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Berkbigler, Henry

Male Abt 1880 - 1933  (~ 53 years)


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  • Name Berkbigler, Henry 
    Born Abt 1880  Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1910  Fillmore County, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • According to the 1910 enumeration of Momence Township, Henry Berkbigler, age 28 (born in Missouri), was a hired man living in the Steffgen household: "Nick Steffgen" (age 53) and Mary Steffgen (age 57), their daughter, Elizabeth Steffgen (age 27) and their son, Henry Steffgen (age 16).
    Died 1933  [5, 6, 7] 
    Buried Fillmore County, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    • Burial was in St. Mary's Church Cemetery, north of Shickley.
    Person ID I6837  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 27 Jun 2009 

    Family Steffgen, Elizabeth Hannah,   b. 29 Nov 1882, Hamilton County, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Mar 1976, Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years) 
    Marriage License 17 Oct 1910  Fillmore County, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    • They were living in Momence Township at the time.
    Married 18 Oct 1910  Momence Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15] 
    • Henry and Hannah, as she was identified on the marriage license and certificate of marriage, were married by Rev. Charles A. Becker at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, north of Schickley. Peter J. Petes and Fred Talmeider were the witnesses.
    Children 
     1. Berkbigler, Marguerite
     2. Berkbigler, LaVerna
     3. Berkbigler, Helen,   b. Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Berkbigler, Madeline,   b. Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F2205  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S25] Marriage license, Fillmore County, Nebraska; Number 3911; 17 October 1910.
      Digital image of Marriage License and Certificate of Marriage from Book 4, page 466 provided by Jane Michel.
           Marriage License for "Mr. Henry Berkbigler" and "Miss Hanna Steffens [sic]" issued on 17 October 1910 by W. R. Fulton, County Judge of Fillmore County, Nebraska.
           Henry Bergbigler: age 29; white; born in Missouri; residing in Momence; father's name - John Berkbigler; mother's maiden name - Barbara Berkbigler [sic].
           By calculation from the information provided by the marriage license, Henry would have been born about 1880-1881.

    2. [S209] Jane Michel, Genealogical Research, From the file (Michael & Mary Steffgen.doc) emailed on 30 May 2009. page 3.
      Henry Berkbigler was born in 1879.

    3. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1910. NARA microfilm T624, roll 845, page 2 B (image 1,305).
      Access through Ancestry.com in April 2009.
           Nick Steffgen household, 1910 U.S. census, Fillmore County, Nebraska, population schedule, Momence Township, Supervisor’s District 4, Enumeration District 4, census sheet 2 B, enumerated 18 April 1910, dwelling 35, family 35, lines 55-59.
           In the household was: Berkigler, Henry; hired man; male; white; age 28; single; born in Missouri.

    4. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1910. NARA microfilm T624, roll 845, page 2 B (image 1,305).
      Access through Ancestry.com in April 2009.
           Nick Steffgen household, 1910 U.S. census, Fillmore County, Nebraska, population schedule, Momence Township, Supervisor’s District 4, Enumeration District 4, census sheet 2 B, enumerated 18 April 1910, dwelling 35, family 35, lines 55-59.
           The household consisted of: 55) Steffgen, Nick; head; male; white; age 53; married (first); married for 30 years; born in Germany; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany; immigrated to USA in 18[81?]; naturalized citizen; speaks English; farmer; general farm; "Emp" [employer?]; can read; can write; owns home; free of mortgage; home is a farm; # of farm schedule=35. 56) Steffgen, Mary; wife; female; white; age 57; married (first); married for 30 years; mother of 5 children, 4 still living; born in Wisconsin; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany; speaks English; trade or profession="none"; can read; can write. 57) Steffgen, Elizebeth; daughter; female; white; age 27; single; born in Nebraska; father born in Germany; mother born in Wisconsin; speaks English; trade or profession="none"; can read; can write. 58) Steffgen, Henry; son; male; white; age 16; single; born in Nebraska; father born in Germany; mother born in Wisconsin; speaks English; trade or profession="none"; can read; can write; attended school since 1 Sept. 1909. 59) Berkigler, Henry; hired man; male; white; age 28; single; born in Missouri; father born in Germany; mother born in Wisconsin; speaks English; farm laborer; working out; "w" [working on own account?]; out of work on 15 April 1910=no; out of work 12 weeks in 1909; can read; can write.
           It seems likely that Henry Berkigler, hired man, is the person who married Elizabeth Steffgen.

    5. [S209] Jane Michel, Genealogical Research, From the file (Henry & Elizabeth Berkbigler.doc) emailed on 2 May 2009.
      Henry Berkbigler died in 1933.

    6. [S22] Obituary, Nebraska Signal (Geneva, Nebraska); 8 April 1979.
      Obituary for Mrs. Berkbigler. Transcription provided by Jane Michel.
           "Her husband, Henry, passed away in 1933."

    7. [S209] Jane Michel, Genealogical Research, From the file (Michael & Mary Steffgen.doc) emailed on 30 May 2009. page 3.
      Henry Berkbigler died in 1933 at the age of 54.

    8. [S209] Jane Michel, Genealogical Research, From the file (Michael & Mary Steffgen.doc) emailed on 30 May 2009. page 3.
      Henry Berkbigler was buried at "Turkey Creek, Shickley, Fillmore, NE, St. Mary's Cemetery."

    9. [S25] Marriage license, Fillmore County, Nebraska; Number 3911; 17 October 1910.
      Digital image of Marriage License and Certificate of Marriage from Book 4, page 466 provided by Jane Michel.
           Marriage License for "Mr. Henry Berkbigler" and "Miss Hanna Steffens [sic]" issued on 17 October 1910 by W. R. Fulton, County Judge of Fillmore County, Nebraska.
           Henry Bergbigler: age 29; white; born in Missouri; residing in Momence; father's name - John Berkbigler; mother's maiden name - Barbara Berkbigler [sic].
           Hanna Steffens [sic]: age 27; white; born in Hamilton County, Mo. [Missouri]; residing in Momence; father's name - Mike Steffen [sic]; mother's maiden name - Mary B[h?]un.

    10. [S209] Jane Michel, Genealogical Research, From the file (Henry & Elizabeth Berkbigler.doc) emailed on 2 May 2009.
      Henry Berkbigler and Elizabeth "Hannah" Steffgen were married on 18 October 1910 at St. Mary's Church at Schickley, Fillmore County, Nebraska.

    11. [S30] Certificate of Marriage, Fillmore County, Nebraska; Number 3911; 17 October 1910.
      Digital image of Marriage License and Certificate of Marriage from Book 4, page 466 provided by Jane Michel.
           Certificate of Marriage signed by "Rev. Chas. A. Becker" on 23 October 1910.
           Rev. Becker certified that "Mr. Henry Berkbigler" and "Miss Hannah [sic] Steffen [sic]" were married on 18 October 1910 at "St. Mary's Church, Momence" in Fillmore County, Nebraska. Witnesses were Peter J. Pete[s?] and Fred Talmeider.

    12. [S22] Obituary, Nebraska Signal (Geneva, Nebraska); 8 April 1979.
      Obituary for Mrs. Berkbigler. Transcription provided by Jane Michel.
           "She was married to Henry Berkbigler October 18, 1910, at St. Mary's church north of Shickley. Four daughters were born to them, Mrs. Marguerite Weber of Red Cloud, Neb., Mrs. LaVerna Johnson of Miami, Okla., Mrs. Helen Gray of St. Cloud, Minn., and Mrs. Madeline Barrett of Waldport, Oregon."

    13. [S209] Jane Michel, Genealogical Research, From the file (Michael & Mary Steffgen.doc) emailed on 30 May 2009. page 3.
      Henry Berkbigler and Elizabeth "Hannah" Steffgen were married on 18 October 1910 at "Schckley, Fillmore, NE, St. Mary's Church."

    14. [S22] Obituary, Nebraska Signal (Geneva, Nebraska); January 1945.
      Obituary for Mrs. Marie Steffgen. Transcription provided by Jane Michel.
           "Left to mourn her departure are three daughters...Mrs. Hannah Berkbigler...."

    15. [S22] Obituary, Nebraska Signal (Geneva, Nebraska); 2 January 1975.
      Obituary for Henry W. Steffgen who died on 22 December 1974. Transcription provided by Jane Michel.
           "Survivors include his children...also a sister, Mrs. Hannah Berkbigler of Geneva and nieces and nephews."


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