Paul Joseph Ehregott Theiss (pronouced Tice) was born on October 27, 1882. Paul was the son of Henry and Ernestine (Mueller) Theiss. This Theiss family lived near Wittenberg right along the Mississippi River. They owned property both on the hill near the river as well as some land in the bottoms. Here is a present-day … More It’s Pronounced Tice – Rhymes with Mice
Today’s story once again comes out of Farrar, but before I tell the story, I want to plug an event that is taking place in Farrar this weekend. Tonight and tomorrow are the final performances of a play that a group of folks mostly from Salem and Zion Lutheran Churches are putting on. Here is … More Teacher, Soldier, Postmaster
August John Oberndorfer was born on March 15, 1880. March 15th has gone down in history as the Ides of March, the day on which Julius Caesar was assassinated in 44 BC. That tragedy was supposedly predicted by a soothsayer who proclaimed, “Beware the Ides of March.” It is now remembered as being an “ominous” … More Born and Died on Ides of March
Lillie Hopper. I confess. That name makes me think of a frog. I also confess. That name does not sound like an East Perry County name. Even if you look at her middle names, I don’t think it would give you any more hints that Lillie was from our area. She was Lillie Francisca Georgiana … More Louisiana Lillie
Today would have been the 103rd anniversary of a pair who resided in the village of Frohna for much of their lives. The families of both the bride and the groom had their origins closer to the river, but these two would eventually join up as husband and wife in Frohna. The groom was Arthur … More Frohna’s Postmaster and His Poppitz
Charles Richard Nennert has contributed much to the preservation of Perry County history. Many of his photographs and stories are still available to us at our museum. C.R. was a Lutheran schoolteacher by trade, but when he retired, he returned to his roots, living in Perry County. He had a passion for making sure the … More Uncle Bob’s River Job
I was not quite sure what to call a group of swans, so I looked it up. Although there are several options that are acceptable, the answer which seemed the most applicable is bevy. The picture below shows a bevy of Swans. The children in the back row of this photo were the children of … More A Beautiful Swan Joins the Bevy
April nineteenth was the birthday of Albert Mueller. He was one of the many sons of Anton Mueller. Another post told the story of one of these sons who served in the military titled, One of Anton’s Army. Being born in 1891, Albert had the distinction of being the oldest of Anton’s children. As was … More Mueller and the Mail
March 11, 1874 was the birthday of Johann Eberhardt Lottes. His parents were Gabriel and Ann (Doernhoefer) Lottes of Altenburg. Here is the baptism record for John in the Trinity, Altenburg church books. He was Gabriel’s firstborn child. It was not long before Gabriel would left alone with this young child. Ann died in 1874, … More A Whole Lottes Jobs
Johanne Fredericke Biehle was born on this day in Germany in 1802. She and her husband, Friedrich came with the Gesellschaft aboard the Republik in 1839 along with six children. Then the Biehle family experienced plenty of tragedy. Johanne was pregnant when she boarded the ship in Bremehaven. She attempted to give birth on March … More Really Woeful Biehles
