Harry Steinbach

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Harry Celebrated 50 years of marriage: 1923-1973

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When Harry F. Steinbach was born on May 21, 1898, in New York, his father, Frank, was 40 and his mother, Katherine, was 35.^[1] He was their fifth child and fourth son. His father Frank, sometimes known as Casper, had previously been married to Mary Margareta Sherer but she died in 1888, leaving him to raise their four-year old daughter, Clara, alone.

Harry was a tiny baby having been born prematurely. The story goes that he was so small that his parents made a crib from a cigar box for him to sleep in. His prematurity may explain why Harry wasn’t baptized until January 23, 1899^[2] when he was 8 months old. His name is listed as Friedericum on his Christening Record. His parents are recorded as Franz Steinbach and Katharina Koen and the Baptism took place in Buffalo, NY.^[3]

The 1905 New York State Census shows Harry and his family living at 357 Bissel Avenue in Buffalo. Frank is a cigar maker. Clara is not shown with the family but she is twenty-one years old and possibly married. George, Harry’s oldest brother is 16 and he is a machinist. Nicholas is 13, William is 12, Charlotte 10, Harry 7, Viola 4 and Albert is 2.^[4]

When the 1910 Federal Census was conducted, Harry’s family lived at 86 Box Avenue. Frank C is 52 years old and still a cigar maker. George is 20 and is an upholsterer, Nicholas, 18, is a candy maker, William, 17, is an errand boy, Charlotte listed as Lottie is 15, Harry is 11, Viola is 9, Albert is 7 and Mabel is 3.^[5]

Harry registered for the Draft on September 12, 1918^[6] and fortunately was never drafted. Just two months later, Kaiser Wilhelm abdicated and Germany signed the armistice in Compiègne, France on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. The war officially ended on June 28, 1919, when the Treaty of Versailles was signed.^[7]

He married Rose Catherine Rechin on April 26, 1923, in St. Gerard Church, in Buffalo, New York.^[8] They had two sons during their marriage.

He worked as a mail carrier in the City of Buffalo. Harry retired on June 30, 1958, after 35 years of service.^[9] Harry was a member of the Improved Order of the Red Men, a fraternal order who's motto is “Freedom, Friendship, Charity.”^[10]

After retiring, he moved to 1215 Campbell Blvd, in Getzville and spent his time caring for a large garden and helping his son, Bob, with his nursery. His wife sold excess produce at a stand Harry built at the end of their driveway. When driving his green tractor or working in the garden he always wore a striped engineer's cap.

He died on March 31, 1986^[11], in a nursing home in Buffalo, New York, at the age of 87, and is buried in the cemetery at St Mary's Catholic Church, Arcade, New York.^[12]

Residences

1900 - 344 Dodge Street, Buffalo, NY

1905 - 357 Bissell Avenue, Buffalo, NY

1910 - 86 Box Avenue, Buffalo, NY

1918 - 286 Moselle Street, Buffalo, NY

1920 - 286 Moselle Street, Buffalo, NY

1925 - Delevan Avenue, Buffalo, NY

1930 - 59 Moeller Street, Buffalo, NY

1940 - 453 Hewitt Avenue, Buffalo, NY

1959 - 1215 Campbell Blvd ,Buffalo, NY

Sources

1. ↑ "New York, Births and Christenings, 1640-1962,"
2. ↑ "New York, Births and Christenings, 1640-1962,"
3. ↑ New York, Births and Christenings, 1640-1962
4. ↑ "New York State Census, 1905"
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1910,"
6. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918,"
7. ↑ "WWI Timeline."
8. ↑ “Harry Steinbach and Rose Rechin Certificate of Marriage”
9. ↑ ”Harry F. Steinbach, Honorary Recognition”
10. ↑ Recollection
11. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index,"
12. ↑ "Find A Grave Index,"

• "New York, Births and Christenings, 1640-1962," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FD21-FF2 : accessed 9 July 2015), Friedericum Steinbach, 21 May 1898; citing , reference Book 3 Page 383; FHL microfilm 928,704.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MSX6-8HB : 6 March 2015), Henry Steinbach in household of Casper Steinbach, Election District 1 Buffalo city Ward 17, Erie, New York, United States; citing sheet 9A, family 190, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,029.

• "New York State Census, 1905", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MV1G-ZVV : 26 November 2014), Harry F Steinbach in household of Casper Steinbach, Buffalo, Ward 18, E.D. 06, Erie, New York; citing p. 11, line 7, county offices, New York.; FHL microfilm 825,700.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M5MC-X61 : 29 October 2015), Harry Steinbach in household of Frank C Steinbach, Buffalo Ward 16, Erie, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 161, sheet 4A, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,958.

• "New York State Census, 1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K9NL-22H : 8 November 2014), Harry P Steinbach, Buffalo Ward 19, A.D. 08, E.D. 05, Erie, New York, United States; from "New York, State Census, 1915," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing p. 09, line 20, state population census schedules, 1915, New York State Archives, Albany.

• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KXTJ-H2L : 12 December 2014), Harry Fred Steinbach, 1917-1918; citing Buffalo City no 11, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,712,128.

• "WWI Timeline." Rosenberg, Jennifer. About Education. July 26, 2015. Accessed August 24, 2016. http://history1900s.about.com/od/1910s/a/WWI-Timeline.htm.

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MJ2B-89S : 14 December 2015), Harry Steinlash in household of Frank Steinlash, Buffalo Ward 19, Erie, New York, United States; citing sheet 14B, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,821,106.

• “Harry Steinbach and Rose Rechin Certificate of Marriage”, Church of St. Gerard, Buffalo, New York, April 26, 1923. Digital copy in possession of J Steinbach

• "New York State Census, 1925," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K9XM-BS4 : 8 November 2014), Harry F Steinbach, Buffalo Ward 19, A.D. 05, E.D. 10, Erie, New York, United States; records extracted by Ancestry and images digitized by FamilySearch; citing p. 42, line 39, New York State Archives, Albany.

• "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X7CG-XP5 : 8 December 2015), Harry F Steinbach, 1930.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KQ54-R8C : accessed 24 August 2016), Harry F Steinbach, Ward 17, Buffalo, Buffalo City, Erie, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 64-358, sheet 4A, family 84, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2834.

• ”Harry F. Steinbach, Honorary Recognition”, Post Office Department, United States of America, Buffalo, NY, June 30, 1958, Marvin Stradwick, Arthur E Summerfield. In recognition of honorable service to the United States Postal Service.

• Recollection by his youngest son who personally related it to J Steinbach August, 2018.

• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JY97-BP1 : 20 May 2014), Harry Steinbach, Mar 1986; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QVLS-DRCM : 13 December 2015), Harry F Steinbach, 1986; Burial, East Arcade, Wyoming, New York, United States of America, Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery; citing record ID 83229856. Find A Grave: Memorial #83229856