I got to thinking about people who would be celebrating their 200th birthday during 2025. It almost certainly means that they were born in Germany and if they were part of the original immigration in 1839, they would have been about 14 or 15 years old. Under normal circumstances, that would also mean that they … More Uniontown Postmaster’s Bicentennial Birthday
Johanna Christiane Hopfer was born on November 9, 1848. If she was still alive, she would be celebrating a very special 175th birthday today. She was the daughter of Michael and Justine (Quaas) Hopfer. We can take a look at these photos of Johanna’s parents. According to our German Family Tree, Johanna was the 7th … More Uniontown Bodenschatz-Hopfer Pair
Yesterday, the story was told of a couple made up of two people who were born, baptized, confirmed, married, and buried while members of the same church. I will tell another one of those stories today. It just takes place a a different congregation. This time, the setting for the entire post will be in … More The Hopfer Store
When your name is Hopfer and you marry a Rabold, then have a bunch of children who take spouses names Frentzel, Bock, Bultmann, Franke, and Telle, you can be quite confident that your family was actively involved in the congregation of Grace Lutheran Church in Uniontown. Those surnames are ones that are included in a … More A Hopfer Uniontown Family
Today’s tale begins with the birth of a set of twin girls on November 29, 1851. Pauline and Clara Hopfer were the daughters of Michael and Justine (Quaas) Hopfer. We have photos of these parents. These girls were baptized at Grace Lutheran Church in Uniontown, Missouri. Below are their baptism records. Clara Hopfer did not … More Pauline and Her Henry’s
A while back, we posted a blog titled, Cooper Hopfer. It was the story of one of the original immigrants who arrived in Perry County as a member of the Gruber group in the winter of 1839. He was a barrel maker named Michael Hopfer. Today is the date when Michael’s wife died. Her name … More Frau Cooper Hopfer
