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Commander of the Long Pine Post of the American Legion. Politically, Mr. Mortensen is independent.
On August 16, 1922, he was married at Chicago, Illinois, to Ruth Evelyn Dornblaser, who was born at Atchinson, Kansas, February 3, 1900. One child was born to their marriage: Richard Edwin, March 8, 1925, who died March 9, 1925. They have an adopted son, Harry William, born May 17, 1929. Residence: Long Pine. (Photograph in Album).
Boatie Payne Morton
Boatie Payne Morton was born at Boonville, Missouri, October 31, 1869. Her father, Robert Payne, who was a wholesale grocer and later a lawyer, was descended from Revolutionary War ancestors. He was born at Fayette, Missouri, April 30, 1843, and died at Nebraska City, March 15, 1919. Her mother, Lucy Ellen (Baskette) Payne, who was born at Fayette, August 16, 1844, and died at Nebraska City, June 10, 1910, was descended from prominent early Virginians.
Mrs. Morton was graduated from high school at Nebraska City, June 4, 1886, and later attended Baird College at Clinton, Missouri. She is a member of the Otoe Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Civic Club at Nebraska City, and the Nebraska City Country Club. She is affiliated with St. Mary's Episcopal Church at Nebraska City.
She was married December 19, 1888, at Nebraska City, to Carl Morton. Mr. Morton; who was born at Nebraska City, February 18, 1865, and died at Waugkegan, Illinois, January 7, 1901, was the son of J. Sterling Morton the originator of Arbor Day. He was a manufacturer. Their two children are: Wirt, born June 3, 1890, who married Ada Whiteside; and Martha, born February 18, 1898, who married Frederic Lattner. Mrs. Morton's grandchildren are: Carl Morton, born October 10, 1917; and Morton Lattner, born September 9, 1929. Residence: Nebraska City.
Irene Simpson Morton
For the past 40 years Irene S. Morton has been active in the civic and social affairs at Nebraska City. She was born there December 19, 1870, the daughter of William Taylor Barry Simpson and Mary Elizabeth (Payne) Simpson. Her father, who was born at Richmond, Kentucky, November 13, 1836, and died at Nebraska City, March 21, 1915, and descended from Duke Williams Simpson and Louisa (Lipscomb) Simpson, and from Revolutionary ancestors, John Williams and William Lipscomb. Her mother, who was born at Fayette, Missouri, December 8, 1845, and died at Nebraska City, December 4, 1871, was the daughter of William and Albena D. (Viley) Payne, and was descended from Revolutionary ancestors, Robert Johnson and Jemima S. Johnson.
Mrs. Morton was graduated from the Nebraska City High School May 31, 1889. She is a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, of which she was chapter regent for a time; and was organizing agent of the Otoe Chapter of this organization. She holds membership in the Red Cross, the Civics Club, and the Nebraskana Society, and has always been interested in the progress of Nebraska City, where she has spent her entire lifetime.
On October 18, 1898, she was united in marriage with Otoe Clay Morton at Nebraska City. Mr. Morton, who was born at Nebraska City, October 14, 1867, and died there, December 11, 1912, was for many years publisher of the Nebraska City Daily News; this paper was founded and published by his father in 1854. He was the son of Thomas and Caroline (Woodruff) Morton. One child was born to this union: Thomas Simpson, born October 2, 1905; he was graduated from the Nebraska City High School; received his A. B. and LL. B. degrees at the University of Nebraska; was engaged in the practice of law from 1929 to 1931; and is now county judge of Otoe County. Residence: Nebraska City.
Thomas Simpson Morton
Thomas S. Morton, lawyer and judge of Otoe County, was born at Nebraska City, October 2, 1905, and has lived in this state all his life. His father Otoe Clay Morton was born at Nebraska City, October 14, 1867, and died there December 11, 1912, was for many years publisher of the Nebraska City Daily News, and at one time served as mayor. He was the son of Caroline (Woodruff) and Thomas Morton, the latter a pioneer Nebraskan and the founder and publisher of the first newspaper in the state. Irene (Simpson) Morton, mother of Thomas S.. Morton, was born at Nebraska City, December 19, 1870, the daughter of W. T. B. Simpson and Mary Elizabeth Payne Morton) Simpson. She was organizing regent of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Judge Morton attended Second Avenue Public School at Nebraska City, and in June, 1923, was graduated from the Nebraska City High School. He was awarded his A. B. and LL. B. degrees at the University of Nebraska in 1929; he was business manager of the Daily Nebraskan; served as president of Phi Kappa Psi; and was made a member of the Innocents and Phi Alpha Delta.
He was engaged in private law practice from June 8, 1929, to February 1, 1931, and since that date has been county judge of Otoe County. He is a Democrat, a member of the Otoe County Bar Association; the Red Cross; Nebraska City Chamber of Commerce; and the Nebraskana Society. His social club is the Nebraska City Country Club of which he is now president.
He is affiliated with St. Mary's Episcopal Church of Nebraska City. His sports include golf, bowling, and hunting. His hobby is reading. Judge Morton served as lieutenant in Company A of the 134th Infantry in the Nebraska National Guards, and is a member of the Reserve Officers' Association. Residence: Nebraska City.
Ralph Stuart Moseley
Ralph S. Moseley was born at Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, December 19, 1886, and for nearly 20 years has been one of Lincoln's leading lawyers. His father, Daniel Wesley Moseley, was a pioneer Lincoln business man who engaged in real estate there, was a member of the city council and a member of the County Board of Commissioners of Lancaster County. He was born at Franklinville, New York, February 11, 1849, and died at Lincoln, November 18, 1929. His English ancestors came to America in the 17th century.
Virginia (Witter) Moseley, his mother, was born at Freeport, Illinois, November 25, 1856. She is a member of the Women's Relief Corps.
Mr. Moseley attended the public schools of Lincoln and in 1906 was graduated from the Lincoln High School. He was granted the LL. B. degree at the College of Law at the University of Nebraska in 1912. He was a member of Sigma Nu. He was admitted to the bar at Lincoln, June 14, 1912, and in 1913 was appointed special examiner of the Department of Interior, Indian Affairs. He is now a member of the law firm Frampton & Moseley at Lincoln.
He was junior editor of the university publication Cornhusker, 1909, and was editor in 1910. He was the joint compiler of the Nebraska Law Digest, 1929.
A Republican, Mr. Moseley was a member of the house of representatives, 1915, 1917, and 1921. In 1928 he was candidate for representative in congress in the Republican primaries. He was Republican nominee for representative in congress in the First Congressional District of Nebraska in 1930. He has lived in Nebraska all his life.
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from Revolutionary War ancestors. Before her marriage she was a teacher in the Lincoln High School. They have one daughter, Priscilla Jean, born December 31, 1921.
Mr. Moseley is a member of the Sons of the American Revolution. Since 1925 he has been secretary of Liberty Lodge Number 300 at the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons. He is a member of the Lancaster County Bar Association and the Nebraska State Bar Association; Hiram International Club. His hobbies are philately and reading. He is a member of the St. Paul Methodist Episcopal Church of Lincoln. Residence: Lincoln.
Adolph M. Mosler
Adolph M. Mosler was born at Bauerwitz, Germany, April 21, 1875, the son of Frank and Julie Mosler. His father, who was born at Bauerwitz, February 14, 1840, and died there, July 19, 1914, was a shoemaker. His mother was born at Bauerwitz, June 5, 1845, and died there April 25, 1916.
Mr. Mosier attended school at Bauerwitz, until 1889, when he became a student at the Gregorian University in Rome. Later he attended the Catholic University at Louvain, Belgium. He served as assistant pastor of St. Peter and Paul Church at Abie, from October 3, 1901, to January 30, 1902. From January 30, 1902, to August 10, 1907, pastor of St. Wenceslaus Church, Wilber; from August 10, 1907, to September 18, 1914, pastor of St. Mary's Church, at Odell; from September 18, 1914, till the present time, pastor of Sacred Heart Church, at Crete.
During the World War he took an active part in relief work, and was especially prominent in Knights of Columbus drives. He is a member of the Democratic party and has always been interested in the advancement of his state and community. Recently, he was elected to membership in the Nebraskana Society. Residence: Crete.
George Fay Moss
George Fay Moss, cashier of the McCook National Bank, was born at Fenton, Illinois, November 18, 1892, son of George Henry and Mary (Cronklite) Moss. His father was born at Morrison, Illinois, March 8, 1863, and is a farmer and merchant of early American ancestry. His mother was born at Saranac, Michigan, November 23, 1868.
Mr. Moss attended the public schools of Miltonvale, Kansas, until 1908. From June 12, 1912, until the present time he has been with the McCook National Bank of which he is now cashier. He is also a director of the Masonic Temple Craft of McCook. A Democrat, he served as city clerk of McCook from 1917 until 1930, and at the present time is serving as mayor, having been elected in 1930.
On November 10, 1915, Mr. Moss was married to Callie Kramer at McCook. She was born at Imperial, Nebraska, October 23, 1892, of German descent. There are two children, Jack, born October 20, 1923, at McCook; and Robert, born April 15, 1927, at McCook. Mr. Moss is a member of the McCook Chamber of Commerce and of the Masons. He is a Protestant. Residence: McCook.
Harland Lester Mossman
Harland L. Mossman was born at Walker, Iowa, January 21, 1884, the son of David Conklin and Mary Elizabeth (Cross) Mossman. His father, who was a farmer, was born at Morris, Illinois, November 11, 1849, and died at Sioux City, Iowa, February 17, 1917; he was descended from Sir James Mossman, financier of the realm and jeweler to Mary, Queen of Scots; he also descended from John Mossman of Baltimore, 1790, and James Mossman of Boston, 1667.
His mother, who was the daughter of Rev. Solomon and Anne (Urmey) Cross, was born at Houston, Indiana, June 25, 1851, and died at Sioux City, July 6, 1910.
Mr. Mossman attended school in Iowa, and in 1900 was graduated from the Larchwood High School there. He holds the following degrees: A. B., Morningside College, Sioux City, Iowa, 1908; Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, LL. B., 1909; A. M., Creighton University, 1910. He was a member of the Philomathean Society, and was active in intercollegiate debate. He was awarded a college letter in basketball and track at Morningside.
He served as superintendent of school at Edgemont, South Dakota, in 1909-10, and at Sisseton, 1910-12. In 1912, he began the practice of law at Omaha, and has continued since that date. A Democrat, he served as assistant city attorney, 1918-21, and was candidate for county attorney in 1926. He is well known in Omaha as a gifted political orator.
Mr. Mossman is a member of the Nebraska State Bar Society, the Douglas County Bar Association, the Concord Club, and the Nebraskana Society. He is a member of the Woodmen of the World, the Yeoman Club, the Ancient Order of United Workmen, and Moose. For several years he has been affiliated with the First Methodist Church of Omaha, and is an active member of the Minne Lusa Parent-Teachers' Association and the Central High Parent-Teachers' Association.
His marriage to Oliva Helen Wilson was solemnized at Kingsley, Iowa, June 14, 1910. Mrs. Mossman, who is an exceptionally fine musician and concert soprano, was a teacher before her marriage. Among her distinguished ancestors are: James Presnell, 1699, Hugenot Virginia; Glavill Maupin; Daniel Daniell, 1634, Virginia; John Willson, 1667, new Jersey; Peter Atwood, born in County Surrey, England, in 1203; Harmon Atwood, Boston, 1642; William Copp, County Warwick, England, who settled in Boston in 1635; John Bartholomew, Philadelphia, 1730; Abraham Conell, New Jersey, French Hugonot, 1701; Walter Sower, Massachusetts, 1654; Deacon Ralph Sheppard, Charleston, 1635; and Solomon Keyes, Newberry, 1653.
To their marriage six children were born: Harland Lester, born January 24, 1912; Clayton Wilson, born August 9, 1914; Frank David, born May 12, 1916; Mary Ella, born February 1, 1918; John William, born January 8, 1920; and Thomas Bennett, born January 8, 1920. Residence: Omaha.
Fred Mostrom
Fred Mostrom, banker, was born in Sweden, September 30, 1874, son of Peter Fredrick and Mathilda (Forsberg) Mostrom. Peter F. Mostrom was born in Sweden, March 7, 1848, and arrived in the United States in 1879. He was a clergyman, whose death occurred at Ceresco, April 7, 1912. His wife, Mathilda, was born in Sweden) April 8, 1845, and is still living.
Educated in the country schools of Saunders County, Mr. Mostrom later took a commercial course at Winnepeg, Canada. From 1898-1906 he was a grocery clerk, and from 1906-12, engaged in farming. In the banking business since 1912, he is now cashier of the Farmers and Merchants Bank of Ceresco.
His marriage to Ida Martinson, of Swedesberg, took place there on February 8, 1899. Mrs. Mostrom was born September 4, 1877, of a family of farmers. They have four children, Ruth, born October 19, 1900, who married Joseph J. Nelson; Carl, born November 6, 1902, who is assistant cashier of the Farmers and Merchants Bank; and who married Lorene Flodman; Philip, born December 12, 1905, who is bookkeeper in the Farmers and Merchants Bank, and John, born November 20, 1914, who is a student.
Mr. Mostrom
is a Democrat. He is chairman of the Ceresco High School Board, and during
the World War was active in all loan drives. He is a member of Evangelical
Mission Church and of the Nebraskana Society. Residence: Ceresco.
Henry L. Mousel
Born near Cambridge, in Frontier County, Nebraska, April 14, 1878, Henry L. Mousel has become one of the foremost cattle breeders in the state. His father, Michael M. Mousel, was born in Luxemburg, Germany, April 16, 1848, and came to the United States as a young man. He came to Cambridge in 1874. A farmer and stockman, he was of the finest character, and a leader in every effort to assist the needy. His death occurred at Cambridge, March 19, 1902. Mary Ann Lawler, wife of Michael, was born in Bellevue, Iowa, May 27, 1853. She came to Cambridge in 1875, and died there June 14, 1907. She was of Irish descent, a devoted wife and mother.
Henry L. Mousel attended Cambridge High School to the tenth grade, and was graduated from Lincoln Business College in 1900. Since 1898 he has been a member of the firm of Mousel Brothers, breeders of Anxiety 4th Hereford Cattle. The firm breeds cattle which have won highest honors at national stock shows for the past twenty-five years, breaking the world's auction sale price record for beef cattle, fifty bulls and cows averaging $3840.00 each at Cambridge, in January, 1920.
He is the author of Prince Domino Mischief, Mousel Brothers Best Bull (See American Hereford Journal, Kansas City, Mo. From the Herd Bull number, July 1, 1931). Mr. Mousel is a member of the Community Club, the Nebraskana Society and St. John's Catholic Church. He is a Democrat. His favorite sports are hunting, boxing and football.
On July 27, 1903, he was married to Mabel Estella Welty at Denver. Mrs. Mousel was born at Otley, Iowa, of Swiss and English descent. There are seven children, as follows: Paul W., born May 19, 1904, is a graduate of the Cambridge High School and of the College of Engineering of the University of Nebraska. He has practiced at Grand Island and at Chicago, and is married to Bernice Giesler of Lincoln, who is also a graduate of the University of Nebraska.
Lucille J., born September 17, 1905, is a graduate of Cambridge High School, and graduated from the Denver University of Denver, Colorado, and also attended University of Nebraska. She is teaching school in Ogallala at present; prior to this term she taught in Colorado.
Charles H., born March 22, 1907, is a graduate of Cambridge High School, where he was track champion. He has attended the University of Nebraska and the Colorado School of Mines at Golden, Colorado, where he was a rifle champion.
Ruth L., born September 9, 1908, is a graduate of Cambridge High School and attended the University of Nebraska, also graduated from Teachers College, Greeley, Colorado. She is also a teacher.
Madeline, born March 23, 1910, was graduated from Cambridge High School and is married to Donald J. Coder.
George A., born February 22, 1912, is a graduate of Cambridge High School and was all-state quarterback in the 1930 high school football team. He is a student at the state university.
Ashur M., born August 14, 1914, is a junior in Cambridge High School. Residence: Cambridge.
Fred Carl Mowinkel
On October 3, 1881, Fred C. Mowinkel was born at Gretna, Nebraska, the son of Henry and Doris Mowinkel. His father, whose ancestors came to America from Germany in 1868, was the owner and operator of a large farm in the choice agricultural section of Nebraska. He was born at Holstein, Germany, June 4, 1848. He was active in Nebraska polities.
His mother was born at Bahma, Holstein County, Germany, January 12, 1857, and died at Gretna, Nebraska, January 8, 1920.
Mr. Mowinkel has lived in Nebraska for 49 years. He is a farmer. A Republican, he served as county commissioner 1928, 1930, and was re-elected in 1930 for four years.
He married Celia Margaret Lembcke at Gretna, Nebraska, February 18, 1903. Mrs. Mowinkel, whose parents were farmers, was born in Germany, November 16, 1884. They have three children: Nellie Helen, born August 29, 1907, whose husband is a farmer, and resides at Winside, Nebraska; Henry Hans, born September 6, 1910; and Mae Lorraine, born May 19, 1919.
Mr. Mowinkel was on the war activity board during the World War. He has been a member of the school board in Sarpy County for twenty years, and for twenty-eight years has been affiliated with the Modern Woodmen of America. He is a member of the Lutheran Church of Gretna, Nebraska. Residence: Gretna. (Photograph on Page 853).
Carl Clarence Moyer
Carl Clarence Moyer, prominent educator at Ainsworth, Nebraska, was born at Findlay, Ohio, November 26, 1886, the son of Aaron L. and Ida May (Bolton) Moyer. His father, a traveling salesman for many years, was born at Des Moines, Iowa, March 12, 1857, and is now a rancher and merchant; his parents came to this country about 1825, from Germany. His mother, who was born at Martinsville, Illinois, May 25, 1865, is of English and Pennsylvania Dutch descent.
Mr. Moyer was graduated from the high school at Findlay, Ohio, and was a student at the University of Nebraska and Chadron State Normal School. In his early years he was engaged in carpentry, and later he was a salesman for several years. He has taught school in North Dakota and Nebraska continuously since 1913, and for the past nine years has been principal of the high school at Ainsworth. He is a member of the American Classical Association, the Ainsworth Commercial Club, the Red Cross, and the Ainsworth Congregational Church. His recreations include hiking, fishing, and reading. Mr. Moyer holds membership in the Modern Woodmen of America and The Nebraskana Society.
On September 1, 1908, Mr. Moyer was married to Laurel Edith Everingham. Mrs. Moyer, who was formerly a teacher, was born of English and Irish parents at Hutsonville, Illinois, April 26, 1888. Their three children are: Glenda L., born November 25, 1910, who married Elmer Nissley Skillman; Arthur L., born January 28, 1915; and Doris M., born June 25, 1921. Glenda was graduated from Ainsworth High School and prior to her marriage was a teacher. Residence: Ainsworth. (Photograph in Album).
Earl John Moyer
Earl John Moyer, lawyer and prominent Republican, was born in Madison, Nebraska, October 5, 1893, son of Morris Joseph and Anna Luella (Spence) Moyer.
His father was born in Carroll County, Illinois, July 21, 1855, and was a lawyer and judge of Madison County two terms, 1890-1894. He died at Madison on June 17, 1909. His wife, Anna, was born in Ontario, Canada, December 16, 1867. She is a past president of the Madison Woman's Club, and member of the local chapter of the Eastern Star.
Mr. Moyer attended Madison Public and High School and was graduated from the latter in 1911. He was afterward a student at the University of Nebraska where he is a member of Kappa Sigma. He was admitted to the bar on June 13, 1913, and at the present time is the senior member of the firm of Moyer & Moyer. A Republican, he has served as Chairman of the Republican county central committee five years, and a member of the state executive committee two years.
On Jonuary (sic) 22, 1918, he was married to Genevieve Weesner at Fremont. Mrs. Moyer was born at Hastings, March 26, 1894. They have three children, Margaret,
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born November 8, 1920; Jane Ellen, born July 12, 1923; and Mary, born May 23, 1927.
During the World War Mr. Moyer served from January 26, 1918, until May 28, 1919. He held the rank of sargeant in the 311th Supply Company of the quartermaster corps, and was over seas from June, 1918, until May, 1919. He is a member of the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
From 1926 until 1931, Mr. Moyer served as a member of the board of education of Madison. He is a Mason, a member of the Red Cross, the Nebraskana Society, and the Methodist Episcopal Church. His professional organizations include the Nebraska State Bar Association and the Bar Association of the Ninth Judicial District of Nebraska. Residence: Madison.
George H. Moyer
George H. Moyer, lawyer, was born at Madison, Nebraska, October 14, 1895, son of Morris J. and Anna L. (Spence) Moyer. His father was a lawyer and county judge of Madison County.
Upon his graduation from Madison High School, Mr. Moyer entered the University of Nebraska, from which he received his Bachelor of Laws degree. He is a member of Kappa Sigma and Phi Delta Phi. Since January 1925, he has been engaged in the practice of law at Madison. A Republican, he was a member of the state legislature 1927 and 1929, and the special session of 1930.
On January 3, 1930, he was married to Eunice F. Geiger at Dakota City. She was born at Oberlin, Kansas.
During the World War, Mr. Moyer held the rank of first sergeant of infantry. He is a member of the American Legion, the Madison Community Club, the Nebraska State and Ninth Judicial Bar Association, and the Nebraskana Society. Residence: Madison.
Willis Edwin Mudge
Willis Edwin Mudge, pioneer Nebraska farmer, was born on the Atlantic Ocean, April 23, 1855, while his parents were on the way to America from England. His father, a native of Chatham, England, came to Nebraska as a pioneer in May, 1861, bringing his family with him. He died at Beatrice, August 16, 1916. His wife died at Beatrice on March 10, 1906. She was of English parentage.
Mr. Mudge educated in the early pioneer schools of the state, and from his youth has been a farmer. He was married on July 4, 1881, to Elizabeth Barbary Mathias at Fairbury. Mrs. Mudge, who was born at Germantown, Illinois, March 9, 1856, died at Diller on July 29, 1925. She was of German and English -descent.
To this union four children were born, Ray, on December 1, 1882; Muriel J., on November 7, 1884; Ethel on February 6, 1892, and Cordelia on July 2, 1889, who died on July 23, 1889. All of the children are farmers. Residence: Diller.
Harms Bernhardt Mueller
Hanns B. Mueller, one of Nebraska's foremost physicians and child specialists, was born at Goettingen, Germany, November 21, 1893. His father, Adolf Mueller, who was a dentist and physician, was born in Bovenden, Germany, January 18, 1862, and died there, February 23, 1915; since the 16th century his ancestors have been blacksmiths, farmers, and medical men. Francisca (Hans) Mueller, his mother, was born in Fuerstenfeld, Germany, February 25, 1868; her ancestors were merchants and farmers.
Dr. Mueller attended the public school at Goettingen, for three years, and Gymnasium for nine years. He was awarded the M. D. degree at Georgia, Augusta University 1919, and was a student at the university of Goettinger, where he received honors. He was active in tennis during his high school days, winning championship honors at Goettingen, in 1911 and 1912.
He was connected with the children's clinic in Laudeshut, Germany, 1920-21; was first assistant and teacher in the baby clinic at Cecilienheim, 1921-23; was first assistant and teacher at the University Children's Clinic at Goettigen, 1923; and from 1923-25, was professor of medicine at Ann Arbor, Michigan. He is now a specialist in children's diseases at Lincoln. He is the author of many medical pamphlets and magazine articles.
His marriage to Henny-Rita Cramer was solemnized at Lincoln, March 31, 1926. Mrs. Mueller was born at Hanover, March 31, 1903. They have a daughter, Anna Lee, born December 23, 1928.
Dr. Mueller served as volunteer and first lieutenant of the Medical Corps in the German Army from 1914-19, and received German war decorations for distinguished service. He is a member of: Lincoln Chamber of Commerce; Cosmopolitan Club; the Nebraska Pediatic Society; the Lancaster County Medical Society; the Nebraska State Medical Society; and the American Medical Association. He is a member of the Young Men's Christian Association and the Nebraskana Society. Politically, he is an Independent.
His sports include swimming; horseback riding; volley ball; and tennis. His hobbies are photography, gardening, hunting, and traveling. Residence: Lincoln.
William Henry Mueller
William H. Mueller, a resident of Nebraska for the past 51 years, was born at Mankota, Minnesota, March 11, 1873. Frank Mueller, his father, who was a carpenter and farmer, was born in Saxony, Germany, August 23, 1838, and died at Clearwater, Nebraska, September 8, 1908. His mother, Friederike (Nolze) Mueller, was born in Saxony, January 20, 1839, and died at Clearwater, January 11, 1924.
Mr. Mueller was a farmer for a time, was employed in a packing house at Omaha, Nebraska, and for many years has been a successful merchant at Hampton, Nebraska. From 1904 to 1910 he served as treasurer of the School Board, and at this time he is chairman of the Hampton Community Club. He is a trustee in St. Peter's Lutheran Church.
He was united in marriage with Dora W. Fenster at Hampton, May 30, 1900. Mrs. Mueller was born at Bradshaw, Nebraska, September 21, 1879. Their two children are Frank, born February 4, 1912; and Wilma, February 9, 1927. Frank is a student at the University of Nebraska. Residence: Hampton.
William Max August Mueller
A native of the Province of Pomerania, Germany, William M. Mueller has been a resident of Nebraska for the past forty-five years. His father, Joachim Christopher Mueller was born at Wilhelmshaven, Germany, November 8, 1815. He married Louise Mueller, born in Germany, November 1, 1825, and came to America with her October 14, 1876, bringing their young son. Joachim Mueller was an alderman in Germany, and was a roofer by trade. He died at Martinsburg, Iowa, November 21, 1900, as did his wife.
William Mueller who was born January 21, 1862, received his education in the German public schools. He was married to Caroline Schaller of Hazelgreen, Wisconsin, at Tripoli, Iowa, January 14, 1885. Their children are as follows: Clarence J., born March 7, 1886; Frederick William, September 10, 1887; Cora Louise, July 11, 1891; Frederika Marguerite, June 16, 1895; Clara Julia, March 18, 1898; William R., January 17, 1900; Stanley A. J., October 6, 1901. The children are either in business or the teaching profession.
Mr. Mueller is a Republican, and for 16 years served as village trustee at Springfield. During his residence in the state he has been manager of the grain and coal
