The year 1882 was a banner year for babies named Theodore Engert. The books of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Altenburg, Missouri contain two separate baptism records for boys with that name during that year. One of them was Theodore Emanuel Engert, and the other was Theodore Benjamin Engert. Although I will tell the story of … More The First Theodore Engert
You will read the story of Paul Bernhard Weinhold today. After researching him, I will summarize his story by saying he had two lives. If you just base his story on our German Family Tree, you might conclude that he was born, baptized, confirmed, married, and buried in Perry County, with just one note about … More The Two Lives of Paul Weinhold
Benjamin Schuessler is the subject of today’s post. That name often makes me think of the tribes of Israel, which resulted when Jacob was blessed with 12 children. However, you could make an argument that there were 13 tribes when you consider that the tribe of Manasseh was granted two different portions of property when … More Tribe of Benjamin Returns to Promised Land
Before I get to today’s characters, I have this urge to show you a portion of a passenger list for the ship, Ella, that arrived in New Orleans on November 7, 1853. Take a look at this group of immigrants. I find this list fascinating. At the top and bottom are 3 names whose destination … More Ed and Julie Koenig
A wedding took place on this day 140 years ago at Concordia Lutheran Church in Frohna, Missouri. The story of that couple will be told today. It is yet another tale about a family that begins in Perry County, Missouri, but ends up across the Mississippi River in Jackson County, Illinois. It is a story … More Moeckel and His Mathilde
A few of today’s characters arrived in America about a year before the Stephanites arrived in 1839. Two of the family names that were part of what we call the “St. Louis Additions” were Holschen and Grother. The arrival of Johann Holschen and Margaretha Grother present us with a mystery right away in this post. … More Holschen-Grother-Beckmann-Luehrs
Theodore and Hulda Schuessler would be celebrating their 125th wedding anniversary if they were still alive today. Their story is one in which both the bride and groom had roots in East Perry County, Missouri but spent most of their lives across the river in Jackson County, Illinois. I am still out of town, so … More Schuessler’s in Jacob
Stephanus Gottfried Gerhardt Mueller was born on April 4, 1873. His Mueller family was responsible for establishing an important business that thrived in Frohna for many years…the Frohna Creamery. A photo of the creamery is shown here. Stephanus Mueller (often called Stephan) was the son of William and Maria (Noennig) Mueller. That qualifies him to … More Mueller’s Frohna Creamery
I have already written two posts about men named Robert Fiehler. The one that is most remembered by local residents is Gerard Fiehler’s dad. The post telling his story was titled, Born on Mom and Dad’s Anniversary. Another Robert Fiehler originated here in Perry County but ended up living in Potter, Nebraska. The post about him … More The First Robert Fiehler
A Fassel family moved into Perry County after the Civil War and, although they seemed to have their beginnings in the Roman Catholic Church, some of them became tied to Lutherans through marriage. That is how the Fassel’s get into our German Family Tree. Today’s birthday girl was a local Lutheran who married one of … More Winter and Her Wittenberg Worker
