A typical Lutheran pastor works very hard during the Christmas season, especially on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. This year, it is even more challenging because the Fourth Sunday in Advent also occurs on Christmas Eve. Today I will tell the story of a pastor’s wife who had her own version of labor on two … More Pastor’s Wife Gives Birth on Two Christmas Eves
Sometimes I assume people will know how to pronounce Perry County names, and as a result, they do not understand some of my terrible plays on words. Today, I want to make sure that people know that the name Telle rhymes with jelly. That way, you understand the title. This weekend, the Lutheran Heritage Center … More Telle’s Deli
Every day that I write one of these blog posts, I learn something new. It is one of the really enjoyable things about doing this. After writing over 500 of these articles, I also can now make some generalizations about what I have discovered. Today’s story is an illustration of a story that has a … More Finding a Job and a Wife in the Big City
Martha Marie Telle was born on June 30, 1870. When she later married Gottfried Heinrich Mueller, she became Martha Marie Mueller. Thus, the reason for the reference to 3M in the title. Today’s story is about this Martha’s family. I say “this” Martha because she is not the only Martha Telle who lived in the … More The 3M Company
Today’s story begins with the birth of Laura Ottilie Mueller on December 3, 1883 in Altenburg. She was the daughter of Johann Ferdinand and Amalie (Theiss) Mueller. When she was 22 years old in 1906, she married Otto Schuessler at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg. According to Trinity Lutheran Church records in Altenburg, MO, the … More A Perry County Suburb in Oklahoma
