The surname, Schweizer, pokes its head into East Perry County a few times over the years, but eventually it disappears from this area. One of the Schweizer’s has a birthday today, and I will attempt to tell his story in this post. His name was Lorenz Schweizer, who was born on February 27, 1872 in … More Lorenz and Ida – The Schweizer’s
We have a 150th wedding anniversary to celebrate today. Henry Schuessler married Katharine Baum on this day back in 1871. Before we look at that marriage, let’s take a look at the lives of the bride and groom before they were married. Also, if you want to read about the arrival of Michael and Rosine … More The Youngest Schuessler
Edward William Wunderlich is today’s birthday boy. He was born on January 9, 1862, making today his 159th birthday. Edward would go on to get married twice in his lifetime, and both of his wives were named Emma. Edward’s parents were Zacharias and Amelia (Gerstner) Wunderlich. Edward was baptized at Concordia Lutheran Church in Frohna. … More Edward and His Emma’s
A marriage that took place on this day is what caused me to research the couple highlighted in this article. The couple had its roots in Perry County, Missouri, but that would not be where they would spend most of their lives. I have discussed on this blog before the fact that there were several … More Stellings in Sylvan Grove
Frank married twice. His first marriage was the infamous $15 wedding that was described in the post with that title, The $15 Wedding. Then, his second marriage, the one involving Frank and Minnie, took place on this day, so that couple would be celebrating their wedding anniversary today if they were still alive. I urge … More Frank and Minnie
Ernst Koenig is today’s birthday boy. His date of birth was January 2, 1868, so today would have been his 153rd birthday. His parents were Friedrich and Maria (Hecht) Koenig. His father had arrived in America in 1853 and then bought some farmland near Farrar, Missouri. After marrying Maria Hecht in 1861, Friedrich served in … More Farrar Koenig-Roth Clan
We will be taking a look at another person that would be celebrating her 150th birthday if she was still alive today. She was a Palisch, and she would go on to marry a Fischer. This was not the first time that a Palisch woman would marry a Fischer man. When I do stories on … More A More Recent Fischer-Palisch Pair
A very isolated record in our German Family Tree is the starting point for today’s post. That record includes two individuals who are only found in our GFT one time. That is because each of these individuals were not Lutherans, nor were they ever Lutherans. The event that manages to sneak into the church records … More A Bull from Brazeau
There is a remote connection between yesterday’s story which took place in the Shawnee Township of Cape Girardeau County, Missouri and today’s story which has its beginning in the Fountain Bluff Township of Jackson County, Illinois. The connection can be found if you backtrack to the beginning of the Vogel family in Perry County. There … More Mrs. Reinkensmeyer
William Vogel would be celebrating a very special birthday if he was still alive today. Since he was born on December 5, 1845, he would need 175 candles for his birthday cake. In the German language the word, vogel means bird. William was the son of August and Katherine (Doering) Vogel and baptized at Concordia … More Bill Bird’s Bountiful Babies
