Obituary from the Edwardsville Intelligencer, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, Tuesday, July 3, 1934, page 1:
Frederick J. Springer, one of the oldest, if not the oldest, native born resident of Edwardsville, died at 710 North Main street at 2 o'clock this morning. He was born February 28, 1852, and was over 82 years of age at the time of his death. He was the second son of Frederick J. Springer who came to this country from Germany in 1839 and was engaged in the blacksmithing and wagon business from that time until his death in 1863 and did an extensive business in that line and built many wagons for the overland pioneers of the west.
Mrs. Springer was born on the old homestead on Main street and lived there virtually all his life, with the exception of several years at Marine, where he learned the blacksmithing business, in the shop of John C. Thurnau, his uncle. Afterwards he was engaged in the blacksmithing and buggy business with his brothers, Henry J. Springer and Otto J. Springer, at the corner of Main and Vandalia streets, until the incorporation of Springer Brothers Manufacturing Company on Vandalia street, of which he was one of the incorporators and one of its principal stockholders, until its dissolution about ten years ago.
He obtained several United States patents for improvements in buggy springs.
He lived with his mother and his two brothers, William and Otto, in the old homestead until her death in 1908, and the three brothers after her death continued to reside there until now.
His mother, Sophie Thurnau Springer, came to this country in 1845.
Mrs. Springer is survived by three brothers, who are, according to their age, E.C. Springer, William F. Springer and O.J. Springer, and one sister, Mrs. Ottille Tunnell, widow of the late R.F. Tunnell, and six nieces and four nephews. A brother, Henry J. Springer, preceded him in death.
Mrs. Springer was of vigorous constitution and enjoyed good health until his last illness which began seven months ago, since which time he was confined to his bed, and during all that time received the careful and unremitting attention of his two brothers, William and Otto J. Springer.
The funeral will take place Thursday, July 5, at 2 o'clock p.m. from the residence at 710 North Main street. The services will be conducted by Rev. H.J. Bredehoeft of the Evangelical Church. Burial will be made at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Pallbearers were three nephews, R.F. Tunnell Jr., Henry Springer and Fredric E. Springer, a grand-nephew, Warren Harris, and Ferdinand Stahlhut and Gustav Soehlke.
Frederick J. Springer, one of the oldest, if not the oldest, native born resident of Edwardsville, died at 710 North Main street at 2 o'clock this morning. He was born February 28, 1852, and was over 82 years of age at the time of his death. He was the second son of Frederick J. Springer who came to this country from Germany in 1839 and was engaged in the blacksmithing and wagon business from that time until his death in 1863 and did an extensive business in that line and built many wagons for the overland pioneers of the west.
Mrs. Springer was born on the old homestead on Main street and lived there virtually all his life, with the exception of several years at Marine, where he learned the blacksmithing business, in the shop of John C. Thurnau, his uncle. Afterwards he was engaged in the blacksmithing and buggy business with his brothers, Henry J. Springer and Otto J. Springer, at the corner of Main and Vandalia streets, until the incorporation of Springer Brothers Manufacturing Company on Vandalia street, of which he was one of the incorporators and one of its principal stockholders, until its dissolution about ten years ago.
He obtained several United States patents for improvements in buggy springs.
He lived with his mother and his two brothers, William and Otto, in the old homestead until her death in 1908, and the three brothers after her death continued to reside there until now.
His mother, Sophie Thurnau Springer, came to this country in 1845.
Mrs. Springer is survived by three brothers, who are, according to their age, E.C. Springer, William F. Springer and O.J. Springer, and one sister, Mrs. Ottille Tunnell, widow of the late R.F. Tunnell, and six nieces and four nephews. A brother, Henry J. Springer, preceded him in death.
Mrs. Springer was of vigorous constitution and enjoyed good health until his last illness which began seven months ago, since which time he was confined to his bed, and during all that time received the careful and unremitting attention of his two brothers, William and Otto J. Springer.
The funeral will take place Thursday, July 5, at 2 o'clock p.m. from the residence at 710 North Main street. The services will be conducted by Rev. H.J. Bredehoeft of the Evangelical Church. Burial will be made at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Pallbearers were three nephews, R.F. Tunnell Jr., Henry Springer and Fredric E. Springer, a grand-nephew, Warren Harris, and Ferdinand Stahlhut and Gustav Soehlke.
Obituary from the Edwardsville Intelligencer, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, Tuesday, July 3, 1934, page 1:
Frederick J. Springer, one of the oldest, if not the oldest, native born resident of Edwardsville, died at 710 North Main street at 2 o'clock this morning. He was born February 28, 1852, and was over 82 years of age at the time of his death. He was the second son of Frederick J. Springer who came to this country from Germany in 1839 and was engaged in the blacksmithing and wagon business from that time until his death in 1863 and did an extensive business in that line and built many wagons for the overland pioneers of the west.
Mrs. Springer was born on the old homestead on Main street and lived there virtually all his life, with the exception of several years at Marine, where he learned the blacksmithing business, in the shop of John C. Thurnau, his uncle. Afterwards he was engaged in the blacksmithing and buggy business with his brothers, Henry J. Springer and Otto J. Springer, at the corner of Main and Vandalia streets, until the incorporation of Springer Brothers Manufacturing Company on Vandalia street, of which he was one of the incorporators and one of its principal stockholders, until its dissolution about ten years ago.
He obtained several United States patents for improvements in buggy springs.
He lived with his mother and his two brothers, William and Otto, in the old homestead until her death in 1908, and the three brothers after her death continued to reside there until now.
His mother, Sophie Thurnau Springer, came to this country in 1845.
Mrs. Springer is survived by three brothers, who are, according to their age, E.C. Springer, William F. Springer and O.J. Springer, and one sister, Mrs. Ottille Tunnell, widow of the late R.F. Tunnell, and six nieces and four nephews. A brother, Henry J. Springer, preceded him in death.
Mrs. Springer was of vigorous constitution and enjoyed good health until his last illness which began seven months ago, since which time he was confined to his bed, and during all that time received the careful and unremitting attention of his two brothers, William and Otto J. Springer.
The funeral will take place Thursday, July 5, at 2 o'clock p.m. from the residence at 710 North Main street. The services will be conducted by Rev. H.J. Bredehoeft of the Evangelical Church. Burial will be made at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Pallbearers were three nephews, R.F. Tunnell Jr., Henry Springer and Fredric E. Springer, a grand-nephew, Warren Harris, and Ferdinand Stahlhut and Gustav Soehlke.
Frederick J. Springer, one of the oldest, if not the oldest, native born resident of Edwardsville, died at 710 North Main street at 2 o'clock this morning. He was born February 28, 1852, and was over 82 years of age at the time of his death. He was the second son of Frederick J. Springer who came to this country from Germany in 1839 and was engaged in the blacksmithing and wagon business from that time until his death in 1863 and did an extensive business in that line and built many wagons for the overland pioneers of the west.
Mrs. Springer was born on the old homestead on Main street and lived there virtually all his life, with the exception of several years at Marine, where he learned the blacksmithing business, in the shop of John C. Thurnau, his uncle. Afterwards he was engaged in the blacksmithing and buggy business with his brothers, Henry J. Springer and Otto J. Springer, at the corner of Main and Vandalia streets, until the incorporation of Springer Brothers Manufacturing Company on Vandalia street, of which he was one of the incorporators and one of its principal stockholders, until its dissolution about ten years ago.
He obtained several United States patents for improvements in buggy springs.
He lived with his mother and his two brothers, William and Otto, in the old homestead until her death in 1908, and the three brothers after her death continued to reside there until now.
His mother, Sophie Thurnau Springer, came to this country in 1845.
Mrs. Springer is survived by three brothers, who are, according to their age, E.C. Springer, William F. Springer and O.J. Springer, and one sister, Mrs. Ottille Tunnell, widow of the late R.F. Tunnell, and six nieces and four nephews. A brother, Henry J. Springer, preceded him in death.
Mrs. Springer was of vigorous constitution and enjoyed good health until his last illness which began seven months ago, since which time he was confined to his bed, and during all that time received the careful and unremitting attention of his two brothers, William and Otto J. Springer.
The funeral will take place Thursday, July 5, at 2 o'clock p.m. from the residence at 710 North Main street. The services will be conducted by Rev. H.J. Bredehoeft of the Evangelical Church. Burial will be made at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Pallbearers were three nephews, R.F. Tunnell Jr., Henry Springer and Fredric E. Springer, a grand-nephew, Warren Harris, and Ferdinand Stahlhut and Gustav Soehlke.
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