Frederick M. Baumgartner1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 23173, (1890 - 1918)
FatherJohn H. Baumgartner6,7,8 (17 Nov 1863 - 12 Oct 1931)
MotherEmma H. Kuhlman4,5 (1 Feb 1862 - 5 Jun 1948)

Key Events:

Birth: 2 Apr 1890, Huntington, Indiana9,10,11
Marriage: 12 Sep 1918, Hattiesburg, Forrest Co., Mississippi, Loretto C. Williams (25 Oct 1891 - 10 Jul 1958)12,13
Death: 12 Oct 191814,15,16
Burial: Suresnes American Cemetery, Paris, France17
ChartsDescendants of Hermann Hinrich Fennker
AncestryThe Fenker Family

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Narrative:

     Frederick M. Baumgartner was born on 2 Apr 1890 in Huntington, Indiana.9,10,11
     He appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Columbia, Whitley Co., Indiana, in the household of his parents, John H. Baumgartner and Emma H. Kuhlman.6
Sgt. Fred M. Baumgartner
from Gold Star Honor Roll18

     He moved to St Joseph Co. with his parents in 1901.19,20 He appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of South Bend, Saint Joseph Co., Indiana, in the household of his parents.7
     Frederick attended Notre Dame University.21
     He was an apprentice in a tire shop by 1910.22
     Frederick enlisted in the Machine Gun Company, 3rd Infantry, Indiana National Guard as a private 1 Jun 1917 in South Bend and began to drill with it.23,24,25
     He registered for the draft for World War I on 5 Jun 1917, while living at New Carlisle, St Joseph Co., Indiana, reporting he was employed as a tinner for Zeck Bros., in New Carlisle.3
     He departed for Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana, 10 Sep 1917.8 He was transferred to Camp Shelby, Mississippi, several months later, and assigned to Company C, 139th Machine Gun Battalion, 3rd Infantry.26,27
     Frederick married Loretto C. Williams, of South Bend, daughter of James Williams and Ann Higgins, on 12 Sep 1918 in Hattiesburg, Forrest Co., Mississippi.12,13
     He departed for Camp Albert L. Mills, on Long Island, New York, on 16 Sep 1918.28 He embarked 6 Oct 1918 for overseas, as a sergeant.21
     Frederick died on 12 Oct 1918 at age 28, at sea on board a transport, of pheumonia.14,15,16 He was apparently buried at sea. He is listed on the Tablets of the Missing at the Suresnes American Cemetery, Paris, France.17

Children:
     There were no children with Loretto C. Williams

Citations

  1. [S10895] John Bumgardner household, 1900 U.S. Census, Whitley Co., Indiana, shows name as Frederick Bumgardner.
  2. [S10896] John Baumgardner household, 1910 U.S. Census, Saint Joseph Co., Indiana, shows name as Fred Baumgardner.
  3. [S10899] Fred M Baumgartner, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
  4. [S10895] John Bumgardner household, 1900 U.S. Census, Whitley Co., Indiana, shows him as the son of her husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  5. [S10896] John Baumgardner household, 1910 U.S. Census, Saint Joseph Co., Indiana, shows him as the son of her husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  6. [S10895] John Bumgardner household, 1900 U.S. Census, Whitley Co., Indiana.
  7. [S10896] John Baumgardner household, 1910 U.S. Census, Saint Joseph Co., Indiana.
  8. [S10903] Fred M. Baumgartner obituary, The South Bend Tribune.
  9. [S10895] John Bumgardner household, 1900 U.S. Census, Whitley Co., Indiana, shows month, year, age 10, and state.
  10. [S10896] John Baumgardner household, 1910 U.S. Census, Saint Joseph Co., Indiana, shows age 20 and state.
  11. [S10899] Fred M Baumgartner, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, shows date, city, and state.
  12. [S1372] "Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935," Ancestry.com, record for Fred M. Baumgartner and Loretta Williams, shows date, county and state.
  13. [S10903] Fred M. Baumgartner obituary, The South Bend Tribune, shows date, city, and state, and she was "of this city."
  14. [S10900] Oliver, Gold Star Honor Roll, pg 554, shows date, on transport, and cause.
  15. [S10903] Fred M. Baumgartner obituary, The South Bend Tribune, shows date, at sea, and cause.
  16. [S10901] "U.S. Headstone and Interment Records for U.S., Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942-1949," Ancestry.com, record for Fred M. Baumgartner, shows date.
  17. [S10901] "U.S. Headstone and Interment Records for U.S., Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942-1949," Ancestry.com, record for Fred M. Baumgartner.
  18. [S10900] Oliver, Gold Star Honor Roll.
  19. [S10900] Oliver, Gold Star Honor Roll, pg 554, shows Fred moved to St. Joseph Co. in 1901.
  20. [S10918] John H. Baumgartner obituary, The South Bend Tribune, shows he was a resident 30 years at death 12 Oct 1931.
  21. [S10900] Oliver, Gold Star Honor Roll, pg 554.
  22. [S10896] John Baumgardner household, 1910 U.S. Census, Saint Joseph Co., Indiana, shows occupation as apprentice and industry as tire shop.
  23. [S10900] Oliver, Gold Star Honor Roll, pg 554, shows date, as 1 Jun 1917, city, and Indiana National Guard.
  24. [S10903] Fred M. Baumgartner obituary, The South Bend Tribune, shows date, as 30 May 1918, but context suggests year was earlier.
  25. [S10904] "Local Units Need More Men," South Bend News-Times, 2 Jun 1917, shows unit, and they were drilling.
  26. [S10900] Oliver, Gold Star Honor Roll, pg 554, show location and unit.
  27. [S10903] Fred M. Baumgartner obituary, The South Bend Tribune, shows sent there a few months after going to Ft. Benjamin Harrison.
  28. [S10903] Fred M. Baumgartner obituary, The South Bend Tribune, shows sent there a few months after going to Ft. Benjamin Harriso.