Dallas County, TX - Biographies -  August Mueller

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John Henry Brown's History of Dallas County, 1892, pp. 495-496

AUGUST MUELLER, one of the early contractors of Dallas, was born in
Switzerland, March 19, 1842, the youngest son of Gabriel and Ann (Strub)
Mueller, also natives of Switzerland. The parents remained in their
native country until death, the father dying in 1872, and the mother
November 17, 1861. August, our subject, was reared and educated in his
native country, also spent four years in France and four years in Italy.
At the latter place he was engaged as an organ builder, working in most
of the principal cities of Italy. He left his native country and came to
Elgin, Illinois, where he worked at his trade, and in 1868 he came to
the city of Dallas. Mr. Mueller at once engaged in contracting and
building, and has erected many of the early, business houses of this
city, and also the City Brewery. He became a stock holder' and director
in this institution, and continued as such until it changed hands, since
which time he has never engaged in active business. Mr. Mueller was
married in Switzerland, in 1873, to Miss Lena Shulthess, a native of
Switzerland, and a daughter of Conrad and Caroline (Kohler) Schulthess,
also natives of that country. He lost his excellent wife by death in
Dallas, September 15, 1886. They had four children: August and Herman,
attending college in Switzerland; and Edward and Emily, attending school
in Dallas. Mr. Mueller was again married, in Dallas, November 29, 1890,
to Mrs. Margaret Schmidt, a native of Bavaria. Mr. Mueller was a member
of Tannehill Lodge, No. 52, A. F. & A. M.; of Dallas Chapter, No. 47, R.
A. M.; of Dallas Commandery, No. 6; has been a Mason for many years; was
a member of the Volunteer Fire Department for eleven years; and is also
a member of the Turn Verein of Dallas.