The family first settled in Tripp, South Dakota. In 1890, they moved to Butte, Nebraska. Her parents owned a farm one mile west of Butte. In 1893, Mary was confirmed by Pastor Walther in the first confirmation class in the new church at Butte.
On May 27, 1897, she married Konstantine Stirm at Butte, Nebraska. They had ten children. Two of these children died at an early age. They were John F, Helena M, Emma L, Raymond W, Hulda M, Robert M, Paul H, William, Rosie and Frieda.
In 1905, her husband and brother, Fred, traveled to South Dakota hoping to have their names drawn for a homestead. Each of their names were drawn, and their new land sat side by side. Their homesteads were located on the southwest edge of Gregory County, South Dakota, just ten miles from the Nebraska border.
Konstantine and Mary farmed on their homestead until 1919, when they moved to Lodi, California.
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The family first settled in Tripp, South Dakota. In 1890, they moved to Butte, Nebraska. Her parents owned a farm one mile west of Butte. In 1893, Mary was confirmed by Pastor Walther in the first confirmation class in the new church at Butte.
On May 27, 1897, she married Konstantine Stirm at Butte, Nebraska. They had ten children. Two of these children died at an early age. They were John F, Helena M, Emma L, Raymond W, Hulda M, Robert M, Paul H, William, Rosie and Frieda.
In 1905, her husband and brother, Fred, traveled to South Dakota hoping to have their names drawn for a homestead. Each of their names were drawn, and their new land sat side by side. Their homesteads were located on the southwest edge of Gregory County, South Dakota, just ten miles from the Nebraska border.
Konstantine and Mary farmed on their homestead until 1919, when they moved to Lodi, California.
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Family Members
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John Friedrich Ferdinand Stirm
1898–1978
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Helen Maria Christina Stirm Hoffman
1899–1972
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Reinhold William Theadore "Ray" Stirm
1903–1983
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Hulda Martha Elizabeth Stirm Schamber
1905–1972
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William Paul Stirm
1909–1920
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Paul Henry Stirm
1911–1953
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Rose Pauline Stirm Schneider
1913–2008
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Frieda Johanna Stirm Kayl
1918–2007
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