Gass/Mueller, Belleville Illinois
Someone has been quite gracious to pass along to me photo postcards that I believe fit into
my genealogy, but I can't quite put all the pieces together...perhaps someone either knows for
sure who the sender and recipient are:
POSTCARD 1 -1907 or 1909 - Photo card from F. Reime, Finished in 1907 or 1909
Photo is of what appears to be 3 men on a front or back lawn - an elderly man in a rocker,
a younger man (quite possibly the elders son or grandson) and a toddler.
From: Mrs. J. Gass of Belleville
To: Mrs. H. Mueller at 323 W. First Street, Belleville
In the postcard, Mrs. J. Gass refers to Mrs. H, Mueller as "cousin"
POSTCARD 2 - 1910 - Photo card finisher unknown
Photo is of a man sitting on the keel of a boat that is on a rock bed/dry land/could be perhaps
the Mississippi River, with buildings in the background
From: John Raetz of Evansville Indiana
To: John Mueller, 123 W. Main Street, Belleville
In the postcard, John Raetz states that he does not like the "Star" (the newspaper in Indianapolis???)
These postcards were found in a St. Louis shop in the 1970's and came together in a packet.
I am researching the GASS, MUELLER families of Belleville, and believe that:
JOHN MUELLER is JOHN F. MUELLER (1953-1920) who married CATHERINE LOUIS (1860-1927).
JOHN and CATHERINE had a son named JOSEPH D. MUELLER (1881-1966) who married
HILDA ANN MUNIER (1887-1963). I believe HILDA to be MRS. H. MUELLER. It stands to
reason that upon their deaths in 1963/66 the postcard to MRS. H. MUELLER and the postcard to
JOHN MUELLER (JOSEPH'S father) might have been been in their estate which was
disbursed.
I don't have info on HILDA MUNIERS parents and therefore no info on the GASS relation.
I do have a JOSEPH S. MUELLER (1860-1919) in the line who married MARY GASS (1877-1949)
as well as a MARY ANN MUELLER (1884-1971) who married ALPHONSE LOUIS GASS (1884-1965),
but I can't connect those facts with these either...
If these names ring a bell with anyone, please let me know.
If you have a suggestion on how to determine who was actually living at
323 W. First Street, Belleville in 1907-1909 or at
123 W. Main Street, Belleville in 1910
please let me know!
Many thanks,
Tianne (Koehr) Isenhower
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Re: Gass/Mueller, Belleville Illinois
Tom Ervin 7/01/02