Ephraim R. Baumgartner (1861 - 1923)

Born 20 Sep 1861 in Heidelberg Township, York, Pennsylvania, United States

Husband of Eliza A. (Stever) Baumgartner — married about 26 Jan 1882 in Fulton, Illinois, United States

Died 11 Sep 1923 at age 61 in Moline, Rock Island, Illinois, United States

Biography

Ephraim Baumgartner was born in Pennsylvania.

Ephraim Baumgartner has German Roots.

Ephraim, son of Samuel Baumgardner and Eliza Rabenstine,^[1][2] was born 20 September 1861 in Heidelberg Township, York County, Pennsylvania.^[1][2] His parents had him baptized in Saint Matthew's Lutheran Church in Hanover, York County, on 18 November 1861.^[1]

Ephraim Baumgartner was an Illinoisan.

By 1870, eight-year-old Ephraim R. had relocated to Woodland Township, Fulton County, Illinois, with his parents Sam (age 50, carpenter) and Eliza Bumgardner [sic] (41), and siblings John Louis (24, works farm), Jacob William (21, carpenter), Samuel E. (19, works farm), Elias (17, works farm), Elizabeth (16), Charles Edward (14), Eliza Jane (10), Mandilla Delilah "Amanda" (6) and Emery Elsworth Baumgartner (3), as well as Valentine Yakely (20, carpenter). ^[3]

In 1880, the family including Samuel (age 59, farmer) and Eliza Baumgardner (51), their children Ephraim (19), Manda D. (16), Emery (13), Samuel (29), and grandchildren Nora M. (6) and John Baumgardner (3) remained in Woodland Township.^[4]

On 26 January 1882 in Fulton County, he married Eliza A. Stever with whom he had three children:

1. Gertrude (Baumgartner) Underhill (b. 16 August 1882;^[5] m. Herman Victor Underhill;^[6][7] d. 30 March 1971).^[5][8]
2. Lute Baumgartner (b. 3 September 1884;^[9][10] m. Edna Pfaff;^[11][12] d. May 1966).^[10][13]
3. Ross Baumgartner (b. 20 June 1886;^[14][15] m. Margaret Little;^{[citation needed]} d. 20 April 1980).^[14][16]

In 1900, Ephram (age 39, teamster) and Eliza Baumgartner (38, mother of three) rented a farm in Woodland Township, where they lived with their children Gertrude (18), Lute (16) and Ross Baumgartner (14).^[17]

By 1910, Ephfrem (age 48, factory worker) and Eliza Baumgarner [sic] (46, mother of three) had purchased a house at 548 East Price Street in Canton, Fulton County, Illinois.^[18]

Ephraim (age 57, bench worker at a plow shop) and Eliza Baumgartner (56) had relocated to a rental property at 1834-1/2 15th Street in Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois, before 1920.^[19]

He died 11 September 1923 in Moline at age 61^[2] and was buried there 14 September 1923 at Riverside Cemetery.^[20]

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Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950, database, FamilySearch (11 February 2018), Ephraim R. Baumgartner, 18 Nov 1861; Christening, citing Saint Matthew’s Lutheran Church, Hanover, York, Pennsylvania; FHL microfilm 823,599. Index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947, database, FamilySearch (8 March 2018), Ephram R. Baumgartner, 11 Sep 1923; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,558,710.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} United States Census, 1870, database with images, FamilySearch (12 April 2016), Ephrim Bumgardner in entry for Sam Bumgardner, Illinois, United States; citing p. 19, family 133, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,722.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} United States Census, 1880, database with images, FamilySearch (15 September 2017), Ephraim Baumgardner in household of Samuel Baumgardner, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 59, sheet 445D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 0208; FHL microfilm 1,254,208.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002, database, FamilySearch (4 December 2014), Gertrude Underhill, 30 Mar 1971; from "Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002," database, Ancestry (2001); citing Hennepin, Minnesota, record 1807630, certificate number 007812, Minnesota Department of Health, Minneapolis.
6. ↑ Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940, database with images, FamilySearch (19 February 2021), Herman Underhill and Gertrude Baumgartner, 20 Oct 1906; citing Hancock, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,533,506.
7. ↑ Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940, database with images, FamilySearch (19 February 2021), Herman Underhill and Gertrude Baumgarter, 20 Oct 1906; citing Hancock, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 954,181.
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 08 April 2022), memorial page for Gertrude Underhill (16 Aug 1882–30 Mar 1971), Find A Grave: Memorial #136941023, citing Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA; Maintained by Steve Carlson (contributor 47330162).
9. ↑ United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, database with images, FamilySearch (31 December 2021), Lute Baumgartner, 1917-1918.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} United States Social Security Death Index, database, FamilySearch (9 January 2021), Lute Baumgartner, May 1966; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
11. ↑ Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940, database with images, FamilySearch (19 February 2021), Lute Baumgartner and Edna Pfaff, 21 Oct 1914; citing Rock Island, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,428,582.
12. ↑ Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935, database, FamilySearch (13 January 2020), Lute Baumgartner, 1914.
13. ↑ Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997, database, FamilySearch (8 January 2022), Lute Baumgartner, 1966.
14. ↑ ^{14.0 14.1} United States Social Security Death Index, database, FamilySearch (9 January 2021), Ross Baumgartner, Apr 1980; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
15. ↑ United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, database with images, FamilySearch (30 December 2021), Ross Baumgartner, 1917-1918.
16. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 08 April 2022), memorial page for Ross Baumgartner (20 Jun 1886–Apr 1980), Find A Grave: Memorial #110843960, citing Oak Knoll Memorial Park Cemetery, Sterling, Whiteside County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by MrღB (contributor 47011046).
17. ↑ United States Census, 1900, database with images, FamilySearch (25 January 2022), Ephram Baumgartner, 1900.
18. ↑ United States Census, 1910, database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 9 April 2022), Ephfrem Baumgarner, Canton Ward 5, Fulton, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 78, sheet 3B, family 80, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 288; FHL microfilm 1,374,301.
19. ↑ United States Census, 1920, database with images, FamilySearch (1 February 2021), Eph Baumgartner, 1920.
20. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 9 April 2022), memorial page for Ephraham Baumgartner (26 Sep 1861–11 Sep 1923), Find A Grave: Memorial #26529495, citing Riverside Cemetery, Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by T Richardson Satterly (contributor 46949381).

Acknowledgement

This profile was created, researched and initially written by Kathy Rabenstein.