Fritschle Family Papers

Collection

Identifier: A1846

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Collection contains several nineteenth-century deeds and related legal papers of the Sappington family, regarding land in St. Louis; personal correspondence of the Fritschle family, the bulk of which is dated 1916-1919, primarily from family and friends writing to Charles R. Fritschle while he attended the University of Missouri and while he served in the army in France during World War I; several papers relating to the military pension claim of Charles C. Fritschle’s widow; and vital records and other genealogical material of the Fritschle family.

Dates

1847-1975

Creator

Fritschle family (Creator, Family)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Conditions Governing Use

For permission to publish, quote from, or reproduce material in this collection, please contact the Archives Reference Desk at archives@mohistory.org. Copyright restrictions may apply. The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming to the laws of copyright.

Biographical Sketch

Charles Carleton Fritschle was born July 16, 1842, in Philadelphia, and married Augustine Raymond on July 12, 1866, in St. Louis. He served in Company B, Telegraph Corps, Missouri Volunteers, during the Civil War, and died June 21, 1930, in Fenton, St. Louis County, Missouri. His wife died November 1, 1940, in Kirkwood, St. Louis County. Their children were Jacob Charles Fritschle (born 1868), Joseph T. Fritschle (born 1874), William C. Fritschle (born 1876), and Erwin Raymonde Fritschle (born 1883). Jacob Charles Fritschle married Mollie Jones Sappington, widow of John Sappington, on February 12, 1890, in St. Louis. Jacob died March 10, 1956, in St. Louis; his wife died December 12, 1946, in Clayton, St. Louis County. One of their children was Charles Russell Fritschle, who was born November 24, 1894, in Kirkwood. Charles attended the University of Missouri and served in the 10th Engineers (Forestry) regiment in France in World War I. He married Lila Harrison on October 5, 1944, in St. Louis, and died March 1, 1992, in St. Louis.

Extent

0.25 Cubic Feet ( (6 folders))

Language of Materials

English

French

German

Spanish; Castilian

Additional Description

Arrangement

The collection is arranged in the following five series: Deeds and Legal Papers Series, Correspondence Series, Military and Pension Papers Series, Vital Records and Genealogical Papers Series, and Miscellaneous Series.

Physical and Technical Requirements

There are no physical or technical restrictions.

Donor Information

Collection was donated by C.R. Fritschle in March 1974.

Separated Materials

Several items were transferred to the Library in September 2004.

Items Transferred

Booklet titled Company “E” and 1st Detachment 10th Engineers in France, October 5th, 1917-January 28, 1919. (27 pages)
Issue of American Forestry (Volume 25, Number 307). Includes articles relating to foresters and lumbermen in France.