In the 1850’s, three Austrian brothers came to America.  One of them, Carl Mirly, settled in the New Wells area just south of the Apple Creek in Cape Girardeau County.  The other two brothers, Matthias and Joseph, went elsewhere first, but by the 1860’s, they joined their brother in New Wells.  Joseph Mirly and his … More Another Irresistible Name…..Schimmelpfennig