A baby boy was born on today’s date in Frohna, and he will be the main character in today’s post. Julius Arnold Moeckel, because he was born on December 9, 1885, would be celebrating his 140th birthday today. Arnold was the son of Charles and Mathilde (Seberosky) Moeckel. A previous post was written about Arnold’s … More Arnold Moeckel – St. Louis Streetcar Worker
Now that we have reached the year, 2025, I have to get used to searching for some different numbers. I get to search for years that are multiples of 5, which should be easier to remember. As a former math teacher, I know that my students found it easier to work with numbers that were … More Ernst and Louise – The Moeckel’s from Chester
In the story published yesterday, and in several others in the past, a young man moved to another location, only to return shortly afterward back to his hometown. Today you will be reading another one of those stories. Carl Friedrich Bronenkant was born on March 2, 1874, so today he would be celebrating his 150th … More Back from Logan, New Mexico
The most notable Adolph Vogel in the history of East Perry County was Rev. Adolph A. Vogel who was born in Frohna and later served Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg for several decades. That Adolph Vogel’s story was told in the post, Frohna Boy – Brazilian Missionary – Altenburg Preacher. Today, you will read the story of … More Adolph Vogel Marries the Farmer’s Daughter
Today’s story is a blend between a Brandes and a Bronnenkant. The highlighted couple would be celebrating their 130th wedding anniversary today. I will begin with the Brandes groom. Gustav Friedrich Wilhelm Brandes was born on August 2, 1861, the son of Heinrich and Amalie (Leskiehn) Brandes. Gustav was the firstborn child in this Brandes … More Brandes’s Bronnenkant Bride
Karl Oswald Gerhardt was born on July 31, 1869, the final child of Julius and Amalie (Leine) Gerhardt. If he was still alive today, he would be celebrating his 153rd birthday. Oswald’s baptism record can be found in the books of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Altenburg. An image of that record is displayed below. Oswald … More White Pearl Maker
This is going to be a very difficult story to write, but it’s part of this area’s history, so I feel compelled to do so. It begins with a birthday boy. His name was Leo Julius Oswald, who was born on March 20, 1898. That makes today his 124th birthday. Leo was the son of … More Leo’s Losses – Hilda’s Heartbreak
I think most of you would recognize from the title that today’s tale will take place in Illinois. The story begins with the birth of a baby girl in Jacob, Illinois 130 years ago. Sophia Maria Johanna Arbeiter was born on February 7, 1892, the daughter of Henry and Caroline (Rowold) Arbeiter. Several other previous … More From Jacob to Prairie du Rocher to Red Bud
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
August William Brandes is today’s birthday boy. He was born on October 12, 1853, so today would be his 168th birthday. August was the son of Wilhelm and Marie (Hemmann) Brandes. That qualifies August to be one of a multitude of grandchildren of J.G. Hemmann, one of the most prolific men in East Perry County … More Brandes the Builder and His Beauties
