Etling, Elizabeth Margaretha[1]

Female 1862 - 1923  (61 years)


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  • Name Etling, Elizabeth Margaretha 
    Born 18 Feb 1862  St. Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
    Gender Female 
    Died 14 May 1923  St. Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [15, 16
    • Elizabeth died about 9:20 a.m. at 3607 South Jefferson of valvular disease complicated by chronic interstitial nephritis.
    Buried 23 May 1923  St. Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [17, 18
    • Elizabeth was buried in St. Matthew's cemetery.
    Person ID I525  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 2 Sep 2007 

    Father Etling, August Louis,   b. 17 Nov 1831, Alsfeld, Grand Duchy of Hesse Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Dec 1876, St. Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years) 
    Mother Dienstbier, Margaretha,   b. 2 Jul 1834, Mühlhausen, Bavaria Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Mar 1915, St. Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 28 Oct 1852  St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30
    • The marriage was performed by Rev. Franz (Frederick) Picker. When enumerated for the 1900 U. S. Census, Margaretha, a 65 year old widow, was identified as the mother of 11 children, of whom only 5 were alive at the time the enumeration. A German language obituary for Margaretha also mentions her 11 children, only three of whom survived her.
    Family ID F181  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Moeser, Louis C.,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 17 Mar 1887  St. Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [31
    • Various pieces of data in U. S. census returns and in the wills of Margaretha Etling, Charles Wende and Elizabeth Margaretha (Etling) Wende, seem to indicate that Elizabeth Margaret Etling's first marriage was to a man by the name of Maeser, Meser or Moeser, and that a child, Louise or Louisa, commonly known by the family as Lulu, was born of this marriage. Lulu later became the wife of Harry Streitz. The date of the marriage is arbitrary, based on the assumption that the marriage took place at least one year before the birth of Lulu and that she was the first (and only?) child. The fact of a first marriage, the date of the marriage and the name of this husband need to be verified.
    Children 
    +1. Moeser, Louise,   b. Jan 1888, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F1430  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Wende, Charles,   b. Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Aug 1899, St. Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married Abt 1892  Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38
    • The date of this marriage, which appears to be a second marriage for both parities, is arbitrary. It is based on the assumption that the marriage took place at least one year before the birth of the son, Arthur. The date needs to be verified.
    Children 
     1. Wende, Arthur W.,   b. 14 Jul 1896, St. Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Mar 1954, St. Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F183  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 18 Feb 1862 - St. Louis, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 17 Mar 1887 - St. Louis, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 14 May 1923 - St. Louis, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 23 May 1923 - St. Louis, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S22] Obituary.
      Margaret (Dinsbeer) Etling; Photocopy from undated and unidenified [St. Louis?] newpaper.

    2. [S123] Missouri State Archives, St. Louis Probate Court Digitization Project, 1802-1900 (http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/mojudicial/ - last confirmed in May 2011), August Etling, 1879; Case No. 12504; St. Louis Probate Court.
      Microfilm reel C 35576; Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City [online version 1 July 2004].
           Letter from the office of Finkelnburg & Rassieur, attorneys at law; dated 16 December 1876. The letter includes a list of surviving heirs of August Etling. Identified as one of his children is Eliza Margaretha Etling aged 14 years. If this information is correct, it would calculate to a date of birth of sometime before 16 December 1862.

    3. [S123] Missouri State Archives, St. Louis Probate Court Digitization Project, 1802-1900 (http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/mojudicial/ - last confirmed in May 2011), August Etling, 1879; Case No. 12504; St. Louis Probate Court.
      Microfilm reel C 35576; Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City [online version 1 July 2004].
           Application of Administrator, filed with the Court on 18 December 1876. Margaretha Etling, widow of August Etling, declared on 16 December 1876 that August Etling died on or about 7 December 1876; that he left no known will; that his estate does not exceed the sum of $4,000; and "that to the best of her knowledge there are the following named heirs of August Etling...." Identified as one of his children is Eliza Margaretha Etling; residing in St. Louis County.

    4. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), Household of Lizzie Wende, 1900 US Census, St. Louis County, Missouri, City of St. Louis, Ward 11, SD 11, ED 162, sheet 11A, house 3020 Neosho Street, dwelling 175, family 216, lines 16-21. NARA microfilm T623, roll 893, page 271.
      Lizzie Wende, born February 1862 in Missouri, age 38, widow.

    5. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), Household of Lizzie Wende, 1910 US Census, St. Louis County, Missouri, City of St. Louis, Ward 11, SD 10, ED 184, sheet 6B, house 3020 Neosho Street, dwelling 93, family 131 lines 58-62. NARA microfilm T624, roll 816, page 254.
      Lizzie M. Wende, head of household, widow, age 48, born in Missouri.

    6. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), Household of Elizabeth Wende, 1920 US Census, St. Louis County, Missouri, City of St. Louis, Ward 10, SD 10, ED 181, sheet 5A, house 3607 South Jefferson Avenue, dwelling 91, family 94, lines 18-20. NARA microfilm T625, roll 951, page 266.
      Elizabeth Wende, head of household, widow, age 57, born in Missouri.

    7. [S125] Will, Margaretha Etling, 1915; Case No: 44673; St. Louis Probate Court.
      Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City.
           Letters of Administration; dated and signed 20 March 1916; John Dinsbeer [sic], executor, "to whom letters testamentary were heretofore granted on the estate of said deceased [Margaretha Etling] has since departed this life; ...these letters of administration de bonis non with the will annexed are hereby granted to George L. Gerber." The third paragraph of Margaretha's will, signed 15 February 1911, reads: "Out of the money received from the property the Administrator shall set aside Two Hundred Dollars to be given to my daughter Elisabeth Wende. And for this she is to keep my lot in the St. Matthews Cemetery in good repair."

    8. [S22] Obituary, For Margaret Etling (nee Dinsbeer).
      "ETLING - Passed away on Wednesday, March 3, 1915, at 7 a.m., Margaret Etling (nee Dinsbeer), widow of August Etling,...dear mother of...Elizabeth Wende (nee Etling)...." From an undated and unidentified newspaper in the possession of the Gerber family of St. Louis, Missouri. For the full text of this obituary, see the notes for Margaret's death.

    9. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), Margaret Etling household, 1880 US Census, St. Louis County, Missouri, City of St. Louis, SD 1, ED 159, p. 7, house 406 Dorcas Street, dwelling 34, family 73, lines 32-36. NARA microfilm T9, roll 729, p. 569.
      Elizabeth Etling: daughter of Margaret Etling; age 19; born in Missouri; single.

    10. [S127] Raymond Etling, Genealogical research.
      Elizabeth Etling; daughter of August Louis Etling and Margaretha Dienstbier; born 1862 in St. Louis, Missouri.

    11. [S211] Article or notice, A Card of Thanks following the funeral of "our dear mother, Margaretha Etling".
      Identified as a member of the grieving family is "Elizabeth Wende (nee Etling)." From two editions of an English, and one German "Card of Thanks" from undated and unidentified [St. Louis?] newspapers. In the possession of the Gerber family of St. Louis, Missouri. For the full text of this notice, see the notes for Margaret's burial.

    12. [S22] Obituary.
      "Margaret Etling, geb. Dinsbeer, Wittwe von August Etling, theure Mutter von...Elizabeth Wende (geb. Etling)...." From an undated and unidentified [St. Louis?] German-language newspaper. In the possession of the Gerber family of St. Louis, Missouri. For the full text of this obituary, see the notes for Margaret's death.

    13. [S22] Obituary.
      For [Katherine?] Mayer. "________ Mayer, geb. Etlinger geliebte Gattin von John Mayer,...ging ein zur ewigen Ruhe nach längerem Leiden am Montag, den 27. Januar 1908,.... Die Tiefbetrübte Familie:...Lizzie Wende, Schwester." From an undated and unidentified [St. Louis?] German-language newspaper clipping in the possession of the Gerber family of St. Louis, Missouri. The complete text is available in the notes for Katherine's death.

    14. [S155] Missouri State Archives. Online Resources and Datatbases, Missouri Death Certificates Database. (http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates/). March 2007.
      Missouri State Board of Health, Certificate of Death #17559. For Elizabeth Wende. Born 18 February 1862 at St. Louis, Missouri. Father: Aug. Etling, born in Germany. Mother's maiden name: Margaret Dinsbeer, born in Germany.
            See the notes for this person's death for more details of the death certificate.

    15. [S127] Raymond Etling, Genealogical research.
      Died 24 May 1923 in St. Louis, Missouri. Ray Etling's transcription of the burial stone in St. Matthew's cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri reads: "Elizabeth Wende nee Etling; b: -62; d: 5/24/1923."

    16. [S155] Missouri State Archives. Online Resources and Datatbases, Missouri Death Certificates Database. (http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates/). March 2007.
      Missouri State Board of Health, Certificate of Death #17559. For Elizabeth Wende. Born 18 February 1862 at St. Louis, Missouri. Father: Aug. Etling, born in Germany. Mother's maiden name: Margaret Dinsbeer, born in Germany. Died 9:20 a.m. on 21 May 1923, at 3607 S. Jefferson Ave. Ward 3, St. Louis, Missouri at the age of 61 years, 3 months, 3 days. Her usual residence was 3607 S. Jefferson Ave. Ward 3, St. Louis, Missouri. She worked at home. She was widowed; her spouse's name was not recorded. Principal cause of death was valvular disease of the heart; a contributory cause was chronic interstitial nephritis. Burial was to be 23 May 1923 in St. Mathews Cemetery. The undertaker was G?iegenheim Bros., 2623 Cherokee St. Personal information provided by Harry Streitz, of 3607 S. Jefferson Ave. [Illegible], MD, of 2154 [illegible], had attended the deceased from 23 May 1922 to 21 May 1923. Filed with the local registrar on 23 May 1923.

    17. [S127] Raymond Etling, Genealogical research.
      Died 14 May 1923 in St. Louis, Missouri. Ray Etling's transcription of the burial stone in St. Matthew's cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri reads: "Elizabeth Wende nee Etling; b: -62; d: 5/24/1923."

    18. [S155] Missouri State Archives. Online Resources and Datatbases, Missouri Death Certificates Database. (http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates/). March 2007.
      Missouri State Board of Health, Certificate of Death #17559. For Elizabeth Wende. Died 9:20 a.m. on 21 May 1923, at 3607 S. Jefferson Ave. Ward 3, St. Louis, Missouri at the age of 61 years, 3 months, 3 days. Burial was to be 23 May 1923 in St. Mathews Cemetery. The undertaker was G?iegenheim Bros., 2623 Cherokee St.
            See the notes for this person's death for more details of the death certificate.

    19. [S123] Missouri State Archives, St. Louis Probate Court Digitization Project, 1802-1900 (http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/mojudicial/ - last confirmed in May 2011), August Etling, 1879; Case No. 12504; St. Louis Probate Court.
      Microfilm reel C 35576; Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City [online version 1 July 2004].
           Letter from the office of Finkelnburg & Rassieur, attorneys at law; dated 16 December 1876. The letter includes a list of surviving heirs of August Etling. Identified as his widow is Margaretha Etling.

    20. [S123] Missouri State Archives, St. Louis Probate Court Digitization Project, 1802-1900 (http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/mojudicial/ - last confirmed in May 2011), August Etling, 1879; Case No. 12504; St. Louis Probate Court.
      Microfilm reel C 35576; Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City [online version 1 July 2004].
           Application of Administrator, filed with the Court on 18 December 1876. Margaretha Etling, widow of August Etling, declared on 16 December 1876 that August Etling died on or about 7 December 1876; that he left no known will; that his estate does not exceed the sum of $4,000; and "that to the best of her knowledge there are the following named heirs of August Etling...." Margaretha Etling is identified as "the affiant widow of said deceased."

    21. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), Margaret Etling household, 1900 US Census, St. Louis County, Missouri, population schedule, City of St. Louis, Ward 10, SD 11, ED 152, sheet 2A, house 2611 Potomac? Street, family 26, lines 3-4. NARA microfilm T623, roll 893, page 77.
      Margaret Etling; head of household; widow; married for 24 years; mother of 11 children, of whom 5 were still alive at time of enumeration (June 1900). At that time, living with Margaret was her 12 year old grand daughter, Louisa Maeser. Other sources indicate that Margaretha's husband, August Etling, died in December 1876. If it is correct, as stated in the census, that the marriage lasted for 24 years, it would seem that August and Margaretha were married about 1852.

    22. [S123] Missouri State Archives, St. Louis Probate Court Digitization Project, 1802-1900 (http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/mojudicial/ - last confirmed in May 2011), Christian Etling, 1875; Case No: 12001; St. Louis Probate Court.
      Microfilm Reel C 35594; Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City. [Online version on 1 July 2004].
           Will of Christian Etling, written 21 October 1875; filed 15 November 1875; recorded in Book L, page 251. In his will, Christian Etling names as one of his heirs, his daughter in law, Margareth [sic] Etling, wife of his son, August Etling.

    23. [S22] Obituary, For Margaret Etling (nee Dinsbeer). From an undated and unidentified [St. Louis?] newspaper clipping in the possession of the Gerber family of St. Louis, Missouri.
      For Margaret Etling (nee Dinsbeer). "ETLING - Passed away on Wednesday, March 3, 1915, at 7 a.m., Margaret Etling (nee Dinsbeer), widow of August Etling...." For the full text of this obituary, see the notes for Margaret's death.

    24. [S22] Obituary, For Mrs. Margaret Etling. From an undated and unidentified newspaper clipping in the possession of the Gerber family of St. Louis, Missouri.
      ETLING RITES TO-MORROW. "The funeral of Mrs. Margaret Etling, 80 years old, who was the widow of August Etling, formerly a prosperous South St. Louis merchant,...." For the full text of this obituary, see the notes for Margaret's death.

    25. [S22] Obituary, For Frau Margaret Etling. From an undated and unidentified German-language newspaper clipping in the possession of the Gerber family of St. Louis, Missouri.
      "Die Dahingeschiedene...verheiratete sich später mit August Etling, einem bekannten Geschäftsmann von Süd St. Louis, der zu einer Zeit Mitglied des Stadtrats war und auch in Logenfreisen eine hervorragende Rolle spielte. Ihr Gatte ging ihr bereits am 7. Dezember 1876 im Tode voraus. Die Ehe war mit 11 Kindern gesegnet, von denen jetzt noch drei am Leben sind" [The deceased...later married August Etling, a well known business man from South St. Louis, who was at one time a member of the City Council and also played a prominent roll in the Free Masons. Her husband preceded her in death on 7 December 1876. The marriage was blessed with 11 children, of whom 3 are still alive.]. For the full text of this obituary, see the notes for Margaret's death.

    26. [S22] Obituary, For Margaret Etling, geb. Dinsbeer. From an undated and unidentified [St. Louis?] German-language newspaper clipping in the possession of the Gerber family of St. Louis, Missouri.
      "Margaret Etling, geb. Dinsbeer, Wittwe von August Etling...." For the full text of this obituary, see the notes for Margaret's death.

    27. [S155] Missouri State Archives. Online Resources and Datatbases, Missouri Death Certificates Database. (http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates/). September 2007.
      Missouri State Board of Health, Certificate of Death #4199. For Charlotte Gerber. Born 10 November 1859 at St. Louis, Missouri. Father: Aug. Etling, born Germany. Mother (maiden name): Margareth Dienstbier, born in Germany. Personal information was provided by Eugene Gerber, of 2616 Potomac.
            See the notes for this person's death for more details of the death certificate.

    28. [S177] Ancestry.com (library edition), Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002.
      Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007. Accessed on 25 April 2011. Original data from: Missouri Marriage Records (microfilm). Jefferson City, Missouri: Missouri State Archives.
           Marriage of Justus Edling and Margaretha Dunnsbier. A transcription from the digital image: "State of Missouri, County of St. Louis. This is to Certify that on the 28th day of October A D 1852 I united in the holy bonds of Matrimony according to the Laws of the State of Missouri by virtue of authority in me vested Justus Edling and Margaretha Dunnsbier Given under my hand this 9th day of November 1852. F[rd?]. Picker Pastor.
           "Filed & Recorded Nov 15th 1852     S. D. Barlow Recorder"

    29. [S177] Ancestry.com (library edition), Missouri Marriages, 1804-76.
      Compiled by the Louis Genealogical Society. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2000. Accessed on 25 April 2011. Original data from: St. Louis Genealogical Society. St. Louis Marriage Index, 1804-76. St. Louis, Missouir: St. Louis Genealogical Society, 1999.
           Marriage of Justus Edling and Margaretha Dunnsbier on 28 October 1852; Volume 6, Page 014.

    30. [S237] Missouri State Archives, Missouri Death Certificates Database (https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/Archives/ArchivesMvc/ - last confirmed in August 2017), Emelia Beyer; St. Louis; 1932; Missouri State Board of Health certificate #31067. Accessed in May 2007.
      Emelia Beyer, of 3416 Gasconade St., St. Louis, Ward 15, Missouri. Born 10 September 1870, at St. Louis, Missouri. Father: Aug. Etling; born in Germany. Mother's maiden name: Margaret unknown; born in Germany. Personal information provided by Wm. F. Beyer, of 3416 Gasconade.
           See the notes for this person's death for more details of the death certificate.

    31. [S127] Raymond Etling, Genealogical research.
      Louis C. Moeser and Elizabeth Etling; married 17 march 1887 in St. Louis, Missouri.

    32. [S123] Missouri State Archives, St. Louis Probate Court Digitization Project, 1802-1900 (http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/mojudicial/ - last confirmed in May 2011), Charles Wende, 1899; Case No: 25124; St. Louis Probate Court; Microfilm reel C 42113; Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City [online version 1 July 2004].
      Application for Administration, 21 August 1899. A list of Charles Wende's heirs includes Lizzie Wende, his widow.

    33. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), Household of Lizzie Wende, 1900 US Census, St. Louis County, Missouri, City of St. Louis, Ward 11, SD 11, ED 162, sheet 11A, house 3020 Neosho Street, dwelling 175, family 216, lines 16-21. NARA microfilm T623, roll 893, page 271.
      Lizzie Wende, born February 1862 in Missouri, age 38, widow; mother of two children, both of whom are still living.

    34. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), Household of Lizzie Wende, 1910 US Census, St. Louis County, Missouri, City of St. Louis, Ward 11, SD 10, ED 184, sheet 6B, house 3020 Neosho Street, dwelling 93, family 131 lines 58-62. NARA microfilm T624, roll 816, page 254.
      Lizzie M. Wende, widow; age 48, born in Missouri.

    35. [S126] Legal document, Affidavit as to heirs; by Eugene Adolph Gerber for Walter G. Thielecke Title Co., St. Loius, Missouri; 20 July 1934.
      The affidavit states that Elizabeth Wende is a daughter of and surviving heir of Margaretha Etling.

    36. [S127] Raymond Etling, Genealogical research.
      A Mr. Wende and Elizabeth Etling; married. No date or place provided.

    37. [S211] Article or notice (Reliability: 3).
      A Card of Thanks following the funeral of "our dear mother, Margaretha Etling." Identified as a member of the grieving family is "Elizabeth Wende (nee Etling)." From two editions of an English, and one German "Card of Thanks" from undated and unidentified [St. Louis?] newspapers. In the possession of the Gerber family of St. Louis, Missouri. For the full text of this notice, see the notes for Margaret's burial.

    38. [S22] Obituary.
      "Margaret Etling, geb. Dinsbeer, Wittwe von August Etling, theure Mutter von...Elizabeth Wende (geb. Etling)...." The obituary does not go on to list Margaret as the mother-in-law of Charles Wende, as it does for the husbands of Elizabeth's two sisters living at the time of Margaret's death. From an undated and unidentified [St. Louis?] German-language newspaper. In the possession of the Gerber family of St. Louis, Missouri. For the full text of this obituary, see the notes for Margaret's death.