Müller, Franziska

Female 1864 - 1926  (61 years)


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  • Name Müller, Franziska 
    Born 10 Apr 1864  Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    • There is some suggestion that she might have been born in 1867. When applying for her marriage license in St. Louis on 21 February 1888, Miss Franziska Müller declared her age to be 21 years (i.e., born about 1866-1867). In the 1900 federal census, her date of birth is recorded as April 1867, her age as 33 years. In the 1920 federal census, her age is recorded as 52 years (i.e., born about 1867-1868). Curiously, in the intervening 20 years the enumerator discovered that she had lost her ability to speak English.
    Gender Female 
    Immigration 1883  St. Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • Franziska emigrated to the USA in either 1883 or 1884 (the 1900 federal census records the first date; the 1920 census shows the second date).
    Census 1900  St. Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • In the census enumeration, Franciska [sic] is identified as a 33 year old wife, born April 1867 in Germany who immigrated to the USA in 1883. She has been married for 13 years and is the mother of four children, all of whom are still living. The household at 2836 Broadway also included her husband, four daughters ages 3-12 years, and her husband's nine month old niece.
    Died 1926  St. Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7, 8
    • Otto Gerber's obituary gives his wife's maiden name as Mueller. An obituary in a St. Louis paper for a Franziska Gerber identifies her as the mother of Mrs. Emma Keny and Mrs. Frieda H. Brooks (the same names as in Otto's death notice) but does not mention Rose or Pauline. It further identifies her as a sister, grandmother, great-grandmother, and aunt. Her obituary indicates that she may have originally come from Columbus, Ohio.

      Franziska or Francesca (Mueller) Gerber was Otto Gerber's first cousin and also his wife. She was the daughter of Franz Anton Mueller, brother to Franceska or Francesca (Mueller) Gerber, the wife of George Jacob Gerber and Otto's mother. The fact that the two women shared the same maiden and married names, and that there is some variety to the way their given names have been spelled, has led to some confusion of identities.

      The two Mueller women were born in Germany. The suggestion in her obituary that Francesca Gerber, Otto's wife, came from Columbus, Ohio arises perhaps from the fact that some time in the 1920s the Otto Gerber family did indeed move to Columbus. Obviously the Gerbers did not stay there very long. It has been suggested that the Muellers may have had family who lived in Columbus and this is why the Gerbers moved to Ohio.
    Buried St. Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    • The funeral was at Schumacher Funeral Home (3013 Meramec St.) on Monday, March 2 at 10:00 a.m. Burial was at New St. Marcus Cemetery, the same as her husband, Otto.
    Person ID I537  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 22 Jan 2008 

    Father Müller, Franz Anton,   b. 9 Dec 1823, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F1235  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 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) 
    Marriage License 21 Feb 1888  St. Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10
    Married 22 Feb 1888  St. Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 12, 13, 14
    Children 
     1. Gerber, Rose,   b. May 1888,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +2. Gerber, Emma,   b. Nov 1890, St. Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +3. Gerber, Frieda,   b. Feb 1893,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Gerber, Pauline F.,   b. Feb 1897, St. Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1926  (Age ~ 28 years)
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F186  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1883 - St. Louis, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage License - 21 Feb 1888 - St. Louis, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
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    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1900 - St. Louis, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1926 - St. Louis, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - St. Louis, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S97] Elizabeth Marie Gerber, Genealogical research.
      Francesca Mueller; born 10 April 1864; with a possible alternative date of (1867?). This Francesca Mueller is the daughter of Franz Anton Mueller, who is the brother of the Francesca Mueller who was the wife of George Jacob Gerber. Otto married his first cousin.

    2. [S25] Marriage license.
      Application No. 26535 at St. Louis, Missouri on 21 February 1888. For Otto H. Gerber of 2824 S. Broadway, age 24 and Franziska Müller of 2824 S. Broadway, age 21. Photocopy provided to J. Mark Fiegenbaum by Elizabeth M. Gerber.

    3. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1900. NARA microfilm T623, roll 892, page 90A. Access through HeritageQuest July 2004.
      Household of Otto Gerber, 1900 U. S. Census, population schedule, City of St. Louis, Ward 9, Supervisor's District 11, Enumeration District 131, census sheet 7A, 2836 Broadway, dwelling 77, family 134, lines 14-20.
           Line 15: Franciska Gerber; wife; female; born April 1867; age 3[3?]; married, for 13 years; mother of 4 children, 4 still living; born in Germany; immigrated 1883; in USA 17 years; can read and write; speaks English.

    4. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1900. NARA microfilm T623, roll 892, page 90A. Access through HeritageQuest July 2004.
      Household of Otto Gerber, 1900 U. S. Census, population schedule, City of St. Louis, Ward 9, Supervisor's District 11, Enumeration District 131, census sheet 7A, 2836 Broadway, dwelling 77, family 134, lines 14-20.
           Franciska Gerber (wife; female; born April 1867; age 3[3?]; married, for 13 years; mother of 4 children, 4 still living; born in Germany; both parents born in Germany; immigrated 1883; in USA 17 years; can read and write; speaks English).

    5. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1900. NARA microfilm T623, roll 892, page 90A. Access through HeritageQuest July 2004.
      Household of Otto Gerber, 1900 U. S. Census, population schedule, City of St. Louis, Ward 9, Supervisor's District 11, Enumeration District 131, census sheet 7A, 2836 Broadway, dwelling 77, family 134, lines 14-20.
           Otto Gerber (head of household; male; born February 1866; age 34; married, for 13 years; born in Missouri; enginneer [sic]); Franciska Gerber (wife; female; born April 1867; age 3[3?]; married, for 13 years; mother of 4 children, 4 still living; born in Germany; immigrated 1883; in USA 17 years); Osa Gerber (daughter; female; born May 1888; age 12; single; born in Missouri); Emma Gerber (daughter; female; born November 1890; age 9; single; born in Missouri); Freda Gerber (daughter; female; born February 1893; age 7; single; born in Missouri); Pauline Gerber (daughter; female; born February 1987; age 3; single; born in Missouri); Bertha Ke[i?]pler (niece; female; born Aug 1899; 9 months old; single; born in Missouri).

    6. [S22] Obituary.
      Franziska Gerber. Photocopy from undated and unidentified [St. Louis?] newspaper.

    7. [S97] Elizabeth Marie Gerber, Genealogical research, Died 1926.

    8. [S22] Obituary.
      Otto H. Gerber. A photocopy from an undated and unidentified [St. Louis?] newspaper.

    9. [S25] Marriage license.
      Application No. 26535 for license to marry issued at St. Louis, Missouri on 21 February 1888. For Otto H. Gerber of 2824 S. Broadway, age 24 and Franziska Müller of 2824 S. Broadway, age 21. Photocopy provided to J. Mark Fiegenbaum by Elizabeth M. Gerber.

    10. [S25] Marriage license.
      Marriage licence issued at St. Louis, Missouri on 21 February 1888. For Otto H. Gerber of St. Louis, Missouri and Franziska Mueller of St. Louis, Missouri. Photocopy provided to J. Mark Fiegenbaum by Elizabeth M. Gerber.

    11. [S43] Arline A. (Krumm) Gerber, Genealogical research.
      Otto H. Gerber and Frances Mueller; married 21 February 1888.

    12. [S45] Howard J. Seesler, Genealogical research.
      Otto H. Gerber; married 21 February 1888. Information forwarded to Elizabeth M. Gerber in 1996, who shared it with J. Mark Fiegenbaum in 2002.

    13. [S97] Elizabeth Marie Gerber, Genealogical research.
      Otto H. Gerber and Francesca Mueller [his first cousin]; married 22 February 1888 in St. Louis, Missouri by Justice of the Peace Zimmerman.

    14. [S25] Marriage license.
      Marriage licence issued at St. Louis, Missouri on 21 February 1888. For Otto H. Gerber of St. Louis, Missouri and Franziska Mueller of St. Louis, Missouri. Mr. Zimmermann, Justice of the Peace, united in marriage the above named couple on 22 February 1888. Photocopy provided to J. Mark Fiegenbaum by Elizabeth M. Gerber.