Johan Heinrich Muehlhausen
(Abt 1790-)
Anna Kunigunda
(Abt 1784-Bef 1860)
David Muehlhouse
(1824-Abt 1904)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Carolina Frey

David Muehlhouse

  • Born: 28 Jun 1824, North Whitehall Twp., Lehigh, PA 1 2
  • Christened: 9 Oct 1824, North Whitehall Twp.: Egypt Reformed Church, Lehigh, PA 2
  • Marriage (1): Carolina Frey
  • Died: Abt 1904, Bittners Corner, Lehigh, PA about age 80

   Other names for David were David Millhouse,3 4 5 6 David Muehlhaus,7 David Muehlhausen 2 8 and David Mühlhause.1

   FamilySearch ID: KCSH-XQK.

  General Notes:

This is assumed to be Henry's son because they lived next to each other in the 1850 Census.

  Christening Notes:

Muehlhausen, David, s. Heinrich Muehlhausen and w. Anna Kunigunda; b. June 28; bap. Oct. 9; sp. Parents.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1830 in North Whitehall Twp., Lehigh, PA. 9 Name: Henry Michouse
[Henry Milhouse]
Home in 1830 North Whitehall, Lehigh, Pennsylvania
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49: 1
Free White Persons - Under 20: 3
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 5.

2. Census in 1850 in Lowhill Twp., Lehigh, PA. 10 The 1850 census recorded Henry Mühlhause, schoolmaster, 60, living with wife Anna, 66. Their birthplace is specifically listed as Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany.
Next door is his son, David Mühlhause, shoemaker, 25, living with wife Carolina, 21; and daughter Catherine A., 4 months old when the census was recorded on 8 Aug 1850. David and his family were born in Pennsylvania.

3. Census in 1860 in Lowhill Twp., Lehigh, PA. 3 The 1860 Census recorded David Millhouse, day laborer, 36, living with wife Caroline, 30; Elias, 9; Matilda, 8; Alfred, 6; Jane, 4; and Amanda, 1. Also in the home is David's father, Henry Millhouse, gentleman, age 73. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. The post office was Lowhill.

4. Census in 1870 in Lowhill Twp., Lehigh, PA. 11 The 1870 Census recorded David Millhouse, shoemaker, 45, living with wife Caroline, 40; Elias, 19; Franklin P., 8; Richard 5. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. The post office was Slatington. David is living next door to his brother-in-law, Jonas Frey.

5. Census in 1880 in Lowhill Twp., Lehigh, PA. 12 The 1880 Census recorded David Muihlhouse, shoemaker, 55, living with wife Carolina, 50; and Richard 15. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania, except David's father was born in Germany (Prussia).

6. Newspaper: Allentown Leader: "Slatington: Miss Daisy A. Leiser visited her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. David Muehlhouse of Lowhill.", 6 Nov 1900, Allentown, Lehigh, PA. 13

7. Newspaper: Allentown Leader: Slatington: Mrs. A. E. Leiser visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Muehlhouse of Bittner's Corner.", 16 Dec 1902, Allentown, Lehigh, PA. 14

8. Newspaper: Allentown Leader: "A family reunion of the descendants of Mr. and Mrs. David Muehlhouse of Bittners Corner will be held at their home on Sunday, August 30.", 10 Aug 1903, Allentown, Lehigh, PA. 15

9. Newspaper: Allentown Leader: "Slatington: Mrs. Edwin Shafer spent a week with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. David Muehlhouse at Lowhill.", 11 Nov 1903, Allentown, Lehigh, PA. 16

10. Newspaper: Allentown Leader: "Slatington: Mrs. Albert E. Leiser visited her mother, Mrs. David Muehlhouse, at Bittners Corner.", 6 Sep 1904, Allentown, Lehigh, PA. 17


David married Carolina Frey, daughter of Michael Frey Jr. and Magdalena Moyer. (Carolina Frey was born on 7 Aug 1829 in , , Pennsylvania, USA 1 3, christened on 22 Aug 1829 in Weisenberg Twp.: Weisenberg Church, Lehigh, PA and died on 30 Nov 1906 in Slatington, Lehigh, PA 18.)

Sources

1 1850 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Lehigh County, Lowhill Township, Page 398.

2 Montgomery, Thomas Lynch, editor, Pennsylvania Archives: Sixth Series (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania State printer, 1906-1907.), Egypt Reformed Church, Page 105.

3 1860 United States Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Lowhill, Lehigh, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1130; Page: 155; Image: 160; Family History Library Film: 805130.

4 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates. Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Death Certificate 60891. Jane M. Freyman Father David Millhouse. Mother Caroline Frey. Spouse: Franklin W. Freyman.

5 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates. Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Death Certificate 93296. Franklni Peter Millhouse. Father David Millhouse. Mother Carolina Frey. Spouse Esther Millhouse.

6 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates. Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Death Certificate 67860. Catharine Ann Leiser. Father David Millhouse. Mother Carolina Fry. Spouse Albert E. Leiser.

7 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates. Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Death Certificate 16628. Matilda Oswald. Father David Muelhouse. Mother Caroline Frey. Spouse William Oswald.

8 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates. Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Death Certificate 113457. Richard Millhouse. Father David Millhouse. Mother Caroline ___.

9 1830 United States Census, 1830; Census Place: North Whitehall, Lehigh, Pennsylvania; Series: M19; Roll: 155; Page: 93; Family History Library Film: 0020629.

10 1850 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M4HY-JXH Henry Millhouse, Lowhill, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family 101, page 398.

11 1870 United States Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Lowhill, Lehigh, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1362; Page: 377A; Image: 762; Family History Library Film: 552861.

12 1880 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MWN7-N1M David Muihlhouse, Lowhill, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States; citing sheet 599B, family 0, NARA microfilm publication T9-1147.

13 The Allentown Leader (Allentown, PA) (Allentown, Lehigh, Pennsylvania), 6 Nov 1900, page 3. With Our Neighors: Slatington.

14 The Allentown Leader (Allentown, PA) (Allentown, Lehigh, Pennsylvania), 16 Dec 1902, page 3. With Our Neighbors. Slatington.

15 The Allentown Leader (Allentown, PA) (Allentown, Lehigh, Pennsylvania), 10 Aug 1903, page 3. With Our Neighbors. Slatington.

16 The Allentown Leader (Allentown, PA) (Allentown, Lehigh, Pennsylvania), 11 Nov 1903, page 3.

17 The Allentown Leader (Allentown, PA) (Allentown, Lehigh, Pennsylvania), 6 Sep 1904, page 3.

18 The Allentown Leader (Allentown, PA) (Allentown, Lehigh, Pennsylvania), 5 Dec 1906, page 2. Obituary of Caroline Muehlhouse nee Fry.


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