Jokes are often made about husbands and wives who may forget each other’s birthdays. Today’s story tells about a couple that never had that problem. That is because they had the same birthday, September 11th. One of them was George Fleiss who was born on that day in 1889, and the other was Lena Angerman … More Unforgettable Birthdays
A pattern we have seen before is repeated again today. It goes something like this. A member of a large family cannot find either land, employment, or both in East Perry County, so a decision is made to leave. The direction to move is most often to the west where land is cheap and available, … More New Wife, No Job, Go West
September 1, 1878 was both an exciting and a sad day in the life story of Diedrich Blancken, only to be followed several days later by more sadness. It is not often that I highlight a death date on my posts, but today is one of them. First of all, let me backtrack just a … More The Blancken Brood
A while back a story was written about a Kieninger family that had four boys who I affectionately called the 4 K’s in the post titled, This Pitcher Had 4 K’s. Today’s birthday girl married one of the 4 K’s. The girl’s name was Margaret Leimbach, and she was born on August 29, 1914. She … More One of the Kieninger Kids
Emma Hacker entered this world on July 18, 1880. Her parents, Johann and Anna (Hornberger) Hacker, took Emma to Peace Lutheran Church in Friedenberg to be baptized. When she was 21 years old, she married another young man who was a member of the Friedenberg church. His name was Martin Rauh. I don’t know if … More Martin Catches Emma – Later a Sooner
Yesterday, I asked the question, “Who cuts a barber’s hair?” It took me just one day to find a possible answer. An answer in the case of the village of Longtown is that you train your nephew to be a barber and let him cut your hair. Today’s story begins with the birthday of the … More Longtown’s Hair Hacker – The Next Generation (Funke Haircuts)
When I was a boy and my family would travel to Perry County to visit my relatives, we would travel down Highway 61 and pass through the village of Longtown. I remember asking why they called it Longtown because it certainly wasn’t long after entering Longtown that you were then leaving it. It is a … More Some Funke Longtown Beginnings
Trinity’s Tischler told the story of Carl Groh, the Altenburg carpenter who was responsible for the construction of several items in Trinity Lutheran Church, such as their altar and baptismal font. These items are still very special to this church as they are used for the most important aspects of our Lutheran worship….Word and Sacraments. … More Groh-klahoma!
Erwin Heinrich Bremer was born in Frohna, Missouri on October 15, 1907. He was baptized on October 27th at Concordia Lutheran Church. There is also a record of his confirmation at that church in 1921. Before 1930, Erwin moved to a rural area near Wisner, Nebraska. In the 1930 census, we find him as a … More Two Baptisms?
