Today’s birthday boy only makes it onto this blog because he married a Perry County girl. Then after spending most of his life in St. Louis, he and his wife made their way back to Perry County to be buried. His surname, Laupp, is a new one to show up on this blog, and it … More Michael Laupp – Pullman Car Co. – St. Louis
Hilda Louise Thurm is today’s birthday girl. She was born on July 13, 1899, the 4th and final child of Emanuel and Ernestine (Stueve) Thurm. A post was published last year about Hilda’s parents titled, Emanuel and Ernestine – The E.T.’s. Hilda was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Altenburg. The baptism record from that congregation’s … More May the Thurm Be with Thee
When I was a boy growing up in St. Louis, I drank quite a bit of Pevely milk. If my memory serves me, the milk we drank out of the small milk cartons at school were from Pevely Dairy. I was unable to find a photo of one of the Pevely milk cartons from my … More Pevely Dairyman’s Six E’s
A while back, I wrote the story about Herman Weber, who was married twice. What made that story especially interesting was the fact that both of Herman’s wives had the surname of Poppitz, and both of those Poppitz girls were sisters. Well, it just so happens that today’s story is about Lorenz Schlipp, who married … More Another Pair of Poppitz Partners
