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==The People== | ==The People== | ||
* Johnson, Thomas E.: Coroner | |||
* [[Alvina Mailahn|Mailahn, Alvina]] | * [[Alvina Mailahn|Mailahn, Alvina]] daughter, died in 1907 | ||
* [[Anna Mailahn|Mailahn, Anna]] | * [[Anna Mailahn|Mailahn, Anna]] daughter, died in 1906 | ||
* [[Bertha Mailahn|Mailahn, Bertha]] | * [[Bertha Mailahn|Mailahn, Bertha]] daughter, died in 1905 | ||
* [[Carrie Mailahn|Mailahn, Carrie]] (1882-1909) | * [[Carrie Mailahn|Mailahn, Carrie]] (1882-1909) | ||
* [[Dora Mailahn|Mailahn, Dora]] (1896-1912) | * [[Dora Mailahn|Mailahn, Dora]] (1896-1912) | ||
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* [[Walter Mailahn|Mailahn, Walter]] (1897-1932) | * [[Walter Mailahn|Mailahn, Walter]] (1897-1932) | ||
* [[William Mailahn|Mailahn, William]] (1889-1912) | * [[William Mailahn|Mailahn, William]] (1889-1912) | ||
* Rooney, F. J.: District Attorney | |||
* [[Bertha Mailahn|Welch, Bertha Mailahn]]: daughter, died in 1905 of "Tubercular abcess, tuberculosis of lungs" | |||
* Welch, Grant: infant son of Jessie Welch and Bertha Mailahn, died just under 1 year old of "lung fever" | |||
* Welch, Jessie: husband of Bertha Mailahn | |||
==Locations== | ==Locations== | ||
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The Story
From 1905 to 1912, in a rural farmhouse in Outagamie County, Wisconsin, the Mailahn family had been decimated by consumption, having taken seven members of the family in as many years. With additional members of the family falling ill, and with the second eldest son already having a morose disposition prior to receiving a head injury - the 23 year old Willie Mailahn tried to convince his remaining family that it would be better for them to all commit suicide rather than proceed through the harsh slow deaths from tuberculosis. The family did not take him seriously, and Willie decided to take matters into his own hands.
The People
- Johnson, Thomas E.: Coroner
- Mailahn, Alvina daughter, died in 1907
- Mailahn, Anna daughter, died in 1906
- Mailahn, Bertha daughter, died in 1905
- Mailahn, Carrie (1882-1909)
- Mailahn, Dora (1896-1912)
- Mailahn, Edward (1887-1914)
- Mailahn, George (1898-1970)
- Mailahn, John L. (1903-1912)
- Lizzie (1892-1907)
- Mailahn, Louis (1846-1912)
- Mailahn, Walter (1897-1932)
- Mailahn, William (1889-1912)
- Rooney, F. J.: District Attorney
- Welch, Bertha Mailahn: daughter, died in 1905 of "Tubercular abcess, tuberculosis of lungs"
- Welch, Grant: infant son of Jessie Welch and Bertha Mailahn, died just under 1 year old of "lung fever"
- Welch, Jessie: husband of Bertha Mailahn
Locations
- Mailahn Farm: 20 acres in Black Creek Township of Outagamie County, Wisconsin
Documentation
Cemetery Records
Census Records
- 1880 - Black Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
- 1900 - Black Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
- 1905 - Center, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
- 1910 - Center, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
Newspapers
- 3 Feb 1912 - The Post-Crescent (Appleton, Wisconsin) - Kills Father, Sister, Brother and Himself
- 5 Feb 1912 - The Post-Crescent (Appleton, Wisconsin) - Father Has Presentiment
- 8 Feb 1912 - Appleton Weekly Post (Appleton, Wisconsin) - Fiend Kills Father, Sister, Brother and Ends Own Life
- 14 Feb 1912 - The Post-Crescent (Appleton, Wisconsin) - Brother Tells of the Tragedy