Wilhelm M Zuendt

1854 - 1881  (27 years)

• Name	Wilhelm M Zuendt
  Born	1854	Castle Mendelheim, Munich, Bavaria, Germany   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	19 Dec 1881	Jefferson City, Cole, Missouri, United States
  Buried	Riverview Cemetery, Jefferson City, Cole, Missouri, USA
  Person ID	I188	Wagner-Thomas
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2013

  
  

  Father	Ernst Anton Zuendt,   b. The Kingdom of Bavaria
  Family ID	F511	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Victoria Antonia Wagner,   b. 23 Jul 1858, Jefferson City, Cole, Missouri, United States ,   d. 15 Oct 1943, Jefferson City, Cole, Missouri, United States  (Age 85 years)
  Married	7 Jan 1879	Jefferson City, Cole, Missouri, United States   [2]
  Children	+ 1. Wilhelm Eugene Zuendt,   b. 10 May 1882, Jefferson City, Cole, Missouri, United States ,   d. 3 May 1955, Jefferson City, Cole, Missouri, United States  (Age 72 years)
  Last Modified	29 Apr 2014
  Family ID	F104	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1854 - Castle Mendelheim, Munich, Bavaria, Germany Married - 7 Jan 1879 - Jefferson City, Cole, Missouri, United States Died - 19 Dec 1881 - Jefferson City, Cole, Missouri, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  1854 BIRTH: GY,Bavaria-Castlemendelheim: Wilhelm M Zuendt was born 1854, the son of Ernst Anton and Johanna Zuendt. c1860 IMMIGRATION:History of Jefferson City and Cole Co by James E Ford, pg 587: The founder of the Zuendt family in America was Baron Ernst Anton Zuendt, born in Bavaria [no date shown], who came with his family to America about 1860. He was a journalist, and worked on newspapers in Milwaukee, St Paul and St Louis, being chosen poet laureate of the Turnverein in the latter city. He came to Jefferson City as a teacher of the German language in the public schools. A number of organizations, in recognition of his work, erected a monument in his memory in this city. William M. Zuendt, oldest of his four children, was four years old when Ernst Anton Zuendt came to America. As a young man he became associated with his father-in-law, Christ Wagner in the the wholesale grocery business in this city. He had married Antonia Wagner, daughter of Christ Wagner, in 1879... William M Zuendt began as a clerk of the firm of Wagner and Scovern, later acquiring Mr. Scovern's interest in the business. He was fatally injured in the railroad wreck on the newly built St. Louis, Jefferson City and Kansas Railway on December 18, 1881 and died December 19, 1881... 1870 CENSUS: MO,Cole Co-Jefferson City, Dw #455: ZUENDT, Ernest 51/Bav-teacher; Johanna 44/Bav; William 15/Bav; Albert 11/Wisc; Glotelde 7/Wisc. 1879 MARRIAGE: MO, Cole Co-Jefferson City: Wilhelm M Zuendt married Victoria Antonia Wagner on 7 January 1879. Evangelical Church records Jeff City MO & Cole County Marriages 1827-1900 Bk D p 172, son of Ernest and Johanna Zuendt. History of Jefferson City, Missouri's State Capital and of Cole County, by James E Ford pg 587: "William M Zuendt... He married Antonia Wagner, daughter of Christ Wagner, in 1879. 1880 CENSUS: MO,Cole Co-Jefferson City, pg 42, 14 June 1880, Dw #386: ZUENDT, William 26/Bav-grocer; Antonia 22/MO (Baden,Baden). Next door to Samuel Scovern. 1881 DEATH,BURIAL: Train crash outside of Russelville 18 December 1881, critically burned, died 19 December; buried Riverview Cemetery. History of Cole Co. Jeff City Daily State Journal, Dec 19 1881. "The St. Louis, Jefferson City and Kansas Railway was graded as far as Russellville in July, 1881, and on August 17 a bridge was completed across the Moreau and construction train running. December 18th of that year, a wreck on this newly built railroad killed Christopher Wagner, Green C. Berry and Oscar Monnig outright and fatally injured Chris Gemeinhardt and Willie Zuendt. All were prominent in the business life of the city and county." NOTES: Death notice for Wilhelm Eugene Zuendt: Greatgrandmother was Duchess Schloss Ranau/Bavaria. Resided at castle in Alsace-Lorraine. CHECK OUT. Paul LePage 3/1991 says William was buried in Woodlawn until wife died, then stone left but he buried in Riverview next to Antonia, buried next to Henry LePage.

  
  

• Sources

  [S68] History of Jefferson City, Missouri's State Capital and of Cole County Illustra, pg 587. The founder of the Zuendt family in America was Baron Ernst Anton Zuendt, born in Bavaria [no date shown], who came with his family to America about 1860.... William M. Zuendt, oldest of his four children, was four years old when Ernst Anton Zuendt came to America. As a young man he became associated with his father-in-law, Christ Wagner in the the wholesale grocery business in this city. He had married Antonia Wagner, daughter of Christ Wagner, in 1879... [S80] Internet: Ancestry.com, Anc.com Img 58, MG Bk pg 172. State of Missouri, County of Cole: This certifies that William Zuendt of Jefferson City in the State of Missouri md Antonia Wagner of Jefferson City in the State of Missouri and said c..... were joined together by me in Holy Matrimony on the 7th day of January AD 1879.... in the presence of Addes Zuendt and Gwen R de Schaffer, signed Chas Haas, Minister... Filed Jan 7, 1870, W H Lusk, Clerk Missouri Marriage Records 1805-2002, Searched 2-8-2009, copy of original marriage record pg 172