Mary Bock is today’s birthday girl. She happens to be another one of those Perry County characters who has a baptism and confirmation record in a local church’s books, as well as showing up in a Perry County census at an early age, but then disappears from this area. Like so many others who began … More Mary and Her Swiss Jakob
Today is the birthday of Addie Isenberg. She was the daughter of Henry and Pauline (Hanf) Isenberg. Addie was born on December 3, 1899 and baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Friedheim, Missouri. Here is her baptism record. This is a case where our research library has the church records of Trinity, Friedheim, but they … More Isenberg in Wittenberg
For Father’s Day, today’s blog post is about my dad. Actually, I’m going to start with this photo of my dad, my grandfather, and my great grandfather…..all Schmidts. Left to right: Richard Schmidt, Emanuel Schmidt, and Gottwerth Schmidt My dad, Richard Heinrich Schmidt, was born on January 4, 1913 and baptized at St. Paul’s Lutheran … More Dad
On June 19, 1866, Richard Petzoldt and Johanna Lindner were united in marriage at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Altenburg. Rev. Theo. Koeberle performed the ceremony. Today would have been their 150th wedding anniversary. It appears to be only the second marriage performed by Rev. Koeberle after he replaced Rev. Schieferdecker in 1866. Richard arrived in … More 150th Wedding Anniversary
Memorial Day is a day for remembering and honoring those men and women who gave their lives to preserve the liberties that we enjoy in this country. Today’s post will be a tribute to a family from Perry County who lost two young men as a result of World War II. I would like to … More Memorial Day Tribute
