Cornelia Bundenthal was born on October 10, 1909 in Atchison, Kansas. You might immediately wonder how she would be connected to East Perry County. Cornelia was the daughter of Rev. Theodore and Concordia (Weinhold) Bundenthal. Concordia was one of the eight daughters of Joseph and Mary Weinhold of Wittenberg. The story of the Weinhold’s daughters … More The Travels and Travails of Cornelia
Alma Winkler was born on this day, April 17th, in 1894. I am not sure Alma ever set foot in the Perry County or North Cape Girardeau County area, but she does have a connection. Alma was born in California. That is California, Missouri, which is not far from Jefferson City, this state’s capital. Alma’s … More From Shawnee to Shawnee; From California to California
Instead of leaving you wondering, I will begin today by explaining the title to this post. In the German language, the word for bird is vogel. We will tell the story of Ernst Heinrich Vogel today. Although he lived in several locations in our general area, one of his landing spots was in Byrd Township … More A Bird Lands in Byrd
Karl Adolph Vogel was born on September 5, 1888 in Frohna, Missouri. Today, I will use his birthday as a springboard for going backwards to discover how his name managed to get into our German Family Tree. The name Vogel has been around Perry County for a long time, and the number of Vogels in … More The Vogels Arrive
August Vogel was born on this day, July 17th, in 1875. He was born just across the Apple Creek in Cape Girardeau County. He was the son of Wilhelm and Marie (Meyr) Vogel. He was actually not the first August Vogel born to this couple. Another August Vogel was born in 1872, but that child … More Wagon to Buggy to Auto–All the Way to Disneyland
Jesus says in Matthew 9:37-38, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.” Well, that is certainly true, but the Theodor Gottlob Kramer family of Frohna, Missouri, was an exception to the rule. The laborers were not few. … More The Laborers are Plentiful
My career as a Lutheran educator put me in several different locations. I lived in several different cities and towns over the years. I also consider myself to be somewhat of a birdwatcher. I want you to know that of all the places that I have lived or visited for a long enough time to … More Bluebird Housing Project
Martin Seible married Clara Arbeiter on May 1, 1921 at Christ Lutheran Church in Jacob, Illinois. Otto Seibel married Bertha Ziegler on May 20, 1922 in Murphysboro, Illinois. What makes these two marriages special is the fact that Martin and Otto Seibel were identical twins. Martin and Otto were born on November 3, 1897 in … More Selfsame Seibels
Reinhold John Imanuel Mueller was born on April 26, 1879. Now if you are familiar with this area, you know that Muelller (spelled this way) is definitely a Perry County name. In fact, there are days when I am muttering to myself that there are too many Muellers in our German Family Tree. However, Reinhold … More Duplicate Muellers – Domestic and Foreign
Martin Mangels and Emily Vogel were united in marriage on April 13, 1902 in Frohna, Missouri. This couple would have six children, one of which died in infancy. But the early lives of these children was not without its drama. Let me attempt to explain the Mangels saga. But first, here is their wedding photo. … More Montana Martin Mangels
