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Samuel Balsiger

Male 1824 - 1903  (79 years)


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  • Name Samuel Balsiger  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Birth 23 May 1824  Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Death 29 Dec 1903  Buchanan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Cause: heart disease 
    Obituary 30 Dec 1903  Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    News-Press 
    • PIONEER FARMER DIES

      Samuel Balsiger Had Lived in Buchanan County for More Than Half a Century

      Samuel Balsiger, a resident of Buchanan County for half a century and a well-known farmer, died at his home nine miles northeast of the city early yesterday morning.  Heart disease was the cause of death. 

      Mr. Balsiger was born in Switzerland May 23, 1824.  He came to the United States in 1850, settling in Ohio.  Two years later he removed with his family to Buchanan County.  He secured what is now known as the Balsiger farm from the government, cleared the land and made of it one of the best farms in the county. 

      He bought in the farms of his neighbors from time to time until at the time of his death he was the owner of several hundred acres. 

      Mr. Balsiger is survived by eleven children, all of whom are married.  There are four sons and seven daughters.  With the exception of Miss Louisa Balsiger, who lives in St. Louis, Miss Emma Balsiger, who lives in Horton, Kan., and Miss Mary Balsiger, who lives in Henry County, this state, the children reside in Buchanan County. 
    Person ID I16655  CCBasic
    Last Modified 28 Sep 2024 

    Family Elisabeth Snyder,   b. Cal 11 May 1829   d. 26 Sep 1896, Buchanan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Children 
     1. Louisa Balsiger,   b. 1854, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     2. Samuel S. Balsiger,   b. 17 Jun 1860, Clair, Buchanan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Oct 1933, Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
     3. Emma Balsiger   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Mary Balsiger   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. John Balsiger   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F6402  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2022 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google Maps Birth - 23 May 1824 - Switzerland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps Death - Cause: heart disease - 29 Dec 1903 - Buchanan County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps Obituary - News-Press - 30 Dec 1903 - Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S340] Arkansas Department of Vital Records, Ancestry, Arkansas -- Death Certificates 1914-1969 (Ancestry), (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61777/ :2019.), death certificate 531 (1933), Sam S. Balsager, accessed 27 Aug 2022.

    2. [S269] Missouri., Missouri, Buchanan County -- The St. Joseph News-Press Newspaper (Newspapers.com), "Pioneer Farmer Dies," 30 December 1903, p. 6, col. 3; digital images(https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/559333686 : accessed 6 Aug 2022).

    3. [S342] Missouri., Missouri, Buchanan County -- The St. Joseph Weekly Gazette Newspaper (Newspapers.com), "Mrs. Balsiger's Death," 29 September 1896, p. 8, col. 2; digital images(https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/249053580 : accessed 6 Aug 2022).

    4. [S342] Missouri., Missouri, Buchanan County -- The St. Joseph Weekly Gazette Newspaper (Newspapers.com), "Fell in a Cellar," 29 September 1896, p. 7, col. 4; digital images(https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/249053576 : accessed 29 Aug 2022).