Lina Braun

F, #612, b. May 1869, d. 1934
Pedigree
Relationship
1st cousin 3 times removed of Sheila Sue Altenbernd
Father*Karl Philip Braun b. 2 May 1840, d. 1 November 1914
Mother*Sophie Knauss b. circa 1849
Charts
Peter Jacob Braun Descendands
     Lina was born in Kentucky, USA, in May 1869.1,2,3 She was the daughter of Karl Philip Braun and Sophie Knauss.
     Lena Braun was listing in the 1870 Kentucky census as being one year old. She did not show up in the 1880 Kentucky census even though the rest of the family did. This led me to believe she had died as a child. Information from Ted Braun (#745), however, states that she founded the Evangelical Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, Indiana. Apparently, the census records were incomplete.
     Ted Braun (#745) remembers visiting Lina at the hospital in Evansville in the early 1930's when he was a boy. During that visit, she gave him a set of minature cars.

     Lina Braun was also known as Lena Braun.4
     Lina Braun was listed on the 1870 US Federal Census at Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA, enumerated 7 June 1870 living with Karl Philip Braun.2 Her age was listed as 2. She was shown as born in Kentucky.2

     Photo at the Deaconess Hospital, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA.


     Lina Braun was employed as Deaconess by Evangelical Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA.4
     Lina Braun was listed on the 1900 US Federal Census in Evansville, Pigeon Township, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA, enumerated 11 June 1900. Her birth date was listed as May 1869, age 31. She was born in Kentucky. She was single Her father was born in Germany. Her mother was born in Illinois.5
Her occupation was nurse. She was able to read, able to write, and able to speak English.5
     Lina Braun provided information on Karl Philip Braun's death at Deaconess Home, Township of Pigeon, Evansville, Indiana, USA, on 1 November 1914.6,7
     The memorial mentioned in the cartoon was still standing on the northwest corner of Mary and Iowa Streets as of 1993. on 12 May 1934 at Evansville Courier, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA.

     Lina died in 1934 in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA.8 Other sources indicate Lina Braun died after 1927.9
     The Deaconess Hospital medical staff donated this plaque in recongnition of the outstanding service given by Lina Braun. in 1953 at the Deaconess Hospital, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA.
Last Edited=20 December 2023

Citations

  1. [S207] Unknown author, Deaconess Hospital Centennial Book, unknown series (n.p.: n.pub.), Page 122 . Hereinafter cited as Deaconess Hospital Centennial Book.
  2. [S83] Carl Braun household, 1870 U.S. Federal Census, Jefferson, Kentucky, population schedule, town of Louisville, sheet 11, dwelling 71, family 89, National Archives micropublication . Viewed at www.ancestry.com . (Document Source Number: 00011-1870-06-07-01). Hereinafter cited as 1870 Census Data - Kentucky.
  3. [S389] Joseph B Ford (#694) household, US Federal Census 1900, Coles County, Illinois, population schedule, Ashmore, Enumeration District (ED) 19, sheet 5A, dwelling 103, family 106, National Archives micropublication T623 244, viewed at Ancestry.Com.
  4. [S369] Letter from Ted Braun (#745) (PO Box 330, Pleasant Hill, TN 38578) to Sheila Altenbernd (#172) (unknown recipient address), May 5,1992; unknown repository (unknown repository address).
  5. [S390] Deaconess Hospital household, US Federal Census 1900, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, population schedule, Evansville, Enumeration District (ED) 111, sheet 12A, dwelling 211, family 201, National Archives micropublication T623 407.
  6. [S1306] Unknown repository address, Karl Philip Braun Headstone;. (DOCUMENT SOURCE NUMBER: 00011-1914-00-00-01).
  7. [S1307] Karl Philip Braun, Death Certificate file no. 138 registration no. 866 (, downloaded 11-3-1914), unknown repository, unknown repository address (Document Source Number: 00011-1914-11-01-01). Hereinafter cited as Death Certificate.
  8. [S207] Unknown author, Deaconess Hospital Centennial Book, unknown series (n.p.: n.pub.), Page 2, 7, 122 . Hereinafter cited as Deaconess Hospital Centennial Book.
  9. [S210] Letter from Ted Braun (#745) (PO Box 330, Pleasant Hill, TN 38578) to Sheila Altenbernd (#172) (unknown recipient address), May 31,1993; unknown repository (unknown repository address).