Monday, June 23, 2014

More Higginson/Irle Pictures


Johann Karl Irle  (Charles Irle, Sr.)
Born 11 January 1819
Marienborn, Prussia
Married Elise (Elizabeth) Winnerling

The story goes that his eye was damaged one day when he
was making soap.  He was stirring the lye in a big pot
over an open fire when some of it splashed into his eye.
Both Charles and Elizabeth died and are buried in Wisconsin.


Elizabeth Winnerling
Born 15 May 1821
Hohenberg, Bavaria

She is the mother of eight children.





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