Born in Prussia, Germany
Daughter of Cord Heinrich K (Mueller) Miller
and Elizabeth (Alverso) Mueller
Sister of
Theodore Mueller, Louisa Friederike (Mueller) Schulze, Frederik Mueller [half], Henry August (Mueller) Miller [half], Edward Mueller and Henry Mueller
Wife of
Johann Friedrich Christian Pistorius
— married
8 Apr 1858 in Macon, Macon, Illinois, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Frederick Pistorius, Mondie Pistorius, John Henry Pistorius, William Phillip Pistorius, Mary Louise (Pistorius) Bailey, Charles W. Pistorius, Samuel Franklin Pistorius, Bettina Rosetta (Pistorius) Weiffenbach, David Lewis Pistorius and Frederick Henry Pistorius
Died
at age 76
in Blue Mound, Macon, Illinois, United States
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Contents |
Biography
Caroline was born in 1834. She passed away in 1910.
Miller Name used by decendents
Came to U.S.A. 1855 with younger brother Fred. Another Brother, Henry and Sister, Amanda had come to America before them
Caroline Wilhemina Mueller was born Jan 17th 1834 near Hanover Germany. At the age of 21 she came to America. 1855 she landed in New Orleans. She and her brother Fred (Henry or Fred) came up the river to St. Louis. They had intended on going to Springfield Illinois where they had aquaintences. But a German Doctor from Decator (Dr. King) came on the boat and called for a German girl to do house Work. She went with Dr. King and stayed in his home until she married April 8, 1858. They were very kind to her but the Doctors wife could not speak German so the first years were very trying and often very lonely. ... Celebrated there Golden Wedding (from the Blue Book)
Time Line
1834
Age 0
Birth 17 January 1834
Prussia, Germany
1850 Age 16 Birth of Child 24 February 1850 Germany Frederick Pistorius 1850–1945
1855 Age 20 Custom Event Immigration 1855
1858 Age 24 Marriage 8 Apr 1858 Macon, Macon, Illinois, United States Johann Friedrich Christian Pistorius 1832–1910
1860 Age 26 Birth of Child 22 June 1860 Macon, Illinois, United States Amanda Louise Pistorius 1860–1862
1862 Age 27 Birth of Child 7 January 1862 Boody, Macon Co., Illinois John Henry Pistorius 1862–1939
1862 Age 28 Death of Child 3 October 1862 Amanda Louise Pistorius 1860–1862
1864 Age 29 Birth of Child 1864 Macon, Illinois, United States William Pistorius 1864–1950
1866 Age 32 Birth of Child 25 JAN 1866 Macon, Macon County, Illinois, 62544, USA Maria Louise Pistorius 1866–1948
1869 Age 34 Birth of Child 1869 Illinois, United States Charles W Pistorious 1869–1920
1870 Age 35 Residence 1870 Blue Mound, Macon, Illinois, United States
1871 Age 36 Birth of Child 1871 Samuel Franklin Pistorius 1871–1946
1872 Age 38 Birth of Child 25 September 1872 Macon, Illinois, USA Bettina Rosetta Pistorius 1872–1957
1874 Age 40 Birth of Child 28 OCT 1874 Boody, Macon County, Illinois, USA David Lewis Pistorius 1874–1956
1876 Age 42 Birth of Child 23 sep 1876 Macon, Illinois, United States Ferdinand Henry Pistorius 1876–1918
1878 Age 44 Birth of Child 4 October 1878 Benjamin Franklin Pistorius 1878–1879
1879 Age 45 Death of Child 6 August 1879 Blue Mound Township, Macon, Illinois, United States Benjamin Franklin Pistorius 1878–1879
1880 Age 45 Residence 1880 Blue Mound, Macon, Illinois, United States
1900 Age 66 Residence 1900 Blue Mound Township, Macon, Illinois, United States
1910 Age 76 Death of Spouse 23 June 1910 Blue Mound, Macon, Illinois, United States Johann Friedrich Christian Pistorius 1832–1910
1910 Age 76 Death 16 September 1910 Blue Mound, Macon, Illinois, United States
Emigrated from Deutschland in 1856
Obituary
Mrs. Caroline Pistorius, 75 years old, widow of John Pistorius, died in the home of her son, Samuel F. Pistorius, four and one-half miles west of Boody yesterday morning at 4 o'clock. Death was caused by dropsical heart trouble. She had been sick for several weeks. She leaves eight children. They are William Pistorius, Samuel F. Pistorius, David L. Pistorius, Frederick H. Pistorius and Mrs. L.W. Pistorius of near Boody, John Pistorius of South Haven, Ken., Charles W. Pistorius of this city, and Mrs. Eugene Weiffenbach of Warrenton, Mo. Funeral services will be held in the German Methodist Church near Boody, Sunday afternoon at 3 'clock. The burial will be in the Boody cemetery.
- Name: Caroline Pistorius
- Gender: Female
- Death Age: 75
- Birth Date: abt 1835
- Death Date: Abt 1910
- Death Place: Pistorius
- Obituary Date: 17 Sep 1910
- Obituary Place: Decatur, Illinois, United States of America
- Spouse: John Pistorius[1]
Marriage
- Name: Caroliene Miller
- Gender: Female
- Marriage Date: 8 Apr 1858
- Marriage Place: Macon, Illinois, USA
- Spouse Name: John Pistorius
- Spouse Gender: Male[2]
1860 United States Federal Census
- Name: Caroline Pestorious
- Age: 25
- Birth Year: abt 1835
- Gender: Female
- Birth Place: Hannover
- Home in 1860: Macon, Illinois
- Post Office: South Macon
- Dwelling Number: 1775
- Family Number: 1795
- Household Members: Name Age
- John Pestorious 27
- Caroline Pestorious 25
- Mondie Pestorious 1/12
- Frederick Miller 24
- Henry Miller 20[3]
1870 United States Federal Census
- Name: Caroline Pistorious
- Age in 1870: 37
- Birth Year: abt 1833
- Birthplace: Hannover / Hanover
- Dwelling Number: 113
- Home in 1870: Blue Mound, Macon, Illinois
- Race: White
- Gender: Female
- Occupation: Keeping House
- Father of Foreign Birth: Y
- Mother of Foreign Birth: Y
- Inferred Spouse: John Pistorious
- Household Members: Name Age
- John Pistorious 24
- Caroline Pistorious 37
- John Pistorious 10
- William Pistorious 8
- Mary Pistorious 4
- Charles Pistorious 1[4]
1880 United States Federal Census
- Name: Carline Pistorius
- Age: 46
- Birth Date: Abt 1834
- Birthplace: Hanover
- Home in 1880: Blue Mound, Macon, Illinois, USA
- House Number: 11
- Dwelling Number: 151
- Race: White
- Gender: Female
- Relation to Head of House: Wife
- Marital status: Married
- Spouse's name: John Pistorius
- Father's Birthplace: Hanover
- Mother's Birthplace: Hanover
- Occupation: Keeping House
- Household Members: Name Age
- John Pistorius 47
- Carline Pistorius 46
- John H. Pistorius 18
- William T. Pistorius 16
- Marey L. Pistorius 14
- Charles W. Pistorius 11
- Samuel F. Pistorius 9
- Betina R. Pistorius 7
- David L. Pistorius 5
- Henry F. Pistorius 3[5]
1900 United States Federal Census
- Name: Caroline Pistorius
- Age: 66
- Birth Date: Jan 1834
- Birthplace: Germany
- Home in 1900: Blue Mound, Macon, Illinois
- House Number: 3
- Sheet Number: 6
- Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 90
- Family Number: 90
- Race: White
- Gender: Female
- Immigration Year: 1855
- Relation to Head of House: Wife
- Marital status: Married
- Spouse's name: John Pistorius
- Marriage Year: 1856
- Father's Birthplace: Germany
- Mother's Birthplace: Germany
- Mother: Number of Living Children: 8
- Mother: How Many Children: 10
- Years in US: 45
- Can Read: Yes
- Can Write: Yes
- Can Speak English: Yes
- Household Members: Name Age
- John Pistorius 67
- Caroline Pistorius 66
- Frederick Pistorius 23[6]
1910 United States Federal Census
- Name: Caroline Pistorious
- Age in 1910: 75
- Birth Year: abt 1835
- Birthplace: Germany
- Home in 1910: Blue Mound, Macon, Illinois
- Race: White
- Gender: Female
- Immigration Year: 1856
- Relation to Head of House: Mother
- Marital status: Married
- Spouse's name: John Pistorious
- Father's Birthplace: Germany
- Mother's Birthplace: Germany
- Native Tongue: English
- Able to Read: Yes
- Able to Write: Yes
- Years Married: 51
- Number of Children Born: 10
- Number of Children Living: 8
- Household Members: Name Age
- Fred H Pistorious 33
- Edith Pistorious 25
- Waneta Pistorious 6
- Donald Pistorious 4
- John Pistorious 77
- Caroline Pistorious 75[7]
Death
- Name: Caroline Pistorius
- Maiden Name: Smith
- Birth Date: 17 Jan 1834
- Death Date: 16 Sep 1910
- Cemetery: Zion Cemetery
- Burial or Cremation Place: Boody, Macon County, Illinois, United States of America
- Spouse: John F. Pistorius
- Children:
- Frederick Pistorius 1850–1945
- William P Pistorius 1864–1950
- Mary L. Pistorius Bailey 1866–1948
- Samuel E. Pistorius 1870–1946
- Bettina Pistorius Weiffenbach 1872–1957
- David L. Pistorius 1874–1956
- Ferdinand H. Pistorius 1876–1918[8]
Death of Son
- Name Fredrick H. Pistorious
- Event Date 16 Mar 1918
- Event Place Decatur, Macon, Illinois
- Gender Male
- Race White
- Age 41
- Birth Year (Estimated) 1877
- Birth Date 23 Sep 1876
- Birthplace Illinois
- Father's Name John Pistorious
- Father's Birthplace Germany
- Mother's Name Caroline Miller
- Mother's Birthplace Germany
- Occupation Farmer
- Residence Place Boody, Ill.
- Burial Date 19 Mar 1918[9]
Death of Son
- Name Charles W. Pestorions
- Event Date 01 Jun 1920
- Event Place Decatur, Macon, Illinois
- Gender Male
- Race White
- Age 51
- Birth Year (Estimated) 1869
- Birth Date 23 Jul 1868
- Birthplace Boody, Illinois
- Father's Name John Pestorions
- Father's Birthplace Germany
- Mother's Name Caroline Miller
- Mother's Birthplace Germany
- Occupation Real Estate Agent
- Residence Place Boody, Illinois
- Spouse's Name Anna Pestorions
- Burial Date 03 Jun 1920[10]
Death of Son
- Name Samuel Franklin Pistorius
- Event Date 13 Feb 1946
- Event Place Illinois, United States
- Gender Male
- Age 75
- Birth Year (Estimated) 1871
- Father's Name John Pistorius
- Mother's Name Caroline Miller
- Spouse's Name Elizabeth Hobusch[11]
Death of Son
- Name William P. Pistorius
- Event Date 24 Dec 1950
- Event Place Medical Lake, Spokane, Washington
- Gender Male
- Age (Formatted) 86 years 10 months 23 days
- Birth Year (Estimated) 1864
- Father's Name John F. Pistorius
- Mother's Name Caroline W. Miller[12]
Sources
- ↑ The Decatur Herald; Publication Date: 17/ Sep/ 1910; Publication Place: Decatur, Illinois, United States of America; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/94165862/?article=eafdf6de-7e2f-42fa-8034-50f118449492&focus=0.5817239,0.5008559,0.72007805,0.6012821&xid=2378
- ↑ Illinois State Marriage Records. Ancestry.com. Illinois, Marriage Index, 1860-1920 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015
- ↑ 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Year: 1860; Census Place: Macon, Illinois; Roll: M653_203; Page: 825; Family History Library Film: 803203. Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009
- ↑ 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Year: 1870; Census Place: Blue Mound, Macon, Illinois; Roll: M593_249; Page: 314B; Family History Library Film: 545748. Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009
- ↑ Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Year: 1880; Census Place: Blue Mound, Macon, Illinois; Roll: 229; Page: 287A; Enumeration District: 146. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010
- ↑ United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. Year: 1900; Census Place: Blue Mound, Macon, Illinois; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0045; FHL microfilm: 1240323. Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004
- ↑ Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Year: 1910; Census Place: Blue Mound, Macon, Illinois; Roll: T624_308; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0102; FHL microfilm: 1374321. Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006
- ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012
- ↑ "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3KQ-V9D : 8 March 2018), Caroline Miller in entry for Fredrick H. Pistorious, 16 Mar 1918; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,544,186.
- ↑ "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N31F-HDN : 8 March 2018), Caroline Miller in entry for Charles W. Pestorions, 01 Jun 1920; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,562,486.
- ↑ "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQY3-PVD : 8 March 2018), Caroline Miller in entry for Samuel Franklin Pistorius, 13 Feb 1946; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,991,237
- ↑ "Washington Death Certificates, 1907-1960," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQ9S-75K : 10 March 2018), Caroline W. Miller in entry for William P. Pistorius, 24 Dec 1950; citing Medical Lake, Spokane, Washington, reference 22140, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Olympia; FHL microfilm 2,032,977
Caroline Pistorious United States Census, 1870
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXVN-QVD Carline Pistorious United States Census, 1880
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28H-P18W Caroline Miller mentioned in the record of David L Pistorious and Emma Baumgarten
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HV8P-RGPZ Caroline W. Mailler mentioned in the record of William P. Pistorius
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2P7-151 Carolina Miller mentioned in the record of John Pistorius
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HS7H-BW2M Caroline Miller mentioned in the record of Ferdinand H Pistorius
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28H-5QLY Caroline Miller mentioned in the record of David L Pistorious and Emma Baumgarten
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28H-PT6K Caroline Miller mentioned in the record of Eugene Weiffenbach and Bettina Pistorius
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28H-71ZG Caroline Miller mentioned in the record of Ferdinand H Pistorius and Edith L Ficker
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28H-PTWN Caroline Miller mentioned in the record of Samuel F Pistorius and Lizzie Hobusch
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQ9S-75K Caroline W. Miller mentioned in the record of William P. Pistorius
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFKC-64B Carolina Miller mentioned in the record of John Pistorius and Catharine Bohlander
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3CM-Z3R Miller mentioned in the record of Frederick Pistorius
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVK8-CYX1 Caroline Pistorius Find A Grave Index
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCX1-NLC Caroline Pistorius BillionGraves Index
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQY3-PVD Caroline Miller mentioned in the record of Samuel Franklin Pistorius
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3KQ-V9D
Caroline Miller
mentioned in the record of Fredrick H. Pistorious
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXVN-QVD
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS4Z-BPZ Caroline Miller mentioned in the record of David L Pistorious and Emma Baumgarten
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Hi Sandy I think that the problem here is one of the correct name to use as the LNAB – Last Name given At Birth. I am trying to get clarity on this, but if you find the baptism or birth certificate that would really help. I have also seen the named spelled as Miller, so it would be good to have a confirmed spelling Regards, Mary Pistorius Rudd
The situation has not changed, I can not work out the correct spelling at birth. Is it Miller, Müller or Mueller. Perhaps you could find clarity on her father's LNAB
I am not sure what her last name was at birth. My Mom has the books that I found her. These are my notes from that book:
Miller Name used by decendents
Came to U.S.A. 1855 with younger brother Fred. Another Brother, Henry and Sister, Amanda had come to America before them
Caroline Wilhemina Mueller was born Jan 17th 1834 near Hanover Germany. At the age of 21 she came to America. 1855 she landed in New Orleans. She and her brother Fred (Henry or Fred) came up the river to St. Louis. They had intended on going to Springfield Illinois where they had aquaintences. But a German Doctor from Decator (Dr. King) came on the boat and called for a German girl to do house Work. She went with Dr. King and stayed in his home until she married April 8, 1858. They were very kind to her but the Doctors wife could not speak German so the first years were very trying and often very lonely. ... Celebrated there Golden Wedding (from the Blue Book)
This probably doesn't help much.
Sandy Nowell
Caroline [[Mueller-1071] IS the mother of Bettina Wieffenbach, born Pistorius. She is the wife of Johann Friedrich Christian Pistorius I have no proof or source that she is the spouse of Edward J.W. Krause. If you need assistance please contact me. Mary Pistorius Rudd