Louise Marianne Haby

1886 - 1969  (83 years)

• Name	Louise Marianne Haby  [1, 2, 3]
  Arrival	1886	South Dakota, USA   [4, 5]
  Birth	18 Mar 1886	Hyde, South Dakota, USA   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Louise M Hobey  [15]
  Name	Louise M Mayhak  [7, 8, 16, 17, 18]
  Name	Louise Mayhak  [5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 19]
  Name	Louise Wager  [4, 10, 13, 14]
  Residence	Residence Post Office: Highmore  [9]
  Residence	1900	New Hamilton, Hyde, South Dakota, USA   [3]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter
  Residence	1907	Illinois, USA   [15]
  	Residence Post Office: Oregon
  Residence	1910	Pearl, McCook, South Dakota, USA   [6]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
  Residence	Abt 1915	South Dakota, USA   [5]
  	Marital Status: Married
  Residence	1920	Blaine, Jerauld, South Dakota, USA   [8]
  	Relation to Head: Wife; Residence Marital Status: Married
  Residence	1921	Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA   [1]
  Residence	1922	Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA   [19]
  Residence	1923	Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA   [18]
  Residence	1924	Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA   [16]
  Residence	1925	Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA   [11, 17]
  	Marital Status: Married
  Residence	1930	Belford, Aurora, South Dakota, USA   [7]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife
  Residence	1935	Rural, Faulk, South Dakota, USA   [10, 12]
  	Marital Status: Married
  Residence	1940	Union, Hyde, South Dakota, USA   [10]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife
  Residence	1945	Pearl, Hand, South Dakota, USA   [4]
  	Marital Status: Married
  Residence	1949	St Lawrence, Hand, South Dakota, USA   [14]
  Residence	1950	St Lawrence, Hand, South Dakota, USA   [14]
  	Relation to Head: Wife; Marital Status: Married
  Reference Number	950
  Death	1 May 1969	Gettysburg, Potter, South Dakota, USA   [13]
  Person ID	I950	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	13 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Anton Haby
  Relationship	bio
  Mother	Marianne Pletchette   d. 12 Jan 1888
  Relationship	bio
  Family ID	F425	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1
  Marriage	1907  [12]
  Married	1910  [11]
  Family ID	F10073	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Carl Henry Mayhak,   b. 30 Jun 1861, Prussia d. 11 Jan 1938, William Hamilton, Hyde, South Dakota, USA (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	17 Apr 1907	McCook, South Dakota, USA   [12, 15]
  Married	1910  [11]
  Family ID	F224	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family 3	Charles W Wager,   b. 29 Sep 1882, Germany d. 22 Sep 1958, Saint Lawrence, Hand, South Dakota, USA (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	11 Jun 1939	Hyde, South Dakota, USA   [4, 9]
  Family ID	F424	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Jul 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Arrival - 1886 - South Dakota, USA Birth - 18 Mar 1886 - Hyde, South Dakota, USA Residence - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter - 1900 - New Hamilton, Hyde, South Dakota, USA Residence - Residence Post Office: Oregon - 1907 - Illinois, USA Marriage - 17 Apr 1907 - McCook, South Dakota, USA Residence - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife - 1910 - Pearl, Mccook, South Dakota, USA Residence - Marital Status: Married - Abt 1915 - South Dakota, USA Residence - Relation to Head: Wife; Residence Marital Status: Married - 1920 - Blaine, Jerauld, South Dakota, USA Residence - 1921 - Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA Residence - 1922 - Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA Residence - 1923 - Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA Residence - 1924 - Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA Residence - Marital Status: Married - 1925 - Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA Residence - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife - 1930 - Belford, Aurora, South Dakota, USA Residence - Marital Status: Married - 1935 - Rural, Faulk, South Dakota, USA Marriage - 11 Jun 1939 - Hyde, South Dakota, USA Residence - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife - 1940 - Union, Hyde, South Dakota, USA Residence - Marital Status: Married - 1945 - Pearl, Hand, South Dakota, USA Residence - 1949 - St Lawrence, Hand, South Dakota, USA Residence - Relation to Head: Wife; Marital Status: Married - 1950 - St Lawrence, Hand, South Dakota, USA Death - 1 May 1969 - Gettysburg, Potter, South Dakota, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show	10 Photos
  	Louise Haby Lemke Newspaper Article Re: Rescue Newspaper article describing adoption of Louise Haby by the Lemke family after she had been rescued from a South Dakota ranch. She had been "sold" to the rancher when she was 2 years old for $25 as a "slave" and had finally been rescued at age 17 by relatives.
  	Louise Haby Lemke Newspaper Article Re: Rescue Article about John Mayer suing Charles Lemke (specifics unknown.) It also appears that the local newspaper has a dim view of Miss Lemke and her new "profession"...
  	Carl Henry Mayhak - 1925 Census "South Dakota State Census, 1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6X97-21B?cc=1476077&wc=MJ79-7M9%3A1041769301 : 21 May 2014), 004246389 > image 852 of 3402; State Historical Society, Pierre.
  	Louise Marianne Haby Lemke Mayhak Wager - 1945 Census "South Dakota State Census, 1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9398-LY9M-QZ?cc=1747589&wc=3FT2-DP8%3A1042813501 : 21 May 2014), 004555910 > image 1180 of 3010; State Historical Society, Pierre.
  	Louise Haby Lemke Newspaper Article Re: Rescue Article states that the previous versions of Louise's "slavery/rescue" story may not have been true.
  	Louise Haby-Bessermer Harold - Michigan
  	Louise Haby - Evening Huronite SD
  	Louise Haby - The Reading Eagle - 8-10-1903 Page 2
  	Louise Haby Lemke Newspaper Article Re: Rescue Newspaper article describing Louise Haby Lemke's "rescue" from "slavery"
  	Charles J Lemke Death Announcement Newspaper article re: the passing of Charles J Lemke.

  
  

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