Today would have been the 155th birthday of Anna (Kuehnert) Noennig. I have written a previous post about the Noennig family which included Anna. It was titled, Apples and Appliances. However, in that article, almost all the attention went to the men in the family. Today, I hope to focus on Anna, the matriarch of … More Wife, Mother, Grandmother of the Noennig Clan
Gertrude Emma Mathilde Bellmann was born on January 13, 1903, making her today’s birthday girl. Her parents were Martin and Martha (Lohmann) Bellmann of Altenburg. I do not have a photo of Martha, but I do have one of Martin. In fact, another post told Martin’s story. It was titled, Pound the Hammer, Ring the … More Gertie and Audie
In the German language, the word kühn means “bold” or “daring”. There were two surnames in the Gesellschaft that contained kühn, Kühn and Kühnert. As time went by, many German names containing an umlaut had that umlaut eliminated and replaced by putting an “e” after the vowel with the umlaut. So these two surnames became … More The Bold Immigrants
The Perry County Lutheran Historical Society had its beginning in 1910. Its original mission was to preserve the Log Cabin College which was the birthplace of Concordia Seminary. This cabin was built in 1839, but by the early 1900’s, it was showing its age and in danger of ruin. In 1912, this historic building was … More Pound the Hammer, Ring the Bell, Bang the Drum
It was Palm Sunday in East Perry County, Missouri in 1840. One tradition that came to America with the German Lutheran immigrants was that of conducting the rite of confirmation on Palm Sunday. The first few years after the new settlers arrived were mostly dedicated to survival. They were very difficult years, and much death … More Confirmation Classes of 1840
The story starts with Joseph Ferdinand Poppitz being born on February 15, 1893. His life story led me to another story with a broader reach. First, let’s take a look at a map of the Seelitz area in Perry County from about 1915. It shows who owned land in that area. Joseph Ferdinand Poppitz was … More Seelitz Soldiers
Today, our story begins with the birth of Arthur Kuehnert on January 7, 1888, but we will take that story back farther. Arthur was the great grandson of the Johann Christlieb Kuehnert, who brought his family to America in the 1839 immigration. Johann’s son, Johann Christian Kuehnert, is shown in the middle of the front … More Church Builders
When you hear the name Nero, I am guessing you usually think of a Roman emperor who persecuted Christians. Today’s story is about another Nero. This Nero journeyed to China to promote Christianity. His name was Norville William Nero, and he died on this date, August 5th, in 1934. He also had a connection to … More Nero Enters China…..With the Gospel
Today’s story begins with twin daughters being born on June 2, 1848, but we have to backtrack a little to set the scene. Below is the marriage record of Juliane Kuehnert and Johann Christian Friedrich Saalfeld on August 5, 1845 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg. As near as I can tell, this was the … More Twins…..Only One Survives
