Bergfeld, John Henry

Birth Name Bergfeld, John Henry
Gramps ID I7747
Gender male
Age at Death 67 years, 5 months, 30 days

Events

Event Date Place Description
Sources Notes
Birth 1888-03-14 Delphos, Van Wert Cty, Ohio, USA  
1a 2a 3a 4a 5a
Census 1900 Delphos, Van Wert Cty, Ohio, USA  
6a
Census 1910 Delphos, Van Wert Cty, Ohio, USA  
7a
Census 1920 Delphos, Van Wert Cty, Ohio, USA  
8a
Census 1930 Delphos, Allen Cty, Ohio, USA  
9a
Census 1940 Delphos, Allen Cty, Ohio, USA  
10a
Death 1955-09-13    
11a
Burial   Saint John Catholic Cemetery, Delphos, Van Wert Cty, Ohio, USA  
 

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Bergfeld, Henry J. [I7745]1862-02-201926-05-25
Mother Weible, Martha Amelia [I7659]1863-10-151943-02-12
    Sister     Bergfeld, Grace Magdelin [I7746] 1885-03-22 1929-04-15
         Bergfeld, John Henry [I7747] 1888-03-14 1955-09-13
    Sister     Bergfeld, Martha [I7749] 1893-08-17 1893-08-18
    Brother     Bergfeld, Claude Augustine [I7748] 1894-12-17 1954-11-27

Families

    Family of Bergfeld, John Henry and Fornefeld, Verona Maria [F2488]
Married Wife Fornefeld, Verona Maria [I7750] ( * 1886-02-16 + 1973-08-07 )
   
Event Date Place Description
Sources Notes
Marriage 1912-07-24 Allen Cty, Ohio, USA  
12a 11a

Narrative

[Obituary for John H. Bergfeld, from the Lima News, 14 Sep 1955, p2; posted online to the FindaGrave.com website.]

DELPHOS - Requiem High Mass for John H. Bergfeld, 67, of 305 S. Main St., will be sung at 9 a.m. Friday in the St. John's Catholic Church. The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Carl F. Reineck, pastor, will be celebrant. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Mr. Bergfeld, a retired employe of the Ricker Lumber Co. here, died at 4:15 p.m. Tuesday. He had been in ill health the last nine years.

He was a member of St. John's Church, its St. Joseph's Society and the Sacred Heart League.

Only immediate survivor is the widow, Verona Fornefeld Bergfeld, whom he married July 24, 1912.

The body will remain in the Kolkmeyer Funeral Home until time of services.

Pedigree

  1. Bergfeld, Henry J. [I7745]
    1. Weible, Martha Amelia [I7659]
      1. Bergfeld, Grace Magdelin [I7746]
      2. Bergfeld, John Henry
        1. Fornefeld, Verona Maria [I7750]
      3. Bergfeld, Martha [I7749]
      4. Bergfeld, Claude Augustine [I7748]

Ancestors

Source References

  1. Ella Metzker Milligan: Christian Metzger: Founder of an American Family 1682-1942 [S0074]
      • Page: p185
  2. US Social Security Death Index [S0098]
      • Confidence: High
      • Citation:

        "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V9SP-7MZ : 20 May 2014), John Bergfeld, Apr 1955; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

  3. United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [S0313]
      • Confidence: High
      • Citation:

        "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6N8-5CG : 12 December 2014), John Henry Bergfeld, 1917-1918; citing VanWert County, Ohio, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,851,248.

  4. United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 [S0317]
      • Confidence: High
      • Citation:

        "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X54T-7NR : 8 November 2017), John Henry Bergfeld, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

  5. Ohio, Births and Christenings, 1821-1962 [S0223]
      • Confidence: High
      • Citation:

        "Ohio Births and Christenings, 1821-1962," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDTQ-G4F : 8 December 2014), John H. Bergfield, 14 Mar 1888; citing Delphos, Van Wert, Ohio, reference ; FHL microfilm 1,015,856.

  6. US Census of 1900 [S0039]
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMXJ-4MR : accessed 22 December 2017), Martha A Bergfield in household of Henry Bergfield, Washington Township Delphos City (part) Ward 3-4, Van Wert, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 96, sheet 4A, family 67, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,329.

        Event Year: 1900
        Event Place: Washington Township Delphos City (part) Ward 3-4, Van Wert, Ohio, United States
        Henry Bergfield Head M 39 Ohio
        Martha A Bergfield Wife F 37 Ohio
        Grace M Bergfield Daughter F 15 Ohio
        John H Bergfield Son M 12 Ohio
        Claud A Bergfield Son M 6 Ohio

  7. US Census of 1910 [S0040]
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLJ3-8KP : accessed 22 December 2017), Martha Burgfelt in household of Henry J Burgfelt, Delphos Ward 3, Van Wert, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 111, sheet 7B, family 166, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1238; FHL microfilm 1,375,251.

        Event Date: 1910
        Event Place: Delphos Ward 3, Van Wert, Ohio, United States
        Henry J Burgfelt Head M 49 Ohio
        Martha Burgfelt Wife F 47 Ohio
        Grace Burgfelt Daughter F 25 Ohio
        John Burgfelt Son M 22 Ohio
        Claud Burgfelt Son M 15 Ohio

  8. US Census of 1920 [S0041]
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDY9-3B9 : accessed 22 December 2017), John H Bergfeld, Delphos Ward 3, Van Wert, Ohio, United States; citing ED 143, sheet 4A, line 48, family 86, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1446; FHL microfilm 1,821,446.

        Event Date: 1920
        Event Place: Delphos Ward 3, Van Wert, Ohio, United States
        John H Bergfeld Head M 31 Ohio
        Vernia Bergfeld Wife F 33 Ohio

  9. US Census of 1930 [S0042]
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X49P-DX5 : accessed 22 December 2017), John H Bergfeld, Delphos, Allen, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 11, sheet 1A, line 9, family 4, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1746; FHL microfilm 2,341,480.

        Event Date: 1930
        Event Place: Delphos, Allen, Ohio, United States
        John H Bergfeld Head M 41 Ohio
        Verona Bergfeld Wife F 43 Ohio

  10. US Census of 1940 [S0043]
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWDD-W68 : accessed 22 December 2017), John Bergfeld, Ward 2, Delphos City, Marion Township, Allen, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 2-15, sheet 8A, line 4, family 152, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3020.

        Event Date: 1940
        Event Place: Ward 2, Delphos City, Marion Township, Allen, Ohio, United States
        John Bergfeld Head M 52 Ohio
        Verona Bergfeld Wife F 54 Ohio

  11. The Lima News (Ohio) [S0367]
      • Date: 1955-09-14
      • Page: p2
      • Confidence: High
  12. Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013 [S0291]
      • Confidence: High
      • Citation:

        "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDWG-29V : 10 December 2017), John Henry Bergfeld and Verona Mary Forn...Feld, 24 Jul 1912; citing Allen, Ohio, United States, reference P 588 CN 38; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 901,421.