A baby boy was born in Pocahontas, Missouri on February 9, 1896, thus making today his 130th birthday. His name was Paul Walter Ruehling, the son of Frank and Wilhelmine (Edlinger) Ruehling. He was baptized at Zion Lutheran Church in Pocahontas. We can view his baptism record from that congregation’s books below. His name was … More Pocahontas Groom – Prairie City Bride
When I saw that today’s married couple had the names, Schattauer and Wallmann, I figured that it was going to be a post that discussed members of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Pocahontas, Missouri. I was correct. We will start the story with the Schattauer birthday boy. Heinrich Johann Carl Schattauer was born on April … More Henry and Lucy Schattauer – Pocahontas Partners
Today’s tale was instigated by a baby girl’s birth in Pocahontas on January 12th, but you will discover that this story mostly takes place elsewhere. It is also a story that presented me with a real research headache. So, make sure you have plenty of gas in your tank because we are going on a trip, with only … More William’s Whereabouts? Gales Creek, OR or Dry Creek, NE?
A baby girl was born 130 years ago in the Shawnee Township of northern Cape Girardeau County. There is a bit of a debate about whether she was born on August 27th or August 28th, but there is more evidence of an August 27th date of birth. Bertha Agnes Ruehling, as you can calculate from … More Prairie City Groom – Pocahontas Bride
Herman Leimer has just one record in our German Family Tree. That record indicates that he came to Perry County from Prairie City, Missouri to get married in 1881. Below is an image of Herman’s entry in our GFT. There are 7 pages of Leimer’s in our German Family Tree, but the above entry is … More Likely Leimer Link?
Frank married twice. His first marriage was the infamous $15 wedding that was described in the post with that title, The $15 Wedding. Then, his second marriage, the one involving Frank and Minnie, took place on this day, so that couple would be celebrating their wedding anniversary today if they were still alive. I urge … More Frank and Minnie
The puzzle in today’s story has to do with a date of marriage. In fact, it has to do with not only which day a couple was married, but also which year. Some documents say this pair had their wedding on December 31, 1894, and other documents say they were married on January 1, 1895. … More Which Year Was He Married? Midnight Perhaps?
