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Anna Lillian <I>Lindauer</I> Lowe

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Anna Lillian Lindauer Lowe

Birth
Manhattan, New York County, New York, USA
Death
19 Jun 1956 (aged 83)
Rye, Westchester County, New York, USA
Burial
Rye, Westchester County, New York, USA Add to Map
Plot
Grave 35, Row 7, Section C
Memorial ID
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Anna Lillian Lindauer (1872-1956) Lowe (b. October 20, 1872; Manhattan, New York County, New York, USA - d. Saturday, June 16, 1956; United Hospital, Rye, Westchester County, New York, USA)

Name:
Anna Lillian Lindauer, Annie Lindauer.

Parents:
Anna was the daughter of Charles Frederick Lindauer (1836-1921) and Anna Augusta Kershaw (1841-1931) aka Anna Kershow.

Birth:
She was born on "October 20, 1881" according to her obituary. However there is an "Anna Lillian Lindauer" born on "October 20, 1872" in Manhattan to Charles and Anna. The nine year difference is difficult to reconcile, but obituaries have been known to be incorrect. The month and day of birth match what is in her obituary.

Siblings:
Her siblings include: Eloise Lindauer (1861-1935) aka Ellie Lindauer, who married Maximillian S. Freudenberg I (1858-1921) aka Max Freudenberg; William Lindauer (1866-c1870); Adeline Lindauer I (1862-before1921) aka Ada Lindauer, who married Charles L. Schoenfeld; Arthur Oscar Lindauer (1867-1944) who was a trapeze performer that never married; Harry Chauncey Lindauer I (1877-1923) who married Hannah Shea (1884-?) and later died of syphilis; and LeBaron Hart Lindauer (1879-1945) who married Catherine Harney (1878-1966).

Marriage:
Around 1897 Anna married Ira Lowe (1870-1907). He was a bigamist, he was already married.

Bigamist:
Has Mr. Lowe Two Wives? Charges That A Cortland Tailor Is Guilty of Bigamy. (Correspondence of The Telegram) Cortland, New York; October 10, 1903. Ira Lowe, a tailor ... married in New York City in 1894 ... Did Lowe Marry Twice? After leaving her, Lowe entered into a marriage, it is alleged, with a woman whom she firmly believes to be Miss Anna Lindauer, also of New York. The Lindauer woman and Lowe have lived together ever since as husband and wife, Mrs. Adelaide Lowe, who says she is wife No. 1, asserts. The real Mrs. Lowe's first intimation of her husband's whereabouts, or that he was again married was a notice of the birth of a child to Mr. and Mrs. Ira Lowe of Cortland, which she says she saw in a newspaper. The child was born September 9, 1903. ... admitted to $600 bail.

Children:
Together they had two children: Joseph Lowe (1903-1979) aka Joe Lowe, who married Mary Buchman (1903-1972) and had no children; and Blanche Lowe (1898-1998) who married John Wahl II (1895-1942) a tree surgeon, and after his death she married Ira Edgar Testerman (1899-1970) and moved to San Diego, where she died.

Cortland, New York:
She was living in Cortland, Cortland County, New York, United States in the 1900 US census and the 1905 New York state census.

Widow:
Her husband died in 1907.

Death:
Anna died in 1956 in Rye, Westchester, New York.

Burial:
She was buried in Greenwood Union Cemetery in Rye, Westchester, New York on June 19, 1956.

Obituary:
"Anna Lowe, a Rye resident for over 60 years, died on Saturday at the United Hospital. She was seventy five years old and resided at 21 Oakwood Avenue. The widow of Ira Lowe, she was born in New York City on October 20, 1881 [sic], daughter of the late Charles and Anna Augusta Kershaw Lindauer. She was a member of the Rye Methodist Church. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Blanche Testerman of the home address; a son, Joseph Lowe of Rye; three grandchildren, U.S. Army Captain John Wahl of Fort Benning, Georgia, Mrs. W.F. Spaulding of San Antonio, Texas, and William Joseph Wahl of Rye, and seven great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the William H. Graham Funeral Home with the Reverend Paul Abel, pastor of Rye Methodist Church, officiating. Interment was in Greenwood Union Cemetery." (Source: Rye Chronicle of Rye, New York on June 21, 1956)

Obituary:
"Mrs. Ira Lowe. 60-Year Resident of Rye. Mrs. Anna Lowe seventy-five of 21 Oakwood Avenue, Rye died suddenly this morning in the United Hospital. A resident of Rye for over years she was a member of the Rye Methodist Church. Her husband was the late Ira Lowe. Mrs. Lowe was born in New York City, October 20, 1881, daughter of the late Charles and Anna Augustus Kershaw Lindauer. She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Blanche Testerman of the home address; a son Joseph Lowe, of Rye; three grandchildren, U.S. Army Capt. John Wahl of Fort Benning, Georgia; Mrs. W. F. Spaulding of San Antonio, Texas; and William Joseph Wahl of Rye, and seven great-grandchildren." (Source: The Daily Item of Port Chester, New York on June 16, 1956)

Relationship:
Anna Lillian Lindauer (1872-1956) was the great-grandaunt of Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ).

Research:
Researched and written by Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) for Findagrave starting on July 15, 2003. Updated on June 12, 2014 with information from the 1900 and 1905 census and the name of Ira Edgar Testerman (1899-1970). Update on April 16, 2022 with the text of her second obituary.

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Anna Lillian Lindauer (1872-1956) Lowe (b. October 20, 1872; Manhattan, New York County, New York, USA - d. Saturday, June 16, 1956; United Hospital, Rye, Westchester County, New York, USA)

Name:
Anna Lillian Lindauer, Annie Lindauer.

Parents:
Anna was the daughter of Charles Frederick Lindauer (1836-1921) and Anna Augusta Kershaw (1841-1931) aka Anna Kershow.

Birth:
She was born on "October 20, 1881" according to her obituary. However there is an "Anna Lillian Lindauer" born on "October 20, 1872" in Manhattan to Charles and Anna. The nine year difference is difficult to reconcile, but obituaries have been known to be incorrect. The month and day of birth match what is in her obituary.

Siblings:
Her siblings include: Eloise Lindauer (1861-1935) aka Ellie Lindauer, who married Maximillian S. Freudenberg I (1858-1921) aka Max Freudenberg; William Lindauer (1866-c1870); Adeline Lindauer I (1862-before1921) aka Ada Lindauer, who married Charles L. Schoenfeld; Arthur Oscar Lindauer (1867-1944) who was a trapeze performer that never married; Harry Chauncey Lindauer I (1877-1923) who married Hannah Shea (1884-?) and later died of syphilis; and LeBaron Hart Lindauer (1879-1945) who married Catherine Harney (1878-1966).

Marriage:
Around 1897 Anna married Ira Lowe (1870-1907). He was a bigamist, he was already married.

Bigamist:
Has Mr. Lowe Two Wives? Charges That A Cortland Tailor Is Guilty of Bigamy. (Correspondence of The Telegram) Cortland, New York; October 10, 1903. Ira Lowe, a tailor ... married in New York City in 1894 ... Did Lowe Marry Twice? After leaving her, Lowe entered into a marriage, it is alleged, with a woman whom she firmly believes to be Miss Anna Lindauer, also of New York. The Lindauer woman and Lowe have lived together ever since as husband and wife, Mrs. Adelaide Lowe, who says she is wife No. 1, asserts. The real Mrs. Lowe's first intimation of her husband's whereabouts, or that he was again married was a notice of the birth of a child to Mr. and Mrs. Ira Lowe of Cortland, which she says she saw in a newspaper. The child was born September 9, 1903. ... admitted to $600 bail.

Children:
Together they had two children: Joseph Lowe (1903-1979) aka Joe Lowe, who married Mary Buchman (1903-1972) and had no children; and Blanche Lowe (1898-1998) who married John Wahl II (1895-1942) a tree surgeon, and after his death she married Ira Edgar Testerman (1899-1970) and moved to San Diego, where she died.

Cortland, New York:
She was living in Cortland, Cortland County, New York, United States in the 1900 US census and the 1905 New York state census.

Widow:
Her husband died in 1907.

Death:
Anna died in 1956 in Rye, Westchester, New York.

Burial:
She was buried in Greenwood Union Cemetery in Rye, Westchester, New York on June 19, 1956.

Obituary:
"Anna Lowe, a Rye resident for over 60 years, died on Saturday at the United Hospital. She was seventy five years old and resided at 21 Oakwood Avenue. The widow of Ira Lowe, she was born in New York City on October 20, 1881 [sic], daughter of the late Charles and Anna Augusta Kershaw Lindauer. She was a member of the Rye Methodist Church. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Blanche Testerman of the home address; a son, Joseph Lowe of Rye; three grandchildren, U.S. Army Captain John Wahl of Fort Benning, Georgia, Mrs. W.F. Spaulding of San Antonio, Texas, and William Joseph Wahl of Rye, and seven great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the William H. Graham Funeral Home with the Reverend Paul Abel, pastor of Rye Methodist Church, officiating. Interment was in Greenwood Union Cemetery." (Source: Rye Chronicle of Rye, New York on June 21, 1956)

Obituary:
"Mrs. Ira Lowe. 60-Year Resident of Rye. Mrs. Anna Lowe seventy-five of 21 Oakwood Avenue, Rye died suddenly this morning in the United Hospital. A resident of Rye for over years she was a member of the Rye Methodist Church. Her husband was the late Ira Lowe. Mrs. Lowe was born in New York City, October 20, 1881, daughter of the late Charles and Anna Augustus Kershaw Lindauer. She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Blanche Testerman of the home address; a son Joseph Lowe, of Rye; three grandchildren, U.S. Army Capt. John Wahl of Fort Benning, Georgia; Mrs. W. F. Spaulding of San Antonio, Texas; and William Joseph Wahl of Rye, and seven great-grandchildren." (Source: The Daily Item of Port Chester, New York on June 16, 1956)

Relationship:
Anna Lillian Lindauer (1872-1956) was the great-grandaunt of Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ).

Research:
Researched and written by Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) for Findagrave starting on July 15, 2003. Updated on June 12, 2014 with information from the 1900 and 1905 census and the name of Ira Edgar Testerman (1899-1970). Update on April 16, 2022 with the text of her second obituary.

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