Lena Luther

1872 - 1933  (61 years)

• Name	Lena Luther
  Nickname	Karolina
  Birth	4 Sep 1872	Germany
  Gender	Female
  Ω Census Family Census	1880	Baldwin Township, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania
  	Witness Role: Principal: [F154] ...of (parents not known) Witness Role: Family Census: [I372] August LUTHER Witness Role: Family Census: [I371] Ernest LUTHER Witness Role: Family Census: [I365] Lena LUTHER
  		1880 Census Keywords: Picture
  Immigration	17 Nov 1873	Baltimore, Baltimore Co., Maryland
  	From the NARA Data files: Germans to the US. Manifest ID #: 00015598 Ship Name: Braunschweig Port of Departure: Bremen & South Hampton Date of Arrival: 11/17/1873 Port of Arrival: Baltimore MD Catharina -37 Ernst - 9 August - 7 Elise - 5 Karolina - 9/12 mo We have confirmed that these are my Luther's. Although all the ages except Catharina's are wrong Elise aka Elizabeth was 9, Ernst aka Ernest was 7, August was 4 and Karolina aka Lena was 1y 2mo
  _UID	14A70FD2202EEB4587FA0A234AEB9B51E903
  Death	8 Sep 1933	Munhall, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania   [1]
  	Cause: of Carcinoma of the liver and gall bladder
  	Address: 2345 Vondera St.
  	Lena's obituary says that she died at home. 2345 Vondera St., Munhall, PA Source for death cert. Source Information: Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1944 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906–1963. Series 11.90 (1,905 cartons). Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/
  Person ID	I365	Gustafson/Morrow
  Last Modified	21 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	George Luther,   b. Oct 1839, Germany d. 19 Jul 1901, Homestead, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania (Age ~ 61 years)
  Mother	Catharine,   b. 1836, Germany d. 22 Apr 1899, Homestead, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania (Age 63 years)
  Census	1880	Baldwin Township, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania
  	Witness Role: Family Census: [I372] August LUTHER Witness Role: Family Census: [I371] Ernest LUTHER Witness Role: Family Census: [I365] Lena LUTHER
  		1880 Census Keywords: Picture
  Family ID	F154	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Gustave Gustafson,   b. 29 Dec 1869, Sweden d. 9 Feb 1942, Homestead, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	5 Jun 1891	German United Evangelical Church, Homestead, Pennsylvania   [2]
  	We believe this is the church Gustav and Lena were married in. This is the book we found this info in: August Weslager and his family of Pittsburgh, Penna.
  Census	1900	Homestead, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania
  	Address: 210 18th Avenue
  	Witness Role: Family Census: [I71] Carl August GUSTAFSON Witness Role: Family Census: [I11] George Luther GUSTAFSON Witness Role: Family Census: [I366] Martin Joel GUSTAFSON Witness Role: Family Census: [I369] George LUTHER
  		1900 Census Keywords: Picture
  Census	1910	Mifflin, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania
  	Address: County Road
  	Witness Role: Family Census: [I71] Carl August GUSTAFSON Witness Role: Family Census: [I11] George Luther GUSTAFSON Witness Role: Family Census: [I367] Joseph Doyle GUSTAFSON Witness Role: Family Census: [I366] Martin Joel GUSTAFSON Witness Role: Family Census: [I368] Walter G GUSTAFSON
  		1910 Census Keywords: Picture
  Census	1920	Mifflin, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania
  	Address: Vondera Street
  	Witness Role: Family Census: [I383] John William GUSTAFSON Witness Role: Family Census: [I367] Joseph Doyle GUSTAFSON Witness Role: Family Census: [I368] Walter G GUSTAFSON
  		1920 Census Keywords: Picture
  Census	1930	Munhall Borough, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania
  	Address: Duquesne Road
  	The Duquesne Road house is the same house as 2345 Vondera Street in 1940. Witness Role: Family Census: [I383] John William GUSTAFSON Witness Role: Family Census: [I2301] Joseph Doyle GUSTAFSON Witness Role: Family Census: [I367] Joseph Doyle GUSTAFSON Witness Role: Family Census: [I392] Catherine A JONES
  		1930 Census Keywords: Picture
  Children	1. Carl August Gustafson,   b. 14 Dec 1891, Homestead, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania d. 27 Sep 1958, Edinboro, Erie Co., Pennsylvania (Age 66 years)   2. George Luther Gustafson,   b. 10 Nov 1893, Pennsylvania d. 22 Nov 1966, Burbank, Los Angeles Co, California (Age 73 years)   3. Martin Joel Gustafson,   b. Feb 1896, Pennsylvania d. 14 Feb 1954, Honolulu, Honolulu Co., Hawaii (Age ~ 57 years)   4. Joseph Doyle Gustafson,   b. 1904   d. 23 Jan 1959, Miami, Miami-Dade Co., Florida (Age 55 years)   5. Walter G Gustafson,   b. 1907, Homestead, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania   6. John William Gustafson,   b. 18 Oct 1913, Pennsylvania d. 15 Jun 2003, Brookings, Curry Co., Oregon (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F26	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Lena Keywords: Picture

  
  

• Notes

  From Pappy's death cert it would appear that Clarissa knew Lena's maiden name.

  
  

• Sources

  [S82] Gustave's Will & Probate (Reliability: 3). The will said Lena Gustafson having since died the 8th day of September, 1933, leaving Gustave Gustafson the sole owner thereof. Page: Petition for Sale of Real Estate, Exhibit I, pg.2 [S152] Marriage, Gustafson, Gust and Luther, Lena (Reliability: 3). Series B., No. 2322 Gust Gustafson born in Sweden on the 29' day of Dec. A.D. 1869, residing at Homestead Penna occupation Steel worker not related by blood or marriage to the person whom he desires to marry had not been married before Lena Luther born in Germany on the 4' day of Sept A.D. 1872, residing at Homestead Penna occupation______ has not been married before. Marriage license issued June 5 1891 Consent of George Luther, residing at Homestead Pa Consent filed June 5' 1891, Married June 5th 1891 by Rev. Gustav Lorch Duplicate certificate returned June 9th Page: 878585/17-18/?