Birth: 07 SEP 1870 Posen, Germany
Immigration: 15 APR 1881
Note: Both parents immigrated from Hamburg, Germany to New York on this date. Albert probably came with them, although I haven’t confirmed that fact, yet.
Occupation: Laborer
1st Marriage: 28 MAR 1891 Ludington, Mason Co, Michigan to Mary Laude
Birth of Son: 27 JAN 1892
Name: William Albert (Bussler) Laude
Place: Ludington, Mason Co, Michigan
Note: William was adopted out to his Uncle August Laude a few years after his mother died.
Birth of Son: 23 OCT 1894
Name: Robert Bussler
Note: Robert was kept by his father and raised with his new family.
Naturalization: 05 OCT 1896
Place: Mason Co, Michigan
2nd Marriage: 05 JAN 1898 Norton Twp, Muskegon Co, Michigan to Frieda Haag
Birth of Son: 03 NOV 1898
Name: Otto Ernest Bussler
1900 census – Not in Norton Twp, Muskegon Co, Michigan
Gave up son: abt 1904
Note: Gave his oldest son, William, to his deceased wife’s brother, August, to raise. He kept his youngest son by his first marriage. I haven’t been able to determine why he did this. Maybe William didn’t get along with his stepmother?
Birth of Daughter: 09 MAR 1900
Names: Elsa Anna Bussler
Birth of Daughter: 23 OCT 1902
Names: Hertha H. Bussler
1910 Census: 20 APR 1910
Place: Grand Rapids, Kent Co, Michigan
Note: Living with wife, Frieda, and four children.
1920 Census: 13 JAN 1920
Place: District 13, City of Detroit, Wayne Co, Michigan
Note: Living with wife, Frieda, and four children.
Occupation: Worked as the head maintenance man at the Detroit Deaconess Hospital.
Date: BETWEEN 1924 AND 1941
1930 Census: 04 APR 1930
Place: Detroit, Wayne Co, Michigan
Note: Wife, Frieda, is also in household.
1940 Census: 03 APR 1940
Place: City of Detroit, Ward 12, Wayne Co, Michigan
Details: Wife, Frieda, is in household. Living next door to son, Otto, and family.
Death: 06 OCT 1941 Detroit, Wayne Co, Michigan
Place: Detroit, Wayne Co, Michigan
Note: Died at 1:32a.m. from a coronary thrombosis.
Obituary: 06 OCT 1941
Place: Detroit, Michigan
Note: Funeral held at St. John’s Evangelical Church, corner of Russell and Chestnut.
Burial: Woodlawn Cemetery, 19975 Woodward Ave, Detroit, Wayne Co, Michigan
Click here for parents: Stephan Ernest Bussler and Amelia Lange
Mary Laude
Birth: 19 DEC 1870 Wisconsin
1880 Census: Riverton Twp, Mason Co, Michigan
Note: Living with her parents, Frederich and Henriette Laude
Religion: Part of the first confirmation class at Bethlehem Lutheran Church.
Date: 04 MAY 1884
Place: Riverton Twp, Mason Co, Michigan
Death: 28 MAY 1897
Place: Ludington, Mason Co, Michigan, USA
Note: Died of Blood poison
Obituary: AFT 28 MAY 1897
Place: The Ludington Appeal, Ludington, Mason Co, Michigan
Burial: AFT 28 MAY 1897 Lakeview Cemetery, Ludington, Mason Co, Michigan
Click here for parents: Frederich Ferdinand Laude and Henriette L. Lickfelt
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