The story for today begins in Germany. A baby named Rosina Barbara Furch was born on December 16, 1810, the daughter of Johann Georg and Anna Maria (Grockenberger) Furth. That means Rosina would be celebrating her 214th birthday today. I found the parents’ names on Family Search, and for some unknown reason, the parents are … More Conrad Kalbfleisch – Collinsville Tailor
I think I am going to find it easier to write today’s post than most. The bride and groom each have surnames consisting of only 4 letters. Perhaps the biggest challenge will be for my left pinkie finger to properly hit the “Z” key. I will begin with the person who arrived in Perry County … More Lang Marries Lanz – Out with the G; In with the Z
By now, you may realize that I find it hard to ignore a person’s 200th (or bicentennial) birthday. On several occasions in the past, this leads me to share an old post that has already been written about the person celebrating such a birthday. That will be the case today, and I must admit that … More Tailor/Teacher’s Wife Celebrates 200th
I must have missed the bicentennial birthday of Jacob Conrad Heinrich Seibel back in 2017. Since he was born on December 21, 1817, we will be discussing the 205th birthday of this man who also happens to be one of my great-great grandfathers. As it turns out, this GG grandfather is a connection that I … More An Original Seibel – One of My GG Grandfathers
The characters who will be highlighted today, as far as I can tell, were never found in Perry County. However, the gentleman who has a special birthday today, is found in our German Family Tree because his parents were part of the New York Group that joined the Stephanite group of immigrants in Perry County … More Doc Kalbfleisch
There were two Grosse families that were part of the original immigration group that arrived in Perry County, Missouri in 1839. Both Grosse families travelled to America aboard the Johann Georg, but they were not on that ship at the same time. One group of Grosse’s was made up of 3 shoemakers and their mother. … More Alfred Grosse and His Two Marie’s
Today, we celebrate a bicentennial birthday. That means someone had to be born on April 3, 1820. If you are finding such a person with ties to the German Lutheran residents of East Perry County, Missouri, you are going to have to find a person who was born in Germany. Indeed, that is what we … More George Goes to America for a Popp
John Hooss and Mary Magdalena Kiesler were married in Perryville 150 years ago. I will attempt to tell the tale of a prominent family in Perryville history. I will begin with documenting the early years of John Hooss. John Hooss was born on February 1, 1848, the son of Henry and Barbara (Fath) Hooss. His … More Hooss Celebrating Their 150th Anniversary?
Sophia Grass, if she were alive today, would be celebrating her 172nd birthday. She was born in 1846 in St. Louis, Missouri. Here is her baptism record from the Old Trinity Lutheran Church books. We do not have the originals of these records at our museum, but we do have an Excel spreadsheet that shows … More Emanuel Seibel’s Grass Roots
Normally when I see that a child was born to an original immigrant in December of 1838, I think that the baby must have been born aboard one of the ships coming across the Atlantic Ocean. Today’s birthday girl is an exception. She was born in New York City and her parents were already in … More A Lot of Grass Died
