Re: Marriage of Charles Stein
STEIN, KENDALL, HURST
Posted By: steph mcgrath (email) In Response To: Re: Marriage of Charles Stein (Rebecca Foster)
Date: 3/21/2018 at 21:49:24
I did extensive research for the homeowners of the Chas F Stein home for their 2010 house tour.
I never found evidence for a marriage to an Augusta.
However, Chas' will, in German, which I had translated, clearly states he wishes to be buried with his brother--and his brother's name was August.
On the second page of his will Charles F Stein orders Joh. Alfred Hurst to place a headstone on his own (Charles F Stein's) final resting place in Scott County where his brother has been buried, to cost at least three hundred, but not more than five hundred Dollars.
I think the stone carver made an assumption it was for a husband and wife.
Tracking them in records:
-In Davenport in 1849 there's a C. Steene head of household with 2 occupants; supposedly the census was done by June 15. That might be Chas & August.
-August 25, 1849 is the date of instrument for August Stein buying the farmland in Blue Grass Twp; it's filed Nov 3, 1849 (they weren't required to record transactions).
-In 1850 August Stein is listed in the Rambo household; I've been through ancestry's transcription database but have failed to find Chas there. Either he missed the census, got skipped in the transcription, or is somewhere else.
-The 1851 census hadn't been transcribed yet.
-In 1852 Chas & Augustus are listed next to each other and the list is not alphabetized, which leads me to believe they are living together.
-August disappears from records
-1854 Chas is in household of 3 males & 2 females. He's married to Eliza, has 2 stepsons (the aliens); the other female could be household help, or could be his sister Christine.
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