The bride and groom in today’s tale both have their beginnings in Southern Illinois, not far from Perry County. However, each of them have a bit of connection to Perry County as well. However, most of their lives were spent in St. Louis. We begin with the birthday girl. Anna Sophia Mathilda Stueven was born … More William Hartenberger – St. Louis Ice & Coal Man
A man and a woman who were part of the original immigrants to arrive in Perry County in 1839 would be celebrating a special wedding anniversary today, and I will be telling their story. Both the bride and the groom had been married prior to their wedding, but their first spouses had died. I will … More Holy Matrimony for a Hoffmann and a Hopfer
Today’s birthday boy is Heinrich Joseph Schlimpert, who was born on February 2, 1866. That makes today Joseph’s 160th birthday. He was the son of Johann Traugott and Johanna Rosine (Schuricht) Schlimpert. Joseph was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg, and we can look at his baptism record below. Before I move on with … More Joseph and Bertha – Additional Seelitz Schlimpert’s
I could not resist telling this story today, but I must confess right away that a Trinity Lutheran Church death record may have led me astray. There is certainly a debate about the date of birth for today’s main character, Beate Lindane Mengel. When I did a search in our Germany Family Tree for any … More Dietrich Bride, Beate: Bicentennial Birthday?
Emma Margaretha Weis was born on December 28, 1875. That makes today her special 150th birthday. The names of her parents is somewhat debatable. Her entry on Family Search lists two different possiblities. One is that she was the daughter of August and Eva Katharina (Massengarb) Weis. The other is that she was the daughter … More Weseloh-Weis Wedding – St. Louis to Jacob and Back
A baby boy was born on today’s date in Frohna, and he will be the main character in today’s post. Julius Arnold Moeckel, because he was born on December 9, 1885, would be celebrating his 140th birthday today. Arnold was the son of Charles and Mathilde (Seberosky) Moeckel. A previous post was written about Arnold’s … More Arnold Moeckel – St. Louis Streetcar Worker
For the next three days, the Lutheran Heritage Center & Museum is hosting its 8th Biennial Immigration History Conference. That means Denise Hellwege, our museum’s director, and I will be quite busy listening to conference presentations, going on a field trip to local historic churches, eating delicious food, and enjoying wonderful fellowship with our visitors. … More A Wedding in Frohna 125 Years Ago
On my schedule yesterday was working at the museum on the day our friends in Frohna, Saxon Lutheran Memorial, had their annual Fall Festival. That occasion brings lots of Lutheran visitors to East Perry County, and each year, several of those visitors also come over to Altenburg to visit our museum. It was a truly … More Clara’s Two Husbands on Both Sides of the River
Maria Wilhelmine Groh is today’s birthday girl. She was born on August 21, 1875, so today she would be a century and a half old. Most of her life, she was called Mary. She was the last child of Charles and Sophie (Bodenschatz) Groh. That couple has 10 children listed in our German Family Tree, … More Maid “Mary Who Didn’t Marry” Groh
If I have learned something about the Groh Family Tree over the years, it is the fact that the branches of that tree are very widespread. If I want my readers to let loose with a big “Groh-n”, I would say that their family tree has “Groh-n” quite large. As for me personally, I know … More Philippine and Erich – St. Louis Helge’s
