Today would have been the 131st birthday of Dr. Edward Lottes, who served the East Perry County area as a dentist for over 50 years. He was born on February 1, 1886. Because he was in the profession of dentistry in an era when there was not much available to deal with the pain involved … More The Dreaded Doc Lottes
Georgia Neubeck Estel was born on January 10, 1906 in Altenburg, Missouri. The doctor who assisted in this child’s delivery was almost certainly her father, Dr. Theodore Friedrich Estel. Four years before the birth of Georgia, Dr. Estel had married Louisa Neubeck at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg. His Missouri marriage license indicates that the … More Mom’s Namesake
When I got married in 1989, I immediately became the step-father of three girls. Then as they got married and started having children, our first four grandchildren were girls. Then we finally had a boy enter the family. Today, we found out that we have been blessed with another granddaughter who was born this morning. … More Surrounded by Good Lookin’ Women
The last child born to Andreas and Caroline (Anders) Estel was born on December 16, 1843 in Altenburg. His name was Philipp Samuel Estel. When Philipp was eight years old, his twelve year old brother, Elias, died in a horse-drawn wagon accident a day after Philipp’s birthday, December 17, 1851. I would think that a … More A Jacob Preacher with Perry Roots
The starting point for today’s blog is the marriage between Joseph Wagner and Fredericka Estel. They were married on August 26th in 1896 in Altenburg. Once I started looking into these characters, it led me to the Wagner Hotel shown below. Joseph Wagner was son of Gustav and Theresa (Palisch) Wagner. Early on, Gustav was … More Just What Went on at the Wagner Hotel?
The above record in the Trinity Lutheran Church books in Altenburg documents the first two deaths that occurred in the immigration after they arrived in Perry County, Missouri. Both of them occurred within about two weeks after Rev. Martin Stephan was removed from the community and rowed across the Mississippi River to Illinois. The first … More Death Begins in Perry County
I am posting this blog under my own name today, not the Research Crew, because I will be stating some of my opinions, not just the facts. Today’s story begins with the fact that Friedrich Immanuel Estel was born on this day, April 30, in 1832, before he came to America as part of the … More Tell It Like It Was
