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Louis Grunewald 1827 - 1915

Louis Grunewald of New Orleans, Louisiana United States was born on August 30, 1827 in Hanhofen, RP Germany to Nicolaus Grunewald and Katherina Seeber. He had siblings Lorenzo Grunewald, Eugenie Grunewald, and Elizabetha Grunewald. He married Marie Louise (Schindler) Grunewald on September 2, 1854 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish County, Louisiana United States, and had children Louisa Dinnies (Grunewald) Flanner, William Nicolaus Grunewald, Lorenzo Grunewald, Clifford Grunewald, Joseph Gustave Grunewald, Ella Viola Grunewald, Rene Arne Grunewald, Louis Charles Grunewald, and Theodore Francis Grunewald. Louis Grunewald died at age 87 years old on March 1, 1915 at Apartments of the Hotel Grunewald (now Roosevelt-Waldorf Astoria) in New Orleans, and was buried in 1915 at Metairie Cemetery 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd, in New Orleans.
Louis Grunewald
Peter Ludwig Grunewald
New Orleans, Louisiana United States
August 30, 1827
Hanhofen, RP, Germany
March 1, 1915
Apartments of the Hotel Grunewald (now Roosevelt-Waldorf Astoria) in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
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  • Introduction

    Louis Grunewald came to New Orleans from Germany in October of 1852. He was born Peter Ludwig in the German village of Hanhofen, Bavaria (now Rhineland Palatinate), and was one of America's pioneer music merchants as well as a prominent hotelier in the city of New Orleans.
  • 08/30
    1827

    Birthday

    August 30, 1827
    Birthdate
    Hanhofen, RP Germany
    Birthplace
  • Early Life & Education

    Seminary at Speyer on the Rhine
  • Religious Beliefs

    Roman Catholic
  • Professional Career

    Music Merchant, Hotelier
  • Personal Life & Family

    Louis Grunewald was born Peter Ludwig on August 30, 1827 in the village of Hanhofen, Bavaria (now Rhineland-Palatinate), Germany to Nicolaus Grunewald and Katharina Seeber. He arrived in the New World in October of 1852.
  • 03/1
    1915

    Death

    March 1, 1915
    Death date
    Natural Causes
    Cause of death
    Apartments of the Hotel Grunewald (now Roosevelt-Waldorf Astoria) in New Orleans, Louisiana United States
    Death location
  • 1915

    Gravesite & Burial

    1915
    Funeral date
    Metairie Cemetery 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd, in New Orleans, Orleans Parish County, Louisiana 70124, United States
    Burial location
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