Marie Weinhold married Rev. Adolph Paul on March 10, 1904. Or did she? We have a few conflicting records for this wedding. I will get to that issue later in this post. First, let’s discuss the bride. She is the only Perry County resident in this marriage, and she happened to be the older sister … More Pastor Paul
Some folks live in one place all their lives, and others do not. One of today’s characters is one of the latter. In every census and even some other documents, I found him living in a different location. Today’s story starts with his wedding which took place on August 14, 1902. The bride was Magdalena … More Never Wun(derlich) to Settle in One Place
Folks around the country are complaining about how long winter has stuck around this year, so I run the risk today of offending some people with yet another story about Winter. Yet today was a birthday of another Winter. His name was Paul Gotthilf Gabriel Winter (who often is seen as Paul G.G. Winter), and … More Winter Homes in Frohna
One hundred years ago today, Paul Walter Kasten was born in Uniontown, Missouri. He was born on Monday of Holy Week and baptized on Easter Monday (April 1). The baptism took place at Grace Lutheran Church in Uniontown. Paul was the son of Carl and Elsa (Bultmann) Kasten. This photo shows Paul at a rather … More Stand Firm in the Faith; Act Like Men
Paul and Mary Lungwitz were married on this day back in 1888. Over the years, these two Perry Countians moved back and forth across the Mississippi. We’ll take a little time telling the story of these two, with a little more added about one of their children. First of all, let’s talk about Paul’s family. … More To and Fro Across the River
For twelve years, Trinity Lutheran School in Altenburg, Missouri had a teacher on their staff by the name of Richard Popp. Like several other teachers around here over the years, Teacher Popp went off to get his teacher’s training and returned home to serve in Perry County. Teacher Popp’s dad was born on this day, … More Teacher Popp’s Pop
When I was a boy, I vaguely remember a trip my family made to West Point, Nebraska. We rarely went on trips, so maybe that is why I remember it. I know we stayed with some people there that my parents knew. I even remember that my Uncle Rudy’s family also made that trip. Each … More Feistes Coming to Cuming
On October 30, 1924, a baby girl was born in Vincennes, Indiana by the name of Rosalie Antonia Kutscher. Here is a photo of her birth certificate. As you can see, the parents of Rosalie were Paul and Helen (Reisenbichler) Kutscher. It can also be noted that Paul was a parochial school teacher. Paul Gerhard … More Black Jack Teacher
