Family:Carl Mueller and Helen Lipke (1)

In the History of Outagamie County Wisconsin, pub. by Goodspeed Historical Assn., Chicago, p. 619-20, is a biography of Charles William Mueller, deceased. This gives birthdate of March 2, 1865 and birthplace as Berlin, Germany. It says he was a son of Frederick and Bertha Mueller (Bertha, Frederick's second wife, was in fact his stepmother), and it gives their birthdates and the fact that neither ever left Germany. Charles came to the U.S., it says, at age 14 with an aunt, and they located in Outagamie County, where he attended school for about a year, having previously been tutored in his native country. He worked on the farms of Ellington township until his marriage, after which for one year he operated on his father-in-law's farm. He then secured employment in the grist mill in Appleton for three years, and spent a number of years in the lumber yard, but eventually purchased a farm in Grand Chute township, where he was actively engaged in agricultural pursuits until his death. He was a member of the Evangelical Church and a Republican in politics. Then article gives his marriage date as 27 Nov 1880, wife's birthdate and birthplace (15 Feb 1861, Ellington Twp., Outagamie Co.) and wife's parents' birthdates and birthplaces as Germany. States that wife's parents were married in Outagamie Co. Rest of article gives info. on Lipke family and on widowed Helen Lipke Mueller. Lists their six children and their birthdates (all birthdates same as on handwritten record).

1.   Mueller family birth record in handwriting of Carl William Mueller.

   at top, in different handwriting, "Charles Mueller Born Mar 10--1856, Died 1905. Married in 1879 to Helen Lipke." in his handwriting: "Birthdays, Helen Miller Feb 15 1861. Edward O Miller July 25,1882. Henry A Miller Dec 24, 1883. Alvin S Miller Oct 7 1886. Emma H Miller Jan 24. 1889. Hattie H Miller Nov 7 1891. Bonneto B Miller Jan 9 1894. [under a line below] "Look out for the Automobiles [there is crossed out] they are great horses, [y]just ask the price of them and try to get a ride in one of them. Ten oclock. bed time." Death dates are in my mother's (Alice Mueller Robe) handwriting: Helen Miller [Sept is crossed out, as is last digit of the year] Aug 30 1938; Edward died March 17--1960; Henry ditto Sept 21--1913; Alvin Apr 1905; Hattie died Nov-10-1972; Bonneto [sic] died Sept 9-1974. According to Margaret Groner Smolla, who copied this document for Emma Mueller, it was written in 1901. This is in a note in Alice's handwriting on the reverse side: Mueller family history. This is your father's handwriting from the year 1901 (written by Margaret Smolla to Emma Mueller). Grandfather of Alice Mueller. Great-grandfather of Margaret and Robert Robe.

2.   History of Outagamie County, Wisconsin.

   gives marriage date as 27 Nov 1880.