One of the lessons I have learned since I began researching people from the past in East Perry County is that the name “Claus” is a very common name around Farrar. Claus Steffens, Claus Miesner, Claus Mangels, Claus Stueve, and the list goes on. To add to that, there were several folks around Farrar who … More Yet Another Claus from Farrar
I wrote a post about one of today’s characters three years ago, titled The Birth of an Angel, that was 123 words long. I was in the first year of this blog-writing passion of mine, and I was still very much in the learning process. I checked this year’s stats for these posts, and my … More J.C. and His Angels
Lydia Bachmann was born on March 31, 1894, so today would have been her 125th birthday. Lydia would later marry Theodore Mangels, but as it turns out, we have to be very careful to make sure we identify the correct Theodore Mangels because there were two of them. But first, let’s take a look at … More Lydia + One of the Theodores
Herman Mangels was born in Farrar, Missouri on March 11, 1875. He was the son of Johann Peter and Engel (Mahnken) Mangels. Herman’s baptism took place at Salem Lutheran Church in Farrar. Below is his baptism record. Apparently, this record had some problems, and someone had to make all sorts of corrections that came out … More No Water for Coffee?
I discovered that Anna Margaretha Miesner was born on February 13, 1883, so I decided to see where her story would lead. Her story would lead me to another discovery, and I will attempt to share that discovery in this post today. Right away, I ran into a little difficulty. It just so happens that … More Perry County Percolating into Coffeyville
Today’s post tells the story of a wedding that took place on this day not long after the turn of the 20th century. However, in order to tell this story, I am going to use the photo of another wedding. In fact, I will likely write more than one post about the photo shown below. … More Stories from a Wedding Photo – Part 1
There are two primary sets of Weinhold families that show up in the history of East Perry County. I was once told by one of our docents, who happens to have married a Weinhold, that her husband was a “Dirt Weinhold”. That is by no means a derogatory term. It simply means that this family … More Otto – One of the Dirt Weinholds
Before you get angry with me for promoting cruelty to animals, please note that today’s title contains names that look misspelled, but they are not. The words refer to the surnames of two people that were married in 1878 (or was it 1879?). The Katt referred to in the title was Katharine Katt, who is … More A Mangeled Katt
Today’s story once again comes out of Farrar, but before I tell the story, I want to plug an event that is taking place in Farrar this weekend. Tonight and tomorrow are the final performances of a play that a group of folks mostly from Salem and Zion Lutheran Churches are putting on. Here is … More Teacher, Soldier, Postmaster
My schedule is pretty full for tonight and tomorrow…..choir practice tonight, men’s Bible class and a museum board meeting tomorrow morning, and a trip to Perryville tomorrow afternoon. So I decided to sneak in a story today. It just so happens that I found another birthday that took place a long time ago in Lamstedt, … More Another Gerd from Lamstedt
