William Henry Kaiser was born on October 9, 1879, so he qualifies to be today’s birthday boy. Today would be his 147th birthday. William was the son of Henry and Anna (Brickhaus) Kaiser. He was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Friedheim. An image of his baptism record is displayed below. William is found in … More William Kaiser, Perryville Painter, and His Wife, Emma Vogt
In today’s mobile society, a situation like that found in today’s story is rather rare. Both the husband and the wife in a couple were born, baptized, confirmed, married, raised a family, died, and were buried while being members of the same congregation. Today’s such couple would be celebrating their 130th wedding anniversary today. I … More The Brune’s – Trinity, Friedheim from Cradle to Grave
The birthday girl for today led me to the story of one of the men who was a proprietor of the Perryville Mercantile, a store that was once located on the courthouse square in Perryville. I will begin with that birthday girl. Ellen May Zahner was born on May 14, 1870, thus making today her … More Charles Vogt and the Perryville Mercantile
The woman who is one of the main characters in today’s story had two husbands during her lifetime and both of them had served time in the U.S. Army during the Civil War. I often begin these posts with a birthday boy or girl, and there is certainly such a person for today’s story, but … More Schindler’s List of Two Civil War Veterans
Today’s birthday boy, as near as I can tell, never lived in the state of Missouri. Yet, because his baptism record is found in the books of Christ Lutheran Church in Jacob, Illinois, I still found his story for today’s post. About the only connection to Missouri I could find in this man’s history is … More Henry and Elsie – Wisconsin Vogt’s
When I first noticed that there was a potential story for today’s date that would tell the story of a man named Henry Ochs, I immediately thought that his story had already been told on this blog. In fact, there was a rather prominent man by that name who has already had his story told … More Henry and Albertine – A Perryville Ochs Pair
The ninth and final baby boy in his family would be celebrating his 125th birthday today. You will be reading about this man’s migration to the snow country of Wisconsin and Minnesota in this post. Julius Adolph Vogt was born on August 7, 1899, the son of Heinrich and Alwina (Schroeder) Vogt. You can read … More Andersen Windows Man – Bayport, MN
Arthur Friedrich Meyr’s birthday is the starting point for today’s post. He was born on November 20, 1898, so today would be his 125th birthday. Arthur was the 5th and last child of Gustav and Clara (Scholl) Meyr. He was baptized, like all his siblings, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Wells. An image of … More Arthur Meyr – New Wells Auto Mechanic
After beginning to look at a birthday girl with the surname, Hilpert, I eventually discovered that her story would also involve the surnames, Mueller, Gerler, and Hansmeier. That last name is not a “Perry County name”, but by the time that name enters the story, the setting for the story will be in Nebraska, not … More Gerler’s in Nebraska
Not long ago, I published a post, Mehner Merchants, that told the story of Henry Mehner. Today, you will read the story of Henry’s parents. His father, often called Fritz Mehner, is today’s birthday boy, so I will begin with him. Friedrich August Mehner was born on April 19, 1843 in the Saxony region of … More Fritz and Elise Mehner
