This post was discovered by finding a wedding anniversary for August 31st. You will read about a wedding that involved a bride from Perry County, Missouri and a groom from Jackson County, Illinois. Many such stories have been told on this blog, but most of them involved members of Christ Lutheran Church in Jacob, Illinois. … More Wolfe’s from Grand Tower
I will begin today by wishing a special 150th Happy Birthday to Heinrich Conrad Zerbst who was born on August 10, 1872. Henry was the son of Nicholas and Anna (Miesner) Zerbst. Henry was born in Germany near the city of Bremerhaven. A later census entry says Henry came to America in 1884 when he … More Henry and Meta – The Zerbst Pair from Jacob
One surname that hopped across the Mississippi River to be found in the vicinity of Jacob, Illinois was Moeckel. You will read about another Perry County name that ends up in Jacob today. That was the surname, Lungwitz. There are only 3 gravesites in the Christ Lutheran Cemetery, the two that were today’s Lungwitz-Moeckel couple … More A Lungwitz-Moeckel Marriage in Jacob
If I have it figured correctly, Teacher J.F.F. Winter, was the first person in the Winter family I will discuss today to arrive in Perry County. Teacher Winter is famous for being the first teacher at Trinity Lutheran School in Altenburg, and he never married, so there were no Winter descendants coming from him. However, … More Wittenberg Winter
You will be presented today with the story of a brother of one of yesterday’s characters, Anna (Lungwitz) Ahner. His name was Herman Gottfried Lungwitz, and he is today’s birthday boy. Herman was born on October 7, 1854, the son of Christian Gottfried and Emilie (Herchert) Lungwitz. He was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in … More Another Lungwitz Legend
On a number of occasions, I have told the stories of several children in the same family. Then I later tell the story of the parents of those children. That will be the case again today. I have previously written about children of August and Anna Ahner, and now you will be told the story … More August and Anna Ahner
I have a story centered around a wedding anniversary to share today. I will begin with the groom. His name was Heinrich Ernst Engert, who was born on October 21, 1862. Henry was the son of Frederick, Jr. and Elizabeth (Seibel) Engert. He was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Altenburg. Below is an image … More Engert’s on the Move
Lydia Emily Lungwitz was born on August 1, 1882, so she is today’s birthday girl. Lydia was the daughter of Herman and Mathilde (Meyr) Lungwitz. It’s a bit of a mystery about where Lydia was baptized. No such record is included in the German Family Tree. However, she had an older brother, born in 1880, … More Lydia Marries a Boehme Twin
I just cannot think of a better term for today’s type of post than “soap opera”. This tale has so many plot twists. Some of the behaviors of the people involved in the story are quite commendable. Others I would describe as quite inappropriate. I will begin by referring back to a previous post that … More Days of Their Lives
The most famous Walther in the history of East Perry County is Rev. C.F.W. Walther. However, there were other unrelated Walther’s who settled in this area who spent a lot more time here. Rev. Walther arrived in 1839 and was already gone to St. Louis in 1841. The Walther’s who are highlighted in today’s post … More Farmer Walther’s Wife
