As is often the case with studying history, the story of Leonard and Mary T. Styer is one rife with significant answered questions. I will begin with what I do know about their lives, and finish with three questions and some historical speculation.
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Der Wunnerfitz: Episode 1- What’s in a name?
Today I will be answering a question posed by a reader. Questions or extra items come up, I will entitle blogs like these “Der Wunnerfitz” or the curious one in Pennsylvania Dutch. “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet” -Shakespeare So what’s up with the Steiger-Styer thing? In a Facebook comment theContinue reading “Der Wunnerfitz: Episode 1- What’s in a name?”
Meet the Family: Episode 4- The Tyson Connection
Leonard Styer (1768-1843), son of Jacob and Christana (Spare) Steiger married a woman named Mary Tyson in the late 1700s. Before the Leonard and Mary (Tyson) Styer blog, I will give a brief introduction to the Tyson Family. Due to the Tyson connection, our branch of the Styer Family has roots that go back allContinue reading “Meet the Family: Episode 4- The Tyson Connection”
Meet the Family: Episode 3- Jacob and Christiana Steiger
John Stephan and Gertrude Steiger’s son Jacob (1719-1777) and Leonard and Elizabeth Spare’s daughter Christiana (?-?) were married in 1746.[1] Jacob and Christiana are our first ancestors in the Styer line to be born in America. Methacton Mennonite Meetinghouse One tangible legacy of our Styer/Steiger ancestors is the Methacton Mennonite Meetinghouse. In 1739, three yearsContinue reading “Meet the Family: Episode 3- Jacob and Christiana Steiger”
Meet the Family: Episode 2- Leonard and Elizabeth Spare
In the year 1746, John Stephan and Gertrude Steiger’s son Jacob married Christiana Spare, daughter of Leonard (1692-1770) and Elizabeth Spare (1690-1776), Germans who came to America in approximately 1722.[1] Like the Steigers, they settled in Worcester Township, Philadelphia (now Montgomery) County. The Spares were of the German Reformed[2] faith and took part in theContinue reading “Meet the Family: Episode 2- Leonard and Elizabeth Spare”
Meet the Family: Episode 1- Johan Stephan and Gertrude Steiger
Origins For the first blog, I will touch on our immigrant Styer ancestors, John Stephan (or Johann Stephanus) and Gertrude Steiger (Or Styger). John Stephen is thought to have been born in the year 1688, probably in Bohemia, in Central Europe. His birth certificate was preserved by a cousin of ours, Freas Styer, who livedContinue reading “Meet the Family: Episode 1- Johan Stephan and Gertrude Steiger”
Welcome to Styer Stories!
Welcome to the Styer Stories blog! Researching family history is exciting and is intensely gratifying. The aim of this blog is to be a place where Styer historians and genealogy enthusiasts can share their stories and research with the rest of the clan (Broadly, the descendants of John Stephan and Gertrude Steiger/Styer, but more particularlyContinue reading “Welcome to Styer Stories!”
Styer Stories 