Exactly 68 years after Abraham Lincoln was born, and about 12 years after his assassination, Ida Kutscher was born in Shawnee Township in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. She was born on February 12, 1877. She was the daughter of John and Henrietta (Krause) Kutscher and baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Wells. Here … More Ida Liked That Hemmann Fella
Karl Gottlob Fritsche would have been 126 years old today. He was born on December 3, 1892, and baptized at Christ Lutheran Church in Jacob, Illinois. He was the son of Robert and Magdalene (Darnstaedt) Fritsche. This is his baptism record. It stretches out over two pages, so I had to make two images. Carl … More Ida and Charley
Two marriages are recorded in the Trinity Lutheran Church records for July 26, 1891. I will focus most of this post’s attention on one of them, but the other one brings up some interesting questions. That marriage is the one between Herman Foelber and Ida Bischoff. The church record and the Missouri marriage license that … More Teacher Foelber
Immanuel Lutheran Church was the location of a wedding on May 12, 1912. The bride was Ida Thurm; the groom was Reinhold Fritsche. Here is their marriage license. Ida was the daughter of Herman and Anna (Jungclaus) Thurm. The church record states that Ida was from Friedland, which is a name used for The Ridge. … More Another Merchant of Main Street
Not long after the beginning of the 20th century, major changes were being made in transportation. Model A’s and Model T’s were rolling off the assembly lines in automobile factories in Michigan. Eventually such vehicles arrived in East Perry County. And like with other machines, there came the time when they would need someone to … More Altenburg Needs a Mechanic
