases, a man or a woman leaves for St. Louis prior to their marriage and finds their spouse in St. Louis. My father was such a person. There … More August Ross – St. Louis Street Car Man
Yesterday, I wrote a post about a bride and groom who both had surnames that began with a “K”. Today, I ran across the story of a pair that each had names starting with an “H”. The birthday girl for today’s post is Anna Sophie Hilpert, who was born on May 31, 1878, so she … More A Double-H Wedding – Haupt-Hilpert
I often use the term “empty nest”, and I am sure you are well aware of its meaning. Today, our birthday boy, whose surname was Vogel, which means bird in German, never had an empty nest. In fact, because he had 14 children with his 2 wives, and also took in some other children who … More August and His Nest Full
There are so many stories about Perry County natives who went on to become pastors and teachers in the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. I have written plenty such stories on this blog, but apparently I have not come to the end of the list of people who fit this category. I will share the story of … More Rev. W.T. Goehring – Midwest Minister from Frohna
