Muhlenberg family
The Muhlenberg family created a United States political, religious, and military dynasty based in the state of Pennsylvania. The German American family descends from Heinrich Melchior Mühlenberg/Henry Muhlenberg (1711–1787), a German immigrant, noted Lutheran minister, and founder of the Lutheran Church in America.
Noted members of the Muhlenberg family include:
- Peter Muhlenberg (1746–1807) minister, Continental Army general, US congressman, US senator
- Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg:
- Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg (1750–1801) member of the Continental Congress, first Speaker of US House of Representatives
- Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg (educator) (1818–1901), president of Muhlenberg College
- Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg (1887–1980) architect, founder of Muhlenberg Greene Architects, US congressman, and World War I and World War II soldier
- Gotthilf Henry Ernest Muhlenberg (1753–1815) botanist
- Maria Salome Muhlenberg (1766/67–?), married Matthias Richards.
- John Andrew Shulze (1774–1852) governor of Pennsylvania
- Henry A. P. Muhlenberg (1782–1844) US congressman and minister to Austria
- Francis Swaine Muhlenberg (1795–1831) US congressman
- William Augustus Mühlenberg (1796–1877) Episcopal priest, school founder, and philanthropist
- Henry Augustus Muhlenberg (1823–1854) US congressman
- Frederick Hunter Muhlenberg II (1865–1933) architect
- Charles Henry Muhlenberg IV (1870–1960) architect
- Charles Henry Muhlenberg V (1899–1985) architect
Hiester family
In addition, the Muhlenbergs were related to the Hiester family. Some notable members include:
- John Hiester (1745–1821) US congressman
- Daniel Hiester (1747–1804) US congressman
- Gabriel Hiester (1749–1824) Pennsylvania political leader
- Joseph Hiester (1752–1832) US congressman and governor of Pennsylvania
- Daniel Hiester the younger (1774–1834) US congressman
- William Hiester (1790–1853) US congressman
- William Muhlenberg Hiester (1818–1878) Pennsylvania political leader
- Isaac Ellmaker Hiester (1824–1871) US congressman
- Hiester Clymer (1827–1884) US congressman
- Jeffrey Hiester (1971-present) US actor, stuntman, writer, inventor
Family tree
| Johann Conrad Weiser, Sr. (1668–1746) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conrad Weiser (1696–1760) | Nicolaus Melchoir Muhlenberg | Anna Maria Kleinschmid | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Anna Maria Weiser | Henry Muhlenberg (1711–1787) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Muhlenberg (1746–1847) | Frederick Muhlenberg (1750–1801) | Henry Ernest Muhlenberg (1753–1815) | Mary Catherine Hall | Eve Elizabeth Muhlenberg | Christopher Emmanuel Shulze | Maria Salome Muhlenberg | Matthias Richards | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Isaac Hiester | Hester Muhlenberg | Francis Swaine Muhlenberg (1795–1831) | Henry William Muhlenberg (1772–1805) | Henry A. P. Muhlenberg (1782–1844) | Frederick Augustus Hall Muhlenberg (1795–1867) | Elizabeth Schaum | John Andrew Shulze (1774–1852) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Muhlenberg Hiester (1818–1878) | George Frederick Baer (1842–1914) | William Augustus Muhlenberg (1796–1877) | Henry Augustus Muhlenberg (1823–1854) | Frederick Augustus Conrad Muhlenberg (1818–1901) | Catherine Anne Muhlenberg (granddaughter of Peter) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Isaac Hiester (1856–1921) | Mary Kimmell Baer (1872–1946) | Henry Augustus Mulhenberg III (1848–1906) | Henrietta A. Muhlenberg (granddaughter of Henry A.P.) | William Frederick Muhlenburg (1852–1915) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Baer Hiester (1909–1962) | Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg II (1887–1980) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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