Back in May of 2020, a post was written about Otto Friedrich Weber, who was born on October 27, 1891. That post was titled, Otto and Ida – Ridge Webers. That Otto Weber was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Altenburg. Today, you will read the story of another Otto Weber. What makes today’s … More A Second Otto Weber and His Deniza
I made a few discoveries while researching today’s story that make me excited to write this post. First of all, it includes a woman who could say that today was her birthday and her anniversary. Having said that, I could add that this woman never lived in Missouri. In fact, there are no church records … More Who Is the Last Grandchild of an 1839 Immigrant?
Today I tell the tale of a Perry County boy who became known as Panhandle Pete. Panhandle Pete got that name because of his exploits elsewhere, but before all was said and done, he ended up back here in Perry County. And one of the amazing things about him was the fact that his name … More Panhandle Pete of Perryville
The only record I will show you today that comes from our German Family Tree is the one that shows a boy being born on this day in New Wells, Missouri. The boy’s name was Richard Daniel Biedermann. Richard’s father was also named Richard, but his middle name was Henry. Richard’s mother was Dorothea Schaefer, … More Agnes Finds an Honest Man
Albert Buenger died on July 5, 1969 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Albert has connections to two of the original immigrants to Perry County, Missouri. First of all, we can trace his ancestry back to Theodore Ernst Buenger and Martha Loeber. Their marriage was described in a previous post: A Loeber-Buenger Wedding. This puts Albert in the … More A Deep Mind
Theodore Heinrich Carl Buenger was born on April 29, 1860 in Chicago, Illinois. His parents, Theodore Ernst and Martha (Loeber) Buenger, were married twelve years earlier in Altenburg, with Martha’s father, Rev. Gotthold Loeber, officiating the wedding. Theodore Ernst was a teacher and principal at Immanuel First Lutheran School in Chicago. Young Theodore became a … More President Buenger (1893-1927)
