Louis grew up on his dad's farm in Fairfax Co and sometime around 1882 his father moved the family to Chicago, IL where he they opened a butcher shop. He dropped out of school in the 8th grade to run the shop with his brother, Albert(1866-1926) until their father died. They then closed the shop.
On October 20, 1907 Louis married Jeanette Haase(1877-1925) and they had two children Dorothy Frances "Fran"(1909-2011) and Ira Howard (1914-1981).
He passed away on Dec. 21, 1951 at his home on Wilson St. His daughter had him cremated that day but she didn't burry the ashes until Feb. 1968, when she also interred the ashes of her deceased husband Gordon who died in March 1951. His ashes are buried at Graceland Cemetery.
Siblings: Albert (1866-1926), Emma (1869-1956) Mary "Rose" (1872-?)
1/2 Siblings (Hellmuth): William(1857-1937), Charles (1859-1927)and Virginia Ann (1861-1934)
Children: Dorothy Frances
Sp: Gordon O Kelpin
Ch: Wayne Kelpin, Susan Kelpin (d:1968)
Ira Howard:
Sp: Beverly Orrell Myers(1914-2001)
Ch: Thomas Louis (1948), Harriet Joan (1951) and Nancy Sue (1953)
Great Grandchildren: (Thomas Louis) Zoiya Suzanne and Lara Lynn
Louis grew up on his dad's farm in Fairfax Co and sometime around 1882 his father moved the family to Chicago, IL where he they opened a butcher shop. He dropped out of school in the 8th grade to run the shop with his brother, Albert(1866-1926) until their father died. They then closed the shop.
On October 20, 1907 Louis married Jeanette Haase(1877-1925) and they had two children Dorothy Frances "Fran"(1909-2011) and Ira Howard (1914-1981).
He passed away on Dec. 21, 1951 at his home on Wilson St. His daughter had him cremated that day but she didn't burry the ashes until Feb. 1968, when she also interred the ashes of her deceased husband Gordon who died in March 1951. His ashes are buried at Graceland Cemetery.
Siblings: Albert (1866-1926), Emma (1869-1956) Mary "Rose" (1872-?)
1/2 Siblings (Hellmuth): William(1857-1937), Charles (1859-1927)and Virginia Ann (1861-1934)
Children: Dorothy Frances
Sp: Gordon O Kelpin
Ch: Wayne Kelpin, Susan Kelpin (d:1968)
Ira Howard:
Sp: Beverly Orrell Myers(1914-2001)
Ch: Thomas Louis (1948), Harriet Joan (1951) and Nancy Sue (1953)
Great Grandchildren: (Thomas Louis) Zoiya Suzanne and Lara Lynn
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