We begin with a birthday girl who would be celebrating her 125th birthday on this Easter Sunday. Amanda Elsie Feiste was born on March 31, 1899, the daughter of Otto and Hulda (Junge) Feiste. According to our German Family Tree, Amanda was child #6 in a large family of 13. She was baptized at Salem … More Otto Grebing and Joseph Mueller’s Feiste Bride
Back in 2017, I wrote a post titled, Feistes Coming to Cuming. It told the story of 4 Feiste boys from Perry County who moved to Nebraska in their younger years to find work. Three of those Feiste boys worked on the farm of a man named George Luther according to their World War I draft … More Fostering Feiste’s
The story for today does not include an unusual surname. Instead, it includes a rather rare first name to show up in our German Family Tree. That name appears in today’s title, Hieronymus. I did a search through the German Family Tree and found just 5 men whose name included Hieronymus, and the majority of … More Hilda and Hieronymus
The sweet little clothes in this photo came in as an accession this week along with a scan of the photograph. This is Ruth Ann Feiste Roth and Roy Feiste. Their parents were Emma [Schade] and Delmar Feiste. Ruth has recently shared an accession of family textiles and other items. They will make a wonderful … More Brothers and Sisters
When I was a boy, I vaguely remember a trip my family made to West Point, Nebraska. We rarely went on trips, so maybe that is why I remember it. I know we stayed with some people there that my parents knew. I even remember that my Uncle Rudy’s family also made that trip. Each … More Feistes Coming to Cuming
