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
Back in 2016, the first year of this blog, I wrote a story about a pair of orphans from this area who managed to marry each other titled, Orphan Marries Orphan. That pair of orphans with the surnames of Voerster and von Roenn, migrated to the state of Arkansas. Today, you will read the story … More Winter in Ulm, Arkansas
Yes, we have a birthday girl for today’s post. It’s even a very special birthday. In the last post that I wrote two days ago, that story told about a man who married 2 women who were named Louise. Just by chance, today’s birthday girl is also named Louise. However, I think the real interesting … More Louise Roth – Lady Lux
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
Wilhelmine Ruehling is today’s birthday girl. She was born on July 28, 1845, so today would be her 180th birthday. I will be telling her story today. Wilhelmine was the daughter of Gottlieb and Christina (Thurm) Ruehling. She was born in Germany, and her family came to America in 1853 when Wilhelmine was 8 years … More Minnie and Tobias – New Wells Scholl’s
Otto Heinrich Dost was born on July 21, 1890, so today would be his 135th birthday. I will display several documents that will confirm this date of birth, but his later death record and his gravestone say that he was born on July 28, 1890. Otto was the son of Otto and Elizabeth (Steiner) Dost. … More Shawneetown Dost’s – Otto and Clara
On several occasions on this blog, I have referred to a “neighborhood”… a rural neighborhood … near New Wells as the Koch-Koenig-Haertling Neighborhood. We will be heading back to that neighborhood today. After all, today’s couple was made up of a Koenig and a Haertling. And it just so happens that the husband would be … More New Wells Koenig – Bicentennial Birthday
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
I would describe the post that I wrote yesterday to be a “Dambach Downer” story because there was so much tragedy involved in the life of a person named Dambach. While I was writing that tale yesterday, I had no idea that I would find the story of that Dambach’s brother for today’s post. And … More Another Dambach Downer Story
Today’s post was found because a couple got married on April 3rd, but it will take me a while to get around to that wedding. This story helped me answer some questions I have had in the past that went unanswered at the time. So, I am going to backtrack a bit. In 1854, a … More Jonesboro, Illinois Schmidt’s
