I do not often use a baptism date as a starting point for a story, but that is the case today. I guess what attracted this record to me was that it looked like yet another story that might begin with a lonely record in our German Family Tree that would take us elsewhere. And … More Shoe Worker from Krueger Ford, MO
Around Perry County, the surname Hoehn rhymes with McLain. You will read a post today that describes a Hoehn woman who marries a McLain man. We begin with the birthday girl. Hulda Emma Hoehn was born on May 25, 1894, thus making today her 130th birthday. Although our German Family Tree uses the spelling, Hulda, … More Hoehn and McLain
The surname, Trovillion gets added to our collection of those found on this blog because today is the first time it appears in one of our stories. This surname may just be showing up on this blog now, but it is a name that showed up in America a long time ago. From the evidence … More Lydia and Larue – The Trovillion’s
Wilhelm John Wirth is today’s birthday boy. He was born on May 29, 1896, so if he was still alive, today would be his 127th birthday. William was the son of George and Pauline (Schade) Wirth. That set of parents may sound familiar to you if you are a regular reader of this blog because … More Wirth While in Longtown
Johann Ludwig Schlichting was born on May 5, 1880, so he is today’s birthday boy. He would be 143 years old if he was still alive. Most of his life, he was called Louis on documents, and I am thinking he was also likely called Lou. He was the son of John and Mary (Stueve) … More Louis and Martha – The Schlichting’s
Frederick William Schrader is today’s birthday boy, but I did not find him in our German Family Tree. It was the zionrootsgenealogy.org website that led me to Fred’s story. Fred’s bride, however, is indeed found in our German Family Tree, but that document does not indicate her marriage. Fred was born on May 16, 1884, … More Fred Schrader – Brick Layer
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
In 2017, I wrote a story titled, Charles Weber x 2. That post highlighted not one Charles Weber, but two of them. Today, I will tell the tale of yet another Charles (Carl) Weber. The one you will read about today involves a Carl Weber who came from what we call the “Ridge Webers”. I can … More The Ridge Charles Weber
Writing posts on this blog gives me plenty of opportunities to learn. Not only do I learn the story of a character involved in the history of East Perry County, but often I get to learn about the historical context of those stories. Today is one of those times when I came across a term … More Ebs on the Sanitary Train
