Pastor’s Daughter Marries Teacher Wachholz

Rev. J.F. Koestering often gets mentioned in this blog because of the missing marriage and death records in the church books of Trinity, Altenburg and Concordia, Frohna that we call the “Koestering Hole”. Here’s just a little background information about what was happening at the time when Rev. Koestering arrived on the scene in East … More Pastor’s Daughter Marries Teacher Wachholz

No More Boden, Honey

During recent months, I have been noticing that there seemed to be quite a few young ladies from the East Perry County area, especially around Wittenberg, who married young men who came to town to work on the railroad.  The Frisco railroad came through Wittenberg beginning in 1904, with work beginning on it several years … More No More Boden, Honey