A lonely confirmation record listed in our German Family Tree leads me to tell the story of yet another Lutheran pastor who spent some of his early years in Perry County. This man was also one of those Lutheran pastors who followed in his father’s footsteps. His father was the pastor of Salem Lutheran Church … More Rev. Walter Krueger – Gordonville, Knoxville, and Memphis Pastor
It is not often that I write the story of a person who is still alive and well, still wandering the face of the earth. However, that is the case today. I also get to write the story of a good friend. Today’s highlighted character is Lynn Degenhardt. I have mentioned Lynn on several occasions … More Grand Guru of the German Family Tree
A post published yesterday told the story of Emil Popp. Today, one of the main characters will be Marie Popp, who married a man who was born the day after Emil’s birthday. From a research perspective, I found today’s tale to be one of those that required a bit of extra effort because Ancestry.com has … More Marie Popp and Her St. Louis Cab Driver
The story I tell today comes from two entirely different directions. It begins in Jacob, Illinois, meanders through Perry County for a short time, and moves up to St. Louis. A spouse’s life begins in Tennesseee, makes its way to Vancouver, Washington, and that life, too, ends up in St. Louis where these two individuals … More Steamboat Mate’s Daughter to Submarine Chaser’s Wife
You will discover today that the life of Elizabeth Amalie Burroughs was a struggle from the beginning to the end. During her life, she could have been called an orphan (or an abandoned child), a foster child, a divorcee, a mother of two sets of twins, and a widow. There is also some indication that … More Lisette’s Labored Life
Not long after the beginning of the twentieth century, a future pastor was baptized at Grace Lutheran Church in Uniontown, Missouri. Heinrich Herman Schaefer was born on June 12, 1902. His parents were Heinrich Carl and Josephine Tennessee (Telle) Schaefer who lived in the town of Old Appleton, just south of Uniontown. Here are photos … More Pastor Schaefer – Tennessee’s Spirit-maker’s Son
A while back we told the story of how some Burroughs children came to Perry County. The post was titled, An Orphan’,s Son, A Teacher’s Daughter Today happens to be the wedding anniversary of Peter Burroughs and Elizabeth Atkinson in 1816. They were married in Virginia. Peter had a son named Robert who had four … More Perry County Connection to Booker T. Washington? Really?
Today we find out what happens when an orphan’s son marries a teacher’s daughter. On September 13, 1892, Martin Ernst Burroughs was born. Martin was the son of Frank and Maria (Schmidt) Burroughs. Frank and his brothers and sister have an interesting story. If you are like me, you look at a name like Burroughs … More An Orphan’s Son, A Teacher’s Daughter
When I was much younger, there was a cartoon titled Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales. Today we have the tale of Tennessee Telle. Josephine Tennessee Telle was born in Uniontown, Missouri on July 11, 1869. The Telle family had arrived in America in 1849 and settled in Perry County. Ten days before her 29th birthday, … More Tennessee Telle and Her Tale
