Today’s birthday girl is Riga Carolina Stella Bergmann, who was born on July 21, 1887. That means today would be Stella’s 139th birthday. Stella was the daughter of John and Mary (Muench) Bergmann. She was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Perryville. Her baptism record from that congregation’s books is pictured here. It looks as … More Emil and Stella – St. Louis Steinke’s
Ida Emma Barbara Bergmann is today’s birthday girl. She was born on November 2, 1895, thus making today her 130th birthday. Ida was the daughter of John and Mary (Muench) Bergmann. She was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Perryville. An image of her baptism record from that congregation’s books is pictured here. Ida and … More Ida and Her Bilgere Chevrolet Mechanic
The birthday boy for today is Oscar John Bergmann, who was born on September 2, 1890. That makes today his 135th birthday. Oscar was the firstborn child of John Valentine and Anna (Muench) Bergmann. He was baptized at Peace Lutheran Church in Friedenberg, so we cannot view an image of his baptism record. Oscar is … More Oscar and the Ochs Offspring
Today’s post is a continuation of the one written by Timm Yamnitz that we published yesterday. I know we got a great response from Part 1, and I trust that today plenty of people will read what Paul Harvey used to describe as The Rest of the Story. Just a quick side note. When I … More Muench & Meyer Migrants Meet, Marry in Missouri – Part 2
I am excited to announce that you will be able to read a blog post today that was written by a first-time guest blogger for this site. If you are a regular reader of this blog you may recall that he has been mentioned before. His name is Timm Yamnitz. Timm lives in Germany, but … More Muench & Meyer Migrants Meet, Marry in Missouri – Part 1
A little over 2 years ago, a post was published on this blog titled, P Is for Pancratius. That article told the story of man who had the unusual name of Pancratius. In that post, I referred to the main character as P. John Muench…the “P” standing for Pancratius. P. John and his wife, Caroline … More George and Fern – Muench’s from North of Perryville
Today’s post will include some new names. One is a brand new surname for this blog, and the first names of the bride and groom in today’s marriage are also ones that are not that common. The only familiar name we see today is that of Muench, the surname of the bride, and she is … More Russie and Leoneta – Colorado Killough’s
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
The birthday boy for today would be celebrating his 130th birthday if he was still alive. Gustav Friedrich Ferdinand Ochs was born on May 28, 1894, the 4th of 9 children of Henry and Josephine (Rauh) Ochs. His father was a prominent figure in Perry County history, who was a local judge as well as … More Gustav Ochs – Farming, Community, and Church Leader
Wilhelm “William” Muench was born 138 years ago on November 18, 1885. Today’s tale will look at his life which was spent in the Friedenberg and Crosstown area. William was the son of Conrad and Anna (Lintner) Muench and baptized at Peace Lutheran Church in Friedenberg. That means I cannot display an image of his … More William and Hedwig – Crosstown Muench’s
