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Louis Henry Hausam

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Birth	:	14 Jun 1870 Saint Charles, St. Charles County, Missouri, USA
Death	:	13 Jan 1941 Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas, USA
Burial	:	Maplewood Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Emporia, Lyon County, USA
Coordinate	:	38.4202995, -96.2055969
Plot	:	Section A - Lot 166 - Space 5
Description	:	Emporia Gazette, Tuesday, January 14, 1941; p.1,c.5 LOUIS H. HAUSAM DIES AT HOME HERE Louis Henry Hausam, who spent most of his life developing the Hausam system of handwriting, died suddenly late Monday afternoon at his home on East South avenue. Mr. Hausam's system of handwriting had been used in Kansas schools for many years until recently. Texas recently adopted the system. Funeral services will be Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Roberts-Blue Funeral home. Additional arrangements remain to be completed. At the age of 15, Mr. Hausam became interested in penmanship and spent practically his entire life developing the system of handwriting... Read More	Emporia Gazette, Tuesday, January 14, 1941; p.1,c.5 LOUIS H. HAUSAM DIES AT HOME HERE Louis Henry Hausam, who spent most of his life developing the Hausam system of handwriting, died suddenly late Monday afternoon at his home on East South avenue. Mr. Hausam's system of handwriting had been used in Kansas schools for many years until recently. Texas recently adopted the system. Funeral services will be Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Roberts-Blue Funeral home. Additional arrangements remain to be completed. At the age of 15, Mr. Hausam became interested in penmanship and spent practically his entire life developing the system of handwriting which gained nation-wide recognition. His system of writing was adopted by he state of Kansas schools for 18 years. Several months ago the Hausam system was adopted by the state of Texas to become effective next fall, and 1-1/2 million copies of his books will be printed. Author of Books In addition to the text used by Kansas schools, Mr. Hausam was author of a text for high schools, a teachers' manual and several other writing books. The Hausam family came to Emporia in 1916 and for five years Mr. Hausam was supervisor of penmanship in the city schools. He also was a member of the Emporia Teachers College faculty. Before coming to Emporia, he taught in high schools and business colleges in Oklahoma, California, Louisiana, and Kansas. Mr. Hausam was president of the Hausam Penmanship corporation, which was formed in 1929 and held copyrights for his books. Born in Missouri Mr. Hausam was born June 14, 1870, at St. Charles, Mo. He was the son of the late Peter Hausam, born in Alsace Lorraine, France, and the late Clara Elizabeth Boellner Hausam, born at Osnabruck, Germany. Mr. Hausam married Miss Effie Roper on August 23, 1893, at Girard. He was a member of all the Masonic bodies except the Shrine, and was a member of the First Congregational church and the Outlook. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Effie Hausam; three daughters, Mrs. Arthur Kreuzer, Kansas City, Kan,; Mrs. Calvin Lambert, 1530 Berkeley Road, and Mrs. Philip Hughes, Kansas City, Mo., and two sisters, a brother and one grandson. ****************************************** Emporia Gazette, Friday, January 17, 1941; p.2, c.4 Funeral of L. H. Hausam Funeral services or Louis Henry Hausam, originator of the Hausam system of handwriting, who died Monday at his home on East South Avenue, were held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Roberts-Blue Funeral home. Rev. Phillip W. Sarles, pastor of the First Congregational church conducted the services. Pres. Thomas W. Butcher, of Emporia State College talked. Lon Glass sang, accompanied by Mrs. Glenn A. Blue. Pallbearers were R. B. Downs, Clarence Kraum, John Schottler, Paul Chandler, A. W. Phillips and A. Kirk Ramy. Burial was in Memorial Lawn cemetery. Out-of-town relatives and friends who attended the funeral were: Mr. and Mrs. Arthur S. Kreuzer, Kansas City, Kan.; Mr. and Mrs. Philip Hughes, Kansas City, Mo.; Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Roper, Parsons; Mr. and Mrs. J. U. Hausam and Mrs. Lee B. Hausam, Hutchinson and A. C. Boyer and son, Clifford Levant.

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Louis Henry Hausam death on 13 Jan 1941 in Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas, USA
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Latitude: 38.4202995
Longitude: -96.2055969

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Effie May Roper Hausam

(1871 - 1953)

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Christine Margaret Hausam Hughes

(1901 - 1952)

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