George Bingenheimer was born on March 31, 1861, so today would have been his 159th birthday. We do not have a baptism record for George, but there are a few documents that say he was born in Cape Girardeau County. For what it’s worth, bingen means “bang” and heimer means “home” according to Google Translate. … More George’s Girls
Today, I am having the feeling that I have been directed to this story by God Himself. The story I tell today that comes from a document in our local church record books which, by itself, does not appear that noteworthy. After all, you will find out it is the story of a single woman … More Disease, Death, and Dependence
I certainly had some struggles with today’s post. Even when I’m finished with this story, there will be unanswered questions. However, the story has some interesting characteristics, including the fact that there is a chance today’s main character spent time living on the property that I now own. So, here we go. Emilie Wilhelmine Neumueller … More Emilie and the Unattached
Today, you are going to read the story of an amazing woman who gave birth to 13 children. Yet she came short of outdoing her own mother, who had 15 children. That mother may have to be a story for another day, but today we will tell the tale of Julia Kasten who is also … More Mama Wunderlich
Today’s post once again sent me off on some more tangential research (down some extra rabbit holes). This time, I was off on a journey to learn the history of refrigeration and tractor trailers. I had actually done some of this research a while back on refrigeration when I was writing my Wittenberg ’03 book. … More George Gerhardt – From Blacksmith to Selling Refrigerators
Writing posts on this blog gives me plenty of opportunities to learn. Not only do I learn the story of a character involved in the history of East Perry County, but often I get to learn about the historical context of those stories. Today is one of those times when I came across a term … More Ebs on the Sanitary Train
The most famous Walther in the history of East Perry County is Rev. C.F.W. Walther. However, there were other unrelated Walther’s who settled in this area who spent a lot more time here. Rev. Walther arrived in 1839 and was already gone to St. Louis in 1841. The Walther’s who are highlighted in today’s post … More Farmer Walther’s Wife
I am calling Georg Gottlob Seibel today’s birthday boy, but there is a little confusion about his date of birth. There are conflicting church records. Based on Gottlob’s baptism record at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg, Missouri, he was born on February 28, 1865 and baptized on March 3rd. Gottlob was the son of Jacob … More G.G. and A.A. Seibel
Two Schmidt families came to the United States aboard the Copernicus in 1839 as part of the Gesellschaft. In both families, a widow came with her children. Since they are located not far from each other on the Copernicus passenger list, I will show the portion that displays these two families. I have placed red … More Max Schmidt from the Double Schmidt’s
A few days ago, I referred to an earlier post titled, Surrounded by Good Lookin’ Women. I know I can relate to the main character of that post, Joseph Weinhold, because I, too, am surrounded by good lookin’ women. I would include my wife, my 3 daughters, and 5 granddaughters in that group surrounding me. … More Winter Women
