Henry G. Koenig of Koenig, Osage County, MO, married Ollie Homfeldt of Bland, Gasconade County, MO, 29 Apr 1894. (image: page 7, first entry)
He is credited with opening and operating a new store in the Indian Creek community, replacing the small original store operated by Louis Ott in conjunction with Ott's blacksmith shop. The new store became, in effect, the post office, and the village was renamed Koenig. Prior to the store serving as post office, mail was brought to the Methodist church and handed out at Sunday services according to the April 23, 1964 Bland Courier, page 5. The current manager of this page recalls her grandmother telling stories about sorting mail at Koenig. Later the Koenig store was operated by Mathilda Ott, widow of the originating Louis Ott and later their son Louis Ott and his wife. Koenig became a Christian minister. The Sept. 9, 1921 front page of the Bland Courier carried the headline: Former Pastor of Christian Church Here Dead."
He is credited with opening and operating a new store in the Indian Creek community, replacing the small original store operated by Louis Ott in conjunction with Ott's blacksmith shop. The new store became, in effect, the post office, and the village was renamed Koenig. Prior to the store serving as post office, mail was brought to the Methodist church and handed out at Sunday services according to the April 23, 1964 Bland Courier, page 5. The current manager of this page recalls her grandmother telling stories about sorting mail at Koenig. Later the Koenig store was operated by Mathilda Ott, widow of the originating Louis Ott and later their son Louis Ott and his wife. Koenig became a Christian minister. The Sept. 9, 1921 front page of the Bland Courier carried the headline: Former Pastor of Christian Church Here Dead."
Henry G. Koenig of Koenig, Osage County, MO, married Ollie Homfeldt of Bland, Gasconade County, MO, 29 Apr 1894. (image: page 7, first entry)
He is credited with opening and operating a new store in the Indian Creek community, replacing the small original store operated by Louis Ott in conjunction with Ott's blacksmith shop. The new store became, in effect, the post office, and the village was renamed Koenig. Prior to the store serving as post office, mail was brought to the Methodist church and handed out at Sunday services according to the April 23, 1964 Bland Courier, page 5. The current manager of this page recalls her grandmother telling stories about sorting mail at Koenig. Later the Koenig store was operated by Mathilda Ott, widow of the originating Louis Ott and later their son Louis Ott and his wife. Koenig became a Christian minister. The Sept. 9, 1921 front page of the Bland Courier carried the headline: Former Pastor of Christian Church Here Dead."
He is credited with opening and operating a new store in the Indian Creek community, replacing the small original store operated by Louis Ott in conjunction with Ott's blacksmith shop. The new store became, in effect, the post office, and the village was renamed Koenig. Prior to the store serving as post office, mail was brought to the Methodist church and handed out at Sunday services according to the April 23, 1964 Bland Courier, page 5. The current manager of this page recalls her grandmother telling stories about sorting mail at Koenig. Later the Koenig store was operated by Mathilda Ott, widow of the originating Louis Ott and later their son Louis Ott and his wife. Koenig became a Christian minister. The Sept. 9, 1921 front page of the Bland Courier carried the headline: Former Pastor of Christian Church Here Dead."
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