Dienstbier, Frederick H. P.

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• Occupation: St. Louis, Missouri, USA; jeweler

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Occupation:
According to information on his death certificate, Frederick H. P. Dienstbier was identified as working as a jeweler at 320 North 6th Street. His father was also a jeweler. It is possible, but not confirmed, that father and son worked at the same location.
     The death certificate also identified Frederick as being married at the time of his death, but the name of his wife was not recorded. Both he and Laura Dienstbier, the person who provided personal information for the death certificate, were recorded as having the same address: 4016 Flad Avenue (or, 4016a Flad Avenue). One might assume that Laura and Frederick were wife and husband, but this has not yet been confirmed.

Buried:
According to information on his death certificate, Frederick was buried in New St. Marcus Cemetery. Both of his parents would be buried in the same cemetery in the late 1930s. All three burials were handled by the same undertaker, Peetz Brothers, on Lafayette Avenue.

Died:
According to information on his death certificate, Frederick died very early in the morning at 4016 Flad Avenue, in Ward 13 of the city. The cause of death was diagnosed as acute cerebral meningitis, which had afflicted him for 18 hours. A contributory cause was ten days of ethmoiditis, described as an inflammation of the nose and sinuses. The condition is accompanied by headache and acute pain.

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• Occupation: a jeweler

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Occupation:
According to information on his death certificate, Frederick had been a jeweler all his life and was retired at the time of his death.

Buried:
According to information on her death certificate, Frederick was buried in New St. Marcus Cemetery. Two years later, his wife, Pauline, would be laid to rest in the same cemetery. Peetz Brothers, of 3029 Lafayette Avenue, were in charge of both burials.

Died:
Frederick died at mid-morning at his home, 3524 Halliday Avenue, of a self-inflicted gun shot wound to the right temple.

Frederick married Bohley, Pauline. Pauline (daughter of Bohley, Adam and Berg, Mary) was born 5 Apr 1866, Missouri, USA; died 22 May 1939, St. Louis, Missouri, USA; was buried 24 May 1939, St. Louis, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Buried:
According to information on her death certificate, Pauline was buried in New St. Marcus Cemetery. Her husband, Frederick, had been laid to rest in the same cemetery two years earlier. Peetz Brothers, of 3029 Lafayette Avenue, were in charge of both burials.

Died:
According to information on her death certificate, Pauline Dienstbier died early in the morning at her home, 3524 Halliday Avenue. The principal cause of death was carcinoma of the uterus. She also suffered from metastasis to the liver. Her son, Robert G. Dienstbier, of the same address, provided the personal information recorded on the death certificate.

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Married:
Details of the marriage are not known at this time.

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

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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 [---?---], Barbara. Barbara was born Abt 1823, Germany; died 19 Apr 1871, St. Louis, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Died:
The results of the coroner's inquest determined that Barbara died of "paralysis of the heart."

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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. Barbara's maiden name is not known at this time.

Adam married Berg, Mary. Mary died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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Married:
According to information on her death certificate, Pauline Dienstbier was born on 5 April 1866 in Missouri, the daughter of Adam Bohley (born in Germany) and Mary Berg (born in Germany). Details of the marriage and the family's history are not known at this time.