A baby boy was born in Pocahontas, Missouri on February 9, 1896, thus making today his 130th birthday. His name was Paul Walter Ruehling, the son of Frank and Wilhelmine (Edlinger) Ruehling. He was baptized at Zion Lutheran Church in Pocahontas. We can view his baptism record from that congregation’s books below. His name was … More Pocahontas Groom – Prairie City Bride
Paul Gerhard Stueve was born on January 11, 1891, thus making today his 135th birthday. You will discover by reading his story today that he began his life in Perry County but eventually found his bride in Pocahontas and spent the remainder of his life there. Paul was the son of Claus and Margaretha (Steffens) … More Paul and Lena – Pocahontas Stueve’s
During my teaching career, I crossed paths with Lutheran teachers with the names Leimer and Pfeiffer. Not that long ago, Clete Pferffer, a retired principal from Minnesota, visited our museum, and I know he can trace his lineage back to the Shawnee Township. I also know that there was a district education executive from Missouri that came … More Theodore Leimer/Bertha Pfeiffer – Pocahontas Partners
A baby girl was born 130 years ago in the Shawnee Township of northern Cape Girardeau County. There is a bit of a debate about whether she was born on August 27th or August 28th, but there is more evidence of an August 27th date of birth. Bertha Agnes Ruehling, as you can calculate from … More Prairie City Groom – Pocahontas Bride
Ida Aloysia (Louise) Koeberl would possibly be celebrating her 125th birthday today. I have to say “possibly” because our German Family Tree says she was born on either November 29th or November 30th in 1897. I have learned that it is more difficult to confirm a woman’s birth date than it is for men. That’s … More Koeberl – Leimer – Starzinger
We are going to celebrate a 175th birthday today. Johann Franz Leimer was born in Austria on April 2, 1847, the son of Johann Michael and Anna Maria (Pilz) Leimer. Sometime before 1867, the Leimer family came to America and settled in the area around Pocahontas, Missouri. Both Franz and his father became two of … More Frank Leimer/Pauline Petzoldt
We begin with a birthday girl today. Hedwig Amalie Gerharter was born on December 13, 1884, making today her 137th birthday. Like many other German girls with the name Hedwig, she was often called Hattie during her life. Hattie was child #3 in a family of 11. She was the daughter of Charles and Amalie … More The Ladreiter/Gerharter Boomerangs
It all starts with a Bicentennial Birthday today. Anna Maria Pilz was born on December 8, 1821. About the only place I get that date of birth is on Findagrave.com. However, that data was placed on that website by Diane Anderson, and she’s one of the best family researchers I know. I have every reason … More The Pilz-Petzoldt Glue
If all goes as planned, this post and the next one will both be about Emilie Petzoldt. However, I must tell you that there will not be two stories about the same person. There were two women named Emilie Petzoldt. Before I move on, let me say that today’s Emilie Petzoldt is not really the … More The First Emilie Petzoldt
Herman Leimer has just one record in our German Family Tree. That record indicates that he came to Perry County from Prairie City, Missouri to get married in 1881. Below is an image of Herman’s entry in our GFT. There are 7 pages of Leimer’s in our German Family Tree, but the above entry is … More Likely Leimer Link?
