Louis Ludwig Hoerauf (1881 - 1963)

Born 10 May 1881 in Edingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Ancestors

Died 1963 at about age 81 in Linn County, Oregon, USA

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Biography

Ludwig was born 10th of May, 1881 and was baptized on the 15th of May, at Edingen, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.^[1][2]

In the 1920 census, he was found in Custer township, near Hebron in Morton county, North Dakota, living with his wife Mary. He had immigrated in 1885, was able to speak English, was a naturalized citizen and owned his own farm. In the household, it was listed: Louis Hoerauf, 36, Mary 26, Mary 10, Martha 10, Emma 7, Emil 6, Paulina 4, Albert 3, Alma 2, Martin 6 months, and George 66^[3]. Louis should be 39 at this point. The girls Mary and Martha were from his first wife Marie Hartman.^[4]

In the 1925 North Dakota state census, he is now listed as 43, again in Custer township. His family is listed next to the Theolo Ding family, Karl Saxowsky family and the Valentin Hoerauf family. Emma is now listed as Amma, Emil becomes Emile. In addition, there is Martin 5, Edna 4, Walter 2 and Alvin 1. ^[5]

By 1930, a new item on the census is owning a radio set (he does not). He is listed as 29 at first marriage (should be 27 according to the Michael Hoerauf booklet). He did not attend school, but can read and write. Speaks German, also able to speak English. Emma is still Amma, but Emil is no longer Emile. Another child is Arnold, age 1 1/2 and newborn Helda (Hilda). Ludwig has 13 children altogether.^[6]

In the 1940 census, several older children have left, and he is now widowed. Value of house is 2000, he completed 6th grade.^[7]

Louis died 1963, and is buried in Lebanon, Linn County, Oregon.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Source Information: Ancestry.com. Baden, Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1502-1985 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.; Original data: Lutherische Kirchenbücher, 1502-1985, Custodian: Evangelische Landeskirche Baden (Germany)
2. ↑ Ortsippenbuch for Edingen - Neckarhausen, record 2924, p.570
3. ↑ Source Citation: Year: 1920; Census Place: Custer, Morton, North Dakota; Roll: T625_1337; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 137; Image: 94; Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.; Original data: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 are on roll 323 (Chicago City)
4. ↑ Family booklet "Ancestors and Descendants of Michael Hoerauf", by Marlene Hoerauf Walth, 2010
5. ↑ Source Citation: North Dakota State University Archives; Fargo, North Dakota; Source Information: Ancestry.com. North Dakota, Territorial and State Censuses, 1885, 1915, 1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.; Original data: North Dakota. 1915 North Dakota State Census and 1925 North Dakota State Census. State Archives and Historical Research Library, State Historical Society of North Dakota, Bismarck, North Dakota.; North Dakota 1885 Territorial Census. North Dakota State University Archives, Fargo, North Dakota.
6. ↑ Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Custer, Morton, North Dakota; Roll: 1739; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0006; Image: 35.0; FHL microfilm: 2341473 Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.; Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls.
7. ↑ Source Citation: Year: 1940; Census Place: Custer, Morton, North Dakota; Roll: T627_3007; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 30-5; Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.; Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.
8. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #28599685