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Steinmetz, Clara Gertrude

Female 1878 - 1970  (92 years)


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  • Name Steinmetz, Clara Gertrude 
    Born 14 Jan 1878  St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Female 
    Died 10 Jun 1970  Jefferson City, Cole County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I403  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 4 Jan 2014 

    Father Steinmetz, Johann Carl Conrad,   b. 16 May 1842, Grebenstein, Electorate of Hesse Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Nov 1912, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Mother 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, 6, 7, 8, 9] 
    • 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  [10] 
    • 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.
    Family ID F115  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Arnhold, Rev. Thomas Edward,   b. 2 Sep 1881, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jun 1946, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Married 28 Jan 1903  St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16] 
    Residence (family) Aug 1907  Amity, DeKalb County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [17] 

    •      On Friday, 2 August 1907, The Holt County Sentinel, of Oregon, Missouri, published a brief notice that Rev. Thomas Arnhold, his wife and daughter, of Amity, Missouri, were in town for the week to attend the district conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. They were the guests of his wife's aunt, Christina Wilhelmina (Fiegenbaum) Curry, wife of Thomas Curry.
    Children 
    +1. Arnhold, Katherine Gertrude,   b. 4 Jun 1907, Amity, DeKalb County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Oct 1987, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F137  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 51, 107.
      Clara G. Steinmetz, child of John Charles Conrad Steinmetz and Caroline Katherine Fiegenbaum, was born on 14 January 1878 at St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri.

    2. [S237] Missouri State Archives, Missouri Death Certificates Database (https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/Archives/ArchivesMvc/ - last confirmed in August 2017), Thomas Edward Arnhold; Buchanan County; 1946; certificate #19480.
      Accessed in July 2008. State Board of Health of Missouri, Standard Certificate of Death #19480. Thomas Edward Arnhold. Died on 20 June 1946. He was married at the time of death to "Clara G. Arnhold," age 67 years. Personal information was provided by Clara G. Arnhold, 2703 Renick, St. Joseph, Missouri.
           Calculating from this information, Clara's year of birth would have been about 1878-1879. See the notes for this person's death for more details of the death certificate.

    3. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 51, 107.
      Clara G. died 10 June 1970 at Jefferson City, Cole County, Missouri.

    4. [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.

    5. [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.

    6. [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.

    7. [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.

    8. [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;...."

    9. [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...."

    10. [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".

    11. [S104] Personal communication, 17 June 2008.
      Email from W. Richard Nelson to J. Mark Fiegenbaum.
           Mr. Nelson offered the correct spelling of his grandfather's surname: Thomas E. Arnhold.

    12. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 107.
      Thomas E. Arnhold and Clara G. Steinmetz were married on 28 January 1903 at St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri.

    13. [S104] Personal communication, 16 October 2003.
      Email from W. Richard Nelson to J. Mark Fiegenbaum.
           Thomas Arnhold and Clara Steinmetz were married in St. Joseph, Missouri. No date given.

    14. [S181] Ancestry.com (library edition), Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002 (https://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1171 in November 2017), Buchanan County marriage license; 28 January 1903. Accessed July 2008.
      Application for marriage license #69; page 23.
           Affidavit of Male: "Thomas E. Arnhold," of St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, applied for a license to marry "Miss Clara G. Steinmetz," of St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, swearing that he was over 21 years of age, and that "Miss Clara G. Steinmetz" was over 18 years of age, and that both were white and not blood relatives Signed by "Thos. E.Arnhold" on 28 January 1903.
           Bound copy of license; page 23. License for "Thomas E. Arnhold," of St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, who was over the age of 21, and "Miss Clara G. Steinmetz," of St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, who was over the age of 18. Recorded on 28 January 1903 at St. Joseph, Missouri.
           Certification that the undersigned "Minister of the Gospel" did unite in marriage the above named persons at St. Joseph in said county on 28 January 1903. Signed by "H. McNamee." Filed with the county recorder on 20 February 1903.

    15. [S193] A History of Northwest Missouri, edited by Walter Williams, (Chicago; New York: Lewis Publishing Company, 1915), volume 2, pages 706-707.
      Biography of George Arnhold.
           "Mr. and Mrs. Arnhold [i.e., George Arnhold and Mary Charpentier] are the parents of nine children, namely: .... Thomas married Clara Steinmetz, and they have one daughter, Gertrude."

    16. [S237] Missouri State Archives, Missouri Death Certificates Database (https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/Archives/ArchivesMvc/ - last confirmed in August 2017), Thomas Edward Arnhold; Buchanan County; 1946; certificate #19480.
      Accessed in July 2008. State Board of Health of Missouri, Standard Certificate of Death #19480. Thomas Edward Arnhold. Died on 20 June 1946. His usual residence was 2703 Renick Street, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri. He had lived in the community for 64 years, 9 months, 18 days [i.e., all of his life]. He was married at the time of death to "Clara G. Arnhold," age 67 years. Personal information was provided by Clara G. Arnhold, 2703 Renick, St. Joseph, Missouri.
           See the notes for this person's death for more details of the death certificate.

    17. [S211] Article or notice, The Holt County Sentinel (Oregon, Missouri). Friday, 2 August 1907; page 4, column 2.
      Digital copies accessed through Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers (Library of Congress) at ( http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn90061417/1907-08-02/ed-1/seq-4/ ) in November 2011.
           "Rev. Thomas Arnhold, wife and little daughter, of Amity, Mo., were here this week, attending the district conference of the M. E. church, and while here were the guests of Mrs. Arnhold's aunt, Mrs. Mina Curry."


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