Jüri Steinfeld

• sünd *Saaga EAA.1211.1.31a:99?108,1494,1172,171,0
• Ristivanemad: Jürri Alsohndidor; Mart Steinfeld; Pailine Awer
• STEINFELD: PR Juuru 1864-1886 (Purila) *Saaga EAA.1211.1.141:407?42,750,890,303,0 PR 1896-1940 Tallinna Jaani: STEINFELD: PR Juuru 1886-1906 (Purila) *Saaga EAA.1211.1.143:159?141,331,1208,185,0
• 21.04.1896 leeritatud Juuru koguduses *Saaga EAA.1211.1.60:8?95,208,1063,71,0
• 1904 Tallinna Jaani kogudusse
• STEINFELDT: PR Tallinna Jaani I 1896-1940 *Saaga TLA.1358.2.44:503?143,769,1521,209,0
• treial
• mahakuulutamine *Saaga TLA.1358.2.35:81?214,588,1338,181,0
• abielu *Saaga TLA.1358.2.39:96?183,898,950,156,0
• erumadrus
• STEINFELDT: PR Tallinna Jaani III 1919-1940 *Saaga TLA.1358.2.65:139?132,761,1483,182,0
• 1919 tagasi Tallinna Jaani koguduse I pihtkonda
• vedurijuht
• Tallinna aadressileht *https://www.ra.ee/apps/aadresslehed/index.php/sheet/view?id=106018&...
• STEINFELDT, Jüri, Jaan, s. 1879 Harju mk., 2 kl., kütja, arr. 20.06.47 Tallinn, Sinika 4-4, trib. 26.04.48 §58-1a, 58-3, 8+3. [ar 16293].

Unfortunately, Jüri was never a "von". His ancestors were Estonians, who received a surname from German landlords

My mother's father, Jüri von Steinfeldt. His father was a German-Baltic nobleman, but before Jüri married Ida, he removed the "von" from his name. He was fighting for an independent Estonian republic, and in those days many familys gave their name an Estonian character; people with a foreign name (mostly Swedish, German or Russian) even translated their names - "Steinfeldt" would have been "Kivipõld", but Jüri didn't want to "give up his name"... He was born on July 7 1879 and died of pneumonia in a Siberian concentration camp. "Location unknown", as the Soviet authorities called it when we found out in mid 60's. During the War of Independence (1918-1920) against Russian and German troops, he was an engine driver on one of the four armoured trains, which raided deep into Russian territory. They also supported the Latvian Army; they had the same enemies. Theese "armoured" freight wagons mostly had sand between double wooden walls.. Jüri was deported to Siberia maybe in 1944, when the Red Army reoccupied Estonia after the Germans were defeated. Maybe later - e.g. in March 1949 about 80 000 Estonians were deported - we haven't found out. He died in 1949, four years after the war... Revengeful people, theese Soviets. I guess this picture of Jüri was taken approximately 1920. He was not bald - he shaved his head due to his profession as an engine driver. Grimy business those days..