Yesterday, I shared an old post that told about a woman named Clara who had two husbands. You will read another one of those stories today. I will begin by taking a look at today’s Clara, also our birthday girl. Clara Josephine Bergmann was born on October 13, 1895, so this would be her 130th … More Clara and Her Rudisaile and Ruesler Husbands
I have already written a bunch of stories about Perry County natives who moved to St. Louis to spend most of their remaining lives there. In some cases, a man or a woman leaves for St. Louis prior to their marriage and finds their spouse in St. Louis. My father was such a person. There … More August Ross – St. Louis Street Car Man
The surname, Hosch, is a new one for this blog, and it is a very isolated one in our German Family Tree. There is just one lonely baptism record for today’s birthday boy, Adolph Carl Hosch, who was born on May 24, 1884. That makes today his 140th birthday. I am unable to show that … More Adolph Hosch – French Quarter Hotel Help
Back in 2017, when this blog was fairly young, I wrote the story of August Wehmueller, who had a Perry County upbringing. August went on to be a street car driver, and later a bus driver, in St. Louis. That post was titled, Streetcar Conductor Named August. August had a younger brother who followed in his … More Adlai, the St. Louis Transit Driver
All aboard for a wild ride that will take us through Southeast Missouri and Texas, only to end up in St. Louis. It begins with a birthday boy by the name of Moritz Friedrich Zorn. Moritz, who is also called Morris and Maurice during his life, was born on December 3, 1878, the son of … More Conductor and Conductress
I found this definition of a church nave: “the principal longitudinal area of a church, extending from the main entrance or narthex to the chancel, usually flanked by aisles of less height and breadth: generally used only by the congregation.” Generally speaking, it is the central and usually the largest area within a church where … More The Baptist Church’s Nave
Carl Hugo Paffrath arrived in New York City in February of 1882 aboard the Vaderland. We see his name on the passenger list shown below. Little did Carl know that his family would cross paths with a girl from Perry County roots. It was that girl who is today’s birthday girl. Her name was Clara … More Clara’s Car Guy
