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Charles Balmer

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Charles Balmer

Birth
Göttingen, Landkreis Göttingen, Lower Saxony, Germany
Death
15 Dec 1892 (aged 75)
Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA
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Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA Add to Map
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Block 72, Lot 683
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Composer. Used the nom de plume "Henry Werner". After arriving in St. Louis from Germany, he opened a music store with his brother-in-law. He also served as the organist at Christ Church in St. Louis for 46 years. He was a prolific composer and music publisher, and was chosen to conduct the music for President Abraham Lincoln's funeral in Springfield, Illinois in 1865.
Composer. Used the nom de plume "Henry Werner". After arriving in St. Louis from Germany, he opened a music store with his brother-in-law. He also served as the organist at Christ Church in St. Louis for 46 years. He was a prolific composer and music publisher, and was chosen to conduct the music for President Abraham Lincoln's funeral in Springfield, Illinois in 1865.

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  • Added: Jul 9, 2001
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22918/charles-balmer: accessed ), memorial page for Charles Balmer (21 Sep 1817–15 Dec 1892), Find a Grave Memorial ID 22918, citing Bellefontaine Cemetery, Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.