The first thing I must tell you today is that the surname, Hoeh, is pronounced “Hay” around here. We will get around to his wagon crash later. Joseph William Hoeh was born on September 8, 1873, the son of Paul and Wilhelmine (Hemmann) Hoeh. He was baptized at Grace Lutheran Church in Uniontown, Missouri. Since … More Hoeh Wagon Crash
I know that I have previously pointed out that the word schoen in German means “beautiful” in English. Several previous posts have been written about folks in the Schoen family on this blog. You will read another one today. I find this story to be rather unique. I usually come to a point in a … More Beautiful Children Who Never Married
Today’s birthday boy is Paul Hemmann, who was born on August 24, 1880. Paul’s story will lead us to several different locations. You will discover that Paul did get married, but not until he was over 40 years of age, and he had no children. So, this is a branch of the Hemmann family that … More Hemmann, the Kansan
The story you will read today ties two recent items together. First of all, it was not long ago that I wrote a blog about the marriage between George Weith and Emilie Klinger titled, Weith’s Wives and Work. Secondly, not long ago, we had a visitor at our museum by the name of Ted Mueller who … More A Perryville-Chester Pair
Like yesterday, today you will read a story about a birthday girl who was called “Lena”. Caroline “Lena” Josephine Engelhart was born on March 19, 1879. Before I move on, let me discuss the spelling of this surname. I have seen it spelled either Engelhardt or Engelhart, with the “d” or without. Most go without … More An Engelhart-Kasten Couple
We begin today with the 160th birthday of Amos David Meyr. Amos’s bride would be Mary Mirly, thus bringing together two rather prolific surnames that have historically populated the northern parts of Cape Girardeau County and the Lutheran churches found there. We will begin with the birthday boy. Amos David Meyr was born on February … More Meyr and Mirly Mates
I mention Gerard Fiehler quite often in my blog posts. He is such an important asset for our museum and assists me so much when I am researching for these posts. Today, you will read the story of one set of his great grandparents. We might describe them as the Schilling great grandparents. Also, from … More Gerard’s Great Grandparents
The puzzle in today’s story has to do with a date of marriage. In fact, it has to do with not only which day a couple was married, but also which year. Some documents say this pair had their wedding on December 31, 1894, and other documents say they were married on January 1, 1895. … More Which Year Was He Married? Midnight Perhaps?
Yes, today is yet another story about a bride and a groom with roots on The Ridge. The Ridge is a hilly, rural neighborhood located north of Altenburg near the Mississippi River. Residents of The Ridge were predominantly members of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Altenburg. The couple that will be discussed today is another story … More Return for Ridge Romance
The Lichtenegger name still lives in Perry and Cape Girardeau Counties. You can go back to the original Lichtenegger couple to see a big reason why this surname abounded. That pair had 6 children who lived to adulthood, and 5 of those were boys. You can read the story about how the Lichtenegger name entered … More Another One of the Lichtenegger Brothers
