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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

Name (Born-Died) Description
Danielsen, Abe Clerk of the Court
Hoerning, Herbert member of the coroner's jury
Holz, Charles member of the coroner's jury, also a neighbor
Johnson, Thomas E. Coroner
Kirschenlore, George Deputy Sheriff
Mailahn, Augusta Schmidt 1859-1908 Mother of the family, believed to have died of tuberculosis
Mailahn, Alvina 1884-1907 4th daughter
Mailahn, Anna 1880-1906 twin of Bertha, eldest daughters. Died of "Phthsis Pulmonalis (Consumption), heart failure"
Mailahn, Carolina Kefferman 1813-1909
Mailahn, Carrie 1882-1909 3rd daughter
Mailahn, Dora 1896-1912 6th daughter, killed by her brother in 1912
Mailahn, Edward 1887-1914 Eldest son, discovered the bodies of his father and two brothers, died of tuberculosis.
Mailahn, George 1898-1970 4th son, discovered the body of his sister, the only family member to live a full life.
Mailahn, John L. 1903-1912 5th son and youngest child, killed by his brother in 1912
Mailahn, Lizzie 1892-1907 5th daughter
Mailahn, Louis 1846-1912 The father, killed by his son in 1912
Mailahn, Ludwig 1811-1895 Grandfather, moved his family to Outagamie County in about 1872
Mailahn, Walter 1897-1932 The 3rd son, lived slightly longer than the rest of his siblings, died of tuberculosis
Mailahn, William 1889-1912 The 2nd son, killed his father, brother, and sister before taking his own life in 1912
Riehl, W. B. member of the coroner's jury
Rooney, F. J. District Attorney
Schultz, William neighbor, on whose farm William was kicked int he head by a horse.
Smith, Charles member of the coroner's jury
Smith, George member of the coroner's jury
Verhagen, Martin Under Sheriff
Welch, Bertha Mailahn 1880-1905 twin of Anna, eldest daughters. Died of "Tubercular abcess, tuberculosis of lungs"
Welch, Grant 1905-1906 infant son of Bertha Mailahn Welch, died of "lung fever"
Welch, Jessie 1871-1950 husband of eldest daughter Bertha Mailahn, married in 1904, also a member of the coroner's jury for the deaths of previous inlaws in 1912.


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

Vital Records

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