Edouard Engelbert Lootens (1871 - 1966)

Born 10 Nov 1871 in Drongen, Oost-Vlaanderen, België

Husband of Marie (Van Maldeghem) Lootens — married 28 Jun 1899 in Drongen, East Flanders, Belgium

Descendants

Died 25 Nov 1966 at age 95 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA

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Biography

Edouard Engelbert Lootens was born on November 10, 1871 in Drongen, Belgium to Augustien Lootens and Paulina Depauw^[1].

He married Maria Van Maldeghem on June 28, 1899 in Drongen^[2]. They had four children:

1. Augusta Amelia Lootens born August 10, 1901 in Gent^[3]
2. Peter Casimir Lootens born July 1, 1904 in Gent^[4]
3. Ivo Joseph Lootens born March 20, 1909 in Gent^[5]
4. Herman Emil Lootens born July 26, 1912 in Gent

Edward and his family came to the United States on the S.S. Finland on August 21, 1920^[6].

On November 12, 1941, Edward filed his naturalization declaration in Los Angeles, California^[7].

Edward passed away on November 25, 1966 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California^[8]. He is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, Los Angeles, California^[9].

Census Records

United States Census, 1930^[10]
Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska
Edward Looten (age 57), Marie Looten (age 52), Joseph Looten (age 21), Herman Looten (age 18)

United States Census, 1940^[11]
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
Edward Lootens (age 68), Marie Lootens (age 63), Joe Evo Lootens (age 30), Herman Lootens (age 27)

Sources

1. ↑ State Archives of Belgium, Birth certificates Drongen (Gent) (1871 - 1891), Page 438 of 1064
2. ↑ State Archives of Belgium, Marriage certificates Drongen (Gent) (1896 - 1900), Page 161 of 243
3. ↑ State Archives of Belgium, Birth certificates Gent (1901 - 1901), Page 57 of 281
4. ↑ State Archives of Belgium, Birth certificates Gent (1904 - 1904), Page 274 of 538
5. ↑ State Archives of Belgium, Birth certificates Sint-Amandsberg (Gent) (1909 - 1909), Page 49 of 270
6. ↑ New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924, database with images, FamilySearch (26 January 2018), Roll 2628, vol 6145-6146, 3 Mar 1919 > image 86 of 1909; citing NARA microfilm publication T715 and M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
7. ↑ Ancestry.com. California, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, 1843-1999 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data:Naturalization Records. National Archives at Riverside, Peris, California. Naturalization Records. National Archives at San Francisco, San Bruno, California. A full list of sources can be found here.
8. ↑ California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994, database with images, FamilySearch (22 August 2018), Los Angeles > Death index 1965-1966 A-Z > image 1590 of 2081; California State Archives, Sacramento.
9. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 07 May 2023), memorial page for Edward Lootens (1871–1966), Find a Grave Memorial ID 162842613, citing Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Maintained by Romper90069 (contributor 1277).
10. ↑ United States Census, 1930, database with images, FamilySearch (8 December 2015), Nebraska > Douglas > Omaha > ED 82 > image 51 of 94; citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002).
11. ↑ California, United States records, Aug 6, 2018 images, FamilySearch (May 7, 2023), image 556 of 645; United States. National Archives and Records Administration.