NameRev. Oscar Carl Friedrich THUSIUS 
Birth12 Apr 1897, Sioux Falls, South Dakota67,1150,2824
Memo1910 census
BurialForest Hill Cemetery, Wood County, Wisconsin2824
OccupationClergyman, Lutheran Church
Education5 yrs college
ReligionLutheran
Spouses
Birth12 Feb 1904, Theresa, Dodge County, Wisconsin1150,5,2825
BurialForest Hill Cemetery, Wood County, Wisconsin2825
Marriage6 May 1922
Marr Memoobit
Census notes for Rev. Oscar Carl Friedrich THUSIUS
1900 South Dakota, Douglas County, Berlin Twp., E.D. 137, S.D. 2, sheet 12A, stamped page 38, film T623-1549 (taken 26 June 1900)
dwelling 164, family 164
Thusius, Carl P., head, white, male, Mar 1838, age 42, married 10 yrs., born Germany, parents born Germany, minister
----------, Emma M., wife, white, female, Sept 1870, age 29, married 10 yrs., mother of 6 children, 5 living, born Germany, parents born Germany
----------, Teresia C.M., daughter, white, female, Feb 1893, age 7, single, born Indiana, parents born Germany
----------, Gotthold H.F., son, white, male, Dec 1895, age 4, single, born South Dakota, parents born Germany,
----------, Helena B.A., daughter, white, female, Apr 1896, age 4, single, born South Dakota, parents born Germany
----------, Oscar C.F., son, white, male, Apr 1897, age 3, single, born South Dakota, parents born Germany
----------, Hertha M.M., daughter, white, female, Mar 1900, age 2/12, single, born South Dakota, parents born Germany
1910 South Dakota, Brown County, Hanson Twp., E.D. 63, S.D. 1, sheet 15 A, stamped page 236, film T624-2477 (taken 23 May 1910)
dwelling 73, family 73
Thusius, P. Charles, head, male, white, age 54, married 20 years, born Germany, parents born Germany, immigrated 1880, naturalized, pastor
----------, Emma, wife, female, white, age 40, married 20 years, mother of 8, 7 living, born Germany, parents born Germany
----------, Theresa, daughter, female, white, age 17, single, born Indiana, parents born Germany
----------, Gotthold, son, male, white, age 15, single, born South Dakota, parents born Germany
----------, Helene, daughter, female, white, age 14, single, born South Dakota, parents born Germany
----------, Oscar, son, male, white, age 13, single, born South Dakota, parents born Germany
----------, Hertha, daughter, female, white, age 10, single, born South Dakota, parents born Germany
----------, Johannes, son, male, white, age 5, single, born South Dakota, parents born Germany
----------, Eberhard, son, male, white, age 4, single, born South Dakota, parents born Germany
1920 not found yet
1930 Wisconsin, Walworth County, Delavan Twp., 1st Ward, E.D. 64-3, S.D. 14, sheet 9A, stamped page 30, film T626-2615 (taken 9 April 1930)
112 W. Walnut Dr., dwelling 187, family 221
Thusius, Oscar, head, rents, $40 per month, male, white, age 32, married at age 27, born South Dakota, parents born Germany, clergyman, Lutheran church
----------, Elizabeth, wife, female, white, age 26, married at age 19, born Wisconsin, parents born Wisconsin
----------, Carl, son, male, white, age 5, single, born Wisconsin, father born South Dakota, mother born Wisconsin
----------, Dolore, daughter, female, [sic] white, age 2, single, born Wisconsin, father born South Dakota, mother born Wisconsin
1940 Wisconsin, Walworth County, Delavan, ward 2, E.D. 64-5, sheet 8B
209 S. 4th Street, household 199, rents $35
Thusius, O.C., head, male, white, age 43, married, 5 yrs college, born South Dakota, lived in same place in 1935, pastor, Lutheran Church
----------, Elizabeth, wife, female, white, age 36, married, 8th grade, born Wisconsin, lived in same place in 1935
----------, Carl, son, male, white, age 15, single, 8th grade, born Wisconsin, lived in same place in 1935
----------, Dolore, son, male, white, age 12, single, 7th grade, born Wisconsin, lived in same place in 1935
----------, Norman, son, male, white, age 8, single, 1st grade, born Wisconsin, lived in same place in 1935
Obituary notes for Rev. Oscar Carl Friedrich THUSIUS
Rockford Morning Star, 27 January 1960, p. 4
Rev. O.C. Thusius
Delavan, Wis. – Services for the Rev. O.C. Thusius, 62, former Delavan Lutheran church pastor, who died Sunday in a Wisconsin Rapids hospital, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in St. Luke’s Lutheran church, Wisconsin Rapids. Burial will be in Wisconsin Rapids.
The Rev. Mr. Thusius was pastor of Our Redeemer church in Delavan for 29 years, beginning in 1929. He also served pastorates in Canada and LaVelle, Wis., before coming to Delavan and he served in Sharon and Darien parishes.
He married Betty Krohn May 6, 1922.
Surviving are his widow and three sons.
Rockford Morning Star, 26 January 1960, p. 4
Re. Thusius Dies; Former Area Pastor
Delevan, Wis. – Re. O. C. Thusius, former Lutheran pastor in Walworth county, died Sunday in a Wisconsin Rapids hospital.
The Rev. Mr. Thusius had served Our Redeemer Lutheran church, Delavan, from 1929 until two years ago when he resigned because of ill health. He also served missions in Darien and Sharon until they obtained full-time pastors.
The pastor organized the Walther League in Delavan. A new church building was erected two years after he arrived and a new parsonage was built in 1939.
Surviving are the widow; three sons Carl, Delavan; Delow, Kalamazoo, Mich.; Norman, Wisconsin Rapids; and two grandchildren.
Arrangement are incomplete.