This post will highlight a couple that united two early families that settled in the Shawnee Township in the 1860’s and 1970’s. Yesterday’s post’s main male character was named Gustav. You will read about another Gustav today. We will begin with him, and eventually get around to our birthday girl. Gustav Adolph Koenig was born … More Gustav Koenig – Pocahontas Harness Maker
You will read another story describing a couple that migrated to a different location after both the bride and the groom originated in our local area. Today’s pair landed in Denver, Colorado. The tale begins with a birthday girl. Bertha Emma Josephine Putz was born on March 29, 1894, thus making today her 130th birthday. … More Denver Crites Couple
In less than a week, I will have to remember that it is Valentine’s Day, and I’ll have the privilege of giving my sweetheart some extra special attention. So when I ran across a birthday boy named Valentine, and I discovered that I hadn’t written his story yet, I knew I had to write this post. … More Maria’s Valentine and Fiddler
I have previously written stories on this blog that included the names August Leimbach and Ella Koenig. This blog will tell the tale of a pair of individuals with those names who actually married each other. It begins with a birthday girl. Ella Christine Koenig was born on January 7, 1899, so today would be her 125th … More August and Ella – New Wells Leimbach’s
I began writing this post yesterday, but unforeseen circumstances kept me for finishing it. So, you are reading it today. A pair of youngsters grew up attending the same church on Sundays. They would later get married at that church. I have this image in my mind of this couple, along with their 3 children sitting in the … More Arthur and Johanne – A Marital Union in Uniontown
Lydia Bertha Meyer was born on November 11, 1898, so today would be her 125th birthday. Lydia was the daughter of Joachim and Engel (Meier) Meyer. Her parents were a couple made up of two different spellings of names pronounced the same way. Lydia was baptized at Salem Lutheran Church in Farrar. We can take … More Oscar, Lydia, and Ella – Farrar Mueller’s
This post will be different. I usually begin a post with a birthday or wedding anniversary. This post begins with the arrival of a ship in New Orleans on November 7, 1853. That means today would mark the 170th anniversary of that event. I did begin by looking for events that took place on November … More Ella’s Passengers
The man and woman who will be highlighted in today’s story were each part of rather large families living near Farrar, Missouri. This couple would also end up being one of those who each spent almost their entire lives from cradle to grave as members of the same congregation. In this case, that congregation was … More Farrar Rauss-Koenig Couple
This tale begins with the birthday of a baby girl on this date in 1898, making it her 125th birthday. The baby was given the name Flora Henrietta Petzoldt. She was the daughter of Herman and Anna (Scholl) Petzoldt. I can show you a photo of Flora’s parents. That qualifies her to be the great … More Pocahontas Petzoldt-Koenig Pair
I seem to be spending quite a bit of time telling stories about people from the Shawnee Township in northern Cape Girardeau County these days. There are 4 present-day Lutheran congregations in that township…Immanuel, New Wells, Trinity, Shawneetown, St. John’s Pocahontas, and Zion, Pocahontas. St. John’s and Immanuel were the earliest congregations, with Trinity and … More Alvin and Alvine – Pocahontas Pfeiffer’s
