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  Ludwig Wilhelm Gustav "Gust" HENNING, 1879-1951
Painter

3 March 1879 - Born at Etterwinden, Kreis Eisenach, Thüringen

14 April 1879 - Baptized

As of about 1880 until sometime before 1893 - Resided at Wenigenlupnitz, Kreis Eisenach, Thüringen

4 April 1880, age 1 - Mother Anna Margarethe HENNING, age 20, married Ernst Friedrich "Fred" RUDLOFF, age 24, there

13 November 1880, age 1 - Half-sister Christinna Augusta Theresa "Trace" RUDLOFF Lynch Engelgau Lockbaum born at Kirchgasse House above the Gut there

14 April 1882, age 3 - Half-brother Heinrich RUDLOFF born at Gässchen there

22 April 1882, age 3 - Half-brother Heinrich RUDLOFF died there of convulsions

13 May 1883, age 4 - Half-sister Katherine RUDLOFF born at Gässchen there

24 June 1883, age 4 - Half-sister Katherine RUDLOFF died there of "Kinnbacken Krämpf" jawbone spasm

30 August 1884, age 5 - Half-sister Anna Frieda Ottilie "Tilla" RUDLOFF Wendland born at Gässchen there

15 December 1887, age 8 - Half-brother Oskar RUDLOFF born at Gässchen there

21 January 1891, age 11 - Half-brother Ernst Louis RUDLOFF born at Gässchen there

23 October 1892, age 13 - Half-brother Otto RUDLOFF born at Gässchen there

26 March 1893, age 14 - Confirmed there

15 June 1893, age 14 - Immigrated at Baltimore, Maryland. From Bremen on `S S Amerika' with the Rudloff family; his surname on the passenger list index is Rudloff;

As of about August 1893 until about 1907 - Resided at Sheboygan, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin

3 July 1895, age 16 - Accident. Gus's step-father's horses ran away as the wagan they were hitched to was being loaded with brick by the railroad depot. Gus was thrown from the wagon and knocked unconscious by the falling brick. He revived in a short time and was not badly injured.

About 1896, age 16 - Half-sister Christinna Augusta Theresa "Trace" RUDLOFF, age 15, married Pat LYNCH, age 20

20 December 1896, age 17 - Half-brother Otto RUDLOFF, age 4, died at Sheboygan of diphtheria

1900, age 20 - Occupation listed as day laborer

12 June 1900, age 21 - Recorded in the Federal census at Sheboygan Twp, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin. Friedrich and Anna Rudloff, with four of their five surviving children, were living on a rented farm.

19 October 1900, age 21 - Mother's husband Ernst Friedrich "Fred" RUDLOFF, age 45, died at St. Nicholas Hospital there of larynx paralysis

13 December 1902, age 23 - Half-sister Anna Frieda Ottilie "Tilla" RUDLOFF, age 18, married August WENDLAND, age 26, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Sheboygan

As of 1907 - Occupation listed as Painter

As of about 1907 until about 1909 - Resided at 225 7th, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

13 November 1907, age 28 - Half-sister Christinna Augusta Theresa "Trace" RUDLOFF, age 27, married Daniel Joseph "Joseph" ENGELGAU, age 32, there

9 May 1908, age 29 - Half-brother Oskar RUDLOFF, age 20, married Hilda A. KNOMER, age 18, at Sheboygan

As of about 1909 until about 1910 - Resided at 409 Prairie, Milwaukee

1910, age 30 - Occupation listed as Painter at Pflanz and Henning, 1221 Lee there

23 March 1910, age 31 - Half-brother Oskar RUDLOFF, age 22, died at Sheboygan of acute endocarditis

As of sometime before August 1910 until about 1912 - Resided at 834 Sycamore, Milwaukee

5 October 1912, age 33 - Married Emilie J SCHENK, age 27, there

As of about 1913 until about 1916 - Resided at 1313 11th St there

13 September 1913, age 34 - Daughter Erna Anna Josephine HENNING Sterz born at 1313 11th St there

As of about 1916 until about 1951 - Resided at 3360 N 21st St there. The original house number was 1464. By the 1930 US Census, the house number became 3360. The house was brand new when they bought it in 1916. They were the first owners. In 1930 the house was valued at $9000, and the family had a radio set.

12 December 1919, age 40 - Daughter born at 1464 21st St there and died there

15 January 1920, age 40 - Recorded in the United States Census there

22 June 1920, age 41 - Half-sister's husband Daniel Joseph "Joseph" ENGELGAU, age 45, died

30 September 1920, age 41 - Son Walter Ernst HENNING born at Milwaukee

5 September 1923, age 44 - Half-sister Christinna Augusta Theresa "Trace" RUDLOFF, age 42, married George J H LOCKBAUM, age 51, there

28 November 1924, age 45 - Son Harold HENNING born at 1464 21st St there

As of sometime before 1930 until about 1949 - Occupation listed as Painter at CMStPPRR (Milwaukee Road Railroad)

About 1930, age 50 - Half-brother Ernst Louis RUDLOFF, age 38, married Dorothy at Los Angeles, Los Angeles Cty, California

7 April 1930, age 51 - Recorded in the United States Census at Milwaukee

28 July 1934, age 55 - Daughter Erna Anna Josephine HENNING, age 20, married Edwin Eugene STERZ, age 28, there

2 February 1936, age 56 - Naturalized there. Witnesses were Jacob Wasmuth, retired and Adolph Schwartz, retired

12 April 1939, age 60 - Half-sister's husband George J H LOCKBAUM, age 67, died at 794 Tayco Street, Menasha, Winnebago County, Wisconsin

24 September 1939, age 60 - Mother Anna Margarethe HENNING Rudloff, age 79, died at St. Nicholas Hospital, Sheboygan of senile dementia

October 1939, age 60 - Grandson Dale Henry STERZ born at Milwaukee

18 April 1940, age 61 - Recorded in the United States Census there

19 February 1944, age 64 - Son Walter Ernst HENNING, age 23, married Margaret METZ, age 22, at St. Francis of Assisi Church Rectory there

9 September 1944, age 65 - Son Harold HENNING, age 19, died at Vaglia, Italy

3 June 1946, age 67 - Father-in-law Albert Florian SCHENK, age 94, died at County Hospital, Wauwatosa, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin of heart disease and arteriosclerosis

5 November 1946, age 67 - Half-sister's husband August WENDLAND, age 70, died at Sheboygan of throat cancer

January 1949, age 69 - Granddaughter Jennifer Frances HENNING Komassa born at Milwaukee

23 October 1951, age 72 - Died at Deaconess Hospital there of Diabetes complicated by heart disease and arteriosclerosis

Cremated at Ritter Funeral Home, Valhalla Cemetary there