Honoring Longtown's Heritage: The Legacy of August and Clara Ochs

\'August and Clara – A Longtown Ochs Duo\' recounts the life of August Hermes Ochs, born in 1868, and Clara Maria Meyer, born in 1877, a couple from early 20th-century Missouri who were deeply involved in farming. Both were baptized at Peace Lutheran Church in Friedenberg, Longtown, Missouri, where they lived their entire lives.

August, the eldest son of Henry and Barbara Ochs, was raised in a farming family, a tradition he continued as an adult. Clara, listed as a toddler in the 1880 census, also grew up in a rural environment, under the care of her parents, Andrew and Mary Jane Meyer.

Their marriage on May 9, 1895, continued the connection between the Ochs and Meyer families, which began with the marriage of August’s uncle to Clara’s aunt. August and Clara had nine children, most of whom were baptized at Zion Lutheran Church in Longtown, reinforcing their family's role in the local religious community.

August died in 1914 at the age of 45, leaving Clara to manage the farm and their large family alone. Despite these challenges, the 1920 census records her living with seven of her children and maintaining the farm.

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