Henrietta Johnson Louis

She was born Henrietta Johnson in 1902^[1] in Racine, Wisconsin, the daughter of Herbert Fisk Johnson Sr., the grand daughter of the S. C. Johnson & Son company founder Samuel Curtis Johnson Sr.^[2]

Her father died in 1928, without leaving a will, and after a long legal battle, his estate was split equally between his two children.^[3]

Her brother, Herbert Fisk Johnson Jr., was the third generation to lead the company.

In 1923, she married John J. Louis (1896–1959), and they had three sons:^[1][2]

• The Hon. John J. Louis Jr. (1925–1995), former US Ambassador to the United Kingdom, who lived in Winnetka
• Dr. Herbert J. Louis (1928–2016) of Phoenix
• Michael W. Louis of Wilmette (1931–2003), namesake of National Louis University^[4]