Louise (Meissner) Roth (1897 - 1976)

Born 26 Jun 1897 in Grimm, Kamyshin, Saratov, Volga, Russia

Ancestors

Wife of Frederick Roth — married 26 Jul 1915 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

Descendants

Died 1 Feb 1976 at age 78 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Louise (Meissner) Roth was a Volga German.

Louise (Meissner) Roth has German Roots.

Luisa "Louise" Meisner was born on 26 Jun 1897 in Grimm, Volga, Russia to Michael Meisner and Elizabeth Schaffer.^[1]

She came to America with her mother and siblings in 1912 where they met her brother-in-law Hermann Schneider in Antioch, Illinois.

Louise married Fred Roth in 1915 in Chicago and they had two daughters, Emily and Lydia Roth.

Fred died in 1969 and Louise passed away at age 78 in 1976 in Chicago.

Immigration

• 6 Aug 1912 - Departure: Hamburg via S.S. Prinz Oskar^[2]

Passengers:

Carl Meissner, age 17, single, farm laborer, from Krym (Grimm), Uncle Peter Meissner in Krym, bound for Antioch, Illinois to Hermann Schneider, son-in-law to Elisabet

Elisabet, age 48, female, widowed, mother, Grimm

Anna, age 20, single, housemaid

Louise, age 15, single, housemaid

Travelling with family of Johannes Ahlbrandt from Grimm [father Johannes Ahlbrandt] also headed to Antioch, Illinois to Hermann Schneider

• 20 Aug 1912 - Arrival: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA^[3][4]

Marriage

• 26 Jul 1915 to Fred Roth in Chicago, Illinois^[5]

Children

• Carolina Emilia "Emily" Roth Beerthuis - 1916-1986^[6]
• Lydia Roth Herold - 1920-2013^[7]

Naturalization

• 20 Jun 1957 - Petition #374856^[8][9]

Petition for Citizenship

Census

• 1920 U.S. Census, Louise Roth, age 25, wife to Fred Roth, age 25, Machinist for Felt Company in Chicago Ward 28, Cook (Chicago), Illinois^[10]

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Fred Roth Head Male 25 Russia

Louise Roth Wife Female 23 Russia

Amelia Roth Daughter Female 3 Illinois

• 1930 U.S. Census, Louise Roth, age 33, wife to Fred Roth, age 36, Machinist, Printing Machine Factory at residence on Armitage in Chicago (Districts 1251-1500), Cook, Illinois^[11]

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Fred Roth Head Male 36 Russia

Louise Roth Wife Female 33 Russia

Emily Roth Daughter Female 14 Illinois

Lydia Roth Daughter Female 10 Illinois

• 1940 U.S. Census, Louise Roth, age 42, wife to Fred Roth, age 45, attendant at gas station in Ward 34, Chicago, Chicago City, Cook, Illinois^[12]

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Fred Roth Head Male 45 Russia

Louise Roth Wife Female 42 Russia

Emily Roth Daughter Female 24 Illinois

Nola Roth Daughter Female 20 Illinois

Death

• 1 Feb 1976 ^[13]
• 4 Feb 1976 Burial: Saint Luke Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; Plot: Section 7
• Find A Grave: Memorial #156711555

Mrs. Fred Roth

Funeral services for Mrs. Fred Roth, 78, of Chicago, a frequent visitor to Fond du Lac, were held Feb. 4 in Chicago. Several nieces and nephews of Mrs. Roth reside in the city.^[14]

Research Notes

Note by: Koreen Goodman

• John Herold's tree lists her parents as Georg Jacob "Yerjab" Meisner b. 1860 and d 1900 in Grimm and mother Elizabeth Schafer b. 1863 in Grimm d 1948 in Chicago.

Sources

1. ↑ "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9J-JB9H : 16 March 2018), Louise Roth, 01 Feb 1976; citing Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference , record number , Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm .
2. ↑ "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Passenger Lists, 1883-1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:23QB-CPP : 12 March 2018), Louise Meissner, 1912; citing Immigration, NARA microfilm publication T840 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,402,605.
3. ↑ "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Passenger Lists, 1883-1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9P1W-5XP?cc=1921481&wc=M616-GP8%3A214244401 : 21 May 2014), 105 - v. 164-165, Aug 17, 1912-Sep 17, 1912 > image 50 of 1188; citing NARA microfilm publication T840 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Passenger List Index Cards, 1883-1948," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S7WF-9DR8-F9?cc=1921483&wc=M6TC-NZ9%3A214682701 : 21 May 2014), M 242 N. - M 263 Anne: Part 2 > image 2797 of 5000; citing NARA microfilm publication T526 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. ↑ "Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1920", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7ZD-H3G : 10 March 2018), Fred Roth and Lizzie Meissner, 26 Jul 1915.
6. ↑ Emily Roth Birth Certificate: Ancestry.com. Cook County, Illinois, Birth Certificates Index, 1871-1922 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: "Illinois, Cook County Birth Certificates, 1878–1922." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009. Illinois. Cook County Birth Certificates, 1878–1922. Illinois Department of Public Health. Division of Vital Records, Springfield. "Illinois. Cook County Birth Registers, 1871–1915." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah. Illinois. Cook County Birth Registers, 1871–1915. Illinois Department of Public Health. Division of Vital Records, Springfield. Name: Friedrich Roth Birth Date: Abt 1893 Gender: Male Age: 23 Spouse: Luisa Meisner Child: Carolina Emilia Roth FHL Film Number: 1308595
7. ↑ Lydia Roth Birth Certif: Ancestry.com. Cook County, Illinois, Birth Certificates Index, 1871-1922 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: "Illinois, Cook County Birth Certificates, 1878–1922." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009. Illinois. Cook County Birth Certificates, 1878–1922. Illinois Department of Public Health. Division of Vital Records, Springfield. "Illinois. Cook County Birth Registers, 1871–1915." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah. Illinois. Cook County Birth Registers, 1871–1915. Illinois Department of Public Health. Division of Vital Records, Springfield. Name: Fred Roth Birth Date: Abt 1895 Gender: Male Age: 25 Spouse: Luwisa Meissner Child: Lidia Leerda Roth Film Number: 1309395
8. ↑ "Illinois, County Naturalization Records, 1800-1998", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG43-5Q9Z : 7 September 2018), Louise Roth, 1957.
9. ↑ Louise Roth Petition Citizenship #374846: National Archives at Chicago; Chicago, Illinois; ARC Title: Illinois, Petitions for Naturalization, 1906-1991; NAI Number: 593882; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009; Record Group Number: RG 21 Source Information Ancestry.com. Illinois, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Original data: Naturalization Records. National Archives at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJ7Q-XBR : accessed 13 July 2019), Louise Roth in household of Fred Roth, Chicago Ward 28, Cook (Chicago), Illinois, United States; citing ED 1723, sheet 4B, line 56, family 94, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 344; FHL microfilm 1,820,344.
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSP6-883 : accessed 13 July 2019), Louise Roth in household of Fred Roth, Chicago (Districts 1251-1500), Cook, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1326, sheet 25B, line 100, family 541, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 472; FHL microfilm 2,340,207.
12. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KW12-7GC : 14 March 2018), Louise Roth in household of Fred Roth, Ward 34, Chicago, Chicago City, Cook, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 103-2146, sheet 14B, line 49, family 290, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 990.
13. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J2RX-43P : 20 May 2014), Louise Roth, Feb 1976; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
14. ↑ Fond du Lac Commonwealth Reporter, 14 Feb 1976, Saturday, Page 22.

• Fred Roth Declaration of Intention Declaration Number: #170956: National Archives at Chicago; Chicago, Illinois; ARC Title: Illinois, Petitions for Naturalization, 1906-1991; NAI Number: 593882; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009; Record Group Number: RG 21; Source Information: Ancestry.com. Illinois, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Original data: Naturalization Records. National Archives at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.

• Fred Roth Petition for Citizenship 1931 Document #105416: National Archives at Chicago; Chicago, Illinois; ARC Title: Illinois, Petitions for Naturalization, 1906-1991; NAI Number: 593882; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009; Record Group Number: RG 21 Source Information Ancestry.com. Illinois, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Original data: Naturalization Records. National Archives at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.

• Daughter Emily's Birth: "Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7S8-256 : 18 May 2016), Luisa Meisner in entry for Carolina Emilia Roth, 06 Apr 1916; Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, reference/certificate 11245, Cook County Clerk, Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm 1,308,595.

• Daughter Lydia's Birth: "Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N77V-KJJ : 18 May 2016), Luwisa Meissner in entry for Lidia Leerda Roth, 06 May 1920; Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, reference/certificate 16592, Cook County Clerk, Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm 1,309,395.