Ludwick "Louis" Fred SONSMITH November 19, 1868 - May 7, 1953 You are here: Photo Albums • SONSMITH / SONNENSCHMIDT • Ludwick Fred Louis was the eldest son of Henry I and Minnie (MOLL) SONSMITH that lived to maturity. He was born and raised on the Sonsmith farm in Bloomfield township, Saginaw county, about 6 miles North of Frankenmuth, Michigan. As soon as Louis was old enough, he left home and worked at various farming and lumbering jobs. On September 10, 1893, Louis married Marie Jenny HOETZEL. Marie gave up teaching Kindergarten to marry. The wedding took place in Bloomfield, but the couple lived in Saginaw for a while, then moved to a farm in Spaulding township where they lived until 1926. At this time they moved to a farm near Freeland, Michigan. He and Marie were the parents of four girls: Elsie, Edna, Meta, and Marion. Louis, who had hoped for a son, sometimes remarked in a jovial mood, "Never mind! The boys will come when the girls grow up!" He was right. Louis was not well educated but could read and write and had what was probably the equivalent of a 4th or 5th grade education. Elsie, Edna, and Meta all passed the state-wide eighth grade examination. Marion, the youngest daughter, graduated from Saginaw High School. In 1943 he and Marie celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a picnic-party-reunion at Bliss park in Saginaw. In his last years, he and his wife moved away from the farm to a small red house near Bridgeport, Michigan. ~Written by Eleanor (DEMUN) HASTINGS, a niece of Louis, based on information told to her by her mother, Lina (SONSMITH) DEMUN, Louis's sister. Photo Gallery Marie and Louis - September 10, 1893 close-up of photo at left Louis, Marie and daughters in 1906 children L to R: Edna, Meta and Elsie close-up of photo at left SONSMITH Farm in Worth, Michigan early 1900's about 1909 Louis with the Gray Team - Worth, Michigan - 1915 More Photos of Louis >>

Jump to any section!-------------------------------------- Home Surname IndexPhoto AlbumsWhat's New?Sign/View GuestbookDownload GEDCOMAboutContactWeb Design     Birth: 19 Nov 1868, Blumfield Township, Saginaw County, Michigan Death: 7 May 1953, Saginaw, Michigan Burial: Saginaw, Michigan - Roselawn Memorial Gardens Religion: Methodist Father: Theodor Heinrich Phillip Martin SONNENSCHMIDT Mother: Wilhelmina Fredericka Sophia MOLL Siblings: Frederick SONSMITH Heinrich SONSMITH , Jr. Carl SONSMITH Wilhelm SONSMITH August SONSMITH Rosie Paulina Sophia SONSMITH Marriage: Marie Jenny HOETZEL - 10 Sep 1893, Blumfield, Michigan Children: Elsie Anna Louise SONSMITH Edna Selma Pauline SONSMITH Meta SONSMITH Marion E. SONSMITH     SONSMITH, LOUIS F. 2608 Nebraska Street Lifelong resident of Saginaw County, passed away at 4:50 p.m. Thursday at his home. Age 84 years. He was born Nov. 19, 1868 in Blumfield Township, and married Miss Marie Hoetzel, there, Sept. 10, 1893. She survives him. They lived on a farm in Spaulding Township until 1926, then moved to a farm near Freeland, where they lived until Nov. 1952, when they moved to their present home. He was a member of the Methodist Church. Surviving besides his wife are four daughters, Mrs. Joseph Foy, Burt; Mrs. George Eastman, Mrs. Claude Royal, Mrs. Joseph Brasseur, Jr., all of Saginaw; 12 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren; also one sister, Mrs. Lina DeMun, Detroit. Funeral service will take place at 3 p.m. Monday at the Case Chapel. Rev. S. T. Bottrell will officiate, with burial in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at the chapel after 7 p.m. Saturday.

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