Sternberg, Frederic Henry

Male 1890 - 1927  (37 years)


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  • Name Sternberg, Frederic Henry 
    Born 17 Oct 1890  Randolph County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    • When registering for the U.S. military draft in June 1917, Fred stated that he was born on 17 October 1889 at Chester, Illinois. According to information on his death certificate, Fred was born on 17 September 1891 at Chester, Illinois. The year of birth has also been reported as 1890.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900  Bremen Precinct, Randolph County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    • According to the 1900 federal enumeration, Frede H. Sternberg, age 9 and attending school, lived with his parents, David L. Sternberg, a 38 year old farmer, and Matilda Sternberg, age 36; and his five brothers: Erven F. Sternberg (age 12), in school; David A. Sternberg (age 8); Alva C. Sternberg (age 6); William G. Sternberg (age 3); and Everet J. Sternberg (age 1). Also in the household, helping with the farm work, was William F. Dieckhoff, age 25, born in Illinois.
    Died 7 Nov 1927  Bernheimer, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9
    • Fred died after being struck by a train on the Missouri–Kansas–Texas (MKT) Railroad tracks. According to his death certificate, he was a section laborer for that railroad.
    Person ID I3634  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 9 Jan 2011 

    Father Sternberg, David Louis,   b. 29 Oct 1861, Randolph County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Feb 1929, Steeleville, Randolph County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Mother Klingemann, Mathilda Elizabeth,   b. 29 Jan 1864, Chester Precinct, Randolph County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Apr 1949, Schuline, Randolph County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 16 Apr 1887  Randolph County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11
    Census (family) 1900  Bremen Precinct, Randolph County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    • According to the 1900 federal enumeration, the household consisted of David L. Sternberg, a 38 year old farmer born in Illinois; his wife, Matilda Sternberg, age 36, born in Illinois; and their children, all born in Illinois: Erven F. Sternberg (age 12), in school; Frede H. Sternberg (at 9), in school; David A. Sternberg (age 8); Alva C. Sternberg (age 6); William G. Sternberg (age 3); and Everet J. Sternberg (age 1). Also in the household, helping with the farm work, was William F. Dieckhoff, age 25, born in Illinois.
    Family ID F2318  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Collins, Alice Rubina,   b. 24 Dec 1894,   d. 20 Apr 1933, Treloar, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years) 
    Married Y  [12, 13
    Residence (family) Jun 1917  Granite City, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [14
    • Fred Henry Sternberg registered for the U.S. military draft on 5 June 1917 at Granite City, Illinois. According to information on the draft registration card, he was 27 years old, working as a stationary fireman for the Commonwealth Steel Company, of Granite City. He lived at 2018 Bryan Avenue, was married, and had one child. He did not claim any exemption from the draft. The registrar described Fred as of medium height and build with blue eyes and "light" colored hair and no physical disabilities.
    Census (family) 1920  Jersey Township, Jersey County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [15
    • According to the 1920 federal enumeration, the household consisted of Fred Sternberg (age 29), a farm laborer, his wife Alice Sternberg (age 28) and their two children: Elroy Sternberg, age 3 years, 2 months; and Alice P. Sternberg, age 1 year, 2 months.
    Children 
     1. Sternberg, Fred Elroy,   b. 6 Nov 1916, Granite City, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jul 1990, Nevada, Vernon County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     2. Sternberg, Alice Pearl,   b. 25 Nov 1918, Granite City, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 May 1987, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     3. Sternberg, Ruby Grace,   b. 21 Jan 1922, Walsh, Randolph County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Nov 2008, Carthage, Jasper County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     4. Sternberg, Earl Henry
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F1176  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S104] Personal communication, from Phyllis Cole on 3 October 2010 to J. Mark Fiegenbaum via email.
      Phyllis identified herself as the daughter of Earl Henry Sternberg. She wrote: "Alice Rubina Collins' first husband's name was Frederic (Fred) Henry Sternberg. Fred was born October 17, 1890, Township 6-6, Randolph County, IL."

    2. [S155] Missouri State Archives. Online Resources and Datatbases, Missouri Death Certificates Database.
      (http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates/). Accessed on 18 December 2010.
           Missouri State Board of Health, Certificate of Death #35768. For Fred Henry Sternberg. A white, male born on 17 September 1891 at Chester, Illinois. Father's name: David L. Sternberg; born at "Not Known." Mother's maiden name: "Not Known;" born at "Not Known." Personal information was provided by Otto [?] Lefholz, of Bernheimer, Missouri.
           See the notes for this person's death for more details of the death certificate.

    3. [S177] Ancestry.com (library edition), World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
      Accessed on 20 December 2010. Original data from: United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Microfilm series M1509. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. Online digital image from from Family History Library microfilm #1614347.
           Registration Card A (June 1917) #20. 1) Name: Fred Henry Sternberg; 27 years old. 2) Home address: 2018 Bryan Ave., Granite, Illinois. 3) Date of birth: 17 October 1889. 4) Citizenship: natural born. 5) Place of birth: Chester, Illinois. Date of registration: 5 June 1917.
           For more details of this draft registration, refer to the notes for Fred's residence in 1917.

    4. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1920 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T625, roll 368, page 4B, image 927. Illinois, Jersey County, Jersey Township, Supervisor’s District 12, Enumeration District 62, census sheet 4B, enumerated on 13-14 January 1920; Fred Sternberg household, dwelling 79, family 79, lines 62-65. Access through Ancestry.com in December 2010.
           In the household was: 62) Sternberg, Fred; head; male; white; age 29; born in Illinois; father born in Illinois; mother born in Illinois.
           By calculation from the information provided, Fred would have been born about 1890-1891. For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1920 U.S. census for this person.

    5. [S233] Phyllis C. Cole, Genealogical Research, David Louis Stern fact sheet (2009-09-27).
      Frederic Henry Sternberg, child of David Louis Sternberg and Mathilda Lizzie Klingemann, was born on 17 October 1890, in "Township 6-6 (Chester), Randolph County, IL."

    6. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1900 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T623, roll 337, page 1A. Illinois, Randolph County, Bremen Precinct, Supervisor’s District 16, Enumeration District 61, census sheet 1A, enumerated on 1 June 1900; David L. Sternberg household, dwelling 2, family 2, lines 10-18. Access through Ancestry.com in January 2011.
           In the household was: 13) Sternberg, Frede H.; son; white; male; born October 1890; age 9; single; born in Illinois; father born in Illinois; mother born in Illinois. For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1900 U.S. census for this person.

    7. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1900 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T623, roll 337, page 1A. Illinois, Randolph County, Bremen Precinct, Supervisor’s District 16, Enumeration District 61, census sheet 1A, enumerated on 1 June 1900; David L. Sternberg household, dwelling 2, family 2, lines 10-18. Access through Ancestry.com in January 2011.
           The household consisted of: 10) Sternberg, David L.; head; white; male; born October 1861; age 38; married, for 13 years; born in Illinois; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany; farmer; 0 months not employed; 0 months attending school; can read; can write; speaks English; owns home; owns with mortgage; home is a farm; #2 on farm schedule. 11) Sternberg, Matilda; wife; white; female; born July 1863; age 36; married, for 13 years; born in Illinois; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany; can read; can write; speaks English. 12) Sternberg, Erven F.; son; white; male; born January 1888; age 12; single; born in Illinois; father born in Illinois; mother born in Illinois; at school; 4 months attending school.
      13) Sternberg, Frede H.; son; white; male; born October 1890; age 9; single; born in Illinois; father born in Illinois; mother born in Illinois; at school; 4 months attending school. 14) Sternberg, David A.; son; white; male; born March 1892; age 8; single; born in Illinois; father born in Illinois; mother born in Illinois. 15) Sternberg, Alva C.; son; white; male; born December 1893; age 6; single; born in Illinois; father born in Illinois; mother born in Illinois. 16) Sternberg, William G.; son; white; male; born September 1896; age 3; single; born in Illinois; father born in Illinois; mother born in Illinois. 17) Sternberg, Everet J.; son; white; male; born November 1898; age 1; single; born in Illinois; father born in Illinois; mother born in Illinois. 18) Dieckhoff, William F.; servant; white; male; born September 1874; age 25; married; born in Illinois; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany; farm laborer; 0 months not employed; can read; can write; speaks English.

    8. [S104] Personal communication, from Phyllis Cole on 3 October 2010 to J. Mark Fiegenbaum via email.
      Phyllis identified herself as the daughter of Earl Henry Sternberg. She wrote: "While working for MKT, Fred was struck and killed by a train on November 6, 1927 at Bernheimer, Warren County, MO. Fred left his wife Alice, and four children."

    9. [S155] Missouri State Archives. Online Resources and Datatbases, Missouri Death Certificates Database.
      (http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates/). Accessed on 18 December 2010.
           Missouri State Board of Health, Certificate of Death #35768. For Fred Henry Sternberg. A white, male born on 17 September 1891 at Chester, Illinois. Father's name: David L. Sternberg; born at "Not Known." Mother's maiden name: "Not Known;" born at "Not Known." Died on 7 November 1927 at Bernheimer, Pinckney Township, Warren County, Missouri at the age of 36 years, 1 month, 20 days. He was married at the time of death to "Mrs. Sternberg." His usual occupation was "Section Laborer" for the "M.K.T. Railway." Cause of death was "Verdict of Jury Came to his death By being struck by train on the M.K.T. tracks 207M." Burial, cremation, or removal was to be on 12 November 1927 at [Herman?], Missouri. L. K. [L------], of [Herman?], Missouri was the undertaker. Personal information was provided by Otto [?] Lefholz, of Bernheimer, Missouri. Wm. H. Schroer, "Justice of the Peace Acting as Coroner Bernheimer, Mo.", signed the death certificate on 7 November 1929. The certificate was received by the local registrar on 15 November 1927.

    10. [S233] Phyllis C. Cole, Genealogical Research, David Louis Stern fact sheet (2009-09-27).
      David Louis Sternberg and Mathilda Lizzie Klingemann were "Married April 16, 1887, at Randolph County, IL (recorded at Randolph County, IL, in Book D, page #161). At the time of their marriage, David, of the Bremen Precinct in Randolph County, IL, was a 26 year old, white farmer, and was marrying for the first time. Mathilda, from the Bremen Precinct, in Randolph County, IL, was a white, 24 year old, marrying for the first time." The couple had nine children.

    11. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1900 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T623, roll 337, page 1A. Illinois, Randolph County, Bremen Precinct, Supervisor’s District 16, Enumeration District 61, census sheet 1A, enumerated on 1 June 1900; David L. Sternberg household, dwelling 2, family 2, lines 10-18. Access through Ancestry.com in January 2011.
           In the household was: 10) Sternberg, David L.; head; white; male; born October 1861; age 38; married, for 13 years; and, 11) Sternberg, Matilda; wife; white; female; born July 1863; age 36; married, for 13 years.
           By calculation from the information provided, the marriage would have taken place about 1886-1887. For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1900 U.S. census for these individuals.

    12. [S104] Personal communication, from Phyllis Cole on 3 October 2010 to J. Mark Fiegenbaum via email.
      Phyllis identified herself as the daughter of Earl Henry Sternberg. She wrote: "Alice Rubina Collins' first husband's name was Frederic (Fred) Henry Sternberg." Fred and Alice had four children before his death in 1927.

    13. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1920 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T625, roll 368, page 4B, image 927. Illinois, Jersey County, Jersey Township, Supervisor’s District 12, Enumeration District 62, census sheet 4B, enumerated on 13-14 January 1920; Fred Sternberg household, dwelling 79, family 79, lines 62-65. Access through Ancestry.com in December 2010.
           In the household was: 62) Sternberg, Fred; head; male; white; age 29; married; and, 63) Sternberg, Alice; wife; female; white; age 28; married.
           For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1920 U.S. census for these individuals.

    14. [S177] Ancestry.com (library edition), World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
      Accessed on 20 December 2010. Original data from: United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Microfilm series M1509. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. Online digital image from from Family History Library microfilm #1614347.
           Registration Card A (June 1917) #20. 1) Name: Fred Henry Sternberg; 27 years old. 2) Home address: 2018 Bryan Ave., Granite, Illinois. 3) Date of birth: 17 October 1889. 4) Citizenship: natural born. 5) Place of birth: Chester, Illinois. 7) Present trade/occupation: "Stationary Fireman." 8) Employer: Commonwealth Steel Company; Granite City, [Illinois]. 9) Dependants: "wife and 1 child." 10) Marital status: married. Race: white. 11) Previous military status: "None." 12) Exemption from draft claimed: "None." Signature: Fred H. Sternberg.
           Registrar's Report. 1) Height: medium; Build: medium. 2) Color of eyes: Blue; color of hair: light; Bald: no. 3) Physical disabilities: none. Signature of Registrar: Charles Kelly. Precinct: 5th Venice. County: Madison. State: Illinois. "21 W Ohio Ave GCity." Date of registration: 5 June 1917.

    15. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1920 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T626, roll 1,249, image 965, page 3A. Missouri, Warren County, Charrette Township, Supervisor’s District 7, Enumeration District 110-4, census sheet 3A, enumerated on 4 April 1930; Ramond Hasenjaeger household, dwelling 65, family 65, lines 19-25. Access through Ancestry.com in December 2010.
      NARA microfilm T625, roll 368, page 4B, image 927. Illinois, Jersey County, Jersey Township, Supervisor’s District 12, Enumeration District 62, census sheet 4B, enumerated on 13-14 January 1920; Fred Sternberg household, dwelling 79, family 79, lines 62-65. Access through Ancestry.com in December 2010.
           The household consisted of: 62) Sternberg, Fred; head; renter; male; white; age 29; married; can read; can write; born in Illinois; father born in Illinois; mother born in Illinois; speaks English; occupation=laborer, on a farm; employment status=w. 63) Sternberg, Alice; wife; female; white; age 28; married; can read; can write; born in Missouri; father born in Missouri; mother born in Missouri; speaks English; occupation=none.
      64) Sternberg, Elroy; son; male; white; age 3 years, 2 months; single; born in Illinois; father born in Illinois; mother born in Missouri; occupation=none. 65) Sternberg, Alice P.; daughter; female; white; age 1 year, 2 months; single; born in Illinois; father born in Illinois; mother born in Missouri; occupation=none.