Today’s tale includes a name that has appeared on this blog on a few occasions before. The name is Clara Schmidt. One of those Clara’s was my great aunt. The birthday girl for today is Clara Friederike Schmidt, who was born on March 27, 1861, making today her 161st birthday. Clara was the daughter of … More Joe and Clara – The Goehring’s
On July 11, 1874, Wilhelm Friedrich Moeckel was born in Terre Haute, Indiana. I don’t get it. Why in the world would this baby be born in Terre Haute, Indiana? Both of William’s parents were raised in Perry County…even died in Perry County. He had brothers who were said to be born in St. Louis, … More Born in Terre Haute, Indiana???
Whenever the Perry County Lutheran Historical Society welcomes new members to its organization, the old book shown below is brought out so that they can add their names to the historical list of people who have been members of that organization over the years. If you open this book to the beginning, you will find … More The Original Members of the Perry County Lutheran Historical Society
I took on a challenge today. The surname, Goller, enters the German Family Tree in 1900 and only shows up in records until about 1920. Ancestry.com family trees for today’s character, Christopher Goller, are not plentiful, nor do they contain much documentation. As it turns out, I was more successful finding documentation on Christopher Goller’s … More Christopher and Christina
I did notice one of the main characters in today’s story in a document I looked at yesterday. However, it was not until I started searching for a person to write about for today that I decided to use that same document for this post. Let’s start by looking at that document. It was shared … More Cousin Baptism Twins
Two teenagers made the voyage as part of the Gesellschaft aboard the Copernicus in 1838. If the teenagers back then were at all like teenagers nowadays, they would have likely found opportunities to hang around each other while on the voyage. If they didn’t know one another before they got on the ship, the may … More Copernicus Couple
The birthday girl for today is Emma Weinhold, who was born on May 15, 1874. One of the most notable facts about Emma was that she was the firstborn child in a family into which were born 14 children. Her parents were Martin and Magdalena (Noennig) Weinhold. Her father was one of the three Weinhold … More My Favorite Census Taker
A rather interesting marriage took place on November 26, 1845 in Altenburg, Missouri. The circumstances that make this story interesting are the ones that occurred before this wedding took place. However, at this point, I will quickly mention that the wedding we will discuss today was the fourth wedding that took place in the new … More Piano Man
When today’s birthday girl was born in St. Louis on February 5, 1851, her family probably had no idea about how her future would end up in East Perry County, Missouri. Bertha Dellit was the daughter of Andreas and Theresia (Preusser) Dellit, and Bertha was baptized at Old Trinity Lutheran Church in St. Louis. Her … More F.E. Goehring & Son Store
It was Palm Sunday in East Perry County, Missouri in 1840. One tradition that came to America with the German Lutheran immigrants was that of conducting the rite of confirmation on Palm Sunday. The first few years after the new settlers arrived were mostly dedicated to survival. They were very difficult years, and much death … More Confirmation Classes of 1840
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