October 26 is an important date in the Palisch past. The patriarch of the Palisch family in Perry County was J.G. Palisch, who was born on this date in 1805 in Germany. A post was written about him called The Palisch Patriarch. In 1922, on this same date, his great granddaughter was born in Frohna. … More Tales from a Palisch Picture
On September 10, 1847, Ernst Theodore Buenger, son of Dr. Ernst Eduard and Amalia (Weber) Buenger, was born in St. Louis, Missouri. Two days later, on a Sunday, little Ernst became a member of God’s family through baptism. It was the first surviving son of the Buengers. At the end of Ernst Theodore’s life, he … More Buengers Back and Forth
Right as the Civil War was coming to an end, a boy was being born in Altenburg by the name of Traugott Ernst Heinrich Schuessler. He was born on this day, May 28th in 1864. He was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church on June 8th. He may have been baptized by Rev. J.F. Koestering who … More Farmer Becomes Pastor after Marrying His Pastor’s Daughter
Today’s story begins with Carolina Christiana Bergt being born on May 25 in 1857. She was born in the little village of Archbold in northern Ohio. Her father, William Adolph Bergt was the Lutheran pastor there. Later, her father would become the pastor in Uniontown, Missouri. Her father had come to Missouri in the 1839 … More A Family Moves to the Prairie
The photo above shows the World War II draft registration for Harry Flach, a clerk for a seed and hardware company in Peoria, Illinois who was born in Minden, Nebraska. This document does not give any clue to Harry’s connection to the Saxon immigration, but there is one. Here is how Harry’s story begins (and … More Harry Abandoned on the Prairie
