It is a wedding anniversary that set me down the path of this story. The wedding took place in Germany, but the bride and groom made their way across the Atlantic Ocean, settled in Perry County, and became prominent early members of Salem Lutheran Church in Farrar. It is not often that I can display … More Salem’s Soehl-Stelling Spouses
Lina Pauline Scholl would be celebrating her special 150th birthday today if she was still alive. Lina was born on November 29, 1873, the daughter of Tobias and Wilhelmina (Ruehling) Scholl. She was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Wells. An image of her baptism record from that congregation’s books is pictured here. Lina … More Saupe/Scholl Spouses in Shawneetown
Wilhelm “William” Muench was born 138 years ago on November 18, 1885. Today’s tale will look at his life which was spent in the Friedenberg and Crosstown area. William was the son of Conrad and Anna (Lintner) Muench and baptized at Peace Lutheran Church in Friedenberg. That means I cannot display an image of his … More William and Hedwig – Crosstown Muench’s
Lydia Bertha Meyer was born on November 11, 1898, so today would be her 125th birthday. Lydia was the daughter of Joachim and Engel (Meier) Meyer. Her parents were a couple made up of two different spellings of names pronounced the same way. Lydia was baptized at Salem Lutheran Church in Farrar. We can take … More Oscar, Lydia, and Ella – Farrar Mueller’s
Today’s story is a blend between a Brandes and a Bronnenkant. The highlighted couple would be celebrating their 130th wedding anniversary today. I will begin with the Brandes groom. Gustav Friedrich Wilhelm Brandes was born on August 2, 1861, the son of Heinrich and Amalie (Leskiehn) Brandes. Gustav was the firstborn child in this Brandes … More Brandes’s Bronnenkant Bride
Every once in a while, I run across a story about a Lutheran teacher who comes from some other state to serve at one of our local Lutheran schools, and then while here, he finds himself a Perry County bride. I found another one of those stories today. Henry August Krahn was born on October … More Teacher Krahn and His Farrar Frau
Wilhelmina Josephine Lohmann was born on October 7, 1891, so we celebrate her as today’s birthday girl. Wilhelmina was the daughter of Joachim and Gesche (Soehl) Lohmann. She was baptized at Salem Lutheran Church in Farrar. Her baptism record from that church’s books is pictured here. Wilhelmina was born during the time when Perry County … More Farrar Pair – Mangels and Lohmann
The man and woman who will be highlighted in today’s story were each part of rather large families living near Farrar, Missouri. This couple would also end up being one of those who each spent almost their entire lives from cradle to grave as members of the same congregation. In this case, that congregation was … More Farrar Rauss-Koenig Couple
The story you will read today is another one in which we find both the husband and wife in our German Family Tree, but there is no evidence that these two were connected by marriage. The husband has just one church record in local congregation’s books. As you might guess, this man moved away from … More Adolph Hooss – Weather Strip Salesman
It would be Edna Klaus’s 130th birthday today. She was born August 16, 1893 in Friedheim, Missouri. Edna was the daughter of Henry and Anna (Arning) Klaus. She was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Friedheim. Her baptism record gives her complete name as Edna Theresa Friedericke Klaus. An image of her baptism record from … More Edna’s Next Door Romance
