Louis Opp

1861 - 1932  (~ 70 years)

• Name	Louis Opp
  Born	0Dec 1861	Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Died	1932	Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA
  Person ID	I18956	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2014

  
  

  Father	Philipp Opp,   b. 1830, Preußen ,   d. 1875, Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA  (Age 45 years)
  Mother	Margaretha Ehrstein,   b. 24 Jun 1834, Birkenhördt, Pfalz, Bayern ,   d. 26 Mar 1909, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA  (Age 74 years)
  Married	10 Nov 1855	St. Louis City, Missouri, USA
  Family ID	F2659	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Schildroth,   b. 0May 1863, Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA ,   d. 26 Aug 1928, Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA  (Age ~ 65 years)
  Married	28 Apr 1891	Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA
  Children	1. Myrtle M. Opp,   b. Jan 1892, Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA ,   d. 5 Nov 1938, Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA  (Age 46 years)   2. Viola Elizabeth Opp,   b. 24 Sep 1895, Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA ,   d. 29 Dec 1985, Pascoag, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA  (Age 90 years)
  Last Modified	16 Oct 2021
  Family ID	F9471	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  BIOGRAPHY: Proposed Change: Louis Opp (I18956) Tree: Südpfalz / Southern Palatinate Link: http://birkenhoerdt.net/getperson.php?personID=I18956&tree=Suedpfalz Description: Just a bit of trivia for you....Louis Opp was somewhat of a celebrity in Belleville. He eventually became president of the Enterprise Foundry Co. and was the Postmaster of Belleville in 1913 (don't know when he started). He resigned due to conflict of interest and Mr. Sopp suceeded Mr. Opp (that is just too funny). Anyway, he was nominated to be Postmaster again in 1922 and received a unanimous vote by the U.S. Senate. He was sent a telegram of congratulations from Senator William B. McKinley (who went on to become our 25th President and assasinated in his second term). All this information comes from the Belleville News Democrat. claire rassman deloon2000@aol.com DEATH: http://www2.sos.state.il.us/GenealogyMWeb/IDPHDeathSearchServlet OPP LOUIS M/W UNK 2820273 1932-10-16 ST CLAIR BELLEVILLE 32-10-18

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] 1870 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). CENSUS: 1870: Name: Louis Opp Estimated Birth Year: abt 1862 Age in 1870: 8 Birthplace: Illinois Home in 1870: Belleville, St Clair, Illinois Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Belleville Roll: M593_280 Page: 475 Image: 304 Year: 1870 [S38] 1880 US Federal Census. CENSUS: 1880: Name: Louis OPP Age: 19 Estimated birth year: <1861> Birthplace: Illinois Occupation: Coal Miner Relationship to head-of-household: Son Home in 1880: West Belleville, St. Clair, Illinois Marital status: Single Race: White Gender: Male Father's birthplace: PRUSSIA Mother's name: Margretha OPP Mother's birthplace: BAVARIA Image Source: Year: 1880; Census Place: West Belleville, St. Clair, Illinois; Roll: T9_247; Family History Film: 1254247; Page: 328A; Enumeration District: 45; Image: 0326. [S19] 1900 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). CENSUS: 1900: Name: Louis Opp Home in 1900: Belleville Ward 1, St Clair, Illinois Age: 38 Estimated birth year: 1862 Birthplace: Illinois Race: White Relationship to head-of-house: Head Image source: Year: 1900; Census Place: Belleville Ward 1, St Clair, Illinois; Roll: T623 340; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 81. [S30] 1910 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). CENSUS: 1910: Name: Louis Opp Age in 1910: 48 Estimated birth year: abt 1862 Birthplace: Illinois Home in 1910: 1-Wd Belleville, St Clair, Illinois Race: White Gender: Male Series: T624 Roll: 321 Part: 2 Page: 2B Year: 1910 [S24] 1920 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). CENSUS: 1920: Name: Louis Opp Age: 57 years Estimated birth year: abt 1863 Birthplace: Illinois Race: White Home in 1920: Belleville, St. Clair, Illinois Roll: T625_403 Page: 2B ED: 111 Image: 614 [S25] 1930 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com).