Mühlemann, George

Other Events:

• Census: 1880, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
• Census: 1910, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
• Census: 1920, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Birth:
The date of birth is based on data found in the federal census.

Census:
The John Mühlemann household appeared twice in the 1880 U.S. census of St. Louis, Missouri, on Monday, June 7 and again on Tuesday, June 8, each time visited by a different enumerator.
     Among other discrepancies between this two sources, George appeared as a child in only one enumeration.


Census:

     According to the 1880 U.S. census for St. Louis, George Mühlemann was living at 9715 Wyandotte. He was identified as a 33 year old laborer in the hardware trade, born in Missouri and married for seven years to his wife, Mary, age 27, born in Minnesota. Mary was identified as the mother of two children, both still living, namely, Ruth, age 4, and George, age 2, both born in Missouri.
     Also living in the home was Minnie Sprenemann, a 37 year old, widowed, sister-in-law of George, born in Minnesota, and her only child, Paul Sprenemann, age 15, born in Missouri, a laborer in a shoe factory.
     The seventh member of the household was George's 71 year old, widowed, aunt, Louise Neunhaus. She was born in Germany and still spoke German. The date of her immigration to the USA is recorded but difficult to decipher; perhaps it is 1873 or 1875?


Census:

     As enumerated in the 1920 U.S. census for St. Louis, George, age 42, born in Missouri, was living at 1126 South Thirteenth Street. He worked as a foreman at a dairy. Mary, his wife, was 39 years old, born in Minnesota.
     George and Mary had four children living with them: Ruth, age 14; George, age 12; Le Roy, age 7; and Elmer, age 5. The enumerator identified all of the children as having been born in Minnesota, like their mother, but this would seem to be a mistake. Other sources seem to indicate that all the children were born in Missouri.
     Also living in the home was Mike Eckert, identified as a 50 year old, single, brother-in-law of the head of the household, who worked as a bottler in a brewery.

George married Steffen, Mary Between 1902 and 1903. Mary was born 1881/2, Renville, Renville County, Minnesota, USA; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Married:
According to the 1910 U.S. census, George and Mary had been married for 7 years, which would place the date of marriage at about 1902-1903.

1. Mühlemann, Ruth was born 1905/6, Missouri, USA; died Yes, date unknown.
2. Mühlemann, George L. was born 1907/8, Missouri, USA; died Yes, date unknown.
3. Mühlemann, Le Roy John was born 5 Feb 1912, St. Louis, Missouri, USA; died 20 Jul 1934, Festus, Jefferson County, Missouri, USA; was buried , St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
4. Mühlemann, Elmer P. was born 19 Apr 1914, St. Louis, Missouri, USA; died 22 May 1939, St. Louis, Missouri, USA; was buried 25 May 1939, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
5. Mühlemann, Violet June was born 13 Jun 1920, St. Louis, Missouri, USA; died 23 Nov 1939, St. Louis, Missouri, USA; was buried 27 Nov 1939, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.

Other Events:

• Census: 1880, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Birth:
At the time of the 1880 U.S. census for St. Louis, Missouri, John was reported as both 26 and 28 years of age. At present, these conflicting data are the only evidence for John's date of birth and explains the uncertainty shown here.
     The exact spelling of "John" Mühlemann's surname has not been resolved. Apart from the questions of using an umlaut or not (ü or ue) or a double or single 'n' (mann or man), the rest of the name has been subjected to interpretation in U.S. census returns, probate court documents, newspaper obituaries and state death certificates. Variations include: Mühlemann, Mühlmann, and Mülhemann. A definitive answer may no doubt require research at the family's place of origin in Switzerland. In the meantime, I have chosen to use Mühlemann.


Census:
John Mühlemann's household appeared twice in the 1880 U.S. census of St. Louis, Missouri, on Monday, June 7 and again on Tuesday, June 8, each time visited by a different enumerator.
     John's age was recorded as either 26 or 28. His wife's age was recorded as either 23 or 24. According to the two enumerations, they were the parents of either one child, Charlotte, or of two children, Charlotte and George.
     Both enumerations showed the presence of Barbara Bamberg, a widow, age 63 (or perhaps 69), born in Switzerland, who was identified as either a mother or step-mother of the head of the household.

John married Etling, Katherine Augusta. Katherine (daughter of Etling, August Louis and Dienstbier, Margaretha) was born 17 Mar 1857, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA; died 27 Jan 1908, St. Louis, Missouri, USA; was buried 29 Jan 1908, St. Louis, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Census: 1880, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Birth:
Katherine's obituary records her age at death on January 27, 1908 as 50 years, 10 months and 10 days. If this calculation is correct, she would have been born on March 17, 1857.

Census:
The John Mühlemann household appeared twice in the 1880 U.S. census of St. Louis, Missouri, on Monday, June 7 and again on Tuesday, June 8, each time visited by a different enumerator.
     Katherine's age was recorded as either 23 or 24. Her husband's age was recorded as either 26 or 28. According to the two enumerations in 1880, they were the parents of either one child, Charlotte, or of two children, Charlotte and George.


Buried:
Funeral services were held at the family home, 2819 Neosho Street, on Wednesday, January 29, 1908 at 2:00 p.m. and then proceeded to St. Matthew's Cemetery.

Died:
An obituary read:

          ________ Mayer,
nee Etlinger beloved wife of John Mayer, and our dear mother, daughter and sister passed to her eternal rest after a long period of suffering on Monday, 27 January 1908, at 8:30 a.m, at the age of 50 years, 10 months, and 10 days. Funeral on Wednesday, 29 January, at 2:00 p.m., from the family residence, 2819 Neosho Street, to St. Matthew's Cemetery. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. - The grieving family:
     John Mayer, husband.
     Marguerite Etlinger, mother.
     Geo. Muehlemann, son.
     Fred. Muehlemann, son.
     Aug. Mayer, son.
     Charlotte Bowe, nee Muehlemann, [daughter?].
     Lizzie Schmidt, nee Mayer, daughter.
     Charlotte Gerber, sister.
     Lizzie Wende, sister.
     Emilie Beyer, sister.

     The top of this newspaper clipping which contained the first name of the decease is missing, as is most of the word in the line "Charlotte Bowe, geb. Muehlemann, To_____." This is almost certainly the German word Tochter (daughter), which also appears in the next line.

Other Events:

• Immigration: 1846, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Immigration:
August emigrated from Germany with his parents and at least his brother Benjamin.

Buried:
August was buried in St. Matthew's Cemetery, St. Louis.

August married Dienstbier, Margaretha 28 Oct 1852, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA. Margaretha (daughter of Dienstbier, Heinrich and [---?---], [--?--]) was born 2 Jul 1834, Mühlhausen, Bavaria; died 3 Mar 1915, St. Louis, Missouri, USA; was buried 6 Mar 1915, St. Louis, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Immigration: 1845, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Buried:
Margaretha was buried at St. Mathew's Cemetery.

Died:
According to her death certificate, Margaretha died about 7:00 am of cerebral apoplexy of about 1½ days duration.

Some of her obituaries:

     ETLING - Passed away on Wednesday, March 3, 1915, at 7 a.m., Margaret Etling (nee Dinsbeer), widow of August Etling, at the age of 81 years, dear mother of Charlotte Gerber (nee Etling), Elizabeth Wende (nee Etling), Amelia Bayer (nee Etling), mother-in-law of George L. Gerber and William F. Beyer, and our dear grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother."
     Funeral on Saturday, March 6, at 2 p.m. from the residence, 2616 Potomac street, to St. Matthew's Church, thence to St. Matthew's Cemetery."
     Deceased was a member of Good Ladies' Aid Society, Co. Hassendeubel, W.R.C. No. 19; Concordia Aid Society and St. Matthew's Frauenverein.

          ETLING RITES TO-MORROW.
     The funeral of Mrs. Margaret Etling, 80 years old, who was the widow of August Etling, formerly a prosperous South St. Louis merchant, and who died Wednesday morning at her residence, 2616 Potomac street, after an illness of a month, will be held from the residence at 2 o'clock to-morrow afternoon. Burial will be in St. Mathew's [sic] Cemetery.
     Mrs. Etling is survived by three children, seventeen grandchildren, nineteen great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Mrs. Etling was born in Bavaria, July 2 1834, and came to America with her parents in 1845. She was the only living member of the Order of Good Ladies.

From a German-language obituary:

          Mrs. Margaret Etling's Funeral
          Takes place tomorrow afternoon at St. Matthew's Evangelical Church

     The funeral of Mrs. Margaret Etling, who died on Wednesday morning at her home at 2616 Potomac Street at the age of 80 years, 8 months and 1 day after a month long confinement to her sick bed, takes place tomorrow afternoon from the house of mourning and St. Matthew's Evangelical Church on Jefferson Ave. and Potomac Street and on to the St. Matthew's Cemetery.
     The deceased was born on 2 July 1834 in Bavaria and came to the United States in 1845 with her parents, where the family settled in South St. Louis. She later married August Etling, a well known business man from South St. Louis, who was at one time a member of the City Council and also played a prominent roll in the Free Masons. Her husband preceded her in death on 7 December 1876. The marriage was blessed with 11 children, of whom 3 are still alive. In addition to these, 17 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandchild, as well as four brothers, Dr. John, Frederick, and Eckhardt Dinsbeer in St. Louis and Simon Dinsbeer in Decatur, Ill., as next of kin, mourn the death of the dear departed.
     Mrs. Etling was the sole surviving Charter Member of the Order of Good Ladies and belonged to the Women's Relief Corp of the Hassendeubel Post, G. A. R, the Concordia Aid Society, the St. Matthew's Ladies' Society as well as being an active member of the St. Matthew's Evangelical Church itself.
     At the funeral, six grandchildren will serve as pall-bearers. Pastor H. Drees of St. Matthew's Church officiates.

Notes:

Married:
The marriage was performed by Rev. Franz (Frederick) Picker. When enumerated for the 1900 U. S. Census, Margaretha, a 65 year old widow, was identified as the mother of 11 children, of whom only 5 were alive at the time the enumeration. A German language obituary for Margaretha also mentions her 11 children, only three of whom survived her.

Other Events:

• Immigration: 1846, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA
• Military Service: 1861/2, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Immigration:
Christian, his wife (who name is not yet known) and at least two children, August and Benjamin, immigrated to St. Louis from Alsfeld, Grand Duchy of Hesse, in 1846.

Military Service:

     Christian Etling enlisted on 2 September 1861 at St. Louis in the First Regiment, US Reserve Corps, Missouri Infantry, serving in Company H under Captain Leonard. He entered as a Corporal and left service with the rank of Sergeant. He was discharged on 23 June 1862 at St. Louis because of an inguinal hernia.

Buried:
Christian was first buried in Holy Ghost Cemetery. The body was later moved to St. Matthew Cemetery at 4360 Bates Street.

Died:
Documents filed with the St. Louis Probate Court state that Christian Etling died "on or about" 25 October 1875. His gravestone in St. Matthew Cemetery in St. Louis shows a date of death of 24 October 1875.

Christian married Woerner, Anna E.. Anna was born , Germany; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Birth:
Details of Anna's birth are not known at this time.

Other Events:

• Immigration: 1845, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Immigration:
According to the obituaries of his son, John, and his daughter, Margaretha (Dinsbeer) Etling, this Mr. Dinsbeer emigrated from Germany in 1845 with his wife and at least John and Margaretha.

Heinrich married [---?---], [--?--]. [--?--] died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Immigration: 1845, USA

Notes:

Married:
In his will, Henry Dienstbier names as his heirs two children from the first marriage and three children from his third marriage. The second marriage is implied; no offspring, if there were any, are mentioned as heirs. The name of Henry's first wife is not known at this time.