Louise arrived in the USA with her mother, Christina Richt at Castle Garden NY on August 25, 1883. She met her husband, Matthew Guhl in the US as far as we know. After Louise and Matthew married, they owned and operated a butcher shop in Germantown, PA. The family lived above the butcher shop. My grandfather, Albert Guhl, recalled how not only did his mom raise all the kids cook all the food but every night she washed the butcher aprons by hand to remove all the blood and pressed them for the next day. Louise also worked in the butcher shop, cutting meat and waiting on customers while her husband, Matthew was out delivering meats with his wagon and draft horse. The customers especially loved my great-grandmother cutting their meat as they thought she gave them generous cuts and very good meat!
My mother's cousin recalls that Louise always finished the evening with a cold beer! I found this quite funny but yet, drinking beer in Germany is like drinking water so it makes sense.
After Matthew died, Louisa moved in with her daughter Louise and her husband Thomas Higgins and their two sons for the rest of her life. It was one of these grandsons whom recalled the evening beer drinking of his grandmother.
My Aunt Lois loved both her grandmothers, saying they were both wonderful women.
Name: Louise Rommel Arrival Date: 25 Aug 1883Age:15; Gender: Female Port of Departure: Bremen, Germany; Ship route: Bremen-Southampton-NY; Port of Arrival: New York, United States; Ship Name: Elbe; Ship built: 1881 Shipping Line: North German Lloyd; S/Emigrated to USA via Ellis Island, NY
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Arrival
25 AUG 1883
Port of New York, New York, United States[27][28][29]
7446 N. 20th Street - Living with her daughter, Louise and family./Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States[47]
1920
Philadelphia Ward 42, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania[48]
1920
Philadelphia Ward 42, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania[49]
1910
Philadelphia Ward 42, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania[50]
1910
Age in 1910: 41; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife/Philadelphia Ward 42, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania[51]
Note
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Sources
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Source: S180Memorial: Find a Grave (has image) Find A Grave: Memorial #26794504 (accessed 20 May 2023) Memorial page for Louisa Rommel Guhl (7 Dec 1868-28 Jan 1963), citing Northwood Cemetery, West Oak Lane, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA (plot: Ivy 969); Maintained by L Follmer (contributor 47005550). #R5
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↑ Source: #S113 Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1868Birth place: Arrival date: 25 Aug 1883Arrival place: Port of New York, New York, United StatesDeparture date: Departure place: Bremen, Germany
↑ Source: #S118 Data: Text: Marriage date: 1890Marriage place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
↑ Source: #S33 Page: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=1193492&pid=586
↑ Source: #S113 Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1868Birth place: Arrival date: 25 Aug 1883Arrival place: Port of New York, New York, United StatesDeparture date: Departure place: Bremen, Germany
↑ Source: #S129 Page: Year: 1900; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 22, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: T623_1463; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 479. Data: Text: Birth date: Nov 1869 CONT Birth place: Germany CONT Marriage date: 1891 CONT Marriage place: CONT Residence date: 1900 CONT Residence place: Philadelphia city, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania CONT Arrival date: 1886 CONT Arrival place:
↑ Source: #S180 Data: Text: Birth date: 7 Dec 1868 CONT Birth place: CONT Death date: 28 Jan 1963 CONT Death place:
↑ Source: #S180 Data: Text: Birth date: 7 Dec 1868 CONT Birth place: CONT Death date: 28 Jan 1963 CONT Death place:
↑ Source: #S113 Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1868Birth place: Arrival date: 25 Aug 1883Arrival place: Port of New York, New York, United StatesDeparture date: Departure place: Bremen, Germany
↑ Source: #S113 Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1868Birth place: Arrival date: 25 Aug 1883Arrival place: Port of New York, New York, United StatesDeparture date: Departure place: Bremen, Germany
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Louise by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
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