Person:Louisa Gunther (1)

Research Notes and Questions

• Caution: Louisa's parents are sourced on marriage record ¹ as Henry Gunther and Theresa Gloede, however all other records of her parents list her father's first name as Alexander.

• Caution: Louisa's stepson, Henry Perlie Olmstead (son of her sister Theresa), listed his mother as "Louisa Nilson" on his marriage certificate.
  • Was Louisa Gunther his mother? NO - see Henry's page for explanation
  • Did Louisa Gunther ever have the surname Nilson? Unknown - it could be a middle name or a name from a previous marriage, but no other records have been found to indicate that Louisa was previously married or that she was named Nilson.

• Louisa's husband, Robert Olmstead, was previously married to her sister, Theresa Gunther.

Herald Statesman, 21 Aug 1937

Dobbs Ferry Register, 27 Aug 1937, p1/2.

Dobbs Ferry Register, 27 Aug 1937, p2/2.

1.   Marriage, in New York, United States. New York Marriages, 1686-1980. (FamilySearch Record Search).

   bride's name: Louise Gunther
   bride's father's name: Henry Gunther
   bride's mother's name: Theresa Gloede
   indexing project (batch) number: M01062-7
   system origin: New_York-ODM
   source film number: 1570943
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   [cos1776 Note: Error. All other records list him as Alexander Gunther.]

2. ↑ New York, New York, United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule.

   Year: 1870; Census Place: New York Ward 17 District 7 (2nd Enum), New York, New York; Roll: M593_1036; Page: 202A; Image: 406; Family History Library Film: 552535.
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   Name: Louisa Gunther Age in 1870: 2 Birth Year: abt 1868 Birthplace: New York Home in 1870: New York Ward 17 District 7 (2nd Enum), New York, New York Race: White Gender: Female Post Office: New York City
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   [Note: Family is listed twice in the 1870 census. The other location is: Year: 1870; Census Place: New York Ward 17 District 27, New York, New York; Roll: M593_1000; Page: 569B; Image: 510; Family History Library Film: 552499.]

3. ↑ POSSIBLE MATCH - for review, in New York, New York, United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication T9).

   Year: 1880; Census Place: New York City, New York, New York; Roll: 892; Family History Film: 1254892; Page: 444A; Enumeration District: 534; Image: 0609.
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Street: Tenth Avenue
Dwelling Number: 84
Name Age POB FPOB MPOB
Louisa Gunther 11 NY Ger Ger Pupil-At School
Emily Gunther 7 NY Ger Ger Pupil-At School


4. ↑ New York, New York, United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule.

   Year: 1900; Census Place: Manhattan, New York, New York; Roll: T623; Page: 21B; Enumeration District: 843.
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   Name: Louisa Olmstead Age: 32 Birth Date: Nov 1867 Birthplace: New York Home in 1900: Manhattan, New York, New York
   [New York] Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Wife Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Robert Olmstead Marriage Year: 1886 Years Married: 14 Father's Birthplace: Germany Mother's Birthplace: Germany Mother: number of living children: 3 Mother: How many children: 3
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   [Note: Census states that she was the mother of 3 total/living children, but based on the 1886 date of her marriage to Robert, she could not have been the biological mother of Henry and Mary, only Robert, Jr.]

5. ↑ New York, New York, United States. 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule.

   Year: 1910; Census Place: Bronx Assembly District 32, New York, New York; Roll: T624_997; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 1437; Image: 325; FHL Number: 1375010.
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   Name: Louise Olmstead Age in 1910: 41 Birth Year: 1869 Birthplace: New York Home in 1910: Bronx Assembly District 32, New York, New York Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Wife Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Robert Olmstead Father's Birthplace: Germany Mother's Birthplace: Germany

6. ↑ New York, New York, United States. 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication T625).

   Year: 1920; Census Place: Bronx Assembly District 3, Bronx, New York; Roll: T625_1134; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 196; Image: 714.
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   Name: Louise Olmstead Age: 52 Birth Year: abt 1868 Birthplace: New York Home in 1920: Bronx Assembly District 3, Bronx, New York Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Widowed
   [Widow] Father's Birthplace: Germany Mother's Birthplace: Germany Home Owned: Rent Able to Read: Yes Able to Write: Yes

7. ↑ Westchester, New York, United States. 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule.

   Year: 1930; Census Place: Mount Vernon, Westchester, New York; Roll: 1662; Page: 9B; Image: 522.0; Family History Library Film: 2341396.
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   Name: Louise Olmstead Gender: Female Birth Year: abt 1868 Birthplace: New York Race: White Home in 1930: Mount Vernon, Westchester, New York Marital Status: Widowed Relation to Head of House: Mother Father's Birthplace: Germany Mother's Birthplace: Germany

8. ↑ Will of Louisa Olmstead [1].

   
Last Name First Name Year Town Name Record Type Box Info File No
Olmstead Louise 1938 Bronx, New York Will A-0152(93)L, folder 10


9. ↑ Herald Statesman (Yonkers, New York)
   21 Aug 1937.

   Woman Injured In Auto Crash Is Near Death.
   Condition of Parkway Accident Victim Remains Unchanged at Hospital.
   (Special to The Herald Statesman)
   DOBBS FERRY, Aug. 21. - The condition of Mrs. Louisa Olmstead, sixty-seven, of 415 Fulton Avenue, Mount Vernon, critically injured in an automobile accident on Saw Mill River Parkway at Ashford Avenue yesterday, remained unchanged last night, officials of Dobbs Ferry Hospital reported. Mrs. Olmstead suffered a fractured neck in the accident, in which two other persons also were injured. The injured were passengers in a machine operated by Mrs. George Mason [her granddaughter], twenty-five, of 1845 Hobart Street, New York City. According to police, Mrs. Mason was proceeding north on the parkway when she failed to stop for a red light at Ashford Avenue and crashed into the rear of an automobile operated by Dr. Justin Zender, forty, of 1 Ardsley Terrace, Irvington. Mrs. Olmstead, sitting in the rear seat, was thrown forward by the impact and suffered a fractured neck. Her condition is very critical. Dr. Zender, who was riding alone in his car, escaped uninjured, Jacelin Mason, six, of the New York City address, and Mrs. Anna Willsinson, both passengers in Mrs. Mason's car, were also injured in the crash.

10. ↑ Dobbs Ferry Register (Dobbs Ferry, New York)
    27 Aug 1937.

    AUTO MISHAP CAUSES DEATH OF WOMAN, 67.
    Broken Neck Suffered on Thursday Proves Fatal To Passenger.
    Mrs. Louisa Olmstead, 67, of 415 Fulton Avenue, Mount Vernon, injured last Thursday in an automobile accident on Saw Mill River Parkway at Ashford Avenue, died Saturday at Dobbs Ferry Hospital as a result of injuries sustained in the crash. Mrs. Olmstead suffered a fractured neck in the accident, in which two other persons also were injured. The injured were passengers in a machine operated by Mrs. George Mason [her granddaughter], 25, of 1845 Hobart Street, New York City. According to police, Mrs. Mason was proceeding north on the parkway when she failed to stop for a red light on Ashford Avenue and crashed into the rear of an automobile operated by Dr. Juston Zender, 40, of 1 Ardsley Terrace, Irvington. Mrs. Olmstead, sitting in the rear seat, was thrown forward by the impact and suffered a fractured neck. Two other passengers in Mrs. Mason's car suffered minor injuries when the machine overturned after the crash. Dr. Zender, who was riding alone in his car, escaped uninjured.