A couple was married on this date back in 1860 in Perry County, but that couple did not remain here. They moved to Montgomery County, Illinois shortly after that marriage and remained there the rest of their lives. This does not sound like a typical story, but I have to tell you that I have … More Coffeen, Illinois’s Teacher, Farmer, and “Fath”er
When I saw the name Herbert Heinrich Hoff in our German Family Tree, I first noticed that his initials were H.H.H. When I see those initials, it brings to my mind the name of Hubert H. Humphrey, once a candidate to become the President of the United States. By the time I was done researching … More Herbert H. Hoff – Perryville Public Servant & WWI Hero
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
Many lifelong Missourians are familiar with the name, Kit Bond, who was a two-time governor of our state and a 4-term U.S. Senator. Today, you will be reading the story of Kit Bond’s grandparents because today would be a special wedding anniversary for that couple. I will begin by discussing his grandpa. Samuel Bond was born on … More Governor Bond’s Grandparents
I will describe the life of a girl with a Reformation Day birthday today. Sarah Hedwig Frentzel was born on October 31, 1893, so today would be the 130th birthday for Hedwig, often called Hattie. She was the daughter of Victor and Pauline (Telle) Frentzel. The Frentzel and Telle surnames are common ones found in … More Hedwig’s Herbert and Hecht Husbands
Eugene Emanuel Oberndorfer is today’s birthday boy. He was born on July 2, 1897, the last of 7 children born to Ernst and Gertrude (Hacker) Oberndorfer. Eugene was baptized at the brand new congregation in Longtown, Zion Lutheran Church. I am out of town for a while, so I cannot display church records. However, because … More Eugene and Madge – Longtown Salesman and Teacher
A Huber/Hooss marriage took place in the bride’s home on All Saints Day 125 years ago in Perryville. I will be discussing the lives of the bride and groom, along with their connection to a few other individuals who were connected to this couple. Joseph Huber was born on May 16, 1867, the son of … More Huber and Hooss
One of the original immigrants arriving as part of the Gesellschaft in 1839 was Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Koch. I find his story to be interesting because he was a teacher. I suppose I am partial to teacher tales. As I proceed to tell this story, you will discover that it begs some interesting questions. They … More John Koch – Teacher and Organist
I began to look into a girl who was reported to be born on May 27th. I was excited to do her story for a variety of reasons. However, after gathering all sorts of information for this post, I discovered the day of birth was incorrect. I decided to write the story anyway, mainly because … More Born May 27th…Or Was It March 27th?
I am going to begin today’s post by once again showing the photo including several members of the August Ude family. The members of this family that will be the subject of today’s post are the ones indicated by the red arrows. The 3 brothers highlighted yesterday were all involved in running grocery stores. The … More Postlude to Ude’s Food
