International Family Group Sheet for the Carolus Ludovicus Lootens Family *********************************************** Copyright © Steve K Nichols. All rights reserved. http://www.fgs-project.com/copyright.html *********************************************** Submitter Name: Steve K. Nichols E-mail Address: steve_nichols2000@yahoo.com Michigan Counties: Isabella, Ingham and Van Buren =============================================================== HUSBAND: Carolus "Charles" Ludovicus LOOTENS (3) (5) (11) immigrated: February 28th 1903, Port of Antwerp, Belgium to Ellis Island, NYC, NY, (2) (26) destination: Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, IN, To join cousin Jules Poelvoorde naturalization: November 29th 1940, Toledo, Ohio (12) Birthdate: October 28th 1872 married: Yes (1) spouse: Leonie Marie (Mary) MARTENS date and place of marriage: November 25th 1896, Wingene, Province of West Flanders, Belgium other marriages: None Death date: March 08th 1945 Perrysburg, Wood County, Ohio date and place of burial: March 13th 1945, St. Rose Cemetery, Perrysburg, Wood County, OH father: Franciscus LOOTENS mother: Maria Justina VANDAELE _____________________________________ WIFE: Leonie Marie MARTENS (4) (6) (27) Birthdate: June 26th 1873 Wingene, Belgium Immigrated: August 12th 1904, Port of Antwerp, Belgium to Ellis Island, NYC, NY (2) Destination: Join Husband Charles in Moline, Rock Island Co. IL. married: Yes (1) spouse: Carolus (Charles) Ludovicus Lootens date and place of marriage: November 25th 1896, Wingene, Belgium other marriages: None Death date: May 14th 1941 Perrysburg, Wood County, Ohio date and place of burial: May 17th 1941, Perrysburg, Wood County, Ohio father: Edouardus (Edward) MARTENS mother: Louisa ALLAERT _____________________________________ CHILD 1: Adolphus LOOTENS Birthdate: 12 o’clock at night, May 12th 1897, Manor of Raaksken, Wingene, province of West Flanders, Belgium (17) Death date: 3 o’clock p.m., October 26th 1897, Manor of Raaksken, Wingene, province of West Flanders, Belgium (18) age: 5 mos. date and place of burial: Wingene, Belgium _____________________________________ CHILD 2: Irma Maria LOOTENS (19) Birthdate: 2 a.m.., June 19th 1899, Wingene, province of West Flanders, Belgium Death date: 2 p.m. Jan 23rd 1900, district of Raaksken, province of West Vlaanderen, Wingene, Belgium (20) Wingene, Belgium age: 7 mos date and place of burial: Wingene, Belgium _____________________________________ CHILD 3: Pharailde Margaretha LOOTENS (21) Birthdate: 2:30 a.m., July 13th 1902, Wingene, province of West Vlaanderen, Belgium Death date: 11 p.m., March 17th 1903, Wingene, province of West Vlaanderen, Belgium (22) age: 8 mos date and place of burial: Wingene, Belgium _____________________________________ CHILD 4: Magdelena Margaretha LOOTENS (23) Birthdate: 7 a.m., Aug 18 1903, Wingene, province of West Vlaaderen, date and place of death: 6 a.m., October 30th 1903, Wingene, province West Vlaaderen, Belgium (24) age: 2 mos date and place of burial: Wingene, Belgium _____________________________________ CHILD 5: Leona Grace LOOTENS (3) Birthdate: December 22nd 1906, Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois married: spouse: Jerry VANDEBUNT date and place of marriage: other marriages: ???? MARTENS, Ed DENEWITH and Carl ZIMMERMAN Death date: July 1972, Lansing, Ingham County, MI date and place of burial: _____________________________________ CHILD 6: John Walthur LOOTENS (4) (7) (9) (10) Birthdate: December 13th 1909, Rock Island, Rock married: Yes spouse: Gertrude Ellen VARNEY date and place of marriage: May 30th 1936, Farwell, Clare County, MI (16) other marriages: None Death date: October 23rd 1964, Shepherd, Isabella County, MI date and place of burial: Woodland (Rosebush) Cemetery, Block 7, Section 1, Lot A, Isabella County, MI _____________________________________ CHILD 7: Julius John LOOTENS (4) (13) Name change: Before September 4th 1936 to Edward John Smith, Birthdate: October 24th 1911, Lime City, Wood County, OH married: Yes spouse 1: Myrtle M. NEVIEW date and place of marriage: Nov. 23rd 1931, Essexville, MI Date and place of divorce: August 14th 1934, Chancery, Bay County, Michigan spouse 2: Bernetha WITTIG date and place of marriage: Sept. 4th 1936, Flint, Michigan spouse 3 Olga ???? date and place of marriage: August 21st 1957, South Haven, Van Buren County, MI (13) Death date: October 1968, South Haven, Van Buren County, MI date and place of burial: Arlington Hill Cemetery, Bangor, Van Buren County, MI _____________________________________ CHILD 8: Henry Kamiel LOOTENS (4) Birthdate: October 15th 1915, Stony Ridge, Wood County, OH married: spouse: Imogene “Jean” M. CULLIMORE date and place of marriage: other marriages: Death date: 1956, Holt, Ingham County, MI date and place of burial: _____________________________________ CHILD 9: Augustus Victor LOOTENS (4) Birthdate: February 23rd 1920, Stony Ridge, Wood County, OH (8) married: spouse: date and place of marriage: other marriages: Death date: August 14th 1946, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, MI date and place of burial: August 17th 1946, Calvary Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, Isabella County, MI (14) (25) _____________________________________ =============================================================== SOURCES: 1) Marriage License No. 37; 9 a.m., Nov. 25, 1896—Between Carolus Lootens and Leonie Martens in Wingene, province of West Flanders, Belgium 2) Ellis Island Ship Manifest and Passenger Record. 3) 7th ward, Rock Island, Rock Island County, 1910 Illinois Federal Census 4) Locke, Ingham County, 1930 Michigan Federal Census 5) Ohio Certificate of Death; State File No. 0735 6) Ohio Certificate of Death; State File No. 33821 7) Michigan Certificate of Death; Local File No. 7 8) Michigan Certificate of Death, Washtenaw County ; State File No. 1165 9) Rock Island County Certification of Birth; State File No. 0004357 10) Woodland (Rosebush) Cemetery, “Block 7, Section 1, Lot A”, Rosebush, Isabella County, MI (Visual and Photo’s) 11) WW 1 Draft Registration; Serial No. 2114, Registrars Report 34-3-26C 12) Declaration of Intention: Record No. 5602 13) South Haven Daily Tribune, October 9th 1968, Pg. 11, Col. 8 14) Record of Funeral Aug. 14th 1946, Cemetery: Calvary, Pg 78 16) Michigan Marriage License No. 49, Isabella County, Michigan 17) Certificate of Birth No. 91, Wingene, Belgium 18) Certificate of Death No. 103, Wingene, Belgium 19) Certificate of Birth No. 126, Wingene, Belgium 20) Certificate of Death No. 21, Wingene, Belgium 21) Certificate of Birth No. 153, Wingene, Belgium 22) Certificate of Death No. 40, Wingene, Belgium 23) Certificate of Birth No. 166, Wingene, Belgium 24) Certificate of Death No. 1?2, Wingene, Belgium 25) Cemetery records destroyed in fire, no marker, unknown burial location. 26) Passenger I.D. No.102616050425. 27) Passenger I.D. No.102558110344. =============================================================== NOTES: Of interest; family legend has it that Carolus (Charles) and Leonie (Mary) Lootens had a Gypsy curse placed on them and that their children would all die in Belgium, in order too lift the curse, they had too cross a great body of water, which they subsequently did. ===============================================================