Today I tell the tale of a Perry County boy who became known as Panhandle Pete. Panhandle Pete got that name because of his exploits elsewhere, but before all was said and done, he ended up back here in Perry County. And one of the amazing things about him was the fact that his name … More Panhandle Pete of Perryville
The story today begins with some names that might be considered celebrities in early Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod history. Those surnames were Graebner and Schaller. I am going to use some entries from the Lutheran Cyclopedia to describe the careers of a few of these men. First, we start with Rev. Johann Heinrich Philip Graebner. Here is … More DD’s Daughter Marries Dede
Clara Magdalena Hopfer was born on May 13, 1878, so she is today’s birthday girl. She would become the first female to enter the life of Phillip Kassel, but she certainly would not be the last. Magdalena was the daughter of Gotthold and Amelia (Kasten) Hopfer. She was baptized at Grace Lutheran Church in Uniontown. … More Phillip’s Females + One Fella
It was August 20, 1892. The setting was Farrar, Missouri. Frank and Erna Kassel were blessed with their third child, a boy by the name of Karl Heinrich Kassel. He would go through life using the name Henry. Henry was baptized at Salem Lutheran Church in Farrar. Here is his baptism record. Every once in … More Kassel-Koenig Kinship
Today’s birthday boy has just one record in our German Family Tree. That one record will end up taking us to so many locations by the time this post is finished. George Albert Dede was born on August 4, 1887 and baptized at Salem Lutheran Church in Farrar, Missouri. Here is his baptism record. Albert … More Learning Latin from a Blacksmith’s Son
Today’s birthday boy did not even have to wait for his baptism to be called a Christian. That’s because his name was Christian Kassel. He was born on September 29, 1861. Christian was the son of Philip and Fredericka (Bueltman) Kassel. Although I cannot find any documentation, I believe that Christian was born in Egypt … More Kids from a Kassel
There are times when I look at a very remote person who was involved in the history of East Perry County, hoping to find an interesting story. That happened just the other day when I chose to look into the life of Teacher Schneider from Wittenberg. Today I decided to take a quick look at … More I’ve Been Workin’ on the Railroad
