Regina Parnan Mueller Hepp Neebe

Oscar Neebe married Anna Meta Monsees (Meta) in 1873. They had 5 children: Lillian, Nettie, Martha (who died at age 2), another child who died in infancy (?) and Oscar Jr.  Meta died in 1887, while Oscar was in jail after the trial.

Regina Parnan was born in Germany sometime around 1865-1866. Her father was Frank Parnan. Passenger list shows that she came over on the Hannover, arriving in Baltimore on June 11, 1881. She was from Prussia in Germany, and she was 15 years old. In addition to Regina, five other Parnans are listed together on the same ship and date: Anna, 42; Regina, 15; Elise, 9; Albertine, 71; Anna, 4; and Maria, 9 months.


In 1885 and 1887, Regina and Phillip Mueller had 2 sons, Charles and Edward. Sometime after this, Regina married Charles Hepp. Charles died in 1890. He had been good friends with Oscar Neebe, (they organized the brewers) and served as the grand marshal for the Martyrs' funeral procession. Oscar and Regina had become friends and grew closer through correspondence after the deaths of their spouses. They married in 1893, after Oscar was released from prison.

Phillip Mueller died in 1895, and Regina Mueller purchased a plot for him near the Martyrs' Monument. (I believe Regina Mueller was Regina Neebe because she purchased the plot along with Nicolaus Nock, who was married to Tina Parnan.)  Over the years, family members were buried or moved into this plot. This includes Meta and Martha Neebe; Nettie Neebe Behrens and her husband William or Wilhelm, and Fred Behrens, Also Edward and Charles Mueller; and Regina herself.

In 1896, Oscar left Regina for a well-publicized fling with someone named Theresa Mueller. This was short-lived because Oscar and Regina had 3 children together from 1897-1901: Rudolph, Walter, and Elsie.

Regina ran as Socialist Labor Party candidate for University of Illinois Trustee in 1910 and 1912.

Oscar died in 1916, and Regina died in 1921. Although her funeral was held at Graceland Cemetery, her cremains are in the plot with Meta Neebe. This is likely due ot the fact that Graceland has a crematory before Waldheim.