I will be attempting to tell the story of Levi Myers today. He came to my attention because one of his wives is found in our German Family Tree, and she is today’s birthday girl. She will appear later in this story. Levi Melly Myers was born on September 3, 1881, the son of Frank … More The Levi Myers Story, Featuring Etta, Millie, Tillie, Daisy, and Maybe Louisa
On today’s date back in 1885, a baby boy was born in Shawneetown, Missouri. Ferdinand Ernst Martin Rudert would call September 29, 1885 his date of birth. That means today would be his 140th birthday. Martin was the son of Ernst and Ernestine (Schneider) Rudert. The Lutheran Church in Shawneetown had not yet been established … More Martin and Lena – Shawneetown Rudert’s
In a previous post, the story was told of Carl and Anna Mirly coming to America in 1852 and settling in the vicinity of New Wells. A brother of Carl, Matthias Mirly, arrived at about the same time and settled in the same area. Those two Mirly brothers were early members of Immanuel Lutheran church … More The Mirly-Schimmelpfennig Couple
I know I am going to be dating myself, but I remember watching a TV show as a boy called “The Real McCoys”. When you hear the title, you might assume that there were some Fake McCoys. You are going to read the story of a “Real Mirly” today because we also know of a … More William, Marie, and Lina – New Wells Real Mirly’s
Today’s tale documents the story of a couple, neither of which make it to their 50th birthdays. It’s a story that begins in New Wells and ends up with the husband and wife being buried in Crosstown. I will begin with today’s birthday boy. Karl Erwin August Hoffmann was born on July 5, 1899, so … More Charles and Hilda – Heartbreaking Hoffmann’s
It helps to understand today’s title if you know that the surname, Perr, is pronounced exactly like the word “pair”. First of all, a few days ago, in a story about another Perr, Fred and Katie – New Wells Ruehling’s, I predicted that I would tell another story from the large Perr family in New … More One Pair of a Pair of Hoffmann-Perr Pairs
We have a tour at the museum this morning, and I am going to be a guest at our local Lutheran school this afternoon, so it’s another day for sharing an old post. And with it being March 14th (3/14), crazy people with Math minds call it Pi Day. Being such a crazy Math mind … More Schimmelpfennig/Mirly Twin Pi’s
I have previously written stories on this blog that included the names August Leimbach and Ella Koenig. This blog will tell the tale of a pair of individuals with those names who actually married each other. It begins with a birthday girl. Ella Christine Koenig was born on January 7, 1899, so today would be her 125th … More August and Ella – New Wells Leimbach’s
Ida Rosina Leimbach is today’s birthday girl. Having been born on November 28, 1898, she would be celebrating her 125th birthday today. There are two large Leimbach clans in this area, one which could be called the Ridge Leimbach’s and one which could be called the Shawnee Township Leimbach’s. A while back, one of our … More A New Wells/Pocahontas Meyr/Leimbach Couple
Around these here parts, the surname, Perr, is pronouced “pair”. So the title of this post would be pronounced “A Pair of Pairs”. Or, perhaps the title could be illustrated by the photo below. However, today’s tale does not begin with a Perr. It begins with a Tiedemann who became a Perr. Margaretha Marie Tiedemann … More A Pair of Perr’s
