Starkebaum, Leon John

Leon married Millward, Pamela Mae [Group Sheet]

1. Starkebaum, Emily Anne
2. Starkebaum, Lisa Mae
3. Starkebaum, Dana Irene

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Birth:
According to information on his death certificate provided by his wife, Irvin Ernest Starkebaum was born on 28 March 1907 at Concordia, Missouri. Other researchers report the year as 1909.

Buried:
According to information on his death certificate, funeral arrangements were handled by the Wagner Funeral Home, Kansas City, and burial was in the Evangelical cemetery at Concordia.

Died:

     According to information on his death certificate, Irvin Ernest Starkebaum died at 10:10 p.m. from pneumonia, brought on by lymphosarcoma. He was a patient in the Veterans Administration Hospital at Kansas City from 4 December until his death.

Irvin married Kirchoff, Irene D. 23 Jan 1946, Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri, USA. Irene died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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Married:
According to marriage records in Pettis County, Missouri, "Irvin E. Starkebaum," of Concordia, Lafayette County, Missouri, and "Irene D. Kirchhoff," of Concordia, Lafayette County, Missouri, received a marriage license at Sedalia on 23 January 1946 and they were married that same day at Sedalia by William C. Bessmer, Jr., a minister.

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Birth:
Sources report the place of birth as Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri or Warrenton, Warren County, Missouri. This discrepancy requires further research.

Buried:
According to his death certificate, John was to be buried on 1 August 1954 in the "Evangelical Cemetery" at Concordia, Missouri.

Died:
According to the death certificate for "John August Starkebaum," on the evening of 22 July 1954, John, a retired machinist, fell while watering plants in the yard at his home at 112 West 9th Street, Concordia, Missouri, and fractured his femur. An operation took place on 23 July, very likely in Warrensburg Medical Center, at Warrensburg, Missouri. John died at that facility at 6:50 p.m. on 29 July 1954. The cause of death was pulmonary embolism due to the fracture.

Johannes married Dryer, Mathilda 3 Nov 1904, Concordia, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA. Mathilda was born 3 Dec 1880, Missouri, USA; died 31 Jul 1941, Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri, USA; was buried , Concordia, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Birth:
According to information on her death certificate provided by Mrs. Ed. Hartman, of Concordia, Missouri, Mathilda was born on 3 December 1879 in Jefferson County, Missouri, the daughter of Ernest and Lucette (Dittmer) Dreyer, both born in Jefferson County. Other researchers report that the birth took place on 3 December 1880 at Concordia, in Lafayette County. Further research is required.

Buried:
According to information on her death certificate provided by Mrs. Ed. Hartman, of Concordia, Missouri, Mathilda, whose usual residence was at Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri, was to be buried at Concordia. The funeral director was E. S. James, of that city. The name of the cemetery was not recorded on the certificate.

Died:
According to her death certificate, she died at 12:40 a.m. at Bothwell Hospital where she had been a patient for seven days. The cause of death was cerebral hemorrhage and a toxic [colon?]. She also suffered from myocarditis.

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Married:
According to marriage records in Lafayette County, Missouri, "John Starkebaum," of Higginsville, Missouri, and "Tillie Dreyer," of Concordia, Missouri, received a marriage license at Lexington, Missouri on 29 October 1904 and they were married at Concordia, Lafayette County, Missouri, on 3 November 1904 by J. A. Hoefer, "a minister of the Gospel" and the "Pastor of Ev[angelical] [Bethel?] Church." The name of the church was written across the decorative border of the certificate and is not fully legible in the digital reproduction consulted.

Residence (family):
According to information on his World War I draft registration card, filed on 12 September 1918, John August Starkebaum and his nearest relative, Mrs. Tillie Starkebaum, lived at Concordia, Lafayette County, Missouri. John August reported that he was a self-employed machinist at Concordia. The Registrar of the local draft board, H. F. Duensing, described John August as a man of medium height and stout build; with light blue eyes and light brown hair. There were no physical characteristics that would disqualify John August for military service.

Other Events:

• Immigration: 3 Jul 1854, USA

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Birth:
Carolyn (Fiegenbaum) Fieker reports that Friederich was born at house or farm #47 in Sonneborn.

Immigration:
Friederich Heinrich departed Bremen aboard the Westphalia and arrived in New York on 3 July 1854. On the ship's passengers list, he was identified as a 23 year old farmer from Lippe. In 1893, a biographical sketch of his son, Henry L. Starkebaum, reported that Friedrich H. "Fritz" Starkebaum purchased two hundred acres of land in Warren County, Missouri and took up farming, an occupation he had followed in Germany.

Friedrich married Biesemeier, Wilhelmine Louise Amelia 18 Jan 1856, Lippstadt Gemeinde, Elkhorn Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA. Wilhelmine (daughter of Biesemeier, Christian Friedrich and Winter, Dorothea Louise) was born 29 Jan 1838, Hummebrok, Germany; died 27 Dec 1909, Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Died:
The day of death may also have been 25 December.

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Residence (family):
According to a biographical sketch of his son, Henry L. Starkebaum, published in 1893, Friedrich H. "Fritz" Starkebaum, relocated from Warren County to Lafayette County in 1876. Henry made the same move at the age of nine year (which would have occurred in 1876). The sketch does not say so, but presumably Fritz's wife and any of their unmarried children also took up residence in Lafayette County.