One of the big questions I came away with while researching the story of today’s birthday girl is how to spell her first name. I challenge you to look at the various documents I will display to see how it is spelled. You will find several different variations. And then, when all is said and … More Oswald and Otillie – Longtown Funke’s
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
The Ochs family came to America in the same year as the Gesselschaft in 1839. Rev. Martin Stephan arrived with his group at the very beginning of that year, and the Ochs arrived a bit later. Included in the Ochs family was a baby boy who had been born in March of that year. I … More To Darmstadt, Illinois and Back
Today’s post does not have its beginning in Perry County, but it does not take long to get here, and once it’s here, it stays. We begin with the birthday girl for today, Anna Elise Christine Ochs. She was born on July 13, 1875, the daughter of Peter and Elizabeth (Gausmann) Ochs. The Ochs surname … More Fred and Elise – A Bergmann/Ochs Pair
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
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
The early life of today’s main character is a bit confusing. Eventually, he lives almost all of his life in Illinois, but before that happens, his baptism takes place in Perry County, thus getting him a place in our German Family Tree. Before I get too far, let me say that I have previously written … More Murphysboro Schade’s
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
Today’s birthday girl does not have much of a presence in our German Family Tree. At least not yet. Below is an image of the items included in that document for Bertha Wilhelmine Scholl. If you look closely, her baptism and first marriage record are not indexed in the GFT. The only church record listed … More Scholl – Seabaugh – Bergmann – Ochs
Seven years ago, I wrote the story of a little baby who was blown out of her mother’s arms during the 1925 Tri-State Tornado. It was included in the post, A Baby Flies. That baby was my Aunt Dorothy. That story was also written on March 21st, but I didn’t go into much detail about … More Aunt Dorothy’s Mom and Dad
