Johannes Joseph Muer gnt Leyendecker (son of Joseph Muer gnt Leyendecker and Elisabeth Bodde), baptized 24 October 1780(1) at Allendorf, Kreis Arnsberg, Westphalia, Germany;  married 01 November 1808(1) at Allendorf to Anna Lucia Grewe (daughter of Clemens Grewe gnt Bröschen and Elisabeth Neuhaus) who was baptized 25 September 1779(1) at Allendorf. He was a farmer.

Children, born at Allendorf:

Anna Maria Muer, baptized 07 May 1809(1).

Johannes Joseph Muer, baptized 10 December 1810(1);  apparently died young.

Johannes Muer, baptized 12 November 1812(1).

+    Johannes Joseph Muer, baptized 13 July 1814(1).

Franz Anton Muer, baptized 15 April 1816(1) ;  married 24 November 1853(1) at Allendorf to Maria Elisabeth Specht. Children, born at Allendorf:  Maria Elisabeth Muer, baptized 07 October 1854(1);  Maria Louisa Muer, baptized 15 August 1856(1);  Johanna Christina Muer, baptized 02 January 1858(1);  Anton Theodor Muer, baptized 28 June 1860(1);  Wilhelm Theodor Muer, baptized 18 November 1861(1);  Joseph Carl Muer, baptized 20 December 1863(1).

Anton Lambert Muer, born 14 September and baptized 16 September 1822(1);  married 02 June 1853 at Allendorf(1) to Anna Catharina Hammecke (daughter of Joseph Hammecke gnt Assmann and Maria Funke) who was born 28 December 1822 at Meinkenbracht, Kreis Arnsberg, Westphalia. Children, born at Allendorf:  Maria Christina Muer, baptized 26 February 1854(1);  Anton Joseph Muer, baptized 08 October 1855(1);  Maria Gertrud Muer, baptized 04 May 1857(1);  Heinrich Muer, born 19 January and baptized 21 January 1859(1), he served as the School Director at Allendorf;  Maria Anna Muer, baptized 26 June 1862(1);  Joseph Muer, baptized 11 June 1865(1);  Anna Maria Muer, baptized 07 January 1868(1).

Johannes Joseph Muer, baptized 13 July 1814(1) at Allendorf, Kreis Arnsberg, Westphalia, Germany;  apparently died before 1863 at Allendorf;  married 01 May 1842(1) at Allendorf to Maria Theresia Christina Funke (daughter of Franz Funke and Maria Theresia Fomme) who was born 07 July 1818 at Niedersalwey (Eslohe), Kreis Meschede, Westphalia, Germany and died March 1900 at Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA.

Theresia and most of their children came to the U.S. on the ship Tuisko which sailed from Bremen, Germany and arrived at New York City on 28 September 1863.

1870 Census: Theresia Muir, page 089, visit 1190/1373, Detroit (7th Ward), Wayne, Michigan.

1880 Census: Thresa Muer (“single”, with son Anthony), page 411, visit 301/375, Detroit (E.D. 287), Wayne, Michigan.

Children, born at Allendorf:

Maria Theresia Muer, baptized 12 February 1844(1);  died April 1873 at Detroit from complications of childbirth;  married to Eberhard Huber (son of Conrad Huber) who was born about 1837 in Württemberg, Germany and died February 1901 at Detroit. He was a carpenter. 1870 Census: Eberhard Hubar, page 475, visit 977/1088, Detroit (6th Ward), Wayne, Michigan. 1880 Census: Edward Huber (widower), page 343, visit 448/743, Detroit (E.D. 305), Wayne, Michigan. Known children:  Theresa Huber, born about 1867;  Maria Huber, born about 1869;  Anna Huber, born about 1871;  (Child), born March 1873, [not with father in 1880].

Anton Joseph Muer, baptized 05 December 1845(1);  died 03 January 1887 at Detroit;  married 1772-73 to Margaret J. Fiscelbeck who was born about October 1853 in Michigan and died November 1938 at Detroit. He owned a saloon; later he owned a grocery store. She later owned a dry goods store. 1880 Census: Joseph Muer, page 037, visit 328/420, Detroit (E.D. 272), Wayne, Michigan. 1900 Census: Margaret Muer (widow), page 016, visit 275/354, Detroit (E.D. 124), Wayne, Michigan. 1910 Census: Margaret J. Muer (widow), page 069, visit 111/141, Detroit (E.D. 162), Wayne, Michigan. 1920 Census: Margaret Muer (widow), page 093, visit 289/385, Detroit (E.D. 331), Wayne, Michigan. 1930 Census: Margarete Muer (widow), page 089, visit 391/059, Grosse Point Park village, Wayne, Michigan. Children, born at Detroit:

Anna Muer, born about June 1874;  died 05 December 1876.

Clara Muer, born about 1876.

Charlotte Muer, born about January 1878;  married 1899-1900 to Nicholas Michenfelder who was born about February 1868 in Germany and apparently died before the 1930 census. He was a clerk; later he was a traveling salesman. 1900 Census: Nick Michenfelder, page 164, visit 249/316, Detroit (E.D. 095), Wayne, Michigan. 1910 Census: Nicolas Michenfelder, page 069, visit 109/139, Detroit (E.D. 162), Wayne, Michigan. 1920 Census: Nick Michenfelder, page 093, visit 290/386, Detroit (E.D. 331), Wayne, Michigan. 1930 Census: Lottie Michenfelder (widow, with mother). No children with her in any of the censuses.

Edith Ida Muer, born 20 May 1880(6);  died May 1969 at Grosse Pointe, Wayne, Michigan(6);  unmarried. 1910 Census: Ida Muer (single, with mother). 1920 Census: Edith Muer (single, with mother). 1930 Census: Edith Muer (single, with mother).

Anna Amelia Muer, born about 1882;  died January 1885.

Joseph Peter Muer, born 22 June 1885(6)(8);  died August 1968 at Detroit(6);  married 1910-11 to Elizabeth Barba who was born 26 August 1887 at Detroit. He was a surveyor for the city of Detroit(8). 1920 Census: Joseph P. Muer, page 041, visit 290/375, Detroit (E.D. 656), Wayne, Michigan. 1930 Census: Joseph P. Muer, page 121, visit 055/087, Detroit (E.D. 782), Wayne, Michigan. Children:  Margaret Mary Muer, born 30 July 1911(6), died 05 May 2004 at Gainesville, Cooke, Texas(6), married 17 November 1937 at Detroit to William John Bezner who was born 16 June 1909(6) and died 04 July 1979 at Lindsay, Cooke, Texas(6), they had seven children;  Lillian E. Muer, born 11 November 1913(6), died 17 March 1999 at Detroit(6), married [?James] Powrie.

Franz Muer, baptized 18 March 1848(1). [NOTE: Not on the New York City passenger list with his mother.]

Anthony Muer, born 15 October and baptized 17 October 1850(1);  died 20 April 1901 at Detroit;  married 17 November 1874 at Detroit to Mary Therese Lingemann (daughter of Anthony Lingemann and Dorothea Deimel, from Holthausen (Schmallenberg), Kreis Meschede, Westphalia, Germany) who was born 08 September 1853 at Detroit and died 11 November 1935 at Detroit. He was a cigar manufacturer. 1880 Census: Anthony Muer, page 411, visit 301/375, Detroit (E.D. 287), Wayne, Michigan. 1900 Census: Anthony Muer, page 117, visit 096/124, Detroit (E.D. 072), Wayne, Michigan. 1910 Census: Mary Muer (widow), page 019, visit 070/081, Detroit (E.D. 098), Wayne, Michigan. 1920 Census: Mary Muer (widow), page 109, visit 082/098, Detroit (E.D. 225), Wayne, Michigan. 1930 Census: Mary Muer (widow, with son-in-law Oscar H. Arndt). Children, born at Detroit:

Dora Muer, born May 1875;  died 16 July 1876.

Anthony Wendelin Muer, born 01 September 1876;  died 02 June 1907 at Detroit;  married after the 1900 census to Mary A. McElroy (or ?Heenan) who was born about 1878 in Michigan. He was a bank clerk. 1910 Census: Mary H. Muer (widow), page 258, visit 067/083, Detroit (E.D. 132), Wayne, Michigan [also Frederick C. Heenen, “brother”]. 1930 Census: Mary A. Muer (widow), page 069, visit 027/047, Detroit (E.D. 805), Wayne, Michigan. [They had one other child born and died before the 1910 census.] Known children:  Anthony W. Muer, born 14 September 1901(6), died January 1968 at Detroit(6), married 1920-21 to Mary Ann Karle who was born 27 February 1901(6) at Detroit and died 30 July 1977 at Harper Woods, Wayne, Michigan(6), he was a bank manager, 1930 Census: Anthony Muer, page 231, visit 353/018, Detroit (E.D. 833), Wayne, Michigan, known child: Anthony William Muer was born 07 December 1921(6) and died 12 September 2004 at Roseville, Macomb, Michigan(6) and married Louise Mary ______;  Evelyn E. Muer, born about 1903, 1930 Census: (single, with mother).

Maria Fidelia Muer, born January 1878;  married 1900-01 to (Doctor) John Theodore Chriselius who was born 16 September 1876(8) in Michigan. He was a dentist. 1920 Census: John T. Chriselius, page 251, visit 100/132, Detroit (E.D. 538), Wayne, Michigan. 1930 Census: John Chriselius, page 063, visit 079/028, Detroit (E.D. 567), Wayne, Michigan. No children with them in 1920 or 1930.

Peter Edwin Muer, born 18 June 1879;  died 20 January 1885.

Maria Thecla Muer, born 31 December 1880(7);  died 30 September 1956 in Riverside County, California(7);  married 1904-05 to (Doctor) Oscar Henry Arndt (son of Henry and Elisa Arndt) who was born 01 July 1877(8) at Detroit. He was a physician. 1910 Census: Dr Oscar Arndt, page 019, visit 070/082, Detroit (E.D. 098), Wayne, Michigan. 1920 Census: Oscar H. Arndt, page 201, visit 242/357, Detroit (E.D. 462), Wayne, Michigan. 1930 Census: Oscar H. Arndt, page 133, visit 034/037, Grosse Point Park village, Wayne, Michigan. [They had one other child born and died before the 1910 census.] Known children:  Dorothy Thecla Arndt, born 09 February 1907(6), died 07 December 1983 in Riverside County(6), married Erhardt Mauer(6);  Geraldine G. Arndt, born about 1910-11, married Verne Ansell;  Elaine M. Arndt, born about 1913.

Alfred Julius Muer, born October 1882;  died 05 August 1883.

Joseph Frank Muer, born 20 March 1884(8);  died 02 October 1958;  married 1904-05 to Susan Malburg (daughter of William H. and Elizabeth Malburg) who was born about 1877 in Michigan and died November 1959 at Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne, Michigan. He was a cigar manufacturer(8); later he owned a restaurant. 1910 Census: Joseph Muer (with her parents), page 256, visit 023/031, Detroit (E.D. 132), Wayne, Michigan. Known children:  Joseph William Muer, born 17 March 1909(6)(9), died 12 April 1979 at Boynton Beach, Palm Beach, Florida(6)(9), married after the 1930 census to Mary Magdalen Beauvais who was born 22 July 1911(6) and died 14 June 1996 at Bloomfield Hills, Oakland, Michigan(6);  Rosemary Muer, born about 1911, married Edwin F. Sanders;  William A. Muer, born 10 October 1913(6)(9), died 29 November 1997 at Boynton Beach(6)(9);  Anna May Muer, born about 1917, married Hans Gehrke.

Leo Muer, born and died 05 February 1886.

Maria Muer, born and died 09 March 1887.

Odilo Muer, born 31 May 1888;  died 03 August 1902.

Dorothy Muer, born 10 May 1890;  died 07 July 1936;  married after the 1910 census to Joseph Aloysius Saar who was born 22 January 1886(8) in Michigan and died February 1929. He was a musician(8); later he was a salesman for a cigar company. 1920 Census: Joseph Saar (with her mother). 1930 Census: Dorothy Saar (widow, with brother-in-law Oscar H. Arndt, above). No children with her in 1920 or 1930.

Elmer H. Muer, born 27 December 1893(8);  died January 1959 at Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne, Michigan;  married after the 1930 census to Agnes ______. He was a real estate broker. 1920 Census: H. Elmer Muer (single, lodger with Lenn? Boskowitz?), page 075, visit 001/001, Manhattan (E.D. 704), New York, New York. 1930 Census: Elmer Muer (single, with brother-in-law Oscar H. Arndt, above).

Corinne Mildred Muer, born 06 April 1896;  married first 03 November 1914 to Benjamin Trombly;  married second to Frank Gillen. 1920 Census: Corine Muer (single, also lodger with Lenn? Boskowitz?), page 075, visit 001/001, Manhattan (E.D. 704), New York, New York.

Peter Joseph Muer, born about 09 August 1852 and baptized 25 August 1852(1);  died 12 November 1878 aged 26 years, 03 months, 03 days at Detroit (Michigan State Death Index). He was a cigar maker.

Anna Catharina Muer, baptized 05 July 1854(1). [NOTE: Not on the New York City passenger list with her mother.]

Anna Muer, baptized 26 April 1856(1);  died August 1901 at Detroit;  married 09 November 1876 at Detroit to Peter J. Dederichs (son of Peter Dederichs and Elisabeth Klein) who was born 08 August 1856 at Detroit and died August 1924 at Detroit. He was an architect. Biography from Landmarks of Detroit, a History of the City, Robert B. Ross and George B. Catlin, published by The Evening News Association, Detroit, Michigan, 1898. Biography from The Book of Detroiters, published by A. N. Marquis & Company, Chicago, Illinois, 1914. 1880 Census: Peter Diedrich, page 541, visit 357/413, Detroit (E.D. 312), Wayne, Michigan. 1900 Census: Peter Dederichs, page 111, visit 007/012, Detroit (E.D. 072), Wayne, Michigan. They had nine children, five of whom died young. [He was married second to Mary ______ who was born about 1879 in Michigan. 1910 Census: Peter J. Diederich [and second wife], page 252B, line 75, Detroit (E.D. 215), Wayne, Michigan. He was apparently married third to Agnes ______ who was born about 1872 in Ohio. 1920 Census: Peter Dedrichs [and wife Agnes], page 028, visit 104/227, Detroit (E.D. 449), Wayne, Michigan. No children with him in 1910 or 1920.] Known children, born at Detroit:

Richard Dederichs, born about 1878;  died January 1885.

Lillian Elisabeth Dederichs, born about August 1879;  married 15 June 1904 at Detroit to Ferdinand William Ulrich (son of Ferdinand R. Ulrich and Catherine P. Yeager) who was born 18 January 1879(8) at Detroit. He was Secretary and Treasurer of the Detroit Creamery Company(8). 1910 Census: Ferdniand W Ulrich, page 081, visit 195/208, Detroit (E.D. 223), Wayne, Michigan. 1920 Census: Ferdinand W Ulrich, page 210, visit 091/188, Detroit (E.D. 463), Wayne, Michigan. 1930 Census: Ferdnand W Ulrich, page 221, visit 150/014, Detroit (E.D. 459), Wayne, Michigan. Known children:  Elmer Ferdinand Ulrich, born 11 February 1908(6)(7), died 15 July 1991(6) in Los Angeles County, California(7);  Catherine R. Ulrich, born about 1912;  Ralph L. Ulrich, born 19 February 1914(6), died 29 September 1989 at Marysville, St. Clair, Michigan(6);  Rosemary Ulrich, born about April 1917.

Adelaide Mary Dederichs, born about December 1882;  married 1905-06 to Louis Hubert Olfs (son of John H. and Gertrude Olfs, both born in Germany) who was born 08 June 1879(6)(8) at Detroit and died January 1963(6). He was the Accounting Department Manager, later the Comptroller, later the Secretary, of an engineering works(8). 1910 Census: Louis H. Olfs, page 142, visit 307/350, Detroit (E.D. 226), Wayne, Michigan. 1920 Census: Louis H. Olfs, page 109, visit 035/063, Detroit (E.D. 455), Wayne, Michigan. 1930 Census: Louis Olfs, page 068, visit 176/006, Detroit (E.D. 451), Wayne, Michigan. Known children:  Francis L. Olfs, born about 1906;  Erma Olfs, born about 1910-11.

Peter Dederichs, born and died December 1884.

Leo Aloysius Dederichs, born 17 November 1885(8). He was a bookkeeper; later he was a cashier; later he was an investigator for a department store. 1910 Census: Leo A Dederichs (single, with brother-in-law Ferdinand W. Ulrich, above). 1920 Census: Leo A Dederich (single, with brother-in-law Ferdinand W. Ulrich). 1930 Census: Leo A. Dederich (single, with brother-in-law Ferdinand W. Ulrich).

Irma Rosa Dederichs, born about 1888;  died May 1893.

Loretta G. Dederichs, born about 1891;  died May 1893.

Romania Dederichs, born about April 1894;  married 1915-16 to Louis Felix Meier (son of Louis and Julia Meier) who was born 05 May 1892 at Detroit(8). He was a jeweler. 1910 Census: Romania Dederichs (single, with brother-in-law Louis H. Olfs, above). 1920 Census: Louis Meier, page 096, visit 057/068, Detroit (E.D. 547), Wayne, Michigan. 1930 Census: Louis Meier, page 068, visit 178/008, Detroit (E.D. 451), Wayne, Michigan. Known children:  Louis Meier, born about September 1916;  Robert J. Meier, born about January 1919;  Romania Meier, born about 1921;  Richard L. Meier, born 29 June 1925(6)(7), died 16 September 1991(6) in Riverside County, California(7);  Marilyn Meier, born about February 1927.

Frank August Muer, baptized 08 August 1858(1);  died 14 December 1901 at Detroit;  married first after the 1880 census to Bernadine Lingemann (daughter of Joseph Lingemann and Bernadina Deimel, from Holthausen (Schmallenberg) or Gleidorf (Schmallenberg), Kreis Meschede, Westphalia, Germany) who was born 22 December 1860 at Detroit and died 29 July 1895 at Detroit;  married second 1898-99 to Margaret ______ who was born about September 1861 in Michigan. He was a cigar maker. 1880 Census: Frank Muer (single, with brother-in-law Peter Dederichs, above), page 541, visit 357/413, Detroit (E.D. 312), Wayne, Michigan. 1900 Census: Frank Muer, page 098, visit 074/096, Detroit (E.D. 071), Wayne, Michigan. Known children with first wife, born at Detroit:

Possibly Alfred J. Muer, born 31 August 1883;  died 02 August 1884.

Frank Joseph Muer, born 29 August 1886(8);  married 1907-08 to Florence J. Grobbel who was born about 1885 in New York. He was a city fireman(8). 1920 Census: Frank J. Muer, page 138A, line 17, Detroit (E.D. 661), Wayne, Michigan. 1930 Census: Frank J. Muer, page 105, visit 055/004, Detroit (E.D. 819), Wayne, Michigan. Known children:  Delores Muer, born about 1908;  Francis N. Muer, born 23 September 1913(6), died April 1955(6).

(Child), born and died July 1895.

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