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Louise Wilhelmina <I>Meseke</I> Smith

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Louise Wilhelmina Meseke Smith

Birth
Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA
Death
28 Jun 1956 (aged 87)
Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA
Burial
Affton, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA Add to Map
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The daughter of Henry Meseke and Wilhelmine Hammer, Louise was raised in Calhoun County, Illinois.

Louise worked as a servant for the family of Judge Ernst Meyer and his wife, Amalie (nee Dinkler) Meyer by 1900. Louise's sister, Emma, was married to Amalie's brother, Carl Dinkler.

Shortly after the turn of the century, Louise moved to St. Louis, Missouri. She worked as a servant for an elderly widower named Henry Luther Whitman, Sr. who sold farm implements.

She married Horace Smith in the 1910's. He was a widower when they married, and worked for a brake company. He later worked as a coupler until his retirement in 1934. The couple never had any children and resided in St. Louis.

At the time of her death due to heart disease, Louise was 87 years, 3 months and 21 days old. She was buried on 02 Jul 1956. She was preceded in death by her husband who died in 1940.

Children: None.

Louise's siblings:
Emma Charlotte Meseke Dinkler
Anna Elizabeth Meseke Kinder
Caroline Amelia Meseke Kinder
Louis Henry Meseke
The daughter of Henry Meseke and Wilhelmine Hammer, Louise was raised in Calhoun County, Illinois.

Louise worked as a servant for the family of Judge Ernst Meyer and his wife, Amalie (nee Dinkler) Meyer by 1900. Louise's sister, Emma, was married to Amalie's brother, Carl Dinkler.

Shortly after the turn of the century, Louise moved to St. Louis, Missouri. She worked as a servant for an elderly widower named Henry Luther Whitman, Sr. who sold farm implements.

She married Horace Smith in the 1910's. He was a widower when they married, and worked for a brake company. He later worked as a coupler until his retirement in 1934. The couple never had any children and resided in St. Louis.

At the time of her death due to heart disease, Louise was 87 years, 3 months and 21 days old. She was buried on 02 Jul 1956. She was preceded in death by her husband who died in 1940.

Children: None.

Louise's siblings:
Emma Charlotte Meseke Dinkler
Anna Elizabeth Meseke Kinder
Caroline Amelia Meseke Kinder
Louis Henry Meseke


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  • Created by: Lynn
  • Added: Jun 15, 2009
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38364511/louise_wilhelmina-smith: accessed ), memorial page for Louise Wilhelmina Meseke Smith (7 Mar 1869–28 Jun 1956), Find a Grave Memorial ID 38364511, citing New Saint Marcus Cemetery and Mausoleum, Affton, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Lynn (contributor 47138895).