A man with a surname that has yet to appear on this blog will be the central character in today’s story. The woman who would become his wife also has a new surname for this blog, but once you discover what her name was, I am sure you will conclude that she does not have … More The Bunselmeyer-Bradley Cora Couple
Perhaps today is the Bicentennial Birthday of the woman highlighted in this post. On the other hand, perhaps it is not. Yes, I have another one of those situations in which the date of birth is debatable. However, the two possible dates of birth are not a day or two apart. Nor is it a … More White House Builder’s Bride’s Bicentennial Birthday?
The birthday boy for today is rather unusual. It is not often that I write about a character that arrived in America and Perry County, Missouri before the 1839 German Lutheran immigration. Today’s main character arrived on the ship, Bolivar, in 1837. The 22 year-old Leonard Fath is found on this passenger list for that … More Fath – Bergmann – Lang
A very isolated record in our German Family Tree is the starting point for today’s post. That record includes two individuals who are only found in our GFT one time. That is because each of these individuals were not Lutherans, nor were they ever Lutherans. The event that manages to sneak into the church records … More A Bull from Brazeau
When you look at the list of students who attended the Log Cabin College during its first year in 1839, you run across the name Columbus Price. I have found some indication around the museum that at one time this person was described as an Englischer from Brazeau and also as being a “lad”. In … More An Englischer from Brazeau
In They Came from North Carolina – Part 1, the story was told about the life of Chalmer Vest Morrison. Today, we will spend time looking back into that family’s past. Chalmer’s father was John A. Morrison. John lived his whole life as a farmer in the Brazeau, Missouri area. John’s father was Andrew Ramsey … More They Came from North Carolina – Part 2
Chalmer Vest Morrison was born on August 16, 1890 in Perry County, Missouri. I was attracted to this name primarily because it is connected to Perry County Lutheran history, but the name does not sound German…..and it isn’t. Chalmer’s parents were John A. and Martha (Self) Morrison, who, as near as I can tell, were … More They Came from North Carolina – Part 1
This story starts with the death of Emilie (Schuppan) Mueller on April 27, 1891 and backtracks to her birth in Frohna, Missouri in 1853. Emilie was born on September 26, 1853 to Adolph and Emilie Schuppan. The Schuppan family had actually been in America prior to the Saxon immigration to Perry County, but they found … More Building a Church and a Baby
