Margaret Sandler was born on this day 150 years ago. We will begin this post by looking at her early years. She was born on February 26, 1871, the daughter of Wlhelm and Anna (Boxdorfer) Sandler. We have photos of Margaret’s parents. In fact, I have written a post about Margaret’s parents titled, Another Sand-Box … More George and Margaret Angermann
Oscar and Alvina would have been celebrating their 142nd anniversary on this day if they were still alive. I will attempt to tell their story today. It is a story that has a few similarities to the one told yesterday about the Meyr and Mirly couple. One similarity is that today’s couple is another one … More Oscar and Alvina Jahn plus Junior
We begin today with the 160th birthday of Amos David Meyr. Amos’s bride would be Mary Mirly, thus bringing together two rather prolific surnames that have historically populated the northern parts of Cape Girardeau County and the Lutheran churches found there. We will begin with the birthday boy. Amos David Meyr was born on February … More Meyr and Mirly Mates
A while back a post was written titled, Rudolph and His Danz Partner. It told the story of Rudolph and Lena Reisenbichler. Lena’s maiden name was Danz, and thus the title. I figure if Lena was a “Danz partner”, then her parents would be her “Danz instructors”. Today, you will be told the story of Lena’s … More The Danz Instructors
I did a search on Findagrave.com on the page of Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery in Perryville for the surname, Hoff. I was somewhat surprised to find that there are 14 grave sites there that matched that search. Although I am familiar with this surname in the Perryville area, I did not really expect to find it … More Some Hoff’s from Perryville
I mention Gerard Fiehler quite often in my blog posts. He is such an important asset for our museum and assists me so much when I am researching for these posts. Today, you will read the story of one set of his great grandparents. We might describe them as the Schilling great grandparents. Also, from … More Gerard’s Great Grandparents
In a previous blog post titled, Pocahontas Undertaker, the main character was Christian Reisenbichler. The “Pocahontas Undertaker” was Christian Ernst Reisenbichler, the son of Gottlieb and Anna Marie (Pilz) Reisenbichler who was born in 1874. Today, you will read the story of Christian E. Reisenbichler’s older cousin, Christian Johann Reisenbichler, who is today’s birthday boy. … More The Other Christian Reisenbichler
I decided to follow through on a statement I made in a post two days ago. In that February 12th post, I told the story of one of the two couples that were married on that day back in 1861. Since the groom in the other wedding that took place on that day was named … More Valentine’s Wedding
Herman Gottfried August Braeuner was born on February 7, 1872, making him today’s birthday boy. He would have been 149 years old today. I will attempt to tell his story in this post. Herman was the son of Herman and Caroline (Winter) Braeuner. We have this photo of Herman and Caroline. A post was written … More Ridge Braeuner’s
Johannes and Henrietta Kutscher would be celebrating their 160th anniversary today if they were still alive. I will attempt to tell you what I know about this couple today. This couple was married in Altenburg, but they spent most of their lives in the New Wells area. Let’s start by looking at the bride. Christiane … More The Kutscher-Krause Couple
