Louise M Brown

1894 - 1990  (96 years)

• Name	Louise M Brown  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17]
  Birth	11 Oct 1894	Alsace, France   [1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17]
  Gender	Female
  Immigration	Abt 1899	USA   [5, 10]
  Census	1900	Manhattan, New York, New York, USA   [12]
  	"Louisa Brown" Age: 5; Relationship to Head: Daughter
  Census	1910	New York, New York, USA   [5]
  	"Louise Gebhardt" Daughter of Mary and Frederick Gebhardt
  Census (State)	1915	Bronx, Bronx, New York, USA   [3]
  	Relation to Head of House: Wife
  Census	1920	Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA   [10]
  	Louisville Ward 12
  Census (State)	1925	New York, New York, USA   [7]
  Census	1930	Hempstead, Nassau, New York, USA   [8]
  Arrival	24 May 1938	New York, New York, USA   [1]
  	Departed Villefranche, France aboard SS Roma
  Census	1940	Hempstead, Nassau, New York, USA   [11]
  Social Security Number	Bef 1951	New York, USA
  	073-07-4275
  Obituary	Nov 1990	St Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, USA   [16]
  	Tampa Bay Times • St. Petersburg, Florida • 15 Nov 1990, Thu • Page 33
  		Obituary-OBERKIRCH Louise (Brown) Obituary of LOUISE M BROWN OBERKIRCH • St. Petersburg, Florida • 15 Nov 1990, Thu • Page 33
  Name	Louisa Braun
  Death	13 Nov 1990	St Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, USA   [15, 16, 17]
  Burial	Garden Sanctuary Cemetery, Seminole, Pinellas, Florida, USA   [17]
  		Garden Sanctuary Funeral Home and Cemetery Seminole, Pinellas, Florida Find a Grave: #208016
  Person ID	I24870	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Fredrick William 'Fritz' Gebhardt,   b. 26 Jun 1872, Germany d. 7 Jul 1911, New York, New York, USA (Age 39 years)
  Relationship	Stepchild
  Mother	Anna Maria 'Marie' Braun,   b. 14 Mar 1875, Honau, Ortenaukreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany d. 9 Nov 1923, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA (Age 48 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1896	Germany   [12, 18, 19]
  Marriage End	1911
  	Death of Frederich
  Family ID	F9363	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Frederick W Oberkirch,   b. 22 Jul 1894, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA d. Jul 1969, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	28 May 1915	New York, New York, USA   [3, 4, 17, 20]
  Children	1. Joanne M Oberkirch,   b. 24 Sep 1921, New York, New York, USA d. 25 Oct 2009, Pinellas County, Florida, USA (Age 88 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F11336	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 11 Oct 1894 - Alsace, France Census - "Louisa Brown" Age: 5; Relationship to Head: Daughter - 1900 - Manhattan, New York, New York, USA Census - "Louise Gebhardt" Daughter of Mary and Frederick Gebhardt - 1910 - New York, New York, USA Census (State) - Relation to Head of House: Wife - 1915 - Bronx, Bronx, New York, USA Marriage - 28 May 1915 - New York, New York, USA Census - Louisville Ward 12 - 1920 - Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA Census (State) - 1925 - New York, New York, USA Census - 1930 - Hempstead, Nassau, New York, USA Arrival - Departed Villefranche, France aboard SS Roma - 24 May 1938 - New York, New York, USA Census - 1940 - Hempstead, Nassau, New York, USA Social Security Number - 073-07-4275 - Bef 1951 - New York, USA Obituary - Tampa Bay Times • St. Petersburg, Florida • 15 Nov 1990, Thu • Page 33 - Nov 1990 - St Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, USA Death - 13 Nov 1990 - St Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, USA Burial - - Garden Sanctuary Cemetery, Seminole, Pinellas, Florida, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Obituaries

  Obituary-OBERKIRCH Louise (Brown) Obituary of LOUISE M BROWN OBERKIRCH • St. Petersburg, Florida • 15 Nov 1990, Thu • Page 33

  
  

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Sanctuary Funeral Home, Seminole. • Tampa Bay Times • St. Petersburg, Florida • 15 Nov 1990, Thu • Page 33 https://www.newspapers.com/image/323316687/?article=a61d2b27-17b4-4244-a1df-8921c887fbec&focus=0.16615026,0.5315707,0.32502595,0.6084741&xid=3355 Obituary-OBERKIRCH Louise (Brown) Obituary of LOUISE M BROWN OBERKIRCH • St. Petersburg, Florida • 15 Nov 1990, Thu • Page 33 [S2779] Find a Grave: GEBHARDT Louise Oberkirch 1894-1990, Louise Beatrice Braun Oberkirch. Born "Louisa Braun" in 1894 in France, she came to America about 1899. In 1900, she was called Louise Brown and was raised in the home of Frederick Gebhardt. By 1910, she was called Louise Gebhardt. She was a parapsychologist and gave lectures on numerology. She wrote a syndicated advice column "Ask Laranka" in parapsychology magazines. 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