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Montgomery Cemetery ~ Louisa M Kau ~ part of the Polk County Pioneer Cemeteries of Oregon
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Louisa M Kau
LAST NAME: Kau FIRST NAME: Louisa MIDDLE NAME: M NICKNAME: 
MAIDEN NAME: Meffars AKA 1: Williams AKA 2:  AKA 3: 
GENDER: F TITLE: 
BORN: 4 Nov 1831 DIED: 12 Jun 1902 BURIED:  (Montgomery Cemetery)
OCCUPATION:  
BIRTH PLACE:  Germany
DEATH PLACE: 
NOTES: 
1860 WI CENSUS - Louisa Kau, age 30, b. Mechlinburg, is enumerated with John, age 36, occupation farmer, b. Prussia, is enumerated with wife along with Henry, age 7, b. Wisconsin, Anna, age 4, b. Wisconsin, Frederick W., age 2, b. Wisconin, and Casper L., age 5 months, b. Wisconsin.
1870 OR CENSUS - Louisa Kau (39y, b Prussia) enumerated with John (47y, b Mecklenburg, occupation farmer), Henry (17y, b Wisconsin), Annie (14y, b Wisconsin), Fred (12y, b Wisconsin), Lewis (10y, b Wisconsin), Charles (8y, b Wisconsin) & Augusta (3y, b Wisconsin)
1900 OR CENSUS - Lewiza [Louisa] Kau, age 66, mother of 12 children 9 of whom are living at the time of the census, b. Mar 1833 in Germany, is enumerated with John, age 78, occupation farmer, b. Jan 1822 in Germany, is enumerated with his wife of 44 years, along with Anna, age 43, single, b. Apr 1857 in Wisconsin, Lue, age 38, single, farm laborer, b. Jan 1862 in Wisconsin, Augusta, age 36, single, b. Aug 1863 in Wisconsin, John J., age 29, single, farm laborer, b. Jul 1870 in Oregon, Frank, age 28, farm laborer, b. Jun 1871 in Oregon, and Tilda, age 25, single, b. Feb 1875 in Oregon. 
DISCREPANCY - Marker gives birth date as Nov 1831, 1900 census gives birth date as Mar 1833.
WIDOW'S PENSION APPLICATION (copy in Kau file at PCHS) - Louise Kau of Falls City, Oregon, applied for widow's pension 23 Nov 1901; she was widow of John Kau who served in Co I, 1st Wisconsin Heavy Artillery; they were married 8 Sept 1856 in Waukesha, Wisconsin and he died 15 Aug 1901 at home of Lewis Kau; her name was formerly Louisa Williams and she had been previously married; her former consort died 20 Sept 1854 at Brista, Germany.
DEATH CERTIFICATE: 
OBITUARY: 
INSCRIPTION: 
Louisa M. Kau
Born
Nov. 5, 1834
Died
June 12, 1902
(shares monument with John, Anna, John, and Francis)

Marker:
Mother
SOURCES: 
Saucy Survey & Photographs
PCHS
1860 WI CENSUS (Waukesha Co., New Berlin, FA #78)
1870 OR CENSUS (Polk Co, Bridgeport, FA494)
1900 OR CENSUS (Polk Co., Luckiamute, ED 176, sheet 4A)
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