There was once a general store located on what is now Highway C just north of the Apple Creek called the Walther Store. A post written about that place of business was titled, Merchant by the Mill. That store is shown in the photo below. Many of the stories I write for this blog are about … More Frieda and Friedrich
Today is a good day for me to do a story that only has two potential church records to view. I am once again out of town doing a grandparently duty, so I cannot display such church records. It seems that I have written several of these kinds of stories lately that involve an East … More Joe and Eunice Noennig
Theodore Albert Bodenschatz would be celebrating his 159th birthday today. He was born on April 6, 1862, the son of Erdmann and Christiana (Wachter) Bodenschatz. I am able to display a photograph of Theodore’s parents. Theodore was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Altenburg. His baptism record from that congregation’s books is shown below. The … More Ted’s Two Wives and Two Kids
Sometimes, I just do not see things that are right in front of my face. Just ask my wife as she finds me staring into the refrigerator with a puzzling look on my face. A while back, I wrote a story about William Frentzel and his bride, Anna Lottes titled Angel’s Annie Becomes Butcher’s Bride. At … More Frentzel Brothers – Lottes Sisters (and a Pastor)
Once again, today’s story has origins in East Perry County, but the rest of the story takes place elsewhere. We find only one church record in our German Family Tree associated with the main character. This is also a tale that involves a Dietrich family that was not included with the original immigrants, but arrived … More One of the Altenburg Giants
I am sure that I am not the only one who has roots in Perry County who can call today’s birthday boy as one of their ancestors. I know there are 5 pages of his descendants in our German Family Tree. As for me, I can call him my great great grandfather. The way I … More Happy Birthday, Great Great Grandpa Theiss
I will eventually get around to a girl who was born on March 29th, but first, I will discuss a boy that was born on our nation’s birthday, July 4, 1850. His name was Peter Wirth, Jr. As you can conclude, his father was also named Peter. His mother was Anna (Adler) Wirth. We have … More Wirth and ‘Witz
Heinrich Carl Mehner was born on March 28, 1872, making today his 149th birthday. I will attempt to tell his story today. The Mehner family had arrived in this area in 1840, then not long after their arrival, Henry’s father was born in 1843. The Mehner family lived in a variety of townships in Perry … More Mehner Merchants
When I noticed a record in our German Family Tree that contained an event that occurred on March 26th, I did not know that I would end up telling a story that had several similarities to yesterday’s post about Rev. Joseph Schmidt. Here are some of those similarities. The German Family Tree contains only a … More An E.Z. Story to Write: Susan Gets Zapfed
Today’s tale does not spend much time in Perry County, Missouri, but it has its beginning here. You will be viewing only one church record and two census records for the main character in today’s story that come from Missouri. This tale gives me the opportunity to discuss two themes that come out of the … More Rev. Professor Schmidt
