Henriette Josephine Boehme, 1870–1913 (aged 43 years)
- Name
- Henriette Josephine /Boehme/
- Given names
- Henriette Josephine
- Surname
- Boehme
- Married name
- Henriette Josephine /Sternweis/
| Birth | April 2, 1870 |
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| Birth of a sister | Caroline Friedrike Boehme January 16, 1873 (aged 2 years) |
| Death of a sister | Caroline Friedrike Boehme April 29, 1874 (aged 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Gustav Adolf Boehme April 6, 1875 (aged 5 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Sophie Emilie Boehme March 8, 1878 (aged 7 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Helene Ottilie Boehme April 21, 1880 (aged 10 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Bertha Charlotte Boehme January 14, 1883 (aged 12 years) |
| Confirmation | March 29, 1885 (aged 14 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Juliane Theresia Boehme August 29, 1885 (aged 15 years) Note: Missouri birth record says 11th child. |
| Death of a father | Friedrich August Boehme January 26, 1899 (aged 28 years) |
| Marriage | Henry Sternweis — View this family December 3, 1903 (aged 33 years) |
| Birth of a son | Arthur H. Sternweis November 10, 1904 (aged 34 years) |
| Birth of a daughter | Ina B. Sternweis January 6, 1908 (aged 37 years) |
| Death of a brother | Gustav Adolf Boehme January 14, 1909 (aged 38 years) |
| Birth of a daughter | Ruth D. Sternweis November 27, 1912 (aged 42 years) |
| Death of a husband | Henry Sternweis August 21, 1913 (aged 43 years) |
| Death of a son | Arthur H. Sternweis August 21, 1913 (aged 43 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Ina B. Sternweis August 21, 1913 (aged 43 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Ruth D. Sternweis August 21, 1913 (aged 43 years) |
| Burial of a father | Friedrich August Boehme |
| Burial of a mother | Caroline Friederike Eichhorn |
| Death | August 21, 1913 (aged 43 years) |
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| Last change | May 30, 2022 – 16:06:12 |
| father |
1830–1899
Birth: November 17, 1830 — Saxony, Germany Death: January 26, 1899 |
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| mother |
1845–1920
Birth: May 28, 1845 — Germany Death: May 25, 1920 — Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa, USA |
| Marriage | Marriage — December 2, 1862 — Uniontown, Perry County, Missouri, USA |
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15 months
elder sister |
1866–1931
Birth: April 3, 1866 Death: March 16, 1931 — Perryville, Perry County, Missouri, USA |
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4 years
herself |
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3 years
younger sister |
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2 years
younger brother |
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3 years
younger sister |
1878–1954
Birth: March 8, 1878 Death: September 1, 1954 — Farmington, St. Francois County, Missouri, USA |
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2 years
younger sister |
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3 years
younger sister |
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3 years
younger sister |
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| herself | |
| Marriage | Marriage — December 3, 1903 — Sherrill, Dubuque County, Iowa, USA |
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11 months
son |
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3 years
daughter |
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5 years
daughter |
| Shared note | Murder and Suicide Theory is Established Iowa Authorities Believe Mrs. Sternweis Killed Husband and Children Before Destroying Self. It was positively declared today that the body found in the burned barn at the Sternweis home, where the family of five perished, was that of Mrs. Sternweis. This was determined when gold and other false teeth were discovered in the ashes of the ruins. The authorities take this as proof that Mrs. Sternweis murdered her husband and three children, burned the farm buildings, and then committed suicide. The funeral for the five dead was held today. Question of which died first, husband, wife or children, may determine the dispostion of the estate, which is now believed to be worth fully $100,000. [Published in the Salt Lake Herald-Republican, August 24, 1913.] |
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| Shared note | The following note appears on FindAGrave.com. "Henry Sternweis, wife and three children were murdered and then cremated in the ruins of their home sixteen miles northwest of Dubuque. All of the buildings on the farm were burned excepting one and rags saturated with kerosene were found in the this building." [Published in the Spirit Lake Beacon, August 28, 1913.] A newspaper article published in the Rock Island Argus and available at ChroniclingAmerica.loc.gov suggests that the deaths were a quadruple murder and suicide committed by Henry Sternweis. A coronor's inquest was planned, but I have not been able to find the report. -KPB |
| Shared note | Murder and Suicide Theory is Established Iowa Authorities Believe Mrs. Sternweis Killed Husband and Children Before Destroying Self. It was positively declared today that the body found in the burned barn at the Sternweis home, where the family of five perished, was that of Mrs. Sternweis. This was determined when gold and other false teeth were discovered in the ashes of the ruins. The authorities take this as proof that Mrs. Sternweis murdered her husband and three children, burned the farm buildings, and then committed suicide. The funeral for the five dead was held today. Question of which died first, husband, wife or children, may determine the dispostion of the estate, which is now believed to be worth fully $100,000. [Published in the Salt Lake Herald-Republican, August 24, 1913.] |