Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Farmer

Notes:

It should be noted that neither John nor Mary A. show up on the 1860 or 1870 census. Given the marriage date of Louis to Susan Prowther, one could question either the marriage date or the children.

The following are mentioned in the records of local history section of the Kansas City Public Library:

The Old Vogel Saloon

Photo (depicting the Vogel Saloon and adjacent Sager Warehouse) and article about the old Vogel Saloon of Westport, "built long before Westport was founded" ("between High Street and Westport Avenue on Shawnee Street") and razed in 1867. Brief description of Louis Vogel, married in 1840 to Susan Prowers in Westport and builder of a "big brick house at 1303 West 43rd Street."

Author: Adrienne Christopher ,
Source: Westport Historical Quarterly,
Date: March 1970
Issue: 4
Volume: 5
Page(s): 10-12
Location: 977.8411 W53
Illustrations: No
Subjects: Vogel, Louis, Vogel Saloon, Sager, Henry, Saloons,
Item Type: Citation - Magazine
Item ID: 121046
Once a Prairie Vanguard: Historic Home, 71 Years Old, Sells as Merely 1303 West 43d [sic]

Illustration and article about the sale of the 71-year-old home at 1303 West 43rd Street, built by Westport farmer Louis Vogel about 1852 and later occupied by western freighter Fred Wiedenmann, with its location "overlook[ing] the Santa Fe trail."

Source: Kansas City Star,
Date: April/22/1923
Page(s): 1F
Location: Vertical File: Residences
Illustrations: No
Subjects: Residences, Vogel, Louis, Wiedenmann, Fred,
Item Type: Citation - Newspaper
Item ID: 123246
The Ancient Vogel-Wiedenmann Dwelling, Seventy-two Years Old, Is Razed

Illustration and caption about the demolition in 1924 of the former Louis Vogel home (also called the Vogel-Widenmann home), built about 1852 at 1303 West 43rd Street and planned for replacement "by a gasoline station."

Author: S. E. Hunter ,
Source: Kansas City Star,
Date: October/12/1924
Page(s): 1
Location: Vertical File: Residences
Illustrations: No
Subjects: Residences, Vogel, Louis, Gasoline Stations, Residences,
Item Type: Citation - Newspaper
Item ID: 120362
The Founding of Our Street Railway System by Nehemiah Holmes

Mentionings of Milton Payne as one of the founding directors (along with William Bernard, Nehemiah Holmes, Luther Wood, and Louis Vogel) of the Kansas City and Westport Horse Railroad Company in 1869.

Author: Edward Butts , Author: Nettie Thompson Grove ,
Source: Annals of Kansas City,
Date: December 1923
Issue: 3
Volume: 1
Page(s): 288-293, passim
Location: 977.8411 M678an
Illustrations: No
Subjects: Payne, Milton J., Vogel, Louis, Mayors,
Item Type: Citation - Magazine
Item ID: 116523

Louis married Prower, Susan on 28 May 1840 in Westport, Jackson, Missouri, USA. Susan died between 14 May 1849 and 1853 in Westport, Jackson, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]