Neudorff, Frederick Franklin

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• Occupation: Abt 1880, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA; hardware merchant

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Occupation:

     The following brief biographical sketch was published in 1898.

     "Frederick Neudorff, hardware merchant, 114 S. Fourth street, was born at Platte City, Mo., July 5th, 1859. His father, Louis Otto Neudorff, a jeweler, was born in Germany, and his mother, maiden name Arnold, was born in France. He came to St. Joseph in 1863 and attended the public schools. For twenty years Mr. Neudorff has been engaged in the same block, first with Koch, Chew & Co., wholesale grocers, then with R. H. Jordan & Co., hardware; for five years as manager of the retail department of Shultz & Hosea, hardware, and since, 1887, in business for himself, being at this time the leading retail hardware merchant in the city. Mr. Neudorff was for two terms a member of the school board and vice-president of that body for one term. He is positive in his political convictions, but affiliates with no party. Mr. Nudorff [sic] was married first to a daughter of Rev. H. Fiegenbaum, of the German Methodist Church. This lady died in 1892, leaving him two children, Julia W., now aged sixteen, and Clara May, now aged ten. In 1893 he was married at Kansas City to a daughter of F. and Agnes Bauer, by whom he has two children, Frederick Franklin, aged four, and Agnes Olive, aged two years."

     This account fails to mention that three children were born to the first marriage. A son, Franklin Grant, was born in 1885, between Julia and Clara. He died in 1892, sixteen days after his mother, Lizette Clara Fiegenbaum.

Buried:
Frederick Neudorff was interred at Mount Mora Cemetery, St. Joseph, Missouri on 6 May 1940 in Section/Range 6; Block 6; Lot S1/2 4.

Died:
According to his death certificate, Frederick died early in the morning at this home, 1701 Dewey Avenue, from arteriosclerosis.

Frederick married Fiegenbaum, Lizette Clara 14 Sep 1881, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA. Lizette (daughter of Fiegenbaum, Heinrich Hermann and Kastenbudt, Clara Catherine) was born 24 Mar 1862, Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa, USA; died 6 Feb 1892, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA; was buried 13 Feb 1892, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Married:

     According to marriage records in Buchanan County, Missouri, Frederick Neudorff and Licetta C. Fiegenbaum, both of St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, received a marriage license at St. Joseph on 13 September 1881 and they were married at St. Joseph on 14 September 1881 by Rev. H. Rienner.

1. Neudorff, Julia Winifred was born Abt 1881, Missouri, USA; died Yes, date unknown.
2. Neudorff, Franklin Grant was born 27 Aug 1885, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA; died 22 Feb 1892, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA; was buried 13 Oct 1892, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA.
3. Neudorff, Clara May was born Abt 1887, Missouri, USA; died Yes, date unknown.

Frederick married Bauer, Mary 1 Mar 1893, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA. Mary (daughter of Bauer, Frederick and [---?---], Agnes) was born 3 Dec 1866, Indiana, USA; died 13 Apr 1948, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA; was buried 15 Apr 1948, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Married:
According to marriage records in Jackson County, Missouri, Frederick Nuedorff and Mary Bauer, both of Buchanan County, Missouri, received a marriage license at Kansas City on 1 March 1893 and they were married on the same day in Jackson County, Missouri, by Rev. Demand, a pastor and presiding elder in the Methodist Episcopal Church.

1. Neudorff, Frederick Franklin was born 1895; died 1976; was buried 29 Jun 1976, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA.
2. Neudorff, Agnes Olive was born Abt 1895; died Yes, date unknown.
3. Neudorff, Vinton Robert died Yes, date unknown.
4. Neudorff, Marian Ada died Yes, date unknown.

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Birth:
According to information provided by Mary Neudorff for Frederick Neudorff's death certificate, Louis was born at "Kanigsberg, Prussia."

Buried:
He was buried in Mount Mora Cemetery.

Louis married Arnold, Anna Mary. Anna was born 16 Jan 1832, France; died 4 Jan 1891, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA; was buried , St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Birth:
According to information provided by Mary Neudorff for Frederick Neudorff's death certificate, "Anna Mary Arnold" was born at "Alsace Loraine [sic]."

Buried:
She was buried in Mount Mora Cemetery.

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Married:
Details of the marriage are not known at this time.