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Ludwig Samuel LAWRENZ

Ludwig Samuel LAWRENZ[1]

Male 1832 - 1890  (58 years)

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  • Name Ludwig Samuel LAWRENZ 
    Born 15 Jan 1832  Pommern, Cochem-Zell, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany (now Poland) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    FamilySearch ID LZ1T-PZ8 
    LifeSketch   [2
    Schweslin, Lauenburg, Pommern is no Swietlino, Poland. About 40 miles east of Stolp. 
    Immigration 8 May 1876  New York City, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Immigrated on the vessel Donau that departed Bremen. Travelled with his wife and several children. Destination Kansas. 
    _UID 65065C80C81F4A37852A44230B9B315CF80A 
    Died 9 Jul 1890  Herington, Dickinson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, Lyons Creek, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1581  Carney Wehofer Feb 2024 Genealogy
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2024 

    Father LAWRENZ,   b. Abt 1805, Prussia, German Empire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1870, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 65 years) 
    Family ID F9790  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Dorothea Marianne GUSTKE,   b. 29 Nov 1832, Pommern, Cochem-Zell, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Dec 1917, Union Township, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 1860  Schweslin, Lauenburg, Pommern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Julius James (Lawrence) LAWRENZ,   b. 16 Apr 1860, Luggeweise, Lauenburg, Pommern, Saxony, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jun 1939, Nashville, Kingman County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     2. Ferdinand Henry LAWRENZ,   b. 17 May 1862, Schweslin, Lauenburg, Pommern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jul 1957, Herington, Dickinson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years)
     3. Pauline Emmalie Caroline LAWRENZ,   b. 13 Jan 1865, Pommern (Pomerania), West Prussia, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Nov 1940, Herington, Dickinson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     4. Ludwig August Ernest LAWRENZ,   b. 14 Sep 1867, Pommern (Pomerania), West Prussia, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Dec 1938, Herington, Dickinson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     5. Auguste Wilhelmine LAWRENZ,   b. 21 Mar 1871, Lauenburg, Pommern, Poland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Oct 1963, Junction City, Geary, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)
     6. Herman August Friedrich LAWRENZ,   b. 17 Nov 1873, Karolinenthal, Lauenburg, Pommern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 May 1943, Elmdale, Chase Co., Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     7. Anna Sophia LAWRENZ,   b. 25 Apr 1879, Hope, Dickinson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Oct 1926, Woodbine, Dickinson Co., Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years)
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2019 
    Family ID F828  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Death Cert and Obit
    Death Cert and Obit
    Ludwig Lawrenz.jpg
    Ludwig Lawrenz 3rd from left sitting
    Ludwig Lawrenz 1890.jpg
    Ludwig Lawrenz 1890.jpg

    Documents
    LawrenzDeath2.pdf
    LawrenzDeath2.pdf

  • Notes 
    • Have photo of Ludwig Lawrenz

      Old letter states that their trip was sponsered by family and friends and that the family were tillers of the soil. Lived in Luggeweise, Karolinenthal, and Schwetzlin, all in the Lauenburg area.

      Have Passenger list from 8 May 1876 immigration with family:

      Name: Ludwig Lawrenz
      Arrival Date: 8 May 1876
      Age: 44
      Gender: Male
      Port of Departure: Bremen, Germany
      Destination: United States of America
      Place of Origin: Germany
      Ship Name: Donau
      Port of Arrival: New York
      Line: 31 Microfilm Roll: 403 List Number: 374
      ALSO ON BOARD:
      Ludwig Lawrenz, age 44, male, farmer, origin Germany, destination Kansas
      Dorothy Lawrenz, age 42??, female, origin Germany, destination Kansas
      Julius Lawrenz, age 12??, male
      Ferdinand Lawrenz, age 9, male
      Pauline Lawrenz, age 7, female
      Ludwig Lawrenz, age 5, male
      Auguste Lawrenz, age 3, female
      Herman Lawrenz, age 6 months, male

      Cause of death - Wassersucht/dropsy - Obit says heart disease. Source: St Johns Lutheran Church, Lyons Creek.

      Have copy of Naturalization Record from ceremony 13 May 1886, at age 53.

  • Sources 
    1. [SAuth] Jim Carney, compiled by James H Carney [(E-ADDRESS), & MAILING ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE], Buderim, Queensland 4556 AUSTRALIA.

    2. [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 5 Mar 2023), entry for Ludwig Samuel LAWRENZ, person ID LZ1T-PZ8. (Reliability: 3).