Descendants of Friedrich Ernst Steinke

Steinke Family Photos

 

Generation No. 1

 

1.  FRIEDRICH ERNST² STEINKE  (GOTTLIEF¹) was born May 02, 1849 in (possibly) Bromberg, Kr. Bromberg, Posen, Preussen¹, and died April 25, 1927 in Denver, Colorado.  He married (1) ANNA C. KÖNIG².  She was born Abt. 1854 in Germany, and died Abt. 1883 in York County, Nebraska.  He married (2) FRIEDRIKA ERNESTINE "FREDA" ZICK July 31, 1884 in York, York, Nebraska.  She was born January 19, 1864 in ?Stuttgart?, Prussia, and died June 07, 1936 in Denver, Colorado.

 

More About FRIEDRICH ERNST STEINKE:

Date born 2: May 02, 1849, Bromberg, Germany

Burial: April 28, 1927, Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colorado³

Immigration: 1872⁴

Naturalization: 1880⁵

Residence 1: April 1907, Resided 3906 Wewatta (Brighton Blvd.).

Residence 2: 1920, 3906 Wewatta⁵

 

More About ANNA C. KÖNIG:

Fact 1: Died when son Fred was about 4 years old.

 

More About FRIEDRIKA ERNESTINE "FREDA" ZICK:

Burial: Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colorado⁶

Immigration: 1884⁷

Occupation: Co-owner of a small store at 3906 Wewatta (Brighton Blvd) by 1927; sole owner after husband’s death.

Residence: Goodland, KS & Denver, Colorado

       

Children of FRIEDRICH STEINKE and ANNA KÖNIG are:

                   i.       EDITH W.³ STEINKE, b. June 04, 1874;  d. April 08, 1941, Denver, Denver County, Colorado.

                  ii.       LYDIA ANNA ELIZABETH STEINKE, b. September 20, 1876, York County, Nebraska; d. Unknown, ?Kansas?.

 

More About LYDIA ANNA ELIZABETH STEINKE:

Chr/Bapt: November 19, 1876, Ebenezer Meth., Waco, York, NE

 

2.              iii.       FRIEDRICH KARL STEINKE, b. March 29, 1879, Waco, York, Nebraska;  d. June 19, 1959, Denver, Colorado.

                 iv.       CLARA BERTHA STEINKE, b. September 07, 1881, York County, Nebraska; d. 1937, ?Kansas?.

 

More About CLARA BERTHA STEINKE:

Chr/Bapt: November 27, 1881, Ebenezer Meth., Waco, York, NE

 

       

Children of FRIEDRICH STEINKE and FRIEDRIKA ZICK are:

                  v.       LOUIS LEONARD³ STEINKE, b. March 1885, York County,  Nebraska; d. July 02, 1958, Denver, Colorado.

 

More About LOUIS LEONARD STEINKE:

Burial: July 07, 1958, Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Littleton, Arapahoe County, Colorado⁸

 

                 vi.       HELENA STEINKE, b. May 26, 1887, Goodland, Sherman County, Kansas;  d. December 1972, Denver, Colorado⁹.

                vii.       NELL MARGUERITE "NELLIE" STEINKE, b. January 05, 1890, Goodland, Sherman County, Kansas; d. March 03, 1945, Denver, Colorado.

 

More About NELL MARGUERITE "NELLIE" STEINKE:

Burial: March 06, 1945, Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colorado

 

               viii.       PEARL MAY STEINKE¹⁰, b. April 27, 1892, Goodland, Sherman County, Kansas¹⁰; d. July 23, 1946, Denver, Colorado.

 

More About PEARL MAY STEINKE:

Died 2: July 22, 1946¹⁰

Burial: July 26, 1946, Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colorado^11,12

 

                  ix.       LORETTA JENNY STEINKE, b. April 1898, Goodland, Sherman, Kansas; d. November 02, 1981, Denver, Colorado¹³.

                   x.       VERA STEINKE, b. Abt. 1900, Goodland, Sherman County, Kansas or Denver, Arapahoe County, Colorado; d. April 21, 1907, Denver, Colorado.

 

More About VERA STEINKE:

Burial: April 21, 1907, Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colorado

Cause of Death: Scarlet fever

 

                  xi.       MABEL BEATRICE STEINKE, b. Abt. 1904, Denver, Colorado;  d. April 14, 1907, Denver, Colorado¹⁴.

 

More About MABEL BEATRICE STEINKE:

Burial: April 14, 1907, Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colorado

Cause of Death: Scarlet fever

 

 

Generation No. 2

 

2.  FRIEDRICH KARL³ STEINKE (FRIEDRICH ERNST², GOTTLIEF¹) was born March 29, 1879 in Waco, York, Nebraska¹⁵, and died June 19, 1959 in Denver, Colorado¹⁶.  He married TERESA ANNA SANDTNER September 03, 1906 in Elitch Gardens, Denver, Colorado.  She was born November 05, 1884 in Ohio¹⁷, and died July 25, 1970 in Lakewood, Jefferson, Colorado¹⁸.

 

More About FRIEDRICH KARL STEINKE:

Burial: Mt. Olivet, Golden, Jefferson Coounty, Colorado¹⁹

Cause of Death: Heart attack

Chr/Bapt: June 15, 1879, Ebenezer Meth., Waco, York, NE²⁰

Medical Information: Had a "leakey valve" in heart

Occupation: Brickmaker, Painter, Miner, Farmer, Trolley Motorman (1920 +/-), Bartender²¹

Religion: No Preference²²

Residence: January 02, 1920, Denver, Colorado²³

 

More About TERESA ANNA SANDTNER:

Date born 2: November 05, 1884, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania²⁴

Burial: Mt. Olivet, Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado²⁵

Cause of Death: Cancer

Occupation: Laundress (before marriage); homemaker

Religion: Roman Catholic

       

Children of FRIEDRICH STEINKE and TERESA SANDTNER are:

                   i.       GEORGE ERNEST⁴ STEINKE, b. May 25, 1907, Denver, Colorado;  d. May 30, 1968, Denver, Colorado.

 

More About GEORGE ERNEST STEINKE:

Burial: Mt. Olivet, Wheat Ridge, Jefferson County, Colorado

Fact 1: No issue

Occupation: Railroad engineer

Religion: Catholic

Residence: Denver, Colorado

 

                  ii.       FREDRICK WILLIAM STEINKE, b. July 26, 1911, Denver, Arapahoe, Colorado;  d. September 18, 1991, Wheat Ridge, Jefferson, Colorado.

 

More About FREDRICK WILLIAM STEINKE:

Burial: Mt. Olivet, Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado (cremated)

Fact 1: No issue

Religion: Catholic

Residence: Denver, Estes Park, Grand Junction, Colorado & Mesa, AZ

 

3.              iii.       LOUISE MARIE STEINKE, b. October 18, 1919, St. Joseph's Hospital, Denver, Colorado; d. March 16, 1985, Arvada, Jefferson, Colorado.

 

 

Generation No. 3

 

3.  LOUISE MARIE⁴ STEINKE (FRIEDRICH KARL³, FRIEDRICH ERNST², GOTTLIEF¹) was born October 18, 1919 in St. Joseph's Hospital, Denver, Colorado²⁶, and died March 16, 1985 in Arvada, Jefferson, Colorado²⁷.  She married ALVIN EDWARD WICHMANN June 25, 1938 in Emmaus Lutheran Church, Denver, Colorado²⁸.  He was born June 25, 1917 in Home 2921  W. 25 Ave., Denver, Colorado²⁹, and died August 31, 1999 in Northglenn, Adams, Colorado.

 

More About LOUISE MARIE STEINKE:

Burial: Cremated (Olinger Mortuary, Crown Hill Crematorium, Lakewood, Jefferson, Colorado)

Cause of Death: Myocardial infarction

Medical Information: Had high blood pressure, was overweight for many years.

Occupation: Realtor

Religion: Lutheran

 

More About ALVIN EDWARD WICHMANN:

Burial: Cremated (Olinger Mortuary, Crown Hill Crematorium, Lakewood, Jefferson, Colorado)

Chr/Bapt: Abt. July 01, 1917, At home.

Fact 1: Army signalcorps, WWII

Occupation: Electrician (neon signs)

Religion: Lutheran

       

Children of LOUISE STEINKE and ALVIN WICHMANN are:

                   i.       LEONA LOUISE⁵ WICHMANN, b. Private.

                  ii.       DAVID ALLEN WICHMANN, b. Private.

                 iii.       ROBERT EDWARD WICHMANN, b. Private.

 

 

 

Endnotes

 

1.  Matthias Steinke (lives near Hamburg) June, 2000 in e-mail

2.  Baptismal Record, Baptismal Certificate for her son, Friedrich Karl Steinke.

3.  Records:  Fairmount Cemetery, e. Alameda & S. Quebec, Denver, Colorado.  (303) 399-0692.   Burial Plot: SE 1/4 of Lot 11, Block 77.

4.  Census, 1920, Colorado, Denver  Roll T-625_1160, page 3B, ED 145 , line 24.  Enumerated   Jan 1920.  Res. 3906 Wewatta.

5.  Census, 1920, Colorado, Denver  Roll T-625_1160, page 3B, ED 145 , line 61.  Enumerated   Jan 1920.  Res. 3906 Wewatta.

6.  Records:  Fairmount Cemetery, e. Alameda & S. Quebec, Denver, Colorado.  (303) 399-0692.   Burial Plot: SE 1/4 of Lot 11, Block 77.

7.  Census, 1920, Colorado, Denver  Roll T-625_1160, page 3B, ED 145 , line 61.  Enumerated   Jan 1920.  Res. 3906 Wewatta.

8.  Interment order, Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Littleton, Colorado.  Section 2, lot 98-D, Space 1, Garden of the Apostles. (I have a copy.)

9.  Brøderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 2, Ed. 4, Social Security Death Index: U.S., Social Security Death Index, Surnames from M through Z, Date of Import: Jan 23, 1997, Internal Ref. #1.112.4.70596.72

10.  Julie (Ellis) Benner, OttoPundtSr.FTW, Date of Import: 18 Jun 1999.

11.  Funeral notice:  THE DENVER POST, Friday, July 26, 1946, p. 25, col. 5.

12.  Fairmount Interment Record, Pundt, Pearl M, Sex F, Color W, Age 54, Date July 26, 1946, Plat book 8, Page 3555, Int. No. 70048, Section S 1/2 of SW 1/4, Lot 141, Block 96, Next of kin Louies [Sic.] Griboski 5102 St. Paul, Undertaker Olinger.

13.  E-mail & GEDCOM sent by Ronald Abel--Ronald.Abel@tma.osd.mil, 8/11/99

14.  Fairmount Cemetery records.

15.  Leona L. (Wichmann) Gustafson personal knowledge. Records:  Ebenezer Methodist Church, Waco, York, NE.

16.  Death certificate (have copy)

17.  Census, Census, 1920, Colorado, Denver  Roll T-625_158, page , ED 17 , page 5A, line 25.  Enumerated  7 Jan 1920.  Res. 3325 W. 32nd Ave.

18.  Death certificate (have copy)

19.  Records:  Mt. Olivet Cemetery  Burial Plot:  Sec. 22, Block 17, Grave 31

20.  Records: Ebenezer Methodist Church, Waco, York, NE.

21.  Leona L. (Wichmann) Gustafson personal knowledge.  As told by mother and grandfather.

22.  Leona L. (Wichmann) Gustafson personal knowledge.

23.  Census, 1920, Colorado, Denver  Roll T-625_158, page , ED 17 , page 5A, line 24.  Enumerated  7 Jan 1920.  Res. 3325 W. 32nd Ave.

24.  PA is in two counties, no record of her birth exists in either county.  There is a "delayed" birth certificate on record in Colorado that states that she was born in Colorado.  This was obtained in lieu of birth or baptismal record for the Social Security Administration as proof the Teresa was a US citizen. She always told her family that she was born in Bethlehem, PA.

25.  Records:  Mt. Olivet Cemetery  Burial Plot:  Sec. 22, Block 17, Grave 32.

26.  Personal knowledge--Leona L. (Wichmann) Gustafson.  Birth Certificate.

27.  Personal knowledge--Leona L. (Wichmann) Gustafson.  Death Certificate.

28.  Personal knowledge Leona L. (Wichmann) Gustafson.  Marriage license.  Church records.

29.  Personal knowledge--Leona L. (Wichmann) Gustafson.  Birth Certificate.