Louis Householder (1848 - 1855)

Born 20 Feb 1848 in Ogle County, Illinois, USA

Died 17 Sep 1855 at age 7 in Ogle County, Illinois, USA

Biography

Louis, b. Feb. 20, 1848, died Sept. 17, 1855, was one of the ten children of Elias Householder and his wife, Sarah Startzman. He and his brother, William, were struck by lightning at the same time.

Sources

• The History of Ogle County, Illinois, Containing A History of the County---Its Cities, Towns, Etc., A Biographical Directory of Its Citizens, War Records of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics, PORTRAITS OF EARLY SETTLERS AND PROMINENT MEN, History of the Northwest, History of Illinois, Map of Ogle County, Constitution of the United States, Miscellaneous Matters, Etc., ILLUSTRATED, Chicago, H. F. Kett & Co., Times Building, 1878, p. 820.