On Apr 21, 6:11*pm, wrote:
* Looking further, I see Landsberger devotes a half-page to a Hedwig
Steinitz, daughter of Wilhelm's half-brother Bernard, who lived in
Prague and apparently never came to the USA. Landsberger writes:

* "In a letter of August 9, 1893, Steinitz wrote that the two oldest
children of Bernard, a boy and a girl, had arrived at his house [the
boy was named Josef -- TK] ... At one time Hedwig told a reporter that
she was not only Steinitz's niece but his adopted daughter; the
reporter quoted her as calling him 'Papa.'"

* So I wonder if the two children mentioned in the obituary were
Hedwig and Josef? Seems possible, though at the time of Steinitz's
death Josef would have been about 25 and Hedwig 22, a bit old to be
dependent children still.- Hide quoted text -

The mystery continues. I will scour my collection of American Chess
Bulletin volumes and see if there is any further information on this.

Thanks for all of your help on this Taylor.


Morphy
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