My late cousin, Myrtle (Schilling) Kuehnert’s husband was called Ernst Kuehnert. Today, I will be telling the story of Ernst’s parents. Myrtle’s mother-in-law is today’s birthday girl, so I will begin with her. Lydia Concordia Boehme was born on July 16, 1888, so today would be her 137th birthday. Concordia was the daughter of Ludwig … More Myrtle’s In-Laws
A surname entered East Perry County back in the 1840’s that had its origins in Pennsylvania. That surname was Hartung. In a previous post about a character in this Hartung family, it documented the fact that this family had been in the United States as early as the 1700’s. That post was titled, From Muddy … More Hartung (Or Is it Harting?) and Hester
A century and a half ago, a set of twins was born in Wittenberg. Unlike so many other sets of twins born back in those days, both of the twins lived to adulthood. In this case, it was a set of twins made up of a boy and a girl. The parents of these twins were Ludwig and … More Eldest Ahner Marries a Boehme Twin
Folks around here pronounce the surname, Doering, as Daring. So today’s post title should be read as, A Daring Pi Day Birthday. After reading today’s story, perhaps you might say that today’s main character could be called a daring man because he was bold enough to go where others “dared not go” in order to … More A Doering Pi Day Birthday
I looked it up just to make sure. Today’s birthday girl is classified as my great grandaunt. Another way to put it is that this woman was my Grandma Mueller’s, Aunt Anna. I found several places that said the term “Great” should not be used when referring to siblings of your grandparents, but if you … More Great Grandaunt Anna Celebrates 175th Birthday
After beginning to look at a birthday girl with the surname, Hilpert, I eventually discovered that her story would also involve the surnames, Mueller, Gerler, and Hansmeier. That last name is not a “Perry County name”, but by the time that name enters the story, the setting for the story will be in Nebraska, not … More Gerler’s in Nebraska
Two questions quickly came to my attention as I began researching today’s main character. What was the first name of the baby being baptized on January 29, 1882? What was the correct date of birth for this baby? Let’s take a look at the baptism record in question. It is included in the books of … More Mueller Mystery Solved
Lydia Emily Lungwitz was born on August 1, 1882, so she is today’s birthday girl. Lydia was the daughter of Herman and Mathilde (Meyr) Lungwitz. It’s a bit of a mystery about where Lydia was baptized. No such record is included in the German Family Tree. However, she had an older brother, born in 1880, … More Lydia Marries a Boehme Twin
Sarah Christiana Mueller is one of those women, who, at an early age, moved from her birthplace in Perry County to the big city of St. Louis to find work. In her case, she never moved back. I will attempt to tell her story today. Sarah Mueller was born on November 22, 1886, the daughter … More Sarah Outlives Entire Family
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
