Before I begin today’s story, I want to encourage you to go back to the last post I wrote 2 days ago about Elizabeth Hecht who married Charles Fricke. It was full of missing pieces that I could not find or explain. Our friend in Germany, Timm Yamnitz went down rabbit holes that are not … More Paul Mehner Eventually Returns to Crosstown
When I was a youngster, my parents talked about going to a “filling station” to gas up the car. You do not hear that term used much anymore. I suppose that is at least partly because the place where gasoline is distributed has changed dramatically since it was called a filling station. Back in my … More Schamburg Filling Station in Perryville
First of all, I have to issue an apology to today’s guest blogger. At some point in time yesterday, I realized that Fred Eggers had sent me the blog post you will read today in an e-mail, and his post was written to be published yesterday. That is because the main character in Fred’s post … More An Early Perry County English Lutheran Pastor
I will be telling the story of the original Springer’s to settle in Perry County today. I located this story because a man named Peter Springer was born on December 8th. As it turns out, Peter’s birth year is a matter of debate. I will show evidence that he was either born in 1808 or … More Pierre and Madelaine? Or Peter and Magdalena?
I will begin by giving some credit to Dana Farrow, the president of the Perry County Historical Society for providing some guidance to me that assisted in telling today’s tale. If you happen to see or talk to Dana, I think you should suggest that she become a guest blogger for us. She could tell … More Butzie Hoehn – Footloose Friedenberg Female
The event that led me to today’s tale was a wedding anniversary. The husband in this story ended up marrying 2 women, and it will be his first wedding that took place on today’s date, August 7th. I will begin with the husband. Johann Heinrich Bergmann was born on November 1, 1869. I will call … More John Henry Bergmann and His 2 Louise’s
Today’s tale will take us all around the Perry County and northern Cape Girardeau County area. The post will mention Friedenberg, Uniontown, Friedheim, Longtown, Cape Girardeau, Point Rest, and Crosstown. Some stories, like the one I wrote yesterday, take place almost entirely at one Lutheran congregation. That will certainly not be the case in today’s … More Mehner Store – Crosstown
The story you will read about Henry Sittner today will also lead us to three other surnames, Rudisaile, Halter, and Hoehn. This tale includes the early deaths of several folks. It also includes a type of business that has only shown up on this blog a few times. That is a pool hall. I will … More Henry Sittner and His Perryville Pool Hall
We have not yet officially entered the season of Spring, but it is certainly feeling like it around here these days. We even started letting some fresh air into the house yesterday. So, it seems appropriate that I located the story of a Springer for today’s post. Ludwig Peter Michael Springer was born on March … More Louis and Isabell – Point Rest Springer’s
The couple I will highlight in today’s post would be celebrating their 140th anniversary today. The couple was made up of a German Lutheran and an English Methodist, so it is not an ordinary type of couple to be found in this blog. I will begin with the groom. John George Hoehn was born on … More John and Effie – The Hoehn’s
