Today’s story begins in the Farrar/Crosstown area but eventually leads to the neighborhood in which I was born and raised in North St. Louis. The birthday girl for this post is Ernestine Hedwig Emilie Bachmann, who was born on November 20, 1895. Emilie was the daughter of Martin and Martha (Steffens) Bachmann. She was baptized … More Ernst, the Emerson Electric Employee
Apparently, folks in the Stuebinger family liked the name, Anna. These Stuebinger’s also liked the name Barbara. A few times, the names Anna and Barbara were both given to girls in this family. Anna is a common German name, but I think Barbara is a name especially one favored by those of Bavarian descent. If … More Another Anna Barbara Stuebinger
In the course of researching today’s story, I discovered that there are misleading bits and pieces of information in some of the sources I use for these posts. I hope that I can clear up some things so that people in the families that are connected to this tale will have the correct facts. I … More Crosstown Stuebinger Pair
Emil Paul Ochs was born on March 11, 1900, thus making today his 125th birthday. Emil was the son of John and Anna (Stuebinger) Ochs. A previous post about Emil’s parents, The Ochs/Stuebinger Couplings, gives some background information about the origins of Emil’s Ochs family in Perry County. In that previous post, you discover that … More Emil and Martha – An Ochs/Popp Perryville Pair
Ella Barbara Hoehn was born on August 8, 1899, so if she was still alive, she would have 125 candles to blow out on her birthday cake. Ella was the 4th of 9 children born to Ferdinand and Emma (Fassold) Hoehn. She was baptized at Peace Lutheran Church in Friedenberg, so I am unable to … More Ella and Big Oscar Lintner
The Ochs family came to America in the same year as the Gesselschaft in 1839. Rev. Martin Stephan arrived with his group at the very beginning of that year, and the Ochs arrived a bit later. Included in the Ochs family was a baby boy who had been born in March of that year. I … More To Darmstadt, Illinois and Back
Four young men with the surname, Stuebinger, entered Perry County in the 1850’s. All the evidence points to the fact that these 4 were related. They were from the region of Germany known as Bavaria. One of those boys has a birthday today, so you will be reading his story. Andreas Stuebinger was born on … More One of the Stuebinger Boys
The starting point for today’s tale is the birth of Esther Elizabeth Weith on April 12, 1896. There is a bit of debate about her birthday. That is because Esther’s gravestone says she was born on April 11, 1893, not April 12, 1896. Both the day and the year of birth differ. However, there seems … More Esther and Lawnie – The Tucker’s
The surname, Ochs, is one that has become quite prominent in the Perryville vicinity. I did a search on the internet for “Ochs Perryville MO” and found several present-day businesses in the results. I also know that there was once a man named Henry Ochs who was elected to serve the state of Missouri in Jefferson City. Today, … More The Ochs/Stuebinger Couplings
I almost always cannot resist the story of a person who is celebrating a 200th birthday, and today is no different. However, I did not expect to end up with the number of questions I had by the end of this story. So, here we go. Johann Heinrich Stuebinger was born on December 21, 1823, thus making … More Stuebinger Stumper
