Husband: Carolus Ludovicus LOOTENS (3,5,11)
aka: "Charles" Ludovicus LOOTENS
Birthdate: October 28th 1872
Death date: March 08th 1945 - Perrysburg, Wood County, Ohio
Burial: March 13th 1945, St. Rose Cemetery, Perrysburg, Wood County, OH
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)
father: Franciscus LOOTENS
mother: Maria Justina VANDAELE

Marriage date: November 25th 1896
Marriage place: Wingene, Province of West Flanders, Belgium

Wife: Leonie Marie MARTENS (4,6,27)
Birthdate: June 26th 1873 - Wingene, Belgium
Marriage date: November 25th 1896, Wingene, Belgium
Death date: May 14th 1941 - Perrysburg, Wood County, Ohio
Burial: May 17th 1941, Perrysburg, Wood County, Ohio
Immigrated: August 12th 1904, Port of Antwerp, Belgium to Ellis Island, NYC, NY (2)
Destination: Join Husband Charles in Moline, Rock Island Co. IL.
father: Edouardus (Edward) MARTENS
mother: Louisa ALLAERT

CHILDREN

Child No. 1: Adolphus LOOTENS
Birthdate: 12 o’clock at night, May 12th 1897, Manor of Raaksken, Wingene, province of West Flanders, Belgium (17)
Spouse:
Marriage date:
Death date: 3 o’clock p.m., October 26th 1897, Manor of Raaksken, Wingene, province of West Flanders, Belgium (18) age: 5 mos.
Burial: Wingene, Belgium

Child No. 2: Irma Maria LOOTENS (19)
Birthdate: 2 a.m.., June 19th 1899, Wingene, province of West Flanders, Belgium Wingene, Belgium
Spouse:
Marriage date:
Death date: 2 p.m. Jan 23rd 1900, district of Raaksken, province of West Vlaanderen, Wingene, Belgium (20) age: 7 mos
Burial: Wingene, Belgium

Child No. 3: Pharailde Margaretha LOOTENS (21)
Birthdate: 2:30 a.m., July 13th 1902, Wingene, province of West Vlaanderen, Belgium
Spouse:
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Death date: 11 p.m., March 17th 1903, Wingene, province of West Vlaanderen, Belgium (22) age: 8 mos
Burial: Wingene, Belgium

Child No. 4: Magdelena Margaretha LOOTENS (23)
Birthdate: 7 a.m., Aug 18 1903, Wingene, province of West Vlaaderen
Spouse:
Marriage date:
Death date: 6 a.m., October 30th 1903, Wingene, province West Vlaaderen, Belgium (24) age: 2 mos
Burial: Wingene, Belgium

Child No. 5: Leona Grace LOOTENS (3)
Birthdate: December 22nd 1906, Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois
Spouse: Jerry VANDEBUNT
Marriage date:
other marriages: ???? MARTENS, Ed DENEWITH and Carl ZIMMERMAN
Death date: July 1972, Lansing, Ingham County, MI
Burial:

Child No. 6: John Walthur LOOTENS (4,7,9,10)
Birthdate: December 13th 1909, Rock Island, Rock
Spouse: Gertrude Ellen VARNEY
Marriage date: May 30th 1936, Farwell, Clare County, MI (16)
Death date: October 23rd 1964, Shepherd, Isabella County, MI
Burial: Woodland (Rosebush) Cemetery, Block 7, Section 1, Lot A, Isabella County, MI

Child No. 7: Julius John LOOTENS (4,13)
Birthdate: October 24th 1911, Lime City, Wood County, OH
Spouse: [1] Myrtle M. NEVIEW [2] Bernetha WITTIG [3] Olga ????
Marriage date: [1] Nov. 23rd 1931, Essexville, MI [2] Sept. 4th 1936, Flint, Michigan [3] August 21st 1957, South Haven, Van Buren County, MI (13)
Divorce: [1] August 14th 1934, Chancery, Bay County, Michigan
Name change: Before September 4th 1936 to Edward John Smith,
Death date: October 1968, South Haven, Van Buren County, MI
Burial: Arlington Hill Cemetery, Bangor, Van Buren County, MI

Child No. 8: Henry Kamiel LOOTENS (4)
Birthdate: October 15th 1915, Stony Ridge, Wood County, OH
Spouse: Imogene “Jean” M. CULLIMORE
Marriage date:
Death date: 1956, Holt, Ingham County, MI
Burial:

Child No. 9: Augustus Victor LOOTENS (4)
Birthdate: February 23rd 1920, Stony Ridge, Wood County, OH (8)
Spouse:
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Death date: August 14th 1946, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, MI
Burial: August 17th 1946, Calvary Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, Isabella County, MI (14,25)
 
 
Documentation:
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 to lift the curse, they had to cross a great body of water, which they subsequently did.