Thomas Moore’s Genealogy Site - Person Sheet
Thomas Moore’s Genealogy Site - Person Sheet
NameGordon de Lacy Trautwein 
Birth29 May 1899
Death11 Jul 1908, Spa Creek, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Cause of deathDrowned
FatherJoseph William Trautwein (1864-1937)
MotherCarrie Leach Taylor (1868-1957)
Documentation
1900 U.S. Census, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Annapolis City, Enumeration District 15, Sheet 8A
52 Conduit, Dwelling 156, Household 155
Trautwein, Joseph W., head, white, male, born August 1864, 35, married for 14 years, born in Maryland, father born in Germany, mother born in Maryland, merchant, can read and write, speaks English, owns free, house
Trautwein, Carrie L., wife, white, female, born January 1868, 32, married for 14 years, mother of 7 children of whom 6 are living, born in Maryland, both parents born in Maryland, can read and write, speaks English
Trautwein, Maggie C., daughter, white, female, born April 1887, 13, single, born in Maryland, both parents born in Maryland, attended school for 8 months, can read and write, speaks English
Trautwein, George S., son, white, male, born September 1889, 10 single, born in Maryland, both parents born in Maryland, attended school for 8 months, can read and write, speaks English
Trautwein, Mary L., daughter, white, female, born January 1891, 9, single, born in Maryland, both parents born in Maryland, attended school for 8 months, can read and write, speaks English
Trautwein, Ruth N., daughter, white, female, born August 1893, 6, single, born in Maryland, both parents born in Maryland, attended school for 8 months, can read and write, speaks English
Trautwein, Carolyn T., daughter, white, female, born June 1896, 3 single, born in Maryland, both parents born in Maryland, cannot read or write, speaks English
Trautwein, Gordon D., son, white, male, born May 1899, 1, single, born in Maryland, both parents born in Maryland, cannot read or write, speaks English
Thomas, Lottie, servant, black, female, born August 1880, 19, single, born in Maryland, both parents born in Maryland, can read and write, speaks English
TRAUTWEIN.—Suddenly, on July 11, 1908, at Annapolis, Md., GORDON DE LANY TRAUTWEIN, aged 9 years, beloved son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Trautwein.
Funeral from the residence of his parents, No. 52 Conduit street, Annapolis, on Monday afternoon at 2.30 o’clock.
[The Baltimore Sun, 12 July 1908, page 4, and 13 July 1908, page 4.]
Child Drowned In Spa Creek.
[Special Dispatch to the Baltimore Sun.]
Annapolis, Md., July 11.—Gordon Trautwein, the 8-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Trautwein, was accidentally drowned in Spa creek here this morning. The lad, with a number of his companions, was playing at the foot of Conduit street and accidentally slipped off the abutment into the creek in a depth of six feet of water. the body was recovered by a number of young men, who saw the boy fall into the creek, five minutes after the accident, and although physicians and others worked diligently every effort at resuscitation was fruitless.
[The Baltimore Sun, 12 July 1908, page 5.]
Information from Tercentenary History of Maryland, Volume III, Baltimore: S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1925, pages 93–94.
Annapolis City, Enumeration District 15, Sheet 8A
52 Conduit, Dwelling 156, Household 155
Trautwein, Joseph W., head, white, male, born August 1864, 35, married for 14 years, born in Maryland, father born in Germany, mother born in Maryland, merchant, can read and write, speaks English, owns free, house
Trautwein, Carrie L., wife, white, female, born January 1868, 32, married for 14 years, mother of 7 children of whom 6 are living, born in Maryland, both parents born in Maryland, can read and write, speaks English
Trautwein, Maggie C., daughter, white, female, born April 1887, 13, single, born in Maryland, both parents born in Maryland, attended school for 8 months, can read and write, speaks English
Trautwein, George S., son, white, male, born September 1889, 10 single, born in Maryland, both parents born in Maryland, attended school for 8 months, can read and write, speaks English
Trautwein, Mary L., daughter, white, female, born January 1891, 9, single, born in Maryland, both parents born in Maryland, attended school for 8 months, can read and write, speaks English
Trautwein, Ruth N., daughter, white, female, born August 1893, 6, single, born in Maryland, both parents born in Maryland, attended school for 8 months, can read and write, speaks English
Trautwein, Carolyn T., daughter, white, female, born June 1896, 3 single, born in Maryland, both parents born in Maryland, cannot read or write, speaks English
Trautwein, Gordon D., son, white, male, born May 1899, 1, single, born in Maryland, both parents born in Maryland, cannot read or write, speaks English
Thomas, Lottie, servant, black, female, born August 1880, 19, single, born in Maryland, both parents born in Maryland, can read and write, speaks English
TRAUTWEIN.—Suddenly, on July 11, 1908, at Annapolis, Md., GORDON DE LANY TRAUTWEIN, aged 9 years, beloved son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Trautwein.
Funeral from the residence of his parents, No. 52 Conduit street, Annapolis, on Monday afternoon at 2.30 o’clock.
[The Baltimore Sun, 12 July 1908, page 4, and 13 July 1908, page 4.]
Child Drowned In Spa Creek.
[Special Dispatch to the Baltimore Sun.]
Annapolis, Md., July 11.—Gordon Trautwein, the 8-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Trautwein, was accidentally drowned in Spa creek here this morning. The lad, with a number of his companions, was playing at the foot of Conduit street and accidentally slipped off the abutment into the creek in a depth of six feet of water. the body was recovered by a number of young men, who saw the boy fall into the creek, five minutes after the accident, and although physicians and others worked diligently every effort at resuscitation was fruitless.
[The Baltimore Sun, 12 July 1908, page 5.]
Information from Tercentenary History of Maryland, Volume III, Baltimore: S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1925, pages 93–94.