As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, there is a bit of confusion about the birthday of one of the main characters in the story you are about to read. The point of difference is found in the Friedenberg Remembrances book, where it says that Alma Emma Louise Rauh was born on May 8, 1899. Here … More Cape Cop and His Rock
Today’s birthday boy is John Charles Boxdorfer, who was born on April 29, 1871. I have seen him called John C., J.C., and John Charles in documents. His gravestone calls him J. Charles. I choose to call him Charles, partly because I have already written a post about a John Boxdorfer. I think in his … More Tombstone Trader
The man with today’s birthday ended up with a fairly large family. He had two marriages. The first one ended in a terrible way. The second marriage introduces a new surname to this blog…Yamnitz. Louis Albert Boxdorfer was born on April 5, 1881, so if he was still alive today, he would have to blow … More The Boxdorfer’s – Louis, Sophia, and Anna
Today’s story begins with a birthday girl, but her tale leads us to several other individuals along the way. Hang on for the ride. Kunigunde Rauh would be celebrating a special 175th birthday today because she was born March 2, 1847. She was the daughter of John and Elizabeth (Baer) Rauh. Kunigunde was baptized at … More Brewers, Bartenders, and Dentists
I quickly discovered when researching the surnames for today’s post that I had to be careful. The main man in the story is Henry Rauh, and he was not the only Henry Rauh in this area’s history. The main woman in the story is Mary Meyer, and she, too, was not the only Mary Meyer. … More Perryville Storekeeper and Treasurer
On this date 169 years ago, a baby by the name of Albert Hoehn was born. Albert, born on June 25, 1852, was the son of Michael and Anna (Bergmann) Hoehn. He was baptized at Peace Lutheran Church in Friedenberg, Missouri. Albert is found in his first census at the age of 7 in 1860 … More Albert Hoehn’s Bio
We will be looking at a couple that was married on this day in Perry County. However, you will discover that both the bride and groom were born in the year, 1861, in the Hanover region of Germany, then immigrated to Perry County, eventually living near Farrar, Missouri, and then made another move later in … More Hanover to Farrar to Alva
Not long ago, Charles Rauh authored the book, One Furrow at a Time, a book that tells the tale of the 1839 Gesellschaft. It is what we might call a best-seller at our museum’s gift shop. He is a special friend of our historical society. Today, I will tell the tale of another Charles Rauh, … More Another Charles Rauh
I looked for a Valentines Day story. I looked for a story that had some of the typical Valentine themes: hearts, flowers, cards, chocolate, jewelry, etc. I think I found one. If you read this blog regularly, you already know that I sometimes really have to stretch the meanings of people’s names to come up … More Valentines Day Story: Flowers, Jewelry, and Her Mountain Man
My Aunt Dorothy was the last of the aunts and uncles on my father’s side of the family to die. She was a wonderful lady who loved to laugh. She was a pleasure to be around. The photo below shows most of my Schmidt aunts and uncles. Aunt Dorothy is kneeling in front on the … More Aunt Dorothy’s Uncle Lonnie
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