The birthday boy for today was not born anywhere close to Perry County, Missouri. His name was Floyd Brooks Bowser, who was born on July 14, 1886, thus making today his 140th birthday. Floyd was born in Portsmouth, Ohio, a city located on the Ohio River, the border between Ohio and Kentucky, also not far … More Floyd Bowser – Shoe Factory Foreman
Plenty of stories on this blog have been told about people with the Ross name. Today, I will attempt to tell the story of the first Ross’s to be found in Perry County. I certainly will not be able to definitively explain all of the facts in this tale, and I will not have many … More ‘Riginal Ross’s
Fred Eggers is the author of today’s blog post. He really did me a big favor by writing this post. I was not going to have much time to write a story of my own. Fred always does such a great job researching for his stories, and this one is an example of that. Thanks, … More The Ohio and Kansas Versemann
Our German Family Tree led me to today’s story because the main character was born 200 years ago. However, the only place where I found her date of birth is on her gravestone. I believe that she was actually born on that day, but this leads me to point out the fact that it is … More Katharina and Her Chester Cobbler
We begin today’s post with the birth of a baby boy in Wittenberg, but this story does not end there. This boy ended up living in two other states during his life. That baby boy was named Curt Treumund Harnagel, who was born on April 5, 1896. That means today would be Curt’s 130th birthday. … More Curt Harnagel – Wittenberg to Toledo to Fort Worth (and an Easter Baby)
Gustav Friedrich Schliesser was born on January 18, 1875, so he would be today’s birthday boy. Not only that, he would be celebrating his 150th birthday today. His gravestone would say that he was born on January 17th, but I think that is wrong. Gustav was the son of John and Wilhelmine (Ehmann) Schliesser. He … More Gustav Schliesser – Migrating Miller and His Sackmann
There is a question in today’s story that I cannot answer. How did a farmer’s daughter from rural Cape Girardeau County manage to find her husband, a machinist from Dayton, Ohio? About my only hope for an answer to this question is for a member from that family who would get in touch with us … More National Cash Register Co. – Dayton, OH
It will be another day for me to describe the story of a girl who was born and raised in Perry County but moved away to spend most of her life elsewhere. Most of the time, such a story includes a young woman who finds her husband in a different location, and they spend their … More Colin the Crane Man from Steubenville, OH
A post published yesterday told the story of Emil Popp. Today, one of the main characters will be Marie Popp, who married a man who was born the day after Emil’s birthday. From a research perspective, I found today’s tale to be one of those that required a bit of extra effort because Ancestry.com has … More Marie Popp and Her St. Louis Cab Driver
Our German Family Tree does not contain much information about today’s birthday boy, and what it does contain may be wrong. Gustav Adolph Bergt was born on February 18th. However, his year of birth is somewhat debatable. The GFT says he was born in 1860, which would mean today he would be 165 years old. … More Perry County to Nebraska to Dutch Corner, CA
