Sarah Friday's 1810 Granby Drawing
Muller's House
Ernest Henry David Muller was born in 1774 in Saxony, Germany. He was orphaned at the age of six and grew up in Bremen, Germany. On December 16, 1805, he moved to America. He first lived in Granby, where he married Ann Elizabeth Geiger. He and Ann had four sons and five daughters. After Granby’s decline, the Muller family moved to Sandy Run, South Carolina. Ernest died there in 1850.
The 1810 Granby drawing, by Sarah Friday, shows the Muller home and store. Below is the family tree of the Mullers (Ancestry.com):
Below is the grave stone of Henry Muller (Ancestry.com):
Birth: Nov., 1774 Death: Oct. 12, 1850
Buried at Sandy Run Lutheran Church Cemetery in Calhoun, South Carolina
Sandy Run Lutheran Church Cemetery
Calhoun County
South Carolina, USA
Inscription:
This tablet marks the spot where lies the remains of Ernest Henry David Muller who was born in Germany in November 1774 arrived in this country December 1805 and departed this life on the 12th of October 1850 aged 76 years.
Henry Muller home site: Status: Archaeology is possible on the quarry property (Click here to see this location on a map)
Research is still being done on: Muller's House
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