Lansing Origins: Peter Mullye (Full Length Version)

Peter Mullye
Tool and die maker
1887-1931
Peter Mullye immigrated from Roseslare, Belgium in 1915 sailing on the Kroonland from Antwerp, a nearby port city. Like many other immigrants his journey was part survival and part opportunity. He came from a large family of 15 children and probably would’ve starved according to his grandson Dave Mullye.
After arriving in New York, he journeyed to Lansing, Michigan and in September 1915 married Blanche Huffine. Peter worked for REO Motors as a tool and die craftsman for most of his career.
Peter whose goal was to become a machinist brought a machinist hammer on his trip which Dave Mullye still has today.
Peter became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1920.
Peter and Blanche’s grandson Dave Mulley continues the tradition of living in a small village atmosphere where on the Eastside of Lansing he has constructed and restored several cottages and apartments. In 2000, a large contingent of the Mullye family met in Roseslare for a family reunion.