Our birthday boy for this post is Otto Joseph Amberger, who was born on October 20, 1889. That means today would be his 135th birthday. One of the more interesting things about Otto and his wife, is that these two are found in 3 census entries before being baptized. Otto was the son of Joseph … More The Amberger’s on Puckett Island
Today’s birthday boy is August Heinrich Thieret, weho was born on July 10, 1878. That makes today his 146th birthday. There was another August Thieret who was born in Perry County in 1875 who was discussed in the fairly recent post titled, Arnsberg Records Discovery. The parents of today’s birthday boy were Martin and Julia … More August Thieret – St. Louis Bed Maker
I did a search on Findagrave.com on the page of Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery in Perryville for the surname, Hoff. I was somewhat surprised to find that there are 14 grave sites there that matched that search. Although I am familiar with this surname in the Perryville area, I did not really expect to find it … More Some Hoff’s from Perryville
Elizabeth Barbara Lewis is today’s birthday girl. Her birthday was April 17, 1869. Lizzie, as she would be later called, was the daughter of George and Rebecca (Phillips) Lewis. You might be thinking that these are not German names, and you would be right. However, we do find her being baptized at a Lutheran church. … More The End Comes to Lizzie
I do not often write stories that originate in Perryville. I also do not often write about people with non-German names. Today is an exception. Twin boys were born on this day and baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Perryville. Their lives contain several tidbits of information that I find fascinating, so today you get … More Twin Railroad Engineers
First of all, today I have a confession to make. I have found it very difficult the past couple of days to come up with blog posts There are several reasons for this. One is that I simply have found it difficult to locate a story that excites me. Also, teaching and museum responsibilities have … More Born at Sea
