LOUIS BACKHAUS
Louis Backhaus
MARY (HANSEN) BACKHAUS
Mary (Hansen) Backhaus
From Sheboygan county death records:
Louis Backhaus (v.38 p.276)
Feb. 13, 1864-Dec. 17, 1934
Husband of Mary Hanson
Son of Christ Backhaus and Wilhelmina Michler (both born Germany)
Born Town of New Holstein - farmer, retired in 1917
Died from uremia-complete suppression of urine-infected kidney
Buried at Rockville cemetery, Town of Shleswig
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Louis Backhaus, 71, Dies at Plymouth Hospital Monday
Louis Backhaus, aged 71, well-known Kiel resident, passed away at the
Plymouth hospital Monday at 2:15 a.m. Mr. Backhaus underwent a surgical
operation Saturday morning, after having been a patient there since
December 5.
the deceased, a son of the late Christian and Wilhelmina Backhaus, was
born on a farm in the town of Rhine February 13, 1863. He was married
to Miss Mary Hansen of Thorp on June 19, 1888, and the couple located
on a farm in the town of Warden, Clark county, where they resided until
1917. In October of that year Mr. and Mrs. Backhaus disposed of their
farm and moved to this city where they resided ever since.
Survivors are his wife, and four sisters and 2 brothers, as follows:
Mrs. John Voigt and Mrs. Adolph Warnke of here, Mrs. Otto Dedering of
New Holstein, Mrs. Fred Luebke of Two Rivers, and William Backhaus of
here and Henry Backhaus of the town of Rhine.
Funeral services will be held at the family residence on North Sixth
street on Thursday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock, and at two o'clock
services will be held at the St. Peter Reformed church of which the
deceased was a devout member. The Rev. E.L. Worthman will officiate
and burial will be made in the Rockville cemetery. Mr. Backhaus served
as Elder of the church for the past ten years and up to the time of
his death and was a charter member of the Brotherhood Society of the
church.
Following are pallbearers: Fred Arnold, Sr., George Kuhn, Adam Kazmeier,
Philip Reineck, William Schulz and August F. Neumann.
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From Calumet county death records:
Mary Backhaus nee Hansen (v.11 p.105)
Sept. 3, 1865-May 9, 1942
Wife of Louis Backhaus
Daughter of William Hansen (born Germany) and Catherine Jess (born Germany)
Born Germany
Died from “coronary occlusion, sudden –arteriosclerois –cardiac asthma”
Buried at Rockville Cemetery, Town of Schleswig, Manitowoc County
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M. Backhaus Laid To Rest
Relatives here received the sad news on Saturday, that Mrs. Louis
(Mary) Backhaus, aged 78, had passed away at the home of her brother-
in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. John Suel in New Holstein. Mrs.
Backhaus had been residing at New Holstein for the past year and a
half. She passed away on Friday evening.
The deceased was born in Germany on September 3, 1865, a daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. William Hansen. She came to America with her parents at
the age of 18 years, and settled some three miles north of New Holstein.
Later the family moved to Thorp, where she was united in marriage with
Louis Backhaus on June 19, 1888. They continued to make their home
there until 1917, when they disposed the farm and moved to Kiel. Mr.
Backhaus passed away December 17, 1934.
Survivors are a sister, Mrs. John Suel of New Holstein, and a brother
George Hansen of Thorp.
Funeral services were conducted at 1:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at
the Meiselwitz Funeral Home, and at 2 o'clock services were held at
the St. Peter Evangelical and Reformed church, of which congregation
she was a faithful member. The Rev. E.L. Worthington officiated, and
burial was made in the Rockville cemetery.
(she is in cemetery #84)
Mrs. Backhaus
