The next two days, we will be publishing two parts of a post written by one of our guest bloggers, Cal Eggers. Cal is an outstanding researcher and has contributed to our blog in the past. His blog posts for the next two days come at a very convenient time. The next two days, our … More Two Men Sent from Perry County for a Purpose – Part 1
I call it an “act of God”. Just a day or so ago, I received a message from a man with the surname Rathjen, who asked about his family’s connection to the Miesner family mentioned in the story, Perry County Percolating into Coffeyville. This gentleman expressed an interest in finding out more about his family’s … More Joseph Rathjen – What Goes Around, Comes Around
I am going to tell a story today that fits in with a recurring theme in the annals of East Perry County history. The theme is as follows: “Get married; leave town.” I have found quite a few of these types of stories especially among those who got married right about the time of World … More Newlyweds Off to Nebraska
The centerpiece of today’s post will be the photograph shown below which shows a wedding party from 1904. I have seen several photos such as this one. It illustrates some of the traditions that were common in Perry County weddings of that era. The story begins with a February 10th birthday. Frieda Fritsche was born … More Bride, Groom, Beer, and Cigars
Plenty of Perry County projectiles are being launched in Frohna on Tuesday nights this February. That is because the annual Lutheran Dartball Tournament is now taking place in the gymnasium of Concordia Lutheran Church. It is a tournament which lasts for four week, and this year includes teams from 13 different local churches. Around here, … More Dartball Tourney Time
Not long ago, the story was told with the title, Bock Beer. After seeing the surnames involved in today’s tale, I couldn’t resist using the term Bock Wein in today’s title. After all, wein is the German word for wine. So today, you will read about the marriage between a Bock and a Weinhold. It … More Bock Wein…………..hold.
Lebrecht Schmidt and Magdalena Froebel were married on January 21, 1883, so today would have been their 136th wedding anniversary. These two were married in Frohna, but eventually, several in their family ended up in Altenburg. I will attempt to tell the story of that family today. Lebrecht Schmidt was born on August 12, 1857 … More Butch’s Mom and Dad
Josephine Bruhl is today’s birthday girl. She was born on January 20, 1866 in Shawnee Township, Missouri. She was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Wells. She was the daughter of Johann and Elizabeth (Lehner) Bruhl. Josephine’s father, Johann, arrived in America in 1853. He was aboard the ship, Hindu, which landed in Baltimore. … More Josephine’s Frohna Fellows
Lina Koenig was born on January 15, 1887 in New Wells, Missouri. She is today’s birthday girl. Her parents were Edward Wilhelm and Juliana (Reuschel) Koenig. We have these photos of Lina’s parents. Lina was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Wells. Below is her baptism record. When Lina was 19 years old, she … More Kaempfe-Koenig and the Farm near Frohna
Today would have been Paul and Edna Heise’s 95th wedding anniversary. This couple was married at Zion Lutheran Church in Crosstown, Missouri. Yesterday’s Weibrecht family were also members of that church. I do not often find stories from this congregation, but in this case, I found two in a row. Paul Heise has an interesting … More Another Crosstown Chronicle
