In a previous blog post titled, Pocahontas Undertaker, the main character was Christian Reisenbichler. The “Pocahontas Undertaker” was Christian Ernst Reisenbichler, the son of Gottlieb and Anna Marie (Pilz) Reisenbichler who was born in 1874. Today, you will read the story of Christian E. Reisenbichler’s older cousin, Christian Johann Reisenbichler, who is today’s birthday boy. … More The Other Christian Reisenbichler
Pauline Clara Pfau is today’s birthday girl. She was born on June 23, 1864, the daughter of Gottfried and Amalie (Draman or Trummann) Pfau. There is a little bit of a puzzle having to do with this Pfau family. Clara’s parents arrived in America aboard the Magdalene in 1859. Take a look at the passenger … More Popp’s Pfau Frau
The situation that I especially found interesting in today’s story is that two cousins with origins in East Perry County, Missouri managed to marry a pair of siblings with their origins near Ogallala, Nebraska. One couple spent their married life in Missouri; the other spent their married life in Nebraska. I began by wondering how … More Missouri Cousins – Nebraska Siblings
When I found today’s birthday girl and began researching her, I made this observation and asked this question. “Another Anna Marie. How many Anna Marie’s are there in our German Family Tree?” So, I did a search. When I placed the term “Anna Marie” in the search box, Microsoft Word came up with 302 results. … More Another Anna Marie
If you are a fairly regular reader of this blog, you should already be aware that there was what I call a Perry County suburb that developed in the Potter/Sidney, Nebraska area. Quite a few folks who were born and raised in the Lutheran churches around here migrated to that area in the early 1900’s. … More A Pair of Perry Pioneers in Potter
Yesterday’s story about a bride and groom from each side of the river, along with today’s story about a family that spent part of their lives on the Missouri side and part of their lives on the Illinois side, have gotten me wondering. I look back in the history of this area and see so … More From Frohna to Fountain Bluff
In the year that Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the United States, Ferdinand Hellwege was born in Altenburg, Missouri. He is also today’s birthday boy because he was born on May 25, 1860. Ferdinand was the son of Henry and Fredericke (Winter) Hellwege. He was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg. His baptism … More So Many Births; So Few Heirs
Because I had an appointment today in Perryville, I had no intentions to compose a blog post. However, as it turns out, it is that appointment I attended that led to this story. The appointment I had was to a place that I had not previously visited. However, when my wife and I got there, … More Another Visit to the Hotel
When Ferdinand Hellwege was married in 1886, the marriage record from Concordia Lutheran Church in Frohna said that he was the oldest son of Heinrich and Fredericke Hellwege. He was not the oldest son of Heinrich Hellwege, and he was not the oldest child of Heinrich and Fredericke, but he was the oldest son of … More Fourth Hellwege Wife – Oldest Son
Right now, Perry County is gearing up for a very special event which will occur this August…..a total solar eclipse. People from all over our country and all over the world will be visiting our area for this astronomical phenomenon. These people will need places to stay. It is my understanding that all the hotels … More Keepers of the Hotels
