Joseph and Anna Maninger lived in Dittwar in the latter half of the 18th century.
Their world was like that of their parents and grandparents. Their homes, occupations, religion, and traditions were the same as past generations. Political and ecclesiastical rule were centuries old.
The dawn of the 19th century would bring a seismic change.
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Dittwar was predominantly Catholic throughout the era of the Holy Roman Empire, and remains so today.
Dittwar hosts many religious sites and icons.
Continue readingLorenz Maninger was born around 1690 in Dittwar, a small village in the southwest of present-day Germany. Dittwar is the ancestral home village of our Maninger grandparents.
We’re going to begin a series of stories about our Maninger family.
But guess what? The history of our Maninger family has already been written! It’s “The Maninger Family: with additional sections on the related families of Barth, Smith, Schrock, Weyeneth,” by F. Robert Henderson.
Lucky for us, this marvelous history resource is available to help tell our stories.
The past stories have brought the Teplys and Jarvises up to the 1930s. Mel Jarvis and Don Teply are coming of age. Their lives will soon be disrupted by World War II. After the war, they will marry and raise families.
