Wendy, If you haven't already done so check W.P.Bonney's "History of Pierce County" under the bio's for Muehler, Carl F. and Muehler, Otto F. You'll find some info there. George Lowe MS WENDY L ADAMS wrote: > Thank you HQRL for your quick turnaround on the Orting books I > ordered. I shared them with my dad and he said they were full of > families he knew as a child. But he was disappointed that only one > small group of his relatives were mentioned. I told him that's what > happens when your family doesn't produce dozens of offspring OR > remain in the same town you grew up in. I also told him that if he > feels there were omissions, write his own book... > > What I need to do is capture his memories. Such as that my > grandmother worked in the Old Soldier's Home in the late 1910's and > early '20's after her first husband was killed; the bulb farms of the > Reise's (sp?) which we saw when we visited Wilmer when I was small); > my grandparents 3 acre raspberry farm (which has a street address > now!); and the Mullers (Dad doesn't know how his relatives spelled > their Muller name) who had hops and then uprooted and went back to > Germany to collect an inheritance and never returned. My dad's > cousin is in her late 80's and came here as a child and had to go > back to Germany prior to WWI. The family ended up behind the Iron > Curtain after WWII and only in the past 10 years we've been able to > visit. And then there's the uncle who made bootleg raspberry wine in > the '20's and '30's. Lots of stories and memories. > > I think there's still a cousin of Dad's who lives in Orting. Her > name is Elsie Hickstein (the family says she's more than a little > eccentric to put it politely). > > Anyway, that's enough reminiscing. I really enjoy reading the > letters back and forth for the most part. Thank you Cyndi for making > a decision on the item which was inappropriate for this list. > > Although I live on the "other" side of the Cascades, my parents both > were born in the Puget Sound area. I'm seeking information for the > following: > > ADAMS (August died 1955, buried in Sumner Cemetary) my grandfather > ADAMS (J. Gertrude, known by Gertrude, died 1969 buried in Sumner > Cemetary. After my grandfather died, she lived on Boyd Ave. in > Sumner right next to the park.--another childhood memory. > > GEBHARDT--Gertrudes first husband, a virtual unknown to his > grandchildren. Died in a car/train accident we think. > > HICKSTEIN--Otto, Elsie and Elsie > > JANIG, Alfred and Louise (Louise was Otto H's sister and Alfred was > Elsie and Gertrude's brother) Irmgard and Gertrude were their > children. Both are still alive and kicking somewhere. (Paul died > young) > > BRONKOWSKI (sp?) or GARRISH (sp?) Caroline. She lived on the west > side of the road from Sumner to Orting. I wish I knew some addresses. > Caroline was my grandfather's sister and was married the second > time to Garrish who supposedly had some sort of machine or metal > works place in Tacoma. I hear she REALLY liked men (my grandmother > didn't like her). Dad said she was just 50 years ahead of her time. > Avid golfer, I think. > > By the way, my dad is Leslie Adams, born 1928 at home north of Orting > (closer to McMillan I think). His brothers were William (deceased), > Alfred and Werner (deceased) Gebhardt. All first generation > Americans. Gertrude and her first husband were from Mittweida > Germany and August Adams was from near Lipno, Poland (Prussian at the > time). > > And for my mom's side who resided in Everett/Lake Steven's area: > > We have: > > SUDDS (Willard, Homer, and offspring) > GARNO (Nels, Emma, daughter Sophie (m. W, Sudds), Nels and Ruth) > TIEDEMAN (Gurina, Olaf, Gerhard, Ruth, Esther, Emily, Cliff, Willy, > and descendents) > > There are lots of current relatives and if any are out there reading > the postings, I'd like to communicate and share info. > > Have books been published for Everett and Snohomish county relating > to the families and history of the area? I had one in college called > Mill Town (I think that was the name) but my mom absconded with it > and I haven't seen it in over 20 years. > > Thanks again. > > Wendy Adams > Kennewick