I will have the privilege of attending the installation of a former student of mine at a Lutheran church not far from here later today, so I only have limited time to work on a blog post. I am sharing this old post about someone I have called the “Ridge Charles Weber”. I think our … More One of Many Charles Weber’s
We have a 150th birthday to celebrate today. Juliane Magdalena Ernestine Militzer was born on February 1, 1875, the daughter of Christian and Maria (Grebing) Militzer. A previous post about Julia’s parents can be found at Double Wedding in the Hole. Julia was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg. We can take a look … More Gotthilf and Julia – The Altenburg Schilling’s
I guess I am showing my age when I say that when I hear the names Paul and Mary, I automatically think of the folk singers, Peter, Paul, and Mary. Today’s tale involves a bride and groom named Paul and Mary, and a man named William enters the story at the end, so thus the … More William, Paul, and Mary
In the early days of this blog, I wrote the story of Samuel Gaebler in the post titled, Gaebler the Grocer. I invite you to read that post to get more details that lead up to today’s story, but I will quickly summarize the early life of Samuel. He married Magdalena Schilling in Altenburg. They … More Gaebler Grub in Columbia, MO
When I moved to Perry County, I started hearing about a well-known local character by the name of Johnny Fable. It was quite a while before I discovered that “Fable” is the local pronunciation for the name Voepel. I will be writing about two men called John Voepel today. One of them, the father, was born and baptized … More Voepel from Palmyra Enters Perry County
Christian Friedrich Schilling was born on December 10, 1885, making today his 138th birthday. Since he is mostly called Fred on documents, that will be the name I use in this post. Fred was born in Frohna to his parents, August and Maria (Schoenborn) Schilling. He was the 8th of 9 children in his family. … More Fred and Bertha – Frohna Schilling’s
When I hear the surname, Schilling, I immediately think of Schilling’s who lived in Perry County, Missouri. After all, I have Schilling’s in my family tree, and that is where they were born and raised. However, today’s Schilling’s were ones that migrated to Jackson County, Illinois and lived their lives in the vicinity of Jacob. … More The Jacob Schilling’s – The Ones from Jacob, IL, That Is
Today would be the 170th birthday of Gotthold Ferdinand Kuehnert, who was born on June 3, 1853. Gotthold was the son of Johanna and Anna (Leim) Kuehnert. He was the first of 6 children born to this Kuehnert couple. Gotthold’s baptism record is found in the books of Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg, but that … More The Kuehnert’s – Neighbors of the Schuessler’s
We begin today by looking at a birthday girl by the name of Ella Maria Theresa Schilling. Ella was born on April 30, 1898, so today would be her 125th birthday. She was the daughter of Gotthilf and Juliana (Militzer) Schilling. Ella’s baptism record is found in the books of Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg. … More The Seemann’s – To Potter, Nebraska and Back
Today’s birthday girl was born and baptized in Perry County, but she spent most of her life living in St. Louis. She married a man from St. Louis, but he, too, had some roots in Perry County. Louise Theresia Gaebler was born on February 28, 1885, making today her 138th birthday. Louise was the daughter … More Louise Gaebler Marries a Clever Man
