Biser, Jacqueline Kay

Notes:

Buried:
Jackie was buried in Sunset Memorial Park.

Jacqueline married Denny, Ron. [Group Sheet]

Jacqueline married Wahl, Larry Dean. [Group Sheet]

1. Wahl, Deana Jeanette
2. Wahl, Larry Ryan

William married Fiegenbaum, Lois Evelyn. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Census: 1900, Garner, Hancock County, Iowa, USA

Notes:

Census:
According to the 1900 enumeration, Rudolph E. D. Fiegenbaum (age 15) lived with his parents, Henry R. Fiegenbaum, a minister in the German Methodist Episcopal Church, and Mary E. Fiegenbaum, and his sister, Elsie A. Fiegenbaum (age 17). Also in the household was a boarder, Catherine Schneider (age 27), a dry goods saleswoman.

Buried:
Rudolph was buried in Wendell Cemetery.

Died:
The date of his death may also be 6 April 1958.

Rudolph married Preas, Bertha Amanda 17 Jan 1914, Fruitvale, Lincoln County, Oregon, USA. Bertha (daughter of Preas, Fred and Redhauser, Agnes) was born 14 Apr 1891, Cottington County, South Dakota, USA; died 24 Apr 1998, Kimberly, Twin Falls County, Idaho, USA; was buried 27 Apr 1998, Wendell, Gooding County, Idaho, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Social Security #: 518-82-4577, issued in Idaho

Notes:

Birth:
According to an obituary for Bertha in 1998, she had seven brothers and sisters.

Buried:
Bertha was buried in Wendell Cemetery.

Died:

The following is an obituary for Bertha.

     Bertha Amanda Preas Fiegenbaum, 107, of Kimberly, died Friday, April 24, 1998, at the Mountain View Care Center.
     She was born April 14, 1891, in Cottington County, S.D., to Fred and Agnes Redhauser Preas. At age 10, her family moved to Freewater, Ore. She married Rudolph Fiegenbaum on Jan. 17, 1914, at the family farm. They moved to Wendell, where they lived most of their married lives. They worked on a farm in Wendell, where they raised cattle. Rudolph preceded her in death in 1958. She was a member of the Wendell Methodist Church, singing in the church choir. She was also a member of the Order of Eastern Star. She lived in Murtaugh for many years before moving to Kimberly.
     Survivors include her daughter, Margaret (Eugene) Syverson of Twin Falls; son, Edward Fiegenbaum of Bothel, Wash.; daughter, Lois Biser of Moraga, Calif.; grandchildren, Jackie Wahl of Twin Falls, Tim Fiegenbaum of Bothel, Wash., and Rod Biser of Moraga, Calif.; great-grandchildren, Deana Sprentall and Ryan Wahl. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by seven brothers and sisters.
     A service will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, April 27, 1998, at White Mortuary in Twin Falls with Pastor Dale Metzger officiating. Committal service will be held at the Wendell Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the mortuary. Memorials may be made to the Rock Creek Community Church, in care of 1139 Blake St. N., Twin Falls, ID 83301.

Other Events:

• Baptism: 5 Feb 1837, Femme Osage Township, St. Charles County, Missouri, USA
• Census: 1840, Charrette Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA
• Census: 1840, Femme Osage Township, St. Charles County, Missouri, USA
• Census: 1850, Wapello Township, Louisa County, Iowa, USA
• Occupation: Between 1860 and 1908; pastor in the German Methodist Episcopal Church

Notes:

Baptism:
The birth and baptism are recorded in the baptismal register of the German evangelical church at Femme Osage, Missouri (founded in 1833 as the Deutsche Evangelische Kirchengemeinde and known since 1957 as Femme Osage United Church of Christ).

Census:
The 1840 U.S. census enumerated eight people living in the "Rudolph Feigenbaum" household in Charrette Township, Warren County, Missouri.

Census:
The 1840 U.S. census enumerated eight people living in the "A. Frigenbottom" household in Femme Osage Township, St. Charles County, Missouri.

Census:
The 1850 U.S. Census found the Fiegenbaums living in Wapello Township, Louisa County, Iowa. According to the enumeration, the household was composed of Adolph, age 57, a farmer; Christine, age 54; Frederick, age 21, a day laborer; and, Rudolph, age 14.

Occupation:

     The following is a translation of a biographical sketch which was published in Die Nordwest Deutsche Konferenz der Bischöflichen Methodistenkirche: Geschichtlich, Sachlich und Biographisch Geschildert in 1913.


          H. R. Fiegenbaum

     Henry Rudolf Fiegenbaum was born on the 2nd of January 1837 in Warren County, Mo. It was there in his youth that he was converted and joined the church. His education took advantage of our school, then at Quincy, Ill. On the 28th of January 1860 he entered into holy matrimony with Elisabeth Krümpel, which marriage was blessed with six children, of whom three are yet living, namely: Emma Allen of Denver, Colo., Charles H. of Dubuque, Iowa, and Arthur F. of Spokane, Wash. He was the youngest of four brothers: Heinrich, Wilhelm and Friedrich, all of whom were prominent preachers in our church. In 1861, he joined the Upper Iowa Conference and when in 1864 the German Conferences were formed, he transferred to the Northwest German Conference.
     His first wife died in 1877 and in 1878 he remarried, to his still grieving wife, Elisabeth Hellweg, a daughter of the old pioneer preacher Peter Hellweg. Four children came forth from this marriage, of which the eldest daughter led the way to eternity at the age of sixteen. Those children still living are: Mrs. Fr. Vetsch of Sioux City, Iowa, Mrs. Aaron Eaton of Mesa, Wash, and Rudolf of Wendell, Idaho. Brother Fiegenbaum served as preacher in the following fields of labor: Lansing, Iowa; Lena and Yellow Creek, Ill.; Colesburg, Iowa; Platteville, Wis.; Charles City, Iowa; Giard, Iowa. Then he accepted a superannuated position and relocated to Colesburg, Iowa for one year and traveled as financial agent of the Galena School. He then moved to Garner, Iowa where he lived for eight years and served thereafter for one year in La Crosse, Wis., and then had to return to Garner for two more years because of failing health. After that he lived and worked for a year in Atchinson [sic], Kans., on the frontiers of the Western German Conference, but in the following year returned to the Northwest German Conference and served the following fields: Dubuque, Iowa, until 1887; Colesburg 1887-92; Ft. Dodge 1892-1894; Flood Creek 1894-97; Sioux City 1897-98. Rested then for a year and closed out his mission as a circuit preacher in Garner 1899-1901. In 1901, he moved with his family to a country home in Connell, Wash.
     Even as he was considering leaving Washington to settle in Idaho, the Lord called his loyal servant to his eternal rest. He passed away blest in the Lord on the 11th Sptember [sic] 1908 in Gooding, Idaho and reached an age of 71 years, 8 months and 9 days. His mortal remains were sent to Garner, Iowa and were laid to rest in the Concord Cemetery in Garner. A fitting memorial service was held in our church in Garner on the 15th of September. District Senior Minister W. H. Rolfing gave the sermon and Brothers A. Dulitz and F. H. Wellemeyer gave short addresses.
     God blessed Brother Fiegenbaum with many talents and he strove faithfully to use these for God's glory and to lead sinners to Jesus. At continuous conventions and camp meetings he always found great pleasure. His favorite theme was the blood of atonement. One can truthfully say of him that he served God and the church. Many are the churches he built and congregations he organized. Now is his work done; he has gone to his rest and is at home with the Lord.


Buried:
Henry's body was sent from Gooding, Idaho to Garner, Iowa and laid to rest in Concord Cemetery at Garner. A memorial service was held in the German Methodist church at Garner on the 15 September 1908. District Senior Minister W. H. Rolfing gave the sermon and fellow pastors A. Dulitz and F. H. Wellemeyer gave short addresses.

Heinrich married Hellweg, Maria Elisabeth 27 Jan 1878, Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa, USA. Maria (daughter of Hellweg, Peter and Danker, Martha) was born 21 Oct 1851, Franklin County, Missouri, USA; died Oct 1924, Wendell, Gooding County, Idaho, USA; was buried 1 Nov 1924, Wendell, Gooding County, Idaho, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Census: 1860, Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA

Notes:

Birth:
According to birth records in the Hellweg-Danker family bible, Maria Elisabeth was born at 3 o'clock in the afternoon.

Census:
According to the 1860 enumeration, Mary E. Helvick, age 9 (born in Ohio), lived with her parents, Peter Helvick (age 42), a Lutheran clergyman, and Martha Helvick (age 37), and seven siblings, ages 17 to 1 year of age.

Buried:
Mary was buried in Wendell Cemetery (Block 08, Lot 03, Plot 01).

Died:
According to a 1923 obituary for her sister, Mrs. Henrietta Hellwig [sic] Schneider, "Mrs. Rev. H. R. Fienenbaum [sic]" was identified as a resident of Wendell, Idaho.

Notes:

Married:
A biographical sketch of Henry, published in 1913, states the he and his second wife, Elisabeth Hellweg had four children. At that time of the biography, the eldest daughter had died at the age of 16. The surviving children were: Mrs. Fr. Vetsch of Sioux City, Iowa; Mrs. Aaron Eaton of Mesa, Washington; and Rudolf [sic] Fiegenbaum of Wendell, Idaho.

Census (family):
According to the 1880 enumeration of Ferry Street, the household consisted of Henry Fiegenbaum, head of household, age 43, born in Missouri, married, a Methodist pastor; "Hellwig" Fiegenbaum, wife, age 28, born in Missouri, married, keeping house; Emma Fiegenbaum, daughter, age 16, born in Iowa, single, who had attended school in the census year; Charles Fiegenbaum, son, age 10, born in Iowa, single, who had attended school in the census year; Arthur Fiegenbaum, son, age 7, born in Iowa, single, who had attended school in the census year; "Lulea" Fiegenbaum, daughter, age 1, born in Wisconsin, single; "Adelina" Fiegenbaum, daughter, age 1 month, born in May 1880 in Wisconsin; "Edward Hellberg," male, age 20, born in Illinois, a boarder; single; and Henriette Hellwig, female, age 24, born in Missouri, a servant, single.

Residence (family):
An account of the 50th wedding anniversary of "Rev. and Mrs. William Fiegenbaum," celebrated on 27 September 1899 at Edwardsville, Illinois, noted that one of William's three brothers was "...Rudolph of Garner, Iowa...."

Census (family):
According to the 1900 enumeration, the household consisted of Henry R. Fiegenbaum, head of the household, born January 1840 in Missouri, age 60, married, for 22 years, a minister in the German Methodist Episcopal Church; Mary E. Fiegenbaum, wife, born October 1862 in Missouri, age 47; married for 22 years, the mother of 4 children (3 still living); Elsie A. Fiegenbaum, daughter, born July 1882 in Iowa, age 17, attending school; and Rudolph E. D. Fiegenbaum, son, born February 1885 in Kansas, age 15, attending school. Also in the household was Catherine Schneider, a boarder, born February 1873 in Iowa, age 27, single, a dry goods saleswoman.
     According to other sources, Henry and Mary appear younger in this enumeration than they really were.

Residence (family):
According to an obituary for his brother, "Rev. William Fiegenbaum," published on 30 November 1906 in the Edwardsville Intelligencer, of Edwardsville, Illinois, the deceased was survived by his brother, "...Rev. H. R. Fiegenbaum of Connell, Washington...."
     Rudolph had been living near Connell since at least 1902. Hein and Anna Cathrina (Nuehs) Klindworth relocated from Nokomis, Illinois to Connell, Washington in September 1902 after having purchased a "relinquishment on a homestead situated nearly two miles south of the town of Connell" from "a bearded gentleman by the name of Rudolph Fiegenbaum, a retired German Methodist minister who was farming southeast of Connell and who at the same time was the part time real estate agent through whom Father had purchased the relinquishment."

Fred married Redhauser, Agnes. Agnes died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]