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Louis Burger

Born at Burlington in 1863 and last recorded at Fullerton in 1930.

born 20 Feb 1863 at Burlington, Des Moines died after Apr 1930

Life story

Louis Burger is known to this study as the father of Berenice E. Burger, the Pierce County social worker who shared a home at Dash Point, Washington, with Lotta Donnell Hegnauer in 1950.1

In April 1930 Louis was living at Fullerton, the seat of Nance County, Nebraska, where the census taker recorded him as married and working as an agent. With him were his wife, Laura M., and their daughter Berenice, who was single and teaching school.2 Berenice had been born in Nebraska about 1904.1 When and where Louis was born, and when he died, have not yet been established from a record (see Research Notes).

What we know

Proven

  • Occupation at Fullerton, 1930
  • Marriage to Laura M., 1930
  • Death, 1930
  • one home, from the census and other records

What's still open

  • Sources. The only record of him is the 1930 census entry attached to him in the family tree (an Ancestry index entry, not re-read; the image has not been read).
  • Birth and death (leads). The family tree gives his birth as 20 Feb 1863 at Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, and his death as 25 Aug 1943 at Fullerton, with no source on either fact.
  • Occupation. "Agent" in 1930 is the index's word; the industry column (for example insurance, railroad or land) has not been read.
  • Parents. Not yet identified.

Sources

Source 1

1 1950 U.S. Federal Census, Pierce County

Source 2

2 1930 U.S. Federal Census, Fullerton

Life in time

before Apr 1930

Marriage, with Laura M.

proven Source 2

How we know

  1. 1903 Daughter born: Berenice E. Burger family event
  2. 1930 Residence Fullerton, Nance · proven

    Head, married, an agent (as indexed), with his wife Laura M. and his daughter Berenice E., single, a teacher.

    The 1930 census entry attached to him in the family tree, with his wife and daughter; his daughter Berenice is the social worker of Pierce County, Washington, who was born in Nebraska about 1904 (1950 census). His age and birthplace in the 1930 entry were not read in this pass.

    Source 2

  3. 1930 Occupation Fullerton, Nance · proven

    Agent (1930 census, as indexed; the industry was not read).

    The occupation in his 1930 census entry, as attached in the family tree.

    Source 2

  4. 1930 Marriage, with Laura M. before Apr 1930 · proven

    Husband and wife in the 1930 census at Fullerton, Nebraska. No marriage record has been found; their daughter Berenice was born about 1904.

    The 1930 census lists Laura M. as the wife of Louis Burger, both married. When and where they married is not known.

    Source 2

  5. 1930 Death after Apr 1930 · proven

    Living in April 1930. The family tree gives 25 Aug 1943 at Fullerton, without a source (see Research Notes).

    The 1930 census is the only record of him read. His death has not been found in a record.

    Source 2

  • proven
  • family event

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Places in this life

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  1. 1 Fullerton, Nance County Residence 1930 · Occupation 1930

Family

This page Louis Burger 1863–aft. 1930
Wife · m. before Apr 1930 Laura M. c. 1871–aft. 1930
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The evidence 4 facts with their grades, 2 sources, and the research notes

Facts

Fact Date Place Grade Sources
Residence 1930 Fullerton, Nance, Nebraska, United States proven 2
Occupation 1930 Fullerton, Nance, Nebraska, United States proven 2
Marriage with Laura M. before Apr 1930 proven 2
Death after Apr 1930 proven 2

Research notes

  • Sources: The only record of him is the 1930 census entry attached to him in the family tree (an Ancestry index entry, not re-read; the image has not been read). His daughter Berenice's 1950 census entry was read on the image in the survey of Lotta Hegnauer's records. The family tree's birth and death dates for him have no source.
  • Identity: He is identified by the 1930 census household at Fullerton, as attached in the family tree, which names his daughter Berenice E., a teacher.2 In 1950 Berenice E. Burger, never married, born in Nebraska about 1904, was a supervising social worker in Pierce County, Washington.1 No other record of Louis has been read.
  • Birth and death (leads): The family tree gives his birth as 20 Feb 1863 at Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, and his death as 25 Aug 1943 at Fullerton, with no source on either fact. The 1930 census entry, whose age and birthplace were not read in this pass, should be checked against the birth date; a Nebraska death certificate or a Nance County newspaper would confirm the death. The Nebraska state census and the federal censuses of 1900–1920 for Fullerton have not been searched.
  • Occupation: "Agent" in 1930 is the index's word; the industry column (for example insurance, railroad or land) has not been read.2
  • This profile is part of the Hegnauer one-name study, as the father of Berenice E. Burger, the friend and colleague of Lotta Donnell Hegnauer.

Working notes

  • Tree birth 1863 and death 1943 unsourced

Sources

  1. 1

    1950 U.S. Federal Census, Pierce County, Washington, incorporated place Dash Point, E.D. 27-29, sheet 10, lines 28–29, dwelling 135: Berenice E. Burger [indexed "Berger"] (head, 46, never married, born Nebraska; supervisor social worker, Pierce County Welfare) and Lotta D. Hegnauer (59, divorced, born Indiana; social worker (children's worker), Pierce County Welfare); roll 2700; database with images, Ancestry.com. Also "United States, Census, 1950," FamilySearch.

  2. 2

    1930 U.S. Federal Census, Fullerton, Nance County, Nebraska, E.D. 6, sheet 1A, household of Louis Burger (head, married; agent), with his wife Laura M. (married) and his daughter Berenice E. (single; teacher); FHL microfilm 2341023; database with images, Ancestry.com (as attached in the Hegnauer/Putt family tree; records 107519896, 107519911 and 107519905; ages, birthplaces and the image not read in this pass).