February 17, 1869 was the birthday of Rev. Henry Adam Klein. He was born in Klein, Texas (now called Spring, Texas). The town of Klein was named after Adam Klein, Rev. Klein’s father. Rev. Klein’s connection to East Perry County is the fact that he was the pastor of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Wittenberg … More Klein from Klein
On February 16, 1904, Paul Loeber married Anna Kilguss in Providence, Rhode Island. Paul was the son of Christoph Loeber, one of the students in the inaugural class at the Log Cabin College. Christoph’s father, Gotthold, was a pastor. Christoph was a pastor. And Paul was a pastor. Rev. Paul Loeber served congregations in Providence, … More A Northeast Loeber
On Valentine’s Day, 1886, Rev. C.F.W. Walther united Rev. John Jacob Trinklein and Sarah Buenger in marriage in St. Louis, Missouri. In doing so, Rev. Walther was officiating at the wedding of his niece, the daughter of his wife’s brother, Herman Buenger, a druggist in St. Louis. Rev. Walther was getting up there in years … More Valentine Wedding
After the death of Otto Herman Walther in January of 1841, Trinity Lutheran Church in St. Louis called Otto’s brother, Carl Ferdinand Wilhelm Walther, to be their next pastor on February 8th. Rev. C.F.W. Walther was serving two congregations in and around Perry County, Missouri at the time. The congregation chose a shoemaker named Martin … More A Call is Delivered
We had a wonderful day on Saturday with author, Ann Hazelwood. She is a “rock star” in the world of quilt fiction and her new series will feature East Perry County and a cast of characters who will ring familiar if you know the “real life” characters in our region. The title of the inaugural book … More Hazelwood was in the House
February 2, 1822 was the birthday of Rev. Carl Johann Hermann Fick. Rev. Fick was a charter member of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. His congregation in New Melle, Missouri was also one of only two churches in Missouri to become a charter member of the LCMS. Rev. Fick also served congregations in Bremen, MO, Collinsville, … More A Charter Member of the LCMS
