Louis Paul Kramer ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9}

  Birth Notes:

Name: Louis Kramer
Sex: Male
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 22 Sep 1893
Event Place: Mount Vernon Township, Winona, Minnesota, United States

"Minnesota, Births and Christenings, 1840-1980", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDCS-548 : 5 February 2020), Louis Kramer, 1893.
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  Burial Notes:

Plot: J, 991
Find A Grave Memorial #3463401
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  Noted events in his life were:

1. Alt. Birth, September 1892, Minnesota, United States. ⁴ This birth date was given on his 1900 US Census.

2. 1895 Minnesota State Census, 1 June 1895, Mount Vernon Township, Winona, Minnesota, United States. ³ 1895 Minnesota State Census
Page 1, Family 27
Mount Vernon Township, Winona, Minnesota, United States
Louis Kramer..1..Minnesota

(Living with parents.)

3. 1900 US Census, 6 June 1900, Mount Vernon Township, Winona, Minnesota, United States. ⁴ 1900 US Census
Sheet 3A, District 183, Dwelling 44, Family 44
Mount Vernon Township, Winona County, Minnesota
farm owned with mortgage
Louis Kramer..Son..Sep 1892..8..MN

(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 22 Sep 1893 instead of Sep 1892, then his age should have been 6 instead of 8.

4. 1910 US Census, 19 April 1910, Mount Vernon Township, Winona, Minnesota, United States. ⁵ 1910 US Census
Sheet 2B, District 181, Family 37, Roll 728
Mount Vernon Township, Winona County, Minnesota
Farm owned, no mortgage
Louis Kramer..Son..16..MN

(Living with widowed father.)

5. Military Service, Between 5 May 1917 and 4 June 1919, Altura, Winona, Minnesota, United States. ² Enlisted: 5 Jun 1917
Discharged: 4 Jun 1919
Birth: 22 Sep 1893
Died: 5 Jul 1966

Saddler, Demob Gr 163rd DB
Saddler = The "Saddler" role was critical for maintaining horse tack, harnesses, and personal equipment, even as transportation became increasingly mechanized.

163rd Depot Brigade: Formed in June 1917 at Camp Dodge, Iowa, this unit was responsible for receiving, training, and equipping new draftees for the 88th Division, and later handling demobilization.

Demob Group: Refers to the organization of soldiers for processing at the end of the war.

6. 1920 US Census, 21 January 1920, Mount Vernon Township, Winona, Minnesota, United States. ⁶ 1920 US Census
Sheet 5A, District 189, Family 88, Roll 865
Mount Vernon Township, Winona, Minnesota, United States
Farm owned, with mortgage
Louis Kramer..Laborer..25..MN..Farm Laborer

(Living with widowed sister, Laura, and her 2 sons.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 22 Sep 1893, then his age should have been 26 instead of 25.

7. 1930 US Census, 14 April 1930, Winona, Winona, Minnesota, United States. ⁷ 1930 US Census
Sheet 8B, District 85-32, Dwelling 400, Family 781
Winona, Winona, Minnesota, United States
Louis Paul Kramer..Lodger..36..Minnesota..Auto Repair Shop

(Living as a lodger with others.)

8. 1940 US Census, 5 April 1940, Winona, Winona, Minnesota, United States. ⁸ 1940 US Census
Sheet 4B, District 85-32, Dwelling 74
Winona, Winona, Minnesota, United States
1017 Gilmore Avenue, home owned, $1800
Louis P. Kramer..Brother-in-law..46..Minnesota..8th grade..Laborer, Soil erosion..earned $233 in 1939

(Living at the home of his married sister, Marie, and her husband.)