Dora Mailahn
Biographical Information
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Dora was the youngest daughter of the Mailahn family. After her mother and all of her five sisters had passed before 1910, the cooking and other household duties were left to her. Like the others before her, she became ill with tuberculosis in 1912 and she required more and more rest. Understanidng that more help was needed, her father tracked down her brother Willie to come back home. He was skilled in cooking in addition to farm work and would be a great help. Willie was also not previously aware that his sister had fallen ill. Despondent, and believing that his family would all suffer slow and painful deaths, Willie soon after took the lives of his father, little brother John, and sister Dora before taking his own life.
Documentation
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