Husband: Carolus Ludovicus [Charles] LOOTENS (3,5,11)
Birthdate: October 28th 1872
Birthplace:
Death date: March 08th 1945
Place of death: Perrysburg, Wood County, Ohio
Burial: St. Rose Cemetery, Perrysburg, Wood County, OH
father: Franciscus LOOTENS
mother: Maria Justina VANDAELE
Other Spouses:

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

Wife: Leonie Marie MARTENS (4,6,27)
Birthdate: June 26th 1873
Birthplace: Wingene, Belgium
Death date: May 14th 1941
Place of death: Perrysburg, Wood County, Ohio
Burial: Perrysburg, Wood County, Ohio
father: Edouardus (Edward) MARTENS
mother: Louisa ALLAERT
Other Spouses:

CHILDREN

Child No. 1: Adolphus LOOTENS
Sex:
Birthdate: 12 o’clock at night, May 12th 1897
Birthplace: Manor of Raaksken, Wingene, province of West Flanders, Belgium (17)
Death date: 3 o’clock p.m., October 26th 1897, age: 5 mos.
Place of death: Manor of Raaksken, Wingene, province of West Flanders, Belgium (18)
Burial: Wingene, Belgium
Marriage date:
Marriage place:
Spouses' names: Did not marry

Child No. 2: Irma Maria LOOTENS (19)
Sex:
Birthdate: 2 a.m.., June 19th 1899
Birthplace: Wingene, province of West Flanders, Belgium
Death date: 2 p.m. Jan 23rd 1900, Wingene, Belgium age: 7 mos
Place of death: district of Raaksken, province of West Vlaanderen, Wingene, Belgium (20)
Burial: Wingene, Belgium
Marriage date:
Marriage place:
Spouses' names: Did not marry

Child No. 3: Pharailde Margaretha LOOTENS (21)
Sex:
Birthdate: 2:30 a.m., July 13th 1902
Birthplace: Wingene, province of West Vlaanderen, Belgium
Death date: 11 p.m., March 17th 1903, age: 8 mos
Place of death: Wingene, province of West Vlaanderen, Belgium (22)
Burial: Wingene, Belgium
Marriage date:
Marriage place:
Spouses' names: Did not marry

Child No. 4: Magdelena Margaretha LOOTENS (23)
Sex:
Birthdate: 7 a.m., Aug 18 1903
Birthplace: Wingene, province of West Vlaaderen, Belgium
Death date: 6 a.m., October 30th 1903, age: 2 mos
Place of death: Wingene, province West Vlaaderen, Belgium (24)
Burial: Wingene, Belgium
Marriage date:
Marriage place:
Spouses' names: Did not marry

Child No. 5: Leona Grace LOOTENS (3)
Sex:
Birthdate: December 22nd 1906, Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois
Birthplace:
Death date: July 1972, Lansing, Ingham County, MI
Place of death:
Burial:
Marriage date:
Marriage place:
Spouses' names: [1] Jerry VANDEBUNT [2] MARTENS [3] Ed DENEWITH [4] Carl ZIMMERMAN

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

Child No. 7: Julius John LOOTENS (4,13)
AKA: Edward John SMITH
Sex:
Birthdate: October 24th 1911
Birthplace: Lime City, Wood County, OH
Death date: October 1968
Place of death: South Haven, Van Buren County, MI
Burial: Arlington Hill Cemetery, Bangor, Van Buren County, MI
Marriage date: [1] Nov. 23rd 1931 [2] Sept. 4th 1936 [3] August 21st 1957
Marriage place: [1] Essexville, MI [2] Flint, Michigan [3] South Haven, Van Buren County, MI (13)
Spouses' names: [1] Myrtle M. NEVIEW [2] Bernetha WITTIG [3] Olga ????

Child No. 8: Henry Kamiel LOOTENS (4)
Sex:
Birthdate: October 15th 1915
Birthplace: Stony Ridge, Wood County, OH
Death date: 1956
Place of death: Holt, Ingham County, MI
Burial:
Marriage date:
Marriage place:
Spouses' names: Imogene "Jean" M. CULLIMORE

Child No. 9: Augustus Victor LOOTENS (4)
Sex:
Birthdate: February 23rd 1920
Birthplace: Stony Ridge, Wood County, OH (8)
Death date: August 14th 1946
Place of death: Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, MI
Burial: Calvary Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, Isabella County, MI (14,25)
Marriage date:
Marriage place:
Spouses' names:
 
 
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 too cross a great body of water, which they subsequently did.

Husband's notes
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).

Wife's notes
Immigrated: August 12th 1904, Port of Antwerp, Belgium to Ellis Island, NYC, NY (2).
Destination: Join Husband Charles in Moline, Rock Island Co. IL.

Notes for Julius John
Name change: Before September 4th 1936 to Edward John SMITH.
Date and place of divorce: [1] August 14th 1934, Chancery, Bay County, Michigan.