Starkebaum, Edna Wilhelmine

Female 1896 - 1986  (89 years)


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  • Name Starkebaum, Edna Wilhelmine 
    Born 2 Nov 1896  Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Female 
    Died 10 Aug 1986  Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5
    • According to an obituary for Edna published in a local newspaper, she died at Research Medical Center, which is a medical facility located at Kansas City, Missouri.
    Buried 13 Aug 1986  Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    • A memorial service was conducted by the American War Mothers at Wiegers Funeral Home on Tuesday evening, 12 August 1986. A funeral service led by Rev. Glenn A Nowack was held the following morning at Salem United Church of Christ. Burial was in the church cemetery.
    Person ID I2452  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 16 Feb 2013 

    Father Starkebaum, Heinrich Ludwig,   b. 3 Sep 1867, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Oct 1934, Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Mother Hoehn, Louisa Marie,   b. 9 Nov 1867, Berger, Franklin County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Sep 1921, Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years) 
    Married 22 Oct 1891  Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8, 9, 10
    • Apparently there were problems with the marriage. According to information recorded on her death certificate, Louisa was divorced at the time of her death. The name of her former husband was not recorded. The date of the divorce was also not recorded.
    Residence (family) 1876–1893  Lafayette County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11

    • In 1893, a biographical sketch of Henry was published in Portrait and Biographical Record of La Fayette and Saline Counties, Missouri Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens, Together with Biographies and Portraits of All the Presidents of the United States, published by Chapman Brothers in Chicago, Illinois.

           Henry L. Starkebaum, of the firm of Bear & Starkebaum, is one of the leading citizens of Higginsville, and is regarded as one of the most enterprising young business men of the place. He was born in Warren County, Mo., September 3, 1867. His father, Fritz Starkebaum, was born in Lippe-Detmold, where he engaged in farming until he came to America and located in Warren County, Mo., where he purchased a farm of two hundred acres. In 1876, he came to La Fayette [sic] County and located on a farm of one hundred and sixty acres, one and one-half miles south of Higginsville, that he improved and on which he still resides. In religious matters, he inclines toward the Evangelical Church of his country. His wife, Wilhelmina Biesemier [sic], was also born in Germany. She bore her husband eight children, of whom our subject is the fifth.
           Henry L. was reared in Warren County until nine years of age, when he came to La Fayette County, and remained on the farm until he had attained his twentieth year. His education was received in the common schools of that section. In 1888, he accepted a position as clerk in the furniture store of Mr. Wade, where he remained for two years, and then engaged with Mr. Moiling for one year. His next departure was at La Crosse, where he engaged in the lumber business for one year; he then returned to Higginsville and formed his present partnership, under the firm name of Bear & Starkebaum. They commenced business in a one-room store, 22x80 feet, but soon the stock became too large for that and they rented their present place, where they have a double store, 40x133 feet, in which they carry on an extensive furniture, draping, decorating, upholstering and undertaking business. They also carry the Mason & Hamlin pianos and organs, Standard and While sewing-machines and leading bicycles. The high grade of their goods and work has convinced the people that this firm is one that can be trusted to the fullest extent, and in consequence Messrs. Bear & Starkebaum do a flourishing business.
           Our subject was married, October 22, 1891, to Miss Louisa Hoehn, who was born in Franklin, Mo., but reared in this city, a daughter of J. P. Hoehn, a retired farmer of Higginsville, and a stockholder and Director of the Bank of Higginsville. Like his father, our subject is an earnest member of the Evangelical Church. In politics, he votes with the Republican party upon occasion. Mr. Starkebaum is a born musician and plays both the piano and organ as only an artist can. So thoroughly does he understand these instruments, that his aid is invaluable in tuning and repairing either pianos or organs. When young and at home, he built himself a blacksmith shop and manufactured all the tools and did all the work of that nature required on his father's large farm.
           Mr. Starkebaum has invented several mechanical contrivances that he uses himself, and is never so happy as when at work at the forge. There is no doubt but that he is a genius, and had he devoted his attention to mechanics, he would without question have made his mark in the world of invention, and he may still do that, as his active brain is always busied in contriving new inventions calculated to benefit the human race. He is the genius of the firm, and his artistic taste is well shown in the decorating and draping department.
           The partner of our subject, Mr. Frank R. Bear, was born and reared in Lexington Township, and comes of one of the oldest families in that section of country. He is a graduate of the St. Louis School of Embalming, and understands his business thoroughly. He attends to this branch of the business and every order received by the firm is promptly attended to. Mr. Bear is a member of the Uniformed Rank, Knights of Pythias.
    Family ID F768  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ainsworth, Harry William,   d. 16 Feb 1961, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 11 Oct 1916  Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 13, 14
    • They were married at Trinity Evangelical Church. Rev. Jonathan Conrad Bierbaum officiated.
    Children 
    +1. Ainsworth, Louise Edna,   b. 17 Jan 1918, Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +2. Ainsworth, John Harry,   b. 15 Jan 1920, Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    +3. Ainsworth, Robert Lee,   b. 12 Feb 1922, Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 May 2012, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
    +4. Ainsworth, Thomas Earl
     5. Ainsworth, Elizabeth Ann,   b. 25 Feb 1928, Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Mar 1929  (Age 1 years)
    +6. Ainsworth, Dorothy Ann,   b. 7 Apr 1932, Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Feb 1975, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 42 years)
    +7. Ainsworth, James Carson,   b. 8 Apr 1936, Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F770  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Sources 
    1. [S54] Curtis and Alice (McNeer) Starkebaum, Genealogical descendancy charts of the Starkebaum family (1984 and 1989).
      Edna Wilhelmine Starkebaum was born on 2 November 1896 at Lexington, Missouri.

    2. [S211] Article or notice, obituary for Edna Wilhelmina Ainsworth; 1896-1986.
      Transcription of a clipping from an unidentified and undated newspaper; probably the Higginsville Advance (Higginsville, Missouri).
           "She [Mrs. Edna Wilhelmina Ainsworth] was born Nov. 2, 1896 at Lexington, the daughter of Henry L. Starkebaum and Louisa Marie Hoehn."

    3. [S117] United States. Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index (Washington, D.C.: Social Security Administration), Edna Ainsworth.
      Accessed in February 2013 through Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3693).
           Edna Ainsworth, born on 2 Nov 1896, died in Aug 1986. She held Social Security Number 497-34-7517, issued by Missouri. The last address of record was Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri (this was not necessarily the place of death).

    4. [S54] Curtis and Alice (McNeer) Starkebaum, Genealogical descendancy charts of the Starkebaum family (1984 and 1989).
      Edna Wilhelmine Starkebaum died in 1987.

    5. [S211] Article or notice, obituary for Edna Wilhelmina Ainsworth; 1896-1986.
      Transcription of a clipping from an unidentified and undated newspaper; probably the Higginsville Advance (Higginsville, Missouri).
           "Mrs. Edna Wilhelmina Ainsworth, 89, of Higginsville, died Aug. 10, 1986 at Research Medical Center."

    6. [S211] Article or notice, obituary for Edna Wilhelmina Ainsworth; 1896-1986.
      Transcription of a clipping from an unidentified and undated newspaper; probably the Higginsville Advance (Higginsville, Missouri).
           "Visitation was at the Wiegers Funeral Home after 7 p.m. Tuesday evening. The American War Mothers conducted a memorial service at 8 p.m. Tuesday. The funeral service was 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 13 at the Salem United Church of Christ with Pastor Glenn A. Nowack officiating. Burial was at the Salem Church Cemetery."

    7. [S54] Curtis and Alice (McNeer) Starkebaum, Genealogical descendancy charts of the Starkebaum family (1984 and 1989).
      Heinrich Ludwig (Henry Louis) Starkebaum and Louisa Marie Hoehn were married. No date or place given.

    8. [S155] Missouri State Archives. Online Resources and Datatbases, Missouri Death Certificate Database. (http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates/). October 2007.
      Missouri State Board of Health, Certificate of Death #45815. For John Paul Starkebaum. Born 1 January 1901 at Lexington, Missouri. Father's name: Henry L. Starkebaum, born at Warrenton, Missouri. Mother's maiden name: Louisia [sic] Hoehn, born at Berger, Missouri. Personal information was provided by Walter Starkebaum, of Lexington, Missouri.
           See the notes for this person's death for more details of the death certificate.

    9. [S237] Missouri State Archives, Missouri Death Certificates Database (https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/Archives/ArchivesMvc/ - last confirmed in August 2017), Louisa M. Starkebaum; Lafayette County; 1921; Certificate of Death #23679.
      Accessed in July 2006 and October 2013.
           Missouri State Board of Health, Certificate of Death #23679. For Louisa M. Starkebaum. A white, female born on 9 November 1867 at Berger, Missouri. Father's name: John P. Hoehn; born in Germany. Mother's maiden name: Caroline Drewel; born in Germany. Died at 12:30 a.m. on 23 September 1921 at Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri at the age of 53 years, 10 months, 14 days. She was divorced at the time of death; the name of her former spouse was not recorded. Personal information was provided by Walter Starkebaum, of Lexington, Missouri.
           See the notes for this person's death for more details of the death certificate.

    10. [S250] Portrait and Biographical Record of La Fayette and Saline Counties, Missouri Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens, Together with Biographies and Portraits of All the Presidents of the United States (Chicago, Illinois: Chapman Brothers, 1893), Biographical sketch of Henry L. Starkebaum; pages 396-397.
      "Our subject [Henry L. Starkebaum] was married, October 22, 1891, to Miss Louisa Hoehn, who was born in Franklin, Mo., but reared in this city, a daughter of J. P. Hoehn, a retired farmer of Higginsville, and a stockholder and Director of the Bank of Higginsville."

    11. [S250] Portrait and Biographical Record of La Fayette and Saline Counties, Missouri Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens, Together with Biographies and Portraits of All the Presidents of the United States (Chicago, Illinois: Chapman Brothers, 1893), Biographical sketch of Henry L. Starkebaum; pages 396-397.
      The biographical sketch outlines the life of "Henry L. Starkebaum" up to about 1892 or 1983.

    12. [S54] Curtis and Alice (McNeer) Starkebaum, Genealogical descendancy charts of the Starkebaum family (1984 and 1989).
      Harry William Ainsworth and Edna Wilhelmine Starkebaum were married on 11 October 1916 at Lexington, Missouri.

    13. [S177] Ancestry.com (library edition), Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002. Accessed in October 2010.
      Lafayette County marriage records for 1916; page. 303. Original data from microfilm records at the Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City, Missouri.
           A marriage license issued at Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri on 11 October 1916 to Harry Wm. Ainsworth, of Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri, who was over the age of 21 years and Edna W. Starkebaum, of Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri, who was over the age of 18 years.
           The Certificate of Marriage certified that J. C. Bierbaum did marry the above name persons at Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri, on 11 October 1916 and filed the Certificate with the County Recorder on 27 December 1916.

    14. [S211] Article or notice, obituary for Edna Wilhelmina Ainsworth; 1896-1986.
      Transcription of a clipping from an unidentified and undated newspaper; probably the Higginsville Advance (Higginsville, Missouri).
           "On Oct. 11, 1916 she [Mrs. Edna Wilhelmina Ainsworth] and Harry William Ainsworth were united in marriage at the Trinity Evangelical Church in Lexington. Mr. Ainsworth prededed her in death Feb. 16, 1961."