There were four children born into the John and Johanna (Walther) Weinhold’s family. I think once I finish today’s post, I will have written stories about all four of them. Here are photos of the parents and children in this Weinhold family. Today, I tell the story of the baby in the family. Gotthilf Weinhold … More Flour Maker and His Baker’s Dozen
Marie Weinhold married Rev. Adolph Paul on March 10, 1904. Or did she? We have a few conflicting records for this wedding. I will get to that issue later in this post. First, let’s discuss the bride. She is the only Perry County resident in this marriage, and she happened to be the older sister … More Pastor Paul
Writing posts on this blog gives me plenty of opportunities to learn. Not only do I learn the story of a character involved in the history of East Perry County, but often I get to learn about the historical context of those stories. Today is one of those times when I came across a term … More Ebs on the Sanitary Train
A wedding anniversary is the starting point for today’s post. Laura Weinhold married William Pebler on February 18, 1912 in Frohna, Missouri. I have previously written a post about Joseph Weinhold from Wittenberg who had 8 daughters, several of which married full-time church workers. That post was titled, Surrounded by Good Lookin’ Women. We have … More Mrs. Pebler from Frohna
Our German Family Tree records 14 children born into the Martin and Magdalena (Noennig) Weinhold family. Arthur Joseph Weinhold was the 12th child, and he was born on this day, February 9th, in 1894. All of these Weinhold children were baptized at Concordia Lutheran Church in Frohna. Arthur’s entire life was centered around mills. Here … More Run of the Mills
Meta Sylvia Lueders was born on this day, December 17th, in 1914. Just a few years ago, she died at the age of 99 years. Her life was certainly an interesting one. She herself was the product of some very influential families in the village of Frohna, Missouri, and her own family would be included … More Lumber Yard Matriarch
December 11, 1836 was the birthday of Carl Gemeinhardt. As near as I can tell, he was the first of the Gemeinhardts to show up in the church books of East Perry County, Missouri. A buddy of mine from Memphis, Tennessee is Charlie Gemeinhardt, and he would call Carl his great grandfather. There is some … More Those Gemeinhardt-Fiehler Connections
Today’s story starts with a boy being born, but I find a few later events in the life of this boy’s family more fascinating. The place of birth for this baby was also not a typical one for a Perry County resident. He was born in Millstadt, Illinois. If you are a loyal reader of … More All I Got for Christmas Was 5 Stepsons
