Louis Henry Goyert

Male23 August 1872–14 June 1952

Brief Life History of Louis Henry

When Louis Henry Goyert was born on 23 August 1872, in Indiana, United States, his father, Johann Hermann Goyert, was 40 and his mother, Caroline Sitterding, was 37. He married Louise Kels on 2 September 1896, in Fresno, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Laughery Township, Ripley, Indiana, United States for about 60 years. He died on 14 June 1952, in Ripley, Indiana, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Saint Paul Lutheran Church Cemetery, Cross Roads, Laughery Township, Ripley, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Louis Henry Goyert
1872–1952
Louise Kels
1877–
Marriage: 2 September 1896
Clifford William Goyert
1897–1976

Sources (8)

  • Louis Goyert, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Louis Henry Goyert, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
  • Louis H. Goyert, "Find A Grave Index"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    2 September 1896Fresno, California, United States
  • Children (1)

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    Siblings (8)

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    World Events (8)

    1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

    Age 3

    In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

    1886

    Age 14

    Historical Boundaries: 1886: Ripley, Indiana, United States

    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Age 24

    A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: French Andre, Antoine, Marie-France, Monique.

    French, German, and English (London): from a medieval personal name, Godebert, composed of the ancient Germanic elements gōd ‘good’ or god, got ‘god’ + berht ‘bright, famous’. The name was popularized in England by the Normans, and probably absorbed an Old English form Godbeorht.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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