Our birthday boy for today spent only a short time in Perry County, and like was the case with yesteday’s main characters, he moved to Nebraska. This boy spent almost all his life in Otoe County in the eastern part of that state. George Joseph Barth was born on June 5, 1865, so today would … More George Barth – Lorton, Nebraska Pioneer
When I saw that today’s married couple had the names, Schattauer and Wallmann, I figured that it was going to be a post that discussed members of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Pocahontas, Missouri. I was correct. We will start the story with the Schattauer birthday boy. Heinrich Johann Carl Schattauer was born on April … More Henry and Lucy Schattauer – Pocahontas Partners
Today is the birthday of Johanne Amalie Bolz. She was born in St. Louis on April 26, 1847, so she would be celebrating her 178th birthday. Amalie was the daughter of Johann Traugott and Augusta (Wirth) Bolz. Each of Amalie’s parents were part of the Gesellschaft that arrived in Americia in 1839. Johann Traugott Bolz … More Another St. Louis Native Marries a Seminarian
There is a bit of mystery, along with some potential confusion, that we encounter when we begin to look at today’s birthday boy. First of all, I am going to show you the record of a baptism for a man named William Friedrich Loos that is found in our German Family Tree. [FriedheimMO]: Wilhelm Friedrich … More A Loos-Ludwig Link-up
The birthday boy for today is Reinhold Selmer Kasten, who was born on February 24, 1872. Therefore, today would be his 153rd birthday. Reinhold was the son of Carl and Juliane (Lehner) Kasten. He was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Wells. His baptism record is displayed here. Reinhold is found in the 1880 … More Reinhold Kasten – Cape Girardeau Bookkeeper
Now that we have reached the year, 2025, I have to get used to searching for some different numbers. I get to search for years that are multiples of 5, which should be easier to remember. As a former math teacher, I know that my students found it easier to work with numbers that were … More Ernst and Louise – The Moeckel’s from Chester
Our museum will host a large school group from St. John’s Lutheran School in Chester, Illinois today. Therefore, I have decided to post an old story instead of writing a new one. I am attaching a story that was first published back in 2018 that told the story of the ship, Carl, which arrived on … More A Ship Full of Perry County Names
Franz Joseph Putz was born on September 13, 1861, so he qualifies to be today’s birthday boy. He would be 163 years old today. Our German Family Tree could possibly cast some doubt on whether Joseph was born on September 7th or September 13th, but the only place we find the September 7th date is … More The Putz’s – Joseph, Lizzie, and Bertie
Friedrich Raymond Ruehling was born on June 7, 1874, so today would be his special 150th birthday. Frederick was the son of Herman and Pauline (Petzoldt) Ruehling. He was the firstborn child and baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg. An image of his baptism record from that congregation’s books is shown below. I have … More Fred and Katie – New Wells Ruehling’s
You will read another story describing a couple that migrated to a different location after both the bride and the groom originated in our local area. Today’s pair landed in Denver, Colorado. The tale begins with a birthday girl. Bertha Emma Josephine Putz was born on March 29, 1894, thus making today her 130th birthday. … More Denver Crites Couple
