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Family
Marriage: Children:
  1. Ida Maria Moor: Birth: JUL 1871 in Switzerland.

  2. Cornelius Moor: Birth: ABT 1873 in Switzerland.

  3. Alfred Moor: Birth: ABT 1875 in Switzerland.

  4. Jacob Moor: Birth: 21 JUL 1877 in Zofingen, Switzerland.

  5. Emil Moor: Birth: ABT 1881.

  6. Theodor Moor: Birth: 09 FEB 1882.


Family
Marriage: Children:
  1. Louise Ida Hofer: Birth: 09 MAY 1887 in Vordemwald Switzerland. Death: 03 JUN 1973 in Hammond, Lake, Indiana, United States of America

  2. Lydia Hofer: Birth: SEP 1888 in Vordemwald Switzerland.


Sources
1. Source:   Footnote: Source Information: Batch Number: 8685302 Sheet:

Notes
a. Note:   Louise Baer Moor Hofer, immigrated to the United States on Nov 28 1892 from Vordemwald Switzerland on the ship La Gascogne from La Havre, France. They arrived at Ellis Island for which there is an immigration record.
  According to the ship's manifest:
 Louise (age 44) came to the United States with 2nd Husband Gustav Hofer (34) - a blacksmith.
  Also traveling with them were:
  (children of Louise and Gustav)
 Ida age 4
 Lydia age 3
  and
 3 of Louise's 6 other (older) children from prior marriage to Mr. Moor. Louise must have been widow Moor when she married Gustav
  (Ida) Maria Moor age 22 (age matches later census records for Ida.
 Emil Moor 10
 Theodore Moor 9
  Her other children Cornelius, Alfred and Jacob must have come over later. These boys were probably 19, 17, 15-16 and so were old enough to stay alone/with other family.
  The 1900 Census indicates that Gustav is 49 and Louisa is 52. So their ages are not corresponding with the ages recorded on the ship manifest. Gustav indicates that he was born on Nov 1850 while Louisa was born Feb of 1848. My Great Grandmother's handwritten tree confirms Louisa's date of birth.
  1900 United States Federal Census
  about Gustaf Hofer
 Name: Gustaf Hofer
 Home in 1900: Hammond, Lake, Indiana
 Age: 49
 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1851
 Birthplace: Switzerland
 Relationship to head-of-house: Head
 Spouse's Name: Lovisa
 Race: White
 Occupation: View Image
 Immigration Year: 1892
 Neighbors: View others on page
 Household Members: Name Age
 Gustaf Hofer 49
 Louisa Hofer 52
 Louise Hofer 13
 Lydia Hofer 11
 Theodore Moore 18
  By 1920, Gustav has died and Louise is living with her daughter Lydia and husband Jacob Fischer.
  1920 United States Federal Census
  about Louise Hofer
 Name: Louise Hofer
 Home in 1920: Gary Ward 2, Lake, Indiana
 Age: 72 years
 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1848
 Birthplace: Switzerland
 Relation to Head of House: Mother-in-law
 Father's Birth Place: Switzerland
 Mother's Birth Place: Switzerland
 Marital Status: Widow
 Race: White
 Sex: Female
 Year of Immigration: Un
 Able to read: Yes
 Able to Write: Yes
 Image: 316
 Neighbors: View others on page
 Household Members: Name Age
 Jacob Fischer 36
 Lydia Fischer 31
 Ruth Fischer 3
 Louise Hofer 72
 I W Proker 33
 C H Shafer 31
  1930 United States Federal Census
 about Louise Hofer
 Name: Louise Hofer
 Home in 1930: Calumet, Cook, Illinois
 View Map
 Age: 82
 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1848
 Birthplace: Switzerland
 Relation to Head of House: Mother-in-law
 Race: White
 Occupation:
  Education:
  Military service:
  Rent/home value:
  Age at first marriage:
  Parents' birthplace: View image
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 Household Members: Name Age
 Ernest Fruehling 63
 Ida Fruehling 59
 Louise Hofer 82
 Theodore Fruehling 26
  Per Bryan Murphy
 Email: [email protected]: URL title: Note:I think Louise married a man named Fruehling sometime later in life (I have not yet found his first name or any details of marriage date or place). My wife remembers her as "Grandma Fruehling" and there is a Louise Fruehling listed in the Social Security Death Index (SSN: 316-24-5944) with birth date 9 May 1887, matching our records for Louise (Hofer) Young. The Fruehling name is fascinating, because Louise Hofer's half-sister, Ida Moor, married an Ernest Fruehling. Louise (Baer-Moor) Hofer was living with Ernest & Ida Fruehling in the 1930 census (Cook county IL, Enumeration District 2349 Calumet City, sheet 21A).I suspect Louise (Hofer) Young's second husband is related to this Fruehling line..
  About the La Gascogne:
 Built by Forges et Chantiers de la Mediterranee, La Seyne, France, 1887. 7,090 gross tons; 507 (bp) feet long; 51 feet wide. Compound engine, single screw. Service speed 17 knots. 1,055 passengers (390 first class, 65 second class, 600 third class). Built for French Line, French flag, in 1887 and named La Gascogne. Le Havre-New York service. Scrapped in 1920


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