Wilhelm MÜLLER ³⁰⁸⁷

   Another name for Wilhelm was William MUELLER.

  General Notes:

Family history is that William belonged to house of von Hammerstein, born 1792, got in trouble politically, left Germany as a late teenager. Not found in 1860 census, so probably emigrated after 1860. 1870 census states born in "Prussia." 1900 census states he arrived in the U.S. in 1859, and rented the house he lived in. 1930 census record for Alice Muller gives place of birth of father as "North Germany."
Calvary Cemetery, lot 984, Sect. 20, St. Louis, MO "in the name of William Mueller"
A Wilhelm Muller (age 22, shoemaker) from Wurtemburg,, Germany, left Bremen on the SS Georg and arrived in New Orleans on June 15, 1853, with destination St. Louis.
A Wilhelm Muller (age 20, farmer, born in Prussia) left Havre on the SS Ella A. Clarke and arrived in New Orleans on 25 Jan 1859 with destination U.S..
A Wilhelm Muller (age 18, farmer, born in Germany) left Bremen on the SS New Orleans and arrived in New Orleans on 20 Nov. 1858 with destination U.S..

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  Noted events in his life were:

• He has conflicting birth information of Dec 1841 and , , , Germany. ⁵⁷

• He immigrated in 1855. ³²¹

• He immigrated in 1859. ⁵⁷ 41 years in the United States, not naturalized.

• He appeared on the census on 14 Jun 1870 in Vicksburg, Warren Co., Mississippi, USA. ³⁰⁸⁶ Named as "Wm Muller." Personal property $200.

• He worked as a grocer on 14 Jun 1870 in Vicksburg, Warren Co., Mississippi, USA. ³⁰⁸⁶

• He appeared on the census in 1880 in Vicksburg, Warren Co., Mississippi, USA. ³⁰⁸⁵

• He worked as a merchant in 1880 in Vicksburg, Warren Co., Mississippi, USA. ³⁰⁸⁵

• He appeared on the census on 12 Jun 1900 in Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA. ⁵⁷ Name given as William Muller

• He worked as a keeper of dry goods store on 12 Jun 1900 in Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA. ⁵⁷

• Fact: Letter, probably to Alice Muller, Bef 1921, Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA. ³²¹

Wilhelm married Odelia Julia BONNE, daughter of BONNE and Josephine, on 6 Jul 1865 in Vicksburg, Warren Co., Mississippi, USA. (Odelia Julia BONNE was born on 11 Feb 1847 in Prussia, Germany,^57,3085 died on 20 Oct 1899 in Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA and was buried in Calvary Cmty, Saint Louis, St. Louis (city) Co., Missouri, USA.)