Today would have been the 117th anniversary for Theodore and Magdalena Catherina Hoffstetter. Now, if I have my German right, the word, “hof”, means farm or farmyard. Lena’s maiden name was Ochs, which I believe means ox, although around here, this name is pronounced with a long “o” sound. Thus the title. One thing that is … More An Ox Enters the Farmyard
Yesterday, one of the characters was Anna Lang. Not long after she arrived in America in 1840, her mother, Magdalena (Harz) Lang, died. Her father remarried. His second wife was Anna Marie Fassold, and she blessed John Lang, Sr. with 7 more children. The youngest of those children will be a major character in today’s … More Lang-Rauh Connections
When I was a boy and my family would travel to Perry County to visit my relatives, we would travel down Highway 61 and pass through the village of Longtown. I remember asking why they called it Longtown because it certainly wasn’t long after entering Longtown that you were then leaving it. It is a … More Some Funke Longtown Beginnings
On this day in 1918, a wedding took place at Peace Lutheran Church in Friedenberg, Missouri, just outside Perryville. The bride was Oneida Ochs; the groom was Carl Ferdinand Bergmann. Oneida was the daughter of Adolf and Rosetta (Elbrecht) Ochs. Carl Ferdinand was the son of Henry and Mary (Fassold) Bergmann. They were married by … More A Hill of Peaceful Weddings
Today’s blog was written by Clayton Erdmann, the fifth grade teacher at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Olivette, Missouri. We thank him for his support of our museum and his contributions to this blog. ================================ On this date, in 1861, my great great grandfather, Judge Heinrich (Henry) Ochs, Jr. was born near Friedenberg, Missouri. A … More Junior, Judge, and Representative
