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Abraham “Uncle Abe” Springsteen

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Birth	:	24 Sep 1833 Rockland County, New York, USA
Death	:	19 Oct 1918 Shelby County, Missouri, USA
Burial	:	Shelby Memorial Cemetery, Shelbyville, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.8046330, -92.0448310
Description	:	Occupation: Farmer MO d/c 37446 ~~~~~~~ —Shelby County Herald, Shelbyville, Shelby, Missouri, Wednesday, February 19, 1913, page 5. Early Days in New York City. Uncle Abe Springsteen, west of town, who is now nearly 80 years of age, last Saturday gave us a copy of a letter he had written to a nephew, telling him of things he remembers about New York City when he was a small boy. Mr. Springsteen was born in Rockland county, New York, 35 miles up the Hudson River from New York City, and moved with his parents to the city before he was old enough to remember. At the age... Read More	Occupation: Farmer MO d/c 37446 ~~~~~~~ —Shelby County Herald, Shelbyville, Shelby, Missouri, Wednesday, February 19, 1913, page 5. Early Days in New York City. Uncle Abe Springsteen, west of town, who is now nearly 80 years of age, last Saturday gave us a copy of a letter he had written to a nephew, telling him of things he remembers about New York City when he was a small boy. Mr. Springsteen was born in Rockland county, New York, 35 miles up the Hudson River from New York City, and moved with his parents to the city before he was old enough to remember. At the age of 10 years he went to work stripping tobacco for cigar makers at a salary of $1 per week. At that time there were no street cars in the city and only one steam railroad, the Harlam River R. R. There were no bridges at that time crossing the river on either side of the city. Brooklyn was a small city then. Mr. Springsteen would cross over on the ferry boat at the foot of Fulton street and as well as he remembers the fare was 2c. Where the main part of Hoboken now stands he has picked blackberries. Trinity church steeple was at that time the highest point in the city. The first ten story building in the city was built on Van Dam street for a sugar house. Old John Jacob Astor, the grandfather of the John Jacob Astor who was drowned in the Titanic wreck, owned two houses in the same block where Mr. Springsteen lived. He owned more houses than any five men in the city and would ride in a one horse gig and collect his rents himself. At that time he was the only millionaire in New York City and there was but one other millionaire in the U.S. Mr. Springsteen can remember when the city had no water works nor steam fire engines. —Shelby County Herald, Shelbyville, Shelby, Missouri, Wednesday, October 23, 1918, page 1. Old Citizen of the County Died Saturday Morning. Abraham Springsteen died last Saturday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Chris Kuntz, northwest of town, of kidney trouble from which he had been a sufferer for a long time. "Uncle Abe," as he was familiarly called, was a man of the highest moral character and one who was universally loved and respected by all who knew him. At the time of his death he was 85 years of age. For the past few years the deceased had made his home with his son, M. F. Springsteen, and daughters, Mrs. Chris Kuntz and Mrs. Annie Peoples, of Oklahoma. The funeral was conducted in the open air at the I.O.O.F. cemetery last Monday afternoon by Rev. L. C. Mauck, pastor of the East End Christian Church of Quincy. —Shelby County Herald, Shelbyville, Shelby, Missouri, Wednesday, October 30, 1918, page 7. Abraham Springsteen was born in New York state Sept. 24, 1833. Died Saturday, Oct. 19, 1918, aged 85 years, 26 days. His father died when he was quite young, leaving his mother with nine small children which she raised to be grown. Of this number Uncle Abe was the last to go. The others mostly died in middle age. He was married to Mary Simpson Oct. 16, 1857. To this union ten children were born. One died in infancy and nine lived to be grown. His wife died 27 years ago next Feb. 4. For a number of years he has made his home with his children. He is survived by four children, two sons and two daughters, also eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild. He has lived in Missouri about 52 years. His motto in life was to live up to the Golden Rule. (All contributed by Paula D)

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Abraham “Uncle Abe” Springsteen's memorial is located at: Shelby Memorial Cemetery, Shelbyville, Shelby County, USA.
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Abraham “Uncle Abe” Springsteen death on 19 Oct 1918 in Shelby County, Missouri, USA
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Latitude: 39.8046330
Longitude: -92.0448310

Family Members:

Spouse

Mary Simpson Springsteen

(1838 - 1892)

Children

Eva Springsteen

(unknow - unknow)

Millard Filmore Springsteen

(1861 - 1932)

Jacob Springsteen

(1865 - 1886)

Mary Jane Springsteen Kuntz

(1868 - 1935)

Charles E. Springsteen

(1875 - 1901)

Frank Springsteen

(1880 - 1909)

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