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
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
Zion on the Mississippi lists a bunch of Hoffmann’s who came to America aboard the Johann Georg as part of the Gesellschaft in 1839. Almost all of them were said to be from Frankenberg, Germany. I will be attempting to tell the story of the 17 year-old weaver named Friedrich Ernst in the image below. … More One of the Original Hoffmann’s
My wife likes to do jigsaw puzzles. On a few occasions she has told me that a certain piece is just not there. She even searches the floor and under furniture for the missing piece. Eventually, she discovers that the piece is not missing. She has just placed it in the wrong location on the … More Love Boat (1868)
There is a gentleman with the surname, Mirly, from the state of Washington who occasionally visits our museum. When he shows up, he proudly lets us know that he is a “Fake Mirly”. He comes from the family that I will discuss in today’s post. The couple I will highlight today did not have children … More Parents of the Fake Mirly
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)
Heinrich Wilhelm Ludwig is today’s birthday boy. He was born on December 23, 1869, making today his 153rd birthday. Henry was the son of Peter and Elisabeth (Gratz) Ludwig and baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Wells. Henry was one of those fairly uncommon people who was born in one year and baptized early … More Henry and Amelia – The Pocahontas Ludwig’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
Martin Walter Mirly was born on December 19, 1892, making today his 128th birthday. Martin was the son of Wilhelm and Marie (Steiner) Mirly. He was also the grandson of Matthias Mirly whose wife was yet another one of those Lehner girls, one who was a daughter of the Matthias Lehner who was born in … More Martin and Phoebe
