Here in Perry County, we have just been through a week in which the heat and humidity have been pretty brutal. It makes one wonder how people around here managed to survive in the many years before air conditioning arrived on the scene. I remember the days before air conditioning. When I attended St. Jacobi … More Funeral Home Fans
Yesterday we had a post about Engel Sophia Mangels who was born on April 24, 1881. Today, the subject of the blog is Johanna Marie Eggers, who was born one day later and was baptized on the same day in the same place (Salem, Farrar) as Engel Mangels. Johanna was the oldest child in the … More Baptized with an Angel, Married to a Doctor
Engel Sohpia Mangels was born on April 24, 1881 in Farrar, Missouri. She was the daughter of Johann Peter and Engel (Mahnken) Mangels. Both mother and daughter bore the name Engel, which in German means “angel”. Engel Sophia would eventually marry Johann Claus Miessner and have seven children. One tragic event took place when Engel … More The Birth of an Angel
