William Disselbrett was born, married, and died a Disselbrett (or Disselbrede in Germany), but two of his sisters used Thier (or a variation of it) as their maiden names. The Thier Mystery (or Disselbrede Mystery in his sisters' case) has lingered for over 200 years on two continents.
It all started in Germany, though.
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| The ship's record for the ship Ontario in November 1846 |
Seven people in this family boarded the ship the Ontario together and left Selm, Germany for New York. William Disselbrett, then just four years old, was one of them.
With William were his parents, Wilhelm and Angela and his sisters Maria Francisca, Maria Catherine, and Gertrude.
Notice the last family member though. That's J.H. Disselbrede who is also showing the surname Thier.
J.H. Thier Disselbrede was William Disselbrett's grandfather. He came to America with the young family in 1846.
It's with J.H. that the story of how Thier and Disselbrett end up interwined.
Part Four explains the J.H. Thier Disselbrede story.
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