Two previous posts, Hometown Preacher, and Another Mahnken Marries an Eckert, have told the stories of an Eckert from St. Clair County in Illinois marrying a Mahnken from Perry County in Missouri. There is one Eckert/Mahnken wedding story that has yet to be written, and it happens to be the first one. You will read … More The First Eckert to Marry a Mahnken in Farrar
Back in 1913, a man named Peter Eckert from Lenzburg, Illinois married Anna Mahnken at Salem Lutheran Church in Farrar. That couple ended up remaining in Perry County for a number of years. It is a mystery to me how Peter and Anna got to know one another. However, I do know that Peter Eckert’s … More Another Mahnken Marries an Eckert
I have the privilege today to write the real story of a couple of individuals that are main characters in my two books, Wittenberg ’03: Coming of a Church and Wittenberg ’04: Coming of a Railroad. These two are Laura Gemeinhardt and Teacher Richard Kalbfleisch. The story of this couple is one that inspired me … More Wittenberg Characters
Yesterday, I wrote about a native from East Perry County who went off to school to learn a profession only to return back to his home to serve that community. I have a similar story today. This time it is not a doctor, but a preacher. This story has its differences. One big one is … More Hometown Preacher
