Individual Details
Maria Ursula MUELLER
(10 Jan 1823 - 20 Sep 1901)
!FHL #186626 Billeter notes from parish records, page 15 #234; also as a father on page 25.
#FHL 0128137 shows her with birth date of 5-5-1823. These are LDS Church records from Switzerland.
While living in Müllheim, Johannes and Mary Ursula lived in a large two-story house, part off which was a store. Mary took care of the store, selling dry goods and materials, and Johannes took samples of materials and goods from the store, going from door to door to sell them.
In August 1859, the family took the train to the sea coast. There they boarded a boat and were on the ocean for forty days. Each family supplied their own beds. Mary had enough feather beds for her family. They sailed on a sail boat at at times the wind blew them the wrong way. While on the ocean Anna Mary became very ill. She often heard them say, "Mary can't last until morning. She is so very sick." However, through their faith and prayers, she was healed. At this time she was nine years of age. The family consisted of Johannes, Mary Ursula, Louisa, Anna Mary, John and Herman.
The first winter in the United States was spent in Williamsburg, New York. There the children picked up lumps of coal along the railroad tracks to provide fuel for the family. On the trip westward, they stopped at Florence, Nebraska where they bought two cows, two oxen, a big Shettler wagon, tools, etc. One tool was a drawing knife for smoothing lumber.
The cattle had to be trained to pull the wagons. Ropes were fastened around their horns to guide them, but sometimes the cows ran away and upset the wagons. On the journey west the company usually averaged ten to twelve miles per day by foot. Some of the cows were balky and wouldn't pull so it usually too two men to drive a yoke of oxen. Much of the time they only had two meals a day. From Nebraska to Utah they had many trials and experiences. When the company arrived at Ogden, Utah they were given land to plant a garden. No charge was made for the use of this land, but the land had to be cleared first. They sold much of the surplus and gave away what was left. Mary Ursula was somewhat experienced in gardening as she had helped with the garden as a child, and also raised on while a wife and mother in Switzerland.
The later part of November 1861, they were advised by President Young to move to the southern part of Utah. When the family arrived in Santa Clara, they lived in a 12' x 12' dugout, using poles for supporting the roof. They had one window in the gable end; later a sod house was built.
For amusement, they enjoyed quilting bees, corn husking, and rag bees. They danced barefooted in log buildings and boweries. Mary Ursula also carded wool, spun and wove cloth, blankets, sheets etc. Wild roots of various kinds were used to color the woven articles.
Once when Johannes and Mary were going to Parowan with grist to be made into flour, they saw a large cloud of dust which proved to be a band of Indians. John and Mary prayed, then John put Mary out of sight. As the Indians came closer, they could see that they were on the war path. Their faces were painted; as they approached, they lined up on both sides of the wagon. Johannes was impressed to make his horses go as fast as he could. The Indians just stood there. They were still standing when they got out of sight. They went on their way and returned home in safety with grist, flour and bran.
Many hours were spent carding, spinning, and weaving cloth, blankets, sheets, etc. Wild roots of various kinds were used to color the woven articles.
>LDS Baptism note: Date and place taken from early Swiss LDS Records on LDS FHL #0128137-1. Sorted by baptism date - 1858, Mar 21: She was baptized and confirmed into the LDS Church by J. Keller. Record also shows that she left (emigrated to USA) on Aug 10, 1859. FIELD NAME Page VALUE accessed 1 Mar 2011), entry for Maria Ursula Muller, person ID KWJR-VM5. _INFO P FIELD NAME Page
#FHL 0128137 shows her with birth date of 5-5-1823. These are LDS Church records from Switzerland.
While living in Müllheim, Johannes and Mary Ursula lived in a large two-story house, part off which was a store. Mary took care of the store, selling dry goods and materials, and Johannes took samples of materials and goods from the store, going from door to door to sell them.
In August 1859, the family took the train to the sea coast. There they boarded a boat and were on the ocean for forty days. Each family supplied their own beds. Mary had enough feather beds for her family. They sailed on a sail boat at at times the wind blew them the wrong way. While on the ocean Anna Mary became very ill. She often heard them say, "Mary can't last until morning. She is so very sick." However, through their faith and prayers, she was healed. At this time she was nine years of age. The family consisted of Johannes, Mary Ursula, Louisa, Anna Mary, John and Herman.
The first winter in the United States was spent in Williamsburg, New York. There the children picked up lumps of coal along the railroad tracks to provide fuel for the family. On the trip westward, they stopped at Florence, Nebraska where they bought two cows, two oxen, a big Shettler wagon, tools, etc. One tool was a drawing knife for smoothing lumber.
The cattle had to be trained to pull the wagons. Ropes were fastened around their horns to guide them, but sometimes the cows ran away and upset the wagons. On the journey west the company usually averaged ten to twelve miles per day by foot. Some of the cows were balky and wouldn't pull so it usually too two men to drive a yoke of oxen. Much of the time they only had two meals a day. From Nebraska to Utah they had many trials and experiences. When the company arrived at Ogden, Utah they were given land to plant a garden. No charge was made for the use of this land, but the land had to be cleared first. They sold much of the surplus and gave away what was left. Mary Ursula was somewhat experienced in gardening as she had helped with the garden as a child, and also raised on while a wife and mother in Switzerland.
The later part of November 1861, they were advised by President Young to move to the southern part of Utah. When the family arrived in Santa Clara, they lived in a 12' x 12' dugout, using poles for supporting the roof. They had one window in the gable end; later a sod house was built.
For amusement, they enjoyed quilting bees, corn husking, and rag bees. They danced barefooted in log buildings and boweries. Mary Ursula also carded wool, spun and wove cloth, blankets, sheets etc. Wild roots of various kinds were used to color the woven articles.
Once when Johannes and Mary were going to Parowan with grist to be made into flour, they saw a large cloud of dust which proved to be a band of Indians. John and Mary prayed, then John put Mary out of sight. As the Indians came closer, they could see that they were on the war path. Their faces were painted; as they approached, they lined up on both sides of the wagon. Johannes was impressed to make his horses go as fast as he could. The Indians just stood there. They were still standing when they got out of sight. They went on their way and returned home in safety with grist, flour and bran.
Many hours were spent carding, spinning, and weaving cloth, blankets, sheets, etc. Wild roots of various kinds were used to color the woven articles.
>LDS Baptism note: Date and place taken from early Swiss LDS Records on LDS FHL #0128137-1. Sorted by baptism date - 1858, Mar 21: She was baptized and confirmed into the LDS Church by J. Keller. Record also shows that she left (emigrated to USA) on Aug 10, 1859. FIELD NAME Page VALUE accessed 1 Mar 2011), entry for Maria Ursula Muller, person ID KWJR-VM5. _INFO P FIELD NAME Page
Events
| Birth | 10 Jan 1823 | Müllheim, Thurgau, Swizterland | |||
| Alt. Birth | 10 Jan 1823 | Bussnang, Thurgau, Swtizerland |  | ||
| Alt. Birth | 5 May 1823 | Müllheim, Thurgau, Switzerland | |||
| Marriage | 18 Mar 1849 | Evangelisch, Bussnang, Thurgau, Switzerland - Johannes GUBLER | |||
| Emigration | 1860 | Switzerland To St. George, Washington, Utah |  | ||
| Death | 20 Sep 1901 | Santa Clara, Washington, Utah, United States | |||
| Burial | 20 Sep 1901 | Santa Clara, Washington, Utah, United States | | ||
| Ancestral File Number | 1GM5-35 | ||||
| Citizenship | Thurgau Flag - Thurgau, Switzerland | ||||
| Map | Early LDS Branches in Switzerland |
Families
| Spouse | Johannes GUBLER (1818 - 1897) |
| Child | Ulrich GUBLER (1850 - 1850) |
| Child | Anna Maria GUBLER (1850 - 1926) |
| Child | Louisa GUBLER (1852 - 1930) |
| Child | John GUBLER (1853 - 1935) |
| Child | Elizabeth GUBLER (1855 - 1855) |
| Child | Herman GUBLER (1856 - 1941) |
| Child | Abraham GUBLER (1859 - 1860) |
| Child | Isac GUBLER (1862 - 1862) |
| Father | Hans Ulrich MÜLLER (1775 - 1850) |
| Mother | Anna VOLLENWIEDER (1784 - 1848) |
| Sibling | Anna Dorothea MÜLLER (1801 - 1870) |
| Sibling | Hans Jakeb MÜLLER (1806 - 1840) |
| Sibling | Anna MÜLLER (1811 - ) |
| Sibling | Elisabeth MÜLLER (1813 - 1857) |
| Sibling | Hans Ulrich MÜLLER (1815 - 1898) |
| Sibling | Susanna MÜLLER (1817 - ) |
| Sibling | Hans Adam MÜLLER (1824 - 1824) |
| Sibling | Hans Konrad MÜLLER (1825 - 1830) |
Notes
Emigration
#6005466 0 Immigrants for 1859 from Henry Hug's diary: 42. M. Ursula Gubler - Thurgau County, Switzerland, Age 35.Endnotes
1. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch," database, \i FamilySearch\i0 (http://new.familysearch.org), accessed 1 Mar 2011), entry for Maria Ursula Muller, person ID KWJR-VM5..
2. Cemetery Records.