Etling, Benjamin Werner

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  • Name Etling, Benjamin Werner 
    Born 13 Oct 1840  Alsfeld, Grand Duchy of Hesse Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Immigration 1846  St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4
    • According to his obituary, Benjamin emigrated with his parents.
    Military Service Abt 1861/2  [5
    • During the Civil War, Benjamin served as a private soldier under General Lyon. He made bridles for his regiment, "while his patriotic wife worked day and night making feed bags for the artillery."
    Occupation Between 1872 and 1876  St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Harness maker 
    • Benjamin operated a harness business at 2600 South Broadway until December 1876.
    Occupation Between 1876 and 1899  St. Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Commercial agent 
    • Benjamin was employed by the Anthony & Kuhn Brewing Company until 1899 when company was purchased by the St. Louis Brewing Association.
    Occupation 1876/7  St. Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    City Councilman 
    • During this time, Benjamin served as chair of the Waterworks Committee. His brother August also once served on the city council.
    Died St. Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    • His obituary from an undated newspaper clipping read:

                Patriotic Societies to Hold Funeral To-Day of Former Councilman."
                [photo]
                BENJAMIN W. ETLING
           _____ funeral of Benjamin W. Etling, _____ one time a member of the City ______, will take place this afternoon at ___ck from the family residence, 2629 _____ Twelfth street, to St. Matthew's ___ery. Rev. J. J. Fink, pastor of the ___ngelical Jesus Church, Twelfth and Victor streets, will officiate at the residence, and at the cemetery the service will be in charge of Gen. Lyon Post G.A.R., the Odd Fellows and the Sons of veterans. Mr. Etling died after five weeks illness from uraemia Thursday morning at 7 o'clock. The deceased is survived by his widow, Mrs. Emma Etling, Erwin Etling of the Mounted District, Charles, Francis and Emma Etling and Mrs. Henry Scheer.
           Mr. Etling was born in Allsfeld, Germany, October 13, 1840, and with his parents emigrated to St. Louis in 1846. He was educated in the public schools here. In the civil war he served as a private soldier under Gen Lyon. He made bridles for his regiment, while his patriotic wife worked day and night making feed bags for the artillery. From 1872 he was in the harness business at 2600 South Broadway, to December, 1876, when he entered the employ of Anthony & Kuhn Brewing Company as a commercial agent. In 1876-77 he was in the City Council and served as chairman of the Waterworks Committee. He remained with Anthony & Kuhn until 1899, when the plant was bought by the St. Louis Brewing Asso___…[the end of the text is missing]."

           My copy of the obituary is missing portions of the text due to tears, especially the left margin of the first seven lines. These gaps are indicated by _____ in this transcription. The last line, or lines, of the obituary is also missing.
    Buried St. Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    • Funeral services, lead by Rev. J. J. Fink, pastor of the Evangelical Jesus Church (Twelfth and Victor Streets), were held at the family residence, 2629 Twelfth Street. Services at St. Matthew's Cemetery were under the direction of General Lyon Post, G. A. R., the Odd Fellows, and the Sons of Veterans. Benjamin was survived by his wife, Emma, and the following children: Erwin Etling; Charles; Francis; Emma; and Mrs. Henry Scheer.
    Person ID I1323  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 9 Apr 2016 

    Father Etling, Christian,   b. 19 Sep 1804, Landgraviate Hesse-Darmstadt Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 24 Oct 1875, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Mother Woerner, Anna E.,   b. Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married Y  [4, 11
    Family ID F437  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Schwarz, Emma,   b. 5 Dec 1859, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Dec 1939, St. Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married Y  [12, 13
    • According to an undated obituary for Benjamin W. Etling from an unidentified newspaper, he was survived by his widow, "Mrs. Emma Etling." However, the death certificates for two people who seem to have been his children report their mother's maiden name as Mary or Marie Eckhard or Eckardt.
           It is not presently known whether Benjamin was married twice or if his wife's given names were Marie and Emma.
    Children 
     1. Etling, Charles,   b. 16 Jan 1872, St. Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 May 1931, St. Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)
     2. Etling, Erwin,   b. 1 Oct 1875, St. Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jan 1920, St. Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 44 years)
     3. Etling, Frank,   b. 17 May 1877, St. Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Feb 1914, St. Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 36 years)
     4. Etling, Emma,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Etling, [female],   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F438  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1846 - St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Harness maker - Between 1872 and 1876 - St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Commercial agent - Between 1876 and 1899 - St. Louis, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - City Councilman - 1876/7 - St. Louis, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - - St. Louis, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - St. Louis, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S123] Missouri State Archives, St. Louis Probate Court Digitization Project, 1802-1900 (http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/mojudicial/ - last confirmed in May 2011), Christian Etling, 1875; Case No: 12001; St. Louis Probate Court; Microfilm Reel C 35594; Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City. [Online version on 1 July 2004].
      Will of Christian Etling, written 21 October 1875; filed 15 November 1875; recorded in Book L, page 251. In his will, Christian Etling names as one of his heirs, his child, Benjamin W. Etling.

    2. [S22] Obituary, For Benjamin W. Etling.
      "Mr. Etling was born in Allsfeld, Germany, October 13, 1840, and with his parents emigrated to St. Louis in 1846. He was educated in the public schools here." From an undated and unidentified [St. Louis?] newspaper clipping in the possession of the Gerber family of St. Louis, Missouri. The complete text is available in the notes for Benjamin's death.

    3. [S104] Personal communication, from Rex D. Hemme to J. Mark Fiegenbaum on 4 April 2016 via email.
      Rex Hemme shared that he was "a descendant of Benjamin Werner Etling through his son Charles, who was my great grandfather."

    4. [S104] Personal communication, from Rex D. Hemme to J. Mark Fiegenbaum on 4 April 2016 via email.
      Rex Hemme, a descendant of Benjamin Werner Etling, shared that Christian Etling was married to "Anna E. Woerner (abt 1807-21 Nov 1867). Christian and Anna immigrated in the 1840s with their first 3 sons."

    5. [S22] Obituary, For Benjamin W. Etling.
      "In the civil war he served as a private soldier under Gen Lyon. He made bridles for his regiment, while his patriotic wife worked day and night making feed bags for the artillery." From an undated and unidentified [St. Louis?] newspaper clipping in the possession of the Gerber family of St. Louis, Missouri. The complete text is available in the notes for Benjamin's death.

    6. [S22] Obituary, For Benjamin W. Etling.
      "From 1872 he was in the harness business at 2600 South Broadway...." From an undated and unidentified [St. Louis?] newspaper clipping in the possession of the Gerber family of St. Louis, Missouri. The complete text is available in the notes for Benjamin's death.

    7. [S22] Obituary, For Benjamin W. Etling.
      "From 1872 he was in the harness business at 2600 South Broadway, to December, 1876, when he entered the employ of Anthony & Kuhn Brewing Company as a commercial agent. In 1876-77 he was in the City Council and served as chairman of the Waterworks Committee. He remained with Anthony & Kuhn until 1899, when the plant was bought by the St. Louis Brewing Asso___…[the end of the text is missing]." From an undated and unidentified [St. Louis?] newspaper clipping in the possession of the Gerber family of St. Louis, Missouri. The complete text is available in the notes for Benjamin's death.

    8. [S22] Obituary, For Benjamin W. Etling.
      "In 1876-77 he was in the City Council and served as chairman of the Waterworks Committee." From an undated and unidentified [St. Louis?] newspaper clipping in the possession of the Gerber family of St. Louis, Missouri. The complete text is available in the notes for Benjamin's death.

    9. [S22] Obituary, For Benjamin W. Etling.
      "Patriotic Societies to Hold Funeral To-Day of Former Councilman.
      "[photo]
      "BENJAMIN W. ETLING
           "_____ funeral of Benjamin W. Etling, _____ one time a member of the City ______, will take place this afternoon at ___ck from the family residence, 2629 _____ Twelfth street, to St. Matthew's ___ery. Rev. J. J. Fink, pastor of the ___ngelical Jesus Church, Twelfth and Victor streets, will officiate at the residence, and at the cemetery the service will be in charge of Gen. Lyon Post G.A.R., the Odd Fellows and the Sons of Veterans. Mr. Etling died after five weeks illness from uraemia Thursday morning at 7 o'clock. The deceased is survived by his widow, Mrs. Emma Etling, Erwin Etling of the Mounted District, Charles, Francis and Emma Etling and Mrs. Henry Scheer.
           "Mr. Etling was born in Allsfeld, Germany, October 13, 1840, and with his parents emigrated to St. Louis in 1846. He was educated in the public schools here. In the civil war he served as a private soldier under Gen Lyon. He made bridles for his regiment, while his patriotic wife worked day and night making feed bags for the artillery. From 1872 he was in the harness business at 2600 South Broadway, to December, 1876, when he entered the employ of Anthony & Kuhn Brewing Company as a commercial agent. In 1876-77 he was in the City Council and served as chairman of the Waterworks Committee. He remained with Anthony & Kuhn until 1899, when the plant was bought by the St. Louis Brewing Asso___…[the end of the text is missing]."
           From an undated and unidentified [St. Louis?] newspaper clipping in the possession of the Gerber family of St. Louis, Missouri. Portions of the text are missing due to tears, especially the left margin of the first seven lines. These gaps are indicated by _____ in this transcription. The last line, or lines, of the obituary is also missing.

    10. [S22] Obituary, For Benjamin W. Etling.
      "_____ funeral of Benjamin W. Etling, _____ one time a member of the City ______, will take place this afternoon at ___ck from the family residence, 2629 _____ Twelfth street, to St. Matthew's ___ery. Rev. J. J. Fink, pastor of the ___ngelical Jesus Church, Twelfth and Victor streets, will officiate at the residence, and at the cemetery the service will be in charge of Gen. Lyon Post G.A.R., the Odd Fellows and the Sons of Veterans. Mr. Etling died after five weeks illness from uraemia Thursday morning at 7 o'clock." From an undated and unidentified [St. Louis?] newspaper clipping in the possession of the Gerber family of St. Louis, Missouri. Portions of the text are missing due to tears, especially the left margin of the first seven lines. These gaps are indicated by _____ in this transcription. The complete text is available in the notes for Benjamin's death.

    11. [S37] Charles and Susanne Gerber and family, Genealogical research .

    12. [S22] Obituary, For Benjamin W. Etling.
      "The deceased is survived by his widow, Mrs. Emma Etling...." From an undated and unidentified [St. Louis?] newspaper clipping in the possession of the Gerber family of St. Louis, Missouri. The complete text is available in the notes for Benjamin's death.

    13. [S155] Missouri State Archives. Online Resources and Datatbases, Missouri Death Certificates Database. (http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates/). November 2007.
      Division of Health of Missouri, Standard Certificate of Death #42127. For Emma Etling. Born 5 December 1859 in Germany. She was widowed at the time of death; the name of her spouse was Benjamin W. Etling. Personal information provided by Cha. E. Maylor, of 4245 Grace Avenue.
           See the notes for this person's death for more details of the death certificate.