Dienstbier, Margaretha

Female 1834 - 1915  (80 years)


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  1. 1.  Dienstbier, Margaretha was born 2 Jul 1834, Mühlhausen, Bavaria (daughter of Dienstbier, Heinrich and [---?---], [--?--]); died 3 Mar 1915, St. Louis, Missouri, USA; was buried 6 Mar 1915, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Immigration: 1845, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Margaretha was buried at St. Mathew's Cemetery.

    Died:
    According to her death certificate, Margaretha died about 7:00 am of cerebral apoplexy of about 1½ days duration.

    Some of her obituaries:

         ETLING - Passed away on Wednesday, March 3, 1915, at 7 a.m., Margaret Etling (nee Dinsbeer), widow of August Etling, at the age of 81 years, dear mother of Charlotte Gerber (nee Etling), Elizabeth Wende (nee Etling), Amelia Bayer (nee Etling), mother-in-law of George L. Gerber and William F. Beyer, and our dear grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother."
         Funeral on Saturday, March 6, at 2 p.m. from the residence, 2616 Potomac street, to St. Matthew's Church, thence to St. Matthew's Cemetery."
         Deceased was a member of Good Ladies' Aid Society, Co. Hassendeubel, W.R.C. No. 19; Concordia Aid Society and St. Matthew's Frauenverein.

              ETLING RITES TO-MORROW.
         The funeral of Mrs. Margaret Etling, 80 years old, who was the widow of August Etling, formerly a prosperous South St. Louis merchant, and who died Wednesday morning at her residence, 2616 Potomac street, after an illness of a month, will be held from the residence at 2 o'clock to-morrow afternoon. Burial will be in St. Mathew's [sic] Cemetery.
         Mrs. Etling is survived by three children, seventeen grandchildren, nineteen great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Mrs. Etling was born in Bavaria, July 2 1834, and came to America with her parents in 1845. She was the only living member of the Order of Good Ladies.

    From a German-language obituary:

              Mrs. Margaret Etling's Funeral
              Takes place tomorrow afternoon at St. Matthew's Evangelical Church

         The funeral of Mrs. Margaret Etling, who died on Wednesday morning at her home at 2616 Potomac Street at the age of 80 years, 8 months and 1 day after a month long confinement to her sick bed, takes place tomorrow afternoon from the house of mourning and St. Matthew's Evangelical Church on Jefferson Ave. and Potomac Street and on to the St. Matthew's Cemetery.
         The deceased was born on 2 July 1834 in Bavaria and came to the United States in 1845 with her parents, where the family settled in South St. Louis. She later married August Etling, a well known business man from South St. Louis, who was at one time a member of the City Council and also played a prominent roll in the Free Masons. Her husband preceded her in death on 7 December 1876. The marriage was blessed with 11 children, of whom 3 are still alive. In addition to these, 17 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandchild, as well as four brothers, Dr. John, Frederick, and Eckhardt Dinsbeer in St. Louis and Simon Dinsbeer in Decatur, Ill., as next of kin, mourn the death of the dear departed.
         Mrs. Etling was the sole surviving Charter Member of the Order of Good Ladies and belonged to the Women's Relief Corp of the Hassendeubel Post, G. A. R, the Concordia Aid Society, the St. Matthew's Ladies' Society as well as being an active member of the St. Matthew's Evangelical Church itself.
         At the funeral, six grandchildren will serve as pall-bearers. Pastor H. Drees of St. Matthew's Church officiates.

    Margaretha married Etling, August Louis 28 Oct 1852, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA. August (son of Etling, Christian and Woerner, Anna E.) was born 17 Nov 1831, Alsfeld, Grand Duchy of Hesse; died 7 Dec 1876, St. Louis, Missouri, USA; was buried , St. Louis, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

    Notes:

    Married:
    The marriage was performed by Rev. Franz (Frederick) Picker. When enumerated for the 1900 U. S. Census, Margaretha, a 65 year old widow, was identified as the mother of 11 children, of whom only 5 were alive at the time the enumeration. A German language obituary for Margaretha also mentions her 11 children, only three of whom survived her.

    Children:
    1. Etling, Katherine Augusta was born 17 Mar 1857, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA; died 27 Jan 1908, St. Louis, Missouri, USA; was buried 29 Jan 1908, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
    2. Etling, Charlotte Elisabetha was born 10 Nov 1859, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA; died 28 Jan 1933, St. Louis, Missouri, USA; was buried 31 Jan 1933, Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA.
    3. Etling, Elizabeth Margaretha was born 18 Feb 1862, St. Louis, Missouri, USA; died 14 May 1923, St. Louis, Missouri, USA; was buried 23 May 1923, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
    4. Etling, George W. was born 1864; died 18 Apr 1880; was buried , St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
    5. Etling, Louis August was born 11 Oct 1866, St. Louis, Missouri, USA; died 25 Jun 1903, St. Louis, Missouri, USA; was buried , St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
    6. Etling, Emelia Margaretha was born 10 Sep 1870, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA; died 30 Sep 1932, St. Louis, Missouri, USA; was buried 3 Oct 1932, Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Dienstbier, Heinrich died 4 Oct 1875, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Immigration: 1845, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA

    Notes:

    Immigration:
    According to the obituaries of his son, John, and his daughter, Margaretha (Dinsbeer) Etling, this Mr. Dinsbeer emigrated from Germany in 1845 with his wife and at least John and Margaretha.

    Heinrich married [---?---], [--?--]. [--?--] died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  [---?---], [--?--] died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Immigration: 1845, USA

    Notes:

    Married:
    In his will, Henry Dienstbier names as his heirs two children from the first marriage and three children from his third marriage. The second marriage is implied; no offspring, if there were any, are mentioned as heirs. The name of Henry's first wife is not known at this time.

    Children:
    1. 1. Dienstbier, Margaretha was born 2 Jul 1834, Mühlhausen, Bavaria; died 3 Mar 1915, St. Louis, Missouri, USA; was buried 6 Mar 1915, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
    2. Dienstbier, Johann was born 7 Mar 1838, Mühlhausen, Bavaria; died 21 Jan 1916, St. Louis, Missouri, USA; was buried 23 Jan 1916, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.