Luse, George Hoover
(1873-1931)




Birth: October 21, 1873, Anderson, Madison County, IN
Death: August 31, 1931, Wheatfield, Jasper County, IN
Parents: Fleming Thornington and Malissa (Hoover) Luse
Spouse: Effie Bayless, married December 11, 1899, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, IN
Second Spouse: Louise C. Schwarz, married January 12, 1907, Lucas County, OH
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Other Occupations: farmer
Individual Number: 4936


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1893-1910 Unknown Photographer Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, IN





1906-1930 Unknown Photographer Fort Wayne, Allen County, IN





1910 Unknown Photographer Columbus, Franklin County, OH





1914 Unknown Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, OH





1930 Unknown Photographer Wheatfield, Jasper County, IN























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DeathDay: 31
DeathYear: 1931
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OriginalDeathCounty: Jasper
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Parents: Fleming Thornington and Malissa (Hoover) Luse
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OriginalNotes: Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011 (ancestry.com)
George M. Luse, born October 21, 1873 in Indiana to Fleming T. Luse and Melissa. Age 57, married to Louise Luse, photographer, died in Wheatfield in Jasper County, Indiana on August 31, 1931 of arterio schlerosis; contibutory: heredity & alcoholism; buried in Linden Wood Cemtery, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Informant: Mrs. louise Luse of Wheatfield.

Crawfordsville Review (Crawfordsville, Indiana), February 4, 1899, p. 5
George Luse is confined to bed with the prevailing grip."

Crawfordsville Review (Crawfordsville, Indiana), Saturday, December 16, 1899, p. 7
"Married. On Monday afternoon George Luse and Miss Effie Bayless were married at the residence of Rev. Wallace Runyan, that gentleman performing the ceremony. They will reside at Indianapolis, where the groom is in the photographic business."

Crawfordsville Weekly Journal (Crawfordsville, Indiana), November 1, 1901, p. 12
Suit for Divorce. Effie Bayless Luse has entered suit in circuit court for divorce from her husband, George H. Luse, uopn the statutory ground of failure to provide.

Ohio, U.S. County Marriage Records (ancestry.com)
George H. Luse, 33 on Oct. 21, 1906 resident of Toledo, Ohio; born in Anderson, Ind., photographer; parents F. T. Luse and Melissa Hoover, previously married once. Married to Louise C. Schwarz, 24 on July 1, 1906, resident of Ft. Wayne, not previously married. Married on January 12, 1907 in Lucas County, Ohio.

1900 Census, New Castle, Henry County, Indiana
George Luse, head, b. Oct. 1873, 24, 0 years married, b. Indiana, merchant cigar, rents house
Effie Luse, wife, b. Jan. 1871?, 22, 0/0 children, b. Indiana

1910 Census, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana
Edson F. Luse, head, 38, married 15 years, b. Indiana, Printer? Journal Co?
R? A. Luse, wife, 37, 0/0 children, b. Indiana
George H. Luse, brother, 36, married 2 times, divorced, b. Indiana, photographer, own account

U.S. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (ancestry.com)
George Hoover Luse, Wheatfield, Jasper County, Indiana. Age 44, born October 21, 1873; Occupation: managing my farm interests
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OriginalSource: Crawfordsville Review (Crawfordsville, Indiana), November 18, 1893, p. 1
"George Luse and Charley Beatty, the handsome young artists, photographed the public schools yesterday."

Crawfordsville Review (Crawfordsville, Indiana), January 27, 1894, p. 1
"George luse and Charley Beatty, the handsome young photographers, have returned from a month's tour of northern Indiana towns where they not only photographed business houses but the entire landscape of that part of the State."

Crawfordsville Weekly Journal (Crawfordsville, Indiana), February 9, 1894, p. 4
Shannondale column - "George Luse, of Crawfordsville, was here Tuesday and photographed the I. O. O. F. lodge."

Crawfordsville Review (Crawfordsville, Indiana), March 24, 1894, p. 1
"George Luse and Harry Doherty left on Monday to photograph the western part of the State. That is, they will take views in various towns, beginning at Covington."

Crawfordsville Weekly Journal (Crawfordsville, Indiana), September 7, 1894, p. 8
"George Luse and Harry Doherty, 'The Kid Photographers,' are in from the road to see the fair. Their purple and fine linen attest their prosperity."

Crawfordsville Review (Crawfordsville, Indiana), September 8, 1894, p. 6
"George Luse, Harry Doherty and Mr. and Mrs. Scott are over from Indianapolis to see the only fair."

Crawfordsville Review (Crawfordsville, Indiana), October 6, 1894, p. 1
"Harry Doherty has returned to Indianapolis where he rejoins George Luse with their traveling photography."

Crawfordsville Weekly Journal (Crawfordsville, Indiana), December 14, 1894, p. 10
"George Luse left Monday for Cincinnati, Baltimore, and other cities of the East."

Crawfordsville Review (Crawfordsville, Indiana), January 19, 1895, p. 8
"The 'kid photographers,' Luse and Schlemmer took a number of interior photographs of dwelling houses here this week. Next week they will do Brazil and Kokomo and then take a southern trip into California."

Crawfordsville Review (Crawfordsville, Indiana), November 2, 1895, p. 4
"Luse & Schlemmer, the 'kid photographers,' are in Evansville this week."

Crawfordsville Weekly Journal (Crawfordsville, Indiana), September 4, 1896, p. 3
"A Fine Display." Short article about display of George Luse's photos in C. L. Rost's window. They include residences and interior scenes taken in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana. From the most elegantly appointed mansion in Cleveland, Cincinnati, Indianapolis and other cities. Several interiors from Gen. Harrison's home. The work is of highly artistic character.

Crawfordsville Weekly Journal (Crawfordsville, Indiana), July 2, 1897, p. 12
"George H. Luse and Newton S. Norwood the 'kid photographers,' are visiting in the city."

Crawfordsville Review (Crawfordsville, Indiana), February 25, 1899, p. 5
"George Luse is at Wingate and New Richmond today." [does not state that he was taking photographs]

Crawfordsville Review (Crawfordsville, Indiana), March 18, 1899, p. 3
"A Nice Order. Walter Scott and George Luse contracted with L. W. Cochran, the well known horseman, to make photographs of all his fine hackney and coach horses at his farm north of this city. The good work the boys are doing is receiving recognition, and this is a fine order. The pictures will be sent everywhere as an advertising medium."

1910 Census, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana
Edson F. Luse, head, 38, married 15 years, b. Indiana, Printer? Journal Co?
R? A. Luse, wife, 37, 0/0 children, b. Indiana
George H. Luse, brother, 36, married 2 times, divorced, b. Indiana, photographer, own account
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PersonID: 4726 CATNUM: 4936 NameFirst: NameLast: Luse LocationID: 494 Address1: Address2: City: Fort Wayne State: IN StudioID: 494 ---------------------------------- ID: 494 StudioName: [718a5ea3-64a5-4b06-8486-b9d62382d0ce] SeeAlso: SeeAlsoPeople: SeeAlsoStudio: StudioSummary: Sources: Output: False CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 5:50:29 PM CreatedBy: sa LastModifiedDate: 10/30/2021 6:07:12 PM ModifiedBy: sa ---------------------------------- Name: [718a5ea3-64a5-4b06-8486-b9d62382d0ce] Alternate Studio Names: StartMonth: StartDay: StartYear: StartCA: EndMonth: EndYear: EndDay: EndCA: KnownMonth: KnownDay: KnownYear: KnownCA: StudioLocationID: 494 SeeAlso: SeeAlsoStudio: SeeAlsoPerson: StudioSummary: Sources: Output: False County: Allen Country: USA Longitude: 0 Latitude: 0 NameNewFirst: George KnownDates: 1906, 1930 OriginalLocationNotes: OutputStartMonth: OutputStartYear: 1906 OutputEndMonth: OutputEndYear: 1930 OutputStartStar: OutputEndStar: OutputStartS: OutputEndS: NameMiddle: Hoover NameMaiden: PersonHonorificTypeID: OriginalSource: 1906 Fort Wayne, Indiana City Directory (ancestry.com) p. 593 George H. Luse, photogr, b New St Nicholas Hotel 1930 Fort Wayne, Indiana City Directory (ancestry.com) Geo H. Luse (Louise) photo r1124 Putnam OriginalWorkerType: Photographer PersonSexTypeID: PersonColorTypeID: PersonStudioLocationID: 494

PersonID: 4726 CATNUM: 4936 NameFirst: NameLast: Luse LocationID: 354 Address1: Address2: City: Columbus State: OH StudioID: 354 ---------------------------------- ID: 354 StudioName: [008fa242-2a38-4468-b43b-eda9e087cdf0] SeeAlso: SeeAlsoPeople: SeeAlsoStudio: StudioSummary: Sources: Output: False CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 5:50:16 PM CreatedBy: sa LastModifiedDate: 10/30/2021 6:07:12 PM ModifiedBy: sa ---------------------------------- Name: [008fa242-2a38-4468-b43b-eda9e087cdf0] Alternate Studio Names: StartMonth: StartDay: StartYear: StartCA: EndMonth: EndYear: EndDay: EndCA: KnownMonth: KnownDay: KnownYear: KnownCA: StudioLocationID: 354 SeeAlso: SeeAlsoStudio: SeeAlsoPerson: StudioSummary: Sources: Output: False County: Franklin Country: USA Longitude: 0 Latitude: 0 NameNewFirst: George KnownDates: 1910 OriginalLocationNotes: OutputStartMonth: OutputStartYear: 1910 OutputEndMonth: OutputEndYear: OutputStartStar: OutputEndStar: OutputStartS: OutputEndS: NameMiddle: Hoover NameMaiden: PersonHonorificTypeID: OriginalSource: 1910 Columbus, Ohio City Directory (ancestry.com) p. 724 Geo H. Luse, photogr, b. 62 1/2 S Washington av [not listed on p. 1388 with photographers [not sure this is the same person] OriginalWorkerType: Photographer PersonSexTypeID: PersonColorTypeID: PersonStudioLocationID: 354

PersonID: 4726 CATNUM: 4936 NameFirst: NameLast: Luse LocationID: 334 Address1: Address2: City: Cleveland State: OH StudioID: 334 ---------------------------------- ID: 334 StudioName: [eda57720-0a66-46d8-8e94-cf2acb7174a6] SeeAlso: SeeAlsoPeople: SeeAlsoStudio: StudioSummary: Sources: Output: False CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 5:50:15 PM CreatedBy: sa LastModifiedDate: 10/30/2021 6:07:12 PM ModifiedBy: sa ---------------------------------- Name: [eda57720-0a66-46d8-8e94-cf2acb7174a6] Alternate Studio Names: StartMonth: StartDay: StartYear: StartCA: EndMonth: EndYear: EndDay: EndCA: KnownMonth: KnownDay: KnownYear: KnownCA: StudioLocationID: 334 SeeAlso: SeeAlsoStudio: SeeAlsoPerson: StudioSummary: Sources: Output: False County: Cuyahoga Country: USA Longitude: 0 Latitude: 0 NameNewFirst: George KnownDates: 1914 OriginalLocationNotes: OutputStartMonth: OutputStartYear: 1914 OutputEndMonth: OutputEndYear: OutputStartStar: OutputEndStar: OutputStartS: OutputEndS: NameMiddle: Hoover NameMaiden: PersonHonorificTypeID: OriginalSource: 1914 Cleveland City Directory (ancestry.com), p. 987 Geo H. Luse, photogr r 6703 Madison av NW, not listed on p. 2030 with photographic studios [not sure this is correct person] OriginalWorkerType: PersonSexTypeID: PersonColorTypeID: PersonStudioLocationID: 334

PersonID: 4726 CATNUM: 4936 NameFirst: NameLast: Luse LocationID: 1205 Address1: Address2: City: Wheatfield State: IN StudioID: 1205 ---------------------------------- ID: 1205 StudioName: [09ae9b78-eca5-454b-a539-c6acb03f6842] SeeAlso: SeeAlsoPeople: SeeAlsoStudio: StudioSummary: Sources: Output: False CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 5:51:34 PM CreatedBy: sa LastModifiedDate: 10/30/2021 6:07:12 PM ModifiedBy: sa ---------------------------------- Name: [09ae9b78-eca5-454b-a539-c6acb03f6842] Alternate Studio Names: StartMonth: StartDay: StartYear: StartCA: EndMonth: EndYear: EndDay: EndCA: KnownMonth: KnownDay: KnownYear: KnownCA: StudioLocationID: 1205 SeeAlso: SeeAlsoStudio: SeeAlsoPerson: StudioSummary: Sources: Output: False County: Jasper Country: USA Longitude: 0 Latitude: 0 NameNewFirst: George KnownDates: 1930 OriginalLocationNotes: OutputStartMonth: OutputStartYear: 1930 OutputEndMonth: OutputEndYear: OutputStartStar: OutputEndStar: OutputStartS: OutputEndS: NameMiddle: Hoover NameMaiden: PersonHonorificTypeID: OriginalSource: 1930 Census, Wheatfield, Jasper County, Indiana, rents house George H. Luse, head, 55, age 28 at 1st marriage, b. Indiana, photographer, studio Louise C. Luse, wife, 46, age 23 1st marriage, b. Indiana, no occupation OriginalWorkerType: Photographer PersonSexTypeID: PersonColorTypeID: PersonStudioLocationID: 1205




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