Back in the 1880’s, there was a teacher at Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Wells named George Sohn. During his time at that congregation, he and his wife had 3 daughters whose baptism records are found in that church’s books. It is somewhat humorous that a teacher with the name, Sohn, which means “son” in … More Another One of Teacher Sohn’s Daughters from New Wells
The setting for today’s story begins in Perry County, but does not take long before it shifts up to St. Louis. The bride in today’s story was born near Perryville and baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church. Her name was Martha Anna Christine Sittner, who was born on April 14, 1878. Martha was the daughter of … More Sergeant Henry Holtman – St. Louis Policeman
The birthday boy for today was not born anywhere close to Perry County, Missouri. His name was Floyd Brooks Bowser, who was born on July 14, 1886, thus making today his 140th birthday. Floyd was born in Portsmouth, Ohio, a city located on the Ohio River, the border between Ohio and Kentucky, also not far … More Floyd Bowser – Shoe Factory Foreman
Both of the surnames in this post, Boehme and Schmidt, are familiar ones found in Perry County. However, despite today’s birthday boy being found in our German Family Tree, he was not born in Missouri, nor did he ever live here. The same can be said of his wife. The connection to Perry County church … More Henry and Clara Boehme – Building a Home in Klinger, Iowa
Back in 2020, I wrote a story about John Dewein titled, Cook and Concierge/Barber and Barkeep. Today’s birthday boy is another John Dewein, the son of the other John Dewein, and you will discover that, at least for a while, he followed in his father’s footsteps to become a barkeeper. Johann Heinrich Dewein was born … More From Perryville Barkeep to St. Louis Shoe Clerk
Today’s birthday girl is Ida Paulina Villhard, who was born on June 29, 1891. That means today would be her 135th birthday. I debated whether to use the spelling of Villhard or Villhardt of Ida’s surname because I find it spelled both ways in records. Ida was the daughter of Adam and Elizabeth (Sittner) Villhard. … More Lyola and Ida – Perryville Horrell’s
Our birthday boy for this post is John Friedrich Christisen, who was born on June 25, 1869. So, today would be his 157th birthday. John was the son of Anton and Margaret (Poehner) Christisen. He was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Perryville. His baptism record can be seen here. John is found in the … More John and Maggie – Christisen’s on the Sereno Bluff
Today’s birthday girl is going to take us all the way to Washington state. It is another one of those Perry County natives who would only spend a short time here before living most of her life in another state. The big puzzle in this story is whether she is really today’s birthday girl. According … More Fred and Emma Giles – Kennewick, WA Fruit Farmers
Immanuel Lutheran Church in Altenburg has had a lot of pastors over the years. Most of them spent a relatively short time in Altenburg before moving on to another congregation elsewhere. Today, you will read the story of a pastor of Immanuel who spent a short time here also. However, his stint at Immanuel did … More Rev. John Meyer – Swiss Pastor at Immanuel, Altenburg
Frederick Wilhelm Brickhaus was born on June 20, 1866, and that qualifies him to be today’s birthday boy. Fritz, as he was called, would be celebrating his 160th birthday today. Fritz was the son of Johann and Hannah (Zoellner) Brickhaus. Some of the Brickhaus children were baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Friedheim, but others … More A Brickhaus Is Built with the Help of Lowes
