MAIN PAGE
READ CHAPTER 1
GALLERY
WHO'S WHO
STORIES
ATLAS
MYTHS DEBUNKED
FAMILY TREE
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
CONTACT  THE AUTHOR
UPCOMING EVENTS
REVIEWS
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESS
CHICAGO HISTORY LINKS
READING SUGGESTIONS
BUY  THIS BOOK

Frederick C. Mueller

Mueller had worked as a treasurer for the Luetgert company and testified about the firm's shady business practices.

Nickname: "Professor."
Born: January 25, 1875.
His mother was Louise Luetgert's sister, Wilhemina Mueller.
Address: 626 Mildred Avenue.
Variations of name: Fred or Fritz Miller.
Wife: Newspaper reports from the trial refer to his wife, Effie. However, according to the Bicknese family history, Mueller married Bertha Melmer circa 1898.
Occupation: In 1900 he was a teamster, boarding at 47 Florence Avenue with his new family. He used a team of horses to make deliveries. Later he was a chauffeur, and he eventually owned a factory that manufactured automobile springs.
Died: March 1943, of a heart attack.
Children: Fred III (1899-1929), Arthur (1901-1913), Frieda (1902-1972), Helen (b. 1905), Clarence (b. 1912, died young), a son (b. 1916) and a child (b. 1920).

View the Luetgert-Bicknese family tree.