The surname highlighted in today’s post is another one that brings up the topic of pronunciation. How do you pronounce Krause. I have known folks with that surname over the years and have heard it pronounced two different ways. One is to make it rhyme with “house”. The other is to pronounce it as Krau-zee. … More The Krause’s – John Julius, Martha, and Emily
I have previously written stories about people with the surname, Sandler. I did a search on our website and found 8 different posts that referred to people with that name. Two similar names show up in today’s post…Sandlin and Saddler. I did a similar search on these two names. I found no results for the … More Son of Sandlin-Saddler Set
You might call today’s post a continuation of yesterday’s. I will tell you the tale of Arthur Estel’s younger brother, Walter. I found this story quite easily. I started my search in the German Family Tree where I left off yesterday, looking for a life event that took place on April 12th. The search took … More Brother Walter – The Station Agent
A gentleman by the name of Henry Brinkmann showed up in East Perry County for only a short time, but he managed to find a bride here before returning to his home state of Wisconsin. Henry is today’s birthday boy, but he was not born here. His birthday was January 16, 1859, and his birthplace … More Brinkmann the Switchman
First, I must confess how I was attracted to one of today’s characters. I was looking for an event that took place on Christmas Eve. During my search, I discovered a birthday boy whose middle name was Rudolph. So off I went. I knew I wouldn’t find a man with a red nose, but I … More The Wittenberg Telle’s
Elda Hemmann is today’s birthday girl. She was born on December 17, 1890, the daughter of Benjamin and Emma (Sachman) Hemmann. For many years, her father was a teacher in East Perry County. He taught at the Lutheran school in Wittenberg from 1892-1902. Then from 1903-1925, he was the teacher at Trinity Lutheran School in … More Eldest Girl Elda
Emma Lorenz is today’s birthday girl. Because she was born on May 14, 1882, she would have been 137 years old today. She was the daughter of John and Carolina (Mueller) Lorenz. Her family descends from the Lorenz family that settled around Altenburg. There is a whole different Lorenz family that settled in Farrar. Emma … More Carl and Emma
The story today begins with the birth of Stella Bates on June 12, 1872 in Grafton, Illinois…or does it. Our German Family Tree says that she was born on June 12th, but after doing plenty of research on this story, I discovered that her gravestone and death certificate indicate that her birthday was on July … More Roy’s Ties to Stella’s Hotel
A marriage took place on this day 103 years ago in Pocahontas, Missouri. A farmer’s daughter would marry a railroad man, and this marriage would lead to this couple living near a railroad for most of their lives. The bride getting married on that day was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Pocahontas, and … More Messenger for a Thundering Giant
Many folks from East Perry County remember Dixie Degenhardt cruising the roads of Altenburg in his pick-up truck. Dixie lived to almost 100 years old and died a few years back. Today would have been the 104th wedding anniversary of Dixie’s Uncle Paul and Aunt Sophia Degenhardt. We will start with Paul. He was the … More Dixie’s Uncle Paul & Aunt Sophia
