A 150th birthday begins a journey to a family in which a man eventually marries a pair of sisters. Not at the same time, of course. We will start with the birthday girl. Wilhelmine Mirly was born on August 22, 1870, the daughter of Joseph and Wilhelmine (Schimmelpfennig) Mirly. She was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran … More Marrying Multiple Mirly’s
The birthday of a girl in St. Louis is the starting point for today’s tale. Emilie Christiane Happel was born on July 30, 1858, the 8th child of William and Christiane (Kuehn) Happel. Her parents were both original members of the Gesellschaft in 1839. The marriage of Emilie’s parents took place on the day when … More Theodore and His Two St. Louis Wives
Emilie Marie Josephine Mirly was born on July 19, 1868. Her mother’s maiden name was Schimmelpfennig, and her paternal grandmother’s maiden name was Kastenhuber. Now those two names make up a mouthful of syllables. Emilie’s parents were Joseph and Wilhelmine (Schimmelpfennig) Mirly. She was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Wells, Missouri. Below is … More Kastenhuber Grandmother and Schimmelpfennig Mother
My inspiration for writing this post comes from one of Warren’s recent posts. Most mornings when I’m at the museum I ask Warren what the day’s post is about. Most of the time I don’t know the name of the person the post is about, but I am curious about the story he found, and … More The Leimbach Mystery
Herman Tiedemann and his wife, Margaretha brought their family to America in 1874. At that time, their family consisted of 3 daughters. They traveled to America aboard the ship, General Wender. Here is the passenger list showing this family. I have to display it in two images. I have photographs of Herman and Margaretha Tiedemann. … More Keeping the Tiedemann Name Going
There was a time around here when the name, Adolf, was pretty common. Not anymore. World War II and Adolf Hitler put an end to that name in America. However, today’s main character was born before that time, and he is today’s birthday boy. His name was Adolf Meyr. Adolf Meyr was the son of … More Adolf the Blacksmith
A few days ago, I referred to an earlier post titled, Surrounded by Good Lookin’ Women. I know I can relate to the main character of that post, Joseph Weinhold, because I, too, am surrounded by good lookin’ women. I would include my wife, my 3 daughters, and 5 granddaughters in that group surrounding me. … More Winter Women
The post today starts in Germany where a girl was born on February 19, 1855. This is one of those rare occasions where I found a baptism record for her from the town of Lorch, Germany which was located in the Baden-Württemburg region. The girl’s name was Friedricke Nanette Jung. Jung would be pronounced the … More Tough Choice for Nanette
Heinrich Hans Vogt is said to have been born on January 26, 1846 in Germany. Some documents also indicate that Henry came to America in 1872. Henry settled in the Fountain Bluff Township in Jackson County, Illinois. The time he arrived was not long before the official formation of Christ Lutheran Church in Jacob, Illinois, … More Schroeder and Vogt
Alfred Benjamin Johannes Theiss was born on this day, December 4, 1887, so he would have been 132 years old if he was still alive. Back in October, I wrote a story about Alfred’s older brother, Paul Theiss, in a story titled, It’s Pronounced Tice – Rhymes with Mice. The history of these two brothers … More Courting Cordy by Horse-and-Buggy
