This post will be the third one in a row that will tell of a man who spent a short time in Perry County before living the rest of his life elsewhere. A boy named Ernst Friedrich Johannes Meier was born on December 8, 1895, the son of Johann and Marie (Eggers) Meier. He was … More 3 Sons Go Off to War – Only 1 Returns Alive
A marriage at Grace Lutheran Church in Uniontown is the starting point for today’s tale. You will be reading about a couple and their family who made their way west across our country during their lives. Their stops along the way happen to be places where other Perry County natives migrated. The story doesn’t end … More From Old Appleton to San Francisco – With Stops in Kansas and Idaho
Frederick Peter Hoehn was born in Perry County, but he certainly did not spend much of his life here. Frederick, who is also called Fritz in our German Family Tree, is today’s birthday boy. He was born on January 11, 1874, making today his 148th birthday. Frederick was the son of Adam and Louise (Hoehn) … More Montana Barber
We begin with a birthday girl today. Hedwig Amalie Gerharter was born on December 13, 1884, making today her 137th birthday. Like many other German girls with the name Hedwig, she was often called Hattie during her life. Hattie was child #3 in a family of 11. She was the daughter of Charles and Amalie … More The Ladreiter/Gerharter Boomerangs
When I began my search through our German Family Tree for an event that took place on this particular date, I didn’t expect that search to land on the same Vogel family that was highlighted in yesterday’s post. As it turns out, not only will you read another Vogel story today, but it contains facts … More Amanda and Audie – Another Vogel Pair
On December 21, 1852, Julius Herman Hüttig was born in the city of Leipzig, Germany. The names of his parents are unknown to me. At the age of 28, Herman made the voyage to America aboard the ship, Elbe, which arrived in New York in October of 1881. We see him on the passenger list … More Friedheimers on the Oregon Trail
Our location in East Perry County, Missouri places us in the position where we can observe numerous flocks of birds making their way north or south depending on what season of the year it is. We find ourselves right below what is called the Mississippi Flyway. Waterfowl follow the Mississippi River on their annual migrations. … More Vogel (Bird) Migrations
Yesterday’s story highlighted Juliane (Popp) Bruhl. It just so happened that I ran across another story that includes a Juliane Bruhl for today’s post. Today, Juliane’s maiden name was Juliane Bruhl, not her married name. And she married today’s birthday boy, Christian Schaefer. Let’s begin with Christian. He was born on July 17, 1835 in … More Another Juliane Bruhl
Back in the days right before the turn of the 20th century, a boy was born in Pocahontas, Missouri, just south of the Apple Creek in north Cape Girardeau County. Ferdinand Friedrick (Fred) Schirmer was born on May 24, 1896. He was the son of Wilhelm and Anna Marie (Putz) Schirmer. Fred was baptized and … More Apple Creek to Dry Creek
After finding today’s story, I have to ask, “Have there been such a thing as Palisch Potatoes?” The life story of Richard John Palisch, who was born on March 3, 1891, makes me ask that question. Richard was the son of Theodore Ernst and Josephine (Bruhl) Palisch. I wrote a post especially about Josephine which … More Perry County to Idaho…with a Stop in Kansas
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