I have written some stories about children of today’s highlighted couple, but now you will read the story of their Mom and Pop. I tell the story today because it is a very special birthday for Mom. Katharina Hermann was born on September 18, 1850, thus making today her 175th birthday. Katharina was the daughter … More Mom and Pop Knoll – Early Friedenberg Couple
The bride and groom in today’s story have been mentioned in at least 3 previous stories. However, those posts have always been about some of their children. Today, I will attempt to tell the tale of the parents. I will begin with the groom. Johann Thomas Hooss was born on January 8, 1844, the son … More Thomas and Kate – Perryville Hooss Hotel Keepers
I think today’s birthday boy might have been delivered by a doctor who had his office in his grandmother’s hotel. There was once a hotel in Altenburg known as the Wagner Hotel, which was operated by Theresia Wagner when a baby was born in 1899. The ad for Dr. G.B. Schulz shown below indicates that … More Doc Wagner – US Navy
I will eventually get around to today’s birthday boy, but I choose to begin with a girl named Louise Frey, who was born on August 20, 1882. According to her later death certificate, Louise was born in Hermann, Missouri. She was the daughter of Philip and Sophie (Bauer) Frey. By the time we can view … More Louise’s Final Danz
Today’s couple was made up of a pair of Perry County natives, both from Friedenberg, but for some unknown reason, these two were married across the river in Chester, Illinois. It is that wedding date that led me to this story. I will begin with the groom. Heinrich Carl Popp was born on November 22, … More Henry and Rosa – Friedenberg Popp’s
Two previous stories published on this blog will be tied into the one I tell today. A few years ago, I wrote the story of an unmarried woman who spent her life taking care of other people’s children. That post was titled, Kindermädchen Emilie. The main character of that tale was Emilie Weinhold. Then, earlier … More Coming Home to Die
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
If you travel through Germany, you can find quite a few old castles which can help you understand times gone by. But did you know that there were Kassel’s in Perry County, Missouri that can still be studied to learn about the past? We will look at a Kassel that was born on this day. … More A Kassel in Perry County
Today will be one of those rare days when I write the story of a woman who never married. I also find her story to be an amazing one. Emilie Weinhold is today’s birthday girl. She was born on October 17, 1878. She was the oldest child of Paul and Louisa (Hermann) Weinhold. Her full … More Kindermädchen Emilie
We are celebrating a 175th birthday today. Sarah Noennig was born on December 16, 1843 in Altenburg, Missouri. She was the daughter of Gottfried and Johanna (Poppitz) Noennig. Both of her parents made the voyage to America aboard the Copernicus. They were married not long after arriving. One previous child had been born to the … More Sarah’s Paitzdorf Partner
