Frieda Martha Kasten was born on this day 130 years ago on August 17, 1896. Today’s birthday girl was the daughter of Henry and Mary (Boren) Kasten. Frieda was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Wells. An image of her baptism record from that church’s books is shown below. Frieda is found in the … More Harry and Frieda – Shawneetown and Pocahontas Ludwig’s
Rosa Emma Marie Hollmann was born on August 15, 1891, thus qualifying her to be today’s birthday girl. She would be 135 years old if she was still alive today. Rose (her name as it appears on her gravestone) was the daughter of Henry and Martha (Stueve) Hollmann. She was born across the Mississippi River … More A Rose Becomes a Moss in The Lou
The birthday boy for today’s post is Olga Justine Selma Meister, who was born on July 22, 1886. That means today would be Olga’s 140th birthday. Meister is the German word for “master”. Olga was the daughter of Emil and Selma (Lange) Meister. Emil and Selma had come to this country aboard the ship, Main, … More Master and Boss Maker in Leavenworth, KS
Today’s birthday girl was originally a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Pocahontas, which is located in north Cape Girardeau County, but she managed to find a husband in Perry County. I have to admit. When I found a marriage record for a couple made up of a Petzoldt and a Leimer, I figured … More Frohna Petzoldt’s and a Puzzling Year of Birth
Our German Family Tree led me to today’s story because the main character was born 200 years ago. However, the only place where I found her date of birth is on her gravestone. I believe that she was actually born on that day, but this leads me to point out the fact that it is … More Katharina and Her Chester Cobbler
This post’s birthday girl would be celebrating a very special birthday today. Her name was Anna Wilhelmina Haeckel, who was born on April 14, 1851. That means today would be her 175th birthday. Anna was the daughter of Johann and Anna Haeckel. I have found a few different surnames as possible maiden names for her … More Miss Haeckel and her Weith and Dambach Spouses
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
The bride and groom in today’s tale both have their beginnings in Southern Illinois, not far from Perry County. However, each of them have a bit of connection to Perry County as well. However, most of their lives were spent in St. Louis. We begin with the birthday girl. Anna Sophia Mathilda Stueven was born … More William Hartenberger – St. Louis Ice & Coal Man
In the German language, the word, schön, means “beautiful”. The Americanized spelling of that word is schoen. The surname, Schoen, has appeared on this blog several times, and I always am tempted to call a Schoen woman as being beautiful. And as for me, I have a schoene Frau. Having said that, I am going … More Herman Petzoldt and His Beautiful Bride
First of all, I have to issue an apology to today’s guest blogger. At some point in time yesterday, I realized that Fred Eggers had sent me the blog post you will read today in an e-mail, and his post was written to be published yesterday. That is because the main character in Fred’s post … More An Early Perry County English Lutheran Pastor
