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Franz Joseph Stieger, geboren am 5. Feb. 1846 in Kobelwald (Kt. St. Gallen) starb in St. Louis im US Bundesstaat Missouri und zwar vermutlich am 14. Juli 1867.

Welche Quellen gibt es um an weitere Info zu gelangen (z.B. Todesursache)?

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Franz Joseph Stieger, born 5 February 1846 in Kobelwald (Switzerland, Canton St. Gallen) passed away in St. Louis, Missouri, probably in 14 July 1867.

Are there any additional sources (e.g. to determine the cause of his early death)? Not sure if he is registered in any Census.

Hallo DST,

wenn du googelst (z. B. Obits Missouri) findest du vielleicht eine Todesanzeige, die oft diverse Informationen liefern über Angehörige, Aufenthaltsorte oder eben auch Todesursachen.

Einen (leider nicht den gesuchten) Steeger siehe
http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resource ... ?id=111199

Viel Glück!

I have searched the St Louis website (http://genealogyinstlouis.accessgenealogy.com/), but there are no records there for a Frank or Joseph Steiger. The Missouri archives shows a Joseph Steiger that dies when he was 22. http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resource ... ?id=122927
However it does not give a year for this record. It might be understand by the archivists looking at the nearby records. You would have to write to them.
Do you have the immigration to America? Reason or source why you beleve it was 1867 ?

Ed

The transformation of 'Stieger' to 'Steiger' is plausible.

So I guess, I will have to find a 1 dollar note and a US stamp for a self-addressed envelope :=|

P.S.:
Oberriet got a "Totenschein" (death certificate) from Missouri (just mentioning the name and the date).