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
Four years ago, I wrote a post on Valentine’s Day titled Valentines Day Story: Flowers, Jewelry, and Her Mountain Man. That post told the story of Flora Ochs, who was born on Valentine’s Day. Flora had a twin brother, and in that post I suggested that I might write the story of her twin brother, Ernst, the … More Valentine Twin
The surname, Ochs, is one that has become quite prominent in the Perryville vicinity. I did a search on the internet for “Ochs Perryville MO” and found several present-day businesses in the results. I also know that there was once a man named Henry Ochs who was elected to serve the state of Missouri in Jefferson City. Today, … More The Ochs/Stuebinger Couplings
Ernst Peter Bergman is today’s birthday boy. If he was still alive, he would be celebrating his 130th birthday because he was born on August 8, 1893. Ernst was the son of Henry and Anna (Fassold) Bergman. If you want additional information about Ernst’s parents, you can read the post, Another Bergmann/Fassold Couple. In that … More Ernst and Emma – Longtown Bergman’s
Back in 2017, when this blog was fairly young, I wrote the story of August Wehmueller, who had a Perry County upbringing. August went on to be a street car driver, and later a bus driver, in St. Louis. That post was titled, Streetcar Conductor Named August. August had a younger brother who followed in his … More Adlai, the St. Louis Transit Driver
Wilhelm John Wirth is today’s birthday boy. He was born on May 29, 1896, so if he was still alive, today would be his 127th birthday. William was the son of George and Pauline (Schade) Wirth. That set of parents may sound familiar to you if you are a regular reader of this blog because … More Wirth While in Longtown
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
I have often been amazed while researching characters for this blog at the resiliency of the people from Perry County. I have seen so many who have been faced with the necessity to change occupations as their lives have faced challenges. Today’s tale is another one in which one of the main characters goes through … More A Wirth-y Carpenter, Blacksmith, and Farmer in Longtown
