Individual Details
Louis Ernest Torinus Jr.
(15 Apr 1872 - 5 Oct 1951)
Events
| Birth | 15 Apr 1872 | Stillwater, Washington, Minnesota |  | ||
| Census | 1 Jun 1880 | Linden Street, Stillwater, Washington, Minnesota |  | | |
| Marriage | 27 Dec 1899 | Stillwater, Washington, Minnesota - Mary Josephine Matthews | | | |
| Census | 15 Apr 1910 | 312 Holcombe Street, Stillwater, Washington, Minnesota | | | |
| Occupation | president and board chairman - Connolly Shoe Company, Stillwater, Washington, Minnesota | | |||
| Census | 5 Jan 1920 | 304 Holcombe Street, Stillwater, Washington, Minnesota | | | |
| Census | 1 Apr 1930 | 304 Holcombe Street, Stillwater, Washington, Minnesota | | | |
| Census | 1 Apr 1940 | 304 Holcombe Street, Stillwater, Washington, Minnesota | | | |
| Death | 5 Oct 1951 | pulmonary embolism due to cerebral homorrhage and hypertensive valvular disease - home (304 South Holcombe Street), Stillwater, Washington, Minnesota | | ||
| Burial | 8 Oct 1951 | Fairview Cemetery, Stillwater, Washington, Minnesota | |
Families
| Spouse | Mary Josephine Matthews (1870 - 1953) |
| Child | Gracia Elizabeth Torinus (1903 - ) |
| Child | Louis Ernest Torinus III (1905 - 1984) |
| Father | Louis Ernest Torinus (1834 - 1883) |
| Mother | Helen Mar Mower (1845 - 1937) |
| Sibling | Gratia Fredericka Torinus (1865 - 1889) |
| Sibling | George Edward Torinus (1867 - 1909) |
| Sibling | Martin Albert Torinus (1870 - 1938) |
| Sibling | Nellie Torinus (1874 - 1875) |
| Sibling | Harry Torinus (1876 - 1877) |
| Sibling | Elmo Torinus (1878 - 1878) |
| Sibling | Burdette Eugene Torinus (1879 - 1915) |
| Sibling | Lois Mower Torinus (1883 - 1969) |
Notes
Census
Louis Torinus was enumerated in the household of Louis Torinus, white, male, age 8, son, single, at school, had attended school within the census year, born in Minnesota, father born in Russia, and mother born in Wisconsin.Marriage
They were married by Rev. Charles Corcoran. Witnesses to the ceremony were Burdette Eugene Torinus (brother of the groom) and Stella Matthews.Census
Louise E. Torinus was enumerated as head of household, male, white, age 36, married for 11 years, born in Minnesota, father born in Russia, mother born in Minnesota, able to speak English, lumberman, employer, able to read, able to write, and home is owned free of mortgage. Other members of his household were Mollie Torinus (wife), Grace E. Torinus (daughter), L. E. Torinus (son), and Stella Matthews (sister-in-law, female, white, age 30, single, born in Minnesota, father born in Minnesota, mother born in Minnesota, able to speak English, occupation listed as "none," able to read, and able to write).Census
Louis E. Torinus was enumerated as head of household, home is owned free of mortgage, male, white, age 47, married, able to read, able to write, born in Minnesota, father born in United States, mother born in Minnesota, able to speak English, occupation was real estate and was an employer. Other members of his household were Mary J. Torinus (wife), Grace Torinus (daughter), Louis E. Torinus (son), Stella M. Matthews (sister-in-law, female, white, age 45, single, able to read, able to write, born in Minnesota, father born in Canada and his mother tongue was English, mother born in Iowa, able to speak English, and occupation listed as "none"), and Katherine Holmes (maid, female, white, age 19, single, able to read, able to write, born in Minnesota, father born in Wisconsin, mother born in Ireland and her mother tongue was English, able to speak English, servant in home, working for wages).Census
Louis E. Torinus was enumerated as head of household, home is owned and valued at $10000, there was a radio set, male, white, age 57, married, age at first marriage was 27, able to read and write, born in Minnesota, father born in Germany, mother born in Wisconsin, able to speak English, president of a real estate corp., wage worker, was actually at work on previous day, and was not a veteran of U.S. military or naval forces. Other members of his household were Mary J. Torinus (wife), Martha E. Matthews (sister), Irene Helgen (roomer), and Gladys Leadholm (roomer).Census
L. E. Torinus was enumerated as head of household, house is owned and valued at $5000, male, white, age 67, married, highest grade of school completed was High School Year 4, born in Minnesota, lived in the same house on 1 Apr 1935, was at work during the week of 24 Mar 1940, worked 40 hours that week, president of shoe manufacturing company, wage worker in private work, worked 52 weeks in 1939 and earned income of $2250, and received other income. Other members of his household were Mary Torinus (wife), E. L. Torinus Jr. (son), and Martha Matthews (sister-in-law).Endnotes
1. Walter L. Mower, Mower Family History: A Genealogical Record of the Maine Branch of This Family together with Other Branches of the Family Tree (Portland, Maine: The Southworth Press, 1923), 72.
2. "Minnesota, Township Births, ca. 1870-1910," Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : accessed 16 February 2019), digital image, "Return of Births in the City of Stillwater, County of Washington and State of Minnesota, for the year ending December 31, A.D. 1872," LDS microfilm 2079342, image 114 of 1519. line 26, Louis E. Torinus; Washington County (Minnesota), Clerk of the District Court.
3. "Minnesota, birth records1870-1934, indexes 1870-1981," Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : accessed 17 February 2019), digital image, "City of Stillwater, Washington County, Minnesota, Birth Index," FHL microfilm 1954946, image 257/8 of 1335, index p. 132. no. 21, Louis E. Torinus; Washington County (Minnesota), Clerk of the District Court.
4. Louis Ernest Torinus, death certificate 017245 (1951), State of Minnesota, Division of Vital Statistics, Minnesota Historical Society, Gale Family Library, St. Paul, Minnesota.
5. 1880 U.S. Census, Washington County, Minnesota, population schedule, Ward 3, City of Stillwater, enumeration district (ED) 35, 38B, Linden Street, dwelling 189, family 220, Louis Torinus household, line 21, Louis Torinus; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 1 October 2018); NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls.
6. Walter L. Mower, Mower Family History: A Genealogical Record of the Maine Branch of This Family together with Other Branches of the Family Tree (Portland, Maine: The Southworth Press, 1923), 72.
7. "Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949," Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : accessed 17 February 2019), digital image, "Marriage License Record," FHL microfilm 1955107, image 751 of 1189, License No. 161, Torinus/Mathews; Minnesota County Courts.
8. "Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949," Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : accessed 17 February 2019), digital image, "Marriage License and Certificate," FHL microfilm 1955365, image 284/5 of 1831, No. 153, Torinus/Mathews; Minnesota County Courts.
9. 1910 U.S. Census, Washington County, Minnesota, population schedule, City of Stillwater, Ward 2, enumeration district (ED) 182, sheet no. 6 B, dwelling 98, family 113, Louis E. Torinus household, line 59, Louis E. Torinus; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 8 August 2020); NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls.
10. Louis Ernest Torinus, death certificate 017245 (1951), State of Minnesota, Division of Vital Statistics, Minnesota Historical Society, Gale Family Library, St. Paul, Minnesota.
11. 1920 U.S. census, Washington County, Minnesota, population schedule, City of Stillwater, Ward 2, enumeration district (ED) 185, sheet no. 7 A, dwelling 155, family 181, Louis E. Torinus household, line 35, Louis E. Torinus; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 8 August 2020); Original data: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls.
12. 1930 U.S. census, Washington County, Minnesota, population schedule, City of Stillwater, Ward 2, enumeration district (ED) 82-27, sheet no. 10 B, dwelling 208, family 283, Louis E. Torinus household, line 52, Louis E. Torinus; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 24 August 2020); Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls..
13. 1940 U.S. Census, Washington County, Minnesota, population schedule, City of Stillwater, Ward 2, enumeration district (ED) 82-30, sheet 2A, household 31, L. E. Torinus household, line 18, L. E. Torinus; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 24 August 2020); NARA, Roll T627.
14. Louis Ernest Torinus, death certificate 017245 (1951), State of Minnesota, Division of Vital Statistics, Minnesota Historical Society, Gale Family Library, St. Paul, Minnesota.
15. Louis Ernest Torinus, death certificate 017245 (1951), State of Minnesota, Division of Vital Statistics, Minnesota Historical Society, Gale Family Library, St. Paul, Minnesota.