When a member of a Vogel family moves to another part of the country, I have been know to refer to it as a bird migration because vogel in German means bird in English. I will share another such story today. This post actually has a migration to Perry County that occurs in which a … More Another Bird Migration to Atchison, KS
The birthday girl in today’s post has her beginnings in East Perry County, but she is not found in Missouri for very long. Christiane Hulda Oehlert was born on November 16, 1883, making today her 140th birthday. Hulda was the daughter of Robert and Minna (Engert) Oehlert. She was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in … More Hulda’s Wichita Wulf Pack
Although there is some disagreement about her date of birth, I will be writing a story that begins with a bride who will marry a Perry County boy. Wilhelmine Marie Wenninger was either born on November 13th or November 14th in 1884. Marie was born in Germany, the daughter of Gottlieb and Wilhlemine (Mauser) Wenninger. … More Alvin in Alva
When I began to look for a story to tell for today’s post, I was surprised to find another person from our German Family Tree who made her way to Oregon. After all, yesterday’s story about an Eggers family recounted the story of that clan making their way to Corvallis, Oregon. Today’s Perry County character … More Another Perry County Resident Makes Her Way to Oregon
One hundred fifty years ago, on March 3, 1873, Anton Benjamin Dietrich was born in Altenburg, Missouri. He was the 9th child in a family made up of 9 boys who have been called the Dietrich Giants because they were all over 6 feet tall. Since there were 9 boys in the family, I have … More Batting Ninth for the Altenburg Giants
Theodore Immanuel Conrad Steffens was born on January 8, 1897, making today his 126th birthday. Theodore was the son of Henry and Martha (Hesse) Steffens. He was the last of 6 children in his family. Theodore was baptized at Salem Lutheran Church in Farrar. We can take a look at an image of his baptism … More Theodore Steffens – To Kansas and Back for a Bride
A marriage took place on this date 150 years ago. Just yesterday, I composed a post that had connections to a recently-published story titled, Pocahontas Mueller’s. The couple celebrating a special anniversary today once again is connected to that story…from two different directions. It is another story which links together a couple in which the … More From Shawnee Township, MO to Shawnee County, KS
A marriage at Grace Lutheran Church in Uniontown is the starting point for today’s tale. You will be reading about a couple and their family who made their way west across our country during their lives. Their stops along the way happen to be places where other Perry County natives migrated. The story doesn’t end … More From Old Appleton to San Francisco – With Stops in Kansas and Idaho
Johannes Theodor Eggers was born on October 21, 1887, making today his 135th birthday. John was the son of Emmanuel and Emma (Hesse) Eggers. John was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg. We can take a look at his baptism record from that congregation’s books. John is somewhat similar to the man in yesterday’s … More Another Eggers in Kansas
I have discovered that several natives of this area migrated to settle in the vicinity of Coffeyville, Kansas, which is right on the border between Kansas and Oklahoma. Many of those folks had connections to Christ Lutheran Church in Jacob, Illinois. I will be writing another one of those stories today. We begin with a … More Brunkhorst and Dietrich in Coffeyville
