Louis Aloys Wilhelm (1876 - aft. 1944)

Born 9 Oct 1876 in Germany

Descendants

Died after Oct 1944 after age 67 in United States

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Biography

Genealogist Note:

We know that Fredricks Father was named Louis, thanks to Freds death certificate.^[1] We know that Fredricks father was born in Germany and Fredrick was born in Nebraska, so the father imigrated sometime before 1890. We know his mother was Irish as the Census listed her as "Irish Free State", so we can presume he had been in America long enough to move to the MidWest and get a wife.

Louis Aloys Wilhelm has a similar middle name to Fredrick. His naturalization occurred in 1944 in Minneapolis, Minnesota and born in 1876. That at least places him in the midwest with a possible birth date. Although he naturalized in 1944, he would have had to have been in the United States for quite awhile before becoming a citizen, so I do not think that excludes him from being Freds father.

There are four Louis Wilhelms that immigrated here between 1880 and 1888. Any of them could also be the father, as it places them in the United States before the birth of Fredrick. None of them has the correct birth year to be Louis Aloys Wilhelm though, so that gives us five possible Fathers. Louis Aloys is still my main contender for Paternity.

I am going to place documentation of three of the men on the account, and then decide later if more sources come to light. I could not find the passenger information on two of the other men.

~ Chuck Auld 04/15/2019

Immigration

Naturalization

Illinois, Northern District Naturalization Index
Name Louis Aloys Wilhelm
Event Type Naturalization
Event Place Minneapolis, Minnesota
Birth Year 1876
Birthplace Germany ^[2]

Passenger Lists

Louis Wilhelm 1832 1850 — Passenger —
Louis Wilhelm 1836 1855 — Passenger —
Louis Wilhelm 1848 1855 — Passenger —
Louis Wilhelm 1846 1856 — Passenger —
Louis Wilhelm 1860 1880 Utopia Passenger —
Louis Wilhelm 1865 1880 Labrador Passenger —
Louis Wilhelm 1853 1881 Weser Passenger —
Louis Wilhelm 1865 1888 City Of Berlin Passenger —

United States Germans to America Index
Name Louis Wilhelm
Event Type Immigration
Event Date 25 Feb 1880
Event Place New York, New York, New York, United States
Gender Male
Age 20
Birthplace Germany
Occupation Laborer
Ship Name Utopia
Birth Year (Estimated) 1860
Departure Port London
Literacy Unknown
Destination Place Usa
Transit or Travel Compartment Staying in the USA [Transit]; Steerage [Travel]
Affiliate Manifest ID 00080235
Affiliate ARC Identifier 1746067 ^[3]

United States Germans to America Index
Name Louis Wilhelm
Event Type Immigration
Event Date 31 Dec 1888
Event Place New York, New York, New York, United States
Gender Male
Age 23
Birthplace Germany
Occupation Machinist, Machine Operator
Ship Name City Of Berlin
Birth Year (Estimated) 1865
Departure Port Liverpool
Literacy Unknown
Last Place of Residence Berlin
Destination Place New York
Transit or Travel Compartment Staying in the USA [Transit]; Steerage [Travel]
Affiliate Manifest ID 00040805
Affiliate ARC Identifier 1746067 ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1921/1921_00001383.PDF
2. ↑ "Illinois, Northern District Naturalization Index, 1840-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XKP4-TQK : 11 March 2018), Louis Aloys Wilhelm, ; citing Minneapolis, Minnesota, NARA microfilm publication M1285 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 178; FHL microfilm 1,432,178. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XKP4-TQK
3. ↑ "United States Germans to America Index, 1850-1897," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDWG-CV7 : 27 December 2014), Louis Wilhelm, 25 Feb 1880; citing Germans to America Passenger Data file, 1850-1897, Ship Utopia, departed from London, arrived in New York, New York, New York, United States, NAID identifier 1746067, National Archives at College Park, Maryland. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDWG-CV7
4. ↑ "United States Germans to America Index, 1850-1897," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDWG-CJT : 27 December 2014), Louis Wilhelm, 31 Dec 1888; citing Germans to America Passenger Data file, 1850-1897, Ship City Of Berlin, departed from Liverpool, arrived in New York, New York, New York, United States, NAID identifier 1746067, National Archives at College Park, Maryland. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDWG-CJT