On May 20th, I wrote the story of Ole’ Ben Hopfer, who married Emma Vogel on that date back in 1906. Today, you will read an account of the life of Ole’ Ben’s little sister, Martha Hopfer. And it turns out that Martha married Emma’s older brother, John Vogel about 4 months after the other … More Ole’ Ben’s Younger Sister
Benjamin Hopfer and Emma Vogel were married on this date 114 years ago. Although Emma lived to the ripe, old age of 92, her husband, Ole’ Ben Hopfer, oulived her, making it into three-digit territory. We will take a look at this couple today. Benjamin Hopfer was born on November 10, 1882, the son of … More Ole’ Ben Hopfer
I decided to write a story today about a couple that got married on March 28th. I had gotten quite a way through researching this couple before I discovered that another couple not only got married on the same day, but at the same church. Then I took a look to see if I had … More Adolf’s Ladies
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
I am getting old and cannot remember why this is the case, but while I was researching today’s story, I discovered that our collection of images already had several files which I needed for this post. I looked and looked through our blog’s archives to see if I had already written a post about today’s … More Theodosius – The Eldest Frentzel
There was a time around here when the name, Adolf, was pretty common. Not anymore. World War II and Adolf Hitler put an end to that name in America. However, today’s main character was born before that time, and he is today’s birthday boy. His name was Adolf Meyr. Adolf Meyr was the son of … More Adolf the Blacksmith
One of the things I have learned since moving to East Perry County is the fact that it is not exactly a hotbed for dancing. When I listen to people tell stories of their past, I rarely hear them telling stories that took place at a dance. There were even time periods when dancing was … More The Birth of a Dance Man
Yesterday, I told the story of a Gotthold who was born 150 years ago. Today, you will be told the story of another Gotthold. This one today was born 170 years ago. Gotthold Heinrich Ahner was born on February 21, 1850, the son of August and Johanna Maria (Groban) Ahner. He was baptized at Concordia … More Gotthold Got the Hecht out of Perry County
Today I will write the story involving characters about which I have documented the children in a family, but not so much about their parents. For example, today I will write about Joseph and Emilie Bachmann, and I have previously told the tale of at least one of their children, and in the process have … More Bachmann and Schmidt
Today is not just Groundhog Day. Today is not just Super Bowl Sunday. You can also point out that today’s date when written as 02/02/2020 is a palindrome…it can be read the same backwards and forwards. However, today also happens to be the 180th anniversary of the establishment of the Lutheran church in Paitzdorf, Missouri. … More Grace, Uniontown Turns a 180
