Born 27 Apr 1867 in Indiana

Died 3 Nov 1936 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Profile manager: Shayne Davidson [send private message]

Biography

Dr. Springer was an assistant physician for the Cook County coroner's office. He performed the postmortem exam on May Plowman Moody. Eleven years later he would perform the postmortem exam on the body of Bobby Franks who was the victim of infamous killers Leopold and Leob.

Read about the mystery surrounding May Moody's death: http://capturedandexposed.com/2020/02/07/family-secrets/

Sources

• Joseph Springer, "United States Census, 1900"

"United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MS31-JQV : accessed 29 Jan 2013), Joseph Springer, ED 561 Precinct 6 Chicago city Ward 18, Cook, Illinois, United States; citing sheet 3A, family 33, NARA microfilm publication T623, FHL microfilm 1240268.

• Joseph Springer, "United States Census, 1910"

"United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MKCW-H9P : accessed 29 Jan 2013), Joseph Springer, Chicago Ward 7, Cook, Illinois; citing sheet 7B, family 196, NARA microfilm publication T624, FHL microfilm 1374260.

• Joseph Springer, "United States Census, 1920"

"United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MJSR-HXY : accessed 29 Jan 2013), Joseph Springer, Chicago, Cook, Illinois; citing enumeration district (ED) , sheet 9B, family 218, NARA microfilm publication T625, FHL microfilm 1820310.

• Joseph Springer, "United States Census, 1930"

"United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XSTD-L6V : accessed 29 Jan 2013), Joseph Springer, Chicago (Districts 0251-0500), Cook, Illinois; citing enumeration district (ED) 0260, sheet 28B, family , NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 424.

• Joseph Springer Death Record

"Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NQVN-CNL : accessed 29 Jan 2013), Joseph Springer, 03 Nov 1936; citing reference rn 31608, FHL microfilm 1927085.

Footnotes

Acknowledgments

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