When I saw the two surnames that make up today’s couple, Petzoldt and Schade, I had two thoughts. One was that I was going to be writing the story about a husband and wife who were both members of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Altenburg. Secondly, I figured that I had already written the story of … More Granddaughter of The Face – Longtime Widow
I found today’s story because the featured couple was married on this date, but I later discovered that the bride not only got married on today’s date, November 27th, but also was born on this date. So, she could be classified as today’s birthday girl and anniversary bride. I will begin by discussing her early … More Christine (Lindner) Reisenbichler – Born and Married on November 27th
A baby girl was born on today’s date in Wittenberg, Missouri 150 years ago, and her story will be told in this post. The birthday girl is Bertha Rosina Josephine Lehner. She was the daughter of Peter and Hanna (Birner) Lehner. Bertha was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg. We can take a look … More Fred and Bertha – Pocahontas Gerler’s
In previous posts about people with the name Oberndorfer, it has been noted that the original Oberndorfer’s came from Austria along with several others from that nation. Most of the Austrians settled in the Shawnee Township in northern Cape Girardeau County. However, the Oberndorfer’s found a piece of land in Perry County near Frohna. Today’s … More Oberndorfer Returns to the Austrian Neighborhood
You are about to read another story about lifelong bachelors. Like a few other such stories that have been told on this blog, this one includes more than one sibling in a family who each remain single all their lives. I will begin with the older of 2 brothers in a Petzoldt family. Carl Richard … More A Pair of Partnerless Petzoldt’s Become Partners
There were occasions in days gone by when a pastor wrote a death record in the church books, he would indicate how many years, months, and days that person lived. In some instances, backtracking that person’s length of life would be the only way to determine his or her date of birth. The problem is … More The Original Dirt Weinhold
There are plenty of Bohnert’s living in Perry County. Many of them are Catholics. Many of them are Lutherans. You will read the story today that describes one situation that helps explain this outcome. It is not the first such story. It may not be the last. Andreas Bohnert was born on April 28, 1860, … More Andrew Bohnert – One Catholic Bride; One Lutheran Bride
Friedrich Ernst Yamnitz was born in Germany on December 31, 1839, making today his 184th birthday. Ernst was the son of Johann and Johanna (Lindner) Yamnitz. A note on his father’s Findagrave.com site is shown below. “Along with the family of his brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Johann Gottlob Mehner and Juliana Lindner, his family set sail from Hamburg … More Yamnitz’s in Yount
When I first moved to Altenburg back in 2010, I was able to find a dentist who came to Frohna once a week so I did not have to drive to Perryville or Cape Girardeau for dental care. There was a clinic in Frohna that had both a dentist and a medical doctor come from … More First Dentist in East Perry County?
George William Saupe would be celebrating his 125th birthday today. He was born on December 4, 1898, the son of Adolph and Lina (Lindner) Saupe. George was the middle of 3 sons born to this Saupe couple. George was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Wells. An image of his baptism record from that … More George Saupe – North Dakota Farmer
