William Carl Mueller   Anna Rieckmann Mueller

Signature of William Mueller from marriage license

William lost his mother when he was just 8 years old, and his father just 4 years later. He trained as a shoemaker, and emigrated to U.S. in 1888. He first lived near Hampton, Nebraska, where two uncles also lived, and about 1890 moved to Buffalo Co., Nebraska. He was a charter member, with his father-in-law Christoph Rieckmann and brother-in-law Wilhelm, of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Peake, rural Riverdale. William owned land in Rusco Township that had originally been railroad land. At first he and Anna lived in a sod house, but in 1908 they moved into the two-story frame house that still stands (1999) on the farm owned by Rudolph Axmann. William applied for citizenship in Hamilton Co., Nebr., in October 1890, and was naturalized in Buffalo Co., 13 February 1905.

The records of St. Paul Lutheran Church, Beecher, Illinois, show Maria Dorothea Anna Rickmann, b.20 February 1869, daughter of Christoff Rickmann and Elisabeth Wolle, baptized 7 March 1869, by Rev. Lossner. Witnesses were Marie Schulz and Dorothea Wolle. There is no record of her siblings at that congregation.

Wilhelm Mueller, Sr. Family, 1919
Back row, L - R.: Clara, William, Jr., Frieda, Hulda
Front row, L - R: William, Sr.(Grosspapa), Anna, Marie, Anna (Grossmama), Selma.

Eleven Children:

1. & 2. Twins Johanna Mueller and Elisabeth Mueller dates unknown, but they lived only briefly. Born and died in Rusco Twp., Buffalo County, Nebraska, and buried on the family farm.

3. Frieda Maria Cathrina Mueller
- born 1 July 1894, Rusco Twp., Buffalo County, Nebr.
- baptized 21 July 1894. Sponsors: Maria Rusch, Catharina Rieckmann, Wm. Rieckmann
- confirmed 3 May 1908, St. Paul Lutheran Church at Peake, Buffalo County, Nebraska
- died 1 February 1982, Kearney, Nebr.
- married 16 March 1919, St. Paul Lutheran Church at Peake, Buffalo County, Nebraska
John Hermann Gustav Lammers, son of Amo Lammers and Bertha Englisch.
See John Lammers Family

4 & 5. Twins Anna Mueller and William Mueller
- born 2 October 1896, Rusco Twp., Buffalo County, Nebraska
- died 3 October 1896, Rusco Twp., Buffalo County, Nebraska
- buried on family farm.

6. Anna Elisabeth Christina Mueller
- born 21 October 1898, Rusco Twp., Buffalo County, Nebraska
- bapt. 13 November 1898, St. Paul Lutheran, Peake. Sponsors: Christoph Rieckmann, Elisabeth Rieckmann, Augusta Labs.
- confirmed 20 October 1912, St. Paul Lutheran Church at Peake, Buffalo County, Nebraska
- died 13 May 1995, Storm Lake, Iowa
- married 15 August 1920, St. Paul Lutheran Church at Peake,
Richard Martin Lammers, son of Amo Lammers and Bertha Englisch.
See Richard Lammers Family

7. Clara Ida Caroline Mueller
- born 11 May 1901, Rusco Twp., Buffalo County, Nebraska
- bapt. 27 May 1901, St. Paul, Peake. Sponsors: Karl Rusch, Ida Mueller, Elisabeth Rieckmann.
- died 14 July 1968, Buffalo Co., Nebr.
- married 11 March 1923, Riverdale, Nebr.
Ralph Herold Lammers. son of Amo Lammers and Bertha Englisch.
See See Ralph Lammers Family

8. Hulda Bertha Francisca Mueller
- born 2 May 1903, Rusco Twp., Buffalo County, Nebraska
- bapt. 24 May 1903, St. Paul, Peake. Sponsors: Amos and Bertha Lammers, Mrs. John Englisch.
- confirmed 1 April 1917, St. Paul Lutheran at Peake, Buffalo county, Nebraska
- worked many years for Dr. Gibbons family in Kearney, Nebraska
- died 31 December 1983, Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska
- buried at Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska.

9. William Carl Ludwig Mueller
- born 16 May 1905 Rusco Twp., Buffalo County, Nebraska
- baptized 4 June 1905, St. Paul's Lutheran Church at Peake, Buffalo County, Nebraska. Sponsors: William Rieckmann, Ludwig Mueller, Maria Berger.
- confirmed 8 June 1919, St. Paul Lutheran at Peake, Buffalo county, Nebraska
- died 15 October 1978, Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska
- buried 19 October, 1978, Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, near Amherst, Nebraska.
- married 23 September 1934, Buffalo county, Nebraska, Immanuel Lutheran Church Wedding Photo
Viola Pauline Labs, daughter of Carl Labs and Josie Schukar.
Bill had a produce station in Amherst for many years, and after that repaired typewriters at Treadways store in Kearney, and did construction work. He particularly enjoyed laying concrete blocks. CHILDREN

• Carl William Mueller, born 17 March 1934, Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska
  - died 29 April 1999, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska
  - buried at Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, near Amherst, Nebraska
  - married 31 October 1960, Ayer, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, to
  Living Tweedy. Four children
  
• Living Mueller, married Living Houser. Five children
  

10. Marie Bertha Theodora Mueller
- born 9 May 1908, Rusco Twp., Buffalo County, Nebraska
- baptized 7 June 1908, St. Paul's Lutheran Church at Peake, Buffalo County, Nebraska. Sponsors: Mrs. Anton Berger, Mrs. Amanda Siebke, August Sohrweid.
- worked as a salesclerk at Woolworth's store in Kearney and Columbus
- died 26 September, 1978, Columbus, Platte County, Nebr.
- buried at Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska.

11. Selma Anna Friedericka Mueller,
- born 14 August 1911, Rusco Twp., Buffalo County, Nebraska
- bapt. 27 August 1911, St. Paul's Lutheran Church at Peake, Buffalo County, Nebraska
- Baptism sponsors: Fred Bargmann, Maria Carmann, Anna Rusch.
- worked at Woolworth's stores in Kearney and Columbus
- died 18 March 2001, Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska
- married 7 August 1966, Columbus, Nebr., Immanuel Lutheran Church Wedding Photo
George Hinrichs, born 11 February 1897
- 01 April 1978, Columbus, Platte county, Nebraska
George and Selma are buried at Columbus, Nebraska.