Springer, Fredrick J.

Male 1812 - Yes, date unknown


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  • Name Springer, Fredrick J. 
    Born 1812  Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Immigration 1833  USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Died Yes, date unknown 
    Person ID I7421  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 11 Mar 2012 

    Family Thurnau, Sophia C.,   b. Jan 1823, Kingdom of Hannover Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1907, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 83 years) 
    Married 11 Nov 1847  Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 7
    • According to the Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900, an online database hosted by the Illinois State Archives, Frederick J. Springer and Sophia Thuernau received a marriage license in Madison County, Illinois or were married on or about 11 November 1847.
    Census (family) Jul 1860  Edwardsville Township, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    • According to the 1860 U.S. enumeration, the household consisted of a total of 15 people, which included Frederic Springer, a 48 year old blacksmith born in Bavaria; Sophi Springer, age 37 born in Bavaria; and five of Springer children, all born in Illinois: Henry, age 12; Fred, age 8; Edward; age 6; Othelia, age 4; William; age 2. There was also the family of John Hackey, a carpenter and his wife Alstine, both age 34 and born in Bavaria; and their three children, ages nine months to six years, all born in Illinois. Rounding out the household were three seemingly unrelated young people: Jacob Finkler, a 24 year old blacksmith born in Germany; Fritz Nauman, a 25 year old wagon maker born in Germany; and, Phillip Werner, a 19 year old apprentice blacksmith born in France.
    Children 
    +1. Springer, Henry James,   b. 12 Aug 1848, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jun 1930, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     2. Springer, Frederick J.,   b. Feb 1851, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +3. Springer, Edward C.,   b. 7 May 1854, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Springer, Othelia E.,   b. Abt 1855–1856, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Springer, William F.,   b. Abt 1857–1858, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Springer, Otto J.,   b. Oct 1864, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F2387  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S177] Ancestry.com (library edition), Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 Henry James Springer; 1848-1930.
      (http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2542) in March 2012. Accessed in March 2012. Original data from "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916–1947; Index." FamilySearch: Salt Lake City, Utah, 2010. Family History Library film number 1644131.
           Henry James Springer. Birth date: 12 August 1848. Birth place: Edwardsville, Illinois. Father's name: Fredrick J. Springer. Father's birth place: Germany. Mother's name: Sofia Thurman. Mother's birth place: Germany.

    2. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1860 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm M653, roll 208, page 593. Illinois, Madison County, Township 4 N Range 8 W [Edwardsville], census page 151, enumerated on 10 July 1860; John Hadley household, dwelling 1107, family 1089, lines 33-40 (continued on census page 152, lines 1-7). Access through Ancestry.com in February 2012.
           In the household was: 38) Springer, Fredric; age 48; male; born in Bavaria.
           By calculation from the information provided, Fredric would have been born about 1811-1812. For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1860 U.S. census for this person.

    3. [S111] William T. Norton, Norman Gershom Flagg, and J. S. Hoerner, Centennial History of Madison County, Illinois, and its People, 1812 to 1912; 2 volumes (Chicago, Illinois: Lewis Publishing Company, 1912), volume 2, pages 699-700. Biographical sketch of Edward C. Springer.
      F. J. Springer, father of Edward C. Springer, was born in 1812 in Germany.

    4. [S111] William T. Norton, Norman Gershom Flagg, and J. S. Hoerner, Centennial History of Madison County, Illinois, and its People, 1812 to 1912; 2 volumes (Chicago, Illinois: Lewis Publishing Company, 1912), volume 2, pages 699-700. Biographical sketch of Edward C. Springer.
      F. J. Springer, father of Edward C. Springer, immigrated to the USA in 1833.

    5. [S111] William T. Norton, Norman Gershom Flagg, and J. S. Hoerner, Centennial History of Madison County, Illinois, and its People, 1812 to 1912; 2 volumes (Chicago, Illinois: Lewis Publishing Company, 1912), volume 2, pages 699-700. Biographical sketch of Edward C. Springer.
      F. J. Springer and Sophia C. Thurnau were the parents of six children: Henry J., Fred J., Edward C., Ottilie E., William F. and Otto J. A date and place of marriage were not mentioned.

    6. [S110] Illinois State Archives, Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900 [online database] (http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/databases/marriage.html - last confirmed in March 2012), Springer-Thuernau marriage.
      Accessed in March 2012. Frederick J. Springer and Sophia Thuernau were granted a marriage license or were married on 11 November 1847. Madison County, Illinois marriage license 9; volume 6, page 76.

    7. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1900 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T623, roll 326, page 14B. Illinois, Madison County, Edwardsville Township, Edwardsville, Ward 4, Supervisor’s District 12, Enumeration District 133, census sheet 14B, enumerated on 12 June 1900; Sophie Springer household, Main Street, dwelling 290, family 316, lines 83-86. Access through Ancestry.com in March 2012.
           In the household was: 83) Springer, Sophie; white; female; widow; mother of 7 children; 1 child still living.
           The report that only one of Sophie's seven children was still living is contradicted by the enumeration itself, which lists three of her sons living in her home. For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1900 U.S. census for this person.

    8. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1860 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm M653, roll 208, page 593. Illinois, Madison County, Township 4 N Range 8 W [Edwardsville], census page 151, enumerated on 10 July 1860; John Hadley household, dwelling 1107, family 1089, lines 33-40 (continued on census page 152, lines 1-7). Access through Ancestry.com in February 2012.
           The household consisted of a total of 15 people: 33) Hackey, John; 34; male; carpenter; real estate value=$800; personal estate value=$200; born in Baden. 34) Hackey, Alstine; age 34; female; house keeper; born in Baden. 35) Hackey, Louise; age 6; female; born in Illinois. 36) Hackey, John; age 9 months; male; born in Illinois. 37) Hackey, Emma; age 4; female; born in Illinois. 38) Springer, Fredric; age 48; male; blacksmith; real estate value=$8,500; personal estate value=$500; born in Bavaria. 39) Springer, Sophi [sic]; age 37; female; house keeper; born in Bavaria. 40) Springer, Henry, age 12; male; born in Illinois; attended school within the year. 1) Springer, Fred; age 8; male; born in Illinois; attended school within the year. 2) Springer, Edward; age 6; male; born in Illinois; attended school within the year. 3) Springer, Wm.; age 2; male; born in Illinois. 4) Springer, Othelia; age 4; female; born in Illinois; attended school within the year. 5) Finkler, Jacob; age 24; male; [--?] blacksmith; born in [Württemberg?]. 6) Nauman, Fritz; age 25; male; wagon maker; born in Saxony. 7) [Werner?], Phillip; age 19; male; app[rentice] to blacksmith; born in France.