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Louis Henry Meseke
- Birth
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Golden Eagle, Calhoun County, Illinois, USA
- Death
- 25 Jan 1956 (aged 81)
Golden Eagle, Calhoun County, Illinois, USA
- Burial
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Brussels, Calhoun County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
- Memorial ID
- 38154465 · View Source
- Created by: Lynn
- Added: Jun 10, 2009
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38154465/louis_henry-meseke: accessed ), memorial page for Louis Henry Meseke (15 Oct 1874–25 Jan 1956), Find a Grave Memorial ID 38154465, citing Saint Matthews Cemetery, Brussels, Calhoun County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Lynn (contributor 47138895).
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Louis Meseke on his wedding day. (Calhoun County, Illinois; 15 Jan 1901)
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Louis at work on the family farm in Calhoun County, making apple butter. (1920)
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Louis and Tillie Meseke in a photo taken to commemorate their 50th wedding anniversary. They were married on 15 Jan 1901 at St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Calhoun County, Illinois. (Late 1950)
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Louis (far right) with his family in front of their Calhoun County log house.
From left to right: Heinrich "Henry" Meseke; Wilhelmine Hammer Meseke; 2 of Louis' sisters; and Louis Meseke.
The man on the horse is unidentified.
(1884 photo taken from a tin-type; Calhoun County, Illinois)
Note: Next photo is a close-up of the family, taken from this picture.
From left to right: Heinrich "Henry" Meseke; Wilhelmine Hammer Meseke; 2 of Louis' sisters; and Louis Meseke.
The man on the horse is unidentified.
(1884 photo taken from a tin-type; Calhoun County, Illinois)
Note: Next photo is a close-up of the family, taken from this picture.
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Louis (far right), when he was around age 10, with his family.
From left to right: Louis' parents, Heinrich "Henry" Meseke and Wilhelmine Hammer Meseke; 2 of Louis' 3 sisters; and Louis Meseke.
(1884 photo taken from a tin-type; Calhoun County, Illinois)
From left to right: Louis' parents, Heinrich "Henry" Meseke and Wilhelmine Hammer Meseke; 2 of Louis' 3 sisters; and Louis Meseke.
(1884 photo taken from a tin-type; Calhoun County, Illinois)
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Louis' parents, Heinrich "Henry" Meseke and Wilhelmine Hammer.
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Louis and Tillie on their wedding day. (15 Jan 1901; Calhoun County, Illinois)
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The wedding of Louis Meseke and Tillie Willenburg. (15 Jan 1901; Calhoun County, Illinois)
Tillie (far right) standing next to her husband, Louis. The couple on the left were their witnesses (best man and maid of honor), George Willenburg and Elizabeth "Lizzie" Moerlein.
Tillie (far right) standing next to her husband, Louis. The couple on the left were their witnesses (best man and maid of honor), George Willenburg and Elizabeth "Lizzie" Moerlein.
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Louis and Tillie Meseke with their children.
From left to right: Oscar, Heinie, Oleta, Louis, Bertha, Tillie, Freda, Louie, George and Bud. (August 1931; Calhoun County, Illinois)
From left to right: Oscar, Heinie, Oleta, Louis, Bertha, Tillie, Freda, Louie, George and Bud. (August 1931; Calhoun County, Illinois)
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Tillie and Louis. (Late 1930's; Calhoun County, Illinois)
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Louis with his wife, Tillie, and their 8 children. (10 Apr 1937)
Front row, from left to right:
Oscar; "Bud"; George; "Heinie"; and "Louie."
Back row, standing:
"Tillie"; Louis; Bertha; Freda; and Oleta.
The family gathering in Calhoun County, Illinois was to honor Tillie on her 53rd birthday.
Front row, from left to right:
Oscar; "Bud"; George; "Heinie"; and "Louie."
Back row, standing:
"Tillie"; Louis; Bertha; Freda; and Oleta.
The family gathering in Calhoun County, Illinois was to honor Tillie on her 53rd birthday.
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The grandsons of Louis and Tillie Meseke.
From left to right:
Lonnie Freand, (Living) Meseke; (Living) Freand; Roger Robeen; Dave Meseke; (Living) Arnold; Dale Freand; and Don Arnold. (1951; Calhoun County, Illinois)
From left to right:
Lonnie Freand, (Living) Meseke; (Living) Freand; Roger Robeen; Dave Meseke; (Living) Arnold; Dale Freand; and Don Arnold. (1951; Calhoun County, Illinois)
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Louis and Tillie with all 11 of their grandchildren. (Fall 1950; Calhoun County, Illinois)
Toddler in front row: Lonnie Freand.
Second row: (Living) Arnold; Dale Freand; Roger Robeen; (Living) Freand; and (Living) Meseke.
Third row: Don Arnold; (Living) Arnold; (Living) Arnold; (Living) Meseke; and Dave Meseke.
Back row: Grandparents, Louis and Tillie Meseke.
Toddler in front row: Lonnie Freand.
Second row: (Living) Arnold; Dale Freand; Roger Robeen; (Living) Freand; and (Living) Meseke.
Third row: Don Arnold; (Living) Arnold; (Living) Arnold; (Living) Meseke; and Dave Meseke.
Back row: Grandparents, Louis and Tillie Meseke.
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Last photo of Louis, taken with Tillie and their 7 surving children. (Bud was killed in World War II.)
From left to right: Bertha, Louie, Oleta, Freda, Tillie, Louis, George (behind his father), Oscar and Heinie.
The family had gathered in Calhoun County to celebrate Louis' 81st birthday.
(October 1955)
From left to right: Bertha, Louie, Oleta, Freda, Tillie, Louis, George (behind his father), Oscar and Heinie.
The family had gathered in Calhoun County to celebrate Louis' 81st birthday.
(October 1955)
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For many years after Louis and Tillie Meseke passed away, their descendants gathered for an annual Meseke family reunion every summer. The tradition continued until the early 1980's.
Photo: Nearly all of Louis and Tillie's children and their spouses; grandchildren and their spouses; and great-grandchildren at the Meseke family reunion in the summer of 1968. The only family members missing from this photo were grandsons, Dale Freand and Dave Meseke, and Dale's wife, Bernice.
(August 1968; Roxana, Madison County, Illinois)
Photo: Nearly all of Louis and Tillie's children and their spouses; grandchildren and their spouses; and great-grandchildren at the Meseke family reunion in the summer of 1968. The only family members missing from this photo were grandsons, Dale Freand and Dave Meseke, and Dale's wife, Bernice.
(August 1968; Roxana, Madison County, Illinois)
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