Mike Puhr

Mike Puhr was born February 7, 1876 and came to America with his parents Frank Puhr and Maria (Baumgartner) Puhr in 1890. The family homesteaded near what is now Fingal and Mike grew to manhood on the family farm.

He met and married Rosalia Steidl, daughter of John Steidl, Sr., and Anna (Wurzer) Steidl. Rosalia was born June 20, 1884 near Fingal. Her parents had homesteaded in 1881. The marriage took place in 1902 after Mike had started farming for himself in 1900. The couple raised a family of eleven children:

  1. Clara (Schnecloth);

  2. Mary (Loibl);

  3. Martin;

  4. Louise (Winkler);

  5. Anton;

  6. Ferdinand;

  7. Elizabeth (Kapaun);

  8. Albert;

  9. Edward;

  10. Margarette (Schmidt) and

  11. Josephine (Larson).

Mike and Rosalia retired in 1945 and moved to Fingal, North Dakota. Here Rosalia died September 28, 1956 and Mike died August 2, 1965. A hardy German family, eight of the eleven children are still living.

Source: Barnes County History 1976 Page 199