The post you will read today does not fit in the same mold with most other ones on this blog. Almost all of the characters who are discussed here begin their lives in this local area. Some remain here all their lives, and some relocate later. Today, the story is different. A couple begins their … More The Klepzig’s Arrive Late from Stewardson
Our birthday girl for today spent just a short time in Perry County before hopping across the river to live the rest of her life in Jacob, Illinois. Johanna Natalia Theodora Darnstaedt was born on March 10, 1899, so today would be her 125th birthday. She went by the name Dora during her life. Dora … More Dora – A Darnstaedt in Jacob
Back in 2021, a post was published on this blog titled, Widowed in Winter – Joined during June in Jacob. One of the characters in that post was a man named Henry Hollmann. The birthday boy in today’s story is another Henry Hollmann. The previous Henry Hollmann was born in Germany in 1870. Today’s main … More Another Henry Hollmann
You will be reading the story of Henry Ziegler today. You will discover that, although he did not have a typical East Perry County surname, both of his wives did. You will also likely be amazed at some of the differences between his two wives. Let’s start with Henry. John Henry Ziegler was born on … More Henry Ziegler and His Two Wives
Yesterday, I wrote the story of a man born in Perry County, Missouri who moved across the Mississippi River and found his bride in Jackson County, Illinois. That couple ended up living most of their lives in the Fountain Bluff Township. Today, I will tell a similar tale. In today’s story, it is somewhat difficult … More Kaskaskia Kouple
Over the years, I have written several posts that describe people who were born, baptized, and raised in Perry County, Missouri, only to move across the river to Jackson County, Illinois, mostly to the Fountain Bluff Township where Christ Lutheran Church in Jacob is located. You will read another of those stories today. Paul Gottfried … More Another Fountain Bluff Farmer from Frohna
I don’t know what the probability is, but it’s got to be pretty low. I came upon another Wiebusch story for today’s post. Yesterday, I pointed out that it was the first time the surname, Wiebusch, had shown up on this blog. Now, I will recount the story of another Wiebusch who is found in our German … More Fountain Bluff to Broken Bow
Today’s tale will bear a certain resemblance to the one I told yesterday about Jake Holcumbrink. A man by the name of Gustav Wiebusch entered our German Family Tree by marrying a girl who was a member of Christ Lutheran Church in Jacob, Illinois. That is the same thing that happened with Jake Holcumbrink. This story is another … More Wagner’s Landing Merchant
The most notable Adolph Vogel in the history of East Perry County was Rev. Adolph A. Vogel who was born in Frohna and later served Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg for several decades. That Adolph Vogel’s story was told in the post, Frohna Boy – Brazilian Missionary – Altenburg Preacher. Today, you will read the story of … More Adolph Vogel Marries the Farmer’s Daughter
I will tell the story that includes a woman who was reportedly born on January 6th according to a document referenced in our German Family Tree. However, every family tree I located on Ancestry.com gives her birthday as January 3rd. Having said that, I found no document to support that date. The woman with the debatable birth … More Groom from Jacob – Bride from Kornthal
