Individual Details
Ludwig (Louis) DEUSTER
(13 May 1818 - 4 May 1882)
Blens is near the town of Nideggan, where the records are housed.
Occupations: Grocer and Miller
Ludwig came to America from Germany in 1844, along with three of his brothers, Henry, John Hubert, and Theodore. They were passengers on the "Belgique Harriet," which sailed from Antwerp to New York. Their mother also immigrated to the United States. They settled in an area south of Milwaukee which they called New Coeln. This was located in the Town of Lake, which is now a part of the suburb of Oak Creek. Ludwig and Anna were married at St. Stephens Church, on Howell Avenue near the present Mitchell Field (records destroyed in fire). The land for this church had been donated to the diocese by Ludwig's brother, John Hubert Deuster, in 1847. In 1849, Ludwig and Anna Elisabeth sold their property in New Coeln, and moved to Racine, where he worked as a grocer. In 1855, they moved to the Town of Scott, northeast of Green Bay, along with Anna Elisabeth's mother and brother. From this time on, Ludwig (now called Louis) worked as a miller. He later moved to Preble, and then to Green Bay. (All info from Dorothy Beno Lutomski and Mary Ann Lurquin Defnet's "Lurquin Addition: A Lurquin-Deuster Genealogy" (1978) -- see pages 23-30.
Events
| Birth | 13 May 1818 | Blens, Rheinland, Preussen, Germany | |||
| Immigration | 6 Jul 1844 | New York, New York, New York, United States |  |  | |
| Marriage | 22 Jul 1848 | Lake, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States - Anna Elisabeth PUETZ | |||
| Census (family) | Aug 1850 | Racine, Racine, Wisconsin, United States - Anna Elisabeth PUETZ | | | |
| Naturalization | 21 Apr 1854 | Circuit Court, Racine, Racine, Wisconsin, United States | | | |
| Census (family) | Aug 1860 | Preble, Brown, Wisconsin, United States - Anna Elisabeth PUETZ | | | |
| Census (family) | Jul 1870 | Preble, Brown, Wisconsin, United States - Anna Elisabeth PUETZ | | | |
| Census | 1 Jun 1880 | Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, United States | | | |
| Death | 4 May 1882 | Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, United States |
Families
| Spouse | Anna Elisabeth PUETZ (1822 - 1875) |
| Child | Anna Mary DEUSTER (1849 - 1860) |
| Child | Francis Joseph "Frank" DEUSTER (1850 - 1886) |
| Child | John J. DEUSTER (1852 - 1926) |
| Child | James L. DEUSTER (1854 - 1930) |
| Child | Mathilda Anna "Tillie" DEUSTER (1856 - 1938) |
| Child | Henry J. DEUSTER (1858 - 1927) |
| Child | Mary A. "TA" DEUSTER (1860 - 1946) |
| Child | Catherine L. "Katie" DEUSTER (1863 - 1923) |
| Child | Frances Margaret DEUSTER (1865 - 1938) |
| Father | Wilhelm DEUSTER (1788 - ) |
| Mother | Elise PEIL (1785 - 1860) |
| Sibling | John Hubert DEUSTER (1812 - 1882) |
| Sibling | Gertrude DEUSTER (1814 - ) |
| Sibling | Theodore DEUSTER (1816 - ) |
| Sibling | Francis DEUSTER (1820 - ) |
| Sibling | Henry DEUSTER (1827 - ) |
Notes
Immigration
Embarked from Antwerp, aboard the Belgique Harriet. Arrived in New York harbor on 6 July 1844.http://interactive.ancestry.com/7488/nym237_55-0001?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fdbid%3d7488%26path%3d&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnBrowsing#?imageId=NYM237_55-0217
AND:
http://interactive.ancestry.com/7488/nym237_55-0001?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fdbid%3d7488%26path%3d&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnBrowsing#?imageId=NYM237_55-0221
Census (family)
Enumerated with this family are Lewis Deuster, a laborer, age 31; his wife, Elisabeth, age 26; and daughter, Mary, age 1. Also Francis J. Puetz, a laborer, age 33; and Gertrude Puetz, age 59.http://interactive.ancestry.com/8054/4206490_00039?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fdbid%3d8054%26path%3d&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnBrowsing#?imageId=4206490_00142
Naturalization
Witnesses were Mathias Jansen and Phillip Hirbes, both of Racine.http://interactive.ancestry.com/1629/31192_118146-00023?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fdbid%3d1629%26path%3d&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnBrowsing#?imageId=31192_118146-05479
Census (family)
Enumerated with this family were Louis Deuster, a farmer, age 42; his wife, Anna, age 38; and children: Francis, age 9; John, age 7; Jacob, age 5; Anna, age 3; and Henry, age 1.http://interactive.ancestry.com/7667/4298895_00153?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fdbid%3d7667%26path%3d&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnBrowsing#?imageId=4298895_00157
Census (family)
Enumerated with this family are Louis Deuster, a miller, age 52; his wife, Anna, age 46; and children: Francis, age 19; John, age 17; James, age 15; Matilda, age 13; Henry, age 11; Mary, age 9; Katherine, age 7; and Francisca, age 5. Also Francis Buetz, a miller, age 56. Louis and Anna were both born in Prussia. The children were all born in Wisconsin.http://interactive.ancestry.com/7163/4268441_00712?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fdbid%3d7163%26path%3d&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnBrowsing#?imageId=4268441_00713
Census
Enumerated with this family are Louis Deuster, a gristmiller, age 62; and children: Matilda, age 22; Henry, age 21; Mary, age 19; Katie, age 17; and Frances, age 15. Also, Frank Puetz, age 65.http://interactive.ancestry.com/6742/4244703-00245?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fdbid%3d6742%26path%3d&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnBrowsing#?imageId=4244703-00293
Endnotes
1. National Archives and Records Administration, "U.S. Naturalization Record Index, 1791-1992 (Indexed in World Archives Project)," database online, Ancestry.com ( : accessed ), Ludwig Duster; Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa: Soundex Index to Naturalization Petitions for the U.S. District and Circuit Courts, Northern District of Illinois and Immigration and Naturalization Service District 9, 1840-1950 (M1285); Card D236 -- cert. 234, vol. 1.
2. 1850 U.S. Federal Census, Wisconsin, Racine, Racine, p. 104, dwelling 701, family 746, lines 16-20: Lewis Deuster and family.
3. National Archives and Records Administration, "U.S. Naturalization Record Index, 1791-1992 (Indexed in World Archives Project)," database online, Ancestry.com ( : accessed ), Ludwig Duster; Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa: Soundex Index to Naturalization Petitions for the U.S. District and Circuit Courts, Northern District of Illinois and Immigration and Naturalization Service District 9, 1840-1950 (M1285); Card D236 -- cert. 234, vol. 1.
4. 1860 U.S. Federal Census, Wisconsin, Brown, Preble, p. 291, image 5, dw. 2190, family 2190, lines 6-12: Louis Deuster and family.
5. 1870 U.S. Federal Census, Wisconsin, Brown, Preble, pages 2, dwelling 12, family 12, lines 19-29: Louis Deuster anf family.
6. 1880 U.S. Federal Census, Wisconsin, Brown, Green Bay, e.d. 9, p. 49, dw. 443, fam. 64, lines 4-10: Louis Deuster and family.