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Eleanor Ruxton Love
born: August 31, 1878 in
Brooklyn, New York
died: March 23, 1943 in
New York
Edward Muller
born: August 18, 1873 in
New York
died: March 9, 1946 in
New York
Edward and Eleanor Muller were married
in 1906 in New York
The 1945 State Census for St. Petersburg Beach, Pinellas County, Florida shows Ralph, Marie, their son, and a daughter, who was born in 1942, living at 2905 Pass-a-Grille Way.  Also shown was Marie's father, 73 year-old Edward Muller, who was possibly visiting at the time. The Irvines became the parents of a second daughter in 1952.
Eleanor Ruxton Love Muller died March 23, 1943 in New York and Edward Muller died March 9, 1946 in New York. Nellie and Teddy are buried in the Samuel Love family plot at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York. Marie Love Muller Irvine died February 2, 1991 in St. Petersburg, FL Ralph George Irvine, Jr. died July 27, 1990 in Pinellas County, FL
In a letter written June 9, 1906 by Eleanor's mother, Margretta Donnellon Love to Eleanor and Edward shortly after their marriage, she refers to the couple as Nellie and Teddy and comments about their departure after the wedding, "you certainly did have a splendid send off.  Everyone was delighted.  You could probably hear the boys laugh over in New York," which may mean the couple was married in Brooklyn, where the Samuel and Margretta Love family resided.
According to family history, Nellie and Teddy's daughter, Eleanor Muller, was born in 1907, but died March 6 of the same year.  As of 1910, the Mullers were living at the parental Love residence at 163 Clinton Street in Brooklyn, as were Nellie's younger brother, Harry Hamilton Love and his wife, Elena.  Teddy's occupation was listed as "engineer."
The couple's second daughter, Marie Love Muller, was born March 18, 1914 in New York.  The 1920 U.S. Census for New York, New York, shows Nellie (age 40), Teddy (age 47), and Marie (age 5) living at 414 West 118th St., a
Photo of Eleanor Ruxton and Harry Hamilton Love
courtesy of Joan E. Irvine Snow
multi-family building.  Teddy was still employed as an engineer.  City Directory listings show the family living at 8 Hollywood Court in Stamford, Connecticut starting in 1921 and through 1940 as do the 1930 and 1940 US Census records. Daughter Marie appears in the 1938 Stamford, Connecticut City Directory living with her parents but by the 1940 US Census she was married to Ralph George Irvine, Jr. (born April 18, 1915 in Stamford, CT) The couple was residing at 64 Bonair Avenue in Stamford with their 1 year-old son who was born November 8, 1938.