There are similarities between yesterday’s tale, German Lutheran Marries Catholic Brewer, and the one you will read today. The most obvious common thread is the fact that both posts tell the story of a German Lutheran woman who marries a Roman Catholic man. Today’s post was discovered because today is the groom’s birthday. We will start with him.

Louis Bernard Pecault was born on January 20, 1896, thus making today his 130th birthday. Louis was the son of Justine and Mary Angeline (Montgomery) Pecaut. Louis was almost certainly baptized in a Catholic parish. He shows up in the 1900 census at the age of 4. He was the last child born to his parents. Louis’s father was a farmer in the Central Township.

When the 1910 census was taken, Louis was a teenager.

Louis had his World War I draft registration completed in 1917. He was farming with his parents and had a Perryville address.

Despite the fact that Louis said he had a reason to not be drafted, saying that he needed to support his father and mother, he was drafted into military service. His military record below says that he was also sent overseas for a year of combat duty.

Louis was still single when the 1920 census was taken. He was the only remaining child still living with his parents. For some reason, no one in the household had an occupation listed.

Now, it is time to take a look at the woman who would become Louis’s bride. Her name was Louise Maria Theodora Lohmann, who was born on September 20, 1901. Theodora, who was often called Dorothy, was the daughter of Gottlieb and Emma (Heins) Lohmann. Theodora was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg. We can view her baptism record here.

Theodora is found in the 1910 census at the age of 9. Her father was a contractor in the Brazeau Township.

Theodora was confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg in 1915.

The Lohmann family moved to St. Louis prior to 1920. In the 1920 census, Dora, as she was called in this entry, was 18 years old, and she and her sister, Linda, were both called seamstresses in St. Louis.

Louis Pecaut married Dorothy Lohmann on October 24, 1924 in St. Louis. Their St. Louis marriage record below indicates that they were married by a Catholic priest.

An article about this wedding was printed in the Perry County Sun. It identifies the Catholic church as St. Edward’s whose priest was Father Lloyd.

I think Louis and Dora had 2 children. Since we do not find any baptism records in our German Family Tree, I suspect that they were baptized at a Catholic parish. When the 1930 census was taken, this couple had yet to have children. Louis was the operator and Dorothy was a helper at a laundry in Perryville.

In the 1940 census, there were 2 children in the Pecaut household. Louis was operating a school bus, and Dorothy was working in a laundry.

Next, we find the Pecaut’s in the 1950 census. Louis was working at a filling station, which was called his own business, and Dorothy was a clerk in a department and grocery store. Her later obituary says she was working at the Rozier’s Store.

Dorothy Pecaut died in 1966 at the age of 64. Her death certificate indicates that she died of cancer at the Perry County Memorial Hospital in Perryville.

I am able to display a transcription of Dorothy’s obituary from the Perry County Republican.

Louis Pecaut’s information on Family Search says that he had a second wife. Her name was Mae (Boxdorfer) Gremaud, whose husband had died in 1963. I was unable to find any documentation for that marriage. By the way, Mae Boxdorfer, was the daughter of the Boxdorfer couple that was highlighted just 10 days ago on this blog in the post titled, Another Gottlieb Boxdorfer.

Louis Pecaut died in 1978 at the age of 82. He died too recently to view his death certificate. An application for a military headstone is displayed below that gives a few more details about Louis’s military service. This form was submitted by Mae Pecaut, Louis’s second wife.

Louis and Dorothy Pecaut, like yesterday’s couple, are buried in different cemeteries. Dorothy is buried in the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery in Perryville, and Louis is buried in the Mt. Hope Cemetery in Perryville.

Like was the case in yesterday’s story, not only was this couple a Catholic/Lutheran pair, but both the husband and the wife appear to have remained faithful to their respective denominations. The husbands in both stories are buried in the Mt. Hope Catholic Cemetery, and the wives are each buried in the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery.