Alfred H. Mihlhouse ¹

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1860 in Millerstown, Lehigh, PA. ¹ The 1860 census recorded Henry Millhouse, 37, living with wife Hannah, 31; Franklin, 12; Cornelius, 10; and James Oliver, 4. Also in the household was Lewis N. Sensenderfer, bricklayer, 29; C. F. Slay, bricklayer, 24; Edward Swift, day laborer, 26; Charles Bedger, weaver, 30; Soph. Schwartz, ostler, 37; Isabella Knauss, servant, 17; Ellen Klotz, servant, 16; and Augustus Shilbach, 35. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania except Soph. in Wurtemberg, Germany, and Augustus in Saxony, Germany.

2. Census in 1870 in Pottstown, Montgomery, PA. ² The 1870 census recorded Henry Mihlhouse, keeping hotel, 46, living with wife Hannah, 44; Franklin A., laborer, 22; Cornelius H., house painter, 19; Alfred H., 17; Oliver J., 14; Forrest C., 10; Oscar W., 5; and Anna, 4. Also in the home was Hannah Manger, domestic servant, 18; Francis Breitenbach, carter, 19; and John Janney, laborer, 20. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. 20. Henry's real estate was valued at $12,500 and personal estate $2,500.

3. Newspaper: Reading Times: Alfred Mehlhouse telegraph operator Reading Railroad, 7 Aug 1873, Reading, Berks, PA. "Pottstown, August 6, 1873. Mr. Joseph B. Mintzer, of this borough, late telegraph operator, has been promoted to the position of night dispatcher of the Reading Railroad at this place, he being succeeded as operator by Mr. Alfred Mehlhouse, both of which are good selection."