Louis was born in Farina Village, La Clede Township, Fayette County, Illinois, to Carl and Anna Rauckmann, who were both born in Germany and had emigrated in 1872 and 1879 respectively. Louis' father was a carpenter.
All of the children, except Franz (who was born in Mississippi), were born in Illinois. Louis' siblings were:
- Nellie Sidonia (born 30 Apr 1884, died Nov 1976)
- Clara Louella (born 23 Mar 1886, died 17 Jul 1973)
- Franz Melvin (born 11 Aug 1888, died Oct 1932) - Franz married Mae
- Alice Isabella (born 5 Mar 1891, died 17 Jul 1973) - married Francis Lindig
- Paul William (born 9 Mar 1896, died 28 Mar 1953) - married Katherine
- Halcyon Laura (born 29 Apr 1898, died 14 Dec 1975) - Find a Grave Memorial 86460898; she married Ralph Edward Davis
- Wallace "Toby" Emerson (born about 1902)
- Millie (born about 1902)
- Carl Otto (born 18 Jul 1904, died 8 Jun 1994) - married Everyle
Louis grew up in Farina Village, La Clede Township in the county of Fayette, Illinois.
Louis married Pauline Margaret Wallar at 2:00pm on Wednesday, December 23, 1914, at the parsonage of the Madison Street M.E. Church in Muncie, Indiana. The Rev. P.E. Greenwalt officiated and the ceremony was witnessed by a few of Pauline's relatives. Immediately after the ceremony, they took a honeymoon to Indianapolis and Chicago, and subsequently made their home in Muncie. The wedding was reported December 24 edition of the Muncie Star Press.
The 1915 Muncie city directory shows that Louis was employed as a steward in the Delaware Hotel, located at the corner of Mulberry and Jackson Streets and now on the National Register of Historic Places.
By 1916 Pauline and Lou had moved to Richmond, Indiana, and were living at 700-1/2 Main Street. Louis was working as a steward at The Wescott, another beautiful old hotel located at the northeast corner of Tenth and Main.
By 1920, Pauline and Louis had moved to Chicago, Illinois, and were living in a boarding house run by Othello and Rose Allen at 844 Grace Street. Louis was a waiter at a hotel, and Pauline was an operator for a telephone company.
By 1930, they had moved to Los Angeles and appear in the 1930 census at 853 North Las Palmas. Pauline was a cashier at a department store, and Louis was a salesman.
In 1932 they took a trip to Ensenada, Mexico and still listed 853 North Las Palmas as their address. Pauline was now going by "Peggy." They arrived at the port of San Pedro May 30, 1932.
Voter registration records show that between 1934 and 1936, they moved from 853 Las Palmas to 1033 North Spaulding Ave. in West Hollywood. Subsequent voting records and the Los Angeles city directory listings show that they lived here until both had passed away. Their North Spaulding home was built in 1921 and was a two bedroom, one bath home. Lou died in 1965, and Peggy in 1972; as of January 2021, the home was last sold in 1996 for $155,000 and is now worth $1.6 million!
In 1938, Louis was branch manager at the General Paint Corporation.
In 1952, Peggy and Lou built a cabin at the end of Pinon Drive, Crowley Lake, California. Their cabin was located on the left side of the road where it dead-ends at Hilton Creek. There they spent many happy vacations, often staying even through the winter. They became friends with my grandparents, Olive and Owen Bird (Find a Grave 97605327 and 73103240), who had a cabin just down the road at 120 Pinon Drive.
Olive's son Paul, his wife Shirley and the older of their five children (I am the oldest) remember Peggy and Lou with fondness, as we would always stop to visit them when we were at our grandparents' cabin. Paul and Shirley played poker with Peggy and Lou at their cabin, usually in the daytime. Shirley remembered that they were good sports and Lou had a neat saying that Paul picked up and repeated many times himself: "Play a card or a stick of wood!" if someone took too long to play.
Shirley remembered one conversation with Peggy at their cabin. Peggy said she had to watch Lou as he was getting older (and what a great place to get older with a wonderful wife and the peaceful surroundings), as Lou would take their smaller chain saw and cut tree limbs ... Peggy thought perhaps that he shouldn't.
I was a child when we knew them in the late 50s/early 60s, but I remember a lively couple who seemed happy in themselves and happy with each other. Peggy had long, straight, thick silvery hair which she wore in a ponytail low on the nape of her neck. It was unusual in those days for an older woman to keep her hair that long after it had grayed. Lou was tall and thin. The couple had no children and to us they were like older relatives. Lou amazed us children with his telescoping newspaper Jacob's Ladders.
We lost touch with them after Lou died in 1965. According to the Social Security Death Index, his last residence was in Los Angeles, but according to the California Death Index, he died in Ventura. Lou's obituary was published in the Los Angeles Times on August 12, 1968 and read as follows:
"RAUCKMAN, Louis E., beloved husband of Margaret Rauckman, devoted brother of Carl O. Rauckman. Services 1pm friday at Pierce Brothers Hollywood, 5959 Santa Monica Blvd."
I contacted Pierce Brothers, but they were unable to tell me where Lou is buried or if he was cremated (I will update this memorial if I am able to find out.)
Lou's wife Peggy died in 1972, at the age of 78.
All of the children, except Franz (who was born in Mississippi), were born in Illinois. Louis' siblings were:
- Nellie Sidonia (born 30 Apr 1884, died Nov 1976)
- Clara Louella (born 23 Mar 1886, died 17 Jul 1973)
- Franz Melvin (born 11 Aug 1888, died Oct 1932) - Franz married Mae
- Alice Isabella (born 5 Mar 1891, died 17 Jul 1973) - married Francis Lindig
- Paul William (born 9 Mar 1896, died 28 Mar 1953) - married Katherine
- Halcyon Laura (born 29 Apr 1898, died 14 Dec 1975) - Find a Grave Memorial 86460898; she married Ralph Edward Davis
- Wallace "Toby" Emerson (born about 1902)
- Millie (born about 1902)
- Carl Otto (born 18 Jul 1904, died 8 Jun 1994) - married Everyle
Louis grew up in Farina Village, La Clede Township in the county of Fayette, Illinois.
Louis married Pauline Margaret Wallar at 2:00pm on Wednesday, December 23, 1914, at the parsonage of the Madison Street M.E. Church in Muncie, Indiana. The Rev. P.E. Greenwalt officiated and the ceremony was witnessed by a few of Pauline's relatives. Immediately after the ceremony, they took a honeymoon to Indianapolis and Chicago, and subsequently made their home in Muncie. The wedding was reported December 24 edition of the Muncie Star Press.
The 1915 Muncie city directory shows that Louis was employed as a steward in the Delaware Hotel, located at the corner of Mulberry and Jackson Streets and now on the National Register of Historic Places.
By 1916 Pauline and Lou had moved to Richmond, Indiana, and were living at 700-1/2 Main Street. Louis was working as a steward at The Wescott, another beautiful old hotel located at the northeast corner of Tenth and Main.
By 1920, Pauline and Louis had moved to Chicago, Illinois, and were living in a boarding house run by Othello and Rose Allen at 844 Grace Street. Louis was a waiter at a hotel, and Pauline was an operator for a telephone company.
By 1930, they had moved to Los Angeles and appear in the 1930 census at 853 North Las Palmas. Pauline was a cashier at a department store, and Louis was a salesman.
In 1932 they took a trip to Ensenada, Mexico and still listed 853 North Las Palmas as their address. Pauline was now going by "Peggy." They arrived at the port of San Pedro May 30, 1932.
Voter registration records show that between 1934 and 1936, they moved from 853 Las Palmas to 1033 North Spaulding Ave. in West Hollywood. Subsequent voting records and the Los Angeles city directory listings show that they lived here until both had passed away. Their North Spaulding home was built in 1921 and was a two bedroom, one bath home. Lou died in 1965, and Peggy in 1972; as of January 2021, the home was last sold in 1996 for $155,000 and is now worth $1.6 million!
In 1938, Louis was branch manager at the General Paint Corporation.
In 1952, Peggy and Lou built a cabin at the end of Pinon Drive, Crowley Lake, California. Their cabin was located on the left side of the road where it dead-ends at Hilton Creek. There they spent many happy vacations, often staying even through the winter. They became friends with my grandparents, Olive and Owen Bird (Find a Grave 97605327 and 73103240), who had a cabin just down the road at 120 Pinon Drive.
Olive's son Paul, his wife Shirley and the older of their five children (I am the oldest) remember Peggy and Lou with fondness, as we would always stop to visit them when we were at our grandparents' cabin. Paul and Shirley played poker with Peggy and Lou at their cabin, usually in the daytime. Shirley remembered that they were good sports and Lou had a neat saying that Paul picked up and repeated many times himself: "Play a card or a stick of wood!" if someone took too long to play.
Shirley remembered one conversation with Peggy at their cabin. Peggy said she had to watch Lou as he was getting older (and what a great place to get older with a wonderful wife and the peaceful surroundings), as Lou would take their smaller chain saw and cut tree limbs ... Peggy thought perhaps that he shouldn't.
I was a child when we knew them in the late 50s/early 60s, but I remember a lively couple who seemed happy in themselves and happy with each other. Peggy had long, straight, thick silvery hair which she wore in a ponytail low on the nape of her neck. It was unusual in those days for an older woman to keep her hair that long after it had grayed. Lou was tall and thin. The couple had no children and to us they were like older relatives. Lou amazed us children with his telescoping newspaper Jacob's Ladders.
We lost touch with them after Lou died in 1965. According to the Social Security Death Index, his last residence was in Los Angeles, but according to the California Death Index, he died in Ventura. Lou's obituary was published in the Los Angeles Times on August 12, 1968 and read as follows:
"RAUCKMAN, Louis E., beloved husband of Margaret Rauckman, devoted brother of Carl O. Rauckman. Services 1pm friday at Pierce Brothers Hollywood, 5959 Santa Monica Blvd."
I contacted Pierce Brothers, but they were unable to tell me where Lou is buried or if he was cremated (I will update this memorial if I am able to find out.)
Lou's wife Peggy died in 1972, at the age of 78.
Louis was born in Farina Village, La Clede Township, Fayette County, Illinois, to Carl and Anna Rauckmann, who were both born in Germany and had emigrated in 1872 and 1879 respectively. Louis' father was a carpenter.
All of the children, except Franz (who was born in Mississippi), were born in Illinois. Louis' siblings were:
- Nellie Sidonia (born 30 Apr 1884, died Nov 1976)
- Clara Louella (born 23 Mar 1886, died 17 Jul 1973)
- Franz Melvin (born 11 Aug 1888, died Oct 1932) - Franz married Mae
- Alice Isabella (born 5 Mar 1891, died 17 Jul 1973) - married Francis Lindig
- Paul William (born 9 Mar 1896, died 28 Mar 1953) - married Katherine
- Halcyon Laura (born 29 Apr 1898, died 14 Dec 1975) - Find a Grave Memorial 86460898; she married Ralph Edward Davis
- Wallace "Toby" Emerson (born about 1902)
- Millie (born about 1902)
- Carl Otto (born 18 Jul 1904, died 8 Jun 1994) - married Everyle
Louis grew up in Farina Village, La Clede Township in the county of Fayette, Illinois.
Louis married Pauline Margaret Wallar at 2:00pm on Wednesday, December 23, 1914, at the parsonage of the Madison Street M.E. Church in Muncie, Indiana. The Rev. P.E. Greenwalt officiated and the ceremony was witnessed by a few of Pauline's relatives. Immediately after the ceremony, they took a honeymoon to Indianapolis and Chicago, and subsequently made their home in Muncie. The wedding was reported December 24 edition of the Muncie Star Press.
The 1915 Muncie city directory shows that Louis was employed as a steward in the Delaware Hotel, located at the corner of Mulberry and Jackson Streets and now on the National Register of Historic Places.
By 1916 Pauline and Lou had moved to Richmond, Indiana, and were living at 700-1/2 Main Street. Louis was working as a steward at The Wescott, another beautiful old hotel located at the northeast corner of Tenth and Main.
By 1920, Pauline and Louis had moved to Chicago, Illinois, and were living in a boarding house run by Othello and Rose Allen at 844 Grace Street. Louis was a waiter at a hotel, and Pauline was an operator for a telephone company.
By 1930, they had moved to Los Angeles and appear in the 1930 census at 853 North Las Palmas. Pauline was a cashier at a department store, and Louis was a salesman.
In 1932 they took a trip to Ensenada, Mexico and still listed 853 North Las Palmas as their address. Pauline was now going by "Peggy." They arrived at the port of San Pedro May 30, 1932.
Voter registration records show that between 1934 and 1936, they moved from 853 Las Palmas to 1033 North Spaulding Ave. in West Hollywood. Subsequent voting records and the Los Angeles city directory listings show that they lived here until both had passed away. Their North Spaulding home was built in 1921 and was a two bedroom, one bath home. Lou died in 1965, and Peggy in 1972; as of January 2021, the home was last sold in 1996 for $155,000 and is now worth $1.6 million!
In 1938, Louis was branch manager at the General Paint Corporation.
In 1952, Peggy and Lou built a cabin at the end of Pinon Drive, Crowley Lake, California. Their cabin was located on the left side of the road where it dead-ends at Hilton Creek. There they spent many happy vacations, often staying even through the winter. They became friends with my grandparents, Olive and Owen Bird (Find a Grave 97605327 and 73103240), who had a cabin just down the road at 120 Pinon Drive.
Olive's son Paul, his wife Shirley and the older of their five children (I am the oldest) remember Peggy and Lou with fondness, as we would always stop to visit them when we were at our grandparents' cabin. Paul and Shirley played poker with Peggy and Lou at their cabin, usually in the daytime. Shirley remembered that they were good sports and Lou had a neat saying that Paul picked up and repeated many times himself: "Play a card or a stick of wood!" if someone took too long to play.
Shirley remembered one conversation with Peggy at their cabin. Peggy said she had to watch Lou as he was getting older (and what a great place to get older with a wonderful wife and the peaceful surroundings), as Lou would take their smaller chain saw and cut tree limbs ... Peggy thought perhaps that he shouldn't.
I was a child when we knew them in the late 50s/early 60s, but I remember a lively couple who seemed happy in themselves and happy with each other. Peggy had long, straight, thick silvery hair which she wore in a ponytail low on the nape of her neck. It was unusual in those days for an older woman to keep her hair that long after it had grayed. Lou was tall and thin. The couple had no children and to us they were like older relatives. Lou amazed us children with his telescoping newspaper Jacob's Ladders.
We lost touch with them after Lou died in 1965. According to the Social Security Death Index, his last residence was in Los Angeles, but according to the California Death Index, he died in Ventura. Lou's obituary was published in the Los Angeles Times on August 12, 1968 and read as follows:
"RAUCKMAN, Louis E., beloved husband of Margaret Rauckman, devoted brother of Carl O. Rauckman. Services 1pm friday at Pierce Brothers Hollywood, 5959 Santa Monica Blvd."
I contacted Pierce Brothers, but they were unable to tell me where Lou is buried or if he was cremated (I will update this memorial if I am able to find out.)
Lou's wife Peggy died in 1972, at the age of 78.
All of the children, except Franz (who was born in Mississippi), were born in Illinois. Louis' siblings were:
- Nellie Sidonia (born 30 Apr 1884, died Nov 1976)
- Clara Louella (born 23 Mar 1886, died 17 Jul 1973)
- Franz Melvin (born 11 Aug 1888, died Oct 1932) - Franz married Mae
- Alice Isabella (born 5 Mar 1891, died 17 Jul 1973) - married Francis Lindig
- Paul William (born 9 Mar 1896, died 28 Mar 1953) - married Katherine
- Halcyon Laura (born 29 Apr 1898, died 14 Dec 1975) - Find a Grave Memorial 86460898; she married Ralph Edward Davis
- Wallace "Toby" Emerson (born about 1902)
- Millie (born about 1902)
- Carl Otto (born 18 Jul 1904, died 8 Jun 1994) - married Everyle
Louis grew up in Farina Village, La Clede Township in the county of Fayette, Illinois.
Louis married Pauline Margaret Wallar at 2:00pm on Wednesday, December 23, 1914, at the parsonage of the Madison Street M.E. Church in Muncie, Indiana. The Rev. P.E. Greenwalt officiated and the ceremony was witnessed by a few of Pauline's relatives. Immediately after the ceremony, they took a honeymoon to Indianapolis and Chicago, and subsequently made their home in Muncie. The wedding was reported December 24 edition of the Muncie Star Press.
The 1915 Muncie city directory shows that Louis was employed as a steward in the Delaware Hotel, located at the corner of Mulberry and Jackson Streets and now on the National Register of Historic Places.
By 1916 Pauline and Lou had moved to Richmond, Indiana, and were living at 700-1/2 Main Street. Louis was working as a steward at The Wescott, another beautiful old hotel located at the northeast corner of Tenth and Main.
By 1920, Pauline and Louis had moved to Chicago, Illinois, and were living in a boarding house run by Othello and Rose Allen at 844 Grace Street. Louis was a waiter at a hotel, and Pauline was an operator for a telephone company.
By 1930, they had moved to Los Angeles and appear in the 1930 census at 853 North Las Palmas. Pauline was a cashier at a department store, and Louis was a salesman.
In 1932 they took a trip to Ensenada, Mexico and still listed 853 North Las Palmas as their address. Pauline was now going by "Peggy." They arrived at the port of San Pedro May 30, 1932.
Voter registration records show that between 1934 and 1936, they moved from 853 Las Palmas to 1033 North Spaulding Ave. in West Hollywood. Subsequent voting records and the Los Angeles city directory listings show that they lived here until both had passed away. Their North Spaulding home was built in 1921 and was a two bedroom, one bath home. Lou died in 1965, and Peggy in 1972; as of January 2021, the home was last sold in 1996 for $155,000 and is now worth $1.6 million!
In 1938, Louis was branch manager at the General Paint Corporation.
In 1952, Peggy and Lou built a cabin at the end of Pinon Drive, Crowley Lake, California. Their cabin was located on the left side of the road where it dead-ends at Hilton Creek. There they spent many happy vacations, often staying even through the winter. They became friends with my grandparents, Olive and Owen Bird (Find a Grave 97605327 and 73103240), who had a cabin just down the road at 120 Pinon Drive.
Olive's son Paul, his wife Shirley and the older of their five children (I am the oldest) remember Peggy and Lou with fondness, as we would always stop to visit them when we were at our grandparents' cabin. Paul and Shirley played poker with Peggy and Lou at their cabin, usually in the daytime. Shirley remembered that they were good sports and Lou had a neat saying that Paul picked up and repeated many times himself: "Play a card or a stick of wood!" if someone took too long to play.
Shirley remembered one conversation with Peggy at their cabin. Peggy said she had to watch Lou as he was getting older (and what a great place to get older with a wonderful wife and the peaceful surroundings), as Lou would take their smaller chain saw and cut tree limbs ... Peggy thought perhaps that he shouldn't.
I was a child when we knew them in the late 50s/early 60s, but I remember a lively couple who seemed happy in themselves and happy with each other. Peggy had long, straight, thick silvery hair which she wore in a ponytail low on the nape of her neck. It was unusual in those days for an older woman to keep her hair that long after it had grayed. Lou was tall and thin. The couple had no children and to us they were like older relatives. Lou amazed us children with his telescoping newspaper Jacob's Ladders.
We lost touch with them after Lou died in 1965. According to the Social Security Death Index, his last residence was in Los Angeles, but according to the California Death Index, he died in Ventura. Lou's obituary was published in the Los Angeles Times on August 12, 1968 and read as follows:
"RAUCKMAN, Louis E., beloved husband of Margaret Rauckman, devoted brother of Carl O. Rauckman. Services 1pm friday at Pierce Brothers Hollywood, 5959 Santa Monica Blvd."
I contacted Pierce Brothers, but they were unable to tell me where Lou is buried or if he was cremated (I will update this memorial if I am able to find out.)
Lou's wife Peggy died in 1972, at the age of 78.
Gravesite Details
Lou's wife Peggy was buried in Hollywood, according to her obituary. I'm researching where; perhaps Lou was buried at the same cemetery.
