Edward William Stutenroth
My home page now includes one of my favorite photos of a 19th century bandsman. I like the uniform, mustache, and general attitude of pride and confidence he seems to exude. On top of that, he is holding a Conn 4 in 1 cornet!
While this photo was included on my old website, it was not prominent, and I decided this forgotten musicians image should greet visitors on the home page of my new website. I had not looked at the actual photo in years, but came across it recently and noticed that the back was inscribed "Uncle Ed Stutenroth- (Grandmothers brother)". I decided to do a Google search on his name, and actually found some information about him in the Illinois Digital Newspaper Collection. So I thought I would post his photo, obituary, and a (current) picture of the house he built in Sycamore, Ill in 1885.





Obituary from the Sycamore Illinois newspaper The True Republican, August 3rd, 1921.


From the Sycamore Illinois newspaper The True Republican, September 2nd, 1885.


Current image of the house Ed Stutenroth built.
