The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-17
A NATIVE OF GEORGIA.
Head of the Famous Won Moltlxe Family Once
Lived in the South.

Head of the Famous Won Moltke Family Once
Lived in the south.
Atlanta Constitution
The head of the famous Won MOltke family
Is q native of Atlanta.
This remarkable biographical item will
interest thousands of people in the old
world. as we'll AS in the new. The lnforma-
ton reached the Constitution in this way: A
few days ago Sir. James Kossuth Mulkey
Won Moltke. residing at the Hotel Ere
mont. Los Angeles. Cal. wrote under date
OF July the following letter:
Editor CONSTITUTIONAL esterday, July 2, was
event 1 am reminded of fact that may seem
strange TO Europeans, who are accustomed TO
the great age of their cities. some of the cities
ante-dating the records of written history. Here
we have beautiful cities OF great population, and
cities with histories of their own; yet not old
as the present generation. In 1919 my father
wa one OF the engineers that quilt the georgia
railroad. and assisted in laying out the city OF
Atlanta. ON the I'd day of July. 1S49, was
born on Peachtree street, and was the first white
child born in Atlanta. Consequently, were | still
living in Atlanta. wonld, no doubt. be 1.-The old
est resident or citizen"
Ny father was a native Georgian. His father,
Baron Won MOltke, was young Danish officer
in the service of Napoleon and a survivor of the
famous ''Old Guard" and one of the few who
rode over the bodies OF his companions who
filled the "sunken road of Ohain." After Water
loo my grand rather escaped to the French pos
sessions OF Louisiana in 1915. After the restO-
ration he made his way into Georgia. and TO con-
form TO that OF an old Georgia family, Mulkey.
He bought an estate in Georgia. and about 1917
married a Miss Blackburn, virginia lady, and
"A near relative OF the late Governor Blackburn,
OF Kentucky.
Ny father. James irwin Mulkey properly Won
Moltkel the only child born 1879. He
served In the Seminole and Mexican wars, in the
United states army. and throughout the late
war in the confederate army, Lever missing a
battle that his army was engaged in. He com
nIanded famous battery, and throughout the
war never received wound or lost gun. He
died In 1870. In that year wrote, at his re-
quest, to General Won MOltke. of Prussia, in
forming him of my fathers death and his his
tory. and in July of 1870, received three page
autograph letter from Won Moltke, acknowledg-
ing the relationship. and his surprise at learning
the fate of my grandfather. who was supposed
TO have died at Waterloo.
1 am now the last of the senior branch of the
Won MOltke family, except manly son, eighteen
years old have often thought, as a hit of his
tory, that would write you this. hope soon
to revisit Atlanta: ] am young. but older than
Angeles, where 1 have been nearly six years.
helping 20 build up the grandest empire i'll the
world upon democratic basis)
Mr.. Mulkey. or Won Moltke. is confident
that he was the first white child born in
Atlanta. but there is good reason to believe
that this is a mistake. Mr.. Charles A. Col
lier is native of Atlanta, whose birthday
antedates that of Won MOltke one year,
lacking seventeen days. Then. il We go
back of the incorporation of the city to the
time when the settlement bore the singu-
lar name of Terminus" we find the fact
recorded that in 1912 Mrs. w. 5. Withers
first saw the hight in the house of her father.
Mr.. w. Carlisle.
Possibly, If some of our oldest inhab-
itants will refresh their memories little.
the Twill be able to recall the names of
others who were born here In the early
forties. 1t is an historical fact worth know
ing that the late Field Marshal Won Moitke.
of Germany. was not the head of his family.
bat that its senior branch was transplanted
after the battle of Waterloo to this coun-
try. fact of still greater local interest is
the statement that the present head of the
family was born here when the place was a
little village. having borne the name of
Atlanta only about eighteen months.