Almost two years ago, I wrote a post for this blog titled, Roemer Reverend Roommates. That post highlighted a Roemer family that had four girls who all managed to find Lutheran pastors as their husbands. The couple I will focus on today was mentioned in that story, but today, I will attempt to add more … More Rev. Gustav and Agnes Wangerin
Thousands of people died in St. Louis during the summer of 1849. The cause of death was the disease known as cholera. It has been estimated that one out of every eleven people in that major city died from that disease primarily in the summer months of June and July. Many people who had the … More Summer of Death – 170 Years Ago
I found a birthday girl for November 13th. Upon first look, what I found in our German Family Tree was not much. All I found was a baptism record at Old Trinity Lutheran Church in St. Louis. The girl’s name was Mathilde Roemer. She was born in 1846, and her parents were Carl and Maria … More Roemer Reverend Roommates
When Holy Cross Lutheran Church began in 1848, there were five families who were involved in its organization. Two of those five families had connections to Perry County. Those two were the Fischer and Grass families. Before I was done rounding up information about those two, I managed to find a few other Perry County … More From New York to Perry County to Collinsville
June of 1849 was a tragic month in the life of Jacob Kalbfleisch, who lived in St. Louis and was a member of Rev. C.F.W. Walther’s congregation. This is how this tragedy is described from a family tree on Ancestry.com. “Tragically, very shortly after their arrival in St. Louis the cholera epidemic swept through St. … More Maria Boettcher – An Answer to Jacob’s Prayers
