I confess again today that I do not have much time to research and write my usual type of post. I am once again playing the role of Grandpa (In my case, I am called Grumps). This time, I have the additional task of puppy-sitting for a brand new addition to our family, Moxon, the … More Buenger Siblings Birthday Shared
Moritz Petzoldt married Emilie Schwindt on May 21, 1871. This marriage record is not to be found in any church records in Perry County. That is because by the time Moritz was getting married, he had moved away from here to live in Madison County, Illinois near Collinsville. He was probably married at St. Paul’s … More A Petzoldt Harnesses Los Angeles
Rev. Carl Ferdinand Wilhelm Walther was one of the original immigrants who was part of the Gesellschaft. In fact, after the removal of Rev. Martin Stephan, Rev. Walther became probably the most prominent leader of this group. He went on to become the first President of what would later be called the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. … More Maybe They Should Have Been Named Law and Gospel
One of the prolific patriarchs in East Perry County history was J.G. Palisch. Many blog posts that have been written here have been about people who are attached to J.G. Palisch in some way. And yes, today will be another one. January 14, 1853 was the day that J.G. Palisch became a grandfather for the … More First of Many
If you asked either Rev. C.F.W. Walther or his wife, Emilie (Buenger) Walther, what was their anniversary date, how would they answer? There is a reason why I ask this question. If you look at the records of Concordia Lutheran Church in Frohna, you will find the following record: This record is probably written by … More When Was C.F.W.’s Anniversary?
Today’s blog is about another name that we don’t find anymore in the East Perry County area…….Grother. Today would have been the 145th anniversary of Johann Heinrich Ludwig Grother and Emilie Christiane Palisch. Their anniversary was September 7, 1871. The Grother name became part of the settlement in Perry County by joining the immigrant group … More Another Vanished Name
I must tell a sad, sad story today. According to family records, today (July 21) is the day that Rosina (Mueller) Buenger died. She died during that horrific month when so many people in St. Louis were dying from the cholera epidemic. First, let’s go back. Rosina was one of the original immigrants. She arrived … More Faithfulness Through Adversity
May 27, 1873, was the wedding date for a couple whose parents spent some of their early time after the immigration in Perry County. Both of the groom’s parents and both of the bride’s parents spent those early years in and around Altenburg. The groom was Ferdinand Gerhard Walther and the bride was Bertha Emilie … More A Special Wedding with Perry County Roots
My search for a story started this morning by noticing that Johann Christian Poppitz died on this day, May 12, in 1855. One of the places this led me was to the first page of the passenger list of the Copernicus that landed in New Orleans on December 31, 1838. Once I discovered this page, … More A Page Full of Stories
This story starts with the death of Emilie (Schuppan) Mueller on April 27, 1891 and backtracks to her birth in Frohna, Missouri in 1853. Emilie was born on September 26, 1853 to Adolph and Emilie Schuppan. The Schuppan family had actually been in America prior to the Saxon immigration to Perry County, but they found … More Building a Church and a Baby
