FARMINGTON TIMES, Farmington, St. Francois County, Missouri, Thursday, January 23, 1913

LEADWOOD MAN DIES WHILE EATING DINNER

Wm. Fredenberg of Leadwood, while at dinner last Tuesday, was taken with a choking spell, and before he could be assisted to the door, was dead. It is not known whether he strangled on a piece of food or died of heart trouble, as no post mortem examination was held at the inquest. The verdict of the jury was death from unknown cause. He was 42 years old and leaves a mother, brother and sister in New York State. Below is the death certificate for Wm.

http://www.sos.mo.gov/TIF2PDFConsumer/DispPDF.aspx?fTiff=/ar...