The birthday boy for today’s post is Otto Gottlieb Thomas, who was born on June 16, 1889. That makes today his 137th birthday. Otto was the son of John and Anna (Moeller) Thomas. Both of his later military records say that he was born in Daisy, Missouri. He was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in … More Oklahoma City Furniture Firm Employee
I have previously written stories about some children in the Jacob Schlimpert family. The youngest child in this Schlimpert family was my Uncle Oscar Schlimpert, so I have a special interest in getting to know more about this family. Today, I will be discussing one of Uncle Oscar’s older sisters, Gertrude Schlimpert. Gertrude is today’s … More Gertrude – Oklahoma City Schlimpert
The event that triggered today’s story is a wedding that took place in Perryville, Missouri 140 years ago on this date. That would be where this pair got started, but it certainly would not be where this couple remained all their lives. Let’s begin with the groom. Louis Phillip Hooss was born on November 15, … More Louis Hooss – Traveling Man
I get to introduce our blog readers to two new names today. One of the names has been briefly mentioned before, but I have never had to make a folder for this surname in our GFT images digital collection. The other surname, especially since it is not a German name, has had no previous mention. … More Willie the Cotton Compressor and His Perry County Bride
I am going to tell the story of a man by the name of August Schirmer today because he is a birthday boy, but in the course of researching his story, I discovered that his mother had the same date of birth. Hermine Ida Petzoldt was born on January 20, 1839 in Germany. Then, after … More Schirmer’s Share Birthday
When Ferdinand Rudolph Schaefer was born on February 13, 1866, his parents would certainly not have predicted that their son and his future wife would be so instrumental in the preservation of Oklahoma history. Heinrich and Maria (Hopfer) Schaefer had their newborn baby baptized at Grace Lutheran Church in Uniontown. Here is the church record … More Schaefers Help Preserve Oklahoma History
Today would have been the 116th birthday of Henry Carmon Castor who was born on July 28, 1901. His birthplace is not one that would be expected in a blog that focuses on Perry County, Missouri. This boy was born in Concord, North Carolina which is located in Cabarrus County. However, the area in which … More Pastor Castor
