Edwin Oswald Engert was born on April 13, 1896, making today his 126th birthday. Edwin did not have a normal childhood, which will be evident as I tell his story. His parents were August and Liberta (Palisch) Engert. That makes Edwin a grandchild and great grandchild of two very prolific patriarchs that were part of … More The Edwin Engert Post
Several days ago, my head was spinning over the Lehner family from Alkoven, Austria. I now have access to an updated version of our German Family Tree which includes several additions which have been made on the Lehner surname. I think I now have a better handle on this situation. It turns out that there … More Lehner-Birner-Wachter
The Lichtenegger name still lives in Perry and Cape Girardeau Counties. You can go back to the original Lichtenegger couple to see a big reason why this surname abounded. That pair had 6 children who lived to adulthood, and 5 of those were boys. You can read the story about how the Lichtenegger name entered … More Another One of the Lichtenegger Brothers
I decided to write a story today about a couple that got married on March 28th. I had gotten quite a way through researching this couple before I discovered that another couple not only got married on the same day, but at the same church. Then I took a look to see if I had … More Adolf’s Ladies
A while back, I wrote the story of the The Pioneer Lichtenegger, which described the arrival of Joseph Lichtenegger to America. That post also mentioned the several children that Joseph and his wife had in their family. A few other posts have also been written about some of those children. You can find other posts … More Lichtenegger in Altenburg
Emilie Hecht is today’s birthday girl. She was born on July 28, 1862 and baptized at Grace Lutheran Church in Uniontown, Missouri. Her parents were Wilhelm and Wilhelmine (Weber) Hecht. Just a few days ago, I wrote about a Henry Hecht in the post titled, Fives are Wild. That Henry Hecht would have been Emilie’s … More Hecht/Hoehne Hodgepodge
The photo below has been shown in a few previous posts. It shows a town band that called themselves the Jolley Boys. The band was made up of men who lived in the vicinity of Pocahontas, Missouri. The gentleman kneeling in the front on the right is today’s birthday boy. His name was Henry Lichtenegger, … More One of the Jolley Boys
The wedding day for August Theodore Lichtenegger and Ottilie Meyr was March 28, 1910. Their wedding photo is shown here. Before I get any farther, let me describe the beginnings of the bride and the groom. Ottilie Meyr was the first to be born. She was born on March 7, 1888 in the New Wells … More Lichtenegger Market
Today would have been the 169th birthday of the first person with the surname, Lichtenegger, to settle in the Cape Girardeau/Perry County area. Joseph Lichtenegger was born on March 2, 1850 in Goisern, Austria. At the age of 16, he boarded a ship all by himself to come to America in 1866. He may have … More The Pioneer Lichtenegger
Plenty of Perry County projectiles are being launched in Frohna on Tuesday nights this February. That is because the annual Lutheran Dartball Tournament is now taking place in the gymnasium of Concordia Lutheran Church. It is a tournament which lasts for four week, and this year includes teams from 13 different local churches. Around here, … More Dartball Tourney Time
