Editing Louis Mailahn


Lewis Mailahn was born in Pomerania and immigrated with his parents to the United States in about 1872.  He settled as a farmer prior to his marriage to Gustie Schmidt in about 1880.  Tragedy began to hit the family in 1905 with a long series of deaths to tibuerculosis.  In 1912 his son, Willie Mailahn - who had previously suffered a head injury - began to act irradically and decided that the family would be better off if they took their own lives, rather than waiting for each to suffer a slow death to illness.  On 2 Feb 1912, while three of the younger brothers were away, Willie took the life of his father, Lewis, followed by younger siblings Dora and John, before turning on himself.

== Documentation ==

=== Newspapers ===

* [[3 Feb 1912 - The Post-Crescent (Appleton, Wisconsin)]]
* [[5 Feb 1912 - The Post-Crescent (Appleton, Wisconsin)]]

=== Census Records ===

* [[1880 Census - ED117 - Page 1|1880]] - Black Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA