A main character in today’s tale is named John Knoll. But what a challenge it is to keep up with the John Knoll’s involved in his story! What do you do when a pair of brother’s are each named John Knoll. And what do you do when these two John Knoll brothers marry a set … More Know Your Knoll’s
Erwin Heinrich George Ochs is today’s birthday boy. He was born 125 years ago on April 10, 1899. Erwin, sometimes called Ervin or even Irvin, was the son of Adolph and Rosetta (Elbrecht) Ochs. He was baptized at Peace Lutheran Church in Friedenberg, so we cannot view an image of his baptism record. Erwin is … More Erwin Ochs Marries a Neighbor Meyer Girl
Seven years ago, I wrote the story of a little baby who was blown out of her mother’s arms during the 1925 Tri-State Tornado. It was included in the post, A Baby Flies. That baby was my Aunt Dorothy. That story was also written on March 21st, but I didn’t go into much detail about … More Aunt Dorothy’s Mom and Dad
Louise Knoll, because she was born on August 13, 1898, would be celebrating her 125th birthday today. Louise was the daughter of Michael and Sarah (Venable) Knoll. According to our German Family Tree, Louise was the 8th of 10 children in her family. I think Louise was baptized at Peace Lutheran Church in Friedenberg, but … More Wainwright Building Barber
Ernst Peter Bergman is today’s birthday boy. If he was still alive, he would be celebrating his 130th birthday because he was born on August 8, 1893. Ernst was the son of Henry and Anna (Fassold) Bergman. If you want additional information about Ernst’s parents, you can read the post, Another Bergmann/Fassold Couple. In that … More Ernst and Emma – Longtown Bergman’s
Back in 2017, when this blog was fairly young, I wrote the story of August Wehmueller, who had a Perry County upbringing. August went on to be a street car driver, and later a bus driver, in St. Louis. That post was titled, Streetcar Conductor Named August. August had a younger brother who followed in his … More Adlai, the St. Louis Transit Driver
Today’s couple was made up of a pair of Perry County natives, both from Friedenberg, but for some unknown reason, these two were married across the river in Chester, Illinois. It is that wedding date that led me to this story. I will begin with the groom. Heinrich Carl Popp was born on November 22, … More Henry and Rosa – Friedenberg Popp’s
Today’s main character was born in California. It’s not often that I write the story of a person born in California. Of course, it is somewhat more believable when I tell you that he was born in California, Missouri. That town is located not far from Jefferson City as is shown in the map below. … More Teacher Griebel
George Jacob Mecker was born on April 10, 1882, making today his 140th birthday. George was the son of Henry and Catherine (Bangert) Mecker. George has some information included in the Friedenberg Remembrances book, but I am not confident that he was baptized there. Since we cannot view the 1890 census, the first census in … More Unusual Census Entries
Heinrich Carl Mehner was born on March 28, 1872, making today his 149th birthday. I will attempt to tell his story today. The Mehner family had arrived in this area in 1840, then not long after their arrival, Henry’s father was born in 1843. The Mehner family lived in a variety of townships in Perry … More Mehner Merchants
