A baby girl was born on March 26, 1887 in the Shawnee Township. It is her story and the story of her husband that will be shared with you today. Louise Emma Lehner was the daughter of Peter and Christina (Wachter) Lehner. Louise’s father was first married to Hannah Birner, and that couple had two … More Louise and the Pocahontas Butter Man
The original Holschen’s who settled in Perry County, Missouri in 1839 were part of a group that has been tagged with the term, The St. Louis Additions. That small group was made up of a few families who had arrived in St. Louis at about the same time as the Stephanites did. These families decided … More Another Holschen Lands in St. Louis
Twice before, I have written posts that highlight a man named Theodore Fischer. The most famous Theodore Fischer around here was the medical doctor who served the Altenburg area for many, many years. The post, Hometown Doc, told the story of Doc Fischer. Another Theodore Fischer was named Theodore E.L. Fischer and had the nickname, … More Yet Another Theodore Fischer
This post, like the one published yesterday, highlights a person who was born in Perry County, but only spent their childhood here, and ended up living most of his life in St. Louis. Emanuel Heinrich Jungclaus was born on March 1, 1873, so today would be another one of those special birthdays. He was born … More Emanuel and Anna – The St. Louis Jungclaus’s
Today’s birthday girl was born and baptized in Perry County, but she spent most of her life living in St. Louis. She married a man from St. Louis, but he, too, had some roots in Perry County. Louise Theresia Gaebler was born on February 28, 1885, making today her 138th birthday. Louise was the daughter … More Louise Gaebler Marries a Clever Man
Today, you will be reading the story of a woman who was part of the original Stephanite immigration in 1839 that was called the Gesellschaft. She would be celebrating her 200th birthday because she was born on February 24, 1823. The man who would become her husband was also part of the Gesellschaft. However, neither … More Gesellschaft Gal Celebrates Bicentennial Birthday
A baby girl was born 175 years ago on today’s date in Scheeβel, Germany. You will be reading her story today. That baby was named Anna Weseloh. Her baptism record from the congregation in Scheeβel says she was born on February 8, 1848 and baptized 5 days later on February 13th. Anna was the daughter … More Happy 175th Birthday, Anna Weseloh
Yesterday’s post told the story of a grandson of Charles Weber, who had been a probate judge of Perry County. Charles was also once the mayor of Perryville, and before that, was a captain in the Union Army during the Civil War. He is pictured as a soldier below. Today, you will read a story … More Doc’s Wife – Captain’s Sister
Robert Bruno Constantine Nennert is today’s birthday boy. He was born on Groundhog Day, February 2, 1898, so that makes today his 125th birthday. By the way, the first Groundhog Day took place in 1887, before this birth. Early in his life, we see him called Bruno, but later, he took on the name, Robert. … More Bruno, the Baker and Milkman
When I saw that there was a Grebing girl who married Jacob Fischer back in the 1800’s, I figured it was a duo made up of two children of the original immigrants. Then I noticed that the New York Group not only included the original Grebing to enter Perry County, Hartmann Grebing, but there was … More Hartmann’s Daughter Marries Fischer from Wittenberg
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