Over the years, I have written several posts that describe people who were born, baptized, and raised in Perry County, Missouri, only to move across the river to Jackson County, Illinois, mostly to the Fountain Bluff Township where Christ Lutheran Church in Jacob is located. You will read another of those stories today. Paul Gottfried … More Another Fountain Bluff Farmer from Frohna
When I moved to Perry County, I started hearing about a well-known local character by the name of Johnny Fable. It was quite a while before I discovered that “Fable” is the local pronunciation for the name Voepel. I will be writing about two men called John Voepel today. One of them, the father, was born and baptized … More Voepel from Palmyra Enters Perry County
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?
Today is the birthday of Addie Isenberg. She was the daughter of Henry and Pauline (Hanf) Isenberg. Addie was born on December 3, 1899 and baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Friedheim, Missouri. Here is her baptism record. This is a case where our research library has the church records of Trinity, Friedheim, but they … More Isenberg in Wittenberg
It was July 12th. The year was 1904. It took place in Wittenberg, Missouri, along the banks of the Mississippi River. It was probably very hot and steamy. It usually is at this time of the year. There was no air conditioning. There was no electricity, so even electric fans were out of the question. … More Mayhew, the Wittenberg Barkeep
Today is a good day to discuss the story of one of our historic buildings in Altenburg. Nowadays, the building is usually just called “The Mud”. The first record I can find of this building’s use was as Weber’s Hardware Store. I do not know exactly when it was built, but in 1900, it was … More The Mud
