A while back, a post was published on this blog about the original Kaempfe’s who were part of the Gesellschaft in 1839. That post was titled, Kaempfe’s Carriage, and I think it would be helpful to read that post to help understand the one being written today. You will discover that the husband and wife … More William Ludwig Kaempfe’s Short Life Near Millstadt
Today’s birthday boy has a fairly common Perry County surname, Fischer, but I found no connection to others with his surname in this area. However, his mother was a Grebing from Perry County and his parents were married here. That is how he makes it into our German Family Tree. Jacob Henry Fischer was born … More Jacob Fischer – St. Louis House Builder
As a result of a misunderstanding, I was not able to research for a new story today, so I found this old story to re-share. It tells the tale of a husband and wife that were both born on this date, September 11th. The husband would be 136 years old today, and his wife would … More A Birth Date Couple
The last post that I authored was about a man who was born in 1895 and was named Rudolph. I have another story today about a Rudolph that was born that same year. Rudolph Heinrich Roth was born on January 18, 1895, thus making today his 130th birthday. Rudolph was the son of Christian and … More Rudolph Roth and the Cigar Dealer’s Daughter
There was a period of time during my teaching career when I was teaching science to my students, that I would put on a white labcoat with a name on it that said, “Dr. Frankenschmidt”. I would take on the character of a “mad scientist” from Transylvania who happened to dislike Mr. Schmidt very much. … More Fred Finds a Frickenschmidt
Today’s story was inspired by a baptism record for a girl who spent just a short time in Perry County. Like quite a few other posts that have been published on this blog, the move away from Perry County by this girl was made to St. Louis. It was there that most of this story … More Clara Ludwig – Brewer’s Daughter
I will be highlighting the story of a Lutheran pastor today, but I only located this story because his wife would be celebrating her Bicentennial Birthday today. However, I am going to begin with the Lutheran pastor. Emil Julius Moritz Wege was born on January 28, 1801 in Lauben, Germany. I was unable to determine … More Pioneer Pastor in Cole Camp
In the early days of this blog, I wrote the story of Samuel Gaebler in the post titled, Gaebler the Grocer. I invite you to read that post to get more details that lead up to today’s story, but I will quickly summarize the early life of Samuel. He married Magdalena Schilling in Altenburg. They … More Gaebler Grub in Columbia, MO
Yesterday, I wrote the story of a man born in Perry County, Missouri who moved across the Mississippi River and found his bride in Jackson County, Illinois. That couple ended up living most of their lives in the Fountain Bluff Township. Today, I will tell a similar tale. In today’s story, it is somewhat difficult … More Kaskaskia Kouple
I started the research for today’s story by looking at a lonely church record in our German Family Tree. When I find such a record, in this case a baptism record, I immediately think that one of two things may have happened. First, the person may have died early. The second option is that the … More J.T. Mueller – Machinist and Mechanic
