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- Record from ancestry.co.uk as follows:
Paul Mueller
Birth: 29 Apr 1871 - Schwerin, Germany
Death: 22 Oct 1948 - Mason City, Taylor, Iowa, United States
Mothers: Unavailable
Father: John Mueller
[Note: Born in Schwerin, Germany on 29 Apr 1871 to John Mueller. Paul Mueller married Elizabeth Youngerman and had 10 children. He passed away on 22 Oct 1948 in Maso City, Taylor, Iowa, United States.]
Record shows three spousess: Elizabeth Youngerman, 1875-Unknown; Maria Sippel, 1870-1915; Freda Beu, 1871-1938.
(Some information in record above is not verifiable. 10 children statement includes duplicates.
Birth date discrepancies among the various records:
Passenger immigration record lists age as "14" upon arrival in New York City on March 10, 1884, generating an estimated birth year of 1870.
Marriage date of 12 Dec. 1894 at age 25 generates estimated birthyear of 1869.
Obituary lists birthdate as 8 Mar 1877.
1900 U.S. Census lists birthdate as Jan. 1870.
1910 U.S. Census: age of 40 generates estimated birth year of 1870.
1920 U.S. Census: age of 49 generates estimated birthyear of 1871.
1925 Iowa Census: age of 55 generates estimated birthyear of 1870.
1930 U.S. Census: age of 59 generates estimated birthyear of 1871.
Cemetery headstone lists 1871-1948 as birth and death years.
Marriage Record:
Name: Paul F. Mueller
Marriage Date: 12 Dec 1894
Place: Floyd Co., Iowa, United States
Age: 25
Birth Year (Est.) 1869
Groom's place of birth: Germany
Father's Name: Adolph Mueller
Mother's Name: Auguste Bettrich
Spouse's Name: Mary Sippel
Spouse's Age: 24
Spouse's Birth Year: 1870
Spouse's Place of Birth: Germany
Spouse's Father's Name: William Sippel
Spouse's Mother's Name: Bertha Sandmeister
1900 Census: IA: Floyd: Charles, p. 159a:
Mueller, Paul F., head, Jan. 1870, 30, married for 5 years, born in Germany, father and mother born in Germany, came to the U.S. in 1885, naturalized, day laborer;
Mary, wife, Nov. 1870, 29, married for 5 years, has had 3 children, all living, born in Germany, father and mother born in Germany, came to the U.S. in 1881;
Harold, son, Oct. 1896, 3, single, born in IA, father and mother born in Germany;
Milton, son, Mar. 1898, 2, single, born in IA, father and mother born in Germany;
Melvin, son, Mar. 1898, 2, single, born in IA, father and mother born in Germany;
Sippel, Edward, brother-in-law, Feb. 1886, 14, single, at school, born in IA, father and mother born in Germany.
In March 1907, Paul Muller lived in Floyd County, Iowa.
1910 Census: Iowa: Floyd: Charles: 4th wd: p. 119b:
Miller, Paul F., head, 40, first marriage, married for 15 years, born in Germany, father and mother born in Germany, came here in 1883, machinist, gas engin. factory;
Mary A., 39, first marriage, married for 15 years, has had 6 children, all living, born in Germany, father and mother born in Germany, came here in 1883;
Harold, son, 13, single, born in IA, father and mother born in Germany;
Milton, son, 12, single, born in IA, father and mother born in Germmany;
Melvin, son, 12, single, born in IA, father and mother born in Germany;
Morris, son, 7, single, born in IA, father and mother born in Germany;
Russell, son, 4, single, born in IA, father and mother born in Germany;
Willis E., son, 3, single, born in IA, father and mother born in Germany.
1920 Census: Iowa, Floyd County, Charles City:
Miller, Paul F, age 49, came to the U.S. in 1883, naturalized in 1893, born in Germany, father and mother born in Germany;
Martha E., his wife, age 46, born in Illinois, mother and father born in Germany
Morris, their son, age 17, born in Iowa, father born in Germany, mother born in Illinois;
Russell, their son, age 14, born in Iowa, father born in Germany, mother born in Illinois;
Walter, their son, age 13, born in Iowa, father born in Germany, mother born in Illinois;
Gladys, their daughter, age 3, born in Iowa, father born in Germany, mother born in Illinois.
Iowa, State Census Collection, 1925 Floyd Co., Charles City:
Miller, Paul, head, 55, married, owns his property, valued at $4,000, has $2,000 mortgage still owed on the property; no. of years in the U.S. 43, no. of yrs. in Iowa 33;
Miller Elizabeth, wife, 50, married;
Miller, Morris, son, 22, single;
Miller, Willis, son, 18, single;
Miller, Gladys, daughter, 7, single.
1930 Census: IA: Floyd: Charles City, Dist. 5, p. 23:
Miller, Paul F., head, owns, $5000, 59, first married at age 24, born in Germany, father and mother born in Germany, came to the U.S. in 1882, meat cutter, packing plant;
Elizabeth M., wife, 55, first married at age 42, born in IL, father and mother born in Germany;
Morris P., son, 28, divorced, first married at age 23, born in IA, father and mother born in Germany, laborer, rr section;
Gladys E., daughter, 12, single, born in IA, father and mother born in Germany.
From remembrances written by granddaughter-in-law, Nancy Rae Miller, in December 2014:
"Paul F. Miller and Mary Sipple had 6 boys: Harold, oldest, lived in Akron, Ohio, Melvin and Milton were twins. They both went to college at Coe College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. They roomed together, one of them got TB and died, 6 months later, the other one died from TB. Age of 19. When their mother died as far as I know, Morris (Maurice) said she died in January 1911, and Morris and Russell and Willis went to the Soldiers Home in Davenport, Iowa, for a time. Maurice would never talk about his stay there, how long he was there, or anything."
"...His Dad [Paul Miller] had a butcher shop at one time on Main Street in Charles City, Iowa. Their house was a couple of blocks south of downtown, up the hill on the right side on a corner lot.
The home that Maurice's parents lived in in Charles City was destroyed in May of 1968 by a tornado that went through Charles City."
Cemetery record indicates death date of "1948" and interrment date of 10/2/1948.
From the Globe-Gazette (Mason City, Iowa) 25 Oct 1948, Mon:
"Paul Miller, 71, Succumbs
Funeral Services Are Not Complete
Paul F. Miller, 71, died at 10:30 p.m. Friday at a hospital, following a long illness. He had made his home with his son, Maurice P. Miller, 1149 2nd. NE.
Mr. Miller was born Jan. 8, 1877 [sic, incorrect], in Germany, and came to the United States with his parents when he was 14 years of age. They settled at Parker, S. Dak. Later he established a residence at Charles City, where he resided continuously until he came to Mason City 22 years ago.
He was employed at the Jacob E. Decker and Sons packing plant until April, 1945. He was a member of the German M. E. church and the Charles City Modern Woodmen of America.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Gladys Crosby, Cenralia, Mo.; 4 sons, Harold C. Miller, Canton, Ohio; Maurice P. Miller, Mason City; and R. D. Miller, Riverside, Cal.; and W. E. Miller, Maywood, Cal; 11 grandchildren and 2 sisters, Mrs. Halda Keinie [sic] Humboldt, S. Dak., and Mrs. Viola Collins, Phoenix, Ariz.; 2 brothers Max Miller, Sioux Falls, S.Dak. and Rudolph Miller, Parker, S. Dak.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Services will be held in Mason City. Burial will be at Riverside cemetery at Charles City. The McAuley and Son funeral home in charge."
From The Mason City Globe-Gazette (Mason City, Iowa), 26 Oct 1948, Tuesday:
"Paul Miller Rites to Be Held Tuesday at Funeral Chapel
Funeral services for Paul F. Miller, 71, who died Friday, will be held Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. at the chapel of the McAuley and Son funeral home, with the Rev. Alvin N. Rogness, pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church, officiating. Burial will be at Riverside cemetery, Charles City. The McAuley and Son funeral home in charge."
Funeral Description: Globe-Gazette (Mason City, Iowa) 27 Oct 1948, Wed.:
"Paul Miller Rites Conducted; Burial at Charles City
Services for Paul F. Miller, 71, who died Friday following an illness, were held Tuesday afternoon at the chapel of the McAuley and Son funeral home, with the Rev. Alvin N. Rogness, pastor of Trinity Lutheran church, officiating.
Mrs. Harold Snyder sang "Abide with Me" and "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere". Mrs. Roscoe Patton accompanied.
Attending the services from out of the city were Mrs. Gladys Crosby, Centralia, Mo., and Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Miller, Canton, Ohio.
Pallbearers were Arthur Costello, Clarence Ramsey, Henry Ficken, Robert Logue, Harold Hanson and Edward Kolda. Burial was at Riverside cemetery, Charles City. The McAuley and Son funeral home in charge."
From the Globe-Gazette (Mason City, Iowa) 28 Oct 1948, Thu.
"Attended Services for Paul F. Miller
Attending the services for Paul F. Miller, 71, Tuesday at the chapel of the McAuley and Son funeral home, were Mrs. Gladys Crosby, Centralia, Mo., and Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Miller, Canton, Ohio, Mrs. Hilda Kiene, Humboldt, S. Dak. Artie Kiene, Minneapolis, Mrs. Ella Kiene, Sioux Falls, S. Dak., and Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Miller, Parker, S. Dak."
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