Frank Hecktor Wielandy

1868 - 1946  (78 years)

• Name	Frank Hecktor Wielandy
  Born	4 Apr 1868	Jefferson City, Cole, Missouri, United States   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	25 Jun 1946	Saint Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States   [2]
  Buried	27 Jun 1946	St Peters Cemetery, St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, USA   [3]
  Person ID	I176	Wagner-Thomas
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2013

  
  

  Father	Johan Francis Wielandy,   b. 4 Apr 1830, Geneva, Genève, Switzerland ,   d. 9 Dec 1906, Saint James, Phelps, Missouri, United States  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Cunigunda Wagner,   b. 6 Feb 1833, Schwarzach, Bavaria, Germany ,   d. Bef 1900, Missouri, United States  (Age < 66 years)
  Married	13 Aug 1863	Jefferson City, Cole, Missouri, United States   [4]
  Family ID	F77	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nell Whobray,   b. Abt 1872,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Paul R Wielandy,   b. 11 Jan 1906, Saint Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States ,   d. Oct 1979, Saint Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States  (Age 73 years)   2. Francis H Wielandy,   b. 13 Oct 1909, Saint Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States ,   d. 11 Sep 2001, Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States  (Age 91 years)   3. Virginia Wielandy,   b. 19 Dec 1911, Saint Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States ,   d. 15 Nov 1996, Riverside, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States  (Age 84 years)
  Last Modified	29 Apr 2014
  Family ID	F528	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 4 Apr 1868 - Jefferson City, Cole, Missouri, United States Died - 25 Jun 1946 - Saint Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  1868 BIRTH: MO,Cole Co-Jefferson City: Frank Hecktor Wielandy was born 4 April 1868. Evangelical Church records Jeff City MO. Story about Frank in "Missouri and Missourians" Vol V, The Lewis Publishing Co 1973, p 921 [hereafter shown as M&M]: Frank H Wielandy... was born at Jefferson City, Missouri, April 4, 1868, son of John F and Kunigunda (Wagner) Wielandy. Where get dates of birth, christening? bn 18 Aug 1866, Chris: 28 Aug 1866 both Jefferson City, Cole, Missouri 1880 CENSUS:MO,St Louis Co-St Louis: Film #287763,Anc.com Img 24,pg 24,11 Jun,Dw184/225,923 Salisbury St: Frank Wielandy, age 12 born Missouri, at school, son of J F [John] and Kunigunde [Katy] Wielandy. c1874-1973 HISTORY: MO,St Louis Co-St Louis: M&M: "He was 8 years of age when his parents moved to St. Louis, where he completed his education in the public schools. During his summer vacation when he was 10 years old he was getting two dollars a week as a cash boy in a department store, and after school resumed in the fall he worked 4 hours every evening as a messenger boy delivering messages in the North St Louis residential district. For several years, beginning in Jan. 1881, he was office boy for the D S Gould Directory Co and at the age of 16 1/2 he was put in charge of the operation with supervision over 10 men who were collecting for the directories and advertisements. At the age of 18 his older brother, Paul, was a traveling salesman for John T Boland, the book and stationery house which later was merged as a uinit into the present Blackwell-Wielandy Co. In July 1886, Boland's secretary asked Frank Wielandy to play sub on a baseball team during the absence of his brother Paul. This brought an invitation to regular employment with the Boland firm, and on August 1, 1886, Frank Wielandy was installed as stock clerk in the house. He continued in other departments until February 1888, at which time Mr Boland sent him out as a salesman to cover towns in Southwest Missouri, not on the route of the regular salesmen. His range of work was extended to Old Indian Territory, now Oklahoma, where there were then only about 7 towns of any note. He sold stationery and supplies in Oklahoma for a 1 1/2 years, after which he shifted to north Missouri and covered territory farther west over which his brother Paul had traveled. This new assignment included Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona, and Frank Wielandy developed an extensive trade acquaintance over the region of the West and far Southwest and made his rounds through the long period of 28 years. One of the friendships he had made in the Southwest was with A M Blackwell of Las Vegas, New Mexico. Blackwell in 1902 offered Frank the management of one of the firm's large general stores. He declined for the reason that he was not familiar with retailing or with general lines, but made Mr Blackwell a counter proposition, developing his theory that a splendid opening appeared for another jobbing house of the same nature he was then representing. The result of several conferences brought him and his brother Paul to a meeting with others in October 1902 at Albuquerque, New Mexico where the tentative plans were made for a new jobbing house in St Louis to bear the name of Blackwell-Wielandy Book and Stationery Co. This was the origin of the St Louis business which has been conducted continuously under the corporate title throughout the years of the present century. Frank Wielandy instead of locating in the headquarters in charge of sales management preferred to remain on the road as a better means of serving the further development and expansion of the Blackwell-Wielandy Co. and he continued that course until he had rounded out 38 years of continuous service as a road salesman, and in that capacity was a means of holding his large circle of personal friends and good customers in line with the fine policy of this old established house. Outside of his own business, Mr Wielandy's interests have covered a broad scope, embracing child welfare, conservation of wild life and numberous welfare programs. For many years he had endeavored unsuccessfully to secure the creation of a bi-partisan department to handle all matters connected with the conservation of wild life, fish, forestry and natural resources, and finally in May 1935, he called a mass meeting and instituted the plans which a constitutional amendment was proposed and adopted and thus insuring that the department of conservation would no longer be subject to the fluctuating control of politics. Mr Wielandy in 1893 was instrumental in bringing about the creation of the Missouri Fish and Game League. About 30 years later he introduced the Izaac Walton League into Missouri and secured affiliation with the League of about 450 members of the Missouri Fish and Game League. At his personal solicitation about 1926, Congressman Harry Hawes became sponsor of a bill in Congress by which the initial project was confirmed for the developing lands adjacent to the Mississippi in what is known as the Winneshiack District of the Upper Mississippi for a fish, bird, and small mammal refuge. From this has extended a wild life conservation movement which embraces great areas of land lying along the Mississippi as far north as Minnesota. During the administration of Governor Hyde, Mr Wielandy was drafted for the purpose of instituting a state park system, and under his leadership the state acquired 6 or more great springs with adjacent bodies of land, and thus made a beginning of state parks with centrally located water resources scatterd over Missouri, particularly in the scenic areas south of the Missouri River. Most Missourians are familiar with the movement in recent years represented in educational campaigns for conservation of bird life. It was Mr Wielandy who stimulated much of this interest through articles in numerous magazines and through the widespread distribution of leaflets on the value of bird life. Mr Wielandy put his personal enthusiasm and resources at the disposal of the movement in behalf of underprivileged children about 1920. That movement has since become international in scope and is the chief social service function of the Kiwanis International. About 1926 Mr Wielandy arounsed the public and the public school authorities to the need for securing a body of land within the city limits to serve as a site of a stadium. At about the same time he sponsored a movement for the expansion of the YMCA resulting eventually in the erection of several new buildings and additions to existing structures. One method he employed to interest men of large means in philathropic contributions of this kind was by showing that gifts of this nature were deductible from the income surtax. Mr Wielandy and his brother, Paul, and a group of associates were leaders in the raising of funds about 1922 for the erection of a modern hospital in North St Louis. His public spirit in behalf of needed civic improvements has supplied not only the leadership but the stratogems for overcoming the tax-resistance which often is the chief obstruction encountered by proponents of such movements. A number of years ago a measure which involved an essential transportation improvement to the manufacturing district in North St Louis was threatened with defeat by a gang of obstructionists who presented the argument of burdensome taxes. A public meeting was called and it seemed a foregone conclusion that a majority would be aroused against the proposed measure. Mr Wielandy brough into the meeting personal witnesses and credentials proving that the outstanding leader of the obstructionists was not a naturalized citizen and furthermore that he had paid out a large sum to canvassers who by corrupt use of this money had secured signatures to petition agains the street widening project. It was a spectacular revelation that caused further obstruction to the improvements to collapse. Mrs Frank Wielandy is one of the direct descendants of the famous American Indian princess Pocahontes, who was born about 1595 and was called Amonate and later received her more formal name of Matcaxca, meaning "Little Snow Feather." When she was baptized a Christian in a church at Jamestown the name given her was Rebecca. The Indian name Pocahontas, bestowed later, means "a sparkling stream between 2 hills." All the traditional stories and accounts concerning her indicate that she exercised a powerful influence over her father, the war chief of the Powhatan confederacy of eastern Virginia. In Dec. 1608, she saved the life of John Smith, and at various times afterward brought supplies to the famished colonists. In April 1613 while on a visit to the Potomac Indians, she was captured by Capt. Samuel Argall and brought to Jamestown, where a year later she married John Rolfe. She is believed to have lived afterwards at Rolfe's country seat at Varine and in 1616 accompanied her husband to England. In England she was made much of, wined and dined and taken to the play, was introduced at court and her portrait was engraved by a celebrated artist. When about to return to Virginia with her husband she died and was buried beneath the chancel of St James Church at Gravesend, being buried March 21, 1617. She left an only son, Thomas, who was reared in England by his uncle and afterwards came to Virginia, where he took possession of this father's property and also a large inheritance from his grandfather, Chief Powhatan. Thomas Rolfe married Jane Poythress, a daughter of this marriage, also name Jane, became the wife of Robert Bolling, from whom are descended many branches of this Bolling family. The Bollings had a daughter named Jane who became the wife of Richard Randolph of Nenrico Co, VA. One daughter of Richard Randolph married a man named Clover, whose daughter in turn married a Young, a daughter of the Young marriage married a Ferguson and a Ferguson daughter married Jesse Whobray, whose daughter is Mrs. Frank H Wielandy of St Louis. " 1890 CITY DIRECTORY: MO,St Louis: Frank H Wielandy, resident: 923 Salisbury, business name: John L Boland B & S Co, occupation: travel, Year: 1890, City: St Louis MO. c1900 MARRIAGE: Frank Hecktor Wielandy md Nell Wobray about 1900, re 1910 census: "md 1 time 10 years." [no place shown-cannot find as of July 2010] 1900 CENSUS: M O,St Louis City: Anc.com Img 21, Dw 155,218-2218 University Street: Frank H Wielandy - nothing else shown. Also Img 5, St Louis with Paul J Wielandy and wife Nell [md before 1900] 1910 CENSUS: MO,St Louis Co-St Louis: Anc.com Img 24, pg 12B, 23 April, Dw208,275-2936 Dodier WIELANDY, Frank-head 42/MO (Switz French,GY) md 1 time 10yrs, salesman- books & stationery,renting; Nell-wife 36/MO (KY,MO) md 1 time 10yrs 2/3 children living; Paul R-son 4/MO (M,MO); Frank-son 6/12-MO. 1920 CENSUS: MO,St Louis Co-St Louis: Anc.com Img 12, pg 6B, 7 January, Dw 107,134-2944 Euclid Ave: WIELANDY, Frank H-head 51/MO (Alsace,GY) md-commercial traveler-stationery,own farm; Nell-wife 46MO (KY,MO) md - no occupation; Paul R-son 13/MO (MO,MO); Francis-son 10/MO; Virginia-dau 8/MO; Dora WHOBRAY-sis-in-law 48/MO (KY,MO) single - no occupation. 1921 PASSPORT APP: Jan 2, 1906-Mar 51, 1925, app 6 April 1921, roll 1556, Anc.com Img 219: MO, St Louis-Frank H Wielandy, native-local citizen born Jefferson City MO 4 April 1868, father John F Wielandy born Geneva, Switzerland, now deceased, emmigrated to US from unknown port about 1838, resided 71 years in US from 1836-1909-St Louis, naturalized citizen before unknown court, Sprinfield Illinois about 1840. Residing St Louis MO, salesman-never had passport before, want to visit Mexico, Cuba to leave from New Orleans Port, #1695, sworn by me 1 April 1921, signed Adrum H Jones, Deputy District Court, St Louis. 1930 CENSUS: MO,St Louis Co-St Louis: Anc.com Img 35, pg 33, 28 April, 2944 W Euclid: WIELANDY, Frank H-head 62/MO (FR,GY) md at 32, salesman Blackwell & Wielandy, own home (value $10,000); Nell-wife 56/MO (VA,MO) md at 27, no occ; Francis H-son 20/MO (MO,MO) single, no occ; Virginia-dau 17/MO, no occ. 1931 PASSENGER: NY Passenger List Anc.com Img 237,pg 237,11 March 1931, ship Valindan, from Ny 22 Feb 1931 to NY 11 March 1931: Frank H Wielandy age 62, born Jefferson City MO 4 April 1868, living 1605 Locust, St Louis; Nell W Wielanedy age 58, born Mound City MO 11 Nov 1872, living 1605 Locust, St Louis.

  
  

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  [S122] Internet: Missouri Death Certificates, Certif #22335, Reg #5636. Frank H Wielandy... was born April 4, 1868 in Jefferson City, Missouri, the son of John F Wielandy [bn Alsace Loraine, France] and Katherine Wagner [bn Germany]... Informant: Paul R Wielandey, 2944 Euclid Ave., St Louis MO. Date: 26 June 1946 [S65] Missouri: Certificate of Death, Certif #22335, Reg #5636. Frank H Wielandy, Vice-President of Blackwell-Wielandy Co., of 2944 Euclid Avenue, St Louis MO, died at home June 25th, 1946 at 10:15 am at the age of 78yrs 2mos 21days. He died of Myelogeous Leukemia which he had for a little over a year [13 months], attended to by Artur Gunslort, MD, 2202 University St, St Louis. Frank was born April 4, 1868 in Jefferson City, Missouri, the son of John F Wielandy [bn Alsace Loraine, France] and Katherine Wagner [bn Germany]. His wife is Nell Wielandy who is 74yrs, his SS #491-16-8423. He was buried 27 June 1946 at St Peters Cemetery by C R Lupton & Sons of 7233 Delmar Blvd, St. Louis. Informant: Paul R Wielandey, 2944 Euclid Ave., St Louis MO. Date: 26 June 1946 [S122] Internet: Missouri Death Certificates, Certif #22335, Reg #5636. Frank H Wielandy... was buried 27 June 1946 at St Peters Cemetery by C R Lupton & Sons of 7233 Delmar Blvd, St. Louis. Informant: Paul R Wielandey, 2944 Euclid Ave., St Louis MO. Date: 26 June 1946 [S80] Internet: Ancestry.com, Anc.com Img 15, pg 208. Wielandy - St Louis, Missouri, County of St Louis: I certify that I have this 13th day of August 1863 joined in the Holy bonds of matrimony Mr John F Wielandy of St Louis and Mrs Kunigunda Wuger of the same place. Signed, Julius F Schnester, Justice of the Peace. Filed Nov 10, 1863 by P C Kennedy, Recorder Missouri Marriage Records 1805-2002