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Ernst G. Steinke^1,2,3

Key Events:

• Ernst G. Steinke was born on 21 Jan 1859 in Germany.^1,4
• Ernst married Emma Sander, daughter of Adolph Sander and Catharine Mathes, on 17 Feb 1894.^5,6,7
• Ernst died on 15 Sep 1935 in Jacksonville, Florida, at age 76, at his residence.^8,9
• He was cremated and his remains were interred at the Cemetery of Spring Grove, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, on 17 Feb 1936, in the lot owned by his father-in-law.¹

Citations

1. Cemetery of Spring Grove, burial records.
2. Martha Fenker, personal notes, typed list prepared by MCF.
3. Seminloe Hotel household, 1930 U.S. Census, Duval Co., Florida, shows name as E. G. Steinke.
4. Seminloe Hotel household, 1930 U.S. Census, Duval Co., Florida, shows age 71 and country.
5. Martha Fenker, personal notes, typed list prepared by MCF, shows date.
6. Cemetery of Spring Grove, burial records, for Ernst G. Steinke, shows wife Emma S., and he was son-in-law to Adolph Sander.
7. Seminloe Hotel household, 1930 U.S. Census, Duval Co., Florida, shows he first married at age 35, and she at 23.
8. Cemetery of Spring Grove, burial records, shows date, died at residence, and shows city and state of residence.
9. Martha Fenker, personal notes, typed list prepared by MCF, shows date only.

Hedwig Sander^1,2,3

Parents

Key Events:

• Hedwig Sander was born on 21 Oct 1868 in Cincinnati, Ohio.^4,5,6
• Hedwig married Warren Murdock Watson, son of Major Josiah Watson and Abby F. Murdock, on 30 Nov 1887.^7,8,9
• Hedwig died on 16 Aug 1891 in Paul Smith's, Franklin Co., New York, at age 22, from the effects of exposure, after having been caught in a snow storm.^{10,11,5,12,13}
• She was buried on 19 Aug 1891 in Cemetery of Spring Grove, Cincinnati, Ohio, in the lot owned by her father.¹¹

Citations

1. Cemetery of Spring Grove, burial records, spells given name Hedwig.
2. Adolph Sander household, 1880 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows given name Hedwig.
3. Hedwig S. Waton, Hedwig S. obituary, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle.
4. Cemetery of Spring Grove, burial records, shows place and age at death as 22 yrs, 9 mo., 18 days.
5. Martha Fenker, personal notes, typed list prepared by MCF, shows date only.
6. Adolph Sander household, 1880 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows age 11 and state.
7. Martha Fenker, personal notes, typed list prepared by MCF.
8. Cemetery of Spring Grove, burial records, for Hedwig, shows married and surname Watson.
9. Hedwig S. Waton, Hedwig S. obituary, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, shows married.
10. Hedwig S. Waton, Hedwig S. obituary, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, shows date and town.
11. Cemetery of Spring Grove, burial records.
12. Frazier, Emilou (Fenker) letter to Timothy Frazier, Jan 1996, gives story of the snow storm incident in New York.
13. Interview, Emilou Fenker Frazier, 3 & 5 Jul 2000, gave the story of the snow storm, but placed it in Ohio.

Warren Murdock Watson^1,2,3

Parents

Key Events:

• Warren Murdock Watson was born on 19 Feb 1861 in Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York.⁴
• Warren married Hedwig Sander, daughter of Adolph Sander and Catharine Mathes, on 30 Nov 1887.^5,6,7
• Warren died on 13 Sep 1911 in Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York, at age 50.^8,9
• He was buried on 15 Sep 1911 in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, in his parent's lot.⁴

Citations

1. Horner, Muriel, "Nancy --info to you on Warren M. Watson & wife Hedwig Sander," e-mail to author, 25 Jun 2011, shows name as Warren Murdock Waton.
2. Hedwig S. Waton, Hedwig S. obituary, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, shows name as Warren Murdock Watson.
3. Martha Fenker, personal notes, typed list prepared by MCF, shows name as Warren M. Watson.
4. Horner, Muriel, "Nancy --info to you on Warren M. Watson & wife Hedwig Sander," e-mail to author, 25 Jun 2011.
5. Martha Fenker, personal notes, typed list prepared by MCF.
6. Cemetery of Spring Grove, burial records, for Hedwig, shows married and surname Watson.
7. Hedwig S. Waton, Hedwig S. obituary, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, shows married.
8. Horner, Muriel, "Nancy --info to you on Warren M. Watson & wife Hedwig Sander," e-mail to author, 25 Jun 2011, shows date, as 13th, city, and state.
9. Martha Fenker, personal notes, typed list prepared by MCF, shows date, as 15th.