Louise Mary Dauth

Louise Mary Dauth was born in Denver, Colorado in January, 1893 to Philip and Katie Dauth.¹Dauth Family Archive. “1900 – Census – Philip Dauth.” Dauth Family Archive. June 20, 2022. Accessed May 12, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/document/1900-census-philip-dauth/. She was the family’s second born and nicknamed Louisa as a child.²Dauth Family Archive. “1900 – Census – Philip Dauth.” Dauth Family Archive. June 20, 2022. Accessed May 12, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/document/1900-census-philip-dauth/. Louise and her siblings were orphaned in 1905 after the deaths of both their parents.³Dauth Family Archive. “1906-07-06 – Denver Rocky Mountain News – Elsie Dauth Orphaned.” Dauth Family Archive. June 17, 2022. Accessed April 11, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/article/1906-07-06-denver-rocky-mountain-news-elsie-dauth-orphaned/. The George Dauth family adopted Louise, along with her siblings Fred and Elsie.⁴Dauth Family Archive. “Circa 1980s – Isabella Fraser Family History Notes – Page 4 – Family History By Elizabeth Fitting and Anna Dauth.” Dauth Family Archive. May 13, 2023. Accessed May 16, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/document/circa-1980s-isabella-fraser-family-history-notes-page-4-family-history-by-elizabeth-fitting-and-anna-dauth/.

Louise likely attended Greeley High School from 1908 – 1912, where she was involved with a student group known as the O.S.F. Club.⁵Dauth Family Archive. “1936-07-11 – Greeley Daily Tribune – Louise Dauth Attends O.S.F. Club Reunion.” Dauth Family Archive. May 5, 2023. Accessed May 11, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/article/1936-07-11-greeley-daily-tribune-louise-dauth-attends-o-s-f-club-reunion/.⁶Dauth Family Archive. “1912-05-23 – The Greeley Tribune – Louise Dauth Graduation For Greeley High School.” Dauth Family Archive. May 4, 2023. Accessed May 11, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/article/1912-05-23-the-greeley-tribune-louise-dauth-graduation-for-greeley-high-school/. After graduating, she studied to become a teacher and began teaching first grade in Windsor, Colorado in 1915.⁷Dauth Family Archive. “1915-12-09 – Windsor Beacon – Louise Dauth Teaching First Grade.” Dauth Family Archive. May 4, 2023. Accessed May 12, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/article/1915-12-09-windsor-beacon-louise-dauth-teaching-first-grade/. In 1916 she transferred schools and began teaching in Gill, Colorado.⁸Dauth Family Archive. “1916-03-16 – Windsor Beacon – Louise Dauth Becomes Teacher At Gill.” Dauth Family Archive. May 5, 2023. Accessed May 12, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/article/1916-03-16-windsor-beacon-louise-dauth-becomes-teacher-at-gill/.

She married Lee Alden in a military style wedding in Greeley, Colorado on December 26, 1917.⁹Dauth Family Archive. “1917-12-26 – Louise Dauth Marriage Record.” Dauth Family Archive. May 11, 2023. Accessed May 12, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/document/1917-12-26-louise-dauth-marriage-record/.¹⁰Dauth Family Archive. “1936-12-29 – Greeley Daily Tribune – Louise Dauth Wedding To Lee Alden.” Dauth Family Archive. May 5, 2023. Accessed May 12, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/article/1936-12-29-greeley-daily-tribune-louise-dauth-wedding-to-lee-alden/. They had their first child Lee Jr. in 1920, and their second child Charles in 1936.

Louise passed away unexpectedly on July 2nd, 1937 at the age of 44.¹¹Dauth Family Archive. “1937-07-03 – Greeley Daily Tribune – Louise Dauth Obituary.” Dauth Family Archive. May 10, 2023. Accessed May 16, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/article/1937-07-03-greeley-daily-tribune-louise-dauth-obituary/. She is buried in Linn Grove Cemetery beside the George Dauth family memorial plots.¹²Dauth Family Archive. “Circa 2019 – Louise Mary Dauth Grave.” Dauth Family Archive. May 11, 2023. Accessed May 16, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/document/circa-2019-louise-mary-dauth-grave/.