Early Years
He was born on April 18, 1897 in Manitowoc, Wisconsin to Alma Mueller (1876-?) who had married a Lord. Some sources list his birth as April 8, 1900. He had two siblings: Lucia Lord (1902-?); and Zayda Lord (1905-?). By 1910 he was living with his maternal grandparents: Lena (1856-?) and Fred Mueller (1847-?). By 1917 Fred and his mother and siblings were living in Houston, Texas, and by 1920 his mother was a widow.
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