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Müller, Franziska

Female 1831 - 1924  (93 years)


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  • Name Müller, Franziska 
    Born 25 Jul 1831  Grand Duchy of Baden Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    • This woman's given name appears in various forms: Franceska; Franciska; Francesca; Franziska. I have chosen to use the spelling she herself used when signing papers connected with her husband's probate court case, 1881-1883.
    Gender Female 
    Immigration 1858/9  St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Census 1860  St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • In the 1860 U.S. census, "Frances" was enumerated as 27 years old (born in Baden), which would indicate a year of birth of about 1832-1833.
    Census 1870  St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    • She was identified as a 39 year old housewife.
    Census 1880  St. Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    • She was identified as a 50 year old housewife, born in Germany.
    Died 31 Aug 1924  St. Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10, 11] 
    • Franceska died from chronic myocarditis complicated by arterial sclerosis. Her death notice in the local paper read:

           "GERBER - Entered into rest Sunday, Aug. 31, 1924, Franceska Gerber of 3919A Garfield avenue, beloved mother of George L., Otto H., Fred William Gerber, the late Philip A. and Rudolph M. Gerber, our dear grandmother and great-grandmother, aged 93 years, 1 month and 6 days.
           "Funeral Wednesday, Sept. 3, at 2:30 p.m. from Shepard parlors, 4121 North Grand boulevard, to Valhalla Crematory."
    Cremation 3 Sep 1924  [12, 13] 
    • The funeral was held on Wednesday, September 3, 1924 at Shepard Parlors (4121 North Grand Boulevard) and then to Valhalla Crematory.
    Person ID I520  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 13 Mar 2011 

    Father Müller, Michael,   b. Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Mückahorn, Elizabeth,   b. Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married Y  [14, 15] 
    Family ID F1233  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Gerber, George Jacob,   b. 1 Jun 1830, Grand Duchy of Baden Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 May 1881, St. Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years) 
    Married 1858  Grand Duchy of Baden Find all individuals with events at this location  [16, 17, 18, 19] 
    Children 
    +1. Gerber, George Louis,   b. 20 Oct 1859, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Dec 1924, St. Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
    +2. Gerber, Otto H.,   b. 22 Feb 1862, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Feb 1926, St. Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
     3. Gerber, Philip Adolph,   b. Abt 1867, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1924, St. Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 56 years)
     4. Gerber, Gustaf Heinrich,   b. 9 Jul 1869, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 May 1870, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     5. Gerber, Frederick Wilhelm,   b. 26 Sep 1871, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Mar 1928, St. Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years)
    +6. Gerber, Rudolph Mathias,   b. 17 Sep 1875, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Nov 1915, St. Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 40 years)
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F180  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1858/9 - St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1860 - St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1870 - St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880 - St. Louis, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 31 Aug 1924 - St. Louis, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S98] Rudolph Vogt Gerber, Genealogical research.
      From an autobiographical sketch written on Christmas 1978, Rudolph recalls George Jacob Gerber's wife's name as Francesca Mueller.

    2. [S45] Howard J. Seesler, Genealogical research.
      "About 1858, apparently as [George Jacob Gerber] was about to set out for the United States, he was married to Franceska Mueller, 27 year old daughter of Michael and Margaret (Muckaborn) Mueller, also of Baden. Franceska was born on July 25, 1831. Some of her Mueller relatives apparently immigrated at the same time as the newlyweds, and also settled in St. Louis." From page 39 of a genealogical report prepared (by Robert E. Parkin?) for Howard J. Seesler.

    3. [S22] Obituary, For Franceska Gerber. From an undated and unidentified [St. Louis?] newspaper clipping in the possession of the Gerber family of St. Louis, Missouri.
      "GERBER - Entered into rest Sunday, Aug. 31, 1924, Franceska Gerber...aged 93 years, 1 month and 6 days." By calculation from these data, her birth would have been about 25 July 1831. The complete text of the obituary may be found in the notes for Franceska's death.

    4. [S155] Missouri State Archives. Online Resources and Datatbases, Missouri Death Certificates Database. (http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates/). July 2006.
      Missouri State Board of Health certificate #25163. For Franceska Gerber. Born 25 July 1831in Germany. Father: Michael Mueller, born in Germany. Mother's maiden name: Margaret Muc[k?]ahorn [or Muc(k?)aborn], born in Germany. For more details from the death certificate, see the notes for Franceska's death.

    5. [S45] Howard J. Seesler, Genealogical research.
      On page 39 of a genealogical report prepared (by Robert E. Parkin?) for Howard J. Seesler, it is stated that George Jacob Gerber and Franceska Mueller were married in 1858 shortly before their emigration from Baden, and that their first child, George Louis Gerber was born on 20 October 1859 shortly after their arrival in St. Louis. Pinpointing the exact date is further complicated by the fact the in the 1860 U.S. Census, George L. Gerber is identified as having been born in Baden, while in subsequent federal cenuses, his place of birth is given as St. Louis.

    6. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), NARA microfilm M653, roll 649, page 27. Access through HeritageQuest July 2004.
      George Gerber household, 1860 U.S. census, St. Louis County, Missouri, population schedule, City of St. Louis, ward 4, page 27, enumerated 9 June 1860, dwelling 114, family 206, lines 7-9. The household consisted of: George Gerber (age 30; male; carpenter; born in Baden); Frances Gerber (27; female; born in Baden); Louis Gerber (age 8 months; male; born in Baden).

    7. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), NARA microfilm M593, roll 810, page 34. Access through HeritageQuest July 2004.
      Jacob Gerber household, 1870 U.S. census, St. Louis County, Missouri, population schedule, City of St. Louis, ward 1, sub-division 3, page 68, enumerated on 17 June 1870, dwelling 481, family 586, lines 16-23. The household consisted of: Jacob Gerber (age 40; male; carpenter; born in Baden); Franciska Gerber (age 39; female; keeping house; born in Baden); George Gerber (age 10; male; at school; born in Missouri); Otto Gerber (age 6; male; born in Missouri); Adolph Gerber (age 3; male; born in Missouri); Gustave E. Gerber (age 11/12; male; born in July in Missouri); Victoria Mueller (age 13; female; born in Missouri); Ferdinand Mueller (age 12; male; born in Missouri).

    8. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), NARA microfilm T9, roll 729, page 573c. Access through HeritageQuest July 2004.
      Georg [sic] J. Gerber household, 1880 U.S. census, St. Louis County, Missouri, population schedule, City of St. Louis, Supervisor's District No. 1, Enumeration District No. 159, page 15, enumerated on 12 November 1880, 2822 Carondelt [sic] Avenue, dwelling 88, family 161, lines 23-29. The household consisted of: Georg J. Gerber (male; age 51; married; retail grocer; born in Germany; Francica Gerber (female, age 50; wife; married; keeping house; born in Germany; Louis Gerber (male; age 20; son; single; millwright; born in Missouri; Otto Gerber (male; age 16; son; single; blacksmith; born in Missouri; Adolph Gerber (male; age 14; son; single; at school; born in Missouri; Frederich Gerber (male; age 9; son; single; at school; born in Missouri; Rudolf Mats. Gerber (male; age 5; single; born in Missouri).

    9. [S22] Obituary, For Franceska Gerber. From an undated and unidentified [St. Louis?] newspaper clipping in the possession of the Gerber family of St. Louis, Missouri.
      "GERBER - Entered into rest Sunday, Aug. 31, 1924, Franceska Gerber of 3919A Garfield avenue, beloved mother of George L., Otto H., Fred William Gerber, the late Philip A. and Rudolph M. Gerber, our dear grandmother and great-grandmother, aged 93 years, 1 month and 6 days.
           "Funeral Wednesday, Sept. 3, at 2:30 p.m. from Shepard parlors, 4121 North Grand boulevard, to Valhalla Crematory."

    10. [S45] Howard J. Seesler, Genealogical research.
      Missouri VR St. Louis Deaths 1924: #25163. See also the obituary in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 1 SEPT 1924.

    11. [S155] Missouri State Archives. Online Resources and Datatbases, Missouri Death Certificates Database. (http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates/). July 2006.
      Missouri State Board of Health certificate #25163. For Franceska Gerber. Born 25 July 1831in Germany. Father: Michael Mueller, born in Germany. Mother's maiden name: Margaret Muc[k?]ahorn [or Muc(k?)aborn], born in Germany. Died 31 August 1924, at 12:55 pm, at 3919a Garfield Ave, Ward 8, St. Louis, Missouri at the age of 93 years, 1 month, 6 days. At the time of death, she was the widow of George Jacob Gerber; and a housewife. Principal cause of death was "chronic myocarditis." Contributory cause was "arteris [sic] sclerosis." Cremation was to be 3 September 1924 at Valhalla Crematory. Undertaker: [?], of 5921 Easton Ave. Personal information provided by William Gerber, of 3919a Garfield Ave. Medical data provided by Albert Heabermaas, M.D., of 4000 St. Louis [Rd?], who signed the certificate on 2 September 1924. Filed with the registrar on 2 September 1924.

    12. [S22] Obituary, For Franceska Gerber. From an undated and unidentified [St. Louis?] newspaper clipping in the possession of the Gerber family of St. Louis, Missouri.
      "Funeral Wednesday, Sept. 3, at 2:30 p.m. from Shepard parlors, 4121 North Grand boulevard, to Valhalla Crematory."
      The complete text may be found in the notes for Franceska's death.

    13. [S155] Missouri State Archives. Online Resources and Datatbases, Missouri Death Certificates Database. (http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates/). July 2006.
      Missouri State Board of Health certificate #25163. For Franceska Gerber. Died 31 August 1924, at 12:55 pm, at 3919a Garfield Ave, Ward 8, St. Louis, Missouri at the age of 93 years, 1 month, 6 days. Cremation was to be 3 September 1924 at Valhalla Crematory. Undertaker: [?], of 5921 Easton Ave. For more details from the death certificate, see the notes for Franceska's death.

    14. [S45] Howard J. Seesler, Genealogical research.
      Michael Mueller and Elizabeth Mueckenhirn (spelling?); parents of Francesca Mueller. No marriage data provided; the fact of a marriage is implied. Information forwarded to Elizabeth M. Gerber in 1996, who shared it with J. Mark Fiegenbaum in 2002.

    15. [S155] Missouri State Archives. Online Resources and Datatbases, Missouri Death Certificates Database. (http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates/). July 2006.
      Missouri State Board of Health certificate #25163. For Franceska Gerber. Born 25 July 1831in Germany. Father: Michael Mueller, born in Germany. Mother's maiden name: Margaret Muc[k?]ahorn [or Muc(k?)aborn], born in Germany. For more details from the death certificate, see the notes for Franceska's death.

    16. [S45] Howard J. Seesler, Genealogical research.
      "About 1858, apparently as he was about to set out for the United States, he was married to Franceska Mueller, 27 year old daughter of Michael and Margaret (Muckaborn) Mueller, also of Baden. Franceska was born on July 25, 1831. Some of her Mueller relatives apparently immigrated at the same time as the newlyweds, and also settled in St. Louis....In all, Franceska and George - often familiarly called "Jake" - had six sons. Those, in addition to George L. Gerber [born October 20, 1859], were Otto H. Gerber, born in 1864; Philip Adolph Gerber, born in 1867; Gustav B. Gerber, born in July, 1869 (St. Louis Census 1870:Ward 3:34 [#386]:16-23); Frederick William Gerber, born in 1871, and Rudolph M. Gerber, who was born in 1875 (St. Louis Census 1880:ED 159:15 [#161]:23-29 [2nd])." From page 39 of a genealogical report prepared (by Robert E. Parkin?) for Howard J. Seesler.

    17. [S98] Rudolph Vogt Gerber, Genealogical research.
      In an autobiographical sketch written on Christmas 1978, Rudolph recalls that his grandfather, George Jacob Gerber, married Fancesca Mueller in 1838. This date appears to be a typographical error. Francesca (or Franceska) died in 1924 at the age of 93 (an age at death which Rudolph also mentions in his memoir). These dates would give her a birth year of 1831. It seems unlikely that she would have married in 1838 at the age of 7.

    18. [S155] Missouri State Archives. Online Resources and Datatbases, Missouri Death Certificates Database. (http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates/). July 2006.
      Missouri State Board of Health certificate #25163. For Franceska Gerber. At the time of death, she was the widow of George Jacob Gerber; and a housewife. For more details from the death certificate, see the notes for Franceska's death.

    19. [S155] Missouri State Archives. Online Resources and Datatbases, Missouri Death Certificates Database. (http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates/). July 2006.
      Missouri State Board of Health certificate #36520. For George L. Gerber. Born 20 October 1859 in St. Louis. Father: Geo J. Gerber, born in Germany. Mother's maiden name: Franciska Mueller, born in Germany. For more details from the death certificate, see the notes for George's death.


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