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
Today’s main character has just 2 church records that are noted in our German Family Tree…a baptism record and a confirmation record. I seem to be finding quite a few situations like this lately. However, in this case, it is not one in which this young man’s family moved elsewhere. In fact, his parents and … More Theodore Kuehnert – Teacher, Executive, Professor
I normally do not use a baptism birthday for a starting point on this blog, but that is the case today. It actually is a case of me making a mistake, but I found the story interesting and worthy off telling, so I made the choice of writing it anyway. A baby girl was born … More Collinsville Coal Miner
A baby girl was born on March 26, 1887 in the Shawnee Township. It is her story and the story of her husband that will be shared with you today. Louise Emma Lehner was the daughter of Peter and Christina (Wachter) Lehner. Louise’s father was first married to Hannah Birner, and that couple had two … More Louise and the Pocahontas Butter Man
Today’s birthday girl was born and baptized in Perry County, but she spent most of her life living in St. Louis. She married a man from St. Louis, but he, too, had some roots in Perry County. Louise Theresia Gaebler was born on February 28, 1885, making today her 138th birthday. Louise was the daughter … More Louise Gaebler Marries a Clever Man
Today, you will be reading the story of a woman who was part of the original Stephanite immigration in 1839 that was called the Gesellschaft. She would be celebrating her 200th birthday because she was born on February 24, 1823. The man who would become her husband was also part of the Gesellschaft. However, neither … More Gesellschaft Gal Celebrates Bicentennial Birthday
