Frank Harry Firestine

1880 - 1930  (50 years)

• Name	Frank Harry Firestine
  Born	1 May 1880	Vienna, Austria
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	Franz Heinrich Feuerstein
  Immigration	16 Jan 1886	New York City, New York   [1]
  Census	1900	St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri   [2]
  Census	1910	St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri   [3]
  Draft Registration	12 Sep 1918	Tarkio, Atchison County, Missouri   [4]
  Census	1920	Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona   [5]
  Census	1930	Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas   [6]
  Died	30 Aug 1930	Southern Methodist Hospital, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona   [7]
  Buried	4 Sep 1930	Mount Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas   [8]
  Person ID	I209492	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	11 May 2015

  
  

  Father	Herman Feuerstein,   b. 1843, Austria ,   d. 30 Sep 1887  (Age 44 years)
  Mother	Rosina Arnot,   b. 1848, Austria ,   d. 1902  (Age 54 years)
  Family ID	F79864	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Myrtle B. Wells,   b. Dec 1881, Missouri ,   d. 1919  (Age ~ 37 years)
  Married	Abt 1899
  Children	+ 1. Gladys Mae Firestine,   b. 17 Apr 1901, Missouri ,   d. 7 May 1921, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona  (Age 20 years)   2. Firestine,   d. Bef 21 Apr 1910 + 3. Elmer Ransom "Buddy" Firestine,   b. 27 Jul 1904, Missouri ,   d. 18 Dec 1984, Tarrant County, Texas  (Age 80 years)   4. Mildred Firestine,   b. Abt 1906, Missouri + 5. Verta Irene Firestine,   b. 27 Jan 1908, Missouri ,   d. 18 Jan 1995, Los Angeles County, California  (Age 86 years)   6. Edward E. Firestine,   b. Abt 1910, Missouri  (Age ~ 114 years)   7. Margaret Firestine,   b. Abt 1911, Missouri  (Age ~ 113 years)
  Family ID	F79841	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Mattie,   b. Abt 1881, Kentucky
  Family ID	F157720	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1 May 1880 - Vienna, Austria Census - 1900 - St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri Census - 1910 - St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri Draft Registration - 12 Sep 1918 - Tarkio, Atchison County, Missouri Census - 1920 - Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona Census - 1930 - Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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• Notes

  Record Group Buchanan County Circuit Court Series Naturalization Records Sub Series Certificate of Naturalization - Minors County Buchanan Reel Number C 998 Box Folder Volume Page 22 Name Firestone, Frank H. Current Residence Record Date 11/07/1904 Native Country Austria Age 21 (5 yrs in US) Witness 1 Witness 2 Note Source Missouri State Archives The following was posted as a query on rootsweb: 1404. Great Mons Victor, 30 June, 2006 - I am looking for information about Frank Firestine and family (Franz Heinrich Feuerstein). He performed as a snake charmer, a contortionist (The Great Mons Victor), he performed with the Flying Fortons (not sure about the spelling of this one). He performed a short ?high wire? Act at a ticket booth, and was also said to have played a wind instrument in the parades. The Sells – Floto circus is one of those mentioned in family history. His wife’s name was Myrtle and they had a daughter in 1900 named Gladys Mae and she was said to have done a trained dog act (whether she was an assistant or the main actor – I don’t know. We do have a picture of “The Great Mons Victor” but really don’t have a lot of hard core evidence of the families time with the circus’. They lived in St. Joseph, MO and we think they left circus life sometime before 1910. Any information to aid us in finding additional information would be greatly appreciated. I would also be very happy to share our photo with you if interested. Thank you for your time. Carol B. Groover, Locust Grove, GA. Respond to this message, replies go to this board, not to the message sender. Reply: 04 July, 2006 - Sells-Floto as a circus title came into use in 1906, an outgrowth of the [Otto] Floto Dog and Pony Show. It was Denver-based, but also wintered elsewhere [Venice, CA one winter]. It survived in constant use through 1932 and today the title is used on the RBBB concessions company. The late Gordon Carver wrote a series of articles about the early years of the show and you can locate these in the article index on this website. Orin C. King also wrote articles about Sells-Floto. Their writings might include references to performers that would be helpful to your search. In the economy practiced by traveling circuses, it would not be unusual for members of smaller troupes to do multiple turns in performance, side show, concert, etc. There is also the Burns Kattenberg collection of contortionist photographs at Harvard University. Their images might provide additional understanding of his circus career. The listing of the other circus titles with which they are affiliated might provide further understanding of the circus affiliation. Some titles had a very brief existence, providing accuracy as to the year of association. Fred Dahlinger

  
  

• Sources

  [S133] Immigration records. Name: Franz Feuerstein Event Type: Immigration Event Date: 1886 Event Place: New York City, New York, United States Gender: Male Age: 5 Birth Year (Estimated): 1881 Birthplace: Austria Ship Name: Neckar "New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1891," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-16952-11858-34?cc=1849782 : accessed 11 May 2015), 492 - 1 Jan 1886-10 Mar 1886 > image 266 of 1078; citing NARA microfilm publication M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). [S112] Census, 1900. Name: H Frank Fierstine Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Year: 1900 Event Place: Washington Township St. Joseph city Ward 4, Buchanan, Missouri, United States District: 58 Gender: Male Age: 20 Marital Status: Married Race: White Race (Original): W Relationship to Head of Household: Roomer Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Roomer Number of Living Children: Years Married: Birth Date: May 1880 Birthplace: Austria Marriage Year (Estimated): Immigration Year: 1886 Father's Birthplace: France Mother's Birthplace: Germany Mother of how many children: Sheet Number and Letter: 9A Household ID: 185 Line Number: 22 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: T623 GS Film Number: 1240842 Digital Folder Number: 004118759 Image Number: 00355 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head Frank Erath M 38 Missouri Wife Emma Erath F 39 Kansas Daughter Marie Erath F 9 Missouri Brother-in-law Henry C Kinker M 34 Kansas Roomer Becks F Wilcox M 28 Pennsylvania Roomer Ward Mcglothlen M 19 Iowa Roomer William Seylar M 20 Kansas Roomer H Frank Fierstine M 20 Austria Roomer Mystil Fierstine F 19 Missouri Roomer Thos Smallwood M Missouri [S112] Census, 21 Apr 1910. Name: Frank H Firestine Event Place: St Joseph Ward 9, Buchanan, Missouri Gender: Male Marital Status: Married Race: White Relationship to Head of Household: Self Immigration Year: 1886 Birthplace: Austria Father's Birthplace: Switzerland Mother's Birthplace: Germany Household ID: 166 Page: 18 Household Gender Age Birthplace SELF Frank H Firestine M 29y Austria WIFE Myrtle Firestine F 28y Missouri DAU Gladys Firestine F 9y Missouri SON Elmer Firestine M 5y Missouri DAU Mildred Firestine F 4y Missouri DAU Verta Firestine F 2y Missouri SON Edward Firestine M y Missouri [S121] Draft Registration. Serial Number: 370 Order Number: 9-505 Permanent Address: Tarkio, Atchison County, Missouri Age: 38 Birth: May 1st 1880 Race: White Naturalized Citizen Occupation: Baker Employer: Self Place of employment: Tarkio, Atchison County, Missouri Nearest Relative: Myrtle B. Firestine, Tarkio, Atchison County, Missouri Height: Medium Build: Medium Eyes: Blue Hair: Light & Bald "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-25125-64649-87?cc=1968530 : accessed 11 May 2015), Missouri > Atchison County; A-V > image 781 of 2645; citing NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). [S112] Census, 1920. Record damaged [S112] Census, 1930. Name: F H Finstine Event Type: Census Event Date: 1930 Event Place: Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas Gender: Male Age: 49 Marital Status: Married Race: White Birthplace: Austria Birth Year (Estimated): 1881 Immigration Year: 1899 Relationship to Head of Household: Head Father's Birthplace: Austria Mother's Birthplace: Austria District: 0027 Household ID: 76 Sheet Number and Letter: 7A Line Number: 6 Affiliate Publication Number: T626, roll 2393 GS Film number: 2342127 Digital Folder Number: 4547372 Image Number: 00556 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head F H Finstine M 49 Austria Wife Mattie Firestine F 49 Kentucky Son E E Firestine M 19 Missouri Servant Olav Cotez F 28 Texas [S87] Death Certificate. Name: F.H. Firestine Event Date: 1930 Event Place: Tucson, Pima, Arizona Gender: Male Race (Original): Age: 50 Birth Year (Estimated): 1880 Birth Date: Birthplace: Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Mattie Firestine Father's Name: Hermon Firestine Father's Birthplace: Mother's Name: Rosino Arnould Mother's Birthplace: Occupation: Address: Residence Place: Cemetery: Burial Place: Burial Date: GS Film number: 2114589 Digital Folder Number: 4203317 Image Number: 1588 Reference ID: "Arizona Deaths, 1870-1951," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11095-164957-58?cc=1534450 : accessed 11 May 2015), Fi > Firestine, F.H., 1930 > image 1 of 1; Department of Library and Archives, Phoenix, Arizona. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 7885413).