Adam Biddle Wilhelm was listed as a saddler in the 1870 Quincy census. More tragedy struck with the 1872 death of 21 year old Jacob Milton Muffley, who had worked as a tinner. In the 1873-1874 Quincy directory, Julia Muffley’s address was an alley off Hampshire between 5th & 6th. Her son Franklin Biddle Wilhelm lived at that address too, and was a harness maker. That location corresponds to Adam’s saddle and harness shop side entrance, facing the alley. According to Adam’s great-granddaughter Joyce, the side of the building facing the alley had an outside covered iron staircase for the second and third floors. One of the upper levels would have been the home of Julia Wilhelm Muffley and her kids.


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