SUDDEN DEATHS
On Friday two deaths occurred in our county, with a suddenness that is appalling.
The little six year old daughter of Mr. Jacob Moeller was taken ill on Friday and
died in a short time, suffering from fits.
Manitowoc Lake Shore Times Tuesday, September 4, 1883 pg. 1
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(1880 Manitowoc ward 1 census:
Jacob Mueller age 40; wife Minna age 30; Johana age 12; William age 6;
Clara age 5; Emma age 4; Lina age 2; Mary age 1)
The daughter in the obituary would be Emma)
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From the marriage records on this site:
MOELLER: Jacob (info from children's birth records)
occ: Carpenter
m: Wilhelmina Ohler
children:
Wm. A. (b. 21 Oct. 1874/co. bir. index v.5 p.268 doc.#4789)
Clara B. (b. 3 Jan. 1875/co. bir. index v.5 p.268 doc.#4790)
Emma I. (b. 2 Sept. 1877/co. bir. index v.5 p.268 doc.#4791)
Maria (b. 26 July 1879/co. bir. index v.5 p.268 doc.#4792/
d. 23 Feb. 1882/cause: Lung fever/co. death index v.3 p.65)
Carl R. (b. 22 Jan. 1881/co. bir. index v.5 p.268 doc.#4793)
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(Note: The cemetery office was contacted and they concurred that this
Emma is probably the same child as in the cemetery entry.)
SUDDEN DEATHS
On Friday two deaths occurred in our county, with a suddenness that is appalling.
The little six year old daughter of Mr. Jacob Moeller was taken ill on Friday and
died in a short time, suffering from fits.
Manitowoc Lake Shore Times Tuesday, September 4, 1883 pg. 1
********
(1880 Manitowoc ward 1 census:
Jacob Mueller age 40; wife Minna age 30; Johana age 12; William age 6;
Clara age 5; Emma age 4; Lina age 2; Mary age 1)
The daughter in the obituary would be Emma)
********
From the marriage records on this site:
MOELLER: Jacob (info from children's birth records)
occ: Carpenter
m: Wilhelmina Ohler
children:
Wm. A. (b. 21 Oct. 1874/co. bir. index v.5 p.268 doc.#4789)
Clara B. (b. 3 Jan. 1875/co. bir. index v.5 p.268 doc.#4790)
Emma I. (b. 2 Sept. 1877/co. bir. index v.5 p.268 doc.#4791)
Maria (b. 26 July 1879/co. bir. index v.5 p.268 doc.#4792/
d. 23 Feb. 1882/cause: Lung fever/co. death index v.3 p.65)
Carl R. (b. 22 Jan. 1881/co. bir. index v.5 p.268 doc.#4793)
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(Note: The cemetery office was contacted and they concurred that this
Emma is probably the same child as in the cemetery entry.)
Gravesite Details
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