"History of Cottonwood and Watonwan Counties of Minnesota, 1916"
Gustav Muller was born in Galicia, Austria, April 26, 1876, a son of Henry Muller and Magdalene (Lindscheid) Muller, both natives of Galicia, Austria.
Henry Muller followed the occupation of a blacksmith, and also engaged in farming in Austria. He came to America in 1880, and located in Cottonwood county, in Mountain Lake, Minnesota. The year following his coming to that place he removed to Rose Hill township, Cottonwood county, and took up a homestead of one hundred and twenty acres of government land. Here he made his home for the remainder of his life. He died in 1900; his wife survived him and is now living at Reedley, California. She was the mother of twelve children: Peter, Christina, deceased; Gustav, died young; Edmond, deceased; Henry, deceased; Leona, deceased; Clara. Fridolm. Gustav, our subject; Theodore, Arthur, Herbert. The father and mother were members of the Mennonite church.
Gustav Muller, our subject, was educated in the public schools of Rose Hill, township, working on his father's farm during his early years. At the age of fourteen he left the farm and was employed as a clerk in the store of J. W. Benson & Company, at Heron Lake, Minnesota. He was in this employment for two years and then took a business course at Wilder. He worked for about one year for H. P. Lewis, at Fulda, Minnesota. In 1894 he came to Windom and entered the employ of G. A. Peterson & Company, clothiers, remaining with them until 1905, at which time he, with F. T. Anton, bought the clothing stock of R. R. Jennes, of Windom. The partnership continued until December, 1913, when Mr. Anton died; since that time Mr. Mullet has conducted the business alone, dealing in a general line of clothing, men's furnishings and shoes.
Mr. Muller was married, in 1900, to Anna M. Anton, daughter of Ole Anton. Five children have been born to this union: Roland H., Alden G., Alice M., Waldo F., deceased, and one infant, deceased. Mr. Muller is a Socialist in politics. He has served as a trustee on the city council, and is at present mayor of the village. He is a member of the American Order of Woodmen, and us also a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.