I found a story for today that introduces us to two surnames that have yet to show up on this blog. Those new surnames are Kampmeyer and Bergsieker. Another more familiar name enters this story as well. That is the name Kalbfleisch. I am writing this story on this date because 180 years ago, a … More Kampmeyer, Kalbfleisch, and Bergsieker
I will give you a heads up on today’s tale. Not much time will be spent in Perry County. I will begin the story by looking at a couple that was part of the New York Group that arrived in Perry County in the spring of 1839. Many of the members of the New York … More Heid That Lazy Stitch
Maria Magdalene Seibel was born on November 3, 1834. What makes her birth somewhat unusual for characters that show up on this blog is that she was born in New York City. Not only that, but I was able to locate the baptism record for Magdalene. She was baptized at East 68th St. Church which … More Born in New York City
Our story today centers around the birth of Frederick Hoffmann in 1842. He was born in St. Louis, and his baptism took place at Old Trinity Lutheran Church in that city. His family’s story, however, takes a path through New York City and Perry County (and likely northern Cape Girardeau County) before they finally settled … More Frederick the Stone Cutter
Heinrich and Catharina (Roth) Motz came to America prior to 1839 and were living in New York. When they heard about the Stephanite immigration to Missouri which was taking place in 1838-1839, they joined quite a few other New Yorkers to move to Missouri to join this group of German Lutherans. As we have mentioned … More Lots of Motz Carts
Normally when I see that a child was born to an original immigrant in December of 1838, I think that the baby must have been born aboard one of the ships coming across the Atlantic Ocean. Today’s birthday girl is an exception. She was born in New York City and her parents were already in … More A Lot of Grass Died
Hartmann Grebing arrived in Perry County in 1839. Because he did, there are still several Grebings that live here to this day, and on occasion, other Grebings often come here to visit. Right now is one of those special occasions when a rather large gathering of Grebings is taking place. Over one hundred descendants of … More A Gathering of Grebings
On June 2, 1864, Johann Jacob Seibel married Matilda McCauley. Our German Family Tree says that this marriage is in the Perry County Marriage Records, but it’s a record I could not find on Ancestry.com. I am not in Altenburg today, so I cannot research this further, but this is a story I really want … More Captain J.J. Seibel
May 17, 1839 was the day that about 100 immigrants from New York arrived at what would later be called Wittenberg, Missouri. Today we will discuss the route that these German Lutherans traveled to get here and what they found when they arrived. The group of immigrants that were part of the Stephanite immigration in … More The Arrival of the New Yorkers
When Holy Cross Lutheran Church began in 1848, there were five families who were involved in its organization. Two of those five families had connections to Perry County. Those two were the Fischer and Grass families. Before I was done rounding up information about those two, I managed to find a few other Perry County … More From New York to Perry County to Collinsville
