A few things attracted me to the story that you will be reading today. First of all, the surname is Lueders, and the Wittenberg books that I have written highlight several characters with that name. And, yes, today’s birthday girl has a connection to those characters. Also, you will see evidence that today’s main character … More Born in ’88 in Seventy-Six
The birthday girl for today’s post is Lulu Eleonora Kieninger, who was born on July 30, 1896. Lulu would have to blow out 130 candles on her birthday cake if she was alive today. Lulu was the daughter of Henry and Martha (Litzelfelner) Kieninger. She was baptized at Zion Lutheran Church in Pocahontas. An image … More Lulu and William – Trower’s Selling Insurance & Candy in St. Louis
If you are like me, when you get to the end of today’s story, you will have as many unanswered questions as I do. I will also state that a rather large selection of passenger lists will be included in this post, rather than a lot of census entries The birthday boy for this post … More William Poehner – Missionary from Crosstown
Today’s birthday girl is Riga Carolina Stella Bergmann, who was born on July 21, 1887. That means today would be Stella’s 139th birthday. Stella was the daughter of John and Mary (Muench) Bergmann. She was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Perryville. Her baptism record from that congregation’s books is pictured here. It looks as … More Emil and Stella – St. Louis Steinke’s
The setting for today’s story begins in Perry County, but does not take long before it shifts up to St. Louis. The bride in today’s story was born near Perryville and baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church. Her name was Martha Anna Christine Sittner, who was born on April 14, 1878. Martha was the daughter of … More Sergeant Henry Holtman – St. Louis Policeman
The birthday boy for today was not born anywhere close to Perry County, Missouri. His name was Floyd Brooks Bowser, who was born on July 14, 1886, thus making today his 140th birthday. Floyd was born in Portsmouth, Ohio, a city located on the Ohio River, the border between Ohio and Kentucky, also not far … More Floyd Bowser – Shoe Factory Foreman
Today’s post has connections to two very recent stories. First, like Fred Egger’s story yesterday, Teacher Weck’s Short Ministry, today’s story will tell of a church worker whose ministry was cut short by an early death. Secondly, today’s tale will include a granddaughter of the couple that was highlighted in the story re-published a few … More Pastor Schulz’s Short Ministry
Thanks to Fred Eggers, I can take a day off from researching and writing a new blog post today because he once again has written one for us. This one is another one that demonstrates Fred’s great knowledge of the history of Salem Lutheran Church in Farrar. Fred was ready to have this published yesterday … More Teacher Weck’s Short Ministry
Back in 2020, I wrote a story about John Dewein titled, Cook and Concierge/Barber and Barkeep. Today’s birthday boy is another John Dewein, the son of the other John Dewein, and you will discover that, at least for a while, he followed in his father’s footsteps to become a barkeeper. Johann Heinrich Dewein was born … More From Perryville Barkeep to St. Louis Shoe Clerk
My wife is a Jessen from Minnesota. She has a brother who married a Luepke from St. Louis, who happens to have today’s birthday girl in her family tree. There were a few times during my married life when the Jessen’s would have family gatherings and the spouses of the Jessen siblings would gather as … More Oscar and Ada – St. Louis Schmidt’s
