You will be reading the story of David Emanuel Fischer today. I guess you could say that part of his life was quite tragic, and another part of his life was very fulfilling. He would end up with 3 wives, and some of his children would die as infants. However, two of his children who … More Emanuel Fischer and His Birner, Boehme, and Meister Wives
Jacob Martin Darnstaedt is today’s birthday boy. He was born in Altenburg, but spent most of his life in Jackson County, Illinois, just across the Mississippi River from Perry County. Jacob was born on October 13, 1887, so today would be his 139th birthday. He was not the only baby born on that day. He … More Jacob, Lydia, and Freada – Cora, IL Darnstaedt’s
Today’s tale will be about a couple who would be celebrating their wedding anniversary. It is another story in which there are missing pieces. I will share the aspects of this pair’s story that I was able to find. I will begin with the bride, who was born in Perry County. Elizabeth Hecht was born … More Charles and Elizabeth – Rockwood, IL Fricke’s
Today’s birthday boy is Heinrich Joseph Schlimpert, who was born on February 2, 1866. That makes today Joseph’s 160th birthday. He was the son of Johann Traugott and Johanna Rosine (Schuricht) Schlimpert. Joseph was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg, and we can look at his baptism record below. Before I move on with … More Joseph and Bertha – Additional Seelitz Schlimpert’s
I found the story of a man who would be celebrating his bicentennial birthday today, and I love to tell such stories. Christian Gustavus Guenther was born on January 5, 1826, so today would be his 200th birthday. A later marriage record will state that Gustave was from Hohenkirchen, Germany, and if I have identified … More St. Louis Cooper’s Bicentennial Birthday
Back in 2017, I wrote a post titled, Seelitz Soldiers. In that article, I mentioned several young men who served in the military during World War I who were from the local Seelitz community. I am going to go into more detail today about one of those young men, who happens to be today’s birthday … More Hugo – The Schlimpert Seelitz Soldier
The birthday girl for today’s post was a Lorenz. There were two clans of Lorenz’s who settled in Perry County. One is what I call the “Altenburg Lorenz’s”, who arrived on the original ships in 1839, and the other I call the “Farrar Lorenz’s” who arrived here a bit later. Today’s birthday girl was an … More Martin and Hattie – St. Louis Nolting’s
Edgar Dreyer has been a great contributor to the research library at our museum. He single-handedly translated the records of several local churches from German into English, and I know his efforts have been a great help to me in my research for these blog posts. Today, I will tell the story of Edgar’s grandparents. … More Edgar Dreyer’s Grandma and Grandpa
Julius Gotthilf Poppitz had quite an unusual childhood. His mother died before he was even 3 years old. Right after he turned 3, he got a new stepmother. When he was about 7 years old, his stepmother died. At the age of 8, he got his second stepmother. Then when he was just 9, his … More Gotthilf Poppitz – St. Louis Furniture Dealer
We are on a little vacation with friends for a few days, so you a getting another previously published post today. This one was first shared online on this date in 2018. It was one that was a bit unusual for this blog because June 18th was a date of some deaths on that date. … More My Schlimpert Cousins
