Today’s birthday girl leads us to a tragic story from Perryville’s past. It begins with the birth of Dora Matilda Mecker, who was born on May 10, 1891. That makes today her 135th birthday. Dora was the daughter of Henry and Catherine (Bangert) Mecker. Dora was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Friedheim. Her baptism … More Friendly Fire Kills Perryville Policeman
In today’s tale, you will read about a couple made up of a Griffaw and a Juengel. The name, Griffaw, has only shown up in one previous post, and it was not a main name in that post. The name, Juengel, has never shown up on this blog. Neither one of these surnames had a … More Lawrence and Anna – Crosstown Griffaw’s
I will begin this post by recognizing today’s birthday girl. Her name was Bertha Anna Catherine Popp, who was born on May 3, 1876. That means today would be her special 150th birthday. Bertha was the daughter of John and Margaret (Gerstacker) Popp. She was born in Cape Girardeau and was baptized at Trinity Lutheran … More Theodore Ochs – Pioneer Orchards Pioneer
I know that the most notable photographer in East Perry County’s history was a man named Paul Lueders. Paul had a studio in Frohna, and I am sure that he is the one who took quite a few photographs that have been displayed on this blog. In another post written back in 2018, Paul Lueders … More Another Lueders Photographer
Back in 2016, a post appeared on this blog that told the story of a Grother man who married a Palisch woman. That story can be read by clicking this link…Another Vanished Name. Today, you will read the story of siblings of those two. This tale will feature a Palisch groom and a Grother bride. … More The Bowler and Bristles Guy
John Jacob Sittner is today’s birthday boy. He was born on April 18, 1891, although other documents say that he was born on April 17th. That means today or yesterday would be his 135th birthday. John was the son of Joseph and Martha (Wills) Sittner. He was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Wells. … More John Jacob and Juanita – Telegraph Twosome
Included in our German Family Tree are two men who were named Anton Petzoldt. One was born in 1890 and was written about in the post, A Passel of Petzoldts. The other was born in 1891, and I will tell his story today. Only one of the two Anton Petzoldt’s was a grandson of Friedrich … More Anton Petzoldt – Grandson of The Face in New Wells
The birthday boy for today is Julius Henry Kipping, who was born on April 7, 1891. That means he would be celebrating his 135th birthday today. Julius was the son of Louis and Wilhelmina (Feuerhahn) Kipping. I was able to locate these photos of Julius’s parents. According to information found on Ancestry.com and Family Search, … More Kipping Couple in Cape
Our museum’s research library’s official name is the Starzinger Family Research Library. I do not use that term often in this blog, mainly because it takes to long to type. The name given to the research library is in honor of a woman whose maiden name was Marjorie Starzinger. Today, I will tell the story … More An Egypt Mills Steinhoff/Starzinger Duo
We begin today’s post with the birth of a baby boy in Wittenberg, but this story does not end there. This boy ended up living in two other states during his life. That baby boy was named Curt Treumund Harnagel, who was born on April 5, 1896. That means today would be Curt’s 130th birthday. … More Curt Harnagel – Wittenberg to Toledo to Fort Worth (and an Easter Baby)
