Saturday, July 23, 2011

Steigner, Charles 1849-1914

Birth May 1849, Germany
Naturalized in 1869, PA
Death 23 Dec 1914 in Salt Lake City, UT


German Empire Flag, 1848


Prussia map, 1853

Sibling
Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002
Name: Miss Anna Steigner (Charles' sister)
Spouse: Joseph Wilmot
Marriage: 5 Oct 1897 - Buchanan

Spouses
First Marriage to
Barbara Ann Schaff
m. 1867

1881 (1882) St. Louis, Missouri City Directory
Steigner Charles, baker, 1212 Wright
[St. Louis, Missouri City Directory. 1881-1882.]

Missouri Marriage Records

Charles Steigner Missouri Marriage Records, 1889
Charles Steigner
Marriage Date: 26 Mar 1889
Marriage Location: Saint Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri
Marriage County: Buchanan
Spouse Name: Miss Barbara Pryor
Born abt 1851, in New York
Father Birthplace: France
Mother Birthplace: Baden

Children
Lillie Pryer (1879–)
Bertha Matilda Steigner-Newlun (1890–1984)
Hattie Steigner (1892–)
Henrietta Emma Steigner (1892–1984)
Margaret Steigner (1894–)




St. Joseph, 1890

St. Joseph, Missouri Directories, 1887-90
Charles Steigner
City: Saint Joseph
State: MO
Occupation: baker
Year: 1887
Business Name: Wm. Neimann
Location 2: rooms 613 Francis
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. St. Joseph, Missouri Directories, 1887-90 [database on-line].
Original data:
St. Joseph, MO, 1887: Hoye City Directory Co., 1887.


St. Joseph, Missouri Directories, 1887-90
Charles Steigner
City: Saint Joseph
State: MO
Occupation: baker
Year: 1888
Business Name: St. Joseph Bakery
Location 2: boards Atlantic Hotel
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. St. Joseph, Missouri Directories, 1887-90 [database on-line].
Original data:
St. Joseph, MO, 1888: Hoye City Directory Co., 1888.


Barbara was married first to James Pryor.
Barbara and Charles were both Widowed with children.
Barbara had four children, Charles had one child.

Together they had:
Bertha Matilda (Newlun)
Hazel Margaret (Pulcefer)
Harriett or Hatty (White)
[Lindquist, L. June, 2011]

1900 US Census, St. Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri

Charles Steigner
Age: 51
Birth Date: May 1849
Birthplace: Germany
Immigration Year: 1869
Spouse's Name: Barbara Steigner
Marriage Year: 1889
Years Married: 11
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Household Members:
Barbara Steigner 48
Lillie Pryer 21
Bertha Steigner 10
Hattie Steigner 8
Margaret Steigner 6

1904 (1900) Saint Joseph, Missouri, City Directory

Charles Steigner
Residence Address: 1517 Angelique
Residence Place: St Joseph, Missouri
Occupation: Baker

He worked on a train as a cook, and one time never returned. Presumed dead.
Because there were so many half siblings and they were so scattered, each thought that he was with one of the others on his breaks. It took many years for them to realize that NONE of them had heard from him in a long, long time. [Croft, J. June, 2011]


Missouri-Pacific Train

1910 Fremont, Nebraska City Directory


Main St Fremont NE

Death Certificate

OCCUPATION: Baker
INFORMANT: Lincoln House & Qualtrough-Alcott
CAUSE OF DEATH: Broken neck. Fell down stairs.
[Utah Department of Health. Office of Vital Records and Statistics, Death certificates (Series 81448), Entry 46636--STIEGNER, CHARLES - 1914]

Utah Death Register

Name: Charles Steigner
Gender: Male
Age: 55
Birth Date: abt 1859
Death Date: 29 Dec 1914 (burial)
Death City: Salt Lake City
Death County: Salt Lake
CAUSE OF DEATH: Broken Neck, M
RESIDENCE: 66 East 1st So.
OWNER OF LOT: Single
UNDERTAKER: Qualtrough-Alcott
[Utah Death Registers, 1847-1966]


Salt Lake City from 1st St So, 1910 postcard

1897 Salt Lake City Directory
[Lincoln House, 68 E. First South Street, Salt Lake City Directory: Page 148, 1897]

The Lincoln House was one of Salt Lake's oldest hostelries. It was located at 68 East 1st South. The Lincoln House provided a sanctuary for transient stockman and laborers until it became the home of that vast unwanted brotherhood of old men. The house was managed by Paul Hein from 1878 to his death in 1926, at which time it passed to his brother John, who ran it until he sold it in 1938 to W.C. Duehlmeier. The building was remolded for office space in 1946. Now the site of the modern day Marriott.

Charles may have been residing at the Lincoln House on 1st South Street at the time of his death.

There were several bakeries located near the Lincoln House address. The Bell Bakery was located across the street from Lincoln House at 67 E. 1st South Street.

1910 Salt Lake City Directory


Qualtrough-Alcott Funeral Parlors, S. Main St, Salt Lake City-1910

Salt Lake City, Utah Cemetery Records
Name: Charles Steigner
Birth Date: 1859
Death Place: Salt Lake City, Utah
Plot: 34929 K-15-17-E-2 (in City Cemetery)
Burial Date: 29 Dec 1914
[Salt Lake City, Utah Cemetery Records, 1848-1992]


Charles Steigner grave, City Cemetery

Charles Stiegner died Dec. 23rd 1914 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
He died of a broken neck. I have a copy of the Register of his death. He is buried in City Cemetery (Downtown Salt Lake) and was buried on Dec. 29th, 1914. The plot # is: K-15-17-E-2.

I have been there and took photos but don't remember much about it. My sister Abigail, who also has worked on some genealogy, said she thought he fell off a train and broke his neck but she can't remember where she got that information. [Newlun, H. June, 2012]

Birth 1849 May Germany (Bavaria?)
Death 1914 23 Dec
Death Salt Lake City
Broke neck falling down stairs
[White Family Tree, 2012, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/32024018/person/18402357395]

3 comments:

  1. Charles Stiegner died Dec. 23rd 1914 in Salt Lake City, Utah he died of a broken neck. I have a copy of the Register of his death. He is buried in City Cemetary (Downtown Salt Lake) and was buried on Dec. 29th, 1914. The plot # is:K-15-17-E-2. I have been there and took photos but don't remember much about it. My sister Abigail who also has worked on some geneology said she thought he fell off a train and broke his neck but she can't remember where she got that information.

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  2. One family story discounts the gap in time before learning of Charles' death. According to this story, Hattie Stiegner White received a telegram. At the same time, one of her young sons (Charles, I believe) came downstairs and said that he had seen Santa Claus. When asked to describe Santa Claus, he described Charles.

    Another family story says that he fled Bavaria to avoid conscription, leaving behind his mother and a sister. Supposedly they were fairly well off.

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  3. Hello White-Steigner family,

    Appreciate the update on Charles Steigner and fill-in on fleeing Bavaria! My mother tells the story about Charles' death as told by her Grandmother, when she was living in Colorado. I suppose for awhile, at that time, the Missouri and Colorado families may have been out of touch from one another. Though, I know Bertha and Hattie would later visit with each other.

    So Charles Jr. is describing seeing a ghost?

    Maybe this is a more accurate story:

    "...learning of Charles' death..., Hattie Stiegner White (IN MISSOURI) received a telegram.

    "It took many years for them to realize that NONE of them (IN COLORADO) had heard from him in a long, long time."

    Do you have any photos of Charles, Hattie and/or Bertha to share? I am working on publishing a book soon and would love anything you can add.

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