Springer, Josephine Lincoln

Other Events:

• Residence: May 1950, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA

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Residence:
According to an obituary for "Mrs. Mary Springer Fiegenbaum" published on Saturday, 27 May 1950 in the Alton Evening Telegraph (Alton, Illinois), Mrs. Fiegenbaum died at her home at 423 Center Street, Edwardsville, Illinois, and was survived by "a sister, Miss Josephine Springer of Edwardsville, who had resided with Mrs. Fiegenbaum."

Died:
Josephine never married.

Other Events:

• Residence: 1850, California, USA

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Residence:
According to the family genealogy written by Jessie E. Springer, William traveled overland to California in August of 1850 to search for gold. He found enough to make into a watch fob, but not enough to make him rich; he returned to Illinois in November 1850.

Died:

     Jessie E. Springer writes: "In July, 1881, William M. T. Springer started to Colorado for his health He stopped at Lawrence, Kansas to visit his sister, Lucinda, wife of Samuel P. Irwin, but he became worse, and died there on October 9, 1881. He was brought back to Edwardsville, and buried in Woodlawn Cemetery."
     The following biographical sketch was published by McKendree College in 1928.

     William McKendree Springer was born in Madison County, Illinois, August 31, 1828. He attended the public schools of his neighborhood and in 1848 entered McKendree. At the end of the school year closing in 1849, he left school, not to return because of failing health. In 1850, he went overland to California, but in the summer of 1851 he returned and resumed the business of farming. However, he soon left the farm and engaged in running a saw mill. In 1875 he left the saw mill, moved to Edwardsville, and engaged in selling hardware and farm machinery. He was a Republican in politics and a member of the Methodist Church. For many years he served as Sunday School Superintendent. He was a member of the Masonic Order and of the Knights of Honor. In 1881 he started to Colorado for the improvement of his health. At Lawrence, Kansas, where he stopped to visit his sister, he was taken sick and died there in October of that year. He was married to Miss Margaret Barber in 1857, who with four of their six children survived him.

William married Barber, Margaret Jane 7 Jan 1857, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois, USA. Margaret (daughter of Barber, John and Robinson, Eliza) was born 7 Jul 1833, Madison County, Illinois, USA; died 18 Nov 1918, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Moved To: Oct 1810, Jones' Fort, Illinois Territory, USA

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Died:
Jessie E. Springer, in her genealogy of the family (1959), writes: "In the summer of 1849 an epidemic of cholera swept across much of the country, including Madison County. Elizabeth Byrd Springer fell ill with the dread disease, and died on June 24; her husband followed her in death the next day, June 25, having been ill only twenty-four hours. They were buried in the same grave in the cemetery on the farm."

John married Byrd, Elizabeth 16 Mar 1826, Illinois, USA. Elizabeth was born , Tennessee, USA; died 24 Jun 1849, Fort Russell Township, Madison County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Died:
Jessie E. Springer, in her genealogy of the family (1959), writes: "In the summer of 1849 an epidemic of cholera swept across much of the country, including Madison County. Elizabeth Byrd Springer fell ill with the dread disease, and died on June 24; her husband followed her in death the next day, June 25, having been ill only twenty-four hours. They were buried in the same grave in the cemetery on the farm."

John married Robinson, Eliza. Eliza died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

John married Butler, Sarah Ann. Sarah died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]