Hi folks. Having trouble making out the handwriting of this Kennkarte I purchased a few years ago.
The dates are easy to work out. Can anyone figure out the rest of the handwriting?
Kennkarte Handwriting Help Needed.
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Re: Kennkarte Handwriting Help Needed.
Mayen
A-04684
8. Juni 1947
Lexem? geb. Schäfer
Elisabetha
21. April 1886
Mayen
Hausfrau
fehlen
trägt Augengläfer
keine
A-04684
8. Juni 1947
Lexem? geb. Schäfer
Elisabetha
21. April 1886
Mayen
Hausfrau
fehlen
trägt Augengläfer
keine
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Re: Kennkarte Handwriting Help Needed.
The married name of the woman I was not able to decipher.
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Re: Kennkarte Handwriting Help Needed.
Sorry GregSingh, I did not see your answer while I posted mine! 

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Re: Kennkarte Handwriting Help Needed.
Thanks for your input, Hiltraut!
I seemed to misspelled Augengläser...
About the surname, myheritage.com has this entry:
I seemed to misspelled Augengläser...

About the surname, myheritage.com has this entry:
Peter Josef Luxem was born in 1881. Peter married Elisabeth Luxem (born Schäfer). Elisabeth was born in 1886, in Mayen. They had one son: Heinrich Luxem.
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Re: Kennkarte Handwriting Help Needed.
That is a great find, GregSingh, and it matches up with the rest of the given data!
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Re: Kennkarte Handwriting Help Needed.
Thanks guys. I kept thinking Mayen and keine had double N's in them.