Today’s post was written by our guest blogger, Fred Eggers. Once again, Fred had compiled some great resources, and you will read about yet another pastor who once occupied two different church pulpits in Perry County. Great work, Fred. ============================================ Rudolph August Rook was born on March 14, 1889, in Postelau, Dirschau, Danzig, Westpreussen, Preussen. … More The Pastor from Westpreussen
I will begin with a lonely baptism record found in our German Family Tree. It is the only record found in our GFT for today’s birthday boy. Joseph Rudolph Gerhardt was born on January 28, 1900, thus making today his 125th birthday. Joseph was the son of Julius and Anna (Heintz) Gerhardt. He was baptized … More Joe Gerhardt – Cape Girardeau Building Contractor
I will be spending this weekend enjoying what might be described as a grandchildren’s sports experience. My wife and I will be privileged to watch twin granddaughters playing in a volleyball tournament in Chicago and a grandson playing football. So, you get to read an old story today. I chose this previous post because the … More Honest Man’s 160th Birthday
The story I will tell today reminds me of this scene from The Wizard of Oz. This post will mention several folks with the names, Lochner, Loeber, and Boehme. I hope I can keep it all straight. I will eventually get around to a special wedding anniversary, but for now, I will begin with a preacher by the … More Lochner’s and Loeber’s and Boehme’s…Oh My!
The starting point for today’s post is the birthday of Louis Henry Edward Brand, who was born on August 15, 1889. The surname, Brand, has not previously shown up on this blog. Edward was the son of Friedrich and Lucie (Fritz) Brand. When I discovered that Edward’s family was living in the Randol Township of … More A Brand New Guy
In order to understand the title of this post, you must know that the German word for bird is vogel. The birthday boy for today is a Vogel. He is another character that has very little evidence of living in Perry County. He also got brief mention in the post titled, Vogel (Bird) Migrations. Rudolph … More Birdman of Leavenworth
Today’s tale begins with the birth of Ida Amalie Kuntze on June 2, 1893. You will discover that this Kuntze girl gets her surname caught up in a web of Meyer’s and Miesner’s. Ida was the daughter of Wilhelm and Susanna (Grosse) Kuntze. She was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg. We can take … More The Meyer-Miesner-Kuntze Web
I have decided to give Warren the day off today. I have a story I have been working on for a few months that I have been inspired to write for multiple reasons. The focus of today’s post is Rev. Johann Wilhelm Lehr. Today is the 80th anniversary of his death. He was also a … More Lehr on the Move
The only record I will show you today that comes from our German Family Tree is the one that shows a boy being born on this day in New Wells, Missouri. The boy’s name was Richard Daniel Biedermann. Richard’s father was also named Richard, but his middle name was Henry. Richard’s mother was Dorothea Schaefer, … More Agnes Finds an Honest Man
I will attempt to tell yet another story about a Lutheran pastor who came out of a Grosse family. Since grosse means “large”, I guess you could say it was a large family. And it was. This Grosse family had a whole bunch of children. This pastor I will highlight today was a half-brother … More Another Grosse Preacher
