I ran into a minor problem while working on today’s post. A main character is named John Boxdorfer, and when I began saving images of his records, I discovered that our GFT images folder for the Boxdorfer name already had several files named John Boxdorfer as well as several files named John C. Boxdorfer. That … More Another John Boxdorfer
There is some debate about the birthday of one of today’s main characters. Christiana Amelia Johanna Nennert, according to her baptism record, was born on December 15, 1873. If that is her correct birth date, then she would be celebrating her 150th birthday today. However Amelia’s death certificate states that she was born on December 14, 1873, and … More Wittenberg Hotel Keeper Marries St. Louis Paper Hanger
When you see a title like the one above, you are likely to assume that the story will involve more than one marriage. You would be correct about today’s post. Also, like several other recent stories, this one involves someone who would be celebrating his 125th birthday today. Julius Adolph Weber was born on February … More Weber – Hornberger – Horn – Hacker – Voelker
Today’s post was inspired by a marriage. Today’s date marks the day on which a wedding took place back towards the end of the 19th century. Since I mentioned someone named Michael in the title of this post, I will begin with him. John Michael Fassold was born on January 30, 1859, the son of … More Michael’s Horn
Quiet often, when I am searching for another story to write, I will check to see if I can find a bicentennial birthday. Today, I found two. And how appropriate is that? Finding two bicentennial birthdays on the date that can be written as 2/2/22. I cannot resist telling the stories of both of these … More 2 “2/2/22” 2 Century Birthdays
Johann Gottlieb Palisch and his wife, Johanna (Kaempfe) Palisch, came to America as part of the Gesellschaft that arrived in Perry County in 1839. He came aboard the ship, Johann Georg, with 6 children. You could make the argument that this couple came with 7 children because Johanna was pregnant during the voyage. Their 7th … More J.G. Palisch’s Baby Girl
You will be reading the story of Traugott Schamburg today. You will find out that he was born on this day, and he and his wife’s records can be found in the church books of several different Perry County churches. However, before we discuss Traugott, let’s take a quick look at how the Schamburg name … More Schamburg’s Sojourns Through Perry County
The story I tell today comes from two entirely different directions. It begins in Jacob, Illinois, meanders through Perry County for a short time, and moves up to St. Louis. A spouse’s life begins in Tennesseee, makes its way to Vancouver, Washington, and that life, too, ends up in St. Louis where these two individuals … More Steamboat Mate’s Daughter to Submarine Chaser’s Wife
A marriage record shows up for April 12, 1896, and it began my search today. Below is the marriage license. The bride and groom for this wedding were Caroline Horn and Adolph Weber. The pastor was Rev. J. Stumpf. The minister’s name had me stumped (or is that “stumpfed”) for a little while. I eventually … More Hardware, Ice Cream, Mail, Merchandise, Food, Music, Beer
