This post, like the one published yesterday, highlights a person who was born in Perry County, but only spent their childhood here, and ended up living most of his life in St. Louis. Emanuel Heinrich Jungclaus was born on March 1, 1873, so today would be another one of those special birthdays. He was born … More Emanuel and Anna – The St. Louis Jungclaus’s
I seem to be stuck in Jacob, Illinois these days. This is the third consecutive post that has had this town in Jackson County as the setting. The highlighted person in this post is Johann Herman Kranawetter, who was born on February 25, 1881. I thought he was born on February 23rd because that is … More Herman and Rosie – Jacob, Illinois Kranawetter’s
r Henry Pilz was born on February 9, 1893, so today would be his 130th birthday. This boy would take the name, Arthur, during his life. Arthur was the son of Henry and Maria (Stueve) Pilz. A previous story on this blog told the story of Arthur’s parents, Pilz/Stueve: Another Ridge Couple. Arthur was the 2nd … More Arthur and Erna – A Pilz Pair
When I hear the name, Detjen, I automatically think it is a name from Farrar. That’s because when I was a student at Concordia, Seward, a Detjen was a student there who was from Farrar. Now that I’ve spent time researching names in this area, I am aware that there was another set of Detjens … More Ed Fred and Ida Lena – Detjen’s from New Wells
Today’s birthday girl begins her life in Germany, comes to America and settles for a while in Perry County, but ends up spending most of her life in Prairie City, Missouri. Before I get to the actual story, let me tell you that, if you want some great background information about how and why Perry … More One of the Bracher/Stueve Couples in Prairie City
Today’s tale will highlight the marriage between John Stelling and Maria Popp that took place on this day 154 years ago. Because this couple then had 9 children, there are plenty of descendants from this couple. Let’s start by looking at John. Johann Christian Stelling was born on March 13, 1837, the son of Hans … More John Stelling’s Popp
The birthday girl for today is one of those persons who hops back and forth across the Mississippi on several occasions during her life. As I write this post, the Mississippi River is so low that people are able to walk out to Tower Rock, and it’s drawing quite a crowd to this area. However, … More Hopping Across the Mississippi River
Much of today’s story will take place in Germany. It is the tale of a Stueve woman who married a Wichern man. In earlier posts, I have told of a Wichern woman who marries a Stueve man, but today you will read one that results in some more Wichern’s living in Perry County. I will … More Another Stueve-Wichern Story
A tenth and last child was born to Johann and Maria (Stueve) Schlichting on this day 125 years ago. That baby was named George Theodor Schlichting. If you’ve done the math, you know that George was born on September 20, 1897. He was baptized at Salem Lutheran Church in Farrar, Missouri. We can take a … More Teacher Schlichting
As we proceed through the year 2022, I find it difficult to ignore a birthday that occurred in 1822. Since that year was well before the Gesellschaft arrived in Perry County, such a birth had to take place back in the German homeland. I discovered such a story for today’s post. Margaretha Buck was born … More 200 Years for a Buck
