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Waldauer

Lewis Waldhauer
Born: 1862, Missouri
Died: June 24, 1934, Kansas City, Missouri
Never married

Lewis Waldhauer came to Leadville from Missouri in 1880 and was living at 214 West 7th Street with Moses Cooper [1] . [2] In 1881, he was working at David Loeb’s Furniture Store and living at 207 West 2nd Street. [3]

In 1883, Lewis went into business with Albert Lewin forming Lewin and Waldhauer, cigar manufacturers, living and working at 114 East 3rd Street. [4] Albert Lewin’s cigar manufacturing company caught fire in November and he moved his business to 136 East 5th Street. [5]

After 1883, there is no further mention of Lewis in Leadville.

1 For more information on Moses Cooper, please visit www. http://www.jewishleadville.org/cooper.html
2 Year: 1880; Census Place: Leadville, Lake, Colorado; Roll: 91; Page: 422C; Enumeration District: 081
3 TB Corbett and JH Ballenger. Corbet, and Ballenger’s Second Annual City Directory: Containing A Complete List of the Inhabitants, Institutions, Incorporated Companies, Manufacturing Establishments, Business, Business Firms etc. in The City Of Leadville for 1881. (Leadville, CO: Corbet and Ballenger Publishers.1881). P292
4 TB Corbett and JH Ballenger. Corbet, and Ballenger’s Fourth Annual City Directory: Containing a Complete List of the Inhabitants, Institutions, Incorporated Companies, Manufacturing Establishments, Business, Business Firms Etc. in The City Of Leadville for 1883. (Denver, CO: Corbet and Ballenger Publishers.1883). P 271.
5 Fire! Fire! Fire! (Leadville, Colorado, USA. Leadville Daily Herald, November 11, 1883). P 2

Bibliography

Corbett, TB and Ballenger, JH. Corbet, and Ballenger’s Second Annual City Directory: Containing a Complete List of the Inhabitants, Institutions, Incorporated Companies, Manufacturing Establishments, Business, Business Firms etc. in The City Of Leadville for 1881. Leadville, CO: Corbet and Ballenger Publishers.1881.

Corbett, TB and Ballenger, JH. Corbett, and Ballenger’s Fourth Annual City Directory: Containing a Complete List of the Inhabitants, Institutions, Incorporated Companies, Manufacturing Establishments, Business, Business Firms etc. in The City Of Leadville for 1883. Leadville, CO: Corbet and Ballenger Publishers.1883.

Fire! Fire! Fire! Leadville, Colorado, USA. Leadville Daily Herald, November 11, 1883.

Year: 1880; Census Place: Leadville, Lake, Colorado; Roll: 91; Page: 422C; Enumeration District: 081

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AUTHOR: Janice Fox
EDITOR: William Korn
SOURCE: Jewish Surnames/Waldaur
PUBLISHED BY: Temple Israel Foundation. Leadville, CO; USA. 2019.
STABLE URL: http://www.jewishledville.org/waldauer.html

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