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Steinmetz, Johann Carl Conrad[1]

Male 1842 - 1912  (70 years)


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  • Name Steinmetz, Johann Carl Conrad 
    Born 16 May 1842  Grebenstein, Electorate of Hesse Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    • Johann Carl Conrad was the son of Benjamin Steinmetz. His mother's name is not known at this time.
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1896  St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    bookkeeper 
    • According to obituaries in 1896 for his brother-in-law, Dr. George Adolph Fiegenbaum, J. C. Steinmetz was a bookkeeper. His employer was either the Turner-Frazer Mercantile Company or the Nave and McCord Mercantile Company, both of St. Joseph, Missouri.
    Died 28 Nov 1912  St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7, 8] 
    • The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for John C. Steinmetz which she reported had appeared on 29 November 1912 in the St. Joseph Gazette, of St. Joseph, Missouri.

      John C. Steinmetz, 70 years old, died at his home 7121 North Fifth Street, yesterday afternoon after an illness of several months from a complication of diseases resulting from rheumatism. He was a native of Germany, having been born in Gravenstain, Hessen Cassel, 16 May 1842 and came to this country in 1863, settling in the east. Steinmetz came to St. Joseph in 1868 and with the exception of two years spent in Denver, has continually resided here. He was a bookkeeper for the past twenty-eight years for the Nave-McCord Mercantile Company. His wife, who was the daughter of the late Rev. Henry Fiegenbaum, with six children, survive. Adolph H. Steinmetz, local superintendent for Bradstreet Commercial Agency, is a son, the other children are George of St. Joseph, four daughters Mrs. T. E. Arnhold, Mrs. O. H. Mills and Mrs. E. E. Weary all of St. Joseph and Mrs. Earl Parsells of Louisville, Kentucky. Funeral arrangements have not been definitely settled, but will probably be held Saturday afternoon from the home and St. Paul's M. E. Church. Burial will be in Ashland Cemetery.

      According to the death certificate, John died at about 3:55 p.m. at 1121 North 5th Street from "ulceration of the duodenum."
    Buried 30 Nov 1912  St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10] 
    • According to an obituary and his death certificate, John was to be buried in Ashland Cemetery.
    Person ID I328  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 13 Dec 2014 

    Father Steinmetz, Benjamin,   b. Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Keckel, Gertrude,   b. Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married Y  [3] 
    • The fact of a marriage has been assumed; details are not known at this time.
    Family ID F2065  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Fiegenbaum, Caroline Katherine,   b. 31 Oct 1852, Galena, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Sep 1932, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 30 Oct 1873  St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 11, 12, 13, 14] 
    • The marriage may have taken place in Holt County, Missouri. Further research on this matter is required.
    Residence (family) 1902–1903  St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [15] 
    • In the Social Register of Saint Joseph, Missouri, published in 1903, "Mr. and Mrs. John C. Steinmetz" resided at 1121 N. Fifth. "Rev. Henry Fiegebaum", Mrs. Steinmetz's father, lived nearby at 1123 N. Fifth.
    Children 
    +1. Steinmetz, Adolph H.,   b. 6 Nov 1874, Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jun 1925, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years)
    +2. Steinmetz, Clara Gertrude,   b. 14 Jan 1878, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jun 1970, Jefferson City, Cole County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)
    +3. Steinmetz, Annette W.,   b. 11 Oct 1880,   d. Apr 1966  (Age 85 years)
    +4. Steinmetz, Emma Theodora,   b. 8 Aug 1883,   d. 20 Oct 1976  (Age 93 years)
    +5. Steinmetz, Adelia Lasette,   b. 21 Sep 1886, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Oct 1977, Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
     6. Steinmetz, George Harold,   b. 31 May 1893,   d. 19 Nov 1961  (Age 68 years)
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F115  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S5] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Genealogical research.

    2. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), p. 50.
      John Charles Conrad Steinmetz, son of Benjamin Steinmetz, was born on 16 May 1842 at "Grebenstein, HessenKassel, Germany."

    3. [S155] Missouri State Archives. Online Resources and Datatbases, Missouri Death Certificates Database. (http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates/). July 2008.
      Missouri State Board of Health, Certificate of Death #35395. For John C. Steinmetz. Born on 16 May 1842 in Germany. Father's name: "Benj Steinmetz;" born in Germany. Mother's maiden name: "Gertrude Keckel;" born in Germany. Personal information was provided by Adolph Steinmetz, of 3124 Seneca.
           See the notes for this person's death for more details of the death certificate.

    4. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), Obituary for Dr. George Fiegenbaum; pages 51-52.
      Transcription by Frances G. Leenerts; reported to have been published in the St. Joseph Daily News (St. Joseph, Missouri), Tuesday, 28 April 1896.
           "His parents are both living and he has four sisters all of whom are living. The sisters are Mrs. J. C. Steinmetz of this city, wife of a bookkeeper for the Turner-Frazer Mercantile Company;...."

    5. [S211] Article or notice, "Death of Dr. Geo. A. Fiegenbaum." The Holt County Sentinel (Oregon, Missouri). Friday, 1 May 1896; Page 4, Columns 4-5.
      Digital copies accessed through Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers (The Library of Congress) at (http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn90061417/1896-05-01/ed-1/seq-4/) in November 2011.
           "His venerable parents and four sisters are also left to mourn his loss. -- The sisters are Mrs. J. C. Steinmetz, of St. Joe, wife of a bookkeeper for the Nave & McCord Mercantile Company...."

    6. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), p. 50.
      John Charles Conrad Steinmetz died on 30 November 1912 at St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri.

    7. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), p. 51.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for John C. Steinmetz which she reported had appeared on 29 November 1912 in the St. Joseph Gazette, of St. Joseph, Missouri.

    8. [S155] Missouri State Archives. Online Resources and Datatbases, Missouri Death Certificates Database. (http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates/). July 2008.
      Missouri State Board of Health, Certificate of Death #35395. For John C. Steinmetz. Born on 16 May 1842 in Germany. Father's name: "Benj Steinmetz;" born in Germany. Mother's maiden name: "Gertrude Keckel;" born in Germany. Died at 3:55 p.m. on 28 November 1912 at 1121 N. 5th Street, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri at the age of 70 years, 6 months, 12 days. He was married at the time of death; name of spouse not provided. His usual occupation was book keeper. Cause of death was "Ulceration of duodenum" (for an "extended period"). Contributory cause of death was "Unknown." Burial or removal was to be on 30 November 1912 in "Ashland Cem." The undertaker was R. Meierhoffer, of 824 Felix. Personal information was provided by Adolph Steinmetz, of 3124 Seneca. H. R. Riemer, M.D., of 322 1/2 Francis had attended the deceased from 13 September 1912 to 28 November 1912 and signed the death certificate on 29 November 1912. The certificate was received by the local registrar on 29 November 1912.

    9. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), p. 51.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for John C. Steinmetz which she reported had appeared on 29 November 1912 in the St. Joseph Gazette, of St. Joseph, Missouri.
           "Funeral arrangements have not been definitely settled, but will probably be held Saturday afternoon from the home and St. Paul's M. E. Church. Burial will be in Ashland Cemetery."

    10. [S155] Missouri State Archives. Online Resources and Datatbases, Missouri Death Certificates Database. (http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates/). July 2008.
      Missouri State Board of Health, Certificate of Death #35395. For John C. Steinmetz. Died at 3:55 p.m. on 28 November 1912 at 1121 N. 5th Street, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri. Burial or removal was to be on 30 November 1912 in "Ashland Cem." The undertaker was R. Meierhoffer, of 824 Felix. Personal information was provided by Adolph Steinmetz, of 3124 Seneca.
           See the notes for this person's death for more details of the death certificate.

    11. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), p. 50.
      John Charles Conrad Steinmetz, of Denver, and Caroline Katherine Fiegenbaum were married on 30 October 1873 at St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri.

    12. [S15] Certificate of Death, for Caroline C. Steinmetz; died on 11 September 1932.
      State of Missouri. Office of the Secretary of State. Missouri State Archives. Online Resources and Datatbases. Missouri Death Certificates Database. (http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates/). Access on 3 April 2007.
           Missouri State Board of Health, Certificate of Death #28522. For Caroline C. Steinmetz. Born on 31 October 1852 at Galena, Illinois. She was widowed at the time of death; her spouse's name was John C. Steinmetz. Personal information was provided by Mrs. Thos. E. Arnhold, of 2703 Renick Street.
           See the notes for this person's death for more details of the death certificate.

    13. [S177] Ancestry.com (library edition), Missouri Marriages, 1851-1900 [database on-line]. Compiled by Jordan Dodd, Liahona Research. Provo, Utah: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000.
      Original data from: Holt County, Missouri Marriages, 1852-80. County court records located at Oregon, Missouri. Family History Library film #1005349 - #1005351).
           John Conrad Steinmetz and Caroline Fiegenbaum were married in Holt County, Missouri on 30 October 1873.

    14. [S211] Article or notice, "A Well Rounded Life." The Holt County Sentinel (Oregon, Missouri). Friday, 10 September 1897; Page 4, Column 4.
      Digital copy accessed through Chronicling America (The Library of Congress) at (http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn90061417/1897-09-10/ed-1/seq-4/) in November 2011.
           Clara Kastenbudt Fiegenbaum was survived by four daughters: Mrs. Carrie Steinmetz, Misses Mary and Anna, of St. Joseph, Missouri, and Mrs. Mina Curry, of Oregon, Missouri.

    15. [S217] Book, Social Register of Saint Joseph, Missouri, compiled by Mrs. Laurence O. Weakley ([St. Joseph, Missouri]: Combe Printing Company, 1903), page 89.
      "Steinmetz, Mr. and Mrs. John C., 1121 N. Fifth". Also on this page: "Steinmetz, Adolph H., 1121 N. Fifth". On page 33: "Fiegenbaum, Rev. Henry, 1123 N. Fifth".


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