Hi. I've recently subscribed to this list. Our ancestors primarily lived in Milwaukee. However, I recently uncovered a lead - an audio taped interview of one of the older now-deceased relatives who stated that her mother was from Mapleton. She also thought she remembered her mother's family owning a hotel in the area. The timeframe was in the early to mid-1860's. This family was Catholic. Were there any Catholic churches in the area? Does anyone know what hotels were in the area at the time? Are there other sources for the area that could assist me in determining of the family was there and what hotel that might be? Thank you! Krista Mirgelers, Montags, Multhaufs in Milwaukee area
I don't know about Mirgelers in Mapleton, but I have the MIRGELER surname in my KAU family history. I have JACOB MIRGELER, born 4 Sept 1839 in Heimergheim, Germany, son of WILHELM MIRGELER & ELIZABTH KUPPER. Jacob m. (2) to EVA KAU in 1877 in Town of Greenfield, WI. Jacob and Eva (Kau) Mirgeler had a daughter, KATHRYN ANNA MIRGELER, who m. Paul Mueller in 1908. I think there was another child, a son named Joseph Mirgeler who, according to family members, went "out west," gave up his Catholic religion, but came back to Wisconsin and to Catholicism before he died. I also have an 1880 census record for PETER MIRGELER . If you think this is your family, please contact me. Mary Jacob Mirgeler was m. (1) to ????????. There was a daughter from this first marriage, named ELIZABETH MIRGELER who m. John SPAETH. From: <Kmann@ra.rockwell.com> To: <WIWAUKES-D@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 16, 2002 8:41 AM Subject: Mirgelers in Mapleton? > Hi. I've recently subscribed to this list. Our ancestors primarily lived > in Milwaukee. However, I recently uncovered a lead - an audio taped > interview of one of the older now-deceased relatives who stated that her > mother was from Mapleton. She also thought she remembered her mother's > family owning a hotel in the area. The timeframe was in the early to > mid-1860's. This family was Catholic. Were there any Catholic churches in > the area? Does anyone know what hotels were in the area at the time? > > Are there other sources for the area that could assist me in determining of > the family was there and what hotel that might be? > > Thank you! > Krista > Mirgelers, Montags, Multhaufs in Milwaukee area > > ______________________________