Today’s pair was first mentioned at the end of a post titled, Meyr or Meyer?. That post stated that Ernst Meyr and his wife, Magdalena, must have decided to change the spelling of their surname from the Austrian spelling, Meyr, to the more common spelling of Meyer. So, today, when we focus on one of … More Ted and Bertha – The Meyr’s (or Meyer’s)
In several previous posts, I have referred to a certain “neighborhood” found near New Wells, Missouri as the “Koenig-Koch-Haertling Neighborhood”. I derived that term from seeing so many census pages from the Shawnee Township that list families with those surnames in successive censuses. It’s like these families remained neighbors for many, many years. Today’s post … More Flora and Otto – A Koenig/Meyr Pair
When I hear the name, Detjen, I automatically think it is a name from Farrar. That’s because when I was a student at Concordia, Seward, a Detjen was a student there who was from Farrar. Now that I’ve spent time researching names in this area, I am aware that there was another set of Detjens … More Ed Fred and Ida Lena – Detjen’s from New Wells
We have another 125th birthday to celebrate today. Meta Mathilde Bingenheimer was born on August 25, 1897, the daughter of William and Martha (Bodenschatz) Bingenheimer. A previous post was written about Meta’s parents. That post had a similar sounding title to the one for this post, except it had a bunch of “B” words, not … More Merchant Martin Meyr and His Mate, Meta
William Josef Hoffmann, if he was still alive today, would be celebrating a very special birthday. Since he was born on May 29, 1897, he would be 125 years old today. William was the son of Julius and Wilhelmine (Mirly) Hoffmann. He was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Wells. We can view an … More William and Nora – The Hoffmann’s
It seems like I have written more stories lately that have featured men or women born in the late 1880’s or 1890’s. When I do so, it makes me think that people born during this time period would have been peers of my grandparents because that is when they were born. Secondly, men from this … More Walter and Della – The Leimbach’s
I confess that the title for this post is a real stretch. Today’s birthday girl is Ida Steiner. In German, the word stein means stone or rock. So, one could say that the surname, Steiner, could mean “rocker”. I will begin by looking at her early life. Ida Marie Luise Steiner was born on October … More Vogel Met Life with His Rocker
Otto Herman Steiner was born on September 23, 1890…or was he? I am thinking that he wasn’t, but I’m going to write his story today anyway. If it is his birthday today, he would be celebrating his 131st birthday. Otto was the son of Matthias and Auguste (Mirly) Steiner. He was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran … More Otto and Gustie – The Steiners
Herman and Bertha would be celebrating their 126th wedding anniversary today if they were still alive. You will be reading the story of their lives in this post. As I researched the lives of the two that made up this couple, I discovered that these two would have been celebrating not only their anniversary, but … More Herman, Bertha, and the Teacher Wunderlich’s
The first thing I must tell you today is that the surname, Hoeh, is pronounced “Hay” around here. We will get around to his wagon crash later. Joseph William Hoeh was born on September 8, 1873, the son of Paul and Wilhelmine (Hemmann) Hoeh. He was baptized at Grace Lutheran Church in Uniontown, Missouri. Since … More Hoeh Wagon Crash
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