A Friedenberg groom married a Longtown bride on this day back in 1898, so today would be the 125th anniversary for this couple. I will attempt to tell this pair’s life story in this post. I begin with the groom. Peter August Fassold was born on August 20, 1877, the son of Michael and Kunigunda … More Perryville’s Fassold Feed Store
Wilhelmina Josephine Lohmann was born on October 7, 1891, so we celebrate her as today’s birthday girl. Wilhelmina was the daughter of Joachim and Gesche (Soehl) Lohmann. She was baptized at Salem Lutheran Church in Farrar. Her baptism record from that church’s books is pictured here. Wilhelmina was born during the time when Perry County … More Farrar Pair – Mangels and Lohmann
In a previous post, Double Stepmother – Never a Birth Mother, the story was told of a woman who was the stepmother of William Schuessler. William was briefly mentioned in that post. Today, I will spend some time focusing on William, who is today’s birthday boy. William is the grandfather of one of our museum’s docents, … More William and Mathilda – The Schuessler’s
I was 39 years old before I got married, and when I did, my wife had 3 children by a previous marriage. As that turned out, those were the only children in my household. Today you will read about a man who did not marry until he was 38 years old, yet he still managed … More George Springer – Older Father, Younger Brides
I briefly mentioned cows in yesterday’s blog post, so I guess it’s only right to begin today’s tale with a C.O.W. (Is that a cow’s tale?) Charles Oscar Weinhold was born on September 13, 1898, so he would be celebrating a special birthday today…his 125th. This morning we had a beautiful foggy beginning here in … More Charlie and Mary – The Weinhold’s
This tale begins with the birthday of a baby girl on this date in 1898, making it her 125th birthday. The baby was given the name Flora Henrietta Petzoldt. She was the daughter of Herman and Anna (Scholl) Petzoldt. I can show you a photo of Flora’s parents. That qualifies her to be the great … More Pocahontas Petzoldt-Koenig Pair
I seem to be spending quite a bit of time telling stories about people from the Shawnee Township in northern Cape Girardeau County these days. There are 4 present-day Lutheran congregations in that township…Immanuel, New Wells, Trinity, Shawneetown, St. John’s Pocahontas, and Zion, Pocahontas. St. John’s and Immanuel were the earliest congregations, with Trinity and … More Alvin and Alvine – Pocahontas Pfeiffer’s
A baby girl was born 130 years ago in the Shawnee Township of northern Cape Girardeau County. There is a bit of a debate about whether she was born on August 27th or August 28th, but there is more evidence of an August 27th date of birth. Bertha Agnes Ruehling, as you can calculate from … More Prairie City Groom – Pocahontas Bride
Justine Amalia Markworth was born on August 24, 1848, so today would be her special 175th birthday. Amalia was the daughter of Gottfried and Fredericke (Mueller) Markworth. Amalia’s mother was the sister of J.A.F.W. Mueller, the first graduate of Concordia Seminary, Altenburg. So, I guess you could say that Amalia could have called him Uncle … More Miss Markworth Marries Schumm from Schumm
Ernst Peter Bergman is today’s birthday boy. If he was still alive, he would be celebrating his 130th birthday because he was born on August 8, 1893. Ernst was the son of Henry and Anna (Fassold) Bergman. If you want additional information about Ernst’s parents, you can read the post, Another Bergmann/Fassold Couple. In that … More Ernst and Emma – Longtown Bergman’s
