Since this blog mostly highlights the stories of Lutherans in Perry County, it is a bit unusual that today’s tale begins with the birthday of a lifelong Catholic. Albert Anton Meyer was born on September 25, 1899, so today would be his 125th birthday. Albert was the son of Hugo and Catherine (Schnurbusch) Meyer. He … More Meyer and Deimund – A Catholic/Lutheran Pair
If you read the story yesterday, you know it was one in which a boy born in Perry County spent most of his life in St. Louis. Those stories are not so unusual on this blog. In fact, my father’s story fit that category. Today, you will read yet another one. Bernard Albert Schieferdecker was … More Bernard Schieferdecker – St. Louis Bookkeeper
Flora Hermine Thekla Meyer is today’s birthday girl. She was born on June 25, 1896, so if she was still alive today and her family threw her a party, she would have to blow out 128 candles on her birthday cake. Flora was the daughter of John and Clara (Guemmer) Meyer and baptized at Peace … More Mecker/Meyer Marriage
Heinrich Ernst Kaemfe was born on May 13, 1878, so he qualifies to be today’s birthday boy. He would be celebrating his 146th birthday today. Ernst was the son of Traugott and Justine (Henneke) Kaempfe. Ernst was child #6 in this Kaempfe family. The Kaempfe’s had recently moved from Millstadt, Illinois to Perry County when … More Ernst – Kaempfe Family Farm Laborer
I will be sharing what may be called a typical story today. I could call it a “Ma and Pa Farmer and Their Family” tale. This one is not one of those stories that takes us all over the country with men changing occupations often. The one thing that makes this tale a bit different … More August and Clara – A Longtown Ochs Duo
Erwin Heinrich George Ochs is today’s birthday boy. He was born 125 years ago on April 10, 1899. Erwin, sometimes called Ervin or even Irvin, was the son of Adolph and Rosetta (Elbrecht) Ochs. He was baptized at Peace Lutheran Church in Friedenberg, so we cannot view an image of his baptism record. Erwin is … More Erwin Ochs Marries a Neighbor Meyer Girl
Lydia Bertha Meyer was born on November 11, 1898, so today would be her 125th birthday. Lydia was the daughter of Joachim and Engel (Meier) Meyer. Her parents were a couple made up of two different spellings of names pronounced the same way. Lydia was baptized at Salem Lutheran Church in Farrar. We can take … More Oscar, Lydia, and Ella – Farrar Mueller’s
Today, I will tell the story of Johann Heinrich Meinz, who, as near as I can tell, was the first person to settle in East Perry County with that surname. John arrived in America in 1881, traveling to this country aboard the ship, Habsburg. A passenger list for that ship includes a person named Heinrich … More Pioneer Perry County Meinz
Theodore Henry Rauh was born on April 6, 1881, making today his 142nd birthday. Theodore was the son of Adam and Margaret (Lang) Rauh and likely baptized at Peace Lutheran Church in Friedenberg. Since he was born after the 1880 census and we cannot view the one taken in 1890, Theodore was almost 20 years … More Theodore and Minnie Rauh and Their Texas Dairy Farm
Today’s pair was first mentioned at the end of a post titled, Meyr or Meyer?. That post stated that Ernst Meyr and his wife, Magdalena, must have decided to change the spelling of their surname from the Austrian spelling, Meyr, to the more common spelling of Meyer. So, today, when we focus on one of … More Ted and Bertha – The Meyr’s (or Meyer’s)
