Müller von Wartau SG

[Wolf]

Excerpt from the Wartau and Azmoos Genealogies, compiled by Jakob Kuratli (copies at Kantonsbibliothek Vadiana, St.Gallen, signature VS q 251/4-8 and 11-12).

The numbers "A/B" are taken from Kuratli and represent
A = number of husband (Wartau genealogies, unless Azmoos indicated by Az)
B = number of husband's parents

Az285 / Az109
Andreas Müller, 09 Feb 1777 - 04/07 Jul 1841, Schlossermeister (master smith) living in Trübbach, died from Wassersucht (edema); his "Hauszeichen" (used to mark belongings) is attached below.
marries 28 Mar 1802 Azmoos
Christina Flütsch of Seewis im Prättigau, daughter of Christian Flütsch and Christine Gassner, since 1809 certified midwife, died/buried 29/29 Dec 1841 aged 65 years (i.e. born about 1777).

Children:
01 Jan 1803 Anna Christina, marries 05 Aug 1824 Jakob Loser (Nr.Az479), died/buried 23/26 Aug 1866 from pneumonia.
22 Dec 1805 Andreas, died 16 Jul 1826, single, from Auszehrung (cachexia, consumption, tuberculosis).
31 Mar / 08 Apr 1810 Magdalena, marries 18 Dec 1821 Leonhard Koch (widower, Nr.Az450). [There seems to be some confusion between Leonhard Koch's two wifes, Anna and Magdalena Müller: his second marriage, as widower, with Magdalena is reorded on 27 Jan 1829.]

[Wolf]

Az109 / 792
Andreas Müller, 27 Oct 1737 - 15 May 1806, Schlossermeister (master smith) living in Azmoos.
marries 20 Jul 1762 Azmoos
Catharina Bertsch of Seewis im Prättigau, 14 Sep 1741 - 29 Jul 1817, daughter of Andreas Bertsch and Christina Hartmann.
[More likely the correct spelling would be Bärtsch, who have been citizens of Seewis since before 1800.]

Children:
22/25 Sep 1763 Andreas, died 16 Dec 1763
24/26 Sep 1764 Anna
19/19 Jan 1766 Hans (Nr.Az210), died as smith in Rotterdam (Holland) 06 Dec1799, marries 04 Sep1787 Verena Lippuner from Obermalans..
07/09 Sep 1767 Andreas, died 09 May 1775
27/29 Jul 1770 Anna Barbara, died 29 Aug 1774
21/23 Apr 1773 Elisabeth, died 13 Oct 1774
17 Apr 1775 Jacob, died 04 Mar 1776
09 Feb 1777 Andreas (Nr.Az285)
26 Sep 1779 Anna Cathrina, related to Hans Ulrich Müller (Nr.Az331) of Güttingen TG "ist unverheiratet von ihr gelaufen" [he ran away from her without getting married], she died 08 Jan 1852
01 May 1782 Jakob, died Chur 03 or 04 Jul 1827, buried Chur 06 Jul

Pastor Fäsi adds the following comment on the family: Dürftigkeit zum Erbarmen und Liederlichkeit ohne Beispiel [appallingly poor and negligent without precedent].

[Wolf]

Anna Müller (*1816) ist die Grossmutter von John Stricker (*1872) - die Numerierung nach Kekulé bezieht sich auf John Stricker als Probanden.

004 Mathias Stricker, 04.04.1811-04.04.1858 (Az662 von Az320), Schneider in Azmoos
oo 11.07.1843 in Gretschins (Wartau) SG
005 Anna Müller, 22.08.1816-16.04.1871

010 Meister Heinrich Müller, 17.12.1753-02.07.1829 (1200 von 1043)
ooII 21.11.1809 in Gretschins
011 Anna Catharina Rüdlinger, Tochter des + Nicolaus vom Stein, Toggenburg

020 Georg Müller, 16.04.1730-22.10.1755, wohnt in Murris (1043 von 776)
oo 04.02.1751
021 Anna Allian, 24.08.1730-28.04.1754, Tochter des Mstr. Heinrich von Gretschins (869)

040 Görg Müller, 29.08.1691-Okt.1749, wohnt in Murris (776 von 416)
oo 11.10.1718
041 Elsbeth Stricker, 23.02.1696-07.05.1772, Tochter des + Thomas (427). Sie ooII Paulus Thür.

080 Görg Müller, 18.04.1658-14.09.1729, wohnt in Murris (416 von 240)
oo 10.11.1678
081 Dorothea Gabathuler, 11.09.1653-09.08.1719, Tochter von Nr.62

160 Jacob Müller, + vor 1672, uff der Platten zu Fontnas
oo
161 Anna Magdalena Sturm, begraben 02.04.1690 als Wittib, über 70 Jahr alt, gebürtig aus dem Bernbiet

320 Georg Müller, Hauptmann [beim Sohn (240) in späterer Handschrift vermerkt]

[Wolf]

Maria Müller (1685-1747) ist die 4xUr-Grossmutter von John Stricker (*1872) - die Numerierung nach Kekulé bezieht sich auf John Stricker als Probanden.

064 Hans Ulrich Stricker, 02.01.1681-02.04.1751 (687 von 395) in Azmoos
oo 13.07.1706 in Gretschins (Wartau): die Kirche in Azmoos wurde erst 1736 geweiht
065 Maria Müller, 07.08.1685-26.01.1747 (von 493)

130 Mathias Müller, *20.11.1660 (493 von 161) in Azmoos (er oo 1690 Barbara Gabathuler)
nicht verheiratet (Tochter Maria ist unehelich)
131 Margrete Zindel, Tochter des Jacob Zindel [Maria wird als Jacobs "Enichli" bezeichnet]. "Weil bÿ und nach der Geburt niemand wollte Vatter sein, als hat Herr Landvogt Büeler von Glarus nur befohlen, das Kind zu taufen, bis auf ferner Erörterung der Sach, wer Vatter seÿe. Nach Erforschung dieser Sach uff dem Schloß Sargans hat Herr Landvogt Büeler mir befohlen, das Kind dem Thÿs Müller zuzuschreiben."

260 Hans Jacob Müller, Schlossweibel, später Schlossammann von 1659 bis zu seinem Tode vor 1672, Sohn des Hauptmanns Georg Müller von Fontnas, wohnhaft Azmoos.
oo 24.04.1642
261 Maria Wapp, begraben 31.10.1680 als Wittfrau

520 Georg Müller, Hauptmann, + vor 1661 [evtl. identisch mit #320 im vorigen Beitrag]

[cmmiller]

Wolf,
Thanks to your post on Anna, I have now found people I never thought I would be able to trace and definitely not confirm the information given to me years ago.
These are the names of the people my father wrote down when talking to the two schoolmasters in Fontnas, they are supposed to be the first born son of each generation:

Jacob Muller 1642 - 1672 + Anna Madlena Sturme (no dates)
Gorg Muller 18 Apr 1658 - 1729 + Dorothea Gabathulerin 1653 - 1719
Heinrick Muller 9 Nov 1679 - 24 Jul 1757 + Dorothea Seninn ? - 1750
Jorg Muller 1707 - 1778 + Elsbeth Schon ? - 1771
Jorg Muller 17 Feb 1744 - 11 Feb 1816 + Margreth Sifert 1752 - ?
Heinrick Muller 1 Dec 1785 - 25 Mar 1849 + Maria Kunz ? - 19 Sep 1857
Heinrick Muller 17 Apr 1825 - ? + Anna Barbara Sulser 13 Oct 1825 - ?, Married 27 Oct 1846.

Heinrick and Anna Barbara came to America in 1872 along with all their children except Regula who married Heinrich Gabathuler from Wartau - Azmoos.

George, the 10th child of Heinrick and Anna Barbara, married Genevive Hovi in 1889. George and Genevive are buried in the Catholic Cemetery in Ellendale, North Dakota.
This George is my greatgrandfather.

Any additional information that would fill in the blanks of the above, I would greatly appreciate. Along with any corrections to the spellings and dates. (I apologize for the lack of umlauts as I am technologically challenged.)
I am very interested in information on their lives. What they did, where they lived, their children, etc. Cultural things.

I have been unable to find any information online regarding the Hovi connection. All the information I have says she was from Switzerland and a Catholic. So, I will also be looking for any information on her as well.

Cheryl Miller Oenning

[Wolf]

Jacob Müller 1642 - 1672 + Anna Madlena Sturme (no dates)

Note that these are not Jacob's years of birth an death, respectively. He is first mentioned 1642 in an "Urbar" (land cataster) and died before 1672, i.e. he is mentioned dead in some document in 1672.
Anna Madlena Sturme (modern spelling most likely Sturm) was buried on 02 April 1690, i.e. died a few days before, aged 70, i.e. born ca 1620

Görg Müller 18 Apr 1658 - 1729 + Dorothea Gabathulerin 1653 - 1719

Görg was indeed the first surviving(!) son of Jacob, and was buried 14 Herbstmonat (Sep) 1729. On 10 Nov 1678 he married Dorothea Gabathuler (details above). Her surname is Gabathuler - adding the "...in" at the end simply indicates she is female.

Heinrich Müller 9 Nov 1679 - 24 Jul 1757 + Dorothea Senn ? - 1750

Note the surname: Senn (female version Sennin); she was from Sevelen. I don't have a copy of their family sheet.

Jörg Müller 1707 - 1778 + Elsbeth Schön ? - 1771
Jörg Müller 17 Feb 1744 - 11 Feb 1816 + Margreth Sifert 1752 - ?
Heinrich Müller 1 Dec 1785 - 25 Mar 1849 + Maria Kunz ? - 19 Sep 1857
Heinrich Müller 17 Apr 1825 - ? + Anna Barbara Sulser 13 Oct 1825 - ?

Cannot comment on them - don't have copies of their family sheets.

I have been unable to find any information online regarding the Hovi connection. All the information I have says she was from Switzerland and a Catholic.

Hovi is not a Swiss name (official spelling today) - and I cannot really think of a modern spelling close to Hovi. So - if she was actually Swiss, the spelling of the name must have changed considerably - which might be the reason you couldn't find anything.

[cmmiller]

Thank you for the ascii codes. I shall copy them and keep them handy.

I have a document from the archivist in St. Gallen for Heinrick and Anna Barbara's information. Also Heinrick's parents.
I will post that information later.

I found Hovey's on Ancestry.com but none from Switzerland and I wondered. Will do some more research. Could it be German?

Cheryl

[Wolf]

I found Hovey's on Ancestry.com but none from Switzerland and I wondered. Will do some more research. Could it be German?

Please, keep in mind, that only single families should be discussed in any particular thread: for further discussions on Hovi/Hovey a new thread should be started.

[cmmiller]

Wolf,
Reply to Mar 29 2017 12:35 pm post.

I am not familiar with the term "Urbar" (land cataster). Is it a book of the landowners in a particular area?
Can I assume that Jacob adn his family lived in Fontnas, a small local municipality, in 1642 and that he was a landowner there?

Cheryl

[Wolf]

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urbarium for a short explanation in English.
See https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urbar_(Verzeichnis) for a more extensive explantion (and a few more images) in German.

Keep in mind that "landowners" in the modern sense didn't exist then.

[cmmiller]

Post - April 18, 2016 2:13 pm

Thank you for the information.

Cheryl

[cmmiller]

160 Jacob Müller, + vor 1672, uff der Platten zu Fontnas
oo
161 Anna Magdalena Sturm, begraben 02.04.1690 als Wittib, über 70 Jahr alt, gebürtig aus dem Bernbiet

I have been doing further research into the family of Jacob and Madlena as I have copies of their church baptismal register. Anna apparently went by her middle name. It was spelled Madlena in the register.
They had 5 children all told. Barbara - 1654, Madlena - 1655, Görg - 1656, Görg - 1658 and Margrata - 1661.

I wonder if he was the first born son of Jacob Müller, Amman, and Anna Sutphin of the same church.

I noticed the numbers in front of the their names - 160 and 161. What do these numbers mean and what are they used for?
Any information is greatly appreciated.

Cheryl

[Wolf]

160 Jacob Müller, + vor 1672, uff der Platten zu Fontnas
oo
161 Anna Magdalena Sturm, begraben 02.04.1690 als Wittib, über 70 Jahr alt, gebürtig aus dem Bernbiet

I noticed the numbers in front of the their names - 160 and 161. What do these numbers mean and what are they used for?

They represent the Kekule numbering, named after Kekule von Stradonitz, by English speaking genealogists also often called Sosa numbering.

[cmmiller]

I have done further research on the family of Heinrich Müller and his wife Anna Barbara Sulser from Fontnas who came to the US in 1872.

Their second daughter, Maria, sister to Regula who stayed in Switzerland, married shortly after arriving in the US.
Maria was born 5 August 1852.
The family first settled in Vernon County Wisconsin.
Maria, who changed her name to Mary, married Casper Fopper on 11 May 1873 in Genoa, Vernon County, Wisconsin.
They had 3 children - Mary, Casper and Annie.
Casper died 28 October 1880 and is buried in the Walnut Mound Cemetery in Retreat, Vernon County, Wisconsin.

Casper was 20 years older than Mary. He also came from Switzerland.
He was a Union soldier serving with the 8th Infantry Regiment Wisconsin during the Civil War. They fought the war in Mississippi.

Mary remarried another man from Switzerland named Henry Wirtz (Wertz) in 1889.
They had 3 children - Eda A, Louise and Anna.
In 1905 Mary and Henry went to Lomond Municipality in Saskatchewan Canada. It was there they converted to the Latter Day Saints church.
Mary died in 1944 at the age of 92 and is buried in Saskatchewan.

Cheryl Miller Oenning

[cmmiller]

Ulrick Müller, first born son of Heinrich Müller and Anna Barbara Sulser, was born 31 July 1850.
He came to the US with his parents and younger siblings on the ship THE QUEEN and arrived in the US on 23 April 1872.
His port of arrival was New York, New York.

On 14 February 1878, he married Anna Kraus in Vernon County Wisconsin.
The parents of Anna Kraus were Joseph Kraus and Rosalia Kraus. Ancestry.com shows the Wisconsin State Census of 1 June 1905, listing a Roselia Kross, age 67, married to a Joseph Kross, age 62, living in Monroe County Wisconsin. Roselia Kross's birthplace is listed as Hungary and her birthdate about 1838.

Cheryl

[Wolf]

Cheryl, let me summarize what we know so far (above and private communication) about your ancestor Heinrich Müller. I am using the Kekule numbering, named after Kekule von Stradonitz, by English speaking genealogists also often called Sosa numbering. In order not to mix it up with the line described above, I add a leading "B" to the Kekule-number (although both lines converge with Görg Müller (18.04.1658-14.09.1729).

B-1 Heinrich Müller (1855 - ?)

B-2 Heinrich Müller (17.04.1825 - ?)
oo 27.10.1846
B-3 Anna Barbara Sulser (13.10.1825 - ?)

B-4 Heinrich Müller (01.12.1785 - 25.03.1849)
oo 12.01.1813
B-5 Maria Kunz (? - 19.09.1857)

B-8 Jörg Müller (17.02.1744 - 11.02.1816)
oo Dec. 1779
B-9 Margreth Sifert (1752 - ?) [spelling today: Seifert]

B-16 Jörg Müller (1707 - 1778)
oo 18.11.1732
B-17 Elsbeth Schön (? - 1771)

B-32 Heinrich Müller (11.09.1679 - 24.07.1757)
oo 14.01.1706
B-33 Dorothea Senn (? - 1750)

B-64 Görg Müller (18.04.1658 - 14.09.1729) [= Nr. 80 above]
oo 10.11.1678
B-65 Dorothea Gabathuler (11.09.1653 - 09.08.1719) [= Nr. 81 above]

B-128) Jacob Müller (? - prior 1672) [= Nr. 160 above]
oo
B129) Anna Madlena Sturm (about 1620 - burial 02.04.1690) [= Nr. 161 above]

B-256) Georg Müller (? - ?) [= Nr. 320 above]

Any additional information is welcome.

[Wolf]

Excerpt from the Wartau and Azmoos Genealogies, compiled by Jakob Kuratli (copies at Kantonsbibliothek Vadiana, St.Gallen, signature VS q 251/4-8 and 11-12).

The numbers "A/B" are taken from Kuratli and represent
A = number of husband (Wartau genealogies, unless Azmoos indicated by Az)
B = number of husband's parents

Symbols: * born / ≈ baptised / oo married / + died / ± buried

416 / 240
Görg Müller, * Fontnas 18.04.1658, ± Gretschins 14.09.1729, lives in Murris
oo 10.11.1678
Dorothe Gabathuler, * 11.09.1653, ± Gretschins 09.08.1719, daughter of Nr.62

Children:
11.09.1679 Heinrich (Nr.682), in Murris, oo Dorothea Senn von Sevelen, ± Gretschins 24.07.1757
09.02.1682 Jacob (Nr.702), ooI 20.11.1708 Anna Schlegel, ooII 03.03.1729 Sara Rüsch, ± Gretschins 09.12.1748
09.04.1685 Görg, in Murris, + "am roten Schaden" [= dysentery], ± Gretschins 27.08.1691
15.02.1688 Hans (Nr.703), oo 20.11.1708 Maria Ablin, ± 18.07.1729
29.08.1691 Görg (Nr.776), oo 11.10.1718 Elsbeth Stricker (she ooII Paulus Dürr, Nr.817), ± Gretschins Oct.1749

[Wolf]

240 / [no link to parents]
Jacob Müller, son of "Hauptmann" Georg, mentioned 1642 in the "Urbar" together with Anna and Lena, + before 1672, lives "uff der Platten zu Fontnas"
oo
Anna Madlena Sturm ["Sturme"] from the Bern region, ± 02.04.1690 as widow aged more than 70 years

Children:
12.01.1654 Barbara, oo to a Kunz in Fläsch
06.05.1655 Madlena, mentioned 1672 in "Rechenbuch", oo Sevelen 20.01.1701 Hans Saxer von Glatt
04.10.1656 Görg, + young [possibly a reading problem: according to the baptismal register more likely 04.12.1656]
18.04.1658 Görg (Nr.416), in Murris, oo 10.11.1678, ± 14.09.1729
18.02.1661 Margreta, oo 15.11.1687 Jakob Zindel (Nr.513), ± Gretschins 26.05.1716 as widow
15.01.1663 Anna, oo Heinrich Adank (Nr.606), emigrate Feb.1712 to Prussia, + Prussia 18.06.1713

[Wolf]

682 / 416
Heinrich Müller, * 11.09.1679, ± Gretschins 24.07.1757, lives in Murris
oo 14.01.1706
Dorothea Senn, ± Gretschins 06.10.1750, daughter of Hans Senn of Sevelen

Children:
02.06.1707 Görg (Nr.899)
04.12.1710 Dorothea, ooI 10.12.1733 Hans Ulrich Stricker, ooII 18.04.1741 Andreas Rusch, ± 07.05.1741
07.02.1715 Hans (Nr.1036), oo 10.12.1750 Anna Gabathuler, ± Gretschins 20.07.1789

[Wolf]

899 / 682
Görg Müller, * 02.06.1707, ± Gretschins May 1778, unsed to live in Murris and moved to Fontnas after getting married
oo Gretschins 18.11.1732
Elsbeth Schön, ± Gretschins 15.04.1771, daughter of Anton Schön (Nr.723)

Children:
16.08.1733 Dorothrea, oo 01.12.1757 Samule Tischhauser (Nr.1077), ± Gretschins 21.09.1766
12.12.1734 Elsbeth, did not marry, ± Gretschins 28.02.1813
24.05.1736 Anna, ± Gretschins 25.11.1742
30.01.1738 Judith, oo 04.10.1786 Hans Müller (Nr.1251), ± Gretschins 24.07.1804
26.03.1741 Heinrich, ± Gretschins 20.10.1749
03.05.1742 Anton, did not marry, ± Gretschins 30.09.1761
27.02.1744 Görg (Nr.1279), oo Margreth Sifert [spelling today: Seifert], ± Gretschins 11.02.1816
17.03.1746 Anna, did not marry, ± Gretschins 04.05.1816
03.08.1749 Hans, (Nr.1320), oo 18.06.1786 Maria Zogg, ± Gretschins 12.04.1804

[Wolf]

1279 / 899
Jörg Müller, * 27.02.1744, ± Gretschins 11.02.1816, lives in Weite
oo about December 1779
Margreth Sifert [spelling today: Seifert], * 12.03.1752 (father = Nr.1015), ± Gretschins 16.03.1827

Children:
12.04.1784 Heinrich, ± Gretschins 14.04.1785
01.12.1785 Heinrich (Nr.1519), oo Gretschins 12.01.1813 Maria Kunz of Fläsch GR, lives Fontnas
14.12.1789 Georg, did not marry, + 12.02.1863

[Wolf]

1519 / 1279
Heinrich Müller, * 01.12.1785, + 22.03.1849, ± 25.03.1849, lives in Fontnas
oo Buchs (likely the one in canton St.Gallen) 12.01.1813 [it is not clear whether the wedding took place in Buchs or Gretschins!]
Maria Kunz, daughter of the late Leonhard Kunz of Fläsch, + 19.09.1857 aged 67y 10m 16d

Children:
10.07.1814 Margreth, oo Gretschins 14.02.1837 Andreas Schlegel (Nr.1728) in Weite, + 04.07.1888
06.11.1819 Anna, oo Gretschins 13.04.1847 Bartholome Sulser (Nr.1868) in Fontnas
17.04.1825 Heinrich (Nr.1853), oo Gretschins 27.10.1846 Anna Barbara Sulser in Fontnas

[Wolf]

1853 / 1519
Heinrich Müller, * 17.04.1825
oo Gretschins 27.10.1846
Anna Barbara Sulser, * 13.10.1825, daughter of Ulrich Sulser (Nr.1563) and Regula Kubli

Children:
09.02.1847 daughter, + 14.02.1847 not baptised though already registered for baptism
20.10.1848 Regula, oo Azmoos 06.06.1871 Heinrich Gabathuler
31.07.1850 Ulrich
05.08.1852 Maria
06.11.1853 Anna Barbara, + 15.03.1859
10.10.1855 Heinrich
31.12.1856 Elsbeth, + 04.03.1857
26.04.1858 Elsbeth
09.09.1860 Anna Barbara
22.02.1862 Bartholome
13.12.1863 Georg
30.05.1866 Anna
06.11.1867 Johannes

No further information in Wartau, as the family emigrated to the USA in 1872 - only Regula, already married, stayed in Switzerland.

[cmmiller]

Wolf,
Thank you for the information you posted since late November last year. I am now able to return to my ancestor search.
Regards to Görg and Elsbeth, your post from Dec 2017, I found on familysearch's international genealogical index, a reference to a Görg Müller, son of Heinrich Müller and Dorothea Sennin, marriage on 1 July 1754 to a Barbara Wapp in Gretschins. It seemed strange since Elsbeth didn't die until 1771. Do you have any information on this marriage? My inclination is familysearch got something wrong.

Cheryl

[cmmiller]

Ulrich Müller

I have found no further reference to Ulrich Müller or an Ulrich Mueller after his marriage to Anna Kraus in 1878. I am wondering if he returned to Switzerland or perhaps Germany after his marriage. On the ship's log in 1872, he is listed as German and not Swiss as the rest of the family is listed.
Could he have returned to the Fontnas area, perhaps? He appears to have gone from the US by 1890.

Cheryl

[Wolf]

I found on familysearch's international genealogical index, a reference to a Görg Müller, son of Heinrich Müller and Dorothea Sennin, marriage on 1 July 1754 to a Barbara Wapp in Gretschins. It seemed strange since Elsbeth didn't die until 1771. Do you have any information on this marriage? My inclination is familysearch got something wrong.

This is indeed a bit confusing.

I have checked the death entry for Elsbeth Schön (buried 15.04.1771): she is described as "Georg Müllers ehl. Hausfr." with 38 years and 5 months of marriage, fitting the wedding date (18.11.1732). I would take the fact that "your" Görg Müller's wife died in 1771 for granted.

The only other Georg Müller in the relevant time frame was married to Elsbeth Stricker and died in 1749 - so he doesn't qualify for a second marriage in 1754.

I don't find a couple Görg Müller & Barbara Wapp in the Kuratli compilation nor the "Bürgerregister". The wedding is mentioned, however, in the marriage register: July 1754 (no day given). Geörg Müller is described as widower - no parents given. Could you, please, provide the link to the marriage listed by familysearch (I didn't find it) ... what could be the source for the parents' attribution?

For me the most plausible explanation would be that Geörg Müller, the widower, came from another parish and just married a Barbara Wapp from Wartau. The attribution of his parents may have been based on name and "plausible age" only, but would be wrong.

[Wolf]

I have found no further reference to Ulrich Müller or an Ulrich Mueller after his marriage to Anna Kraus in 1878. I am wondering if he returned to Switzerland or perhaps Germany after his marriage. On the ship's log in 1872, he is listed as German and not Swiss as the rest of the family is listed.
Could he have returned to the Fontnas area, perhaps? He appears to have gone from the US by 1890.

In addition to the Kuratli compilation (where information after 1875 might be missing) I have checked the "Bürgerregister" for Heinrich Müller and Anna Barbara Sulser: it only mentions that the family (apart from the oldest daughter, Regula) emigrated to Amerika in 1872. No mention that any family member returned to Wartau - this excludes a return as a possibilty. Family members may have returned to Europe, however, without getting in touch with their home town (not impossible, but unlikely).