Herman William Steinberg

Brief Life History of Herman William

When Herman William Steinberg was born on 12 October 1876, in Germany, his father, August Steinberg, was 27 and his mother, Williamine, was 28. He married Mary Loretta Lechner on 13 November 1897, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 8 daughters. He died on 3 December 1944, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Forest Park, Cook, Illinois, United States.

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Herman William Steinberg
1876–1944
Mary Loretta Lechner
1879–1932
Marriage: 13 November 1897
Herman Steinberg
1899–1975
Emma Steinberg
1905–1906
Marie Steinberg
1910–1977
Katherine Steinberg
1902–1979
Anna Marie Steinberg
1904–1977
Arthur Fred Steinberg
1906–1958
Agnes Sarah Steinberg
1907–1990
Clara Sarah Steinberg
1912–1999
Walter Steinberg
1914–1915
Leona Steinberg
1916–1916
Henry Steinberg
1917–1917
Raymond Aloysius Steinberg
1919–1976
Katherine Steinberg
1922–2001

Sources (9)

  • Herman S Steinberg, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Herman William Steinberg, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
  • Herman Steinberg, "Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1920"

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Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Meyer, Hyman, Moshe, Emanuel, Yehuda, Chaim, Isadore, Ari, Aron, Aviva.

German, Jewish (Ashkenazic), and Swedish (of German origin): habitational name from any of the many places called Steinberg, from Old High German stein ‘stone’ + berg ‘mountain, hill’. Compare Stoneberg and Stoneburg .

Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name composed of German Stein ‘stone’ + Berg ‘mountain, hill’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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