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Corporal Rudolph Luscher

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Corporal Rudolph Luscher Veteran

Birth
Switzerland
Death
19 Mar 1923 (aged 83)
Perrinton, Gratiot County, Michigan, USA
Burial
Perrinton, Gratiot County, Michigan, USA Add to Map
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American Civil War Veteran
Company D
9th Michigan Infantry

Laurel Luscher Manning shared this bio of Rudolph:

The Luscher family arrived in New York 11-Aug-1854 from Antwerp on the ship "Golden Eagle." This information was found in "Germans to America Lists of Passengers Arriving at U.S. Ports, 1850-1855 Volume 8 August 1854 - December 1854" and the ship's register was found on microfilm at the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Rudolph's age was listed as 12 and his occupation as unknown.

His parents were Hans Jacob and Anna (Hunsiker) Luscher. He was one of 9 children. William was the only one of the 9 to be born in the United States. Rudolph had 3 children with his first wife Susannah Megill. The 2 older children are: Albert born around 1868 and Charles E. born around 1872. The third was born 22-Apr-1874 and died 03-May-1874. Susannah died 14-May-1874.

His second wife was Elizabeth Roup and she died in July 1923 in Perrinton.
American Civil War Veteran
Company D
9th Michigan Infantry

Laurel Luscher Manning shared this bio of Rudolph:

The Luscher family arrived in New York 11-Aug-1854 from Antwerp on the ship "Golden Eagle." This information was found in "Germans to America Lists of Passengers Arriving at U.S. Ports, 1850-1855 Volume 8 August 1854 - December 1854" and the ship's register was found on microfilm at the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Rudolph's age was listed as 12 and his occupation as unknown.

His parents were Hans Jacob and Anna (Hunsiker) Luscher. He was one of 9 children. William was the only one of the 9 to be born in the United States. Rudolph had 3 children with his first wife Susannah Megill. The 2 older children are: Albert born around 1868 and Charles E. born around 1872. The third was born 22-Apr-1874 and died 03-May-1874. Susannah died 14-May-1874.

His second wife was Elizabeth Roup and she died in July 1923 in Perrinton.


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  • Created by: drbuck
  • Added: Jun 19, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71609309/rudolph-luscher: accessed ), memorial page for Corporal Rudolph Luscher (13 Dec 1839–19 Mar 1923), Find a Grave Memorial ID 71609309, citing Fulton Center Cemetery, Perrinton, Gratiot County, Michigan, USA; Maintained by drbuck (contributor 46934098).