Contrary to the past two posts on this blog, today’s main character was born and baptized elsewhere and later found his way into our German Family Tree. Then, after spending time at several locations, made his way back to his hometown to be buried. When I find someone who enters this area to stay for … More Pocahontas Pastor from Concordia, MO
You will be reading the story of Henry Ziegler today. You will discover that, although he did not have a typical East Perry County surname, both of his wives did. You will also likely be amazed at some of the differences between his two wives. Let’s start with Henry. John Henry Ziegler was born on … More Henry Ziegler and His Two Wives
I will tell the story that includes a woman who was reportedly born on January 6th according to a document referenced in our German Family Tree. However, every family tree I located on Ancestry.com gives her birthday as January 3rd. Having said that, I found no document to support that date. The woman with the debatable birth … More Groom from Jacob – Bride from Kornthal
This post will eventually get around to a birthday girl that is found in our German Family Tree, but first we need to look at a Farmington farmer by the name of Peter Mell. He was born on October 19, 1858, the son of Peter and Sophia (Hoehn) Mell. That makes him Peter Mell, Jr. … More Peter Mell’s Minnie and Mathilda in Farmington
Today’s birthday girl is Theresia J. Wunderlich, who was born on February 11, 1890. That means if Theresia was still alive today, she would have to blow out 133 candles on her birthday cake. I found it somewhat surprising that she was not born in either Perry County or Cape Girardeau County in Missouri. She … More A Kornthal Wunderlich + A Gordonville Gross
Today’s birthday girl was a granddaughter of one of the first German Lutheran pastors to settle in East Perry County, Rev. Carl Gruber. The Gruber Group that has been mentioned on this blog often was named after this Rev. Gruber. He was the first pastor of Grace Lutheran Church in Uniontown. He was not the … More Grub with Grits? – Or Gruber with Grots
Today, you may feel like Dorothy and Toto did at the end of the movie when they found themselves back in Kansas again. This is the third consecutive post that takes us from the Perry County area to the state of Kansas. Minna Petrina Engert is today’s birthday girl. She was born on February 5, … More Back in Kansas Again
I have not written a Poppitz story in a while. I found one today. A Poppitz girl was born on this day in Perry County. She would later be married and buried in this county. However, most of her life was spent elsewhere. So today I will tell the tale of Marie Poppitz. Marie Clara … More Born, Married, and Buried in Perry County
I hope that you have your registration in and have plans underway to visit us Oct. 25-27. We have made some wonderful arrangements for stellar presentations, entertainment, food, and an awesome custom coach fieldtrip. Visit the “Conference” tab on the website menu for a more detailed syllabus. Remember, there are NO registrations at the door. … More Conference 2018 is Almost Here!
I will start today’s post by sharing images of two census records from 1850. Both of them are from the city of St. Louis, Missouri. First, we have this one: Then this one: Both of these records are, as the title suggests, not as they seem. The top record seems to be Frederick Schuricht’s family … More Not What They Seem
