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Last modified: November 2023
Created: February 1996

BORN:	January 20, 1889 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois 21 22 23 24 25 77
DIED:	August 29, 1944 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois 10 11 Find-a-grave
BURIED:	All Saints Catholic Cemetery, Des Plaines, IL Find-a-grave
OCCUPATION:	Brakeman on the railroad. 24 25
PARENTS:	Mary Hansan and Louis Fischer 1 2 21 22 25
MARRIAGE:	Rachel Mae Johnson (1882 WI - Jul. 29, 1955 Rock, WI) about 1916 (Divorced before 1940) 1 23 24 26

CHILDREN

NAME	BORN	DIED	SPOUSE	NUMBER OF CHILDREN	BURIED
Mary Jane FISCHER	Sep. 14, 1917 Rockford, IL	Dec. 17, 1991 Tucson, AZ	Roger Ward Storandt	1	Thabor Catholic Cemetery, Beloit, WI, Block 4 Find-a-grave
Louis John "Jack" FISCHER FISHER	Oct. 26, 1919 Rockford, IL	Oct. 31, 1978 WI	Betty Jane Dudek (1922-2004)	2	Eastlawn Cemetery, Beloit, WI Find-a-grave

RESIDENCES:	Chicago, Ilinois; 1239 S. 41 Ave in 1900; 1217 South Springfield Ln in 1910 21 22
	Rockford, IL; 1404 South Main in 1920 23 1132 Broad St. in 1930 24
NOTES:	Louis would visit the home of Lillian Burton's parents, Frank Hansen and Christine, frequently. 2

SOURCES:	---People--- Much of their information was oral.
	1 Margarite Jonagan (Letters from 1978 and 1981)
	2 Lillian Burton
	---Key Records---
	10 Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index 1916-1947 Louis J Fischer, born abt 1892 in Illinois, Died 29 Aug 1944 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, Buried 31 Aug 1944 in Maine, Cook, Illinois, All Saints cemetery, age 52, Engineer, lived in Oak Park, Cook, IL, Father: Lewis Fischer of Ohio, Spouse: Rachel
	11 1944 Obituary of Louis Fischer, Jr.
	---Census Records---
	21 1900 Census Illinois, Cook County, Chicago 41 Ave #1239; Fisher, Lewis 38, born Jan 1862 Ohio, married 12 years, parents from Germany, Machinist, owns home free of mortgage; Mary, wife, 32, born Oct. 1867 WI, 4 children 4 living, father from France, mother from Germany; Lewis, son, 11, born Jan. 1889 IL, at school; Georgie, son, 10, born Feb. 1890 IL, at school; Frank, son, 9, born May 1891 IL, at school; Joseph, son, 6, born June 1893 IL, at school; Hanson, Frank, B-in-law, 25, born July 1874 WI, machinist
	22 1910 Census Illinois, Cook County, Chicago South Springfield Ave #1217; Fisher, Louie 48 Ohio, married 22 years, parents from Germany, Patternmaker-Iron & Steel, owns home free of mortgage; Mary, wife, 42 WI, father from France, mother from Germany; Louis, son, 21 IL, Machinist-Iron works; Joseph, son, 20 IL, Tailor in Sample house; George, son, 18 IL, Electrician - out of work; Frank, son, 17 IL, Errand boy - out of work;
	23 1920 Census Illinois, Winnebago County, Rockford South Main #1404; Fisher, Louis 32 Illinois, parents from Ohio, Luxembourg, telectrician. rents home; Rachel, wife, 33 WI, parents from Norway; Mary Jane, daughter, 2 1/3 IL; John, son, 1/6 (Dec. 2019) IL;
	24 1930 Census Illinois, Winnebago County, Rockford Broad St. #1132; Fischer, Louis J 43 Illinois, married at age 28, parents from Illinois, Brakeman for railroad, rents home $25; Rachael R, wife, 43 Ilinois, married at age 28, parents from Illinois; Mary J, daughter, 12 IL; John D, son, 10 IL;
	25 1930 Census Illinois, Cook County, Chicago Winnemac Ave #1235; Fischer, Louis 68 Ohio, married at age 26, parents from Germany, not working, owns home free of mortgage value $8,000, has a radio; Marie, wife, 62 WI, married at age 20, father from France, mother from Luxembourg; Louis Jr., son, 41 IL, married at age 28, Brakeman for Stm railroad; Joseph, son, 36 IL, cutter - tailoring;
	26 1940 Census Wisconsin, Rock County, Beloit Broad St #1132; Fischer, Rachel 57 Wisconsin, divorced, Works on Sewing Project, rents home; Father from Norway, mother from Canada, occupation: seamstress. Jack, son, 20 WI, truck driver - produce;