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
Maria Wilhelmine Schilling is today’s birthday girl. She was born on December 5, 1863, making today her 158th birthday. Maria was the daughter of Friedrich and Theresia (Schuessler) Schilling. She was probably baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg, although there is no record included in that congregation’s books. An older sibling, as well as … More Baptized in Altenburg; Died in Wittenberg; Buried in Frohna
Andreas and Anna were married on this date 143 years ago. You will read their story today. I will begin with the groom. Georg Andreas Dietrich Hilpert was born on December 7, 1852, the son of George and Anna (Popp) Hilpert. He was the 6th child in a family of 7. He was baptized at … More Andreas and Anna – The Hilpert’s
I admit that today’s story is one that is difficult to tell. I almost chose not to write it. It starts with the birth of a boy who was born just one day after the birth of yesterday’s birthday girl, Lydia Lungwitz. Arthur Edwin Rabold was born on August 2, 1882, the son of Gottlieb … More Art and Dixie
After researching the life of Joseph Jacob, I came to the conclusion that he was a man who was always willing to learn how to succeed in a new business. I think you may come to the same conclusion after I tell you his story. Joseph Emanuel Jacob is today’s birthday boy. He was born … More Joseph Jacob – Man of Many Trades
A Kramer/Oberndorfer marriage took place on this date in 1898, and it is their story I will write today. Let’s start with the groom. Joseph Kramer was born on April 4, 1873, the son of John and Magdalena (Bergt) Kramer. He was baptized at Concordia Lutheran Church in Frohna, Missouri. Here is an image of … More The Kramer-Oberndorfer Couple
Today, we celebrate a bicentennial birthday. That means someone had to be born on April 3, 1820. If you are finding such a person with ties to the German Lutheran residents of East Perry County, Missouri, you are going to have to find a person who was born in Germany. Indeed, that is what we … More George Goes to America for a Popp
If you are a fairly regular reader of this blog, you should already be aware that there was what I call a Perry County suburb that developed in the Potter/Sidney, Nebraska area. Quite a few folks who were born and raised in the Lutheran churches around here migrated to that area in the early 1900’s. … More A Pair of Perry Pioneers in Potter
Heinrich Hans Vogt is said to have been born on January 26, 1846 in Germany. Some documents also indicate that Henry came to America in 1872. Henry settled in the Fountain Bluff Township in Jackson County, Illinois. The time he arrived was not long before the official formation of Christ Lutheran Church in Jacob, Illinois, … More Schroeder and Vogt
Paul Joseph Ehregott Theiss (pronouced Tice) was born on October 27, 1882. Paul was the son of Henry and Ernestine (Mueller) Theiss. This Theiss family lived near Wittenberg right along the Mississippi River. They owned property both on the hill near the river as well as some land in the bottoms. Here is a present-day … More It’s Pronounced Tice – Rhymes with Mice
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