Louis Leo Sahr

1894 - 1969  (75 years)

• Name	Louis Leo Sahr
  Birth	9 Apr 1894	Rankin, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Census	1910 (15 years)	Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [6]
  In the 1910 US Census he was recorded, age 16, living in O'Hara Township, Pennsylvania with his parents. He was working in a pipe mill.
  History	6 Apr 1917 (22 years)	US Enters World War I
  Draft Reg	5 Jun 1917 (23 years)	Millvale, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [5]
  He registered for the draft giving his age as 23, his address as 657 Evergreen Avenue, Millvale, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, and his occupation as a puddler at Lockharts Iron & Steel Company.
  	World War I Draft Registration of Louis Leo Sahr
  Census	1920 (25 years)	McKees Rocks, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [7]
  In the 1920 US Census he was recorded, age 25, living on 1223 Thackers Street, McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania. He worked as a pudler.
  Miscellaneous	say 1923 (28 years)  [2]
  He was a member of Local Number 12, Sheet Metal Workers Interantional Association of Pittsburgh.
  Religion	say 1924 (29 years)  [2]
  He was a member of St. Michael's Roman Catholic Church.
  History	24 Oct 1929 (35 years)	Black Thursday, Great Depression Begins
  Census	1930 (35 years)	Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [8]
  In the 1930 US Census he was recorded, age 35, living on 2620 Glasgow Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was a pudler in an iron factory.
  Census	1940 (45 years)	Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [9]
  In the 1940 US Census he was recorded, age 46, living in 2620 Glasgow Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was a puddler in a steel mill.
  History	7 Dec 1941 (47 years)	Attack on Pearl Harbor
  Draft Reg	1942 (47 years)	Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [4]
  He registered for the draft giving his age as 48, his address as 2620 Glasgow Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and his employer as the Lockhart Iron & Steel Company.
  	World War II Draft Registration of Louis Leo Sahr
  Residence	1969 (74 years)	West Salem Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [2]
  Address: Orangeville Road RD 2
  History	20 Jul 1969 (75 years)	Moon Landing
  Death	9 Sep 1969	Greenville, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [1, 2]
  He died at 12:30 AM
  Burial	12 Sep 1969	Saint Michael's Cemetery, Greenville, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [1, 2]
  Siblings	4 brothers and 6 sisters
  > 1. Adam Albert Sahr,   b. 21 Feb 1886, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. ▻ Hazel Louise Boston,  m. 19 Aug 1908 > 2. Louise C. Sahr,   b. 6 Nov 1887, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 2 Jan 1974, South Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California. U.S.A.  (Age 86 years) ▻ James Tate,  m. Abt 1908 > 3. Marie Sahr,   b. 15 Sep 1889, Etna, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 2 Feb 1990, Beaver, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 100 years) ▻ Amon Walls Love > 4. John Konrad Sahr,   b. 5 Oct 1891, Etna, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 13 Mar 1929, Shaler Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 37 years) ▻ Anna Mildred Lackner + 5. Louis Leo Sahr,   b. 9 Apr 1894, Rankin, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 9 Sep 1969, Greenville, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 75 years) ▻ Elizabeth Eleanor Pschirer,  m. 16 May 1917 > 6. Margaret Dolores Sahr,   b. 9 Sep 1897, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, U.S.A. d. 30 May 1934, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 36 years) ▻ William George Stein > 7. Albert Martinz Sahr,   b. 16 Jan 1900, Etna, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 2 May 1944, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 44 years) ▻ Doris Edna O'Neil,  m. 20 Aug 1928 > 8. Lauretta Sahr,   b. 28 Feb 1902, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 7 Jan 1978, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 75 years) ▻ William Roberts Nusser,  m. 1928 > 9. Gertrude Elizabeth Sahr,   b. 7 Oct 1904, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 16 Feb 1994, Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland, U.S.A.  (Age 89 years) ▻ William Clement Hanley, Sr. > 10. Francis Joseph Sahr,   b. 4 Mar 1907, Etna, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 9 Dec 1993, North Hills, Los Angeles County, California, U.S.A.  (Age 86 years) ▻ Norberta M. Lackner > 11. Catherine Sahr,   b. 18 May 1910, O'Hara Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 30 May 2001, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 91 years) ▻ William Anthony Sigmund,  m. Abt 1911
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Conrad Sahr   (Grandfather)  Apollonia Lösch  (2 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I1537	Scully Line
  Last Modified	11 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Albert M. Sahr,   b. 11 Nov 1863, Lauenburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany d. 24 May 1933, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Margaret Elizabeth Merdian,   b. 6 Dec 1865, Ottersheim, Germersheim, Rhineland-Pfatz, Germany d. 18 Jul 1941, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F1322	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Elizabeth Eleanor Pschirer,   b. 21 Feb 1895, Millvale, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 7 Apr 1986, Greenville, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	16 May 1917	St. Anthony's Roman Catholic Church, Millvale, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. St. Anthony's Roman Catholic Church,  Millvale, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. St. Anthony's Church is now part of the Holy Spirit Parish   [1, 2]
  Age at Marriage	He : 23 years and 1 month - She : 22 years and 3 months.
  Children	2 sons and 5 daughters
  1. Mary Margaret Sahr,   b. 1 Aug 1918, Millvale, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 17 Oct 2000, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 82 years) ▻ Lawrence Colin Klingensmith  m. 1 Dec 1939     2. Louis Albert Sahr,   b. 30 Sep 1919, McKees Rocks, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 6 Dec 1979, Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio, U.S.A. (Age 60 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     3. William Kenneth Sahr,   b. 25 May 1921, Corliss, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 1 Nov 2002, Interlachen, Putnam County, Florida, U.S.A. (Age 81 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     4. Elizabeth Beatrice Sahr,   b. 22 May 1923, Sheraden, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Sheraden is a neighborhood that is located in the West End of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania d. Jul 1990 (Age 67 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   5. Carolyn Anna Sahr,   b. 5 Aug 1925, Sheraden, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Sheraden is a neighborhood that is located in the West End of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania d. 16 Jan 2000, Gibsonia, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 74 years) ▻ Paul Vincent Scully, Jr  m. After 26 April 1946 >   6. Anna Catherine Sahr     7. Nancy Ruth Sahr
  Family ID	F1319	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Jul 2026

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Louis Leo Sahr(1894 – 1969) 2Albert M. Sahr(1863 – 1933) 4Conrad Sahr 8 16 17 9 18 19 5Anna Maria Wenz 10 20 21 11 22 23 3Margaret Elizabeth Merdian(1865 – 1941) 6Conrad Merdian(1838 – 1919) 12Georg Anton Merdian(1810 – 1877) 24Joannes Conrad Merdian(1770 – ) 25Eva Catherina Dörzapf(Abt 1776 – ) 13Margaretha Hatzenbühler(1814 – 1870) 26Joannes Georg Hatzenbühler(1796 – 1850) 27Maria Apollonia Garrecht 7Apollonia Wolff(1837 – 1907) 14Joannes Adamus Wolff(1799 – 1872) 28Joannes Jacobus Wolff(1754 – ) 29Maria Catharina Goetz 15Eva Margaretha Bolz(1802 – 1827) 30Matthäus Bolz 31Apollonia Lösch

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 9 Apr 1894 - Rankin, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1910 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Marriage - 16 May 1917 - St. Anthony's Roman Catholic Church, Millvale, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Draft Reg - 5 Jun 1917 - Millvale, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1920 - McKees Rocks, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1930 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1940 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Draft Reg - 1942 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Residence - 1969 - West Salem Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Death - 9 Sep 1969 - Greenville, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Burial - 12 Sep 1969 - Saint Michael's Cemetery, Greenville, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Louis Leo Sahr Take in 1927

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  🟡 [S117] Feightner, Margaret Ann, Scully-Sahr Genealogy, (Virginia: manuscript, 1990) . 🟢 [S561] unknown newspaper, Obituary of Louis L. Sahr, (Pennsylvania: unknown newpaper, 1969) . 🟢 [S10] Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011) . 🟢 [S38] United States, Selective Service System, U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), Draft Registration of Louis Leo Sahr . 🟢 [S33] United States, Selective Service System, U.S. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005), Draft Registration of Louis Leo Sahr . 🟢 [S186] Bureau of the Census, 1910 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 20), Year: 1910; Census Place: O'Hara, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1296; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0185; FHL microfilm: 1375309 . 🟢 [S26] Bureau of the Census, 1920 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), Year: 1920; Census Place: McKees Rock Ward 3, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1514; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 180; Image: 287 . 🟢 [S20 ] Bureau of the Census, 1930 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002), Year: 1930; Census Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1983; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0335; Image: 132.0; FHL microfilm: 2341717 . 🟢 [S21] Bureau of the Census, 1940 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Year: 1940; Census Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03670; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 69-594 .