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501
     The couple began their married life living in the Heuerhaus of the Hagen farm at Ladbergen-Overbeck 16. Sometime between 1815 and 1819, the family moved to Ladbergen-Wester 21.
     From 1808 to 1810, the village of Ladbergen found itself located in the département Ems of the Grand Duchy of Berg (French: Grand-duché de Berg; German: Großherzogtum Berg), a client state of the First French Empire.
     In 1811 borders were redrawn again and Ladbergen was incorporated into the First French Empire as part of the Département Ems-Supérieur (German: Departement der Oberen Ems, or, Ober-Ems).
 
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502 At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. Croka, Evelyn Lydia (Maude) (I7058)
 
503 At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. Fiegenbaum, Richard Frederick Jr. (I1536)
 
504
     The family moved to Minnesota in the autumn of 1859. They lived for about one year in Salem, Dakota County while Friedrich served a large circuit of five charges. A son was born here. The family was then in Saint Paul for about 2 years, associated with First Church there; another son was born. From about 1862 to 1864 the family lived in Woodbury, Washington County; a daughter was born here. Friedrich served a circuit consisting of six appointments, some of whom appear to have been in nearby Wisconsin.
 
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505
     The family possesses a hand-written document in which Hermann Heinrich and Wilhelmine (Wehrmann) Fiegenbaum recorded the names of their children as well as the dates of their births, baptisms, and deaths in those instances when the child did not survive infancy. Of this son, the parents wrote:

     Unser Sohn Wilhelm Frierich [sic] ist geboren den 15 März
     Vor Mittag um halb zwölf 12 Uhr und getauft den 27 April
     Im Jahr 1862

A translation of this entry reads:
     Our son Wilhelm Frierich [sic] was born on the 15th of March
     at 11:30 in the forenoon and baptized on the 27th of April
     in the year 1862

     In this source, the name is given as "Wilhelm Frierich" [sic]. According to his confirmation certificate, and published records of his baptism and confirmation from the archives of the church in Holstein, Missouri, the order of the given names is 'Friedrich Wilhelm'. However, later documents, such as two marriage certificates, and obituaries, return to 'Wilhelm Friedrich' or ' William Fred.' On the basis of what appears to be his parents' intention and his own preference as an adult, I have chosen to list the given names as Wilhelm Friedrich.
 
Fiegenbaum, Wilhelm Friedrich (I241)
 
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     The Fiegenbaums were from a class known as Heuerleute or tenant farmers. "They owned no land, and they lived in rented houses on larger farms. Every large or middle-sized farm in Ladbergen had one or more tenant houses (in German: Heuerhäuser) scattered over the farm. The highest number on any farm in Ladbergen was seven; two or three was common. Each tenant farm house had its own plot of 7 to 12 acres. The tenants rented the houses and plots for life. The tenant farmers were not the same as sharecroppers or rental farmers in the American sense. They had only a small plot to themselves, and they did not need to give any of the yield to the landowner. They were essentially renters of houses who paid for their dwellings with a small amount of cash and a specified number of days of labor. In the 19th century the tenants were typically relatives of the landowners, but this was decreasingly the case after the turn of the century."
     In addition to farming, Johann Heinrich also worked as a carpenter, a trade which his father also followed.
     Hermanda Fiegenbaum, of Münster, reports: "Die ganze Familie, Eltern mit den verheirateten und ledigen Kindern und den Enkelkindern, wanderte 1841 nach USA. aus." ["The whole family, parents with married and single children and the grandchildren, emigrated in 1841 to the USA."].
     A total of at least 13 people from this extended family emigrated from Ladbergen. Johann Heinrich (at age 53), his wife Catharina Elisabeth (born Hagen; at age 54), and their two youngest children, Christina Elisabeth (she turned 22 near the end of the voyage) and Hermann Heinrich (at age 18) comprised one family unit. The two eldest daughters were already married by the day of departure. Anna Elisabeth Aufderhaar (b. 1811) and Anna Christine Bierbaum (b. 1815) both emigrated with their husbands and those of their children who had been born before 1841. Sophia Bierbaum, Anna Christine's sister-in-law (age 18) also left Ladbergen at this time.
     This group departed Germany from the port of Bremen on the bark Leontine. Of the 102 persons on board, 56 were identified on the passenger list as former residents of Ladbergen. Four other persons were from the nearby towns of Brochterbeck and Lengerich. The Leontine arrived at Baltimore, Maryland on 28 June 1841. The Fiegenbaums, Aufderhaars and Bierbaums traveled further west and settled in Warren County, Missouri.
     It would appear that the eldest Fiegenbaum son, Heinrich Adolf (b. 1814), emigrated alone in 1843.
 
Fiegenbaum, Johann Heinrich (I30)
 
507
     The following announcement appeared in the Edwardsville Intelligencer, Edwardsville, Illinois, on 18 September 1889.

The marriage of Dr. Julius H. Fiegenbaum and Miss Sophie Pitts, of Alton, at the bride's home last Wednesday evening, was one of the most brilliant social events in that city this season. The ceremony was read by the groom's father, Rev. Wm. Fiegenbaum, in a most impressive manner, at 7 o'clock. The rites were witnessed by a large circle of relatives of the contracting parties. The costumes of the quests were elegant. Immediately after the ceremony a reception was tendered them, which was followed by a magnificent feast. The couple left that evening on the Chicago & Alton train for a wedding tour, after which they will be at home in Alton. The bride is an estimable lady, of one of the oldest and most highly respected families of the Bluff City. The groom is a young physician of promise, and a former Edwardsvillian. He has a host of old friends here who wish him and his fair bride a happy and prosperous future. Those who attended from this city were Dr. E. W. Fiegenbaum and Attorney and Mrs. Clay H. Lynch.
 
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     The following announcement of the wedding of Edward Fiegenbaum and Maude Montgomery was published on 11 October 1901 in The Holt County Sentinel, of Oregon, Missouri.

          Cupid's Captives.

     For some time it has been rumored in Oregon society that one of our most popular young ladies, who from young girlhood has grown up in our midst, was about to pass from the paternal roof to take her light and joy to the home of another - We refer to Miss Maude, niece of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Montgomery, of this city. The rumor developed into a fact as appeared by the wedding invitations that were issued. The happy bridegroom is Edward Fiegenbaum, a jeweler of Geneva, Nebraska, and who several years ago was engaged in the same business in our city.
     The church was neatly decorated in festoons, the altar being banked with potted palms and other plants. Just before the arrival of the wedding party, Miss Gertrude Stock sang a beautiful love song, "Answer," by Robyns.
     The ceremony was performed at the Presbyterian church, and promptly at 11 a.m., Tuesday, October 8th, 1901, the bridal party entered, preceded by the ushers, Messrs. Dr. Jonas Whitmer and Charles Zachman, and attendants, Miss Leona Schulte and Charles Bunker. The party passed down the aisle to the chancel to the music of Mendelssohn's wedding march, played by the sister of the bride, Mrs. Henry Fiegenbaum. Underneath a large monogram in red and green stood the contracting parties, while the bride's pastor, Rev. Henry A. Sawyers, spoke the words that made these two very excellent young people, husband and wife.
     Upon the benediction being performed the bridal party retired to the strains of a beautiful march, and they and relatives repaired to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery where a reception and luncheon was given, and at 1:20 p.m., Mr. and Mrs. Fiegenbaum took their departure for a brief bridal trip, and after October 20th will be at home at Geneva, Nebraska, where the groom has just completed a cozy cottage.
     The bride was attired in a beautiful gown of castor bean de soisee, trimmed elaborately in lace medallions and embroidered chiffon. The maid of honor wore a handsome gown of castor cloth, with pink and brown trimmings.
     The bridal presents were numerous and handsome, evincing the high regard in which they are held by their friends. Both young people are very popular with a large circle of friends, and all unite in wishing them the very best the world affords.
     Those present from a distance were: Mrs. Louis Fiegenbaum and daughter, Inez, and Mrs. S. Schickley, of Geneva, Nebraska; Mrs. Clarence Pickenbrock, of Ellston, Iowa; Mr. Fred Sexauer, of Ankney [sic], Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Montgomery, Mound City; Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Austin, Forest City; Mr. Hi Montgomery and children, of Skidmore; Rev. H. Fiegenbaum, St. Joseph.

The following is a transcription (courtesy of Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts and Jane Michel) of an account of the golden wedding anniversary celebration for William Edward and Maude Mary (Montgomery) Fiegenbaum. The article appeared in the Nebraska Signal, of Geneva, Nebraska, on 18 October 1951.

          Mr. And Mrs. W. E. Fiegenbaum

     Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Fiegenbaum of Geneva celebrated their golden wedding anniversary Sunday afternoon, 7 October 1951, by holding open house from 2 to 5 at their home. Many relatives and friends from Geneva and from a distance came to honor Mr. and Mrs. Fiegenbaum, who have lived in this community all of their married life. Mr. Fiegenbaum had been in business here two years before his marriage.
     Maude Montgomery and Ed Fiegenbaum were married October 8, 1901, in the Presbyterian Church at Oregon, Mo. A reception was held after the ceremony. Following a short wedding trip, the couple went to housekeeping in Geneva in a cottage on the lot where they now live. The present home was built in 1913.
     Mr. and Mrs. Fiegenbaum have two children, Frances, now Mrs. L. F. Klein of Lincoln, and Capt. W. E. Fiegenbaum, now in the regular army and stationed in Munich, Germany. They have four grandchildren, Mrs. Gretchen Turner of Enid, Okla., Nancy Klein of Lincoln, Susan and W. E. Fiegenbaum III of Munich, Germany. They also have a great-granddaughter, Karen Turner of Enid, Okla.
     In addition to those who called during the afternoon of the golden wedding observance, many sent cards, letters, telegrams, flowers and gifts in honor of the occasion. Of particular interest was a beautiful Dresden figurine which their son, Capt. Fiegenbaum, and family sent from Germany. Guests also were interested in viewing Mrs. Fiegenbaum's wedding dress, newspaper clippings, pictures and other mementos of 50 years of married life. Included in the collection was a silver loving cup that was presented to the parents of Mr. Fiegenbaum on their golden wedding anniversary in 1902. It is engraved with the date and the names of their nine children, of whom Edward is the youngest. The cup will belong to William E. Fiegenbaum II and then will pass on to the fourth generation, William Edward III being the only male descendant.
     Assisting in the dining room at the observance were Mrs. Charles Warner, Mrs. F. M. Holtz, Mrs. John Brice, Mrs. Maude Stringfield, Mrs. Tyler Edgecombe, Mrs. Porter Sloan and Mrs. Robert Waring. Miss Delia Fisher and Mrs. Guy Case assisted Mrs. L. F. Klein in receiving guests. Miss Nancy Klein had charge of the guest book.
     Refreshments were French pastries, mints and coffee. The table service was gold and white china. A beautiful lavender orchid corsage was a gift of Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Klein.
     Among the out-of-town guests present to honor Mr. and Mrs. Fiegenbaum were the following:
     Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Klein and Nancy of Lincoln; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fiegenbaum of Springfield, Neb.; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ewing of Chicago; Misses Louise and Wilma Miller of Wathena, Kas.; Mrs. Gould Larzelere of Troy, Kas.; Mrs. Rolland Beery of Kansas City, Mo.; Bruce Claussen of North Platte; Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Martin of Lincoln; Mrs. F. K. Klein and Miss Dorothy Klein of Kearney. 
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     The following announcement was published in the Alton Evening Telegraph, Alton, Illinois, on Saturday, 11 May 1940.

          Honored at Tea Friday

     Miss Julia Fiegenbaum of Edwardsville, whose marriage to John Aubrey Brockway of Chicago will take place June 1 at the bride's home, was guest of honor at a tea given Friday afternoon by Mrs. A. H. Stubbs in Edwardsville.
     Mrs. W. L. Estabrook and Mrs. Harrison B. Stubbs served the guests at the tea table. Cream white roses were used in the center piece which was flanked on either side by white tapers in brouched [sic] silver candelabra.
     Garden flowers decorated the Stubbs home which was illuminated with candles.
     Receiving guests with the hostess were the bride-to-be and her mother, Mrs. David W. Fiegenbaum.

     The following announcement was published in the Alton Evening Telegraph, Alton, Illinois, on Tuesday, 14 May 1940.

          Wedding Invitations Issued

     Mrs. David William Fiegenbaum of Edwardsville has issued invitations to the marriage of her daughter, Miss Julia Evans Fiegenbaum and John Aubrey Brockway of Chicago which will take place at the Fiegenbaum home in Edwardsville Saturday evening, June 1, at 8 o'clock. A reception will follow the ceremony.
     The Rev. Albert R. Ransom of St. John's Methodist Church, Edwardsville, will perform the ceremony.
     The bride-to-be has chosen as her maid-of-honor, her sister, Miss Libby Jane Fiegenbaum, and as her bridesmaids, her younger sister, Miss Becky Fiegenbaum and her cousin, Miss Virginia Harris. Miss Winifred Burroughs will play the wedding march.
     Mr. Brockway, a son of Mrs. John Aubrey Brockway of Chicago, will have his brother, Robert Farrand Brockway as best man.

     The following announcement was published in the Alton Evening Telegraph, Alton, Illinois, on Thursday, 23 May 1940.

          Parties for Miss Fiegenbaum

     Miss Julia Fiegenbaum of Edwardsville, who will be married to John Aubrey Brockway of Chicago on June 1, is being made the guest of honor at a series of pre-nuptial parties.
     On Wednesday of last week Mrs. Harrison B. Stubbs entertained 15 guests at a tea and shower for Miss Fiegenbaum. The gifts, appropriate for a red and white kitchen, were presented to the honoree after which tea was served in the dining room. The centerpiece was composed of a miniature bridal couple surrounded by white blossoms and tall white tapers in silver candelabra. The figurines had been used on Mrs. Stubbs wedding cake. Miss Virginia Simpson and Mrs. Vincent J. Hotz assisted the hostess at the tea table.
     Mrs. Vincent J. Hotz entertained a number of her friends and their mothers Tuesday afternoon with a buffet luncheon honoring the bride-to-be. Twelve guests, Mrs. Homer G. Baird and daughter, Judith, Mrs. W. L. Estabrook and daughter, Helen, Mrs. A. H. Stubbs, Mrs. Harrison B. Stubbs, Mrs. O. T. Dunlap and Mrs. David W. Fiegenbaum and daughters, Julia, Libby Jane and Becky, of Edwardsville and Mrs. Harvey Alexander of St. Louis were in attendance and presented a gift to Miss Fiegenbaum. A bridal bouquet of white gladioli and fever few [sic], with white candles formed a center piece for the table.
     Miss Ruth Fruit of Edwardsville will be hostess to a number of young people from Edwardsville at a tea at Dixie's tea room in Greenville Saturday afternoon. The party has been arranged as a miscellaneous shower for Miss Fiegenbaum.

     The following announcement was published in the Alton Evening Telegraph, Alton, Illinois, on Monday 3 June 1940.

          Miss Fiegenbaum a Bride

     Miss Julia Evans Fiegenbaum, daughter of Mrs. Fiegenbaum and the late David William Fiegenbaum of Edwardsville, became the bride of John Aubrey Brockway of Chicago Saturday evening at 8 o'clock at the Fiegenbaum home. Dr. Albert R. Ransom, pastor of St. John's Methodist Church, Edwardsville, performed the ceremony, and the bride was given in marriage by her uncle, Henry J. Springer.
     During the ceremony the bridal party stood before the fireplace, in the living room, which was banked with greenery and calla lilies. Tall standards holding tapers were placed at either side, and branched candelabra were on the mantel.
     The house was illuminated with candles, and pink and white flowers were placed in all the rooms.
     Shortly before the entrance of the bridal party Mrs. C. E. Holles, cousin of Miss Fiegenbaum, lighted the tapers.
     Miss Winifred Burroughs played the wedding march from Lohengrin.
     Miss Libby Jane Fiegenbaum was maid of honor, and Miss Becky Charlotte Fiegenbaum and Miss Virginia Harris were bridesmaids. The Misses Fiegenbaum are sisters of the bride, and Miss Harris is a cousin. Robert Farrand Brockway of Chicago, the bridegroom's brother, was best man.
     Miss Fiegenbaum's wedding gown of white satin was fashioned with a gored skirt, which fell into a train; sweetheart neckline and long sleeves and was trimmed with rose point lace and Duchesse lace.
     The bride's veil of ivory illusion fell from a cap of Duchesse lace. The lace was used in trimming her mother's bridal gown.
     Miss Fiegenbaum carried a handkerchief of Duchesse lace, and her flowers were lilies of the valley and white double larkspur. The handkerchief was carried by Mr. Brockway's mother and grandmother on their wedding days.
     The attendants' frock were similarly fashioned of pink embroidered swiss over matching taffeta. The frocks had empire waistlines, square necklines and very full gored skirts, which formed slight trains. The attendants carried bouquets of blue delphinium and blue cornflowers, and wore corresponding flowers in their hair.
     A reception followed the wedding, and the refreshment table was decorated with a tiered wedding cake, tall white tapers and white daisies.
     Mrs. Wilbur G. Burroughs of Royal Oak, Mich., and Mrs. C. T. Wheat of Greenville, the bride's aunts, poured.
     After a short wedding trip Mr. and Mrs. Brockway will reside in an apartment at 138 North Central boulevard, Chicago.
     When she departed the bride was wearing a costume suit of grey and fuchia [sic] printed sheer, a hat of fuchia [sic] and grey flowers, and white accessories.
     Mr. Brockway attended the Rock Rapids, Ia., schools and attended Northwestern University, Evanston. He is connected with the Jensen Radio Manufacturing Company, as coast accounts.
     Mrs. Brockway studied at Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, O., and Normal University, Normal, Ill., after graduating from the Edwardsville High School. She was a charter member of the Edwardsville Junior Service Club.
     Guests at the wedding included Miss Mary Ruth Tunnell, Denver; Mrs. Wilbur V. Burroughs, Jr., of Highland Park, Mich., Mrs. Wilbur C. Burroughs of Royal Oak, Mich., Miss Frances Campbell, Chicago, Holmes Campbell, Chicago, Miss Mary Kohler, Chicago, Miss Harriet Damon, Pontiac, Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Wheat of Greenville, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Howes of Greenville, Frederic Parker of Rock Rapids, Ia., Miss Helen Pulsifer of Boston, Mass., Mrs. Robert F. Springer and son, Robert, of Rocky River, and R. S. Rodems of Alton. 
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     The following announcement was published in the Alton Evening Telegraph, of Alton, Illinois, on Friday, 16 July 1943.

          Allen-Fiegenbaum

     Mrs. David William Fiegenbaum of Edwardsville has made known the engagement of her daughter, Miss Becky Charlotte Fiegenbaum, to Officer Candidate John Gilpin Allen of Chicago, son of Dr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Allen of Washington, D. C.
     Miss Fiegenbaum, sister of Mrs. Richard S. Rodems, formerly of Alton, is in the Roxana office of Shell Oil Company.
     Mrs. Rodems went to Edwardsville to live, after her husband entered service a short time ago.
 
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     The following announcement was published on Monday, 18 December 1939 in the Alton Evening Telegraph, of Alton, Illinois.

          Rolems [sic]-Fiegenbaum Engagement

     The engagement of Miss Elizabeth Fiegenbaum of Edwardsville and Richard Stephen Rodems of Alton was announced Saturday afternoon at a tea at which Miss Fiegenbaum and her sisters, Miss Julia and Miss Becky Charlotte, entertained a number of their friends at their home on Fourth street, Edwardsville. Miss Fiegenbaum is a daughter of Mrs. D. W. Fiegenbaum and of the late David William Fiegenbaum of Edwardsville. She is a member of the editorial staff of the Edwardsville Intelligencer.
     The Fiegenbaum home was decorated appropriately for the Christmas season, with a tree, red candles, and cedar boughs. The tea table in red and silver had a centerpiece of poinsettias with tall tapers in silver candlelabra [sic].
     Assisting the hostesses were Mrs. Vincent J. Hotz, Mrs. Donald Wilson, Miss Judith Baird, Mrs. Kenneth S. Baird, Mrs. Cullen J. Smith, Miss Virginia Simpson and Miss Virginia Harris.
     Out-of-town guests included Mrs. C. T. Wheat and Mrs. C. E. Holles of Greenville, Mrs. George E. Little Jr. of Sunrise Beach, Mo., and Miss Leila Schade of St. Louis.
     Mr. Rodems, who is manager of the Princess theater, has been a resident of Alton for three years. He formerly was manager of the Rialto theater at Peoria, and more recently of the Wildey of Edwardsville.
     A son of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen A. Rodems of Peoria, he attended Spalding Institute at Peoria, and St. Mary's University at San Antonio, Tex. He is a member of the Kiwanis Club.

     The following announcement was published in the Alton Evening Telegraph, Alton, Illinois, on Tuesday, 20 August 1940.

          Turkish Shower Saturday

     Mrs. Cullen J. Smith entertained at her home in St. Louis, with a dessert-bridge and a Turkish shower for a blue and rose bathroom, Saturday, honoring Miss Libby Jane Fiegenbaum of Edwardsville. Miss Fiegenbaum, daughter of Mrs. David W. Fiegenbaum, will become the bride of Richard S. Rodems of Alton in September.
     Three tables were occupied by the guests who spent a part of the afternoon playing bridge. Mrs. Vincent J. Hotz and Mrs. Harris Blixen of Edwardsville were awarded prizes.
     Guests were present from Richmond Heights, Mo., St. Louis and Edwardsville. 
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     The following announcement was published on Monday, Wednesday, 11 September 1940 in the Alton Evening Telegraph.

          Rodems-Fiegenbaum Nuptials

     Invitations were received this week to the reception which is to follow the marriage of Miss Elizabeth Jane Fiegenbaum, daughter of Mrs. David William Fiegenbaum and the late David William Fiegenbaum of Edwardsville, and Richard S. Rodems, son of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen A. Rodems of Peoria. Miss Fiegenbaum will become the bride of Mr. Rodems on September 28 at St. Mary's parsonage in Edwardsville. The ceremony, which will be performed at four o'clock in the afternoon in the presence of the members of the immediate families, by the Rev. C. A. Meagher, will be followed by a reception at the bride's home on Fourth street. Alton and Edwardsville friends have been invited to the reception.
     Miss Fiegenbaum has chosen as her matron of honor her sister Mrs. John A. Brockway, of Chicago, who will be remembered as Miss Julia Fiegenbaum. Bridesmaids will be Miss Becky Charlotte Fiegenbaum, another sister, and Miss Judith Baird, Mrs. Donald W. Wilson and Mrs. Vincent J. Hotz, all of Edwardsville.
     William E. May of Peoria will be Mr. Rodems' best man.
     The bride-to-be has been honored at numerous parties during the last six weeks. Parties last week included a dessert bridge and miscellaneous shower given by Mrs. Kenneth Baird and a party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Wheat in Greenville. Mrs. Vincent J. Hotz and Miss Judith Baird are entertaining at a tea and kitchen shower at the Baird home on Saturday.

     The following announcement was published on Monday, 30 September 1940 in the Alton Evening Telegraph, of Alton, Illinois.

          Rodems-Fiegenbaum Wedding

     Miss Elizabeth Jane Fiegenbaum, daughter of Mrs. David William Fiegenbaum and the late David William Fiegenbaum of Edwardsville became the bride of Richard Stephen Rodems of Alton at 4 o'clock Saturday afternoon. The double ring ceremony was performed at St. Mary's parsonage in Edwardsville by Rev. C. A. Meagher in the presence of the members of the immediate families.
     The bride was given in marriage by her uncle, Henry J. Springer, of Edwardsville. She wore a gown of ivory duchese [sic] satin made with a fitted bodice. The sweetheart neckline and bodice front was trimmed with heirloom rosepointe lace. The full-length skirt fell from a fitted hipline into a train and the sleeves came to a point over the hand. The bride's finger-tip length veil was secured to her head by a coronet of duchesse lace which was used on her mother's wedding dress. The bridal bouquet was shower of gardenias and bouvardia.
     Mrs. John Aubrey Brockway of Chicago was matron of honor for her sister, and the bridesmaids were Miss Becky Charlotte Fiegenbaum, sister of the bride, and Miss Judith Baird, Mrs. Donald W. Wilson and Mrs. Vincent J. Hotz, all of Edwardsville.
     Mrs. Brockway wore a floor-length gown of deep turqouise [sic] alpaca fashioned with long sleeves, heart-hraped [sic] neckline and shirred
bodice. She wore a twisted turban matching her gown and carried a bouquet of dark red chrysanthemums. The bridesmaids gowns were fashioned like that of the matron of honor in various fall colors. Miss Fiegenbaum's was of old rose, Miss Baird's wine red, Mrs. Hotz's dull gold and Mrs. Wilson's green. All carried arm bouquets of bronze chrysanthemums and had turbans matching their dresses. The only jewelry worn by the bride's attendants were pairs of gold and pearl bow-knot clips, gifts from the bride.
     Mr. Rodems, son of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen A. Rodems of Peoria, was attended by William E. May of Peoria as best man.
     Following the ceremony a reception was held at the Fiegenbaum home.
     Fall flowers and lighted candles decorated the home, and the receiving line formed in the baywindow of the living room.
     The bridal table, at which Mrs. W. G. Burroughs and Mrs. C. T. Wheat, aunts of the bride assisted, had lighted tapers flanking the wedding cake.
     After a short wedding trip through the Smoky Mountains in Tennessee, Mr. and Mrs. Rodems will live at 700 Alby street.
     Mr. Rodems, manager of the Princess Theater, is a graduate of Spaulding Institute in Peoria and attended St. Mary's University at San Antonio, Texas.
     His bride, until recently, was connected with the editorial staff of the Edwardsville Intelligencer.
 
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     The following are transcriptions supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of obituaries for Benjamin Friedrich Fiegenbaum. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the first obituary had appeared on 22 January 1934 in the Lawrence Daily Journal World, of Lawrence, Kansas.

Funeral services for Benjamin F. Fiegenbaum, 68 years old, prominent Douglas County resident who died suddenly Saturday at his country home in Eudora, will be held Tuesday at 2 o'clock from the Masonic Temple. Dr. R. A. Schwegler will deliver the sermon and the services will be in charge of the Masons. Burial will be in the Eudora Cemetery. Mr. Fiegenbaum was a member of Acacia Lodge No. 9. He graduated from the Kansas University School of Pharmacy with the class of 1890 and formerly was in the drug business here. Since 1918 he has been with the State Board of Health as a food and drug inspector. Mr. Fiegenbaum had been in good health and his death was a shock to his relatives and friends. Friday evening he returned from a business trip and appeared to be in the best of health. Surviving are the wife, Mrs. Myrtle Fiegenbaum, two sisters, Mrs. Minnie Sexauer, Ankeny, Iowa and Mrs. Emma Miller, Wathena; three brothers, Theodore Fiegenbaum of Lincoln, Nebraska, Henry Fiegenbaum of Springfield, Nebraska and Edward Fiegenbaum of Geneva, Nebraska; Alice Darling, sister-in-law, and Geneva Ogden, a niece, of the home, and Ray Ogden of Eudora, a nephew, and other nephews and nieces.

Gretchen Leenerts reported that this obituary had appeared on 25 January 1934 in the Eudora Weekly, of Eudora, Kansas.

Benjamin F. Fiegenbaum, 68, of 937 Kentucky Street, died Saturday morning at his country home in Eudora. Mr. Fiegenbaum was a graduate of the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy with the class of 1890 and formerly was in the drug business in Lawrence. Since 1918 he has been with the State Board of Health as a food and drug inspector. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon from the Masonic Temple in Lawrence. Dean R. A. Schwegler read the service and burial was in the Eudora Cemetery. 
Fiegenbaum, Benjamin Friedrich (I58)
 
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     The following are transcriptions supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of three obituaries for Mrs. Louisa (Otto) Fiegenbaum. Gretchen Leenerts did not report exactly when and where these obituaries were published.

Mother Louisa Fiegenbaum (nee Otto) was born 13 August 1832 at Fennes, Hanover, Germany. Her parents came to this country when she was only one year old. At first they settled in Warren County, Missouri and after several years the family moved to Washington County, Iowa. In early youth she was converted at German Creek Mission and became a member of the M. E. Church. On 11 April 1852 she was married to Frederick W. Fiegenbaum of Wapello, Iowa, who survives her. This union was blessed with ten children, of whom one died in early infancy, six sons and three daughters surviving her, all being permitted to be present and look once more upon that dear but travel-worn face of her who watched lovingly and prayerfully over them during the years of childhood, for the responsibility of bringing up the children rested mainly on her. Soon after their marriage her husband was called to the ministry of the M. E. Church. His duty sent him away from home a great part of the time, casting upon her many burdens intended for stronger shoulders. But willingly she underwent many hardships and privations for the Lord's sake during the more than forty years which her husband spent in the ministry. He always had in her a true and devoted helpmeet; indeed, exerting a good influence everywhere. About ten years ago she had the rare privilege of celebrating her golden wedding. The deceased enjoyed fairly good health until about eight months ago, when she had an attack of la grippe followed by rheumatism, which caused her much pain and suffering. On 20 November she suffered a slight stroke of paralysis, followed by a severe one three days later, affecting her entire right side and rendering her speechless. Her mental powers were more or less affected. In this helpless state she remained for one week, when her soul departed for that better world at the noon hour Thanksgiving Day 30 November 1911. A few months before she was entirely helpless, she praised to her pastor the sustaining grace of her Lord and Savior and expressed her conviction that "the Lord doeth all things well, generally as well with her." She has now entered that rest the Lord has provided for them that put their trust in Him, and love Him, and we hope and pray to follow her when our hour comes.

Mrs. Louisa Fiegenbaum, (Otto), who departed this world at the noon hour on Thanksgiving day, was given her last earthly honors by a host of relatives and friends when her remains were lain to rest at Bellemont Cemetery on Sunday afternoon, 3 December 1911. Last earthly honors? No! No! Who could efface her memory from the mind of her husband, her children and all dear and near to her? With all of them, remembering means honoring. The funeral exercises took place at the German M. E. Church, conducted by the pastor, E. Crepin, assisted by Rev. W. J. Byers and Rev. J. A. Dickman. The deceased was born 13 August 1932 at Fenne, Hanover, Germany. Her parents came to this country when she was only one year old. At first they settled in Warren County, Missouri and after several years, they moved to Washington County, Iowa. In early youth she was converted and became a member of the Methodist-Episcopal Church. She married Frederick W. Fiegenbaum of Wapello, Iowa on 11 April 1852, who shortly after was called into the ministry of the M. E. Church. She devoted over forty years of her life, not only to the well being of her family, but was also a true helpmate to her husband in his work. Only he who knows something about the life of the pioneer preacher can imagine what privations and hardships she underwent for the Lord's sake. But her labors have not been in vain. The love and affection of her husband and her nine surviving children were a constant source of happiness and satisfaction and have cast sunshine upon her old age and her last days. The Lord, too, has been kind, a humble home, free from pressing and distressing want she could enjoy, and what may the harvest be now? We trust, what no eyes has seen and no ear has heard, neither has entered into the heart of man, will be prepared for her, for she loved the Lord.

Crossed the River: It is with keen sorrow we announce the death of another of those splendid, sacrificing, devoted Christian wives and mothers - Mrs. F. W. Fiegenbaum, which occurred at her home in Wathena, Kansas on Thursday of last week, 30 November 1911, aged 79 years. She will be remembered here as the devoted helpmeet to her husband, Rev. F. W. Fiegenbaum, who was pastor of the German M. E. Church here in 1892-6. She was born in Germany 13 August 1832, and prior to her marriage was Louisa Otto, and became the wife of F. W. Fiegenbaum in Iowa 11 April 1852. The sacrifices made by the wife of the pioneer preacher were many and called for the manifestation of all the Christian forbearance and fortitude possible -- these were borne by her cheerfully and willingly for her Master's sake, and that her husband might be encouraged in his efforts to extend the Gospel. We of today cannot estimate what the sacrifices made in those days meant -- but through them we can realize some of the many blessings that have come to us by reason of these sacrifices. Mother Fiegenbaum became the mother of ten children, and she lived to see them all, with the exception of one who died in infancy, develop into that splendid manhood and womanhood, that brings so much comfort and pride to mother, as she slowly slides down life's slope. She is survived by her husband and the following children, all of whom were present at the funeral, the six sons acting as her pallbearers, as mother gently raised these, in her arms, when helpless, so too they gently lowered her casket to its last resting place, that she may await the resurrection: Mrs. Jacob Miller of Wathena, Kansas; Mrs. Minnie Sexauer of Ankeny, Iowa; Mrs. Lydia Howard of Sac City, Iowa; A. H. Fiegenbaum of Washington, D.C.; Louis Fiegenbaum of Lincoln, Nebraska; Theodore Fiegenbaum of Western, Nebraska; B. F. Fiegenbaum of Lawrence, Kansas; Henry Fiegenbaum of Springfield, Nebraska and W. E. Fiegenbaum of Geneva, Nebraska. Impressive funeral services were held from the home in Wathena, Sunday, December 3rd.
 
Otto, Louisa (I48)
 
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     The following are transcriptions supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of two obituaries for Hallet M. Sexauer. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the first obituary had appeared on Sunday, 23 November 1958 in the Des Moines Register, of Des Moines, Iowa.

Services for H. M. Sexauer, 73, of Ankeny, will be at 2:00 p.m. Monday in the Ankeny Methodist Church, where he was a member. Burial will be at Greenwood Cemetery. Mr. Sexauer, a retired farmer and livestock dealer, died of a heart attack Friday at his home. He was a life-long resident of Ankeny. Surviving are a son, Harvey R. Sexauer, Des Moines; three daughters, Mrs. Edith Bruce and Miss Myrtle Sexauer of Ankeny and Mrs. Lavonne Klopfenstein of Winfield; a brother Fred J. Sexauer of Ankeny; a sister Mrs. Emily L. Piekenbrock of Ankeny, and six grandchildren.

     Gretchen Leenerts reported that the following obituary had appeared on 24 November 1958 but did not identify where it was published.

Hallet M. Sexauer, 73, passed away Friday 21 November 1958, at his home in Ankeny. Death came suddenly and peacefully as a result of a heart attack. Final rites were held at the Methodist Church in Ankeny on Monday 24 November at 2:00 p.m. Services were conducted by the Reverend Floyd Shepherd of Wapello, Iowa, former pastor of the Ankeny Methodist Church. He was assisted by Dr. T. W. Schwartz, present pastor of the church. Two songs, "Will There Be Any Stars in My Crown" and "Sometime We'll Understand" were sung by Vernon Smith. Mrs. Mel Harvey accompanied at the organ. Pallbearers were: E. A. Sexauer, Ira Miller, Ralph Brazelton, Vernon Smith, Russell Mowry and Perry Hazelton. Interment was in Greenwood Cemetery. Hallett Matthew Simpson Sexauer, son of Minnie and Mathew Sexauer, was born 3 March 1885 and passed away at his home in Ankeny 21 November 1958 at the age of 73 years, 8 months and 18 days. Death came suddenly and peacefully as a result of a heart attack. Mr. Sexauer, a retired farmer and livestock dealer, lived his entire life in or near Ankeny. He was an early member of the Ankeny Methodist Church. Hal Sexauer was united in marriage to Cora Cornwell 30 August 1910. She preceded him in death on 18 July 1949. To this union were born a son, Harvey R. Sexauer of Des Moines, and three daughters: Edith Bruce and Myrtle L. Sexauer of Ankeny and Lavonne Klopfenstein of Winfield, Iowa, all of whom survive. He is also survived by six grandchildren: Georgiana Sexauer, Corine and Donna Bruce, Steve, Kim and Ned Klopfenstein. A brother, Fred J. Sexauer and a sister, Mrs. Emily L. Pickenbrock of Ankeny. A sister, Rosana McDougal of Tujanga, California and a brother Roscoe C. Sexauer of Ankeny preceded him in death within the past year. Hal Sexauer will be greatly missed by all who knew him. His great zest for living and enjoyment of the world about him reflect the personality that was Hal Sexauer. He never forgot a sick friend or neighbor. Much of his time was spent calling at the hospital bringing laughter and cheer whenever he could. Yet underneath this gaiety that was part of him, was deep seriousness and sincerity that will long be remembered. 
Sexauer, Hallet Mathew Simpson (I416)
 
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     The following article announcing the marriage was published in the Warrenton Banner (Warrenton, Missouri) on Friday, 24 August 1917.

          Prof. Wellemeyer Becomes Benedict.

     Professor Charles L. Wellemeyer and Miss Bertha Anna Wengler were married Wednesday, August 22, 1917, at the home of the bride's parents at Oxford, Kan. After the wedding and a short visit with relatives at that place, the happy young couple left for Hollister, Mo., in the Ozarks, to spend their honeymoon. They will return to Warrenton in time for the opening of college the first week in September, and will be at home in the groom's handsome bungalow on College Heights.
     Prof. Wellemeyer has been the teacher of ancient languages in Central Wesleyan for some years. He is a young man of genuine Christian character, is kind and considerate, and because of this has a large number of friends. The bride was the teacher of art and domestic economy in the college the past two years, and with her pleasing disposition won many friends during her short stay here. She possesses many of the most admirable qualities of her sex, and will make her future home a happy one. The Banner joins a wide circle of friends in wishing them happiness supreme and a liberal measure of success in their journey through life.
 
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     The following article was published in The Holt County Sentinel (Oregon, Missouri) on Friday, 18 April 1902.

          FOR FIFTY YEARS.
          Rev. Frederick Fiegenbaum and Wife, of This City. Celebrate
          Their Golden Wedding, Friday. April 11.

     In company with his parents and brothers and sisters, there landed at New Orleans, one fine summer day in June, 1834, bright lad of four summers. From there they took a steam boat, landing at St. Louis where the cannon were booming and flags waving in honor [word obscured] the nation's 42nd birthday. Here they rested for a while, after a nine-weeks journey across the ocean. Then the family proceeded to Warren county, Mo., and engaged in farming.
     This lad of four is today a gray haired veteran in the service of his Master, and has passed his three-score and ten. He was born in Old Prussia, Germany, April 10th, 1830. He remained upon the farm and became a farmer. When 17 years of age he was converted and united with the M. E. church. He felt he was called to enter the service of his Master; but he liked the farm life and felt that he should continue in this work. In 1850 he went with his parents to Wapello, Ia. The lad; the farmer boy is today our fellow townsman, the Rev. Fred Fiegenbaum, who on Friday of last week, April 11th, celebrated his 50th wedding anniversary.
     While living in Warren county, one of his neighbors, named Otto, had a nice little girl, and they became acquainted of course; they left the neighborhood, and the families became separated, but they again met in Iowa; the acquaintance was renewed, which in due time resulted in a wedding, and Frederick Wilhelm Fiegenbaum and Miss Louisa Otto, became husband and wife, the ceremony being performed in the German M. E. stone church in Wapello, Ia., April 11, 1852.
     The ceremony uniting these two people was performed by the groom's brother, Rev. Henry Fiegenbaum, who on this 50th anniversary was present to renew those bonds that had united these people for those long fifty years. Who amid all the trials and adversities of life had gone hand in hand; heart to heart; soul to soul along down life's rugged pathway - Loving and serving their Master - Loving and serving each other. Feeling all through these years as the 23 Psalm - 1-4 has taught them:
     "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; He leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul; He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for His name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for thou art with me, thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me."
     One year after his marriage, he still felt that he should enter the field of the ministry - he felt that he could no longer resist the call, and entered for a four years' course of preparation in Brush College in this state, and in the spring of 1853 he entered his Masters's [sic] service and began preaching at Peoria, Ill., where he remained for nearly two years. On September 13, 1857, he was ordained a deacon by Bishop E. S. James at Rock Island, Ill., September 13, 1857, he was ordained an Elder by Bishop E. R. Ames, at Marion, Ia. From 1853 to 1893 he was actively engaged in the work of the ministry excepting two years, 1872-3, which years he rested on account of health, and in 1873-5 he took a two years' course at Mount Pleasant, Ia. Forty years, service in the Master's vineyard - Many of these years were such as try one's zeal and earnestness. When he entered the service, there were but few railroads; traveling from station to station was chiefly by horseback; the exposures were of such character, that only the strong and sturdy could withstand them. Only his advanced years and with feeble health, incident thereto, caused him to surrender his work, which he did here in 1896. During these 40 year [sic] she [sic] has been stationed at the following places:

Peoria, Ill.........................1853-55
Cedar Lake, Ind...............1855-56
Chirls [sic] Mount, Ia......1856-58
Freeport, Ill......................1858-60
Salem, Minn....................1860-61
St. Paul, Minn..................1861-65
Burlington, Ia., Dist.........1865-67
Wapello, Ia......................1867-69
Des Moines, Ia................1869-71
Polk City, Ia....................1871-73
Wilton, Ia........................1875-78
Canton, Mo.....................1878-81
Wathena, Kan.................1881-83
Eudora, Kan...................1883-85
Clay Center, Kan............1885-88
Lawrence, Kan...............1888-92
Oregon, Mo....................1892-96

     The wife of today and the young bride of 50 years ago, was born in Hanover, Germany, August 13, 1832, and when a mere babe of nine months came to this country with her parents, who settled in Warren county, Mo., thence to Washington county, Ia., then near Wapello, Ia.
     There has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Fiegenbaum nine children: three girls and six boys, all of whom are magnificent types of the true, high-minded, honorable, clean citizenship. The children are:
     Minnie Sexauer, whose husband is a farmer near Des Moines, Iowa; they have five children.
     Adolph is a clerk in the war department at Washington; married and has one child.
     Lydia Howard, wife of a farmer, near Sac City, Iowa; they have one child.
     Louis, is a druggist at Geneva, Neb.; is married and has one child.
     Theodore is a druggist at Lincoln, Neb.; is married.
     Emma Miller is the wife of a druggist at Wathena, Kan, they have five children.
     Benjaman [sic] is also a druggist, and in business at Western, Neb.; married.
     Henry is in the hardware business at Lawton Okla; married.
     Edward is the kid of the family and is a jeweler at Geneva, Neb., married.
     In addition to the immediate children, Mrs. Rosana McDougle [sic], of Gowrie, Ia., was here, she being a daughter of Mrs. Sexauer. She was accompanied by her eldest daughter, Mrs. C. W. Piekenrock [sic] and husband of Ellston, Ia. This completed the circle of four generations represented at the anniversary.
     The children are all living and were here to celebrate the anniversary of the wedding of their father and mother. It was just such another glorious April as this - 50 years ago - as brightly prophetic of happiness in their life of activity as Friday last was emblematic of declining years, crowned with peace and honor. That wedding of 50 years ago as other weddings of that time, had little of the pomp and circumstance which grace the nuptials of today. There were no rehearsals, no attendants, no banks of palms and roses, but how much that, solemn service meant, Friday and its memories bear evidence. Father and Mother Fiegenbaum's life here is its own commentary. Its fruitage speaks for it more than eloquence can tell. Their life has been peculiarly blessed. Not a death has broken the circle of their immediate family. Their nine children with their thirteen children enjoyed the 50th anniversary of the wedding of their parents and their grandparents.
     Naturally, Friday April 11th, 1902, was one of joy and thankfulness to these two whose lives have meant so much and who have been greatly and so deservedly blessed. Their home is a modest and unpretentious one, and on account of the limited space the children made their order for a sumptuous dinner and luncheon, which was served at the Lawn hotel, and was most elaborate affair in every detail to which some 50 of the more intimate friends and near relatives were invited, and at their home they with numerous friends came to rejoice with them in attaining what so few attain, not only years, but usefulness.
     Forty-one guests gues's [sic] gathered in the dining room at the Lawn hotel at 1 o'clock. Louis Fiegenbaum, second son of the haypy [sic] couple, had charge of the affair. Rev. Fiegenbaum, of St. Joseph, was the first speaker. He recalled the time when the couple was married by him half a century ago. Rev. John Siekmann, of Oregon, followed with a short address. A. H. Fiegenbaum, a son, then presented the aged parents with a loving cup. On one side were the names of the nine children, all of whom were in attendance. On the other side were the words: "1852 - Wapello, Iowa, Golden Wedding Anniversary, Oregon, Mo., April 11, 1902.
     After the presentation of the cup both the bride and groom made short replies. Robert Montgomery, of Oregon, followed with a few words of congratulation. At the conclusion of the wedding feast the guests repaired to the court house lawn where a photograph of the entire group was taken.
     The children with their families in the order of their ages are as follows:
     Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Sexauer and son, Roscoe, Ankeay [sic], Ia.; Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Fiegenbaum, Washington, D. C.; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Howard and daughter, Genevieve, Sac City, Ia.; Mr. and Mrs. Louis S. Fiegenbaum and daughter, Inez, Geneva, Neb.; Mrs. [sic] and Mrs. Theodore J. Fiegenbaum, Lincoln, Neb.; Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Miller and children Louise, Frieda, Wilma, Kenneth, and Katherine, Wathena, Kas.; Mr. and Mrs. Benjaman [sic] F. Fiegenbaum, Western, Neb.; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fiegenbaum, Lawton, Okla.; Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Fiegenbaum, Geneva, Neb. Other guests were Mrs. Rosanna [sic] McDougall [sic] and daughter, of Gowrie, Ia., Mr. and Mrs. Clara Piekenbrock, Ellston, Ia.; the women being grandchildren; Mr. John Otto, Wapello, Ia.; Mrs. Mary Wagner, Ankeny, Ia.; brother and sister of the bride; Rev. H. Fiegenbaum, brother of the groom; Miss Anna Fiegenbaum, of St. Joseph; Rev. J. Seikmann, pastor of the German M. E. church, Oregon, Mo.; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Montgomery, Oregon, and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Curry, Willie and Anna Curry, of Oregon.
     The Fiegenbaum family is a remarkable one in one particular; the family consisted of four brothers and two sisters, all of whom are still living, the sisters being widows, and the four brothers were ministers of the German M. E. church. The eldest, Henry began his ministerial work in 1847, and on the same day of the month, April 11, 1847, he too, was married, and 1897 celebrated his 50th wedding anniversary.
     This is the fourth golden wedding to be celebrated in the family. The first that of Rev. and Mrs. Henry Fiegenbaum took place just five years ago Friday in St. Joseph, an interesting ceremony being performed at the German M. E. church. In August, 1897, Henry and Catherice [sic] Wellemeyer, the latter being a sister of the Fiegenbaum brothers, celebrated their golden wedding at their home in Garner, Ia. In 1900 Rev. and Mrs. William Fiegenbaum celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in Edwardsville, Ill.
     They were the recipients of handsome presents as follows:
     Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Pieckenbrock berry spoon.
     Mr. and Mrs. Sexauer and family, a half dozen solid silver spoons.
     Mr. and Mrs. Fiegenbaum, three souvenir spoons of Washington, D. C.
     Mr. and Mrs. Frank Howard, a gold handled hat brush and two souvenir spoons of Sac City, Ia.
     Inez Fiegenbaum, a bon bon spoon.
     Anna Fiegenbaum, a linen table cover with fancy yellow border.
     John Otto and Mary Waggoner, a fine clock.
     Mr. and Mrs. Robert Montgomery, a silver, gold lined cake basket.
     Mrs. Sophia Good, St. Paul, Minn., a bon bon spoon.
     They also received several pieces of gold money, amounting in all to several dollars.
 
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     The following article was published in the Alton Evening Telegraph, of Alton, Illinois, on Saturday, 22 May 1948.

          Rodems Named Theater Manager at Hammond, Ind.

     Richard S. Rodems, manager of the Princess theater, has been named manager of the Paramount Theater at Hammond, Ind., and will leave Alton Tuesday to assume his new position.
     Rodems has been in Alton since 1936, and has been at the Princess except for 2½ years in the army in World War II. In addition to his duties as Princess manager, Rodems has been advertising manager for the Great States Theaters in Alton and Wood River.
     Rodems has been with the Great States organization since 1928, when he became an usher at the Madison theater in Peoria. He rose to service director at the Palace in Peoria, became assistant manager at the Palace, then at the Rialto, next was manager of the Rialto, and then was transferred to the Princess in Alton.
     Mrs. Rodems is the former Miss Elizabeth Jane Fiegenbaum of Edwardsville. They are the parents of two daughters. Mrs. Rodems and the children will join him in Hammond after living quarters have been secured. The family resides at 3520 California.
     Clarence N. Kulp, now assistant manager at the Grand, will become manager of the Princess.
 
Rodems, Richard Stephen (I4408)
 
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     The following article was published in the Edwardsville Intelligencer (Edwardsville, Illinois) on Friday, 6 June 1896.

     "On Wednesday, 4 June 1896, the annual meeting of the Old Settlers Union of Madison County was held at St. John's Methodist Episcopal Church at Edwardsville, Illinois. In the afternoon session the organization honored its eldest members.
     "Three pairs of beautiful bouquets brought by Mrs. Eleanor Montgomery, Mrs. A. P. Barnett and Miss Jennie Barnett, were awarded to the ladies and gentlemen according to seniority. Mrs. Mary Barnsack, born in 1807, was the oldest lady, Mrs. Polly Jarvis came next, and Mrs. Emma Rice was third. John W. Coventry, born in 1809, was the oldest gentleman, John Weaver was second and Volney P. Richmond came next." 
Gonterman, Mary Melinda (I7993)
 
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     The following autobiographical sketch was published in 1856 in the Experience of German Methodist Preachers, compiled by Adam Miller.

     Experience of H. Fiegenbaum

     I was born on the 18th of October, in the year 1820, in Westphalia, kingdom of Prussia, Germany. In the year 1833 our family migrated to America, and about midsummer my parents with five children landed in New Orleans. This was the year when the cholera raged with such violence, and scores fell victims to it every day. A gracious Providence preserved our lives, and we took steamboat for St. Louis, which we reached in nine days. We did not remain long in the city, but moved to the country, and settled seventy-five miles west of St. Louis, in St. Charles county, Missouri. Here we were in an entire wilderness, on which account no one grieved more than my mother, as she had been converted in Germany, and was now deprived of Church privileges and Christian associations.
     Here we lived five years without a church or preacher. "Alas, children," said mother frequently, "we will all be heathens yet." We children found a manner of life according to our wishes. Hunting, fishing, and roaming through the forests, was our employment whenever we found a leisure hour from our labors; but with all this our heavenly Father watched over us. We had a pious mother. The Sabbath day was not forgotten; for every Sunday we had to read our Bibles, and she made explanations to us of difficult passages.
     I was sorry that we were deprived of schooling, but finally the time came when we were supplied with a preacher. He came from Germany as a missionary to North America. This man was an evangelical Lutheran, and in accordance with the wishes of my parents, I went to him for instruction in the doctrines of the Church, and was confirmed. During the time I was receiving instruction I was awakened, and a few weeks afterward was converted, and felt myself one of the happiest beings on earth. But being left to myself, and not properly understanding the nature of the blessing that I had experienced, nor knowing how to retain it, I fell into a state of indifference and hardness of heart, which continued for five years. Yet God restrained me from outbreaking sins; and as I had, in my confirmation, renewed my baptismal vows and was now recognized as a communicant, I was appointed to an office in the Church; and thus I lived and labored within her pale, a backslider and a benighted sinner, till I was finally waked up through the preaching of Father Swahlen, who was the first German Methodist preacher we had ever seen. He made application to preach in our church, and received permission to do so; but when we found that he was a Methodist the door of the church was closed against him by my colleagues, the trustees. But as he made an appointment and could not get into the church, he took his stand by an old tree in front of it, and preached to the people. His word was not lost upon us: he visited us in our houses, and had he not been a Methodist he would have been received as an angel of God.
     I left this neighborhood and went to St. Louis, where I fell into bad company, and made rapid progress in a course of sin. Yet I still went to Church, sometimes to one and then another, till finally I was told that my sister, who also was now living in the city, had joined the Methodists. Through her I became acquainted with brother L. S. Jacoby, and brother Casper Jost, under whose preaching I was again awakened and converted.
     It was a hard matter to get my consent to be a Methodist, and still harder for me to go the altar of prayer. I was afraid that if I were converted among the Methodists at the altar of prayer I should have to shout; however, when the Lord granted me peace I forgot all this, and my Savior was my all, and in all.
     In my early youth I frequently had strong desires to do something for the cause of God; especially at times when my mother talked to me about Jesus and heaven. But this missionary spirit died in me when I came to America. However, at my confirmation, this feeling - a desire to do something for the cause of God - was waked up anew in my heart, but I could see no way open for me to do any thing.
     When I was converted in St. Louis, the impression again was strong on my mind that I ought to preach; and as I thought over this matter I became very much alarmed, for I now saw the responsibilities resting upon a minister of the Gospel, and the infinite value of an immortal soul. Although the impression was strong on my mind, I felt disposed to shrink from the task. After hesitating some time, and seriously reflecting on this subject, when the providence of God opened the way for me, I started in this great work.
     In the fall of 1847 I was received into the Illinois conference, and from that day to this I have endeavored to publish the word of the Lord. I thank God that I ever found the Methodist Church, and that she received me. In this Church I hope to remain till the Lord shall call me home.

     As a circuit preacher (Reiseprediger), resident pastor and presiding elder in the German Methodist church, Heinrich served during his long and active career in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska and Wisconsin.
     The following biographical sketch appeared in Souvenir der West Deutschen Konferenz der Bischöflichen Methodistenkirche in 1906.

     "Heinrich Fiegenbaum, many years the Nestor of the West German Conference, was born on 16 October 1821 in Ladbergen, Westphalia.  He came to America with his parents in 1834.  He worked on the land and then as a carter in St. Louis.  Here he became acquainted with Methodism and in 1845, after a vigorous struggle for repentance, he achieved sanctifying faith.  He immediately joined the church.  In 1847, he entered into holy matrimony with Katharina Kastenbudt, who over 50 years shared joy and sorrow with him.  He joined the Rock River Conference as a probationary member in 1848; the Southwest German Conference in 1864; and the West German Conference in 1879.  He stood for 41 uninterrupted years in the active ranks and served the following congregations:  Mascoutah, Ill., 1848 to 1850; Muscatine, Iowa, 1850-52; Galena, Ill.,1852-54; Iowa District 1854-1860; Burlington District 1860-64; Pekin, Ill. 1864-1867; Quincy, Ill., 1867-70; St. Joseph District 1870 to 1872; Oregon, Mo., 1872-1875; St. Joseph District 1875-79; Missouri District 1879-83; St. Joseph, Mo., 1883-86; Sedalia, Mo., 1886-89.  In 1889 he entered into retirement, but in the following 15 years he preached well over 500 times.  For 20 of his 41 years of active service he was a presiding elder and was in this office, as in his pastorates, very successful.  He was a born leader, a popular and forceful preacher.  Without the privilege of a higher education, but through diligent study, robust common sense, and a rare power of observation, he cultivated an extraordinary oratorical gift.  In a joyous assembly, he was in his element.  His later years brought various infirmities, but he never lost his confidence.  'With Jesus alone' was his motto in the last days.  And thus on 13 January 1905 he entered into his well earned rest.  His wife had preceded him by a few years.  He was survived by four daughters who follow in his faith." 
Fiegenbaum, Heinrich Hermann (I249)
 
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     The following biographical information was published in The Book of Minnesotans: A Biographical Dictionary of Leading Living Men of the State of Minnesota in 1907.

     BLUME, Charles F., clergyman; born in Jordan, Minn., Oct. 2, 1860; son of Ernest A. and Sophia C. (Festing) Blume; raised on farm near Jordan, Minn.; educated in district school; German Catholic parochial school and city public schools, Jordan; Iowa Wesleyan University and German College, Mt. Pleasant, Ia., graduating from the university, degree of B.S., June, 1882; degree of M.S., same university, 1885. Married at Highland, Ill., April 22, 1884, to Miss Bertha E. Fiegenbaum. Four years presiding elder St. Paul district, of the Northern German Conference; held appointments 2 years in Stilllwater, 7 in St. Paul, 7 in Minneapolis, and since 1898, in Winona. Recreations: Outdoor diversions. Address: Winona, Minn.

     A similar biographical sketch was published in 1916 in Who's Who in American Methodism.

BLUME, Rev. Charles Frederic, D.D.: b. Oct. 2, 1860, Jordan, Minn.; s. Earnest Wm. and Christina Earnstina Blume; educ. pub. sch.; German Coll. (Mt. Pleasant, Ia.); Ia. Wesleyan Univ. B.S. '82, M.S. '85 D.D. '07; m. Apr. 22, 1884 Bertha Emelia Fiegenbaum; c. Julius H., Clarence E., Florence M., Franklin L. Pastorates: Stillwater, Minn. '82; (1st) Minneapolis '84; (2nd) St. Paul '86; Pres. Elder St. Paul Dist '89-'93; (Central) Minneapolis '93; Winona '98; Dist. Supt. So. Minn. Dist. '07-'10; Minneapolis Dist.'10-'12; (1st) St. Paul '12 -- (Northern German Conf.). Conf. sec. 9 yrs. Mem. Gen. Conf. '12. Trus. St. Paul's Coll. Author: "Daniel, an Example for the Young Men of Today," pamphlet. Contrib. to ch. papers. Address: 347 Van Slyke Court, St. Paul, Minn. M. E. 
Blume, Rev. Charles Frederic (I2821)
 
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     The following biographical sketch appeared in Portrait and Biographical Record of Buchanan and Clinton Counties, Missouri..., published in 1893.

     Philip Arnholt, one of the earliest settlers of St. Joseph, Mo., is a veteran of the late war, and at one time was Postmaster here. He was a railway postal clerk for twelve years between St. Joseph and Creston, Iowa, having been appointed in 1880 under the Hayes administration, and having held the place in spite of the various changes in political circles.
     Mr. Arnholt was born February 1, 1841, in Bavaria, Germany. His father, Philip Arnholt, was also a native of the same province, while the grandfather, Nicholas Arnholt, who followed the occupation of a stone and brick contractor in Germany, came to America early in the '40s, and died in St. Louis. Our subject's father, likewise a contractor for stone and brick masonry, was married in the Fatherland, and in 1852 crossed the broad Atlantic with his wife and family of eight children. After a voyage of fifty-six days from Havre to New Orleans, they came up the river to St. Louis, and a few months later, in June, 1852, settled in St. Joseph. Here Mr. Arnholt, Sr., obtained contracts for buildings, and made this city his home until his death in 1876, at the age of sixty-eight years. He was member of the Lutheran Church, to which faith his wife also belonged. Her maiden name was Caroline Klaus. Her death occurred in St. Joseph January 18, 1892, at the good old age of eighty-two years.
     Our subject is one of eight children, only four of whom are living, and three of whom were in the army. Frederick was in the Sixteenth Illinois Infantry, having enlisted in 1861, and at the end of thirteen months was taken prisoner at Lexington. He was exchanged, and served until killed in the battle near Goldsboro in 1865, after Lee's surrender. George, who was in the Forty-fourth Missouri, resides in this city. In April, 1861, Philip Arnholt was one of the first to enlist, becoming a member of Company B, Second Missouri Infantry, in Burnstein's regiment, for three-months service. He was mustered in at the arsenal at St. Louis, and was present at the taking of Camp Jackson. When his term of service had expired he enlisted in Company B, Fremont's Body Guard, for three years, and served in Missouri and Arkansas. Out of one hundred and fifty men, fourteen were killed, twenty-seven wounded, and ten were taken prisoners. In 1862 he was mustered out by special order of Gen. Thomas. Returning to St. Joseph, he was commissioned Second Lieutenant of Company C, Twenty-fifth Missouri Regiment, and was soon promoted to be First Lieutenant. He was later commissioned Captain by Gov. Gletcher, and in the fall of 1864 was mustered out of the service.
     After his arrival in the United States and prior to the war, Mr. Arnholt learned the barber's trade, and in 1858 went to New Orleans, where he ran a shop for two years. In the fall of 1860 he went to St. Louis on one of the last boats which ventured to make the trip. On returning from the service our subject followed his trade for a while, and in March, 1871, was appointed Postmaster by President Grant, which position he held for four years and eleven days. In 1876 he was appointed United States Pension Agent for the district of Missouri and Kansas by President Grant, but failed to assume the duties, as the politicians prevented his taking the position. For a short time our subject engaged in the wholesale liquor business with Mr. Audriano. When he was appointed postal clerk in 1880, he first ran on the Wabash Road between St. Joseph and Lexington. His next route was by way of the Kansas City line, between Kansas City and Council Bluffs. In 1883 he was placed on his present route, between St. Joseph and Creston, and has the honor of being the oldest postal clerk in the service in this locality, both in years and service.
     In this city, in 1865, Mr. Arnholt married Miss Elizabeth Lohrneau, who was born in Germany. Ten children have come to bless this union. Eight are living, their names being as follows: Charles, engaged in the wholesale millinery business in Portland, Ore.; Katie, wife of Grant Harris, of Kansas City; Frank L., now with the American Biscuit Company, of Chicago; Edith, a graduate of the public school, and now a teacher here; Philip, Jr., Benjamin Logan, Jessie and Clara, who complete the number.
     In manner Mr. Arnholt is genial and of a good-natured disposition, which valuable qualities make him many friends. He is a member of the Ancient Free & Accepted Masons, a Royal Arch Mason and belongs to the Scottish Rite. He is also a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and in 1867 was District Deputy Grand Master. Mr. Arnholt in independent in politics. He belongs to Chester Harding Post, G. A. R. 
Arnhold, Philip (I6373)
 
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     The following biographical sketch appeared in Young's History of Lafayette County, Missouri (1910):

     Frederick G. Meinershagen

     Many of the most fertile farms in our country occupy land which was by the first settlers considered unfit for farming, because it was wet or swampy, but which has by draining or tiling had the surplus water removed and is now more fertile than any other land, on account of the great amount of decayed vegetable matter accumulating in such places and because the low lands naturally receive the wash from above and thus have deeper soil. There is also much land which was not too wet to be farmed without drainage, but which holds a surplusage of water over the needs of crops, which can be so much improved by tiling as to in some cases double the yield. The intelligent farmer who owns such land promptly proceeds to tile it and soon finds the expense of tiling met by increased yields and greater ease in cultivation. Mr. Meinershagen owes much of his success to the thoroughness with which he understands the methods of tiling and to the application of his knowledge.
     Frederick G. Meinershagen was born in Warren county, Missouri, November 22, 1846, the son of William and Minnie (Brinkmann) Meinershagen, both natives of Prussia. His mother was five years old when she came to Missouri, and was married to his father in St. Charles county, who then moved to a timber farm on the Missouri bottoms in Warren county. In 1882 Frederick Meinershagen came to Lafayette county to operate a farm of two hundred and thirty-five acres, three miles southwest of Higginsville, for which he paid fifty dollars per acre. This was the old Henry Higgins homestead. He has rebuilt all the farm buildings and has improved the farm until now it is without question one of the best in the county. While living on it he has laid over ten thousand tile. He carries on mostly grain farming, and also owns a farm in Oklahoma. The home farm in underlaid with coal.
     In 1870 Mr. Meinershagen was married to Minnie Hackman, in Warren county, of which she was a native. Mr. Meinershagen is a Republican. He has always given his attention closely to his farm and is a quiet, hardworking man, naturally of great force of character, which has given to him considerable influence in neighborhood affairs. In farming no man in the community has been more successful than he. He is the father of Dr. Ben Meinershagen, who is mentioned elsewhere in this work.
 
Meinershagen, Friedrich Jürgen (I5280)
 
524
     The following biographical sketch appeared in the History of Madison County, Illinois; Illustrated; With Biographical Sketches Of Many Prominent Men And Pioneers, published in Edwardsville, Illinois, in 1882.

     Judge Matthew Gillespie, was born in the city of New York on the 26th of November, 1807, and was the eldest son of David and Sarah Gillespie, there being but two children, Matthew and Joseph. The latter is yet a resident of Edwardsville, and one among its oldest and most honored citizens. They were of Scotch-Irish parentage, the family having emigrated from Monaghan, Ireland, to New York but a short time prior to Matthew's birth. In 1819, the family moved to Illinois when Matthew was but twelve years of age, and with his parents settled in Madison county, where he continued to reside to the time of his decease; and where the privations and struggles incident to pioneer life tended to develop those strong and leading traits of character, which marked his after life. At that early day, the facilities for obtaining an education were very limited; he therefore, received no more than a common school education, and even this was mainly due to the instructions of his mother. It was to her, more than all others, that he was indebted for that early training which made him so useful a man in after life. With his love for books, he became familiar with modern history, and acquired much more than an ordinary knowledge of law and theology.
     In February, 1827, when he was twenty years of age, he, with his brother Joseph, proceeded to the Galena lead mines; from which he returned in the fall of the same year, when he married Miss Nancy Gordon, a sister of the Rev. Joseph Gordon, late of Vandalia. Of this union there was but one child who lived to maturity - the late Judge David Gillespie of Edwardsville. His wife dying, he again married March 10th, 1839, Mrs. Martha Hynes, nee McGrew, a lady of Scotch parentage. Only three children of this marriage grew to man and womanhood; Isabella J, wife of Moses B. Sherman; Nellie, wife of W. R. Brink, both residents of Edwardsville, and Joseph J. living in San Francisco.
     Judge Gillespie was a man of sanguine temperament and positive qualities. He readily arrived at decided opinions on all subjects presented to his consideration, and ever maintained what he deemed to be right with much ability and zeal. His friendships were strong and enduring, and he was ever found a warm champion for those he loved. He was a good judge of human nature, and was rarely, if ever mistaken in the character of men. His hospitality and charities were fully commensurate with his means. His social qualities were of the best order; genial, lively, quick at repartee; he threw around him a degree of animation that made it impossible to feel dejected in his company.
     Mr. Gillespie was an able and efficient public officer; his qualifications were of the first order, and his faithfulness worthy the example of all who are entrusted with public cares. In 1832, he was the elected Coroner of this county; from 1836 to 1838 he was engaged in the Land Office; in 1839, was elected Judge of Probate, which office he honorably filled for four years. Was enrolling and engrossing clerk in the State Senate in 1839 and '40; was elected Treasurer and Assessor in 1844, for four years; was appointed by Gen. Taylor, Register of the Land Office in 1849 for four years; was subsequently elected Police Magistrate of Edwardsville, which office he continued to fill to the time of decease. In all his official positions he performed his duties with honor to himself and satisfaction to his constituency. He was strongly imbued with Whig proclivities, and was a great admirer of Henry Clay. After that party became disorganized he affiliated with the Republican party. He was an old and intimate acquaintance of President Lincoln, and gave him the most ardent support for the office of the Chief Magistracy of the United States. The house of Mr. Gillespie, when Mr. Lincoln was stopping at Edwardsville, was one of the latter's favorite places of "breaking bread," and where the family and friends enjoyed the rare treat of listening to the fun-loving anecdotes so peculiar to Mr. Lincoln.
     As a friend to youth, Mr. Gillespie had no superior. He was a zealous advocate of temperance, and by his precepts and example, he labored hard to further the welfare and success of the young men of his time. But of all his excellent memories, his moral, religious, and domestic character is the most pleasant. Early in life he made a profession of religion, and attached himself to the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, of which body he continued a consistent and leading member during its organization in this vicinity. In 1836, he united with the Methodist Church, of which he continued a communicant to the time of his decease. His earnest liberality, zeal, and sound judgment made him a valuable member of the church and of society, and at the time of his death he was one of the trustees of McKendree College. As a neighbor, he was obliging and generous to the last degree, and as a husband and father, he was all that affection could desire.
     He passed to the unknown beyond, on the evening of the 24th of March, 1861. His last words were, "I am gone," and he instantly breathed his last. He was nearly 54 years of age, and had spent a large portion of his life in active, public service, and it can be truthfully said, that the world is better for his living. At this writing, his widow is yet living, and is a resident of Edwardsville. She is now in her sixty-eighth year of age, and is strong physically and mentally for one of her years.*

*For much of the above we are indebted to an article published in 1861 by Mr. E. M. West, who was a warm friend of Judge Gillespie. 
Gillespie, Matthew (I8102)
 
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     The following biographical sketch appeared in the Souvenir der West Deutschen Konferenz der Bischöflichen Methodistenkirche in 1906.

     F. W. Fiegenbaum was born in the parish of Lengerich, Administrative District of Münster, Prussia on 12 April 1830. With his parents, Adolf and Christina Fiegenbaum, he came to America in 1834. They lived near Hopewell, Warren Co., Mo., until he was 21 years of age. On 19 February 1846, at a quarterly convocation under the leadership of Presiding Elder H. Köneke and Preacher Franz Horstmann, he was converted. On the next morning he received the call to the ministry, but refused, on three grounds: 1. the ministry appeared to him to be a pauper's life, with a salary of only $150 to $200; 2. the responsibilities appeared too great; 3. his schooling was too scanty. After years of struggle and earnest trial, he declared himself willing to accept the call, and in the Spring of 1853 ventured forth. He served in the following fields: Peoria, Ill, 1½ years, 1853-54; Cedar Lake, Ind., 1854-55; Sherrills Mount, Iowa, 1855-57; Freeport, Ill., 1857-59; Salem, Minn., 1859-60; St. Paul, First Congregation, 1860-62; Washington 1862-64; Burlington, Iowa District, 1864-66; Wapello 1866-68; Des Moines 1868-70; Polk City 1870-73. He was then the victim of a nervous disorder and was for several years superannuated and then returned to the ministry: Milton, Iowa, 1876-79; Canton, Mo., 1879-82. He was then transferred to the West German Conference and served Wathena, Kan., 1882-84; Eudora 1884-86; Clay Center 1886-88; Lawrence 1888-92; Oregon, Mo., 1892-96. At this point his health collapsed and he was again superannuated. He gives heartfelt thanks that God has blessed his work. He has no regrets that he served the Lord; he is sorry only that he was not better prepared for the great task before him. His home is in Wathena, Kan.
 
Fiegenbaum, Friedrich Wilhelm (I252)
 
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     The following biographical sketch appeared in the 1925 Who's Who in Engineering.

Vinal, George Wood (Merwin), Bureau of Standards, Dept. of Commerce; res. 3810 Jenifer St., N.W., Washington, D. C.
     Electrochemist; b. Ellington, Conn., Dec. 17, 1882; s. W. Irving and Emily Merwin (Wood) Vinal; ed. pub. schls. of Wash.; Wesleyan Univ., A.B., (with honors) 1906, A.M. 1909; grad. student, Johns Hopkins Univ., 1906-07, Delta Kappa Epsilon; m. Wash, D. C., Nov. 19, 1913, Grace G. Fiegenbaum; ch: Francis Ellsworth. Lab. asst Bur. of Standards, 1907; aide, coast and geodetic survey, 1907; asst in physics, Wesleyan Univ., 1908; lab. asst. Bur. of Standards, 1908-10; asst. physicist, 1910-17; asso. physicist, 1917-20; physicist, 1920; chief section of electrochemistry, Bur. of Standards since Feb. 1918. Author: "Storage Batteries" pub. by John Wiley & Sons, also various technical papers on elec. standards, dry cells, storage batteries and other electrochemical subjects pub. by govt. Mem. [member] Wash. Acad. of Sci. [Washington Academy of Science], A.I.E.E. [American Institute of Electrical Engineers], Am. Electorchem. Soc. [American Electrochemical Society], Wash. Philosophical Soc. [Washington Philosophical Society], F. of Am. Physical Soc. [Fellow of American Physical Society]. P. E. [Protestant Episcopal].

     According to an obituary published in the Boston Globe, Dr. Vinal retired from the National Bureau of Standards in 1951. Thereafter, he worked as a consultant for "General Motors Research Department, the Electro Storage Battery Co., Texas Instruments, General Electric, Ray-O-Vac, International, RCA, National Nickel, Eagle Pitcher, Ethyl Inc., Dewey and Almy, Co. and Arthur D. Little Co." "He was a former vice president of the Electro Chemical Society, the American Chemical Society, the Washington Academy of Science..."
 
Vinal, George Wood Merwin (I335)
 
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     The following biographical sketch of Charles A. Hillweg was published in 1892.

     Dr. Charles A. Hillweg, of Corning, was born in Muscatine, Iowa, June 26, 1856, the son of Rev. P. and Martha (Danker) Hillweg. His father was a German Methodist Episcopal minister, who is now retired after thirty-two years of service, and his mother is also still living; they are residing in this State. Mr. Hillweg finished his education at the Platteville Wisconsin State Normal School, then taught school one year, began the study of medicine in the office of Dr. H. T. Snyder, and finally graduated, in 1878, at the Hahnemann Medical College of Chicago. He began practice in Iowa, then followed his profession in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and in 1886 established himself in Corning. His thoroughness and conscientiousness soon brought him a large patronage, as he is one of the best representatives of his school in this part of the State. Of course he is recognized as a sufficiently well qualified physician by the State Board of Health. He is also a practicing surgeon.
     In Chicago, in 1878, he married Miss A. E. Hastings, a native of Canada, and they have three children. One daughter, M. Irene, died at the age of eight years: Charles M. U. and Aileen I. are living.
     In his political views Dr. Hillweg is a stalwart Republican. At present he is chairman of the County Central Committee.

     One of Charles' obituaries reported that the family took up residence in Corning, Iowa in 1887. 
Family F2440
 
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     The following biographical sketch was published about 1905 by the St. Louis German Conference of the German Methodist Episcopal Church.

     Der gegenwärtige Präsident der Anstalt [Central Wesleyan-Kollegium und Theologisches Seminar], George B. Addicks, D.D., wurde am 9. September 1854 nahe bei Hampton, Rock Island Co., Ill. geboren, als Sohn christlicher Eltern, die sich als deutsche Leute in dieser Gegend auf einer Farm niedergelassen hatten. Nachdem er die gewöhnlichen Schulen in der Heimat durchgemacht, trat er in das Central Wesleyan-Kollegium in Warrenton, Mo., ein, absolvierte den klassischen Kurfus, lehrte ein Jahr im Vorbereitungs - Department und setzte dann seine Studien im Theologischen Seminar zu Evanston, Ill., weiter fort. Seine erste Bestellung als Prediger war in Geneseo, Ill., seiner Heimatstadt. Von hier folgte er einem Rufe als Lehrer der deutschen Sprache und Litteratur im Deutschen Kollegium in Mt. Pleasant, Ia. woselbst er auch in der Iowa Wesleyan University thätig war. Nach einer siebenjährigen Thätigkeit in diesen Anstalten trat er in das Pastorat zurück und erhielt Pekin, Ill., als Arbeitsfeld zugewiesen, wo er fünf Jahre in großem Segen wirkte. Im Jahre 1890 wurde er zum Professor der praktischen und historischen Theologie im Central Wesleyan-Collegium zu Warrenton, Mo., und im Jahre 1895 als Präsident dieser Anstalt erwählt, in der er seither thätig gewesen ist. Der Herr krönte seine Arbeit unter der Jugen mit reichem Erfolge und die Zahl der Studenten, sowie die Hilfsquellen der Anstalt haben sich unter seiner weisen und energischen Leitung beständig vermehrt.

     Here is a translation:

     The current president of the institution [Central Wesleyan College and Theological Seminary], George B. Addicks, D.D., was born on 9 September 1854 near Hampton, Rock Island County, Illinois, son of Christian parents of German background who had settled on a farm in the area. After completing his education in the local common schools, he entered Central Wesleyan College in Warrenton, Missouri, completed the classical curriculum, taught for one year in the Preparatory Department and then continued his studies at the Theological Seminary at Evanston, Illinois. His first placement as a preacher was in Geneseo, Illinois, his home town. From there, he answered a call to be a teacher of German language and literature at the German College in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, where he was also active at Iowa Wesleyan University. After a seven year career at these institutions, he returned to the ministry and was assigned to Pekin, Illinois, where he worked with great blessing. In 1890 he was appointed professor of practical and historical theology at Central Wesleyan College at Warrenton, Missouri, and since 1895, president of the same institution. The Lord crowned his work among the young people with much success and the number of students as well as the resources of the college have constantly increased under his wise and energetic leadership. 
Addicks, George B. (I5776)
 
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     The following biographical sketch was published about 1905 by the St. Louis German Conference of the German Methodist Episcopal Church.

     Louis H. Winter, der diese Gemeinden gegenwärtig als Prediger bedient [Bem, Laduc, Champion City], wurde im Jahre 1876 am 13. August im nördlichen Teil von Warren County, Mo., geboren und als Erstling von seiner frommen Mutter im Gebete dem Herrn geweiht, und ihrem Einflusse ist es zuzuschreiben, daß der Sohn heute als Prediger im Weinberge des Heern arbeitet. Seine Eltern vereinigten sich später mit der Bischöflichen Methodistenkirche und er selbst wurde bei einer anhaltden Versammlung unter der Arbeit von Br. A. Köwing in seinem 17. Lebensjahre zu Gott befehrt. Dem inneren Rufe Gottes, der ihn ins Predigtamt berief, folgend, verdiente er sich zunächst die Mittel, um zu seiner ferneren Ausbildung eine Hochschule besuchen zu können, und trat in seinem 22. Lebensjahre als Student in das Central Wesleyan-Kollegium in Warrenton, Mo., ein. Er stand in seinem letzten Studienjahr, als die Kirche ihn auf sein jetzges Arbeitsfeld sandte, auf dem er jetzt Seelen für seinen Meister zu gewinnen sucht.

     Here is a translation:

     Louis H. Winter, who currently serves as the pastor of these congregations [Bem, Laduc, Champion City], was born on 13 August 1876 in the northern part of Warren County, Missouri, and as the first-born was blessed by his devout mother's prayers to the Lord, and it is because of their influence that the son now labors as a minister in the vineyards of the Lord. His parents later joined the Methodist Episcopal Church and he himself was brought to God in his 17th year through a lasting meeting held by Brother A. Köwing. Responding to God's calling to serve Him in the ministry, he earned the means to be able to attend college to further his education, and in his 22nd year entered Central Wesleyan College in Warrenton, Missouri. Now in his last year of study, the Church has sent him to his current field of activity in order to win souls for his Master.

     In the course of his life, Rev. Winter served churches in Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, Arkansas and Kansas. 
Winter, Louis Heinrich Hermann (I1592)
 
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     The following biographical sketch was published in History of Holt and Atchison Counties, Missouri, containing a History of These Counties, Their Cities, Towns, etc., etc., Biographical Sketches of Their Citizens.... (St. Joseph, Missouri: National Historical Company, 1882):

     "Dr. Geo. A. Fiegenbaum, A. M. of the firm of Goslin & Fiegenbaum, physicians and surgeons, was born in Galena, Illinois, January 1, 1855. His father, Henry H. Fiegenbaum, was a native of Prussia, Germany, and his mother, whose maiden name was Clara C. Kastenbutt, was from Hanover, Germany. The former was an itinerant minister in the German M. E. Church, and consequently made various moves. He went with his family to Wapello, Iowa, in 1860, then to Pekin, Illinois, in 1864, thence to Quincy, Illinois, in 1867, and in 1870 to St. Joseph, Missouri. George now started out on his own account by first engaging himself as clerk in a mercantile establishment. In the fall of 1873 he moved to Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, and took a classical course at the Iowa Wesleyan University and a theological course at the German Wesleyan College, attending the two colleges together. After five years study he was graduated in June, 1878, with the degree of A. B. In 1877 he commenced the study of medicine under Dr. Ray Beattie, and in the fall of 1878 he attended his first course of lectures at the St. Joseph Hospital Medical College. By the removal of Dr. Beattie to South America Mr. F. was obliged to choose another preceptor, which he found in the person of Dr. T. H. Doyle, of St. Joseph. He graduated in the spring of 1880, and that same year the Wesleyan University conferred upon him the degree of A. M. In July, 1880, he came to Oregon and formed a partnership with Dr. Goslin, In the spring of 1882 he received the appointment of physician of Holt County. Dr. F. is a member of the Medical Society of Northwest Missouri. He was married in October, 1880, to Miss Anna B. Brodick, daughter of the Rev. I. A. Brodick, of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. She was born in Burlington, Iowa, on the 16th of August, 1856. She is an active member of the Woman's Union of Oregon."

     From at least 1889 to 1894, George practiced medicine at 702 North 16th Street, Omaha, Nebraska. 
Fiegenbaum, George Adolph (I329)
 
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     The following biographical sketch was published in 1885 in History of St. Charles, Montgomery, and Warren Counties, Missouri....

          Henry A. Oberhellmann
          Farmer and Justice of the Peace, Post-office, Holstein)

     'Squire Oberhellmann was a grandson of Henry A. Oberhellmann, who settled in this county from Germany in 1833, and is a son of Frederick A. Oberhellmann and nephew of Henry W. Oberhellmann, the last two of whom are still living, and are worthy, respected citizens of Warren county. 'Squire Oberhellmann was born in this county, December 31, 1846, and was reared on his father's farm. He obtained a good common school education in the district schools of the neighborhood where he was reared, and continued to make his home with his parents until he was bout 25 years of age, or until he was married. August 24, 1871, he was married to Miss Margarethe, a daughter of Henry and Christine Borgman, formerly of Germany. The 'Squire and Mrs. Oberhellmann are blessed with five children: Caroline, Mary, Emily, William and Ida. After his marriage 'Squire O. located on a farm with his young wife and engaged in farming for themselves. He has a neat farm of about 100 acres, and is regarded as one of the industrious, frugal, thrifty farmers of the vicinity. In 1874 he was elected justice of the peace, which office he still holds, having been appointed and re-elected ever since. He and his wife are members of the Evangelical Church at Holstein, Mo.

     I have not been able to reconcile the number and names of the children mentioned in this piece with the information I have found in other sources.
 
Oberhellmann, Heinrich Arnold (I321)
 
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     The following biographical sketch was published in 1904 in A Biographical and Genealogical History of Southeastern Nebraska.

          Dr. F. W. Winter

     Dr. F. W. Winter, who is engaged in practice in Adams, Gage county, Nebraska, is one of the best known physicians of the county, and has gained the utmost confidence of the people in his skill and reliability. He has shown himself conscientious and sympathetic in his work, and whether as a man or in a professional relation he is held in high esteem and is popular with all.
     Dr. Winter was born in Wapello, Iowa, in 1852, a member of one of the pioneer families of the state. His father, William Winter, was a native of Germany, and after his emigration to this country he enlisted in the army and served in the Mexican war. For his services he received a land warrant, and with this came to Iowa and took up land. He died at the age of fifty-six in Davenport, Iowa. His wife was Mina Filgenbaum [sic], who was born, reared and educated in Germany.
     Dr. Winter graduated from the high school in Muscatine, Iowa, and was a student in the Iowa Wesleyan College. He also taught school at Garner, Hancock county. He graduate from the medical department of Iowa College at Iowa City, Iowa, in the class of 1880.
     Dr. Winter was married in 1885 to Miss Lyda P. Bennett, who was born in New York state, a daughter of James Bennett, who died in Adams, Nebraska. Dr. and Mrs. Winter have five children: Ralph Bennett, May Irene, W. Waldo, Lewis Emerson, Elzie A. Dr. Winter is a strong Republican. He is a member of the State Medical Society, and of the Nebraska Valley Medical Society, and was secretary of the former for three years. He affiliates with the Ancient Order of United Workmen, the Modern Woodmen and the Knights of Pythias, and Mrs. Winter is a member of the Eastern Star. They are members of the Methodist Episcopal church, and he holds the office of steward and takes an active part in church work.

     It should be pointed out that Dr. Winter's mother was Maria Wilhelmine Fiegenbaum (not Filgenbaum, as this sketch reports). It is true that she was born in the Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia in 1833, but she was not educated there. In 1834, she and her family emigrated to the USA and settled in eastern Missouri. She married Wilhelm Winter in 1850 at Warrenton, Warren County, Missouri; within the year the couple had removed to Louisa County, Iowa.

     The following biographical sketch was published in 1918 in the History of Gage County, Nebraska, by Hugh J. Dobbs.

     Frederick W. Winter, M.D., a representative physician at Wymore, was born September 28, 1852, and is the son of William and Wilhelmina (Fiegenbaum) Winter. William Winter was born at Lippe-Detmold, Germany, July 31, 1825, and came to the United States in 1842. His wife was born in Germany, July 27, 1833, and died March 19, 1917. After coming to America both families settled in Warren county, Missouri, where William Winter and Wilhelmina Fiegenbaum met for the first time; shortly after their marriage they moved to Iowa.
     William Winter was a soldier in the war with Mexico and was given government land in Iowa in consideration of his services. In 1857 he was ordained a minister of the German Methodist church, his first charge being at Rock Island, Illinois, and his last charge was at Davenport, Iowa, where he died February 21, 1882. Mr. and Mrs. Winter became the parents of nine children, of whom Dr. Frederick W. is the eldest. Adolph Fiegenbaum, father of Mrs. William Winter, was born in Germany, December 17, 1792, and came to the United States in 1833, settling in Missouri. Later he removed to Garner, Iowa, and there his death occurred January 7, 1877. His wife, Christina Wilhelmina, was born in Germany, in 1796, and died in Iowa, January 17, 1871.
     Dr. Frederick W. Winter was educated at Muscatine, Iowa, where he was graduated in the high school as a member of the class of 1866. He was at one time superintendent of schools at Garner, Iowa, a position he retained two years. He studied medicine in Iowa State Medical College and was graduated with the class of 1880. The same year he moved to Kansas and began the practice of medicine at Junction City, where he remained one year. In 1882 Dr. Winter came to Wymore, Nebraska, and here he has practiced his profession continuously from that year the present time.
     On October 26, 1885, Dr. Winter was united in marriage to Miss Lida P. Bennett, daughter of James Bennett, Jr. To this union were born five children, as follows, Ralph B., of Adams, this county; Mary Irene, a teacher of schools at Casper, Wyoming; Wilhelm Waldo, Elsie Amelia, at home; and Louis E., now in the United States army.
     James Bennett, Jr., father of Mrs. Winter, was born in New York state, November 26, 1840. He came to Wymore in 1882 and in 1884 was followed by his family. He was brick mason and brick manufacturer, and he followed this business after coming to Nebraska. He assisted in erecting some of the first brick buildings in the city of Wymore. Mr. Bennett married Miss Eliza Hollenbeck, who was born November 12, 1839. They were the parents of four children, two of whom are living, - Lydia, wife of Dr. Winter, of this review, and Frances B. Horham, a widow, living in Lincoln, Nebraska. Mr. Bennett died in May, 1897.
     Dr. Winter is a Republican and he was for six years a member of the Wymore school board. He is a member of the Methodist church, is a Mason and belongs to several fraternal insurance societies. He is also a member of the Nebraska State Homeopathic Medical Society and the American Institute of Homeopathy. Dr. Winter has always enjoyed a large practice and is held in very high esteem in the community in which he lives.

     Note that even within this single short account, the Dr. Winter's wife's name is spelled Lida and Lydia. It sometimes also appears as Lyda. A definitive spelling has not been found yet.
 
Winter, Frederick Wilhelm (I284)
 
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     The following biographical sketch was published in 1912 in Centennial History of Madison County, Illinois, and its People: 1812 to 1912.

     Edward William Fiegenbaum, M. D., has practiced medicine in Edwardsville since 1876 and has been a resident of the city for over forty years. Successful in his profession, a public-spirited citizen and an energetic business man, he has a well-merited place among the men of influence and ability at the present period of Madison county’s history.
     Born at Boonville, Missouri, December 4, 1854, he became a resident of this county when his parents located at Highland in 1865, and since 1870 his home has been in Edwardsville. From the public schools he entered, in 1868, McKendree College at Lebanon, was a student there until 1870, and in 1874, he entered the St. Louis Medical College. In 1876 he was graduated from the Bellevue Hospital Medical College of New York, and in the same year began practice at Edwardsville. In a few years he attained a front rank in his profession. Though in every way one of the modern representatives of medicine and surgery, he followed the custom of older physicians in compounding his prescriptions in his own pharmacy. His office and handsome residence on Main street has been a welcome landmark to an entire generation.
     For several years Dr. Fiegenbaum was county physician and at various times he has been local representative of the state board of health and the state board of charities. He is a member of the American Medical Association, the Illinois State Medical Society, the St. Louis Medical Society, and is president of the Southern Illinois Medical Society and secretary of the Madison County Medical Society. His medical library is one of the best in Edwardsville and his interest in knowledge extends to many fields. He has served on the board of education and without participation in practical politics has been identified with all measures for the advancement of the welfare of his city and county. He has been a member of the Methodist church since he was twelve years old and represented the Southern Illinois Conference as lay delegate to the General Conference at Los Angeles in 1904. In politics he is a Republican. Fraternally he belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Knights of Pythias. He is a member of the board of directors of the Madison County Centennial Association and is enthusiastic and active in society work.
     Dr. Fiegenbaum represents the third generation of a German-American family. His grandfather, Adolph Fiegenbaum, immigrated to this country and settled in Missouri. William Fiegenbaum, the father, was ten years old when the family came to this country and for sixty-one years of his life he was a prominent minister of the German Methodist church, his field of service including stations in Missouri, Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota. His death occurred in 1906. He married, at St. Louis, Sophia Gusewelle, who was also a native of Germany. Their children were: Adolph F., Dr. Edward W., Dr. Julius H., Bertha A., Martha and Lydia Mary. Dr. Julius H. is a resident of Alton.
     Dr. Fiegenbaum married May 15, 1881, Miss Julia Gillespie, who died in 1886. On June 11, 1890, he married Miss Mary E. Springer. 
Fiegenbaum, Dr. Edward William (I266)
 
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     The following biographical sketch was published in 1915 in History of Northwest Missouri, edited by Walter Williams.

     GEORGE ARNHOLD.     A resident of St. Joseph for upwards of three score years, and a veteran of the war between the states, George Arnhold is numbered among the citizens of high standing and good repute in Buchanan County, and as a man of integrity and worth is held in high esteem throughout the community. He was born in Bavaria, which was likewise the birthplace of his father, Philip Arnhold, and of his grandfather, John Arnhold. His great-grandfather on the paternal side was also a native, and life-long resident of that village, where he carried on a good business as a contractor and builder.
     Following the trade of his father, John Arnhold was engaged in building and contracting in his native village until 1849, when he came to America, locating in St. Louis, where he resided until his death, at a ripe old age. Three of his sons, Michael, John and Philip, immigrated to the United States, as did a daughter, who married a Mr. Dick, Michael and Philip settling in St. Louis.
     Brought up and educated in the fatherland, Philip Arnhold succeeded to the occupation of his father and grandfather, becoming a contractor and builder. Settling up his affairs in the fall of 1852, he started soon after for America, with his family embarking in a sailing vessel, and after a tiresome voyage of sixty-six days landing in New Orleans. Coming from there to Missouri, he spent six months in St. Louis, and then came by boat to St. Joseph. At that time there was not a railroad west of the Mississippi, the entire country being a territory, and Northwest Missouri was but sparsely settled, with only a small portion of land cleared. There were several stores, however, but the greater part of the business consisted in the selling of goods to parties preparing to cross the plains, many trains starting from St. Joseph each year. Establishing himself as a contractor and builder, Philip Arnhold carried on a good business in that line for many years, continuing a resident of the city until his death, at the age of three score and ten years. He married Caroline Klos, a native of Bavaria. She survived him, passing away at the venerable age of eighty-two years. Eight children were born of their marriage, as follows: Karl, Caroline, Philip, Sophie, Jacob, Frederick, Charlotte, and George. At the breaking out of the war between the states Frederick enlisted in the Thirteenth Missouri Volunteer Infantry, and in the engagement at Lexington was captured by the Confederates, and subsequently released on parole. Being then exchanged, he re-enlisted in the Sixteenth Illinois Volunteer Infantry, with which he took part in many engagements, and was killed at the last battle fought in North Carolina.
     George Arnhold was educated in the public schools of St. Joseph, and as a boy began to learn the trade of stone cutter. In 1864, inspired by patriotic enthusiasm, he enlisted in Company C, Forty-fourth Missouri Volunteer Infantry, and with his comrades took part in all of the regiment's marches, campaigns and battles, seeing service in Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. Being honorably discharged from the service in September, 1865, Mr. Arnhold returned to St. Joseph, and for the ensuing six years worked at his trade. Embarking in business as a contractor in 1871, he continued thus employed for more than forty years, doing a large amount of contracting and building.
     Mr. Arnhold succeeded to the ownership of his father's homestead, and has occupied it continuously for sixty-one years, it being located on North Second Street, and containing five acres of land. When his father bought the property a small portion of the land, on which a log house had been erected, was cleared, and constituted the entire improvements. The land is now all improved, and Mr. Arnhold cultivates the various fruits grown in this section of the country, and all kinds of garden truck. The log house which was the first home of the family has given place to a comfortable brick residence. The land is quite level, but it is on an elevation commanding a fine view of the city and surrounding country, the place being very pleasant and attractive.
     Mr. Arnhold married, February 15, 1870, Miss Mary Charpentier, who was born in Strassburg, Alsace, France. Her father, Alphonse Charpentier, a native of France, was well educated, and as a young man entered the Government service as a public official in the City of Strassburg, and was there a resident until his death, at the age of fifty-two years. His wife, whose maiden name was Josephine Lutz, was born in Strassburg, France. Left a widow with six children when comparatively young, she came with her children to America in 1853, settling in Wheeling, Virginia, where she subsequently married George Chaney. In 1864 Mr. and Mrs. Chaney migrated to Missouri, and spent their remaining days in St. Joseph. By her first marriage Mrs. Chaney had five children, Josephine, August, Joseph, Mary and Augusta. Both of the sons served in the war between the states, August serving in the Confederate Army, and Joseph in the Union Army. By her second marriage Mrs. Chaney had three daughters, Louisa, Anna and Catherine.
     Mr. and Mrs. Arnhold are the parents of nine children, namely: Frederick, Josephine, George, Philip, Caroline, Thomas, Oscar, Marie, and Raymond. Frederick married Johanna Jellick, and they have three children, Gladys, Mary and Frederick. Josephine, wife of Samuel P. Fleshman, has four children, Otis, Lloyd, Carolyn and Frederick. George married Lena Castle. Philip married Sadie Reed. Caroline, wife of Arthur Shanburg, has two children, Ruth and Victor. Thomas married Clara Steinmetz, and they have one daughter, Gertrude. Marie married Oscar Shaw and has two children, Helen and Carroll.
     Fraternally Mr. Arnhold is a member of St. Joseph Lodge No. 78, Ancient Free and Accepted Order of Masons; of Mitchell Chapter no. 89, Royal Arch Masons; of St. Joseph Council No. 9, Royal and Select Masters; and of Moila Temple, Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. 
Arnhold, George (I6210)
 
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     The following biographical sketch was published in 1917.

          Charles H. Fiegenbaum

     Charles H. Fiegenbaum, president of the Index Galena Lumber Company, one of the foremost business enterprises of Index, Snohomish county, was born at Charles City, Iowa, October 22 1869, a son of the Rev. H. R. and Elizabeth (Krumpel) Fiegenbaum, both of whom were natives of St. Charles, Missouri. In early life they removed to Iowa and the father became a pioneer Methodist Episcopal minister of that state, where he continued his labors as a preacher of the gospel for many years. In 1901 he arrived in eastern Washington, where he afterward lived a retired life, passing away in 1910 at the age of seventy-three years. His wife died in 1878 at the age thirty-five years. In their family were three children: Mrs. John D. Allen, now living in Denver, Colorado; Charles H.; and Arthur F., who resides in Honolulu, Hawaii.
     During his boyhood days Charles H. Fiegenbaum attended various schools in Iowa and elsewhere as his father removed from place to place according to the itinerant custom of Methodist ministers. At length he was graduated from the high school at Atchison, Kansas, and later he attended the Bayless Commercial College at Dubuque, Iowa. He afterward took up stenographic work in the Second National Bank of Dubuque and remained in various positions there for twenty-three years, advancing step by step until he became cashier of the institution. He severed his connection with the bank when in 1910 he came to Washington, making his way to Index, where he purchased an interest in the Index Galena Lumber Company, of which he became treasurer. He continued in that office until February, 1911, when he was elected president, which position he still occupies. Something of the extent of his business is indicated in the fact that the firm employs two hundred in the manufacture of ninety thousand feet of lumber and one hundred and fifty thousand shingles per day. They ship about one million, five hundred thousand feet of lumber per month and the enterprise constitutes one of the most important of the productive industries of Index. Moreover, Mr. Fiegenbaum has other business connections, being now a director of the Iowa Land Company of Dubuque, Iowa, and interested in the Douglas Lumber Company of Oregon. He is likewise president of the People's Grocery & Market, Inc., of Index and his business interests are wisely and carefully directed, bringing to him a very substantial measure of success. In fact the extent and importance of his commercial and industrial interests place him in a leading position among the business men of Index. His activities have always been of a character which have contributed to public progress as well as to individual success and his worth in the community is widely acknowledged.
      On the 22d of July, 1897, Mr. Fiegenbaum was married to Miss Pauline Nehls, of Plattsville, Wisconsin, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Nehls, a well known pioneer family of Plattsville. Mrs. Fiegenbaum passed away at Index, May 12, 1914, and her remains were taken back to Wisconsin for interment at Plattsville. She left two children: Ruth, who was born in Dubuque in September, 1898, and was graduated from the high school at Index in May, 1916; and Carl F., who was born in Dubuque in November, 1900, and is now a high school pupil.
     Mr. Fiegenbaum votes with the republican party but has never been a politician in the sense of office seeking. However, he has served as president of the school board of Index and is interested in all that pertains to the progress and upbuilding of the community. He has membership with the Masons at Sultan and with the Modern Woodmen of America and he is a trustee of the Presbyterian church. His influence is always found on the side of progress and improvement, of advancement and reform, and he has done much to further the material, intellectual and moral upbuilding of Index.
 
Fiegenbaum, Charles Herman (I297)
 
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     The following biographical sketch, along with a portrait, was published in 1906 in The Pulse, the yearbook of Central Wesleyan College (referred to here as C. W. C.).

     Charles Louis Wellemeyer, A. B., single, was born in a farmhouse near Wapello, Iowa in the latter half of the nineteenth century. His craving for knowledge was shown when at the age of four years, he attended the "Deestrickt" School, where his big brother wielded the "big stick." Later his parents removed to Garner, Iowa, where he did those things boys are wont to do and completed the public school at 16 years of age. He taught one year, graduated in an academy at Garner, and 1894 completed the classical course at C. W. C. Then for four years he was professor of Latin, Greek and Mathematics at Charles City College, Charles City, Iowa, for two years did post-graduate work at the University of Chicago, and in 1900 he was chosen professor of Latin and Greek at C. W. C. This position he has satisfactorily filled since then, spending the present year on leave of absence, to rest his overstrained eyes, in Dixie Land, Texas.
     Prof. Wellemeyer is a good thinker and an earnest teacher, always trying to have his pupils make progress. He avers that it is not entirely his own fault that he is not married, so we shall not judge him too harshly, for we know him to be quite a ladies' man.
 
Wellemeyer, Charles Louis (I281)
 
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     The following brief biographical sketch was published in 1898.

     "Frederick Neudorff, hardware merchant, 114 S. Fourth street, was born at Platte City, Mo., July 5th, 1859. His father, Louis Otto Neudorff, a jeweler, was born in Germany, and his mother, maiden name Arnold, was born in France. He came to St. Joseph in 1863 and attended the public schools. For twenty years Mr. Neudorff has been engaged in the same block, first with Koch, Chew & Co., wholesale grocers, then with R. H. Jordan & Co., hardware; for five years as manager of the retail department of Shultz & Hosea, hardware, and since, 1887, in business for himself, being at this time the leading retail hardware merchant in the city. Mr. Neudorff was for two terms a member of the school board and vice-president of that body for one term. He is positive in his political convictions, but affiliates with no party. Mr. Nudorff [sic] was married first to a daughter of Rev. H. Fiegenbaum, of the German Methodist Church. This lady died in 1892, leaving him two children, Julia W., now aged sixteen, and Clara May, now aged ten. In 1893 he was married at Kansas City to a daughter of F. and Agnes Bauer, by whom he has two children, Frederick Franklin, aged four, and Agnes Olive, aged two years."

     This account fails to mention that three children were born to the first marriage. A son, Franklin Grant, was born in 1885, between Julia and Clara. He died in 1892, sixteen days after his mother, Lizette Clara Fiegenbaum. 
Neudorff, Frederick Franklin (I6397)
 
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     The following brief outline of the life of Philip and his family was part of a biographical sketch of his son, George Arnhold, published in 1915.

     "Brought up and educated in the fatherland, Philip Arnhold succeeded to the occupation of his father and grandfather, becoming a contractor and builder. Settling up his affairs in the fall of 1852, he started soon after for America, with his family embarking in a sailing vessel, and after a tiresome voyage of sixty-six days landing in New Orleans. Coming from there to Missouri, he spent six months in St. Louis, and then came by boat to St. Joseph. At that time there was not a railroad west of the Mississippi, the entire country being a territory, and Northwest Missouri was but sparsely settled, with only a small portion of land cleared. There were several stores, however, but the greater part of the business consisted in the selling of goods to parties preparing to cross the plains, many trains starting from St. Joseph each year. Establishing himself as a contractor and builder, Philip Arnhold carried on a good business in that line for many years, continuing a resident of the city until his death, at the age of three score and ten years. He married Caroline Klos, a native of Bavaria. She survived him, passing away at the venerable age of eighty-two years. Eight children were born of their marriage, as follows: Karl, Caroline, Philip, Sophie, Jacob, Frederick, Charlotte, and George. At the breaking out of the war between the states Frederick enlisted in the Thirteenth Missouri Volunteer Infantry, and in the engagement at Lexington was captured by the Confederates, and subsequently released on parole. Being then exchanged, he re-enlisted in the Sixteenth Illinois Volunteer Infantry, with which he took part in many engagements, and was killed at the last battle fought in North Carolina."

 
Arnhold, Phillip (I6322)
 
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     The following description was published in History of St. Charles, Montgomery, and Warren Counties, Missouri...(St. Louis. Missouri: National Historical Company, 1885).

          William Oberhellmann and August Brueggenjohann
          (Of Oberhellmann and Brueggenjohann, Dealers in General Merchandise, Furniture and Farm Produce, Holstein)

     The above named gentlemen constitute one of the leading mercantile and business firms of the southern part of Warren county, and carry an unusually large and well selected stock of goods in the line of general merchandise, and buy and ship quite extensively farm produce of all kinds raised throughout their part of the county. The business was established originally by Ruge Bros. in 1876. They sold out to Hackmann & Russe, who, in 1881, sold to H. Oberhellmann & Son. In the spring of 1884 H. Oberhellmann, the father of William Oberhellmann, sold his interest in the store to Mr. August Brueggenjohann, who is now an equal partner with Mr. William Oberhellmann in the firm. They carry a stock of about $7,000 and do an annual business of over $20,000. There is no more popular and successful firm in this part of the county than theirs. "Fair Dealing, Large Sales and Small Profits" is the motto or sinnspruch under which they succeeded and hope to succeed.
     WILLIAM OBERHELLMANN, the senior member of the firm, was born and reared in Warren County - born November 25, 1849 - and is a son of Henry and Mary (Niemann) Oberhellmann, who came to this county from Germany in 1851. William, after he grew up, was married in 1874 to Miss Caroline Knapheide, a daughter of Ernst Knapheide, also originally from Germany. Mr. and Mrs. Oberhellmann have one child, Annette.
     AUGUST BRUEGGENJOHANN, the junior member of the firm, is also a native of the county, and a son of William B. and Christine (Stineker) Brueggenjohann, who came from Germany to Warren county, in 1844. August Brueggenjohann was born on his father's farm, in this county, February 2, 1860. He was reared on the farm and received a good common-school education. He became a mmeber [sic] of the above named firm, as stated above, early in 1844. Mr. Brueggenjohann is a young man of good business qualities and is proving a valuable addition to the business house with which he is connected. In 1883 Mr. B. was married to Miss Louisa Knapheide, a daughter of Ernst Knapheide.

     It should be noted that the year given in this piece for William Oberhellmann's immigration to the USA is not correct. The editor should have realized it was not possible for William to be born in Missouri two years before his parents emigrated from Germany. Other, more reliable sources indicate that the Oberhellmann family made the journey in either 1832 or 1833.
 
Oberhellmann, Friedrich Wilhelm (I4805)
 
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     The following is a brief biographical sketch published in 1882 in History of Madison County, Illinois; Illustrated; With Biographical Sketches Of Many Prominent Men And Pioneers:

     David Gillespie was born in Edwardsville, Ill., September 30, 1828. He was the eldest child of Matthew and Nancy (Gordon) Gillespie. His mother died during his early childhood. David in his youth had but few of the advantages for obtaining an education that are now enjoyed by nearly every child in the land. The State was then in its infancy, and the school system but imperfectly operated. His education was therefore mainly obtained at the select or subscription schools, with a short time spent at Shurtleff College. As a boy or man he was always a careful student, and by his industry acquired a vast fund of general information. So thorough and complete was his system of study that he could at any time call to mind and into practical use anything that he had ever read or learned. He had a remarkably retentive memory, and was well-versed in the sciences and literature of the day. He was in the broadest and most liberal sense of the term a self-made man, which, in after years, was fully demonstrated by his powers of clear thinking, practical reasoning and self-reliance. Several years before he had attained his majority he had conceived the idea that he would like to follow the profession of law. He accordingly became a student of law in the office and under the direction of his uncle Joseph Gillespie. Here he obtained the mental food that stimulated his active mind. The intricacies of the proper government and conduct of man with his fellow man, as laid down by Blackstone, Kent, Story, and other eminent jurists, found a fertile field in the mind of the young student; and on arriving at twenty-one years of age he was admitted to practice at the bar. He had, however, previously attended a course at the law school in Cincinnati, Ohio. From the time of his enrollment as an attorney-at-law until the day of his death he was actively employed in his chosen profession.
     Few, if any, lawyers ever practiced at the bar in Madison county who were more thoroughly acquainted with the philosophy and intricacies of the law than he. As a lawyer he worked with zeal and energy for the cause of his client, but he would never resort to any unfair or unlawful means to win a case. He became a successful practitioner from the fact that he possessed legal abilities of a high order, and by his honesty and integrity won the confidence of judges and juries. He participated in several important causus celebre, which have shed lustre upon the jurisprudence of the State of Illinois. As an advocate he was both witty and logical, and when his full powers were aroused and called into requisition in the interests of his client, his language became not only ornate, but truly eloquent.
     In 1861 he was appointed Master in Chancery, a position he filled with credit for twelve successive years. While discharging the duties of that office, he was further honored by being elected to the office of County Judge, which position he filled from December, 1865, to December, 1869. With all the multiplicity of duties devolving upon him as Master in Chancery, he never neglected his extensive law practice, and at the same time made a record as County judge that his friends may point to with pride, as being among the purest and most economical in the history of Madison county.
     His death occurred at his home in Edwardsville, after a very brief illness, on the evening of August 1st, 1881.
     He was married to Miss Minna A. Barnsback, October 8th, 1855. She was the daughter of the late Julius L. Barnsback. His widow, two sons and two daughters survive him.
     In his social and family relations, he was one of the purest and best of men - ever true to his friends and to the principles that he believed to be right. In politics, he was a Republican.

     The following biographical sketch was published in The Bench and Bar of Illinois; Historical and Reminiscent, published in 1899.

     Judge David Gillespie was one of the lawyers who attained distinction at the bar of southern Illinois and by his courteous bearing and profound knowledge of jurisprudence fully sustained the majesty of the law and added new luster to the judicial history of the state. This record would be incomplete without a memoir of this most respected man, and can it better be given than in the words of his old-time friend, Judge H. S. Baker, who when the bar of Madison county had assembled to pay tribute of respect to the member who had been taken from them by death, said:
     "May it please the court: I have been requested by the members of the Madison county bar to suggest unto your Honor the death of David Gillespie, one of the ablest and oldest of our lawyers. He died at his home in Edwardsville, on the 1st day of August, 1881, after a brief illness. The shock with which the announcement of his death was received pervades our entire community and could not have been greater had the announcement been that he came to his death by violence.
     "David Gillespie was born on the 29th of September, 1828, in the town of Edwardsville, Illinois. He was the son of the late Mathew Gillespie, and his wife, Nancy Gillespie. Her maiden name was Gorden and she was the daughter of Robert Gordon. Both of David Gillespie's grandparents emigrated from Monaghan county, Ireland, as early as 1819, and settled in Illinois. David Gillespie, in his youth, like the rest of us who were born and reared in Illinois contemporaneous with him, had but few advantages for acquiring an education. As a rule we had to pick up as best we could the rudiments of knowledge from that class of itinerant school-teachers who at that period traveled around from one settlement to another, dispensing their own small fund of information. The log cabin and Webster's spelling-book of 1828 have given place to stately school-houses of 1881, which sit like castles upon our elevated hills, and the vast and attractive course of learning embraced in our modern school-books. After being taught by our itinerant teachers more than the teachers could teach, Mr. Gillespie for a short period attended school at Shurtleff College in Upper Alton, Illinois, where under the tuition of learned and refined teachers he laid the foundation of that knowledge upon which he afterward raised the superstructure of his professional success.
     "After leaving college Mr. Gillespie at once entered the office of his uncle, Judge Joseph Gillespie, and commenced the study of law. As an evidence of the avidity with which he pushed the study of his profession, it may be said that, several years before he arrived at the age of manhood and could be admitted as an attorney at law, he had mastered the entire course of reading allotted to him and had graduated at the law school of Hamilton, Ohio, with high and deserved honors. It was not for him to drag his weary thought through the pages of Coke, of Blackstone, of Kent, of Chitty and of Story. To him those pages were enchanted ground illuminated by that knowledge which he had made up his mind to master.
     "After completing his course of study and upon arriving at the age of twenty-one years, he was admitted to practice as an attorney at law, in 1848, and at once formed a copartnership with Judge Joseph Gillespie in the practice of his profession in this city. Judge Joseph Gillespie even at that time was ranked among the leading lawyers of Illinois and had a practice coextensive with his reputation; and I am informed that during the time of their copartnership, David Gillespie attended to almost the entire office business of the firm, arranging the pleadings and preparing the cases. In 1861, upon the election of Joseph Gillespie as judge of our circuit court, David Gillespie formed a partnership in his profession with Charles F. Springer, which continued until the death of Mr. Springer in 1871. He then entered into partnership with Mr. Cyrus Happy, which was dissolved only a short time previous to his death.
     "David Gillespie was married October 8, 1855, to Miss Minna Barmback, of Madison county, Illinois, by whom he had six children, four of whom, with his widow, survive him.
     "In his home, in social and professional circles, Mr. Gillespie was ever kind and courteous and in his death the community lost one of its best citizens. He achieved high distinction at the bar and he deserved it, for he was ever careful to conform his practice to a high standard of commercial ethics and had a comprehensive knowledge of law and was masterful in its application to litigated questions. As he won success and prominence in his professional career, so he in private life endeared himself to all who knew him by the simple nobility of his character." 
Gillespie, David (I4037)
 
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     The following is a transcription from an unidentified and undated newspaper clipping sent as a digital image from Mary Margaret McCaslin-Blanchard.

          Mrs. Mary R. Bradrick
          Celebrated Her 75th Birthday March 11, 1904

     Mrs. Mary R. Bradrick, who has resided at the corner of N. Normal Parkway and Stewart avenue, Englewood, for the past eight years, celebrated her 75th birthday on March 11, 1904. She is no doubt the youngest looking lady for her age in the city. She is the widow of the Rev. I. A. Bradrick, a noted Methodist clergyman, who passed away at the same place April 10, 1899. Mrs Bradrick was married on Washington's birthday 50 years ago the 22d of last February, at Newark, Ohio. Shortly after their union they moved to Burlington, Iowa, afterward moving to Mt. Pleasant, Henry county, Iowa, where the Rev. Bradrick took up the work of raising the money to pay off the indebtedness of the Iowa Wesleyan University, which is today one of the oldest and best known Methodist colleges in Iowa. To this work he gave the best years of his life. After completing this great undertaking, Brother Bradrick entered the M. E. Iowa Conference. He was presiding elder on the Burlington and Muscatine districts for many years, and filled nearly all the important pulpits in the Iowa Conference. He was considered one of the ablest preachers in the West. The town of Bradrick, Ohio, was named for Rev. I. A. Bradrick and his name is well remembered by many of the [older?] people of that [now?] thriving Buckeye town.
     Mrs Bradrick is the mother of five children, for of whom are living. Charles H. Bradrick holds a responsible position with the Texas & Pacific Railway company in Dallas, Texas.
     Wm. H. Bradrick is one of Chicago's best business men; he is at present treasurer of the Braganza Gold Mining Company of Arizona, whose headquarters are in this city. This is one of Arizona's best and largest gold mines. He is also interested in several other mining and live stock enterprises.
     Anna Birdsall married Dr. George A. Fiegenbaum, a very eminent physician of St. Joseph, Mo., in 1880.
     Mary Bell Bradrick owns the controlling interest in the noted Shafer & Bradrick Rheumatic Cure, which medicine is manufactured by the Englewood Patent Medicine Co., at 430 W. [63d?] street.
     To this medicine Mrs. Bradrick attributes her wonderful health, as she suffered for years with rheumatic paralysis, which her daughter's medicine has completely cured, and she now walks, talks, eats and sleeps as in her childhood days. She is really a marvel to all who know her for her wonderful health, and would not be taken for more than 50 years of age. She is very fond of reading and keeps well posted on all the news, besides reading many chapters of her Bible every day.
     Mrs. Bradrick was the recipient of many [humorous?] remembrances from relatives and dear friends and all join in wishing her many more pleasant birthdays. 
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542
     The following is a transcription of a biographical sketch from Die Nordwest Deutsche Konferenz der Bischöflichen Methodistenkirche: Geschichtlich, Sachlich und Biographisch Geschildert. Although this book was published in 1913, the last paragraph of this sketch speaks of the aborted celebration of the 50th anniversary of Peter's appointment to the ministry and suggests that this biography was actually written in 1897.

          Peter Hellweg.

     Unser selig heimgeganger Vater Hellweg wurde geboren am 13. März 1817 zu Assel, Hannover, Deutschland.
     Er kam im Juli 1839 nach New York, ging das nächste Jahr nach New Orleans, und kam im Frühjahr 1841 nach Marietta, Ohio. Hier trat er in den Stand der heiligen Ehe mit Martha Danker, einer Tochter von Rev. Geo Danker. Da seine Gattin schon bekehrt war, so gingen sie am Weihnachtabend zur Kirche. Die Predigt von Bruder H. Köneke ergriff ihn heilsam, auf Einladung ging er an den Betaltar, und als man sang: "Wie der Nebel muß verschwinden" u. s. w., da ging in mitternächtlicher Stunde der Morgenstern auf in seinem Herzen.
     Im April 1843 kam das junge Ehepaar nach German Creek, Iowa. Durch ein Schreiben an Vater Danker kam das nächste Jahr ein Prediger Namens J. [or, I; in the text, the two letters are identical] Mann dorthin. Bruder Hellweg missionierte und lud seine Landsleute ein zum Gottesdienst in seinem Hause. Bald erhielt er Licenz zum Predigen und im Jahre 1847 wurde er durch Bruder L. S. Jacoby als Reiseprediger ausgesandt.
     Von obigem Datum bis zum Herst 1875 war er tätig als Reiseprediger. Um diese Zeit zog er auf eine Farm bei Charles City, wo er 15 Jahre wohnte. Die letzten Jahre verlebte er in Garner, Iowa, bei seinem Schwiegersohn, Adam Schneider, allwo er auch starb. Vater Hellweg ist ein tüchtiger Bußprediger gewesen, der viele Seelen zum Herrn geführt. Liebe zum Werk der Seelenrettung und treu zu sein mit dem, und in dem, das ihm anvertraut war, sind seine Haupt-Charakterzüge gewesen. Die Kirche seiner Wahl war ihm sehr teuer, und der "Apologete" unentbehrlich. Wenn er ihn las, war es eine Erquickung für ihn. Die wichtigsten Artikel bezeichnete er, und die lieben Seinen lasen dann diese Stücke zuerst. Da Bruder Hellweg in den letzten Jahren fast gar nicht hören konnte, und demgemäß die Gottesdienste wenig besuchte, so erhielt er sich doch ein warmes Herz durch Betrachtung der Bibel, sowie durch Lesen des Predigtbuches und unserer Zeitschriften, als auch durch betenden Umgang mit dem Herrn. Das Wohl der Gemeinde lag ihm sehr am Herzen; wenn Leute bekehrt wurden, dann weinte er Freudentränen. Von seinen früheren Erlebnissen erzählte er gerne, und stets mit Thränen.
     Eigentlich krank war Vater Hellweg nur wenige Tage. Am 5. Februar 1897 entschlief er sanft und selig im Herrn. Als die Sprache ihn verließ, zeigte er nach oben, als ob er sagen wollte: "Ich gehe heim!"
     Neun deutsche und ein englisher Prediger wohnten der Leichenfeierlichkeit bei. Gattin, drei Söhne und drei Töchter schauen ihm nach, währen drei Kinder vorangegangen sind.
     Da Bruder Hellweg das älteste Glied unserer Konferenz war, so gedachten wir, diesen Herbst sein fünfzigjähriges Amtsjubiläum zu feiern. Doch nun feiert er droben. Seine Werke folgen ihm nach.

     I have attempted a translation, thus:

          Peter Hellweg.

     Our blessed late Father Hellweg was born on 13 March 1817 at Assel, Hannover, Germany.
     He came to New York in July 1839, removed the next year to New Orleans, and in the Spring of 1841 came to Marietta, Ohio. Here he entered into holy matrimony with Martha Danker, a daughter of Rev. Geo. Danker. As his wife was already converted, on Christmas Eve they attended church. Brother H. Köneke's sermon stirred him in a salutary manner, at the invitation he approached the alter and as they sang "How the Fog Must Lift," etc., because in the wee hours the morning star swelled his heart.
     In April 1843 the young married couple came to German Creek, Iowa. Following a note to Father Danker, a preacher by the name of J. Mann showed up the next year. Brother Hellweg evangelized and invited his countrymen to church service at his home. Soon he obtained a license to preach and in 1847 Brother L. S. Jacoby dispatched him as a circuit preacher.
     From the above mentioned date until the Fall of 1875 he was active as a circuit preacher. At this time he was drawn to a farm near Charles City where he lived for 15 years. He passed his last years at the home his son-in-law, Adam Schneider, in Garner, Iowa, where he died. Father Hellweg became a proficient preacher of repentance who lead many souls to the Lord. Love of the work of salvation and fidelity to those who placed their trust in him were the hallmarks of his character. His chosen church was very dear to him and the "Apologist" was absolutely essential. Reading it was a comfort to him. He made note of the most important articles and read them first. Because in his last years, Brother Hellweg could hardly hear a thing, and accordingly attended church services infrequently, he preserved a warm heart by contemplation of the Bible, by reading books of sermons and our newspapers, and by prayerful company with the Lord. The welfare of the community was of great interest to him; when people were converted, he cried tears of joy. He loved to tell stories of his early experiences, and always with tears.
     Father Hellweg was seriously ill only a few days. On 5 February 1897, he passed away peacefully and blest by the Lord. As speech left him, he pointed upwards, as if he wanted to say: "I am going home!"
     Nine German and one English preachers attended the funeral services. The widow, three sons and three daughters survive him; three children have preceded him.
     Because Brother Hellweg was the eldest member of our Conference, we had thought to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of his appointment this Fall. Now he celebrates up above. His works succeed him.

     The Apologist mentioned above is Der Christliche Apologete. Deutsches Organ der Bischöflichen Methodistenkirche (The Christian Apologist. German Organ of the Episcopal Methodist Church), a newspaper founded 1844 in Cincinnati, Ohio by Wilhelm Nast. 
Hellweg, Peter (I4142)
 
543
     The following is a transcription of an article published in The Holt County Sentinel (Oregon, Missouri) on Friday, 16 April 1897.

          Half A Century.
          Rev. Henry Fiegenbaum and
          Wife Celebrate Their Golden
          Wedding in St. Joseph,
          Monday, April
          12, 1897.

          Were United in Marriage, April 11,
          1847 - Recipients of Many Hand-
          some Presents - Telegrams and
          Letters of Congratulations
          Received by the Score.

     This mile stone was reached by Rev. Henry and Mrs. Clara Fiegenbaum of St. Joseph, Mo., on last Sunday April 11th, 1897.
     Cards had been sent out, announcing the coming event with a reception on Monday, April 12, 1897, at their home, 1123 North 5th Street, St. Joseph, Mo.
     Sunday, April 11, 1847, found the bridal party in the house of God in St. Louis, Mo., and at the close of the sermon the minister, Rev. Casper Yost, called forward the young couple who wished to be joined in holy matrimony and then and there pronounced them husband and wife.

     [anniversary photo here]

     Last Sunday, April, 11, 1897, they had reached the Golden stepping stone, and true to their early faith, wended their way to the house of God. It being Palm Sunday, they found the church a bower of palms. At the close of the sermon, Rev. Charles Harmes, pastor in charge, called forward the bridal party, and seating them before the altar delivered a fitting address to them, and in connection read a poem written for the occasion [sic] by Rev. J. A. Reitz, of Junction City, Kansas, Mrs. Dorethia [sic] Lahrman, of St. Joseph, Mo., the only living guest and witness of the marriage in 1847, acting as one bride's maid and Mrs. Dorathea Balcke as the other bride's maid.
     After the wedding ceremony, the bridal party went to their home where a 5 o'clock dinner was served.
     Those present were Rev. F. Fiegenbaum and wife, of Oregon, Mo.; Dr. J. F. Heinz and wife, Dr. H. R. Riemer and wife, Rev. J. A. Mueller and wife, Rev. Chas. Harmes, Mrs. Rev. J. G. K[o?]st, Mrs. Rev. Geo. Schatz, Mrs. Rev. H. Lahrman and Mrs. Rev. F. Balcke, and Miss Eda Heinz, all of St. Joseph, Mo.; Tom Curry, wife, children, of Oregon, Mo.; J. C. Steinmetz and wife, Adolph, Clara, Nettie, Emma, Addie and George Steinmetz, Julia and May Neudorff, Misses Mary and Anna Fiegenbaum and Miss Lydia Gutknecht, of St. Joseph, Mo.
     As early as Thursday the letters of congratulations came rolling in, and by Wednesday, 100 letters and fifteen telegrams had been received. Donations from friends were numerous and expensive, and true to the Golden Standard of our country, the bridal couple received one dollar each for every year of connubial bliss. Rare coins, such as a $2½ gold piece, coined in 1847, and $1.00 gold pieces were found among the presents.
     It would be well to give a short sketch of the lives of this worthy couple.
     Henry Fiegenbaum was born in Ladbergen, Prussia, Oct. 16, 1820; came to America with his parents in 1832, by the way of New Orleans; thence up the Mississippi river to St. Charles county, Mo., and in 1845 to St. Louis, Mo.
     Mrs. Clara Fiegenbaum (nee) Kastenbudt, was born in Osnabruck, Hanover, Dec. 9, 1823, and came to America in 1844, first going to Cincinnatti [sic] and thence to St. Louis, where in 1846 she united with the German M. E. church, and it was then and there that these two hearts met and in the same church where each were converted and joined that the marriage ceremoney [sic] was performed, Sunday, April 11, 1847, that made them one for life - for better or for worse, and in looking back over the years, they cannot but say: Truly, the Lord has been good unto us.
     In 1847 Mr. Fiegenbaum received exhorter's license, and in 1848 was sent out to fill a charge at Okoe, Ill., until conference. He joined the Illinois conference and was sent on the Belleville circuit.
     1848 to 1850 they were stationed at Mascoutah, Ill.; 1850 to 1852, Muscatine, Iowa; 1852 to 1860 in Galena, Ill.; 1860 to 1864 in Wapello, Iowa, Presiding Elder; 1864-1867 in Pekin, Ill.; 1867 to 1870 in Quincy, Ill.; 1870 to 1872 in St. Joseph, Mo., Presiding Elder; 1872 to 1875 in Oregon, Mo.; 1875 to 1883 in St. Joseph, Mo., Presiding Elder; 1883 to 1886 in St. Joseph, Mo., as station minister; 1886 to 1889 in Sedalia, Mo., and finding his health failing him retired from active charge in the ministry and found a home in St. Joseph, Mo., from whence they celebrated their Golden wedding on last Sunday.
     "But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles, they shall run and not be weary; and they shall walk and not faint," - has been verified in the lives of these servants of God, and that they may spend the remainder of their lives in sweet communion with that Master and friend in whom they have trusted all these years, and that they may have a glorious golden sunset with a golden sunrise in the better world, is the wish of their many friends, both far and near.
 
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544
     The following is a transcription of an article published in The Holt County Sentinel (Oregon, Missouri) on Friday, 5 October 1900.

          Merry Marriage Bells.

     Decidedly one of the leading and pleasant society events this season was the marriage Wednesday forenoon, October 3, 1900, of Miss Nellie Blanche, niece of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Montgomery, and Mr. Henry Fiegenbaum, of St. Joseph, Mo.
     The ceremony took place at the Presbyterian church, and was performed by the pastor, Rev. H. A. Sawyers, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon, Mrs. R. C. Kunkel, of St. Joseph, presided at the piano, and, in time with Mendelssohn's wedding march, the bridal party, preceded by the ushers, Messrs. Charles Bunker and Sol Zachman, passed up the aisle and stood under a floral monogram in red and gray. Miss Gertrude Stock sang "Oh, Promise Me," and Miss Leona Schulte sang "I Promise Thee."
     Rev. Sawyers spoke the words that made these two most excellent young people, husband and wife.
     At the conclusion of the ceremony the bridal party and relatives in attendance, repaired to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery, where an elegant luncheon was served, after which the bride and groom left for Colorado points. After a short stay, they will return to St. Joseph, where the groom has arranged for their going to housekeeping, and hence will be at home to friends.
     Miss Maud, sister of the bride, was the maid of honor, and the groom's best man was his brother, W. E., of Geneva, Nebraska.
     The bride never appeared to better advantage, Her gown was of apple green silk, with white tucked silk front and appliguie [sic] trimming, picture hat of panne velvet. She carried bride's roses. Her maid of honor wore a tailor made suit of brown cloth with pink trimmings, with hat to match and carried pink roses.
     The church was elaborately and beautifully decorated for the occasion, in ferns, potted plants, festoons of green and monogram, "F. M.," in gray and red flowers.
     On Tuesday evening a reception was tendered by the prospective bride to her most intimate young friends, and following musical numbers by Mrs. Roy Kunkel, Misses Maud Crampton, Effie Proud, Leona Schulte, and Gertrude Stock; elegant refreshments were served. The occasion was one of the happiest occuring [sic] in our little city for a long time.
     Mrs. Fiegenbaum was raised in our community, and has ever been one of our most popular young ladies, possessing many accomplishments, fully equipped to fill in the highest degree every obligation that comes to her by reason of her new relatives.
     The groom is a gentleman of excellent standing and holds a position of much responsibility in one of the general offices of the Burlington route in St. Joseph.
     The presents received by her were of the rarest and most costly description, which was additional evidence of the high esteem in which she was held by a large circle of friends.
     Those present from abroad in attendance were: Mrs. M. Sexauer, of Des Moines, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. Miller and family, of Wathena, Kansas; Mr. W. E. Fiegenbaum, Geneva, Nebraska; Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Montgomery, of Skidmore, Mo.; Mr. and Mrs. Niel [sic] Hoblitzell, of Rock Port, Mo.; Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Montgomery, Mr. and Mrs. Will McRoberts, Miss Ethel Bordeaux, of Mound City; Miss Anna Fiegenbaum, of St. Joseph.
     The Sentinel joins with the many friends of the happy contracting parties in extending congratulations and well wishes for their future happiness. 
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545
     The following is a transcription of an obituary for Theodore Fiegenbaum provided by Jane Michel. The obituary appeared in the The Nebraska Signal, of Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska, on 23 August 1945.

          Death of T. C. Fiegenbaum

     T. C. Fiegenbaum of Lincoln, one of the early druggists of Nebraska--he was No. 25 on the state registry--died Sunday afternoon after an illness of two days. He would have been eighty-four in November.
     Born in St. Paul, Minn., he was educated in Iowa, and after graduating from Wilton high school he taught for a few years and then took up pharmacy in Montana. Coming to Nebraska in 1887, Mr. Fiegenbaum built and operated his own store at Hampton. He was in business in Lincoln from 1890 to 1906, when he bought a store in Western. Retiring from the drug business in 1917, he was on the staff of State Auditor George W. Marsh from then until 1925. Two brothers were in the same business, Lou S. at Geneva and Ben at Western and at Lincoln. Both preceded him in death.
     In 1902 Mr. Fiegenbaum went to Alaska with Harry Look, his business partner, for the benefit of his health, and spent a year panning gold and also working as a pharmacist. He was married in 1889 to Miss Nellie Erlenborn at Mendota, Ill. She survives him with their daughter, Martha, both of the Nebraskan hotel. He also leaves a sister, Mrs. Emma Miller of Wathena, Kas., and two brothers, Edward of Geneva and Henry of Omaha. Mr. Fiegenbaum was a member of the Methodist church at Western and of Trinity Methodist in Lincoln, and was affiliated with the Royal Highlanders.
     Mr. Fiegenbaum was known to a number of Geneva people through visits here.

     A nearly identical obituary, also for "T. C. Fiegenbaum," was published under the title "Early Nebraska druggist is dead" in the Nebraska State Journal, of Lincoln, Nebraska, on Monday, 20 August 1945. However, very brief death notices published in the same paper from 20-23 August 1945 gave the name as Theodore J. Fiegenbaum. 
Fiegenbaum, Theodore Johann (I56)
 
546
     The following is a transcription of an obituary for William Fiegenbaum II which appeared in the Albany Democrat-Herald, of Albany, Oregon on 15 October 1991.

          William Fiegenbaum II

     July 3, 1918 - Oct. 15, 1991
     William E. Fiegenbaum II, 73, of The Dalles, died Tuesday.
     Mr. Fiegenbaum was born in Geneva, Neb., and graduated in 1940 from Kearny [sic] Teacher's College in Nebraska. He taught for a short time in Burns, Wyo., before joining the U.S. Army. He served overseas in the 96th Division during World War II.
     He married Alice Louise Steffgen on Nov. 15, 1943, in Medford, and they moved to Albany in 1955. His wife died in 1982.
     Mr. Fiegenbaum earned his master's degree in education from Oregon State University and taught at the Children's Farm Home until his retirement in 1980.
     He collected jazz and swing records from the 1920s, '30s and '40s.
     Surviving are sons W. Edward III of Eugene; Michael and Patrick, both of Portland, Martin of the Dalles and John of Albany; daughter Susan Salveson of Tucson, Ariz.; and two grandchildren.
     A sister died before him.
     Burial of cremains will be at Willamette Memorial Park. A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at AAsum Funeral Home with the Rev. Patrick Walsh officiating.
     Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association.

     The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for William Edward Fiegenbaum. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the article had appeared on 17 October 1991 in The Dalles Chronicle, of The Dalles, Washington.

     William Edward Fiegenbaum, a resident of The Dalles and formerly a longtime resident of Albany, died at his home here on Tuesday 15 October. He was 73. Mr. Fiegenbaum was born 3 July 1918 in Geneva Nebraska to William E. and Maude (Montgomery) Fiegenbaum. He was raised and graduated from high school in that community in 1935. He then attended the Kearney State Teacher's College, now the University of Nebraska, at Kearney, graduating in 1940. After college he served in the U. S. Army during World War II, returned home, and then later served during the Korean Conflict. He married Alice Louise Stefgen in Medford, Oregon on 15 November 1943. Together they lived in several communities until moving to Albany in 1955. In 1960 Mr. Fiegenbaum began teaching at St. Mary's Academy in Albany, then moved to the Farm Home in Albany and taught there until he retired in 1980. His wife preceded him in death in February of 1982. He lived in Albany until moving to The Dalles in 1990 to be near his son. Survivors include five sons Martin of The Dalles, William, Michael, Patrick and John all of Portland; one daughter, Susan Salveson of Klamath Falls and five grandchildren. Memorial services will be held at the Aasum Funeral Home in Albany Saturday at 1 p.m. Disposition was by cremation. Spencer, Libby & Powell Funeral Home is in charge of all arrangements. 
Fiegenbaum, William Edward II (I74)
 
547
     The following is a transcription of an obituary from an unidentified and undated newspaper, used with permission from the web site Our Folk, created by Albert Douglass Hart, Jr. (at http://www.renderplus.com/hartgen/htm/lidster.htm):

          Mrs. Lidster

     Mrs. Clara Lidster, 79, a resident of Proctor Endowment Home since Aug. 4, 1966, died there at 10:20 p.m. Wednesday.
     She willed her body to Northwestern University Medical School.
     Mrs. Lidster, a former resident of 1301 NE Glendale was once manager of Glen Oaks Towers.
     She was bon in Oklahoma Territory June 1, 1893, a daughter of Dr. and Mrs. George A. Fiegenbaum. She married Homer E. Lidster in Chicago June 4, 1917, and he died in Tampa Fla., May 20, 1962.
     Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Virginia Breckenridge of Peoria; Mrs. Ruth Willits of Davenport, Iowa; Mrs. Barbara Jackson of Chicago; one sister, Mrs. Helen Satwell of Omaha Ne.; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

     It is possible that the references in this obituary to Proctor Endowment Home and Glen Oaks Towers indicate that Clara died in Peoria, Illinois (her last place of residence according to the Social Security death index), but this has yet to be confirmed. 
Fiegenbaum, Clara Marguerite (I6326)
 
548
     The following is a transcription of an obituary provided by Jane Michel. It was published in The Nebraska Signal, of Geneva, Nebraska) on 17 February 1999.

     Elsie Marguerite Reinsch was born to Christ and Anna Oellien Hopken on May 25, 1911, near Bruning, the youngest of 12 children in the family. She passed away at the Fillmore County Hospital on Feb. 7, 1999, at the age of 87 years, 8 months and 12 days.
     Elsie was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith at the Evangelical Lutheran Church near Ohiowa. She attended Prairie Grove School District No. 37 for 8 years and then started Strang High School in 1924, graduating in 1928 as valedictorian of her class. She planned on going to Normal Training, but due to the dry years and tornado destruction on her father's farm it was not possible at this time. She took up domestic work such as cleaning, sewing, wallpapering, laundry or whatever work she could find.
     On Aug. 18, 1931, she was married to Ernest J. Reinsch and they were blessed with two sons, Richard and Dean. They farmed near Ohiowa, Geneva, and Strang. In September of 1939, her husband Ernest died, leaving her with the boys. She was helping her mother and brother take care of her father at that time. Her father passed away in 1940 and in 1942, she moved in with her mother and brother, Christ Hopken, Jr. She remained on the farm until 1965, when she built a new home and moved to Geneva. She remained there until her health failed about a year ago.
     Elsie was a member of Belle Prairie Extension Club for 70 years, a former 4-H leader, enjoyed sewing and gardening. She was a member of the Prince of Peace Lutheran Church and taught Sunday School for many years. She was appointed assessor of Belle Prairie Township in 1947, and remained at this post until 1953, when she was called to the County Assessors office as clerk, under the direction of Margaret Johnson. After the election of 1954, she worked for Charles Miller for one year and upon his resignation she was appointed to fill the vacancy as County Assessor. She was elected County Assessor in 1958, and held this position until 1986, when she reluctantly retired. Elsie was a very dedicated elected County Official and developed many lasting friendships with County and State officials. She enjoyed traveling, especially a trip to Germany, and eating out with her many friends. Many hours were spent doing crewel, crocheting or any other handwork. She had received several ribbons at the County Fair for her efforts.
     She was preceded in death by her parents, Christ and Anna Hopken; her husband, Ernest J. Reinsch; son, Richard L. and daughter-in-law, Joann Reinsch; brothers, Henry, John Christ, Ben and William Hopken; and sisters, Lizzie, Anna, Frieda, Bertha, Martha and Alma.
     She is survived by son Dean and wife Darlene of Bruning; grandchildren, Richard E. (Rick) Reinsch and wife Michelle, Rebecca Glad and husband Mark, Rhonda Borowiak, Renee Cousino and husband Ken, Kathleen Philippi and husband Kurt; great grandchildren, Josef, Ryne and Paul Philippi, Michelle and Christina Borowiak, Emanuel Reinsch, Ben Brooke and Brittany Cousino; sisters-in-law, Alma (Mrs. William) Hopken, Helen Biegert and Lavina Reinsch; and a host of nieces and nephews.
     Her family was dear to her and she enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She always had concern for others and was willing to lend a helping hand when needed.
     Funeral services were conducted from the Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Geneva at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 10, 1999, with Pastor Vern Barlow officiating. Shaunna O'Brien accompanied Delwin V. Myers who sang “Softly and Tenderly” and the congregational hymn “How Great Thou Art”.
     Casket bearers were Thomas E. Biegert, Rod Heinrichs, Mike O'Brien, Robert Ohnesorge, Kenneth Peterson and Waldo Schinzel.
     Interment was in the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Geneva with the Farmer and Son Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Memorials are directed to the family.
 
Hopken, Elsie Tina Marguerite (I6829)
 
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     The following is a transcription of an obituary provided by Jane Michel. The notice was published in The Nebraska Signal, of Geneva, Nebraska, in September 1939.

          Ernest J. Reinsch

     Ernest John Reinsch, oldest son of Emil Reinsch, was born in Momence township, Fillmore county, Nebraska, February 11, 1911. Later, with his parents, he moved to Stanton township, where he grew to manhood.
     August 18, 1931, he was married to Elsie Hopken, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. Hopken of Strang, Neb., at St. Joseph's parsonage, Geneva. Since his marriage he farmed near Strang till the time of his recent illness.
     To this union two sons were born, Richard Lee, age six, and Dean Leslie, age three.
     Mr. Reinsch passed away Thursday, September 7, 1939, at 10:30 a.m. at the University hospital in Omaha, aged 28 years, 6 months and 24 days. He is survived by his wife, two sons, father, one brother and one sister and many other relatives.
     Funeral services were conducted by Father Gilroy at St. Joseph's church, Geneva, at 9 o'clock Saturday, September 9. His six uncles acted as pallbearers. They are Charles Reinsch, Geneva; John Reinsch, Shickley; William Reinsch, Shickley; Herman Reinsch, Shickley; Ernest Volkmer, Martland, and Ernest Reinsch, Shickley.
     Interment was in the Geneva Catholic cemetery.
     Relatives from a distance were Miss Caroline Reinsch of Denver, Col., Mr. and Mrs. Carl Jaschke and John Jaschke of Neligh, Neb.
 
Reinsch, Ernest John (I6827)
 
550
     The following is a transcription of an obituary provided by Sandra Sue (Hopken) Miller.

          Death of Mrs. Hopken

     Mrs. Anna Helena Hopken was born July 24, 1867, at Struckhausen, Oldenburg, Germany, the daughter of Gerhart and Eliza, nee Hauvakam, Oellien. Her mother died when Anna was only nine months old. She later had a stepmother. In infancy she was baptized in the Lutheran church and was later confirmed in the same faith.
     April 23, 1889, she was united in marriage to Chris Hopken Sr. of Wittbeckersburg, Oldenburg, Germany. Having decided to make America their home, they journeyed the following month on their honeymoon to the United States, coming to Ohiowa, Neb., June [9?], 1889, and making their home with a great-uncle, Henry Hopken, on a farm near Ohiowa.
     Enduring many hardships, a few years later they started farming for themselves near Ohiowa, where they lived until 1903, when they purchased a farm a few miles north of Bruning. In February, they moved adjoining this farm to the new home they had built, the result of saving and hard labor. Their home was their pride and joy until their passing.
     To Mr. and Mrs. Hopken were born twelve children, seven daughters and five sons. Two daughters died. Bertha passed away in infancy and Frieda when she was ten years of age.
     April 23, 1939, Mrs. Hopken had the privilege of celebrating her golden wedding with her husband. The following year, on their fifty-first wedding anniversary, Mr. Hopken was called to his eternal home. Mrs. Hopken then carried on her farming with son Chris.
     Mrs. Hopken's friendly smile and cheery attitude were recognized by all who knew her. She was always happiest when among her children and their families and her friends.
     She was a faithful member of the Evangelical Lutheran church and attended services regularly until failing health deprived her of attending. She was a kind and loving mother and always taught her children what the dear Lord did was best and to leave everything in His hands.
     Her death came as a shock to the community, although she had been in failing health for a number of years. She was privileged to live an active life, her mind being alert up to her passing, which came suddenly at 4:45 p.m. Thursday, September 23, 1948, at the age of 81 years, 1 month and 30 days.
     She is survived by five sons and five daughters, Henry of Bruning, Louise (Mrs. Fred Schoeder) of Geneva, Chris, at home, John of Bruning, Ben of Martland, Anna (Mrs. Fred Heinrichs) of Carleton, William of St. Paul, Neb., Martha (Mrs. Verne DuBois) of Strang, Alma (Mrs. Herman Ohnesorge) of Strang, and Elsie (Mrs. Ernest Reinsch) who since her husband's death, with her sons, has made her home with Mrs. Hopken. Grandma took pride in doing all she could to help rear her grandsons. She also leaves twenty-four grandchildren, sixteen great-grandchildren, one brother living in Germany and a cousin, Mrs. Warner Tyson of Ohiowa, besides a host of friends who will all miss her.
     The funeral was held from the South Lutheran church near Ohiowa at 2:15 p.m. Sunday, September 26, the church being well filled with relatives and sorrowing friends. Rev. H. J. Diekhoff officiated. The choir sang "The Old Rugged Cross," "In the Garden" and "Safe in the Arms of Jesus." Her five sons and a son-in-law, Fred Schroeder, were pallbearers. Granddaughters and committee of Lutheran aid ladies were flower bearers. A deluge of beautiful flowers covered her grave in the South Lutheran church cemetery.

Who fed us from her gentle breast
  And hushed us in her arms to rest,
And on our cheek sweet kisses prest?
  When sleep forsook our open eyes
Who was it sang sweet lullabys
  And rocked us that we should not cry?
Who sat and watched our infant head
  When sleeping in our cradle bed
And tears of sweet affection shed?
  Who taught our infant lips to pray,
To love God's holy word and day,
  And walks in wisdom's pleasant way?
When pain and sickness made us cry,
  Who gazed upon our heavy eye -
And wept for fear that we should die?
  And can we ever cease to be
Affectionate and kind to thee,
  Who wast so very kind to us?
Oh no, the thought I cannot bear,
  And if God please our life to spare
We hope we shall reward thy care
  When thou are feeble, old and gray
Our healthy arm shall be they stay,
  And we will smooth thy pains away.
And when we see thee hang thy head,
  'Twill be our turn to watch thy bed,
And tears of sweet afection [sic] shed -
  And say sweet peace our Dear Mother. 
Oellien, Anna Helena (I6885)
 
551
     The following is a transcription of an obituary provided by Sandra Sue (Hopken) Miller.

          The Late Chris Hopken

     Chris Hopken was born May 26, 1894, at Strusekhausen [sic], near Altendorf in Oldenburg, Germany, a child of pious and good Christian parents. He was baptized and confirmed in the Evangelical Lutheran church at Strusekhausen [sic] and grew to manhood there.
     As a young man he served in the army in infantry regiment No. 91, Company 11, from 1884 to 1887. After three years in Oldenburg, Germany, he was united in holy wedlock with Miss Anna Helen Oellien April 23, 1889, in the same church in which he was baptized and confirmed at Strusekhausen [sic]. This union God blessed with twelve children, five sons and seven daughters. One daughter died in infancy and one, Frieda, at the age of eleven. Ten children survive.
     In 1889, the year of his marriage, he emigrated with his wife to America and came direct to Fillmore county, Nebraska, to the home of his uncle, Henry Hopken, near Ohiowa. He worked for his uncle until 1891, when he rented land near farm near [sic] Bruning that he became the owner of, then to his present home on the Strang rural route, where he lived until his death.
     April 23, 1939, he was privileged to celebrate his golden wedding anniversary in the presence of all of his children, grandchildren and many friends.
     Mr. Hopken always enjoyed good health, although fourteen years ago he suffered a light stroke caused by high blood pressure. He rallied and felt better again until three months ago he became very ill, suffering from complications, a rupture, dropsy and heart trouble, that finally caused his death. Knowing death was near, he was well prepared to meet the Lord. Monday evening he called his pastor, receiving once more the holy communion, together with his beloved wife, who joined him in the holy communion with the Lord Jesus.
     He passed away at 4 a. m., April 23, 1940, on his wedding anniversary day. He closed his eyes in a quiet and peaceful death and his soul went his [sic] to his creator. He was 75 years, 11 months and 3 days of age.
     Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon, April 25, with a short home service prior to the service at the South Lutheran church. Rev. V. R. Pietzko officiated, speaking in both languages. His sermon text in both English and German was taken from Isaiah 35,17: Behold for peace I had great bitterness; but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption; for thou hast cast all my sins behind the back.
     A young people's mixed quartet, Bernice Rippe, Darlene Weber, Wesley Cr[e?]dduck and Orville Schroeder, had charge of the music, with Mrs. V. R. Pietzko at the organ. Mrs. Pietzko and Henry Molthan sang a duet in German. The five sons and a son-in-law, Fred Schroeder, were pallbearers, with three grandchildren taking care of the floral tokens. The church was filled with sorrowing friends. Interment was in the church cemetery, where the quartet sang again.
     Mr. Hopken is survived by his wife, Anna, ten children, Lizzie, Mrs. Fred Schroeder of Geneva, Anna, Mrs. Fred Heinrichs of Bruning, Martha, Mrs. Vern DuBois of Strang, Alma, Mrs. Herman Ohnesorge of Strang, Elsie, Mrs. Ernest Reinsch of Strang, Henry of Bruning, Christ, at home, John of Bruning, Bernard of Martland and William of Wymore, Neb., one brother, Bernard Hopken of Strusekhausen [sic], Oldenburg, Germany, twenty-one grandchildren and four great-grandchildren, besides many other relatives and close friends.
 
Hopken, Christian (I6884)
 
552
     The following is a transcription of an obituary which is reported to have appeared in the Adams County Free Press, of Corning, Iowa, on 11 February 1897.

     Peter Hillweg died in Garner, Hancock county, Iowa, at 8 o'clock, Friday morning, February 5, 1897, aged 79 years, 10 months and 21 days.
     Deceased was the father of Dr. C. A. and E. W. Hillweg, who are well known to all are [sic] readers. He was the first German Methodist minister in the state of Iowa, and his first charge was at Farmington in 1847. For twenty-eight years thereafter he continued actively at the work. Mr. Hillweg died suddenly, not having been ill until but a short time before his death. It was probably a collapse of the vital forces. His wife and six children, three sons and three daughters, survive him. Of these, Dr. C. A. Hillweg and E. W., who now lives in Des Moines, are well known to our readers. All the children were present at the funeral, which occurred last Sunday afternoon. The pall bearers on this occasion were all ministers, each of whom had known the deceased for twenty years at least.
     There seems to have been an affinity for the ministry in the old gentleman's family. Beside being a minister himself, his father-in-law and one son-in-law were followers of that high calling.

     A biographical sketch of Rev. Hellweg published in 1913 reported that he had lived the last years of his life with his son-in-law, Adam Schneider. 
Hellweg, Peter (I4142)
 
553
     The following is a transcription provided by Jane Michel of an obituary for Douglas Wilson Biegert which appeared in The Nebraska Signal, of Geneva, Nebraska.

          Douglas Wilson Biegert

     Douglas Wilson Biegert was born September 13, 1943, at the Geneva General Hospital. He passed away at the same hospital, September 21, 1946 after a short illness of pneumonia.
     Funeral services were held at St. Joseph's Catholic church in Geneva at 9 a.m. Tuesday, September 24. Rev. James F. Gilroy officiating. The mass of the "Little Angels" was sung by the school children under the direction of the Sisters of Notre Dame. The bearers were Richard and Dean Reinsch, David Lohmeier and Merlin Volkmer, who were preceded by the flower girls, Elfrieda and Helen Louise Reinsch, Marilyn Dondlinger and Mary Dot Sanburg.
     Douglas Wilson leaves his father and mother, a brother and a sister and many other relatives and friends. Interment was in the Geneva Catholic cemetery.

          Our Baby

     Mommy, don't cry, cause I've left you and dad.
     I'll be with you in mem'ry, you see,
     And, Mommy, remember, you mustn't be sad.
     I'm as safe and as sound as can be.

     I had some laughter and gayness, you know,
     The world wasn't bad through my stay,
     And my only sorrow was I had to go
     And leave you and Dad this way.

     But Mommy, don't cry and be sorry life's done
     I think you and daddy were grand.
     And, Mommy, don't worry 'bout your little one,
     Cause God's got a hold of my hand.
 
Biegert, Douglas Wilson (I6873)
 
554
     The following is a transcription provided by Jane Michel of an obituary for Helen Biegert which appeared in The Nebraska Signal, of Geneva, Nebraska, in April 2003.

          Helen Biegert

     Helen Henrietta Biegert was born to Emil Reinsch and Agnes Steffgen Reinsch on Nov. 7, 1917, in her home near Martland and passed away on April 12, 2003 at her home in Geneva at the age of 85. She was one of three children in the family.
     Helen grew up and went to a rural school then St. Joseph's Catholic School until eighth grade. She was able to attend Geneva High School by living and helping her uncle and aunt with their five children and graduated in 1935. Upon graduation, she moved to Denver, Colo., and worked with plans to enter the School of Nursing; however, after the death of her aunt, Maria Reinsch, she returned to Geneva to help her Uncle Henry with his children.
     On Nov. 26, 1940, she married Willis. W. Biegert with who she had ten children. The couple resided in Shickley and later moved to Geneva, where she raised their children. She was involved in St. Joseph's Altar Society and the VFW Ladies Auxiliary. She and her husband purchased the Southside Tavern in 1960 and ran it for several years. After selling their business, she worked at Marguerite's, which later became Kay Maria's Dress Shop.
     Upon retiring, Helen enjoyed bingo and cards with her friends and time with her family. She enjoyed her church and making U.G.L.Y. quilts for the homeless. She volunteered to help when help was needed and especially enjoyed the coffee group after mass each morning.
     She always made herself available for her family and friends. Her children will always remember their mother’s great love for them; shown endless times, when she was there for them in so many ways.
     Helen was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, "Smokey"; a son, Douglas Wilson; and a daughter Colleen Francis; and her two brothers, Joe and Ernest Reinsch.
     She is survived by her sons: Thomas Emil and wife, Toodie of Geneva; Steven James and wife, Janet of Lincoln; William Paul and wife, Kathleen Grossman of Lincoln; five daughters, Sister Susan Therese Biegert of South Dakota; Nancy Carol (Mrs. Steve Seward) of Geneva; Sally Ann (Mrs. Tony Armatys) of Central City; Joann Louise (Mrs. Steve Keist) of Arizona; and Jeanette Eileen (Mrs. Don Ham) of Lincoln; sixteen grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
     Rosary was recited Monday, April 14 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Geneva.
     Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, April 15, from St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Geneva with Msgr. Ivan Vap officiating.
     Mary Ann Najmon accompanied son leaders Ron and Nancy Fleecs and the congregation who sang Holy God, We Praise Thy Name, Be Not Afraid, You Are Near, Jesus, Jesus and On Eagles Wings.
     Casket bearers were Douglas Biegert, David Biegert, Martin Seward, Joe Armatys, Eric Keist and Adam Keist.
     Honorary bearers were Kelly (Seward) Jarzynka, Chrissy Biegert, Betsy Armatys, Nicole Biegert, Amanda Ham, Mitchell Ham, Julianne Ham, Greyson Biegert, Meghan Biegert and Rachael Biegert.
     Graveside services were held at the St. Joseph’s Catholic Cemetery.
 
Reinsch, Helen Henrietta (I6840)
 
555
     The following is a transcription provided by Jane Michel of an obituary for Willis Wilford Biegert which appeared in The Nebraska Signal, of Geneva, Nebraska, on 2 February 1984.

          Willis Biegert Services Held

     Willis Wilford Biegert was born to Wilson Henry and Lydia Mae Richardson Biegert on November 6, 1917, in Stanton Township near Martland and passed away on January 28, 1984, at Heritage of Geneva at the age of 66 years, two months and 22 days. He was one of four children in the family.
     Willis, or "Smokey" as he was better known, grew up and went to school in Shickley. He graduated from the Shickley High School and attended the University of Nebraska for two years. He return to Shickley and began operating a cafe.
     He was married to Helen H. Reinsch of Geneva on November 26, 1940, and to them ten children were born. Shortly after their marriage, they moved to Chicago, where he worked for the Thomas Edison Company.
     In 1943 he was inducted into the Army. His tour of duty was largely served in Germany. Upon being discharged from the service, he returned to Fillmore County, where he was occupied in body and fender work, farming, construction and his work with the United States Post Office.
     He retired from postal work after 30 years of service, during which time he was a letter carrier in Geneva and a rural route carrier out of Fairmont.
     During his years in Geneva, he served on numerous committees and boards. He was a member of the St. Joseph's Catholic Church on the Geneva City Council and the Geneva Volunteer Fire Department, was a Charter Member, an organizer and lifetime member of the V.F.W. and was most active in the building of the present V.F.W. Hall. He was past Commander of Post 7102 V.F.W. and a district Commander. He was also a member of the American Legion Post 68.
     His activities and enjoyment ranged from fishing and hunting to bowling, baseball and antique cars. He greatly loved music and this interest led him to help initiate "The County Boy's Band" which allowed him to share his love of music and meet new people and form new friendships. Smokey always seemed to have time to help family, friends and his community.
     He was preceded in death by his parents: by a son, Douglas Wilson; and a daughter, Colleen Francis; a brother Arthur; and an infant sister.
     He is survived by his wife, Helen of Geneva; sons, Thomas Emil and wife Toodie of Geneva, Steven James and wife Janet of Lincoln and William Paul of Omaha; five daughters, Sister Susan Theresa Biegert of Lawrence, Nancy Carol (Mrs. Steve Seward) of Geneva, Sally Ann (Mrs. Tony Armatys) of Central City, Joann Louise (Mrs. Steve Keist) of Lincoln and Jeannettee Eilleen (Mrs. Don Ham) of Lincoln; a sister, Mrs. James (Darlene) Vodicka of Exeter; half-sisters, Mrs. Fern Gent of Aurora and Mrs. Dorothea Novak of Sidney; and by nine grandchildren.
     Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, January 31, from the St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Geneva with Father Walter Banach officiating.
     Rosary was recited Monday; January 30, from the Farmer & Son Funeral Home in Geneva.
     Pallbearers were Richard L. Reinsch, Dean L. Reinsch, Howard Reinsch, Robert Reinsch, John Reinsch and Jim Reinsch.
     Military graveside services were held from the St. Joseph's Cemetery with Samuel-Marsh Post 7102 V.F.W. and Sloan-Bolton Post 68 American Legion in charge.
 
Biegert, Willis Wilford (I6874)
 
556
     The following is a transcription shared by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of Ankeny, Iowa's recognition of Myrtle's service to her community. The account was published in the March 1999 issue of Turn Row, John Deere Des Moines Works.

Myrtle L. Sexauer, retired in 1982 after 32 years as secretary to six general managers at the John Deere Des Moines Works, received the Ankeny Outstanding Citizen of the Year Award on 26 January 1999. The Ankeny Chamber of Commerce presented Myrtle with the plaque at the banquet held at the Best Western, which read "1998 Outstanding Citizen, Myrtle L. Sexauer, in recognition of her outstanding service to the community of Ankeny, Iowa." Barb White, also retired from John Deer, was assigned the task of getting Myrtle to attend the banquet without Myrtle knowing about the award. This was quite a challenge, but the surprise was eventually carried off. Barb had also call all of Myrtle's family and some of her closest friends. Those who could come filed into the banquet room just as Myrtle's name was announced from the podium. Myrtle was absolutely astonished. It was a poignant moment as her family and friends wipe away proud tears. Her astonishment did not leave her quite speechless. She told last year's winner, Gary Welch, who presented the award to her, "Now I know how you felt...if I'd known ahead of time I'd have done a better job with my thanks and acceptance. I feel each of you is deserving of recognition." Mr. Welch is the head of Neven Community Resource Center. Myrtle's latest contribution to the city has been filling the role of President of the Historical Society. Last year the Board could not find anyone to be president, so they asked Myrtle to do it. "Sorry, no. I'm 80 years old and I've had a heart attack," she told them. She, of course, ended up accepting the position anyway. This is just like Myrtle, and indicative of the many, many tasks she has led to successful completion over her life-long residence in Ankeny. An earlier honor was her induction into the Ankeny High School Alumni Hall of Honor in 1995. 
Sexauer, Myrtle Louise (I471)
 
557
     The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of a marriage notice for George B. Addicks and Mary Wilhelmine Wellemeyer which she reported had appeared on Wednesday, 2 July 1884 in the Hancock Signal. The Hancock Signal was a weekly newspaper published in Garner, Iowa.

Married -- Thursday 26 June 1884 at the home of the bride's parents by Rev. F. H. Wellemeyer, assisted by Rev. William Koerner, Mr. George Addicks of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa to Miss Mary Wellemeyer of Garner. A large company of relatives and invited guests were present to witness the impressive service which should make this twain one person. The ceremony took place shortly after 8:00 a.m. and the bride and groom left Garner by the 11:00 a.m. train for Geneseo, Illinois which is the first stopping place on their honeymoon tour. They will make their home at Mt. Pleasant, where Mr. Addicks is a professor in the Iowa Wesleyan University. Miss Wellemeyer is among Garner's worthiest young ladies and we can warmly and sincerely congratulate Professor Addicks upon his choice. We are glad to believe, from all we have learned of the groom, that his bride may also be congratulated on hers. The sterotyped forms of expression are insufficient to convey the wishes and hopes which we, in common with all the people of Garner, entertain for their happiness and prosperity.

     The following appreciation of Mary appeared in a biographical sketch of her husband, published in 1895 in Portrait and Biographical Record of St. Charles, Lincoln, and Warren Counties, Missouri.... Her husband had been promoted to the presidency of Central Wesleyan College, at Warrenton, Missouri in 1894.

Mrs. Addicks is a lady of many accomplishments, and possessed of more than ordinary intelligence. She was educated in the college at Ames, Iowa, and also at the Iowa Wesleyan University at Mt. Pleasant, and previous to her marriage she was teacher in the public schools of Iowa. Her parents of German birth, and reside in Garner. To the union of President and Mrs. Addicks two children have been born, Marie L. B. and Raymond C. 
Family F1879
 
558
     The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of a notice of the wedding of Reuben J. Claussen and Frances Louise Fiegenbaum. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the article had appeared on 14 July 1921 in the Springfield Monitor, of Springfield, Nebraska.

     Out-of-town guests attending the Claussen-Fiegenbaum wedding Tuesday evening were Mrs. R. P. Claussen, mother of the groom and Don Van Arsdale, Beatrice; Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Fiegenbaum and Miss Martha Fiegenbaum, Lincoln; Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Fiegenbaum and daughter, Frances, and little son, Billy of Geneva, Nebraska; Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Miller, daughters Kathryn, Wilma and son, of Wathena, Kansas; Mrs. S. O. Lovell and daughter Genevieve of Lincoln and Mr. Paul Griswold of Omaha.

     The following notice was published in the Sunday World-Herald, of Omaha, Nebraska, on 10 July 1921, in a column titled "In Cupid's Net."

Claussen-Fiegenbaum.

     The wedding of Miss Louise Fiegenbaum, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. Fiegenbaum of Springfield, Neb., and Reuben J. Claussen of Beatrice, will take place Tuesday evening at the home of the bride's parents. Miss Fiegenbaum, who is an accomplished pianist, is well known here, where she has often visited. Mr. Claussen is a University of Nebraska graduate. The couple will be at home at Beatrice after a honeymoon trip to the Minnesota lakes. 
Family F152
 
559
     The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an funeral announcement for "Mrs. William Fiegenbaum." Gretchen Leenerts reported that this account had appeared on 9 September 1904 in the Edwardsville Intelligencer, of Edwardsville, Illinois.

     The funeral of Mrs. William Fiegenbaum, brief mention of whose death was made in Wednesday's Intelligencer, will be held tomorrow, Saturday afternoon at two o'clock. The services will be held at the German M.E. Church and the interment is to be at Woodlawn. The pall bearers will be: George Stullken, E. F. Koch, Jule H. Stolte, Henry Stullken, Louis F. Kriege and Edward Dude. Mrs. Fiegenbaum was aged 78 years, 7 months and 5 days. Her maiden name was Sophia Gusewelle, and she was born 2 February 1826 in Pollhagen, Germany. In 1846 she sailed for America, landing in St. Louis on New Year's Day 1847. She was married to Rev. William Fiegenbaum 27 September 1849 in St. Louis. Their union was blessed with eight children, two of whom died in infancy. The six living children, all of whom were with her when death came, are: Fred A., Dr. E. W., and Mrs. Martha Lynch of Edwardsville; Dr. J. H. of Alton; Mrs. H. C. Jacoby of Granite City and Mrs. C. F. Blume of Winona, Minnesota. Her venerable husband also survives and there are 23 grandchildren. She has two sisters, Mrs. Christine Kaeser of Pittsfield and Mrs. Dora Wille of Forber Station, Missouri. The family came to Edwardsville in 1870 and stayed until 1875, then lived at Pittsfield, Bunker Hill, Alton and other points where Mr. Fiegenbaum had pastorates. The wife united with the church the year she came to St. Louis and was not only a helpmeet to her husband in the home, but was a "frontier missionary," traveling with him through Illinois, Wisconsin, Missouri and Iowa, in the sparsely settled districts and aiding at all times in the religious work. Hers was a character as strong as that of her rugged husband, and she was ever his aid and helper through their long married life. Their golden wedding was celebrated five years ago. Mrs. Fiegenbaum's death was due to no ailment, merely a breaking down due to old age, and she sank gradually during the past ten days until the end came at 3:30 Wednesday afternoon. 
Gusewelle, Sophia (I264)
 
560
     The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Charles Louis Wellemeyer which she reported had appeared on 19 November 1946 in the Wichita Beacon (Wichita, Kansas).

Charles Louis Wellemeyer, 849 South Fern, died at his home Tuesday morning. He was born in Wapello, Iowa 6 November 1870. Wellemeyer was a professor at Central Wesleyan College, Warrenton, Missouri, for 20 years and later a principal in rural Missouri schools. A resident of Wichita since 1927, he had been a salesman for the W. T. Raleigh Company. He was a member of the Trinity Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife, Bertha, of the home, and two sons, Lawrence Wellemeyer of the home and Lieutenant Herbert Wellemeyer of the Navy, stationed at San Francisco. Culbertson Mortuary will announce funeral arrangements.
 
Wellemeyer, Charles Louis (I281)
 
561
     The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Clyde William Martin. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the obituary had appeared in the Omaha World Herald, of Omaha, Nebraska.

     Martin - Clyde W., age 88 years. Survived by wife, Roberta; daughter and son-in-law, Mary Louise and Frank Mann, Omaha; son and daughter-in-law, Robert C. and Lucille Martin of Millard; brother Floyd of Crescent City, California; grandchildren Robert Mann, Susanne Childers, Nancy Clark, Sheiley Martin; 6 great grandchildren. Services Thursday 2:00 p.m. Kahler-Dolce Mortuary. Interment at Fairview Cemetery. Visitation Wednesday 1-9 p.m. Memorials to the St. Paul Methodist Church, Benson, or the American Heart Association. Kahler-Dolce, Papillion, Nebraska. 
Martin, Clyde William (I440)
 
562
     The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Estella Wellemeyer which she reported had appeared on 17 April 1907 in an unidentified Garner, Iowa newspaper.

     E. Estella Wellemeyer was born 12 October 1878 at Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, and peacefully passed away while at the home of her parents in Garner, Iowa on Sunday morning, 14 April 1907. Very early in life she dedicated herself with all her powers and talents to the Master and at the age of seven joined the German M. E. Church of which she remained a true and loyal member until the end. A member of a minister's family, she found it necessary to improve the scattered opportunities that were offered her for an education in the public schools. In addition to her school work she early devoted herself to the study of piano music; working always under the beat instructors obtainable in the various places where the family resided. When such opportunities appeared to end, she continued her studies, both classic and musical, at Charles City College. Upon the completion of her musical course at Charles City, she, by tireless effort, obtained a large class of music pupils in Garner, Klemme and the surrounding vicinity. Later she continued her studies in Dubuque and for the last four years under Emil Liebling, the renowned Chicago master of piano. For all of the past year she has been troubled somewhat with indigestion and general indisposition, but the nature of her disease made it impossible to detect the real seriousness of her condition. Not even when she returned home on the 15th of last February did her most intimate friends realize that the end was so near. Immediate help was secured and later the best medical authority in Chicago was consulted. All was of no avail; the disease could neither be checked nor cured. She received the decision of the physicians with Christian fortitude and even sought to comfort her loved ones in their sorrow. Contrary to the expectations of the best physicians she retained her full mental capabilities until the last hour, and passed from this vale of tears to the eternal joys of the Heavenly Abode without a struggle. When her mother asked the question 'Shall we all meet you in Heaven?' -- she answered 'Certainly.' This was the last distinguishable word she spoke. Always in the best of health, tireless in her energy and uncomplaining of slight attacks of indisposition; her sudden illness and death has come as a thunder stroke from a clear sky to her many friends and relatives. It simply teaches us how uncertain life is and how inexplicable are the ways of God. A true friend, a loving sister, a dutiful and affectionate daughter, she is mourned by all. But more than this -- her strong Christian character and unshaken faith in God and her Savior stood forth above all else in the last hours. In our human weakness we may ask -- 'Why should she be called away when just ready to enter the field of her chosen career? Why this disappointment in her hopes and those of her friends and relatives?' We cannot answer except in the words -- 'Thy will be done.' Her life and character will ever live on in the hearts of her friends and dear ones. 'The ploughing of grief is deep, deep; but less would not do for the agriculture of God.'
 
Wellemeyer, Estella (I5554)
 
563
     The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Franklin Grant Neudorff which she reported had appeared on 21 February 1892, in the St. Joseph Herald, of St. Joseph, Missouri.

"Franklin Grant, only son of Fred Neudorff, died at the residence of his grandfather, Rev. H. Fiegenbaum, Fifth and Auguate Streets, at 3:00 a.m. yesterday, of typhoid fever, after an illness of two weeks. Franklin was six years and six months old and was seriously ill almost from the hour of the death of his mother, which occurred two weeks ago yesterday. The funeral will take place from the Fiegenbaum residence tomorrow at 2 p.m. and services will be held at the German M. E. Church, Third and Robidoux."

 
Neudorff, Franklin Grant (I6398)
 
564
     The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Franz Arthur Wellemeyer which she reported had appeared on Wednesday 4 January 1961 in the Garner Leader, of Garner, Iowa.

     Funeral services were held Monday 2 January at the Klemme Methodist Church for Arthur Wellemeyer, 80, long time Klemme businessman. Mr. Wellemeyer died of a heart attack Thursday night. The Rev. James E. Albertson officiated and Osman Funeral Home of Klemme was in charge of the services. Interment was in the Ell Township Cemetery. Casket bearers were Asa Arnold Herman Paul, C. J. Larsen, Melvin Neuberger, Franklin Kluckhohn and Harvey Barz. Honorary casket bearers were J. E. Stille, Wes Haefner, Wallace Pavey, E. J. Arnold, Jim Thomas and Conrad Quandt. Mrs. E. A. Gerardi accompanied Mrs. Marvin Lemke as she sang "The Lord's Prayer," and "The Lord is My Shepherd," Mrs. Ben Coobs, Mrs. John Chambers and Mrs. William Vanoski arranged the floral tributes.
     Arthur Wellemeyer was born 22 February 1880 in Sibley County, Minnesota near Henderson. He was the fourth of a family of nine children born to his parents, Reverend Frank and Mary Klaus Wellemeyer. When a baby he was baptized in a log church and later joined the German Methodist Church at Decorah by confirmation. He attended Charles City College and later taught in Liberty Township rural schools. On 22 February 1906 he married Lydia Griewe. They were the parents of five children. After farming for one year in Liberty Township, the Wellemeyers moved to Klemme and purchased a general store and called it the Wellemeyer Department Store, "A Good Place to Trade." He carried groceries, dry goods, men's wear, furniture, pianos and provided funeral service. In 1918 he built the familiar two story brick store building in which the Wellemeyer Furniture Store is still located. He managed the store until 1951 and continued as funeral director until his retirement in 1953. Mr. Wellemeyer was very active in Klemme's civic affairs and was ready and willing to devote much time to any project that was for the betterment of the community. He was always interested in his home town -- to him there was no place that could equal Klemme. Mr. Wellemeyer is survived by his five children: Andrew of Springfield, Missouri; Ethel, Mrs. Don Bacon of Klemme; Clarice, Mrs. James Carlson of Klemme; Ruth, Mrs. Burton Hansen of Titonka; and Nora, Mrs. Richard Mohler of Dayton, Ohio; one sister Mrs. Ruth Melcher of Los Angeles, California; one brother John Fletcher Wellemeyer of Kansas City, Kansas; eleven grandchildren and one great granddaughter. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lydia, who died 31 July 1949.
 
Wellemeyer, Franz Arthur (I5555)
 
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     The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Mrs. Clara Fiegenbaum which she reported had appeared on 3 September 1897 in the St. Joseph Daily News, St. Joseph, Missouri.

"Mrs. Clara Fiegenbaum, wife of Rev. Henry Fiegenbaum, a retired minister of the German Methodist Episcopal Church, died at eight o'clock last night at the family residence, 1123 North Fifth Street, of paralysis. The deceased was seventy-four years old and had been a resident of St. Joseph for thirty years. She was one of the most earnest workers in the church and was beloved by all who knew her. Misses Anna and Mary Fiegenbaum and Mrs. J. C. Steinmetz of this city, and Mrs. Thomas Curry of Oregon, Missouri are daughters of the deceased. The funeral services will be held at three o'clock tomorrow afternoon from the German M. E. Church, Third and Robidoux Streets."

     The following obituary was published in the The Holt County Sentinel (Oregon, Missouri) on Friday, 10 September 1897:

          A Well Rounded Life.

     One by one the pioneer mothers of Methodism are dropping out, and passing over the great river, to take their places in the ranks of those of an immortality, and we are called upon this week, to record the death of one of the grand old Methodist mothers: The spirit of "Mother Fiegenbaum, wife of Rev. Henry Fiegenbaum, of the German M. E. church, burst its mortal fetters and went out to meet the Master, whom she loved so much to serve while on earth, and whom she had devotedly served for over half a century, at her home in St. Joseph on Thursday evening last, September 2, 1897, from paralysis, at the age of 74 years.
     She was a devoted Christian woman. She believed that Christianity presented the true philosophy of life - giving contentment of mind and peace within that this world cannot give nor take away. She was always to be found where duty called, whether it was by her husband's side in his great religious work or at some lonely hut in sweet charity's name. If she quitted her God at the altar, it was to find Him in her domestic duties. She did service as if it was a pleasure or privilege, accepting the thorns with the roses without a murmur. Indeed her life was a candle that wasted and burns itself up shining, so patient was she, so thoughtful, so forgiving, so charitable.
     Clara Kastenbudt was born in Osnabrueck, Hanover, Germany, December 9, 1823. In 1844 she came to America, first locating at Cincinnati. She then came to St. Louis in 1846, and that year she united with the German M. E. church, and it was here that she first met her now bereaved husband, and in this church, where these two were converted, the marriage ceremony was said, Sunday, April 11, 1847. With him, hand in hand, heart to heart, she shared the toils and privations, the joys and the sorrows, in the itinerant ministry, until a few years ago failing health made it necessary for her husband to retire from active ministerial work.
     Her religion was fundamental, and all her life grew out of it. She was probably a greater instrumentality in leading lost souls to Christ than we may be able to comprehend, and how much of her husband's great success during his effective service in the ministry was due to her strengthening and encouraging influence, only eternity will reveal.
     As a true wife and self-sacrificing Christian mother, "Mother" Fiegenbaum might be said to have been a model of perfection. It was the dearest wish of her heart to make her home what it should be, and in this she succeeded in a most admirable manner. Her hospitality was proverbial, and those who partook of it will remember her with the kindest of feelings. She was a true helpmeet to her now bereaved husband, who, in her death, he and surviving children loses one who was tenderness and love.
     She was a most obliging neighbor, and generous toward the needy - never did any one [sic] go away from her door hungry, any [sic] truly it may be said that she was a friend to all, and all were her friends.
     April 11th, of this year, 1897, their golden wedding was celebrated. Some anxiety had been expressed to see the aged pilgrims reach this milestone in their earthly career, which through the mercy of Him, who doeth all things well, was granted them.
     She leaves a husband and four daughters, Mrs. Carrie Steinmetz, Misses Mary and Anna, of St. Joseph, and Mrs. Mina Curry, of this city, to cherish the fond memory of one of the truest and noblest of wives and mothers.
     Funeral services were held from the German M. E. church in St. Joseph on Saturday, September 4, conducted by her pastor, Rev. Charles Harmes, assisted by Presiding Elder Tanner and Bishop Fitzgerald.
     The remains were laid to rest in the family lot in the Ashland cemetery.
 
Kastenbudt, Clara Catherine (I263)
 
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     The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Mrs. Emma Miller. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the obituary had appeared on 29 March 1951 in the Wathena Times, of Wathena, Doniphan County, Kansas.

Mrs. Emma Miller, 86, widow of the late Jacob Miller, well-known Wathena druggist, died Monday afternoon at her home at 1:45. Mrs. Miller had been in poor health the past few years, but her condition did not become serious until recent months. Mr. Miller died 23 February 1941. Mrs. Miller was born 16 December 1864 at Woodbury, Minnesota; daughter of Rev. and Mrs. F. W. Fiegenbaum, midwestern pioneer family of the German Methodist Church. She was educated at Wesleyan College, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. She had lived in Wathena since two years before her marriage to Mr. Miller 15 September 1886. Mrs. Miller had been a member of the Methodist Church since 1890. She was the oldest member in number of years of membership. She directed the music and taught in the Sunday School. She was president of the missionary society for many years and later was a member of the new organization, WSCS, of which she was a life member. Mrs. Miller was an accomplished musician, possessing a beautiful soprano voice. She taught piano for many years. She studied in St. Joseph with Professors Bear and Sterrit and took organ lessors. She was for many years a member of the Fortnightly Club and Civic Music Association. She retained an active interest in world affairs up to the time of her recent illness, manifested by many unusual newspaper pictures and clippings found in her Bible. Mrs. Miller is survived by four daughters: Louise and Wilma of the home, Mrs. R. G. Larzelere of Troy and Mrs. R. S. Beery of Kansas City; one son, Kenneth C. Miller of Wathena; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, and two brothers, Henry Fiegenbaum of Springfield, Nebraska and W. E. Fiegenbaum of Geneva, Nebraska. Funeral services were held at the Methodist Church, Wednesday afternoon, Rev. E. K. Resler of Wathena and Rev. R. J. Zeidler of Troy officiated. Mrs. P. F. Dubach played organ selections and Mrs. Warren Gummig was soloist. Burial was in Bellemont, with arrangements by Sollars Funeral Home. Pallbearers were P. F. Dubach, Quincy Groh, Burnace Axlund, F. C. Poirier, H. J. Hagan and Charles Larzelere.
 
Fiegenbaum, Emma Maria (I57)
 
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     The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Mrs. Myrtle M. Fiegenbaum. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the obituary had appeared on 15 February 1954 in the Lawrence Daily Journal World, of Lawrence, Kansas.

Mrs. Myrtle M. Fiegenbaum, 84, died Sunday at her home 937 Kentucky Street. She had maintained a home here and at Eudora all her life, moving back to Lawrence in December. Mrs. Fiegenbaum's husband died in 1934. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Funk-Cooper-Warren Chapel with the Rev. George Boicourt in charge. Burial will be in the Eudora Cemetery. She is survived by one sister, Miss Alice Grace Darling of the home; three nephews, Ray Ogden of Eudora, Thomas Darling of Leavenworth, Washington and Dr. Gene Darling of Colville, Washington; two nieces Miss Geneva Ogden of the home and Mrs. Bernice Smith of Wenatchee, Washington. 
Darling, Myrtle Maud (I67)
 
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     The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Rev. Henry Fiegenbaum which she reported had appeared on 14 January 1905 in the St. Joseph Gazette, of St. Joseph, Missouri.

"Rev. Henry Fiegenbaum, a pioneer German Methodist Minister circuit rider of the central west, died at 2:30 yesterday afternoon at the age of 83 years at his home Fifth and Auguate Streets. He was born in Ladbergen, Prussia, 16 October 1821. He came with his parents to America in 1832, landing at New Orleans. Coming up the Mississippi River from New Orleans, the family stopped in St. Charles County, Missouri, where he spent his early life in clearing ground and farming. He lived in St. Charles County for several years but finally went to St. Louis to seek employment. While in St. Louis he was invited to attend a German Methodist revival. He was converted at the meeting and soon entered the ministry, spending the next twenty years of his life as a circuit rider, commencing in the late 40's. His first circuit went out from St. Louis and through central Illinois, returning back to St. Louis. After about eleven years spent preaching as a circuit rider in Illinois, he turned his attention to the west. He was married to Miss Clara Kastenbudt 11 April 1847. She died 2 September 1897. He moved his family to St. Joseph in 1870 at the close of his ministry east of St. Louis. His family has lived in and near St. Joseph since that time. For about eleven years after coming to this part of the state he traveled all through Kansas, Nebraska, western Missouri and Iowa, and as far west as Denver, in the interest of the German Methodist Church. As a result of his work in the west, after coming to St. Joseph, both as a circuit rider and as an organizer, the German Methodist Church became a conference in itself, he being its father. Many times his trips would keep him away from his family for two or three months at a time. He traveled from place to place while preaching a circuit either on horseback or using a canoe and snow shoes. Frequently in the winter time he was taken from one place to the next German settlement in a sleigh. Although he answered requests for English services, he devoted his entire ministerial life to the German Church and in his organizing the conference in this part of the central west he had to find the German settlements during the early days when this part of the country was thinly inhabited. He retired from active service in 1889. After the German Methodist Church became a conference and St. Joseph a district, the Rev. Mr. Fiegenbaum was presiding elder, which position he served for about twenty years. Up to the last ten years of his life he was sturdy, active and always working. Even during his retired years he was always ready to serve his church and was frequently called upon to assist in revivals. He was the first of four brothers, who came to America, to die. The others are ministers. He has two sisters, who married ministers, who are living. They are: Rev. F. Fiegenbaum of Wathena, Kansas, Rev. William Fiegenbaum of Edwardsville, Illinois, Rev. Rudolph Fiegenbaum of Connell, Washington, Mrs. K. Wellemeyer of Warrenton, Missouri and Mrs. William Winter of Kansas City. His brother, Rev. F. Fiegenbaum and sisters were at his bedside when he died. The funeral will be held from the German Methodist Episcopal Church at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon. Rev. G. Becker will have charge of the services. Burial will be at Ashland Cemetery. The Rev. Mr. Fiegenbaum's wife, Clara (Kastenbudt) died shortly after they celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary. Surviving children are Mrs. C. J. Steinmetz, Miss Mary and Miss Anna Fiegenbaum of St. Joseph and Mrs. Thomas Curry of Oregon, Missouri."

     The following is a transcription of what appears to be a reprint of an obituary for Rev. Henry Fiegenbaum that had been published on 20 January 1905 in the Holt County Sentinel, of Oregon, Missouri. The Holt County Sentinel was published by Henry Fiegenbaum's son-in-law, Thomas Curry.

          His Life's Work

     "Death," wrote Faber, "is an unsurveyed land, an unarrayed science. Poetry draws near death to hover over it for a moment and withdraw in terror. History knows it only as a universal fact, philosophy finds it only among the mystery of being, the one great mystery of being not. But we all rejoice in the fact that the light of our Christ hath penetrated this dark shadow, by his promise of 'whoso findeth me findeth life.'"
     Rev. Henry Fiegenbaum, a pioneer German Methodist circuit rider of the central west and founder of the Western German M. E. conference, died at his home in St. Joseph, Mo., Friday morning, January 13, 1905, in the 84th year of his age. He was born in Ladbergen, Prussia, October 16, 1821, and came to America with his parents by the way of New Orleans, in 1832. The family came immediately to St. Charles county, Mo., where he spent his early life upon the farm. From here he went to St. Louis to seek employment, and while there he attended a German Methodist revival and was converted. At the same revival a Miss Clara Kastenbudt was converted and on April 11, 1847, she became the wife of Rev. Fiegenbaum.
     Shortly after his conversion he felt that he should enter the ministry, and at once began preparations to dedicate his life to the Master's cause, and in 1847 he was granted exhortor's license and the following year he was given the Okoe, Illinois, charge, until the annual meeting of conference, and his circuit afterward was extended and for several years he preached as a circuit rider in Illinois, Southern Wisconsin, Northern Iowa and Southern Minnesota, being in the Rock River conference and doing the pioneer work among the Germans in these various states. His home was in Galena, Ill., having charge of the Galena charge and for six years was presiding elder. During these eight years he traveled mostly by buggy and horseback, and was often in danger of his life from wild animals and Indians, which were plentiful in this sparsely settled country, but his zeal knew no limit, fearing neither weather, beasts or Indians, on he went, carrying the tidings of Salvation to his fellow-countrymen, who had come to America to build themselves homes in our land of liberty. From Galena he went to Wapello, Iowa, where he served as presiding elder for four years; then taking a three years' charge at Pekin, another three at Quincy brought him into the folds of the German conference, then known as the Southwest German conference. By this conference he was sent as presiding elder to the Missouri district, which extended over the western half of Missouri, all of Nebraska, all of Kansas and the west half of Iowa. After serving in this capacity two years, he took the charge at Oregon, Mo., where he worked successfully for three years, after which he again became presiding elder of the Missouri district, whose growth was so rapid as to form two large districts in themselves, and by the year 1878 he brought it before the Southwest conference at Warsaw, Illinois, Bishop Merrill, presiding. At that time there were but 37 ministers enrolled. Of these but ten are now in actual service, 12 are superannuated, and including Rev. Fiegenbaum, 11 have died. The conference included three presiding elders and 3,014 members. He lived to see the fruits of his early work extend until the conference to-day includes over 100 ministers, four presiding elders and 8,000 members. The original conference included the state of Iowa, but since has been transferred to St. Louis. The first session of the West conference was held in the old rock and brick church in St. Joseph, on the same site now occupied by the present German M. E. church. We here give Father Fiegenbaum's early fields of labor in his Savior's cause:
           1848-50, Mascoutah, Ill.
           1850-52, Muscatine, Iowa.
           1852-60, Galena, Ill., P. E.
           1860-64, Wapello, Iowa; P. E.
           1894-67, Pekin, Ill.
           1876-70, Quincy, Ill.
           1870-72, St. Joseph, Mo.,; P. E.
           1872-75, Oregon, Mo.
           1875-83, Presiding Elder, St. Joseph.
           1883-86, St. Joseph.
           1886-89, Sedalia.
     While in Sedalia his health failed him and he retired from active ministerial work and returned to St. Joseph, where he had made his home since 1870, and where he lived up to the time of his death - thus giving 42 consecutive years of labor in the ministry. In his early day labors for the church, his circuits covered large territory, which would keep him away from his family for two and three months at a time, and would travel from place to place on horseback or using canoe or show shoes, and frequently in the winter season would be taken from one German settlement to another in a sleigh.
     He began his ministry when but 27 years of age, and during all these years he gave his life in extending the cause of Christ and building up the church; and though enfeebled from age and physical infirmities, he was ever ready to do what he could for his people. His ambition through life was service for the Master, and np [sic] to the last several years he was sturdy, active, earnest - always working - always busy. Even during his retired years he was frequently called upon to assist in revivals.
     It is a remarkable co-incident in the history of this family - there were four brothers and two sisters - the brothers were all ministers and the sisters married ministers. Father Fiegenbaum is the first of the list to be called home by Him who gave him being.
     The brothers and sisters are Rev. William Fiegenbaum, Edwardsville, Illinois, aged 80 years; Mrs. Katharine Wellemeyer, Warrenton, Missouri, aged 77 years; Rev. F. W. Fiegenbaum, Wathena, Kansas, aged 74 years; Mrs. Mina Winter, Kansas City, Missouri, aged 71 years; Rev. Rudolph Fiegenbaum, Connell, Washington, aged 68 years. The combined ages of the family that are left, aggregate 370 years, something very remarkabse [sic], surely, in one family. His brother, Frederick W., and the two sisters and his surviving children were at his bedside when he died.
     On April 11th, 1847, Rev. Fiegenbaum and Miss Clara Kastenbudt were united in marriage in the city of St. Louis, and on Sunday, April 11th, 1897, in their home in St. Joseph, they celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. The wedding was solemnized in the German M. E. church in that city, immediately following the regular service. Their golden wedding anniversary came on Palm Sunday, and although having reached the golden stepping stone, and true to their early faith, wended their way to the house of God, they found the church a bower of palms. At the close of the regular service, Rev. Harmes, pastor in charge, called the bridal party forward and seating them before the altar, delivered a touching and fitting address to them. Mrs. Dorothea Lahrman and Dr. Heinz, of St. Joseph, the only living witnesses of the marriage in 1847, were present on the occasion of the golden anniversary. Mother Feigenbaum [sic] died September 2, 1897, only a few months following their golden wedding anniversary.
     The surviving children are Mrs. J. C. Steinmetz, Misses Mary and Anna Fiegenbaum, of St. Joseph, and Mrs. Tom Curry, of Oregon. There are also 12 grand-children and three great-grand-children.
     The funeral was held from the German M. E. church in St. Joseph, on Monday afternoon, January 16, 1905, the services being conducted by the pastor, Rev. G. Becker, the interment being at Ashland cemetery.
     "Well done, good and faithful servant; enter thou into the joy of the lord." -- Sentinel, Oregon, Mo., Jan. 20.
 
Fiegenbaum, Heinrich Hermann (I249)
 
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     The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary which she reports appeared on Wednesday, 6 February 1918 in the Garner Signal, of Garner, Iowa.

     Catherine Elizabeth Wellemeyer, nee Fiegenbaum, was born 6 October 1827 in Kirchspiel, Lengerich, Province Westfalen, Prussia. In her sixth year, the family emigrated to America, and after some changes, settled near Warrentown [sic], Missouri. In August 1847 she married to Henry F. Wellemeyer and they began life on a farm near her old home. They soon moved to Wapello, Iowa, and there lived the life of pioneer farmers for twenty-five years. In 1875 the family moved again to Garner, Iowa, and lived here until the death of her husband in 1899. Shortly after this the old home was broken up and after visiting with several of her children, Mother Wellemeyer decided to make her home with her daughter, Mrs. George B. Addicks, at Warrentown [sic], Missouri. Here she lived and worked and waited for the call to rest. The welcome call came on last Friday, 1 February, at the home of her son, Charles L., with whom she spent the last few years of her life. Her death was due to no particular disease and when it came, it was rather like the falling asleep of a tired child, than the usual mode of the grim reaper. Of her ten children, three preceded her to the home beyond. One at birth, Frank H. and H. Fred after long lives of usefulness. Seven still live to mourn her loss: Lizette Minden of Meridan, Idaho, herself a grandmother of seventy years; Mrs. J. Neumann and W. H. Wellemeyer of Wymore, Nebraska; Mrs. George B. Addicks and Charles L. Wellemeyer of Warrentown [sic], Missouri; George L. of Harris, Iowa; and E. M. Wellemeyer at Garner. The funeral was held from the German M. E. Church, Tuesday afternoon, conducted by Rev. Gauger, and the interment took place in the city cemetery, where lie husband, father, mother, children, grandchildren and other relatives. May she rest in peace. Out of town relatives present were: W. H. Wellemeyer and Mrs. J. Neumann of Wymore, Nebraska; Charles Wellemeyer of Warrentown [sic], Missouri; George L. Wellemeyer of Harris, Iowa; Art Wellemeyer and two children of Klemme and Mrs. Ruch Melcher of Waverly.

     The following obituary was published in the Warrenton Banner (Warrenton, Missouri) on 8 February 1918. The college where funeral services were held was Central Wesleyan College, located in Warrenton. Grandmother Wellemeyer's son, Charles Louis Wellemeyer, was a professor of Greek and Latin at the college. While a resident of Warrenton, she had also lived with her daughter, Mary Wilhelmine Wellemeyer, wife of Rev. George B. Addicks, who had taught at the same college and been its president from 1895 until his death in 1910.

          Grandmother Wellemeyer Dead

     After a long illness Grandmother Catherine Wellemeyer died at the home of her son, Prof. Charles Wellemeyer, of College Heights, Friday, February l, at the advanced age of 89 years, 2 months and 25 days. The end came very peacefully Friday morning when she fell asleep, as it were, to awake on the beautiful shore beyond.
     Catherine Elizabeth Wellemeyer, nee Fiegenbaum, was born in Westfalen, Prussia, October 6, 1827, and came to America with her parents in 1834. With them she lived in the typical pioneer home in the wilds of the new world; first near Femme Osage, in St. Charles county, and later in the Hopewell vicinity, Warren county. At the latter place she spent her childhood and young girlhood days. While in St. Louis she came under the influence of the German Methodists; was converted, and joined the church when she was eighteen years old. In August, 1847, she was married to Henry F. Wellemeyer, and they established their home in the Steinhagen vicinity in this county. After several years they moved to Wapello, Iowa, where they resided for a quarter century. In the fall of 1875 they moved to Garner, Iowa, where they made their home until the death of her husband in 1899, two years after the celebration of their golden wedding. The death of her companion broke up the peaceful home of a half century, and after visiting with her sons and daughters for several years, Mother Wellemeyer established her home with her daughter, Mrs. Geo. B. Addicks, in Warrenton. After several years she made her home with her son, Prof. Charles L. Wellemeyer, and even though she had attained to an advanced age, looked after many of the duties of the household. During the past year she was almost helpless. It was then that Prof. Wellemeyer showed her the most kindly and careful attention and devotion, and there was no want that she ever had that was not supplied by him if it was possible. He cared for her, and entertained her in the sunset years of life in a manner that won the admiration of all who knew the conditions in their pleasant home.
     Mother Wellemeyer became the mother of ten children, one of whom died in infancy. Two sons, Rev. Frank H. Wellemeyer, and Henry F. Wellemeyer, also preceded the mother to eternity, each dying at about the age of 60, after long years of usefulness. The following children survive: Mrs. Geo. B. Addicks, and Prof. Charles L. Wellemeyer, Warrenton; Mrs. Lizette Minden, Meridian, Idaho; Mrs. Julius Neuman, Wymore, Neb.; William H. Wellemeyer, Wymore, Neb.; Edward M. Wellemeyer, Garner, Iowa, and George L. Wellemeyer, Harris, Iowa. Thus she saw all of her children, except one, grow to manhood and womanhood, and to years of usefulness. She survived all of her brothers and sisters, and most of the friends of her youth; full of years and honor, and beloved by all who knew her. After many years of usefulness, her spent body yielded to the continuous assaults of man's inveterate enemy, and her restless spirit returned to its rightful estate on the date mentioned.
     Funeral services were held at the College church Sunday afternoon, when the pastor, Rev. Lemkau, and President Kriege of the College, paid her fitting eulogies. The body was then sent to her old home at Garner, Iowa, for burial. Professor Wellemeyer accompanied the remains of his devoted mother to their final resting place.

     Franz Arthur Wellemeyer lived with his grandparents near Garner, Iowa for a few years, beginning in 1890 when he was 10 years old. In 1955, he penned this remembrance of his grandmother.

CATHERINE ELIZABETH FIEGENBAUM WELLEMEYER wife of Henry F. Wellemeyer.

     She was born Oct. 6th 1827, in Prussia Germany, the third and smallest of six children born to Adolph and Christine Fiegenbaum.
     In her sixth year, 1834, the family migrated to America, and settled in Warren County Missouri, where her father was a 'truck gardener', and later the Fiegenbaums moved to a farm near Wapello Iowa.
     Catherine was 64 years old when I first came to live with them, her hair was medium brown, straight and thin on top, with a braid rolled up in the back, her eyes were blue and well apart.
     She was 'Little but Active', had a tremendous capacity for getting work done, was eager, optomistic [sic] and enjoyed it all. She was strong mentally, a clear thinker, a leader, always knew exactly what she was doing and why. And folks just naturally follow a person who 'knows'. She inherited a talent from the Fiegenbaums, she could always remember what she knew at just the time she needed to know it.
     To say that she was religiously inclined is putting it mild, she was SPIRITUALY [sic] GIFTED - a sort of sixth sense - A spiritual power - She daily communed with her God in prayer. Maybe you could call it 'Using the Sub-conscious mind', some might call it a women's intuition. Whatever it was she had it in ABUNDANCE.
     Let me give you two illustrations:
     1st - In the fall of 1891, while I was living with them, Grandmother, one day, came into my bedroom at four o'clock in the morning, woke me up and said "I did not sleep well last night, thinking about my daughter Lisetta in Kansas, I feel they are in deep trouble, won't you hurry down to the depot and see if there is a telegram for me?"
     The depot opened early because of an early morning train, and there it was a telegram for Grandmother, and the message disclosed that Geo. E. Minden, Lisetta's husband, had been killed by lightning the previous afternoon.
     The above happening is true, and I still cannot believe that it was merely a coincident [sic]. Could it be that the sub-conscious minds of the mother and her daughter, somehow operated on the same wave length, so that when the daughter was deeply troubled it disturbed the mother? No doubt, someday, science will untangle the phenomenon of mental telepathy.
     2nd - Grandmother at Prayer Meeting:
     During the 20 weeks of the herding season, I did not get to church on Sunday, however, I was commanded to attend the Wednesday night prayer meeting at church, with the family. The Minister would lead the congregation in a song or two read scripture, then everybody knelt, while one after another of the 'laymen', led in prayer, mostly steriotyped [sic] stuff given in a monotone.
     But, when Grandmother 'let loose' in prayer that was different, she began low and slowly developed her 'word picture' then as her voice grew stronger, she would 'lay it on the line' for the sinner and plead with all of us to turn to the Lord, right now, while he could still be found. - She was never at a loss for the right word, and would cast an almost hypnotic spell over the audience. She was eloquent and passionate in her appeal, and beat any Evangelist or any pulpit man, that I ever heard in the 75 years of my life.
     I mention this as an illustration of her spiritual gifts. She would just sort of dip down into her sub-conscious mind and there it was.

A PIONEER DOCTOR -

     It was in 1870, that the Milwaukee Railroad extended its tracks from Clear Lake westward thru the state of Iowa. And as soon as the rails were laid as far west as Algona, they started running trains. The first Passenger Train to stop at Garner was in the fall of 1870.
     And then beginning in the spring of 1871, the little freight trains started bringing in emigrant cars, moving families, who were seeking new homes on the fertile lands of Hancock County Iowa.
     The Norwegion [sic] People settled at Forest City. The Bohemian People selected farms near Duncan. And the German People, wanting to live near other German speaking people, chose farms in Liberty Township, where they later built a German Methodist Church.
     Thus, in a brief time, maybe ten years, fifty new families moved onto farms in Liberty Township, and the Garner community was being settled at the same time.
     These new families were mostly young people, Some were Newly-weds, they built humble homes, some with dirt floors, They were in debt to the Money-Lenders.
     And then the most natural thing began to happen, into the homes of these happy and courageous young people, Babies were born - Many Babies - Gifts from the Gods.
     Thus, there was an immediate need for Doctors, but no licensed Physician opened up an office in Garner until many years later. And the entire first generation of these pioneer children were born without an M.D. in attendance.
     How did they manage?
     There were two women living in our community, who had the job of doctor forced onto them by popular demand. They were Mrs Joachim Schuldt, near Klemme, and Mrs Henry F. Wellemeyer, living in Garner Iowa.
     MRS JOACHIM SCHULDT, moved to Liberty Township, near Klemme in 1878, age 36, was the mother of several children. She had completed six years of nurse's training in Germany, this training together with natural ability, fitted her to serve as Doctor to the families of the Klemme Community, for a decade or more before a regular M.D. located here, she confined her practice strictly to 'Baby Cases' and the customary fee was five dollars.
     MRS HENRY F. WELLEMEYER, came to Garner Iowa in 1875,age 48. She was the mother of nine children, a clear thinker with natural ability. During her pioneer years at Wapello she gained experience, by doctoring her own children and those of her neighbors, thus, she was the logical choice of the pioneer families in the Garner area.
     As a true deciple [sic] of the 'Great Physician' she went about from home to home, doing good and healing the sick, both young and old, and took as her recompense, whatever the pioneer could pay. She was indeed a MOTHER to her people, and was affectionately called 'Mother Wellemeyer'.
     Her supplies came from a firm of Doctors in St. Louis Mo. with whom she was personaly [sic] acquainted, and thru them she obtained some medical books. She had an open mind and was willing to learn from anyone. She even visited the Winnebago Indians near Forest City, from whom she acquired various roots, herbs and barks, with which she experimented, using [sic] them on herself in small doses.
     Among the many items used by the Indians, I seem to remember just a few - Slipery [sic] Elm Bark - Oak bark - Sassafras leaves - Golden rod roots - Catnip leaves - Peneroyal [sic] leaves - Hops - Flax seed - Senna [sic] leaves - Bay leaves - Dill - Sun flower [sic] seeds - Bees wax and Honey- Tobacco- Sulphur etc. Mutton tallow was used as a base for salves( no vasoline [sic]).
     The DOG DAYS, July 20, to August 31, gave the pioneer families a ruff [sic] time. Often the housewife would assist with the field work such as haying and harvest, it was almost impossible to hire extra help, and besides they had no money.
     Thus, while everybody worked from sun to sun, there was little time left to do up the housework. Maybe it was time to wean the baby, and the older children would slip the young fellow a bottle of sour milk now and then. The next thing we knew, Mother Wellemeyer was called, the baby had summer complaint - many died.
     Now then said Mother Wellemeyer, bring up a healthy gentle cow, and stake her near the house. In the Road cart Mother Wellemeyer carried a sack full of new tin cups. She gave each child a tin cup, so that they could help themselves by milking a cup full of milk from the cow whenever they wished, its better for them than sour milk, and even better for them than water from our shallow wells. I'll wait right here while you fetch the cow.
     Reader please notice: She didn't say 'Better attend to this when you have time'. Heck no - the Little Doctor Lady said 'Go fetch that Cow', and everybody knew that she would stay right there until [sic] the cow appeared and was staked out in the yard, even if it took till domsday [sic].
     Then during 'DOG DAYS', the hams, shoulders, and side pork, Which had been prepared maybe in Feb. or March by pickeling [sic] and smoking, would begin to taste stale, and sometimes start to spoil a bit around the bone. If they kept on eating this partly spoiled meat, someone in the family would get very sick, usually [sic] the head of the house. Mother Wellemeyer then, had a case of 'Ptomain [sic] poison' to deal with. - These are wicked germs, and sometimes its either kill or cure in a matter of hours.
     Then she would order the spoiled meat thrown out, and sent someone to town to buy two or three lambs. You must eat mutton during all of the month of August. Kill and dress a lamb in the evening, next morning put the entire lamb in the oven and roast it, this will give you good eating for two or three days, and then the inter larding of the tallow in the mutton is cooling and healing to the bowels.
     She had advised the Live Stock Dealers in Garner to always have Lambs on hand in August, they were glad to cooperate.
     She was forever telling her patients about 'Hygenic [sic] Cooking' what to eat, what to raise in the garden etc. And told everybody to raise a few sheep every year, so that they could eat mutton in August. August she said, was the month for bowel trouble. Let the field work suffer if need be, the well being of your family should always come first.
     Our Grandfather, Henry F. Wellemeyer, was moderate in all things, but he worried about our Grandmother, she was working too hard, and he did everything he could to make things easier for her, at his insistance [sic] grandmother hired a girl to attend to the routine household duties, and he also hired a local wagon maker to build a two wheeled cart for her to use, all the iron work done by himself.
     Notice the high back of the seat, so that grandmother could sleep on the way home, good springs, wheels slightly taller than buggy wheels, quite a large box under the seat to hold her grip and equipment, blankets and slicker robe these were folded and placed on the seat. - a lantern to hang under the seat was provided. A young black hambletonian [sic] mare was trained to pull the cart.
     The drawing herewith, shows a cross section of the rig, it is not too good (My hand shakes) is not drawn to scale, but will give the readed [sic] some idea of the outfit.
     Grandfather sent a driver with Mother Wellemeyer on all night calls, her son Charles had been doing this, but in 1892 the job was turned over to me. I was 12, Charles was 22, and Mother Wellemeyer was 65, and had been serving the community as Doctor for 17 years - Her Job was heavy.
     She did so wish that an M.D. would locate in Garner. A Doctor Smith tried it, but he was a drunk and never got started. A Dr Schneider came, just out of college, no experience, Mother Wellemeyer had to train him to do the job, while he was a bright man. It took years to get him going.
     One evening as I brought in the herd from the grassland, Grandfather explained, that Mother Wellemeyer had been out on a 'Baby case' most of the day and was now taking a nap, with instructions to call her at exactly 7:30 PM. when I was to drive her 11 miles south west to a farm home where a man had broken a leg. - Grandfather had instructed the man who brought the call, to hang a lantern on the gate post to guide us, and that we would arrive at about 9:30 PM.
     For the first four miles we had a graded dirt road, then we turned off on a diagonal trail, which ran from one farm place to another for miles, making detours around the sloughs and keeping mostly to the higher ground, the farther we went, the fainter the trail, finaly [sic] we saw a gleam of light maybe two miles away. We were there at nine o'clock.
     The patient, a man of 40, lay on a couch too short for him, and in some pain, considerable swelling (not a good sign). The neighbors were anxious to help, brought a bed down from up stairs, set it up, boards were placed over the ropes which usually [sic] served as springs. Neighbor ladies tufted the 'husk tick', thus making a more solid mattress.
     My job was to bathe the patient with castile soap and warm soft water from the reservoir of the kitchen stove.
     Mother Wellemeyer was trying to determine the extent of the injury. The swelling made her job difficult. She would feel of the good leg and then of the bad. The break was between the knee and the ankle. The larger bone was broken off, and the smaller bone partly broken.
     The bones were worked into place, splints were put on to hold them there, his chect [sic] was bandaged where he had a cracked rib, and after considerable more fussing, the patient was comfortable and Mother Wellemeyer was done for the time being.
     We ate lunch shortly after mid-night and then started for home. Mother Wellemeyer wore a heavy coat and a shawl over her head, she leaned against me and went to sleep. The sky was overcast and it felt like rain, no moon, no stars, only the light of our lantern which hung under the cart.
     After driving for an hour, we came to a newly made haystack which I did not remember seeing on our way out. When I stopped the horse, Grandmother woke up. Where are we? she asked. We picked up the worng [sic] trial about a quarter of a mile back, and everything will be alright, go on back to sleep, I will tend to the driving. Nope, said Grandma, when a person is lost its best to stay put till morning, we can't even tell direction without the stars or the moon.
     Grandmother looked at the big watch, which she carried in her hand bag, it was two o'clock, she wound up her watch with a key (it was not a stem winder), rolled up in a nice wool blanket, lay down on the hay and went to sleep, she could always sleep any place and any where.
     While she slept, I put side curtains on the cart, got out the slicker robe, in case it should rain, rolled up in a horse blanket, lay down on the hay and rested. I did not sleep much because, after all this whole mixup [sic] was my mistake.
     I was up at four, it was clearing and day was beginning to break, and one could tell which was east. I got the horse and cart ready to go, Grandmother woke up, and we continued on our way, and Grandmother continued to sleep all the way home.
     I helped with the chores, and then it was 6:30 AM. time to take out the herd to the grassland.
     I have told this story with considerable detail, to show the responsibilty [sic] which fell on the shoulders of that 'Little Person' Mother Wellemeyer. There was no hospital to go to, and no other doctor to call. If the leg of this patient had been damaged beyond repair, Mother Wellemeyer was prepared to amputate right then and there.
     It was just two years later after their Golden Wedding that her husband, Henry F Wellemeyer, died August 1899 - age 77 years.
     Henry F. as head of the house was calm and kindly, he ordered Catherine his wife to take a short nap after each call, and to save argument, and 'please pa' she did just that, altho maybe she was not too tired.
     Henry and Catherine were a great pair, seemed to understand each other and make allowance for their difference in viewpoint.
     After the passing of her husband, Catherine, gradualy [sic] disposed of her property, broke up housekeeping and spent some time visiting with the families of her several children.
     She made more extended visits in the homes of two of her daughters, Amelia Neumann and Marie Addicks, however the last few years of her life were spent in the home of her youngest son, Charles L Wellemeyer, at Warrenton Missouri where she died Feb. 1st 1918, her age 91 years.
     She had been a widow for 19 years. Her two sons Frank H. and H. Fred. after long lives of usefulness had preceeded [sic] her, her grandchildren had become grown men and women.
     When a person reaches age 91, all of the friends of their Youth are dead and gone. And so it was with the pioneer families, whom Mother Wellemeyer had served as Family Physician, some were dead, others had moved away, and the few who were still living in the Garner area were old men and old women. And the hundreds of Babies which she helped welcome into the world, were grown and scattered widely.
     Thus, the remains of Mother Wellemeyer, were brought back to the church which she had helped build, to be buried by the grandchildren of her former friends, to lie beside her husband, in the shade of the evergreen trees, which he had planted in the Concord Cemetery near Garner Iowa.
     The modest gray casket, containing the light and frail body of 'Our Little Lady' was completely covered with a blanket of red roses, and was easily carried by six old men, pioneers of Liberty Township. (Two younger men carried the casket up the church aisle and placed in on the pedestals).
     Music by the church choir, all nice young people, but none of them had ever known Mother Wellemeyer.
     Rev. A. W. Gauger, the young pastor at Garner, conducted the service, a short very proper routine talk, but no eulogy. The two front seats held the relatives:
          The Ed. Wellemeyer family of Garner Iowa
          Wm. H. Wellemeyer and Mrs Julius Neumann of Wymore Nebr.
          Charles L. Wellemeyer of Warrenton Missouri
          George L. Wellemeyer of Harris Iowa
          Mrs Ruth Wellemeyer Melcher of Waverly Iowa.
          The Arthur Wellemeyer family of Klemme Iowa.
     A monument of Vermont Granite was erected in Concord Cemetery by Mother Wellemeyer shortly after the death of her husband. After her death, Mr and Mrs Julius Neumann, ordered her name added to the face of the stone.
     And as I write this in January 1955, the nine children of this couple have also passed on. And the grandchildren are old men and women, I a grandson am age 75.
     And, dear reader, this monument and its inscription, is all that you would ever know of Henry F. Wellemeyer and his wife Catherine Elizabeth Fiegenbaum, except for the foregoing pages of what I remember of them.
     It was a pleasure to write this story - Arthur Wellemeyer. 
Fiegenbaum, Christine Elisabeth (I251)
 
570
     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.
 
Fiegenbaum, Heinrich Rudolph (I292)
 
571
     The following item was published in the The Holt County Sentinel (Oregon, Missouri) on Friday, 3 September 1875:

     The following poetry is from the pen of Miss Mary Fiegenbaum, daughter of Rev. Henry Fiegenbaum, who lost her sight by spasms and small-pox when but ten years of age. She is now twenty-five and is totally blind. She has acquired the art of writing in both the English and German languages, and keeps up a correspondence with a number persons. Her mind is quite active, and she has composed a number of poems for the press, the last of which we hereby publish:

          The Blind Girl's Reverie.

In darkness I wander my way,
  No beauties of Nature I see;
Though lonely and long seems the night
  There's something that comforteth me.

For numerous blessings doth spend
  That Heavenly Father so kind,
Though they are consealed from my sight
  Their way to my soul they can find.

The breezes, so calm and so mild,
  The sunbeam, so pleasant and warm,
Kiss lovingly often my check,
  And gently throw round me their charm.

The beautiful flowers I smell,
  The pretty birds' song I can hear;
So flowers and birds, though unseen,
  Make me happy when they are near.

Far happier though I am made
  By the friends who love me so well;
Kind words, kind deeds steal deep in my heart,
  Their sweetness I'd fail should I tell.

But sweeter, yes sweetest of all,
  Is this, that in heaven's bright light
I shall see more than here I've missed;
  Adieu, then, forever to Night!!

                              A. M. F.
Oregon, Mo., Aug. 30, 1875.
 
Fiegenbaum, Anna Maria (I326)
 
572
     The following notice was published in The Medical Era: a Monthly Journal of Medicine in March 1889:

     "Dr. C. A. Hillweg, of Corning, Ia., while visiting in Chicago in January, lost an only daughter, a child of eight years, from malignant diptheria. Dr. and Mrs. Hillweg have our kindest sympathy in their sad affliction."

     According to death records in the Hellweg-Danker family bible, Aileen died at the age of 8 years, 7 months, and 7 days. 
Hellweg, Irene (I7628)
 
573
     The following obituary appeared in the Adams County Union-Republican, of Corning, Iowa, on Wednesday, 29 January 1913:

          DIED

     Dr. Charles A. Hillweg [sic] died at his residence in west Corning Sunday morning, January 26, 1913, at about 12:40 o'clock, after an illness of perhaps a year, the result of spinal trouble caused by a fall near the Bacon hotel. A short funeral service was held at the home Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock under the auspices of Olive Camp M. W. A., of Corning, of which Mr. Hillweg was a charter member. B. J. Gibson gave the ritualistic work of the order. The body was taken to Chicago on train No. 12 Tuesday for interment accompanied by relatives of the deceased. Dr. Hillweg, son of Rev. and Mrs. Peter Hillweg, was born in Muscatine 56 years ago last June. He spent some time in Chicago where he graduated from the Hannaman [sic] Medical school. In Chicago he was married about 32 years ago to Miss Ella Hastings. He and his wife spent a few years in Milwaukee, Wis., then came to Corning some 25 years ago. Dr. Hillweg was a homeopathic physician and had a large practice in this locality. He was a good doctor and will be missed by many, in fact Dr. Hillweg was the only physician of the homeopathic school in Corning. To Mr. and Mrs. Hillweg three children were born. Irene, who died in Chicago 24 years ago the 19th of the present month; Charles, who is a dentist located in Chicago, and Miss Aileen, who resided at home with her parents. Besides his wife and children deceased leaves three sister [sic], Mrs. Etta Snyder, residing at Garner, Iowa; Mrs. Dr. Snyder and Mrs. Feigenbaum [sic]; also two brothers, Ed Hillweg, of Minneapolis, who visited here the latter part of last week, en route to western points, and John H. Hillweg, of Wisconsin. Mr. Hillweg was a member of the Court of Honor lodge as well as a charter member of the Modern Woodmen. The son Charles Hillweg, of Chicago, also Mrs. Hillweg's sisters, Miss Elizabeth Hastings and Mrs. John Herron, of Chicago, came to attend the services here and to accompany the relatives to Chicago, where the remains will be laid to rest beside the daughter who had preceded in death. Deepest sympathy is extended to the bereaved ones in their sorrow.

     The following obituary was published in the Adams County Free Press, of Corning, Iowa, on Saturday, 1 February 1913:

     Friends in this city were saddened on Sunday morning when the words flashed through town that Dr. C. A. Hillweg [sic] had passed away the previous night at 12:40 at the family residence. The funeral services were held at the home Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock under the auspices of the Order of Modern Woodmen of America, and the body taken to Chicago on No. 12, where it was placed in a vault. The funeral will be held later and interment will take place at Calvary cemetery beside his little daughter, Irene who died in Chicago in 1880. The body was accompanied by his son Charles Hillweg and two sisters-in-law, Mrs. Kittie Heron and Miss Elizabeth Hastings all of Chicago. Mrs. Hillweg and Miss Aileen will remain here until the funeral is arranged for when they will join the relatives at Chicago. Charles A. Hillweg was born June 20, 1857, at Muscatine, Iowa, and was next to the youngest child of Rev. and Mrs. Peter Hillweg. He entered the Hannaman [sic] Medical college at Chicago where he graduated in 1878 at the age of 21 years. He was married to Miss Anna E. Hastings of Chicago January 1, 1878. They immediately went to West Bend, Wis., where the doctor practiced his profession of homeopathy. In 1887 the family removed to Corning where he enjoyed a fine practice for many years. Three children were born to Dr. and Mrs. Hillweg. Irene, who died in 1889; Chas. of Chicago and Miss Aileen, who resides at home and is engaged in teaching. Besides his wife and two children the [word is missing] leaves two brothers, John Hillweg of Hayward, Wis., and Ed of Minneapolis. The latter was here Friday to see his brother. He also leaves three sisters, Mrs. Etta Snyder, Mrs. Dr. Louise Snyder and Mrs. Lizzie Fiegenbaum of Garner, Iowa. His fatal illness was caused by a severe fall 3 years ago which gradually developed into locomotor ataxia. None knew better than he that his days were numbered, and when he was taken to Chicago a few weeks ago to a noted specialist he diagnosed his case in every detail to the noted doctor, and told him that his race was run. Dr. Hillweg was a member of the Court of Honor and the M. W. A. and held life insurance to the total of $5,000, leaving his family well provided for. He was a very genial gentleman and very much enjoyed a friendly visit and had a wonderful memory for names, dates and faces, places and events and often regaled his friends with stories for which he was especially entertaining. Dr. Hillweg leaves many friends in Corning who will long remember him with [pleasure?].
 
Hellweg, Charles Augustus (I6915)
 
574
     The following obituary appeared in the Edwardsville Intelligencer, of Edwardsville, Illinois, on 1-2 July 2005.

          John G. Allen
          1917 - 2005

     John G. Allen, age 88, of Troy, Mo., died on Thursday, June 30, 2005, at Lincoln County Nursing and Rehab.
     He was born on Feb. 14, 1917, in Eureka Springs, Ark., the son of the late Thomas and Lilian Seuhr Allen.
     He married Rebecca Fiegenbaum on Aug. 4, 1943, in Edwardsville. She preceded him in death on Dec. 16, 2001.
     He is survived by two sons: Thomas Allen of Oshkosh, Wis., and David Allen of Chesterfield, Mo.; two daughters: Mary Smith of Fenton, Mo., and Margaret Meeker of Glen Carbon; and four grandchildren.
     Mr. Allen served in the United States Air Force in England during World War II as a major. He attended the University of Chicago and Washington University in St. Louis. From 1958 to 1975, he was the executive vice president of Walston Aviation in Bethalto. He was a Free Mason, a member of the Knights of Columbus and the Bridge Club in Troy, Mo.
     Services will be private.
     Memorials are suggested to the charity of donor's choice in care of Kemper-Marsh-Millard Family Funeral Chapels, PO Box 222, Troy, MO 63379.

     The following obituary appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on 1 July 2005.

          John Gilpin Allen

     John Gilpin Allen, 88, of Troy, died Thursday (June 30, 2005) at Lincoln County Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Troy.
     Mr. Allen was executive vice president of Walston Aviation in Bethalto, Ill., from 1958 until his retirement in 1975.
     He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Army Air Forces in England from 1942-45.
     He was a Free Mason; a member of Knights of Columbus and Bridge Club, both in Troy.
     Services were private.
     Among survivors are two sons, Thomas Gilpin Allen of Oshkosh, Wis., and David Gillespie Allen of Chesterfield; two daughters, Mary Charlotte Smith of Fenton and Margaret Duke Meeker of Glen Carbon, Ill.; and four grandchildren.
     Memorial contributions can be made to donor's choice in care of Kemper-Marsh-Millard Family Funeral Home, 351 Monroe Street, Troy, Mo. 63379.
 
Allen, John Gilpin (I4192)
 
575
     The following obituary was a transcription of a clipping from an unidentified and undated newspaper, probably the Higginsville Advance, of Higginsville, Missouri.

          Edwin August Starkebaum

     Edwin August Albert Starkebaum, age 83, of Higginsville, died Wednesday, January 19, 1972 at the Meyer Nursing Home in Higginsville. He was born November 15, 1888 in Higginsville. He was married to Martha Charlotte Meyer on June 1, 1916. He was engaged in farming until his retirement in 1965. He was a member of Salem United Church of Christ, a past member of the church board, past member of the Elm Grove school board and the Elevator Board of Mayview.
     He leaves his wife of the home; a daughter, Mrs. Lester Lieser, Higginsville; a sister, Mrs. Theodore Tempel, Higginsville; and two grandchildren.
     The funeral was at 2 p.m. Saturday, January 22 at Salem United Church of Christ. Rev. Orval L. E. Willimann conducted the service. Miss Elsie Bleckschmidt was the organist.
     Pallbearers included Boyd N. Foulds, Carl Starke, Jack Gray, Otto Schowengerdt, John Knehans, Sam Sanders, Albert Goetz and Charles W. Pool.
     Burial was in the Salem United Church Cemetery. Friends called at the Wiegers Funeral Home Friday evening.
 
Starkebaum, Edwin August Albert (I1243)
 
576
     The following obituary was posted at the web site of Weber and Rodney Funeral Home, Edwardsville, Illinois and was published in the Edwardsville Intelligencer.

     Norman C. Fiegenbaum, age 97, of Edwardsville, Illinois died at 11:55 a.m. Sunday, April 13, 2014, at the Rosewood Care Center in Edwardsville.
     Norman was a retired supervisor at Standard Oil Corporation in Wood River. After his retirement he was a consultant for American Oil Company in Kiev, Ukraine. He also served as Edwardsville Township Auditor.
     Norman was born March 16, 1917, in Edwardsville the son of the late Charles H. & Josephine F. (Barber) Fiegenbaum.
     He married Mary K. Fagg on July 20, 1940, in Edwardsville. She preceded him in death on January 2, 2006.
     Norman is survived by 1 son, Steven J. Fiegenbaum of Augusta, Georgia; 1 daughter, Carolyn Pulliam and her husband Bob of Edwardsville; 2 grandchildren, Shelley Schrader & husband Mark of Edwardsville & Melissa Pulliam of St. Louis; 1 great granddaughter, Sydney Schrader of Edwardsville.
     He was preceded in death by 1 brother, Edward W. Fiegenbaum.
     He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy serving in World War II. He was also a member of St. John's United Methodist Church in Edwardsville, American Legion Post 199 Edwardsville, the Edwardsville Lions Club, and the Edwardsville Gun Club. Norman was an avid golfer and an all-around sports enthusiast.
     Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m. Saturday, April 19, 2014, at St. John's United Methodist Church.
     Services will follow at 11 a.m. Saturday at the church with Rev. Sheryl Palmer officiating.
     Interment will be at Valley View Cemetery.
     Memorials may be given to St. John's United Methodist Church Building Fund.
     Condolences may be expressed online at weberfuneralhome.com. 
Fiegenbaum, Norman Charles (I4058)
 
577
     The following obituary was published in The Odessan (Odessa, Missouri) on 2 December 2010.

          Constance C. Keith
          Dec. 6, 1919 - Nov. 24, 2010

     Constance C. Keith, 90, of Odessa, died Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010, at the New Haven Care Center in Odessa.
     She was born Dec. 6., 1919, in Corder, the daughter of Herman and Bessie Bush Nolte.
     Mrs. Keith was a nurse for Dr. Wayne Boydston in Odessa, from 1962 until she retired in 1992.
     She was a member of the First Christian Church in Odessa.
     She was preceded in death by her parents and three brothers, Frederick, Ernest and Charles Nolte.
     Survivors include her daughter, Judith (Roger) Polson of Odessa; and two granddaughters, Valerie (Howard) Bowen of Mooresville, N.C. and Cheryl Odom of Overland Park, Kan.; and one great-grandson.
     Visitation was 1-2 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 27, at Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home in Odessa.
     The funeral service immediately followed visitation.
     Burial was in the Greenton Cemetery.
     The family suggests memorials to the First Christian Church or the Odessa Senior Center.
 
Nolte, Constance Clara (I2996)
 
578
     The following obituary was published in the Alton Evening Telegraph, of Alton, Illinois, on Tuesday, 18 October 1932.

          John Dippold, Feed Merchant for Many Years, Dies Today
          Worked in Old Cooper Mill at Bethalto

     Edwardsville, Oct. 18 — (Special.) — John Dippold, 83, resident of Edwardsville and Bethalto for most of his life, died at his home, 923 Grand avenue, at 4:30 a. m., today. Death resulted from old age and complications that have necessitated a doctor's care since April.
     Born on a farm northeast of here April 14, 1849, Dippold assisted his father, Martin, in the cooper trade in Edwardsville while a boy. He married Katherine Miller, Oct. 22, 1873, and the young couple moved to Vandalia, Mo., where they remained a year before returning here.
     Spending a year in Edwardsville, Mr. and Mrs. Dippold moved to Bethalto, where Dippold worked in the large flour mill built there at that time. They were residents of that village for 18 years, after which they again returned to Edwardsville.
     In 1894, John Dippold, with two brothers, Fred and Edward, founded the Dippold Bros., flour and feed elevator, which still retains the name. It is now partially owned by his son, Arthur. Although interested in the business, the older gentlemen had not taken an active part in it for some time.
     He has been a staunch and active member of the I. O. O. F. lodge for 49 years.
     Only three children of the eight born survive. They are Mrs. Margaret Fiegenbaum and Arthur J. Dippold, of Edwardsville; and George Dippold, of Springfield, Mo. He also leaves two brothers and one sister, Martin Dippold and Mrs. Adolph Klingel, of this place; and Fred Dippold of Banger, Calif. His wife preceded him in death 12 years ago.
     Funeral services will be held at 2:30 Thursday afternoon at the Marks-Weber funeral home and burial will be in Woodlawn cemetery. The Rev. Carl L. Attig, of the First Presbyterian Church will officiate and the Odd Fellows will hold services at the cemetery.
 
Dippold, John (I4378)
 
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     The following obituary was published in the Edwardsville Intelligencer (Edwardsville, Illinois), on Tuesday, 30 March 1965.

     Mrs. Irma Harris, 86, a retired teacher, who resided the past 11 years with her daughter, Mrs. Virginia Huegely of Nashville, died there Monday at 4:40 p.m. at Washington County Hospital. She had been hospitalized one year.
     She had taught kindergarten in St. Louis and Edwardsville until her marriage on June 6, 1906 to Warren Des Champs Harris, a St. Louis attorney. When Mr. Harris died on March 20, 1913 Mrs. Harris returned to Edwardsville with her family and taught in the schools here until her retirement. She taught from May 1913 until June 4, 1943 in Edwardsville.
     The daughter of Henry James and Virginia Evans Springer, she was born Jan. 2, 1879 in Edwardsville.
     Surviving in addition to her daughter are one son, Warren Harris of San Francisco, Calif.; one granddaughter; and a sister, Mrs. David W. (Rebecca) Fiegenbaum of Edwardsville. She was preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters.
     Mrs. Harris was a member of the NEA and IEA, and a charter member of the Daughters of the American Revolution of Edwardsville until she moved. She was a member of St. John's Methodist Church.
     Visitation will be after 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Weber Funeral Home where final rites will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday from the chapel. The Rev. Ray B. Porter of Nashville will officiate. Interment will be in Woodlawn Cemetery. 
Springer, Irma Boyd (I7413)
 
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     The following obituary was published in the Edwardsville Intelligencer, of Edwardsville, Illinois:

     Mary Fagg Fiegenbaum
     1920 - 2005

     Mary Fagg Fiegenbaum, age 85, of Edwardsville, died at 7:48 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 2, 2006, at Anderson Hospital in Maryville.
     She was born on July 4, 1920, in Edwardsville, the daughter of the late Thomas and Fern Christy Fagg.
     She married Norman Fiegenbaum on July 20, 1940, in Edwardsville. He survives.
     Also surviving is a son: Steven Fiegenbaum of Augusta, Ga.; a daughter: Carolyn Pulliam and husband, Bob of Edwardsville; two grandchildren: Shelley Schrader and Melissa Pulliam; a great-grandchild: Sydney Schrader; and two sisters: Iona Pike of Edwardsville and Elizabeth Bunte and husband, Vern of Leesburg, Fla.
     In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters: Bernice Simches and Selma Schmid.
     Mrs. Fiegenbaum was a member of St. John's United Methodist Church in Edwardsville.
     Visitation will be from noon to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 7, at St. John's United Methodist Church.
     Funeral services will begin at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 7, at the church with Rev. William Fester, pastor, officiating.
     Interment will be at Valley View Cemetery in Edwardsville.
     Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society.
 
Fagg, Mary K. (I4069)
 
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     The following obituary was published in the Washington Post on 28 September 2004.

          Charles G. Wellemeyer Scientist

     Charles G. Wellemeyer, 56, a scientist who helped develop methods to monitor the health of the earth's ozone layer, died of melanoma Sept. 16 at Casey House hospice in Rockville. He lived in Silver Spring.
     Mr. Wellemeyer, a physicist, worked more than 25 years for Science Systems and Applications Inc. and its predecessor companies. The Lanham-based firm did contract work for NASA, for which Mr. Wellemeyer developed algorithms and instrumental analysis to help collect data on the atmosphere's ozone layer.
     Over the course of his career, he served as a mentor to younger scientists. A conference room at SSAI's offices was named in Mr. Wellemeyer's honor.
     Mr. Wellemeyer was born in Washington and raised in the Tauxemont area of Alexandria. He graduated from Fort Hunt High School in Alexandria and James Madison University. He received a master's degree in physics from the University of Virginia.
     For recreation, Mr. Wellemeyer enjoyed fishing on North Carolina's Outer Banks, tinkering with cars, reading and cooking.
     Survivors include his wife of 28 years, Antonia Wellemeyer, and their son, Jonathan Wellemeyer, both of Silver Spring; and a sister.
 
Wellemeyer, Charles Gethmann (I5681)
 
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     The following obituary was published in The Odessan (Odessa, Missouri) on 2 December 2010.

          Aubrey E. Nolte

     Aubrey E. Nolte, 80, Allen Park, Mich., brother of Juanita Wright, Mayview, died November 13, 2010.
     He was born September 4, 1930, the son of August and Esther Knollenberg Nolte, in Higginsville.
     He was married to Fredonia Ann Hereford June 5, 1956.
     Nolte was a graduate of Mayview High School and the University of Missouri, Columbia.
     He was an Army veteran, serving from 1954-56.
     He was employed by Railroad Perishable Inspection Agency in Kansas City, Indianapolis, Ind., and Detroit, Mich.
     He was preceded in death by four brothers, Forest, Albert, Howard and Gene; and a sister, Anna Mary Schmidt.
     Other survivors include his wife; a daughter, Kay Nolte, Allen Park; three brothers, Roger Nolte, Higginsville; David Nolte, Kansas City; Byron Nolte, Columbus, Ohio; and another sister, Catherine Ennis, King, N.C.
 
Nolte, Aubrey Earl (I1905)
 
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     The following obituary was published on 12 May 2006 in the Albuquerque Journal, Albuquerque, New Mexico:

SAWTELL -- William Amos Sawtell died May 10, 2006 in Santa Fe, NM where he resided since 1972. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Gloria Sawtell of Santa Fe. He is also survived by his sons: W. Anthony Sawtell and wife, Sarah of Santa Fe, Peter Sawtell and wife, Allyson of Denver, CO; granddaughter, Katherine Sawtell Mirecki and husband, Edmund of Athens, GA; and grandsons: Andrew Sawtell of Lincoln, NE, Geoffrey Sawtell of Denver, CO; and brother, Stephen Sawtell and wife, Helen of Omaha, NE. Mr. Sawtell received a B.A. Degree in 1938 and a J.D. Degree in 1940 from the University of Nebraska. He served in the United States Army (artillery) from 1941 to 1945, with combat service in France and Germany, retiring with rank of Major. In Omaha, He [sic] was partner in the law firm of Morsman, Fike, Sawtell and Davis until his move to Santa Fe in 1972. In Santa Fe, Mr. Sawtell served as board member and treasurer of the Historic Santa Fe Foundation, President of El Zaguan, Inc., until the donation of this historic home to the Historic Foundation, member of the honorary board of the Historic Foundation, board member of the Old Pecos Trail Association, member of the New Mexico Advisory Board of the Trust for Public Land, and frequent volunteer with the Santa Fe Community Foundation. In Santa Fe, Mr. Sawtell was a partner in the law firm Catron, Catron and Sawtell and more recently, of counsel to the law firm of Sawtell, Wirth and Biedschied. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be directed to the Trust for Public Land at 418 Montezuma, Santa Fe, NM 87501 or the Santa Fe Community Foundation at P.O. Box 1827, Santa Fe, NM 87504 or to the charity of your choice. Cremation has taken place and a private family Service will be held at a later date. McGee Memorial Chapel 1320 Luisa St. Santa Fe, NM 983-9151.
 
Sawtell, William Amos Jr. (I7089)
 
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     The following obituary was published on 5 April 1895 in the Edwardsville Intelligencer (Edwardsville, Illinois).

          Death of Mrs. Amelia M. Fiegenbaum
     Mrs. Amelia Mary Fiegenbaum, wife of Alderman Fred A. Fiegenbaum, died at her home, 713 Kings Highway, Wednesday morning at 3:30 o'clock. The funeral took place yesterday afternoon from the family residence to Woodlawn cemetery. Rev. John Schlagenhauf conducted the services. The pall bearers were Henry Mindrup, Herman Bollmann, Henry Stulken, Frank Gusewell, A. A. Suppiger.
     Mrs. Fiegenbaum was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernst Kriege, deceased, and was 40 years, 5 months and 26 days old. She was born October 7, 1854, and married Fred A. Fiegenbaum, March 27, 1874. She leaves surviving her husband, a brother, August Kriege, and seven children, four boys and three girls, viz: William, George, Otto, Charles, Minnie, Bertha and Caroline.
     She was a devoted Christian and for a long period a member of the German M. E. church. She was held in high esteem by all who knew her and these join in the grief of the family at her demise. 
Kriege, Amelia Maria (I3952)
 
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     The following obituary was published on Monday, 28 February 1938 in the Alton Evening Telegraph, of Alton, Illinois.

          Dr. Fiegenbaum
          Dies; Physician
          Here 53 Years
           -------
          Succumbs Three Days
          After Fall Down Stairs
          at His Home
           -------
          Served as Health Officer
           -------
          During Smallpox Epidemic
           -- Funeral Rites Tues-
          Day at Residence

     Fifty-three years in the practice of the medical profession by Dr. Julius H. Fiegenbaum came to a close Saturday evening when he died in his home after an illness which began the preceding Wednesday afternoon. He would have been 79 years of age next April 27.
     Whether Dr. Fiegenbaum's death was due to paralysis that caused him to fall down the flight of stairs to his cellar floor in his home at 3 o'clock last Wednesday afternoon, or the fall produced the paralysis which proved fatal is not certain. He was never out of his bed after being laid there following his fall.
     Seldom taking any time out for travel, Dr. Fiegenbaum had stuck close to his professional work in Alton. It was the only place he had ever practiced medicine. He had come here as a young man in 1885 to settle down, had married here four years later and ever since that had been identified with the work of his profession. At times he did public service as health officer of the city, also taking time to serve capably as a member of the official board of the First Methodist church, a post he filled at the time the present church was originally built at Sixth and Market streets.

     Successful as 'Baby Doctor'

     He had not been feeling well, but except for two days he stayed at home, he had continued to attend to calls of the families he served. His chief interest long was in the care and feeding babies and he was known for years as a successful "baby doctor." He had great success in prescribing formulas for feeding babies when little attention was being given that then little known science which has become an important subject of scientific research in later years. Wednesday he had been down town after being home Sunday and Monday, and he had attended to some patients even on Wednesday before he suffered the fall. When he was picked up and taken from the cellar floor he had bad mark on his forehead where his head may have struck on the concrete floor. While some phases of his condition seemed to improve, others did not and the end came Saturday night.
     Dr. Fiegenbaum was born in Galena, Ill. He received his medical education first at Rush School in Chicago and finished at Bellevue Medical school in New York. Then he came to Alton and settled here in his first place where he was to remain the rest of his life. He was married here to Miss Sophie Pitts, member of a prominent Alton family, Sept. 11, 1899. Two children were born to the couple, a son dying in early childhood. Their only daughter, Bertha, is the wife of H. P. Harris, who with Mrs. Fiegenbaum, survives. There is a twin sister, Mrs. Bertha Blume of St. Paul, Minn., who visited her brother here when he was celebrating his seventy-fifth birthday. Another sister, Mrs. Lydia Jacoby lives at Los Angeles, Cal. There are three grandchildren.

      Served During Epidemic

     It is recalled that Dr. Fiegenbaum served as city health officer during one of the worst smallpox epidemics the city had gone through in many years. During that time he gave personal attention to the smallpox victims. The outbreak had been started in Alton from the coming here of people from infested districts at a distance to work in industries. The duty of the health officer at that time was to look after all such causes and Dr. Fiegenbaum did a good job of it.
     One of the last things he did the day he was stricken was to vaccinate a grandson of his.
     The funeral will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock with services at the family home, 628 Henry street, where services will be conducted by the Rev. George Whitten, pastor of First Methodist Church.
     The death of Dr. Fiegenbaum was the third in the medical profession here since Dec 22, when Dr. F. C. Joesting died. Dr. Walter Day died Dec. 30.
     Dr. Fiegenbaum, like Dr. Joesting and Dr. Day, had started the practice of his profession in Alton and had practiced no place else.
 
Fiegenbaum, Dr. Julius Henry (I269)
 
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     The following obituary was published on Thursday, 12 February 1931 in the Edwardsville Intelligencer (Edwardsville, Illinois).

          FORMER ALDERMAN
          DIES HERE TODAY

          Fred A. Fiegenbaum, Aged
          Resident of City, was Near-
          ly 80 Years Old

     Fred A. Fiegenbaum, former Edwardsville alderman for several years and member of an old and widely-known family, died at 11:45 o'clock this morning at his home 817 Kingshighway. Complications incident to old age, with which he had been ailing a year or more, caused death. A week ago he was forced to go to bed.
     He was born in Watertown, Wis. August 15 1851, and he had attained the age of 79 years, 5 months and 27 days. His parents were Rev. and Mrs. William A. Fiegenbaum, who lived in Edwardsville for many years.
     Mr. Fiegenbaum was young man when his father was assigned to Immanuel M. E. Church and the family moved to Edwardsville while the father filled the pulpit. This city afterwards became the home of the family but three of the children located elsewhere.
     As a young man he learned the carpenter's trade and followed it for a number of years. He was also engaged in farming in Pin Oak Township for a number of years but after a fire destroyed the residence, the family moved to Edwardsville. While residing in Pin Oak Township he served as tax collector.
     Mr. Fiegenbaum was the father of eight children, his first wife and three of the children preceding him in death. His first wife was Miss Amelia Kriege who died in 1895. His second wife, Mrs. Fredericka Fiegenbaum and five children survive. The surviving children are: Mrs. Theo C. Prott, Otto A. Fiegenbaum, Mrs. Bertha Scoy [sic], Assistant Supervisor Charles H. Fiegenbaum, Miss Carrie Fiegenbaum.
     The deceased children were Geo. E. Fiegenbaum, former city treasurer, William P. and Julius Fiegenbaum.
     A brother and two sisters survive. They are Dr. J. H. Fiegenbaum, Alton; Mrs. Lydia Jacoby, Los Angeles, Calif., and Mrs. C. F. Blume, St. Paul, Minn. A brother, Dr. E. W. Fiegenbaum and sister, Mrs. C. H. Lynch, died here within the last few years.
     Eleven grandchildren and two great grandchildren also survive.
     No plans had been made today for the funeral services.

     The following obituary was published on Friday, 13 February 1931, in the Alton Evening Telegraph, of Alton, Illinois.

          Former Alderman
          Fiegenbaum Dies
          At Edwardsville

     EDWARDSVILLE, Feb. 13, (Special) — Fred A. Fiegenbaum, 79, died at his home shortly before noon Thursday. His death was attributed to old age and complications. He had been bedfast the past week.
     Mr. Fiegenbaum was born in Watertown. Wis., on August 15, 1851. His parents were the Rev. and Mrs. William A. Fiegenbaum, who were residents of this city a number of years during which time the Rev. Fiegenbaum served as pastor of the Immanuel M. E. Church.
     At one time, Mr. Fiegenbaum was engaged in carpenter work. Later he farmed in Pin Oak township, where he served as tax collector. He also was alderman in this city several years.
     He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Fredricka Fiegenbaum, three daughters, Mrs. Theodore O. Prott, Miss Carrie Fiegenbaum, and Mrs. Bertha Sooy, and two sons, Otto A. and Charles H. Fiegenbaum.
     Two sisters and one brother also survive. They are Mrs. Lydia Jacoby, Los Angeles; Mrs. C. F. Blume, St. Paul, Minn.; and Dr. J. H. Fiegenbaum of Alton. There are 11 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
     Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Marks-Weber funeral home and burial will be in Woodlawn cemetery. 
Fiegenbaum, Frederick Adolph (I3951)
 
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     The following obituary was published on Tuesday, 31 October 1939, on page two of the Alton Evening Telegraph (Alton, Illinois).

          Mrs. Sophia Fiegenbaum,
          Physician's Widow, Dies

     An illness precipitated by grief over the death of her husband, Dr. J. H. Fiegenbaum, brought death Monday to Mrs. Sophia Fiegenbaum, 80. Mrs. Fiegenbaum died at 3:15 p.m., at her home, 625 Henry street.
     A native of Alton, she was born Aug. 27, 1859, a daughter of Isabelle Pringle Pitts and Samuel Pitts, at the hotel of William Pitts. A member of one of the old families here, her grandfather, William Pitts, was host to Abraham Lincoln when he stopped in Alton at time of the Lincoln-Douglas debate. The hotel, then one of the foremost and finest in Alton, is still in use but known today as the Lincoln Hotel.
     She was the last one of five children born to Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Pitts who survived. In her youth she had shown artistic talent and had been recognized for her ability by Paul Harney, the artist, by being permitted to teach an overflow class of his.
     Mrs. Fiegenbaum was one of the oldest members of First Presbyterian Church where her father, Samuel Pitts, for many years was an elder and had assisted in the laying of the cornerstone of the present church when it was built. She had been a member of First Presbyterian since about the age of 15 and all of her life had been active in work of the women's organizations. Her church membership covered a period of 65 years.
     Mrs. Fiegenbaum, during her eighty years of residence in Alton, was widely known. She belonged to a family which had been distinguished for their fine character and their activity in promoting welfare of worth-while institutions. Particularly had the family been identified with First Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Fiegenbaum's grandfather was a contemporary of Elijah P. Lovejoy and other men who took a prominent part in the early-day events in Alton. Until her advancing age made it necessary for her to be less regular, she had been deeply interested in the work of the Presbyterian Church and was still an attendant at services when she was able to do so.
     Mrs. Fiegenbaum was known for her gracious hospitality in her home. Of a cheerful disposition, she had a large number of good friends, even among those much younger than she. She enjoyed continuing in younger generations the family friendships she had held with the older ones. She had the ability, an inherited one in her family, it seemed, to grow old gracefully, maintaining friendships to the end.
     She was married Sept. 11, 1889, to Dr. Fiegenbaum, a young physician at that time, just getting a start in the medical practice in Alton and whose father was pastor of what is now Grace Methodist Church. Death of Dr. Fiegenbaum Feb. 26, 1938, had been a shock that Mrs. Fiegenbaum had been unable to overcome and the decline in her health had become more and more apparent since his death. The couple had looked forward to observance of their golden wedding, the date of which was last September.
     Dr. and Mrs. Fiegenbaum were parents of two children, Harry Pitts Fiegenbaum, who died in infancy, and Mrs. Harvey Fiegenbaum Harris, who survives. She also leaves three grandchildren, Margaret, Warren and Richard Harris.
     Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 3 p.m. at the residence with the Rev. E. J. Vance, pastor of First Presbyterian Church, officiating. The body was moved this afternoon from the Morrow-Cutforth funeral home to the residence, where friends may call. Burial will be in the Fiegenbaum family lot in City cemetery. 
Pitts, Sophie Elizabeth (I4040)
 
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     The following sketch of Adolph was published in 1880 as part of a selection of biographical sketches of residents of Crocker Township, Polk County, Iowa:

FIEGENBAUM A. H. - Farmer, section 14, P. O. Ankeny. Was born March 7, 1855, and is a native of Lake county, Indiana. His father being a Methodist minister his residence in various places was necessarily of short duration. He received his education at the Iowa Wesleyan University, where he attended school for three years. Since 1875 he has been engaged in teaching in this county, having been a resident here since 1869. He is at present (1880) living on his father's farm, near Ankeny, and besides teaching the schools of that village, superintends the work on the farm. In 1879 he was elected justice of the peace for Crocker township, being perhaps the youngest official occupying that position in the county. 
Fiegenbaum, Adolph Heinrich (I52)
 
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     The following transcriptions were supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts.

Garner Signal; 25 February 1931

Word was received in Garner Tuesday that E. M. Wellemeyer had passed away at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Foster Bickel, at Washington, Iowa, Monday night, 23 February at nine o'clock. One of the first days of February Mr. and Mrs. Wellemeyer left Garner for Iowa City, where Mr. Wellemeyer hoped to receive relief from a combination of ailments from which he had suffered for several years. However, the Iowa City specialists held out no hope for him, but appeared to be of the opinion that his trouble was of a nature that was not liable to prove fatal for some time at least. Iowa City is but 30 miles from Washington, so Mr. and Mrs. Wellemeyer went to the home of the daughter for a visit. His condition grew worse and the end came as we have previously stated, Monday evening of this week. News of his death was brought to Garner in a message from Mrs. Wellemeyer to Mrs. J. E. Fraser, an old time friend of the family. Data from which to prepare a biographical sketch is not available at this time, nor is there a person in Garner from whom correct dates, etc., could be obtained. For this reason approximate dates will need be used, and these gathered from memory of those of our people who have known Mr. Wellemeyer for a long, long time. E. M. Wellemeyer was 71 years of age. He was born in Wapello, Iowa in 1860. The arrival in Hancock County of Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Wellemeyer and family dates back all of 60 years. The old Wellemeyer homestead where a family of nine children were raised is the property now owned by C. U. Smith in southeast Garner. In this home there were six sons and three daughters. Six of these children, along with the parents, have passed to the great beyond. The living members of the family are: George L. of Corning, Iowa; Charles of Wichita, Kansas; and Mrs. George Addicks of Warrenton, Missouri. Many years ago E. M. Wellemeyer and Miss Amelia Haefner were married. To this union two children were born: Mrs. Viola Bickell of Washington, Iowa at whose house Mr. Wellemeyer died, and Elmer D. Wellemeyer of St. Rose, Louisana. In his younger days, when health and vigor were his, E. M. Wellemeyer was a moving spirit in the affairs of Garner and vicinity. Ed was interested in everything that meant a bigger, better Garner -- a better place in which to live. Arthur Wellemeyer of Klemme, a nephew of the deceased, went to Washington Monday night and took charge of the funeral arrangements. From him we learn that the body will arrive in Garner today and that funeral services will be held at the Methodist Church tomorrow (Thursday) afternoon at two o'clock. Interment will be at Concord Cemetery.


Garner, March 11, 1931

In the death notice of our townsman, E. M. Wellemeyer, published in last week's issue of the Garner Leader, we mentioned the fact that authentic data from which to prepare a complete biographical sketch was not available. Since that time, however, all necessary information has been obtained, and is published here. There will be some repetition of what was said last week, but we wish to make this story as complete as possible. Edward Mathew Wellemeyer was born at Wapello, Iowa on 16 November 1860. He died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. W. Foster Bickell, Washington, Iowa 23 February 1931 having attained the age of 71 years. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry F. Wellemeyer. His boyhood days were spent on the home farm near Wapello, Louisa County. In 1876, at the age of 16, he moved with his parents to Garner. He was enrolled in Garner's first public school and completed his education here. At the age of 20 he united with Grace Methodist Church, transferring his membership to First Methodist Church with the consolidation of the two church bodies, seven years ago. He has been a member of the Methodist Church for more than half a century. For the past 34 years he has been on the official board having been appointed to that place upon the death of his father who had served in a like capacity since the erection of Garner's first Methodist Episcopal Church. June 27, 1889, he was united in marriage to Miss Amelia Haefner of Giard, Iowa. He and his bride took up housekeeping in a home which he had previously built. This was on the farm a short distance west of Garner now known as a J. N. Sprole farm and tenanted by Floyd Franklin. Into this home two children were born, Viola and Elmer. During his younger years, Mr. Wellemeyer was one of this community's most active farmers. Later he served Garner as dairyman. In more recent years, he has been engaged in such activities as his health would permit. Last fall a gradual decline in health overtook him; his ailment failed to respond to medical attention, so about four weeks ago he was taken to a hospital at Iowa City where his trouble was diagnosed as paralysis agitars, a paralytic condition of the nerves. After the trip through the clinic, he was taken to the home of his daughter, Mrs. Foster Bickell at Washington. For a short time he appeared to improve but an unexpected sharp change for the worse set in and he passed away. He leaves to mourn his death his wife; his daughter Mrs. Bickell; his son, Elmer H. Wellemeyer of St. Rose, Louisiana; three grandchildren: Verna Bickell; Marilyn and William Wellemeyer; a sister Mrs. Mary Addicks of Warrentown [sic], Missouri; two brothers George of Humiston, Iowa and Charles of Wichita, Kansas, as well as a host of relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by two sisters Lizette Minden and Amelia Neuman; and three brothers Rev. Frank H., William and H. Fred Wellemeyer. 
Wellemeyer, Edward Mathew (I278)
 
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     The marriage of "Stephan H. Borgmann" and Christina Elisabeth Fiegenbaum is recorded in the register of the German evangelical church at Femme Osage, Missouri (founded in 1833 as Die deutsche evangelische Kirchengemeinde and known since 1957 as Femme Osage United Church of Christ). Rev. Hermann Garlichs officiated at the wedding. On the same day he also performed the wedding of Johann Heinrich Schulte and Mrs. Maria (Wiebusch) Jaspering. 
Family F75
 
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     The newly married couple lived in the Horstmeier Heuerhaus located in Bauerschaft Holperdorp, a section of the town of Lienen. Their first child was born there. It would appear that within a few years the family had moved. The couple's second child was born in the nearby village of Ladbergen. By 1800, the family had built a house at Ladbergen-Wester 21, located in the section of the village know as "In der Laake." Hermann died in this home in 1829 and Anna passed a year later. In 1840, the house was sold. It may be that some of the proceeds from this sale helped finance Johann Heinrich Fiegenbaum's family emigration to the USA in 1841.
     In addition to being a carpenter or house builder, Hermann Heinrich Fiegenbaum was a Heuerling or tenant farmer. Tenant farmers were low on the social scale in Ladbergen at the time. "They owned no land, and they lived in rented houses on larger farms. Every large or middle-sized farm in Ladbergen had one or more tenant houses (in German: Heuerhäuser) scattered over the farm. The highest number on any farm in Ladbergen was seven; two or three was common. Each tenant farm house had its own plot of 7 to 12 acres. The tenants rented the houses and plots for life. The tenant farmers were not the same as sharecroppers or rental farmers in the American sense. They had only a small plot to themselves, and they did not need to give any of the yield to the landowner. They were essentially renters of houses who paid for their dwellings with a small amount of cash and a specified number of days of labor. In the 19th century the tenants were typically relatives of the landowners, but this was decreasingly the case after the turn of the century."
 
Family F8
 
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     The Ninth Biennial Report of the Kansas State Board of Health reported on business conducted between 30 June 1916 and 30 June 1918. One item concerning changes in personnel had a bearing on our family history.
     At the Second Quarterly Meeting of the State Board of Health, held in the City of Manhattan on 2 November 1917, "the appointment of Mr. F. E. Rowland as assistant chief food and drug inspector was unanimously confirmed" (see page 56).
     Mr. Rowland's promotion triggered a search for his replacement, which in turn initiated a state-wide examination for eligible candidates.

     "Following the promotion of Drug Inspector Frank E. Rowland to the position of assistant chief food and drug inspector, by which a vacancy in the drug inspector's working force was made, application was made to the State Civil Service Commission for an eligible list of drug inspectors, whereupon the Commission called for a competitive examination, which resulted in certifying to the department the name of Mr. Benjamin F. Fiegenbaum as the only person who had passed the examination and was eligible for appointment. Accordingly, the following letter was sent to Mr. Fiegenbaum:

                                        December 13, 1917.
Mr. Benjamin F. Fiegenbaum, 937 Kentucky Avenue, Lawrence, Kan.:
     Dear Sir -- I have to advise that the State Civil Service Commission has certified to me your name as eligible to the position of drug inspector for the Kansas State Board of Health. The salary of this position is $100 a month and traveling expenses for the first year, $110 for the second year, and $125 per month thereafter.
     Under the rules of the Board, three names should be certified in the eligible list, but inasmuch as only one name certified, which leaves no choice of applicants, I am, therefore asking you to accept the position of drug inspector for the State Board of Health under the following conditions:
     First: A six months' probationary period, after which, if the work is agreeable to you and your work is acceptable to the State Board of Health, a permanent appointment shall be made.
     Second: Inasmuch as the appointing power is the State Board of Health, the final appointment by the Board cannot be made until their next meeting, which would be in March, 1918, or it may not be until in June 1918. There is no doubt, however, but what the Board will confirm the appointment if by that time the situation is satisfactory to all parties concerned.
     If, then, you wish to accept the appointment of drug inspector for the State Board of Health under the above conditions, please to advise me, and report for duty at Topeka on the morning of January 2.
                                                  Respectfully,          S. J. Crumbine, M.D., Secretary.

     "Mr. Fiegenbaum accepted the conditions of the appointment and is now at work, and thus far his work is entirely satisfactory."

     Later in the biennial report, the minutes of the meeting of the Kansas State Board of Health on 29 March 1918 recorded that the secretary recommended and the Board unanimously approved the "appointment of Mr. Benjamin F. Fiegenbaum as drug inspector upon the conditions named in his letter of notification" from December 1917. 
Fiegenbaum, Benjamin Friedrich (I58)
 
593
     The record of Adolph and Christine's marriage in the archives of the evangelical church at Ladbergen identified Adolph as a Zimmermann (carpenter) living in the Wester Bauerschaft (district) of Ladbergen. After the marriage, Adolph and Christine lived in Lengerich, Christine's home town, where Adolph supplemented his skills as a carpenter by farming. Lieselotte Fiegenbaum, from her research on the family, has identified Adolph as a Heuerling or tenant farmer.
     Tenant farmers were low on the social scale in Ladbergen at the time. "They owned no land, and they lived in rented houses on larger farms. Every large or middle-sized farm in Ladbergen had one or more tenant houses (in German: Heuerhäuser) scattered over the farm. The highest number on any farm in Ladbergen was seven; two or three was common. Each tenant farm house had its own plot of 7 to 12 acres. The tenants rented the houses and plots for life. The tenant farmers were not the same as sharecroppers or rental farmers in the American sense. They had only a small plot to themselves, and they did not need to give any of the yield to the landowner. They were essentially renters of houses who paid for their dwellings with a small amount of cash and a specified number of days of labor. In the 19th century the tenants were typically relatives of the landowners, but this was decreasingly the case after the turn of the century."
 
Family F89
 
594
     The Thoma household was enumerated twice in the 1880 federal census. The first enumeration, in June, was rejected. The second, which seems to have been accepted as official, was dated November 1880. In the latter, "Lena's" family appears to be living at 220 Jackson Street. She was identified as single, 13 years of age, having been born in Missouri. 
Thoma, Magdelena (I506)
 
595 At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. Family F172
 
596
     The year of Clay's birth has not yet been determined with any certainty. His death certificate, dated 2 January 1925, reports him being born on 13 July 1847 in Fort Russell Township, Illinois. The person supplying this information (apparently a Mr. Freytag, of Reynolds, Illinois, an undertaker) did not know the name of either of Clay's parents. An obituary from the Edwardsville (Illinois) Intelligencer of 2 January 1925 gives the date of birth as 13 July 1846 and the place as Fort Russell Township, on a farm north of Edwardsville. A third source of information is Clay's marriage license of 20 May 1884. On the back of the license is a form which appears to have been filled out by Clay himself. In response to the question "Age at next birthday," the number 37 has been entered. If, on his next birthday, July 1884, Clay was going to be 37, this would indicate a birth in 1847. Clay's age, 36 years, as recorded on the front of the marriage license, is consistent with this calculation. In May 1884, his birthday was still 2 months away. And finally, his gravestone in Woodlawn Cemetery in Edwardsville, Illinois gives his date of birth as 14 June 1846. In the absence of more definitive documentation, I have chosen for the moment to record his birth as 13 July 1847. A resolution of this question will require further research. 
Lynch, Clay Hardin (I2798)
 
597
     There is some confusion surrounding the when and where of Fred's birth. According to information supplied for his marriage license, he was born about 1875 or 1876 at Rock Island, Illinois. It is not clear if "Rock Island" referred to the city or only to the county.
     A few months later, during the enumeration for the 1900 U.S. census, the date was reported as July 1875 and the place of birth was identified as Pennsylvania. Subsequent U.S. census data reported the place as Wisconsin.
     Fred's grave marker in Graceland Park Cemetery at Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa is engraved with only the years: 1874-1924.
     For the death certificate in 1930 of Mrs. Winifred A. Sanderson, born on 1 March 1905 at Sioux City Iowa, the daughter of Fred J. Vetsch (born in Wisconsin) and Adelaide Fiegenbaum (born in Wisconsin), a Mrs. A. Vetsch, of Wendall [sic], Idaho, provided the "personal and statistical particulars." Mrs. A. Vetsch was no doubt Winifred's mother and Fred's wife, Adelaide K. (Fiegenbaum) Vetsch.
     Clearly more research will be needed to resolve this matter. In the meantime, I have chosen to use 1875 and Wisconsin when reporting Fred's birth. 
Vetsch, Fred J. (I7849)
 
598
     There is some dispute about the year of Heinrich's birth. According to the published marriage register of the Evangelical church at Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, Heinrich was born on 4 January 1857. The date of January 1857 is also reported in the 1900 U. S. census enumeration of the Bierbaum household in Sugartree Township, Carroll County, Missouri. The 1920 U. S. census enumeration of the Bierbaum household in Moss Creek Township, Carroll County, Missouri gave "Henry's" age as 63; by calculation from the information provided, he would have been born about 1856-1857.
     Heinrich's death certificate in 1930 reported that he had been born on 4 January 1852. This personal information was provided by a Charles Bierbaum, of Carrollton, Missouri; this may have been Heinrich's son. An obituary published in an unidentified and undated Carroll County, Missouri newspaper before his funeral repeated the same date.
     A resolution will require further research.
 
Bierbaum, Heinrich (I6027)
 
599
     They were married at St. Mark's Episcopal Church. The following item appeared in The Washington Post on 18 November 1913.

     Miss Grace G. Fiegenbaum, who is to become the bride of Mr. George W. Vinal tomorrow, was the guest of honor at many entertainments last week. Among these was a tea given Saturday afternoon by Miss Rawlings, at her apartment at the Marlborough. The Misses Lind held a card party and "shower" for Miss Fiegenbaum Saturday night. Sunday evening, Capt. and Mrs. William Richard Dear, entertained the bridal party at supper.
     Mr. Gordon Murphy, of New York, is to be Mr. Vinal's best man, and the ushers are Mr. Edson S. Basten, Capt. W. R. Dear, U. S. A., Mr. E. L. Wallace, and Mr. G. M. Marechal. The last two named ushers and the best man are members of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity, of which the groom is also a member.
     Miss Fiegenbaum's only attendants are to be her two bridesmaids, Miss Louise Hart, and Miss Ida Lind. The wedding will take place at St. Mark's Church tomorrow evening. 
Family F118
 
600
     This biographical sketch was published in 1907.

     Rev. H. H. Bierbaum, pastor of the Evangelical Trinity church of the town of Brookfield, comes of a family which has many representatives in the same work. His father, Rev. A. J. H. Bierbaum, was born in Marthasville, Mo., Oct. 31, 1849, and married Miss Ernestine Fiebig, who was born Feb. 5, 1853. The former was ordained for the ministry in 1874, his first charge being at Prescott, Wis., where the subject of this sketch was born on Oct. 24, 1875. His next charge was at Rhine, Sheboygan county, and he remained several years at each point. He then returned to Warren county, Mo., taking a church at Holstein, where he remained for twelve years. Later he spent two years in Denver, Col., then several years in Missouri, six years at Ada, Wis., several years in Iowa, and then came to Milwaukee, which is his present residence. He has suffered from poor health which has necessitated considerable travel and some changes of residence. There were eleven children in the family, of whom seven are living, viz., Rev. H. H. Bierbaum, the subject of this sketch; Daniel, a minister, residing in Beecher, Ill., Paul, a minister, residing in Millville, Minn.; Theodore, a minister, residing in Old Ripley, Bond county, Ill.; Anna, unmarried, resides with her parents; Jonathan, now in college at Elmhurst, Ill., preparing for the ministry; and Emma, residing at home. The subject of this sketch remained in the parental home until he attained his majority, having at that time been graduated at the high school at Glenbeulah, Wis., and the college at Elmhurst, Ill. On June 13, 1897, he was married to Miss Emma Meyer, of School Hill, Manitowoc county, Wis., and after his marriage attended the seminary at Franklin, Sheboygan county, for three years. His first pastorate was at New Berlin, Waukesha county, remaining there a year and a half; then went to Washburn, Ill, where he remained for six years, and until taking his present church. While located at Washburn he devoted some time to the lecture field. The present charge is located about two miles north of the Brookfield and Butler church and is known locally as the "Evangelical Church." Three children, Esther, Nora and Raymond, have been born to Rev. and Mrs. H. H. Bierbaum. The latter is the daughter of F. G. and Alwina (Bornefeld) Meyer, both natives of Germany. The father came to Wisconsin when a young man and located at School Hill. Most of his life in this country was spent in Sheboygan county, but he and his wife reside at present in Chilton, Calumet county, Wis.
 
Bierbaum, Herman H. (I7095)
 
601
     This was a second marriage for both Matthew Gillespie and Martha A. McGrew, whose first husband had been a Mr. Hynes or Hinds. The marriage license was issued in Fayette County, Illinois. Further details of the marriage are not known at this time. 
Family F2616
 
602
     This woman has also been identified as the daughter of Hermann Wilhelm Fiegenbaum (1745-1813) and Anna Elsabein Grotholtmann (1746-1818).
     The Weitkamp family in both the Netherlands and the United States believe it is more probable that she was the daughter of Johann Hermann Fiegenbaum and Catharina Elisabeth Grotholtmann, as shown here. According to their research, she was born after the death of a sister of the same name, Anna Elisabeth (20 June 1773-9 August 1774) and was named for that sister, a practice common at that time. 
Fiegenbaum, Anna Elisabeth (I3487)
 
603
     This woman's name has been spelled a variety of ways in sources, Alfreda and Elfreda being the two most common. Until this matter can be decided more authoritatively, I will use the first version in my references to her, unless I am quoting a source which employs a different spelling. 
Oberwortmann, Alfredia S. (I8217)
 
604
     Thorold was a village on the Niagara Escarpment in southwestern Ontario. It is located on the Welland Canal, a portion of the St. Lawrence Seaway connecting Lakes Ontario and Erie, enabling ships to traverse the Escarpment and bypass Niagara Falls. Now a city, it is the seat of the Regional Municipality of Niagara. 
Hastings, Anna Ella (I7627)
 
605
     To date, the source of this woman's name has been marriage records and some researchers have reported the spelling of her given name as "Allowine."
     In my reading of the application for a license to marry and of the marriage license, she was identified as Miss. Allovine A. Luelf. On one occasion, the recorder spelled her surname "Lulfe," but this I judge to be a simple clerical error.
     I believe that it is very possible for the "Allovine" which appears in the marriage records to be a phonetic spelling of "Alvina," a German given name which appears elsewhere in the family history, especially among in the Luelf family.
     However, until I can find reliable documentation that "Alvina" is the correct spelling, I shall reluctantly continue to use "Allovine."
     The approximate date of birth currently used is based on calculations from data in the marriage records. 
Luelf, Allovine A. (I2831)
 
606
     Twenty years after the death of her first husband, August Starkebaum, Wilhelmine married her recently deceased sister's husband, Heinrich Friedrich Christian Winter.
     According to marriage records in Warren County, Missouri, "H. F. C. Winter," age 68, of New Truxton, Warren County, Missouri, and "Mrs. Wilhelmina Louisa Starkebaum," age 64, of Higginsville R.F.D, Lafayette County, Missouri, applied for a marriage license at Warrenton on 18 October 1920. 
Family F533
 
607
     We currently have no information concerning the parents of Heinrich and Herman Rabius. In 2010, Wolfgang Rabius shared with us that the family originated from the small town of Barver, in what is now the District (Landkreis) of Diepholz, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesrepublik Deutschland). This would seem to be a good place to start.
 
Family F2260
 
608
     While the exact dates of the residency in Western, Nebraska are not currently known, a possible span of time is suggested. An obituary for Theodore reported that he had moved his pharmacy business to Western from Lincoln, Nebraska in 1906. According to an obituary for his father, he was still as a resident of Western in 1914. Theodore is reported to have retired from his pharmacy business in 1917 when he joined the staff of State Auditor George W. Marsh. By the time of the 1920 federal population census, Theodore was working as a clerk in the state capitol. It seems likely that becoming a state employee was impetus for leaving Western, Kansas. 
Fiegenbaum, Theodore Johann (I56)
 
609
     While working in Chicago for Encyclopedia Britannica, Dorothy's husband, J., applied for collegiate teaching positions and won a place in the Department of Religion at Mount Holyoke College. In the summer of 1969, the family moved itself to New England. J. transitioned back to being a professor and Dorothy took a position in the college library. Although J. still needed to finish his Ph.D. dissertation, the notion of stability began to settle over the family. 
Gerber, Dorothy May (I40)
 
610
     While working in Chicago for Encyclopedia Britannica, J. sought a collegiate teaching position and won a place in the Department of Religion at Mount Holyoke College. In the summer of 1969, the family moved itself to New England. J returned to being a professor. Dorothy, his wife, took a position in the college library. And the members of the family came to terms with the notion of stability in their futures. 
Fiegenbaum, J. W. (I37)
 
611
     William enlisted in the Army on 14 March 1942 at Fort Crook, Nebraska. According to his obituaries, William served in the US Army, 96th Division, during World War II and was also in the Korean Conflict. 
Fiegenbaum, William Edward II (I74)
 
612
According to a brief newspaper notice in the Edwardsville Intelligencer (Edwardsville, Illinois) "Rev. and Mrs. H. C. Jacoby and children were guests of her brother, Dr. E. W. Fiegenbaum, and family, Saturday [21 September 1895]. Rev. Jacoby has a charge at Des Moines, Iowa." 
Jacoby, Bertha Josephine (I2818)
 
613
According to a brief newspaper notice in the Edwardsville Intelligencer (Edwardsville, Illinois) "Rev. and Mrs. H. C. Jacoby and children were guests of her brother, Dr. E. W. Fiegenbaum, and family, Saturday [21 September 1895]. Rev. Jacoby has a charge at Des Moines, Iowa." 
Jacoby, Edgar Henry (I4200)
 
614
According to a brief newspaper notice in the Edwardsville Intelligencer (Edwardsville, Illinois) "Rev. and Mrs. H. C. Jacoby and children were guests of her brother, Dr. E. W. Fiegenbaum, and family, Saturday [21 September 1895]. Rev. Jacoby has a charge at Des Moines, Iowa."
 
Family F909
 
615
According to a brief newspaper notice in the Edwardsville Intelligencer (Edwardsville, Illinois) "Rev. and Mrs. H. C. Jacoby and children were guests of her brother, Dr. E. W. Fiegenbaum, and family, Saturday [21 September 1895]. Rev. Jacoby has a charge at Des Moines, Iowa." 
Jacoby, Arthur David (I2817)
 
616 At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. Family F731
 
617
According to an account of her parents' 50th wedding anniversary celebration at Edwardsville Illinois on 29 September 1899, their daughter, "Mrs. Jacoby, wife of Rev. H. C. Jacoby, pastor of the Taylor Avenue German Methodist Church, St. Louis" was in attendance. 
Family F909
 
618
According to the 1860 U.S. enumeration, Henry Barnsback, a 21 year old printer was living with Mary Barnsback, a 53 year old housekeeper; Julius Barnsback, a 19 year old law student; and Mary Barnsback, a 14 year old student. 
Barnsback, Henry Clay (I7991)
 
619
According to the 1860 U.S. enumeration, Julius Barnsback, a 19 year old law student was living with Mary Barnsback, a 53 year old housekeeper; Henry Barnsback, a 21 year old printer; and Mary Barnsback, a 14 year old student. 
Barnsback, Julius Gonterman (I7997)
 
620
According to the 1860 U.S. enumeration, Mary Barnsback, a 14 year old student was living with Mary Barnsback, a 53 year old housekeeper; Henry Barnsback, a 21 year old printer; and Julius Barnsback, a 19 year old law student. 
Barnsback, Mary E. (I7998)
 
621
According to the 1860 U.S. enumeration, the household connected to the Edwardsville post office consisted of Mary Barnsback, a 53 year old housekeeper; Henry Barnsback, a 21 year old printer; Julius Barnsback, a 19 year old law student; and Mary Barnsback, a 14 year old student. 
Gonterman, Mary Melinda (I7993)
 
622
According to the 1880 U.S. enumeration, Alice Rayhill, a 27 year old school teacher, single, lived in the home of her parents, George and Ann Rayhill. Also in the home were her three siblings: William Rayhill (age 35); Charles B. Rayhill (age 33), and Kate Rayhill (age 18). 
Rayhill, Alice (I8019)
 
623
According to the 1880 U.S. enumeration, Charles B. Rayhill, a 33 year old farmer, divorced, lived in the home of his parents, George and Ann Rayhill. Also in the home were his three siblings: William Rayhill (age 35); Alice Rayhill (age 27), and Kate Rayhill (age 18). 
Rayhill, Charles B. (I7780)
 
624
According to the 1880 U.S. enumeration, Kate Rayhill, age 18 and attending school, single, lived in the home of her parents, George and Ann Rayhill. Also in the home were her three siblings: William Rayhill (age 35); Charles B. Rayhill (age 33), and Alice Rayhill (age 27). 
Rayhill, Kate (I8020)
 
625
According to the 1880 U.S. enumeration, the household consisted of George Rayhill, a 58 year old farmer; Ann Rayhill, his 55 year old wife; and four children: William Rayhill, age 35, single, a farmer; Charles B. Rayhill, age 33, divorced, a farmer; Alice Rayhill, age 27, single, a school teacher; and Kate Rayhill, age 18, single, attending school. 
Family F2581
 
626
According to the 1880 U.S. enumeration, William Rayhill, a 35 year old farmer, single, lived in the home of his parents, George and Ann Rayhill. Also in the home were his three siblings: Charles B. Rayhill (age 33); Alice Rayhill (age 27), and Kate Rayhill (age 18). 
Rayhill, William (I8018)
 
627
According to the 1930 enumeration, the household consisted of Anna B. Fiegenbaum, age 73, head of household, widowed; Mary B. Broderick [sic], age 69, sister, single. 
Bradrick, Anna Birdsall (I330)
 
628
According to the 1930 U.S. enumeration, the household at 817 Kingshighway, in Ward 1, consisted of husband and wife, Fred Feigenbaum [sic], age 78, and Frederica Feigenbaum [sic], age 72. 
Family F1295
 
629
According to the 1940 U.S. enumeration, Carrie Fiegenbaum, age 16 and single, at home, lived at 817 Kingshighway, in Ward 1, in the home of her father, Fred Fiegenbaum, a 58 year old widower working as a carpenter. Also in the home was Carrie's brother, Otto Fiegenbaum, age 28 and single, working as a burner in a brickyard. 
Fiegenbaum, Caroline Louise (I3960)
 
630
According to the 1940 U.S. enumeration, Otto Fiegenbaum, age 28 and single, working as a burner in a brickyard, lived at 817 Kingshighway, in Ward 1, in the home of his father, Fred Fiegenbaum, a 58 year old widower working as a carpenter. Also in the home was Otto's sister, Carrie Fiegenbaum, age 16 and single, at home. 
Fiegenbaum, Otto August (I3955)
 
631
According to the 1940 U.S. enumeration, the household at 817 Kingshighway, in Ward 1, consisted of Fred Fiegenbaum, a 58 year old widower working as a carpenter; his son, Otto Fiegenbaum, age 28 and single, working as a burner in a brickyard; and his daughter, Carrie Fiegenbaum, age 16 and single, at home. 
Fiegenbaum, Frederick Adolph (I3951)
 
632
Following his elementary education in the schools of Scott County, Minnesota, Charles attended German College and Iowa Wesleyan University at Mt. Pleasant. He was granted a B.S. degree in June 1882 and an M.S. degree in 1885 and a D.D. in 1907. 
Blume, Rev. Charles Frederic (I2821)
 
633
Frank died in his sleep between 2 and 3 July. The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary which she reported had appeared on Wednesday, 14 July 1909 in the Garner Signal, of Garner, Iowa.

Frank Henry Wellemeyer was born in a log house in Warren County, Missouri the 11th day of December 1848. His parents were Henry F. and Catherine E. Wellemeyer, nee Fiegenbaum, both of whom were natives of Germany. He was the oldest but one of a family of nine children. When about two years old he removed with his parents to Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa. Here for about twenty-two years he lived the life of a farm boy and helped his parents to win out in the struggle against the wilderness and against poverty. Educational advantages were meager and the deceased used to tell his children that he had reached the age of twelve before he even learned his ABC's. He acquired a common school education at home, and when nineteen, being temporarily unfit for farm work, attended school at Quincy, Illinois a short time. Soon after he came of age he began farming on his own account in Louisa County. Then, like the pioneer he was, settled on a farm at that time in the original prairie sod of Hancock County, Iowa, which he still owned at the time of his death. On 3 June 1875 he was married to Mary Klaus of Colesburg, Iowa. After two years spent on the farm, the call to the ministry, which he had first become conscious of at Quincy, became imperative. He left the farm and entered the ministry in 1876, being stationed at Sleepy Eye, Minnesota. He served without interruption for twenty years, at the following places: Henderson, Minnesota; Lemars, Iowa; Freeport, Illinois; Giard, Iowa; Dubuque, Iowa; Lemars, Iowa; Garner, Iowa and Dacorab, Iowa. Then in the fall of 1896, because of poor health and the desire to have his family find work at home, he moved to his farm at Garner, Iowa. Here were spent five of the happiest years in the history of the family. In 1901 he resumed his work as a pastor. His subsequent appointments were: Dubuque, St. Charles and Gladbrook, Iowa. During the time of his residence at Gladbrook from 1904 to 1906 his health broke down completely and his life was dispared of. His ailment was heart trouble. For this reason he retired from active work and lived quietly in the town of Garner. About a year later he decided to make Charles City his home, this being congenial because of the location of the college here and the fact that so many of his fellow workers of the ministry lived here. Activity was the very breath of life to him. He could not be idle. So when the conference needed men in 1907, he took his place in the ranks once more and was assigned to the church at Rudd, Iowa, whose pastor he was at the time of his demise. The last weeks were very busy ones. The last week in May found him at the Basket meeting at Flood Creek, where as usual he was in the harness. Then came the Commencement of the college and the annual meeting of the trustee board, of which the deceased was vice president. It was his custom to attend the Garner Camp Meeting and he went there. In the meantime a revival of religion had begun in the English M. E. Church at Rudd under the leadership of Pastor Comyns and Evangelist Decker. His family advised rest, but the "King's Business" required his presence and he went. The trio of workers were very congenial and God crowned their work with success. On Friday, 2 July, he preached at the afternoon meeting from a text taken from the 13th chapter of 1st Corinthians. He was present at the evening meeting and was active in personal work. Even at ten o'clock he had the pleasure of influencing one of the audience to accept Christ. After the evening service, he and Evangelist Decker went to the Witzel home for the night. Brother Wellemeyer led in the evening devotions. In this prayer he said "We thank thee God that so far as we know we're saved up to date." At eleven o'clock he bade the assembled company goodnight and retired. The next morning he was called several times but did not answer. At length Brother Decker entered the room and found him lying as asleep. A closer examination disclosed the fact that he had departed this life. It is the testimony of all witnesses that there was no evidence of a struggle and death from heart failure undoubtedly ensured shortly after he fell asleep. To sum up his religious experiences, we may say that he was reared by parents whose Christianity was believed in by their neighbors. He was early converted and joined the Methodist Episcopal Church. With true missionary instincts, he wanted others to find in religion the help he himself had found. He never allowed private business, inclement weather, pleasure, love of ease, or fear of man to stand in the way of the performance of his duty as a Christian minister. He was denied the advantages of a liberal education at school, and felt the loss keenly. This made him the more earnestly to desire better school advantages, not only for his own children, but for young people in general. His love for his family led him to sacrifice personal comfort and business ambition for their welfare. He was loyal to his friends regardless of consequences, and always championed their cause when necessary. He never learned what fear or expediency were, yet in dealing with those who he thought misunderstood or wronged him, he showed "Malice toward none and charity for all." It would be wrong to say he had no ambition, but it was directed towards building up the church where he was, not desiring honor or preferment. "Lift where you stand" was his motto. If his work was more successful among one class of people than another it was perhaps among our farmers. He knew every phase of farm work from having done it with his own hands, and even at the age of 50, few men could do a harder day's work. Those who survive him to mourn his loss and cherish his memory are as follows: an aged mother, (the father died in 1899) five brothers and three sisters. Of the immediate family are left: a wife, four sons and three daughters. Two children preceeded him, Lois who died in infancy and Estella who died two years ago. His grandchildren numbered three. A nephew aged seven had also been a member of the household since infancy. The funeral services were held at Charles City, Iowa, Tuesday morning and burial took place at Garner, the afternoon of the same day.

The following is a translation of a biographical sketch of Rev. Frank H Wellemeyer that appeared in Die Nordwest Deutsche Konferenz der Bischöflichen Methodistenkirche: Geschichtlich, Sachlich und Biographisch Geschildert published in 1913:

     Rev. Frank H. Wellemeyer of the Northwest German Conference was born in Warren County, Missouri on 11 December 1849 and died at Rudd, Iowa on 2 July 1909. When he was about the age of 2 years, the family moved to Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa, where he spent his childhood and youth. As he was the eldest son, he was required from an early age to help with the work on the farm; as a result his education was not very comprehensive, but was completed when, at the age of 20, he attended the college at Quincy, Illinois. In 1875 he moved to the neighborhood of Garner, Hancock County, Iowa, to a piece of land which the family still owns, and on 3 June of the same year married Mary Klaus of Colesburg, Iowa. Brother Wellemeyer was early on converted and was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. At the school at Quincy it had become clear to him that he should serve the church as a preacher. The call of the church became undeniable in 1876, when in the autumn of that year he was given a mission field. He possessed a strong evangelical aptitude and consequently, as the fruit of his labor in the first year, had ten conversions and had received 27 provisional and 4 full members into the church. To my knowledge he had more or less the same success in each of his fields of labor. Between 1876 and 1896 he served the following missions: Sleepy Eye and Henderson, Minnesota; Le Mars, Iowa; Freeport, Illinois; Giard, Dubuque, Le Mars (for the second time), Garner and Decorah, Iowa.
     Failing health forced him to spend the years 1896-1901 with his family on the farm. From 1901 to 1906 he served the following communities: Dubuque (for the second time), St. Charles and Gladbrook, Iowa. At the last place, he was seriously ill with heart disease and was very near death, as a result of which he lived for one year at Garner, but in the autumn of 1907 he moved to Charles City and accepted a call to serve Rudd. In Rudd, in addition to the German congregation was an English one, which, under the leadership of an evangelist, held a revival from 15 June to 4 July, which the German congregation with Brother Wellemeyer heartily joined. The last day of his life serves as an illustration. On that day he made a pastoral visit outside the city on foot, at the afternoon prayer service in the city conducted a thorough exegesis of the 13 chapter of 1st Corinthians, took special pains during the evening meeting to lead an animated woman to certain faith, conducted the family devotions in the home of his host, where he uttered the noteworthy expression: "We thank Thee, dear Lord, that as far as we know, we are saved up to date," wished everyone a good night on his way to his rest and was found dead the next morning in his bed. In all probability, his sick and weary heart ceased is work as soon as he lay down.
     Among those especially grieving at his departure are: the aged mother, the widow, four sons and three daughters, who find themselves in various circumstances, also five brothers and three sisters; as well as a seven year old nephew who has been a member of the family since his early childhood. Two children are already deceased.
     After a divine service at the home of the Witzel family in Rudd that was well attended by members of the congregation and the city, the body was brought to Charles City on 3 July and on 4 July a joint memorial service was held at the English Methodist church at Rudd, at which this author and the English preacher spoke. The main funeral service took place on 6 July at Charles City attended by the congregation and representatives of Rudd, as well as 26 preachers from the same Conference and the various denominations within the city and from neighboring towns. The District Superintendent, W. H. Rolfing, preached from Matthew 20:8. On the same day, burial took place in Garner, attended by the resident pastor, the congregation and the town.
 
Wellemeyer, Rev. Frank Henry (I274)
 
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In 1850, Levi became a partner with his brother in the general merchandise business that his father and brother had started in Oregon, Missouri. He continued in this business with other partners and alone at various points throughout his life. In 1867, he and James Scott opened the first bank in Oregon, Missouri and was also involved in this line of business in various forms until his death. 
Zook, Levi (I7517)
 
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In 1893, a biographical sketch of Henry was published in Portrait and Biographical Record of La Fayette and Saline Counties, Missouri Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens, Together with Biographies and Portraits of All the Presidents of the United States, published by Chapman Brothers in Chicago, Illinois.

     Henry L. Starkebaum, of the firm of Bear & Starkebaum, is one of the leading citizens of Higginsville, and is regarded as one of the most enterprising young business men of the place. He was born in Warren County, Mo., September 3, 1867. His father, Fritz Starkebaum, was born in Lippe-Detmold, where he engaged in farming until he came to America and located in Warren County, Mo., where he purchased a farm of two hundred acres. In 1876, he came to La Fayette [sic] County and located on a farm of one hundred and sixty acres, one and one-half miles south of Higginsville, that he improved and on which he still resides. In religious matters, he inclines toward the Evangelical Church of his country. His wife, Wilhelmina Biesemier [sic], was also born in Germany. She bore her husband eight children, of whom our subject is the fifth.
     Henry L. was reared in Warren County until nine years of age, when he came to La Fayette County, and remained on the farm until he had attained his twentieth year. His education was received in the common schools of that section. In 1888, he accepted a position as clerk in the furniture store of Mr. Wade, where he remained for two years, and then engaged with Mr. Moiling for one year. His next departure was at La Crosse, where he engaged in the lumber business for one year; he then returned to Higginsville and formed his present partnership, under the firm name of Bear & Starkebaum. They commenced business in a one-room store, 22x80 feet, but soon the stock became too large for that and they rented their present place, where they have a double store, 40x133 feet, in which they carry on an extensive furniture, draping, decorating, upholstering and undertaking business. They also carry the Mason & Hamlin pianos and organs, Standard and While sewing-machines and leading bicycles. The high grade of their goods and work has convinced the people that this firm is one that can be trusted to the fullest extent, and in consequence Messrs. Bear & Starkebaum do a flourishing business.
     Our subject was married, October 22, 1891, to Miss Louisa Hoehn, who was born in Franklin, Mo., but reared in this city, a daughter of J. P. Hoehn, a retired farmer of Higginsville, and a stockholder and Director of the Bank of Higginsville. Like his father, our subject is an earnest member of the Evangelical Church. In politics, he votes with the Republican party upon occasion. Mr. Starkebaum is a born musician and plays both the piano and organ as only an artist can. So thoroughly does he understand these instruments, that his aid is invaluable in tuning and repairing either pianos or organs. When young and at home, he built himself a blacksmith shop and manufactured all the tools and did all the work of that nature required on his father's large farm.
     Mr. Starkebaum has invented several mechanical contrivances that he uses himself, and is never so happy as when at work at the forge. There is no doubt but that he is a genius, and had he devoted his attention to mechanics, he would without question have made his mark in the world of invention, and he may still do that, as his active brain is always busied in contriving new inventions calculated to benefit the human race. He is the genius of the firm, and his artistic taste is well shown in the decorating and draping department.
     The partner of our subject, Mr. Frank R. Bear, was born and reared in Lexington Township, and comes of one of the oldest families in that section of country. He is a graduate of the St. Louis School of Embalming, and understands his business thoroughly. He attends to this branch of the business and every order received by the firm is promptly attended to. Mr. Bear is a member of the Uniformed Rank, Knights of Pythias. 
Family F768
 
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In October 1866, Levi Zook and James Scott established the first bank in Oregon, Missouri. Ownership changed hands a number of times over the years as Levi and his partners moved in and out of the business. In January, 1890, Levi Zook and his son, Charles, purchased an interest in the bank; Levi became vice-president and Charles was assistant cashier. When Levi died in 1895, Charles D. Zook succeeded to his father's interest. Within a year, the bank operated under the name of Zook & Roecker Banking Company. In 1903, Charles was elected president of the bank. 
Zook, Charles Daniel (I6944)
 
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It has not yet been possible to find accurate documentation of George's birth. He was identified in the 1880 U.S. census for Cooper Township, Saline County Missouri as being 7 months old at the time of the enumeration, having been born in Missouri in December 1879. The same birth date and place is used in the 1900 U.S. census for Sugartree Township, Carroll County, Missouri. In his marriage license filed on 21 April 1902, he declared that he was over the age of 21; this statement supports either 1879 or 1881. The microfilm image of the 1910 U.S. census for Eugene Township, Carroll County, Missouri is not very clear; his age appears to have been reported as 22 years, the place of birth as Missouri. At the same time, Laura, his wife, is said to be 25 years old; all other documents consistently report her as a number of years younger than her husband. In the 1920 U.S. census of Moss Creek Township, Carroll County, Missouri, George is 40 years old (indicating a birth in 1879 or 1880), born in Missouri. In the 1930 U.S. census of Miami, Saline County, Missouri, he is reported to be 49 years old, born in Ohio. According to his 1932 death certificate, George was born on 15 December 1881 in Missouri.
     George's appearance in the 1880 U.S. census would appear to raise serious doubts about any report that he was born after that date. In light of that and the absence of better documentation, I have elected to use December 1789 as the date and Missouri as the place of his birth. A satisfactory resolution will require further research.
 
Hayes, George (I7072)
 
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On 2 April 1838 in St. Charles County Circuit Court, Adolph Fiegenbaum, age 44, a native of Prussia and a resident of St. Charles County, declared his intention to become a citizen of the USA.

     I Adolphus Fiegenbaum do declare that I am a native of Ladbergen, Kingdom of Prussia, that I am about forty [sic] four years old; that I emigrated from Ladbergen that I there owed allegiance to King William III King of Prussia, that I am a Carpenter by profession, and that I am married to Cristina Peterjohan, and that I have six children, that I landed in New Orleans in June 1834 and that I intend to settle in the State of Missouri. I further declare that it is my bona fide intention to become a citizen of the United States, and to renounce and abjure forever, all allegiance and fidelity to every foreign Prince, Potentate, State and Sovereignty whatever, and particularly to William III of Prussia.
               [Adolph's signature]
     Subscribed and sworn to in open Court, this 2nd day of April A.D. 1838.
 
Fiegenbaum, Adolph Heinrich (I221)
 
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The following announcement was published in the Garner Signal (Garner, Iowa) on Wednesday, 2 May 1888.

     After Adam Schneider had been in Garner one week he was so well pleased with the business out-look and so well satisfied he could sell enough dry goods and clothing to support himself and a little more that he hied himself to Charles City and got
     Married at Charles City, April 25th, by Rev. H. R. Fiegenbaum, Miss Henretta [sic] Helwig, [sic] of Charles City to Mr. Adam Schneider, of Garner.
     We extend the congratulation of the SIGNAL force to Mr. and Mrs. S. and wish them much joy.

Rev. Heinrich Rudolph Fiegenbaum was married to Henrietta Hellweg's sister, Maria Elisabeth.
 
Family F2441
 
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The following are transcriptions supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of two obituaries for Fred J. Sexauer. Gretchen Leenerts did not report exactly when and where these obituaries were published.

Ankeny Rites for Sexauer: Services for Fred J. Sexauer, 87, retired Ankeny farmer, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday at the Methodist Church in Ankeny. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery. Mr. Sexauer died of a stroke Tuesday in Iowa Lutheran Hospital after a three day illness. Born in Polk County, he lived in the Ankeny area all his life except for six years he homesteaded in Canada. He was a member of the Pioneer Club of Ankeny. Surviving are a daughter Mrs. Lucille McCleary of Ankeny; a son, Leland of Waterloo; a sister, Mrs. Emily Pickenbrock of Ankeny and three grandchildren.

Services Today for Fred Sexauer, 87: Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. today, Thursday, 15 October at the Ankeny Methodist Church for Fred J. Sexauer, 87, of 1114 First Street, a pioneer Ankeny resident. Officiating will be the Rev. Mark Weston, assisted by the Rev. Floyd Sheppard. Burial will be in the Greenwood Cemetery near Ankeny. Mr. Sexauer, who had been ill four days, died Tuesday 13 October at Iowa Lutheran Hospital following a stroke. He was the son of Minnie and Matthew Sexauer, born near Ankeny, Iowa on 23 April 1877. As a boy he helped his father to farm, and attended the Crocker Township School. On 30 January 1907 he was united in marriage to Pearl McClung of Elkhart, Iowa. The first eight years of their married life was spent farming on their homestead near Wawota, Canada. Three children were born to this union: Adolph, Leland, and Lucille. Upon returning from Canada they moved to a farm near Ankeny, doing farming, dairying, making sorghum, operating a portable dance floor business, and roller skating rink. In later years Mr. Sexauer enjoyed traveling, reminiscing, and belonging to the Pioneer Club. He leaves to mourn his passing his son Leland of Waterloo; his daughter Lucille McCleary; three grandchildren, Doreen, Melvin and Norman McCleary; one sister, Mrs. Emily Pickenbrock, all of Ankeny; and a host of relatives and friends. Honorary pallbearers are William Kile, Frank Zelle, E. A. Sexauer, Charles Gift, Charles Hanson and Dr. F. A. Campbell. Pallbearers will be Everett West, Ralph Brazelton, Arral Thompson, Gerald Paullin, Jerry Fulton and Jesse Smith.
 
Sexauer, Fredrick Jacob (I414)
 
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The following are transcriptions supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of two obituaries for Lester Adolph Sexauer. Gretchen Leenerts did not report exactly when and where these obituaries were published.

Pfc. Lester Adolph Sexauer was born 1 June 1908 in Canada, and passed on to the eternal world 27 October 1945 at Ft. Ord, California, at the age of 37 years, 4 months and 27 days. Although born in Canada, Adolph spent most of his life in the Ankeny community. He was graduated from the Ankeny High School in 1928. Adolph was a member of the Ankeny Methodist Church until 1939 when he was baptized into the Forest Avenue Baptist Church of Des Moines. When death came as the result of an auto accident in Pacific Grove, California, he was living as an M. P. in the armed forces. Before he entered the army in March of 1944, he was employed by Swifts Soy Bean Mill in Des Moines. Private Sexauer is survived by his bride, Alice, of Des Moines; his mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sexauer of Ankeny; a brother Leland Sexauer of Santa Monica, California, a sister, Mrs. Lucille McCleary of Ankeny; and a host of relatives and friends.

Struck by an Automobile: Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Sexauer received word Monday night that their son, Adolph was struck by an auto Saturday night at five o'clock and passed away at seven o'clock. Adolph, 37 years old, was stationed at Ft. Ord, California, and was a Military Police. Mrs. Emily Pickenbrock, Adolph's aunt, is bringing the body back to Des Moines, and funeral services will be at Hamilton's Funeral Home in Des Moines, which will be announced later. Mr. and Mrs. Leland Sexauer of Santa Monica, California, are returning, and Mr. and Mrs. Abel McCleary, who were located in Wyoming, are also coming back. They were on their way to the West Coast. The entire community was shocked, when the news came, and we extend our sympathy to all those, in this time of their great sorrow.
 
Sexauer, Lester Adolph (I456)
 
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The following are transcriptions supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of two obituaries for Mathew Sexauer. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the first obituary had appeared on 2 April 1928 in the Des Moines Register, of Des Moines, Iowa.

Matthew Sexauer, pioneer Polk County farmer, died yesterday at 82 years old. Mr. Sexauer came to Polk County when he was only six years old and settled with his parents on a farm in this county. He owned several hundred acres of farm land near Ankeny, and a half section in Utah. Just before his death he had retired from active management of these holdings. Mr. Sexauer is survived by his wife, Minnie Sexauer, of Ankeny; two daughters, Mrs. Rosana McDougall and Mrs. Emily Pickenbrock, both of Des Moines; three sons, Rosco, Frederick J. and H. M. Sexauer of Ankeny. The body was taken to Lilly's funeral home, pending funeral arrangements. Interment to be in Greenwood Cemetery.

Gretchen Leenerts did not identify exactly when or where the second obituary was published.

Matthew Sexauer, son of Jacob and Magdelena Sexauer, was born in Fairview Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania, 25 September 1847. He departed this life, 1 April 1928 at the age of 80 years, 6 months and 8 days. He came with his parents to Iowa in a covered wagon in 1850 when but a child three years old and they settled in Crocker Township in Polk County two and a half miles west of Ankeny. He lived here with his parents until his marriage 13 June 1872 to Miss Minnie Fiegenbaum. They then moved, as it was termed in those days, to "the prairie," one mile west of Ankeny and settled on the present Sexauer farm. There were born to them five children: Rosanna McDougal, and Emily Pickenbrock of Des Moines, Iowa; Frederick Sexauer, Roscoe Sexauer and Hallet M. Sexauer of Ankeny, Iowa. In 1902 Mr. Sexauer quit active farming and built his present residence one half mile north of Ankeny where he has since resided. This makes a continuous residence of 77 years in Crocker Township, Polk County, Iowa. Mr. Sexauer was converted when but a lad. He has been a Christian and a member of the Methodist Church for better than 66 years. His has been a deep and positive faith in God and His kingdom. He lived true to his convictions and yet sought to live in charity with others. His place of service in the church will be greatly missed. He was an upright citizen and an honest business man. Some while ago one of the outstanding business men of this community remarked "In all my dealings with Matt Sexauer over a long period of years we never had a sharp word or misunderstanding." Such a life can be nothing else than a service to God and humanity. Beside the wife and family there are thirteen grandchildren and one great-grandchild, many relatives and a vast host of friends, whose hearts at this hour are lonely and sorrowing. The funeral services of Matthew Sexauer were held in the Methodist Church Wednesday afternoon, with the Rev. E. W. McDade officiating.
 
Sexauer, Matthew (I61)
 
643
The following are transcriptions supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of two obituaries for Wilhelmina Christina Elizabeth (Fiegenbaum) Sexauer. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the first obituary had appeared on 12 July 1943 in the Des Moines Tribune, of Des Moines, Iowa.

Funeral services for Mrs. Minnie Sexauer, 90, of Ankeny, Iowa, will be at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday at Ankeny. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery near Ankeny. Mrs. Sexauer died Saturday at the Riley Nursing Home, 1350 Twenty-first Street, where she had been the last fourteen months. She was born in Peoria, Illinois and had been a resident of Polk County seventy-five years. She was a member of the Methodist Church of Ankeny. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Rosanna M. McDougall of Tujunga, California and Mrs. Emily Piekenbrock of Monterey, California; three sons, Fred J., Hallett M., and Roscoe C. all of Ankeny; and fourteen grandchildren, three great grandchildren and one great-great grandchild.

Gretchen Leenerts did not report exactly when and where this obituary was published.

Wilhelmina Christina Elizabeth Fiegenbaum Sexauer was born at Peoria, Illinois 5 July 1853 and departed this life 10 July 1943 at the age of 90 years and 5 days. She was the daughter of Rev. Frederick and Louisa Fiegenbaum. At the age of 19 she was united in marriage to Matthew Sexauer of Ankeny on 13 June 1872 at her father's home in Ankeny, Iowa. To this union were born five children all of whom are living. They are: Rosanna McDougall of Tujunga, California, F. J. of Ankeny, Emily L. Pickenbrock of Monterey, California, Hal of Ankeny and Roscoe of Ankeny. She had 14 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren and 1 great, great grandchild. Mr. Sexauer preceded his wife in death by 15 years and 3 months. Four brothers and sisters preceded Sister Sexauer in death, and four are still living who are: Mrs. Emma Miller of Wathena, Kansas, Theodore Fiegenbaum of Lincoln, Nebraska, Henry Fiegenbaum of Springfield, Nebraska and Ed Fiegenbaum of Geneva, Nebraska. She joined the Methodist Church at an early age. She lived for her family and her church and community. During her early years she was very active and in the declining years was keenly interested in everything pertaining to the church. She enjoyed visiting and her memory was keen as to early happenings. She did as she lived, faithful to her Lord and his interests.
I cannot say, and will not say -- that she is dead, she is just away.
With a cheery smile and a wave of the hand, she has wandered into an unknown land.
 
Fiegenbaum, Wilhelmine Christine Elizabeth (I51)
 
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The following are two transcriptions supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of obituaries for Roscoe Conklin Sexauer. Gretchen Leenerts did not report exactly when and where these obituaries were published.

R. C. Sexauer of Ankeny Dies: Roscoe C. Sexauer, 59, of Ankeny, a retired railroad section worker, died Thursday at Iowa Lutheran Hospital after an illness of 18 months. A lifelong resident of Ankeny, Mr. Sexauer was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Des Moines, the Ankeny Star Lodge and Canton Pioneer No. 3 Lodge of I.O.O.F., and Ebenezer Encampment No. 10 in Des Moines. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Evan Lilly Funeral Home, Fifteenth and High Streets. Burial will be in Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery. The body will be at the Ankeny Funeral Home Friday. Surviving are his widow, Mildred; a daughter, Donna, and a son, David, both at home; two sisters, Mrs. Emily Pickenbrock of Ankeny and Mrs. Rosanna McDougall of Tujunga, California, and two brothers, Fred and Hal of Ankeny.

Roscoe C. Sexauer: Roscoe Conklin Sexauer, son of Matthew and Minnie Sexauer, was born 25 November 1897 at Ankeny, Iowa, where he has lived his entire life. He departed this life at 1:45 a.m. 21 November 1957 at Iowa Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines at the age of 59 years, 11 months and 21 days. Roscoe has been in ill health for several years, having spent the past 17 months in Iowa City Hospital, except for a few weeks at home last year during the holiday season. He was moved to Des Moines just a few weeks ago. He was united in marriage to Mildred Spencer of Newton, Iowa on 6 December 1935 at Swea City, Iowa. He was employed for many years by the Chicago Northwestern Railway, being forced to retire from service about five years ago because of an arthritic condition. He managed to operate his farm near Ankeny but two years later found it necessary to give that up also, and turn its operation and management over to a niece and nephew, Mr. and Mrs. Abel McCleary, for whom he had a very deep and loving affection, and on whom he depended throughout all of his illness. He was a member of the Independent Order of Oddfellows, being active in Ankeny Star Lodge and Ideal Rebekah Lodge of Ankeny, Ebenezer Encampment Number 10 and Pioneer Canton Number 3 of Des Moines. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church of Des Moines and of the Builders Sunday School Class. He was baptized 24 March 1940. He was preceded in death by his father in 1928 and his mother in 1943. He is survived by his wife, Mildred, a daughter Donna, age 9, a son David, age 13, two sisters, Rosanna McDougall of Teyunga, California and Emily Pickenbrock of Ankeny, two brothers Fred and Hal, both of Ankeny and several nieces and nephews. 
Sexauer, Roscoe Conklin (I417)
 
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The following biographical essay was published in 1911 in History of Louisa County, Iowa, From its Earliest Settlement to 1911.

     William Otto, who is one of the popular and enterprising citizens of Louisa county and occupies one of the most pleasant homes to be found in this section of the state, is a native of this county. He was born May 6, 1868, being a son of John H. and Charlotta Anna (Weckman) Otto, a record of whom appears above. He received his education in the district schools and grew to maturity under the parental roof, assisting his father on the home farm as the years passed and thus becoming well acquainted with the duties and responsibilities pertaining to agriculture and stock-raising. In 1894 he entered the milling business at Wapello, in which he continued for six years, during which time the plant was twice visited by fire. In 1900 he transferred his activities to the hardware business, with which he was successfully connected for eight years. At the end of the time named he took up his residence on a portion of his mother's farm and now cultivates two hundred and fifty acres. The efficiency of his management is clearly indicated by the appearance of the well cultivated fields and the prosperity that has attended his efforts as a general farmer and stock-raiser. His mother, who has now arrived at the age of seventy-three years, makes her home with his family.
     On the 12th of July, 1894, Mr. Otto was married to Miss Ellen Limbocker, a daughter of J. P. and Amanda (Fish) Limbocker. There were nine children in the family of Mr. and Mrs. Limbocker: Anna E., the widow of W. A Henderson, of Page county; Elmer, deceased; Eva, who married J. J. Graner, of Henrietta, Texas; Carrie, who is now the wife of Edward Graner, also of Henrietta; Harry, of Louisa county; Ellen, now Mrs. William Otto; John L., of Davenport, Washington; Clyde L., of Springwater, Oregon; and Ernest Ray, deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Otto have become the parents of three children: Helen M., who was born July 27, 1897; one who died in infancy; and William, Jr., who was born March 8, 1911.
     Mr. Otto gives his political allegiance to the republican party and is allied with the progressive element of that organization, believing that the party has within itself the ability and integrity to command the affairs of the nation. He now very acceptably fills the office of township trustee. Fraternally he his a valued member of the Masonic order and also of the Odd Fellows and Woodsmen, and his religious belief is indicated by his membership in the Methodist church. As he takes a lively interest in his work he is meeting with deserved success financially, and, being in the prime of life, he may safely look forward to many years of increasing responsibility.
 
Otto, William (I6572)
 
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The following biographical sketch appeared in Young's History of Lafayette County, Missouri (1910):

          Gustave H. Rabius

     We are always glad to chronicle the life of a man who, by native ability and acquired education, has made his way against hard business competition, one who has done all that he could to develop his community and aid it to keep pace with modern conditions, as has been the record of the subject of this sketch. His start in life was obtained as the result of an agricultural course, and the graduates of an agricultural college are more in demand and more needed than the graduates of any other institution, for these colleges are the strongest factors in the uplift of the farms and the conservation of the soil.
     Gustave H. Rabius was born in Louisville, Kentucky, May 31, 1868, the son of Henry and Frederica Rabius, who came to the United States from England in 1867, but were natives of Germany. One of his mother's grandfather's was a colonel in the English army, the other a surgeon in the same army, and both served in the French and English wars. His mother's maiden name was Nolte, derived from the Hessian nobility. His father was a shoemaker and saddler as a young man, later a sugar refiner in England, but in Missouri a farmer. His parents came to Lexington, Missouri, in 1869, coming by boat. They both died in Mayview, the father on November 23, 1904, the mother on June 23, 1905. They were members of the German Evangelical church.
     Gustave Rabius was the only child of his parents, and attended the common schools, then took a short course in the University of Minnesota, where he learned the trade of butter-making, and followed it for a short time, but soon became an expert in the establishing and erecting of creamery plants, in which he did much for the advancement of the interests of the farmers of the region. In 1899 he started an agricultural implement and hardware store at Mayview, and has also engaged in the contracting business. He has done well in all his undertakings. He is making a specialty of the installation of bathrooms and water facilities in both town and country houses, thus bringing the conveniences of the most modern civilization in the reach of his neighbors.
     On September 27, 1899, Mr. Rabius married Eta Rabius, daughter of Herman and Lizetta (Streetman) Rabius, of Cincinnati, Ohio. Her father was a cabinetmaker by trade, a traveling salesman in later life and is now superintendent of an orphans' home in Cincinnati. Gustave Rabius is the father of four children: Oscar, born August 6, 1891, the son of his first wife, who was Carrie Rechterman; Louise, born July 18, 1901; Emily, born June 20, 1903, and John, born January 25, 1907. All of them have inherited their father's spirit.
     Mr. Rabius is a Republican, a member of the German Evangelical church, and fraternally a member of the Fraternal Aid Association. He is a successful, prosperous business man, of great sagacity in business matters, thoroughly reliable in all his dealings, one of the type of modern business man who is doing so much everywhere for the advancement of this country.
 
Rabius, Gustav H. (I4765)
 
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The following biographical sketch appeared in Young's History of Lafayette County, Missouri (1910):

     Otto Nolte

     Rural free delivery is an advance in the postal system which came upon us so suddenly as to practically take us unawares. A few years ago it was regarded as a freak idea, but was given a trial, proved practicable, and was extended until now most of the country is covered and it is now taken as a matter of course. This system has worked a great change in rural postoffices. Most of the smaller ones have been discontinued and the ones which remain transact more business by far than all did before. This development has all taken place since Mr. Nolte began his duties as postmaster at Mayview, and he has seen its development in his own office. The new system has also tended to the centralization of stores in rural communities and to making such institutions larger. Formerly stores and postoffices were connected in the little country villages and the storekeeper depended on the postoffice as an addition to his income and a drawing card to purchasers. When the small postoffices were discontinued, this meant the loss of these advantages and the building up of larger stores in the larger villages.
     Otto Nolte was born September 15, 1873, in Washington township, this county, the son of William and Mary Nolte, who came here from Hanover, Germany, in 1870, and rented for eleven years. They then bought a farm of one hundred and twenty acres, afterwards adding forty acres more. Otto was one of a family of nine children, two of whom are deceased, and one is living in Saline county, Missouri. The family were members of the German Evangelical church, and Mr. Nolte was a firm Republican.
     Otto Nolte received a common school education, and at the age of twenty-three years he came to Mayview and was appointed postmaster under President McKinley, which position he has ably filled since. He is also the proprietor of a prosperous store, carrying on the postoffice in connection.
     On December 11, 1900, Mr. Nolte was married to Lillie Rabius, the daughter of Herman and Friedrika Rabius. She has borne to him four children: James Otto, born January 28, 1902, is deceased; Vena Marie, twin of James Otto; Murray Lewis, born January 1, 1904; Maurice Guy, born September 6, 1908. Mr. Nolte is a Baptist and his wife a member of the German Evangelical church. He is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Knights of Pythias and the Modern Woodmen of America. For the past ten years he has been clerk of the Modern Woodmen. The citizens of Mayview have elected him mayor for the past three terms; he was out of that office for two terms preceding, and had held it for two terms before, thus serving five terms in all. He is a member of the school board, and has been superintendent of the Sunday school for ten years. Neither has he been slow in accumulating property, for he owns his home and two business buildings. He is a man whose strong Christian character is manifested in his everyday life, one with numerous friends, one who possesses the confidence of the people of the community in a marked degree, a young man of ability and power and with very brilliant future prospects, judging by his past.
 
Nolte, Otto (I2853)
 
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The following biographical sketch of Herman was published in 1885.

          Herman H. Bierbaum
          (Of Bierbaum's Steam Grist and Saw-mill, Post-office, Femme Osage).

     Mr. Bierbaum came to Warren county at the age of 21, in 1845, and learned the milling business under C. H. Schaaf, afterwards his father-in-law, and he has continued in the industry ever since, for a period now of nearly 40 years. He is now the owner and proprietor of the old Schaaf mill property, and continues the business on the same site where his father-in-law built and started the first horse-mill of the county, in 1841. Subsequently, in about five years, Mr. Schaaf changed his mill to an ox-mill, which he ran for nearly 20 years. This in turn was replaced by a steam-mill in 1854, the first one in the county. Mr. Bierbaum bought the steam-mill of his father-in-law in 1860. The engine is now 30 years old, and one of the wooden cog wheels, still running as glibly as when it was first hewn from its parent tree, is over 40 years old. The mill-house is a substantial three-story [sic] stone structure built of rough rock and a very picture of stability. Mr. Bierbaum has a good place of 200 acres, well improved, including a substantial, comfortable residence and other buildings. He was born in Munster Wester Cappeln, Germany, October 15, 1824, and was a son of John F. and Katherine M. Bierbaum, who emigrated to America in 1834 and settled in St. Charles county. The mother died there in 1864, and the father in 1880, at the age of 81. Herman A. [sic], the subject of this sketch, grew up on his father's farm in St. Charles county, and came thence to Warren county in 1845, as stated above. October 24, 1848, he was married to Miss Anne M. Schaaf, a daughter of C. H. Schaaf, who came from Germany in 1834. After Mr. Schaaf sold out to Mr. Bierbaum he established a mill at Augusta, in St. Charles county, which he sold to his sons in 1873. He is now deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Bierbaum have had 11 children, five of whom are living: John H., married and a farmer in Jackson county, Ludwig C., whose wife is deceased and he is now with his father; Gustave H., married and a farmer of this county; William F. and Carl G. Mr. Bierbaum's mill has a capacity of 50 barrels of meal and flour per day.
 
Bierbaum, Hermann Heinrich (I149)
 
649
The following biographical sketch was published by McKendree College in 1928.

          THOMAS O. SPRINGER

     Thomas O. Springer was born November 2, 1827, in Madison County, Illinois. He grew up on a farm and attended the public schools; later he entered McKendree and was graduated in the scientific course in 1849. He was one of the founders of the Platonian Literary Society. The death of his parents added new responsibilities, under which he conducted himself as a faithful elder brother, keeping the family together on the farm and assisting in the education of his younger brothers. In 1855, he was married to Miss Emma M. Thompson, who died in 1858. He was married again in 1872 to Miss Ella J. Randle, of Lebanon, Illinois. From 1856 to 1864, he was Clerk of the Circuit Court. He also held the office of supervisor. In politics, he was a Whig until the organization of the Republican party, and ever after that was a staunch Republican. He was member of the Methodist Church, the order of A. F. & A. M., R. A. M., and Knights of Honor. In 1890, Mr. Springer moved to Thornberry, Texas, and later to Compton, Calif., where he died in 1909. 
Springer, Thomas Oglesby (I3982)
 
650
The following biographical sketch was published in History of Holt and Atchison Counties, Missouri,.... in 1882.

          Robert Montgomery

of the firm of Montgomery & Roecker, bankers, was born on the 9th of August, 1837 in Bangor, Ireland. His parents, Hugh and Agnes Montgomery, were both natives of Ireland, and when seventeen years of age Robert crossed the ocean, landing at New York City, June 13, 1854. He soon became engaged as clerk in a wholesale house, and in December, 1854, he moved to Jackson County, Ohio, where he remained until 1860, making his home with an uncle, and attending school some two years. He then resumed the duties of clerk at the Latrobe iron furnace, and in 1860, he located in Greenup County, Kentucky. One year later he returned to Ohio, and again engaged as clerk at the Keystone furnace. After remaining there some four months, in August, 1861, he volunteered in the Union army. He went to Greenup, Kentucky, where he assisted in recruiting Company C, Twenty-second Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, and held the position of second lieutenant. After serving some eighteen months, he accepted a position as Aid-de-camp, on General George W. Morgan's staff. In June, 1963, General Morgan resigned; the subject of this sketch also resigned, and accepted the position of sutler of the First Ohio Heavy Artillery, with which he continued until February, 1865. During his term of service he took part in the battles of Pond Gap, under General Garfield, at the taking of Cumberland Gap, in 1862, under General Morgan, the battle of Yazoo Bluffs, in the rear of Vicksburg, under General Sherman, then under General McClellan, of Illinois, at the capture of Arkansas Post, and back to Vicksburg, where Morgan resigned. In 1862, while they held Cumberland Gap, Mr. Montgomery, with a force of men, went to Barboursville, Kentucky, and paroled some four hundred prisoners. In February, 1865, he became a clerk at the Berkley iron furnace, where he remained for some nine months. On the 14th of November, 1865, he married Miss Frances S. White, daughter of Hiram W. White, of Olney, Richland County, Illinois. She was born in Jackson County, Ohio, March 28, 1841. They subsequently traveled one year in the west, then returned to Jackson County, Ohio, in the spring of 1866, where he was employed as clerk with the Lincoln iron furnace company. In April, 1870, he moved to Olney, Illinois, and in June, 1871, he immigrated westward, and settled in Oregon, Holt County, Missouri, where he purchased the interest of James Scott, in the banking business. This business was conducted under the firm name of R. Montgomery & Co., until January 1, 1872, when Levi Zook became associated with them, forming the firm Zook & Montgomery. In January, 1875, Mr. Zook retired, and M. S. Norman became a member; the name of the firm then becoming Montgomery & Norman. January 15, 1877, Mr. Roecker purchased Mr. Norman's interest, and the firm name was changed to Montgomery & Roecker. This bank does a flourishing business, and is on a solid basis. Mr. Montgomery is an active member of Oregon Lodge No. 139, A. F. and A. M., in which he has filled the position of Master for about three years. He also belongs to Keystone Chapter, No. 46, of Mound City. Himself and wife are both active members of the Presbyterian Church of Oregon, in which he fills the position of elder and Sabbath School superintendent. They have one child, Hiram W., born July 14, 1868.

     An account of Robert and Frances Montgomery's 50th wedding anniversary reports that Robert, at the age of 79, was president of the Farmers' Bank of Skidmore, Missouri. 
Montgomery, Robert (I7440)
 
651
The following biographical sketch was published in 1893.

     Ernst Tempel, a representative German-American farmer of La Fayette County, Mo., located upon his fine farm situated on section 29, range 26, township 49, is a self-made man, having carved out his own fortune, and bears the reputation of being one whose word is as good as his bond. His beginning here was that of a poor man, but now he owns one hundred and twenty well-improved acres of land, which he has earned by his own perseverance and energy.
     Our subject is of German birth and parentage, having been born in Prussia, Germany, July 25, 1845. His parents were Germans and they have lived always in their native country. They bear the names of Herman and Minnie Tempel, and are good and worthy people, who reared their son and sent him to the schools of his province, where he received a very fair German education. Since coming to this country he has adapted himself to our ways of speech, and thus has two languages at his command.
     In 1869, Mr. Tempel emigrated to America, taking passage on a steamer at Bremen, and after a stormy voyage of fifteen days landed in New York City. His destination was the State of Missouri, and he shortly after reached Warren County. For three months he continued at work in Warren and there received $16 per month as a farm hand, but later came into La Fayette County, where he worked on a farm for about three years, receiving as wages $200 per year with board.
     About this time Mr. Tempel began to think of forming domestic ties and of having a home of his own. His choice of a companion was Miss Frederica Tolle, a native of Germany, and their marriage took place August 4, 1872. Ten children have blessed this union, as follows: Minnie, Annie, Lena, May, Theodore, Gustavus, Fritz, Edward, and Louis. One child died young. After his marriage Mr. Tempel rented land for a number of years, gaining means and experience, but he finally purchased his present home and has lived upon it since 1882.
     At the present time our subject owns one hundred and twenty acres of well-improved land and has upon it some very good buildings. In religion, he is a member of the German Evangelical Church, and is very highly esteemed in that congregation at Mayview. As a politician, Mr. Tempel is ranked with the Republican party, in which he is an important factor in his neighborhood. His influence is always given in favor of educational matters, and in every way our subject is a man much esteemed by those who have his acquaintance. Any matter affecting the public weal is true to enlist his interest, and he is credited by his neighbors with being governed by honest convictions in the side which he espouses.
 
Tempel, Ernst (I5016)
 
652
The following biographical sketch was published in 1911 in History of Louisa County, Iowa, From its Earliest Settlement to 1911.

     Among the farmers of Louisa county, now deceased, was John Henry Otto, who died February 21, 1910, the announcement of his death causing a general expression of regret throughout the community where he was well and favorably known. He was for over fifty years an active factor in the agricultural development of the county and gained marked success as a business man and farmer.
     He was born in Marthasville, Missouri, now called Hopewell, in August, 1835, a son of Henry and Elizabeth (Rolfe) Otto, both of whom were natives of Hanover, Germany. The parents emigrated to America and made their home for a number of years in Missouri, later removing to Washington county, Iowa. They are both now deceased. In their family were nine children, one of whom died in infancy, the others being: George, of Portland, Oregon; Louisa, the wife of F. Feigenbaum [sic], of Wauneta, Kansas; John Henry, the subject of this sketch; Hortense, who became the wife of Henry Droegemeyer, of Burlington; Christian and William, both of whom are deceased; Herman, who is now living in Wapello; and Mary, who married Henry Wagoner, of Ankeny, Iowa.
     John Henry Otto possessed advantages of education in the district schools and in his youth and boyhood assisted his father in farm work, thus early becoming acquainted with the value and importance of labor. At twenty years of age he secured employment at Burlington, Iowa, in the lumber business but four years later was married and began farming on his won account by renting about sixty-five acres of land eight miles from Burlington. After a year on this place he removed to Wapello and rented eighty acres for one year. He next rented a farm of one hundred and twenty acres for two years and after changing his location once more he bought two hundred acres in Louisa county in 1865, upon which he established his home. He was highly successful in farming and stock-raising and became the owner of over nine hundred acres of good land, which he greatly improved. He was a man of excellent financial judgment, as is indicated by the fact that he served with general acceptance to stockholders and to the people of the community as president of the Wapello State Bank.
     On the 11th of August, 1859, Mr. Otto was married to Miss Charlotte Annie Weckman, a daughter of John and Elizabeth (Ringler) Weckman. There were two children in the Weckman family, the other being Frederick, who made his home in Missouri and is now deceased. Eight children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Otto, the youngest of whom died in infancy, the others being: Henry, of Louisa county; Edmund and George F., both deceased; William, who resides in Louisa county; Leona, at home; Anna Charlotte, the wife of L. W. Gerth, of Wyanconda, Missouri; and Herman Peter, also at home.
     Mr. Otto cast his first vote for Abraham Lincoln for president of the United States and during all of his subsequent life saw no reason to change his political views, always being a stanch [sic] supporter of the republican party. In religious faith he was a Methodist and was a liberal contributor to that denomination. He was a kind father, a true friend and a citizen who through many years of well directed effort assisted very materially in advancing the permanent interests of Louisa county. His acknowledged honesty and high business standing gave him a prominent place in the regard and confidence of his fellowmen and no history of the county would be complete without adequate mention of him.
 
Otto, Johann Heinrich (I6560)
 
653
The following biographical sketch was published in 1912 in Centennial History of Madison County, Illinois, and its People: 1812 to 1912.

     Edward C. Springer is one of the leading lawyers of Madison county, and has been a member of the bar at Edwardsville for thirty-five years. During this period he has been connected with many of the most important trial cases before the courts, and his success is the result of solid ability and painstaking care for the interests of his clients. He is now the senior member of the firm of Springer & Buckley, Mr. Leland H. Buckley being his partner.
     Mr. Springer is a native of Edwardsville, born May 7, 1854. His father, F. J. Springer, was born in Germany in 1812, came to America in 1833, and for many years followed the trade of a blacksmith in Edwardsville. His shop stood on Main street up to 1863, and during the California excitement of '49 he equipped many wagons that went over the western trails. He married Sophia C. Thurnau, who was born in Germany and came to this country in 1845. She died in 1907, at the age of eighty-five. There were six children in the family: Henry J., Fred J., Edward C., Ottilie E., William F. and Otto J.
     Mr. E. C. Springer was educated in the Edwardsville schools, studied law at home and in the law department of the Michigan University, and was admitted to the bar in June, 1876. For seven years he was a partner of the late Judge John G. Irwin. He and his brother William F., practiced together until 1901, and then the present firm was organized.
     In politics Mr. Springer is a Democrat and for many years has taken a helpful interest in the civic life of his city and county. The only public offices held by him were in connection with the public schools of Edwardsville, serving three years as president of the Board of Trustees of Edwardsville township, and three years as president of the Board of Education of the city of Edwardsville. He is a member of the Lutheran church.
     Mr. Springer married, September 27, 1893, Miss Sarah J. Robinson, daughter of Rufus and Mary Robinson, and has one son, Frederick Easton Springer, who was born January 22, 1896.
 
Springer, Edward C. (I7425)
 
654
The following biographical sketch was published in 1917.

          CHARLES J. SCHNEIDER

     Charles J. Schneider, well known for many years in connection with business interests in Garner, has been a lifelong resident of Iowa, his birth having occurred in Monona, January 1, 1865, his parents being Adam and Mary Schneider. He dates his residence in Garner from 1886, and for thirty-one years has been identified with its commercial pursuits, conducting a general store.
     On the 15th of October, 1892, Mr. Schneider was united in marriage to Miss Lucy M. Bliss, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Bliss, and they have two sons, Carl and Harold. The religious faith of the family is that of the Congregational church. Mr. Schneider holds high rank as a citizen and business man. During the long period of his connection with Hancock county he has become widely known, and the course that he has pursued has gained for him the favorable regard of all. His friends, and they are many, speak of him as one possessed of sterling qualities and who at all times has been a factor in the substantial development and progress of this part of the state, contributing much to the upbuilding of Garner, especially along the line of its commercial progress.
 
Schneider, Charles J. (I7636)
 
655
The following biographical sketch was published in 1918 in History of Wyoming.

          Judge Charles Edwin Winter.

     Judge Charles Edwin Winter is leaving the impress of his individuality upon the judicial history of the state by reason of his marked capability and his unfaltering devotion to duty. He is now serving on the bench of the sixth judicial district which comprises the three counties of Fremont, Natrona and Converse, and he makes his home in Casper.
     Iowa claims him as a native son, his birth having occurred in Muscatine, September 13, 1870, his parents being William and Wilhelmine (Fiegenbaum) Winter, both of whom were natives of Germany. They came to the United States in childhood, however, with their respective parents, who located in Missouri, where both Mr. and Mrs. Winter were reared. Their marriage was celebrated in that state and subsequently they removed to Chicago, where Mr. Winter became connected with the Methodist ministry. He afterward rode the circuit in Illinois and in Iowa in an early day. He was also a veteran of the Mexican war and throughout his entire life was actuated by a spirit of the utmost loyalty and devotion to his country. He died in Davenport in 1881 at the age of fifty-six years, his widow long surviving, her death occurring in Nebraska, March 16, 1917, when she had reached the age of eighty-three years.
     Judge Winter was reared under the parental roof, his home influences being such as led to the development of the highest standards that have guided him in all life's relations. After attending the public schools he became a student in the Iowa Wesleyan University at Mount Pleasant and also continued his studies in the Nebraska Wesleyan University at University Place, from which institution he was graduated with the class of 1892, winning the degree of Bachelor of Philosophy. He then went to Omaha, where he entered upon the study of law, and was admitted to the bar in 1895. The following year he became clerk of the county court in Omaha and occupied that position for four years, or until 1900, when he entered upon the private practice of law. Two years later, or in 1902, he removed to the new copper mining camp forty-five miles from a railroad, known as Grand Encampment, in Carbon county, Wyoming. There he entered upon law practice, in which he continued until January, 1913, when he took up his abode in Casper. During the closing days of the state legislature in 1913 the sixth judicial district of Wyoming was created and Mr. Winter was appointed to the bench by Gov. Joseph M. Carey. In the election of 1914 he was chosen by popular suffrage for the office for a six years' term, so that he is the present incumbent. He ran as an independent candidate and the republican and democratic parties placed no candidate in the field, it being a generally conceded fact that Judge Winter was the right man for the place. He had won for himself very favorable criticism in his law practice for the careful and systematic methods which he followed. He displayed remarkable powers of concentration and application and his retentive memory often excited the surprise of his professional colleagues. As an orator he also stood high, especially in the discussion of legal matters before the courts, where his comprehensive knowledge of the law was manifest, while his application of legal principles demonstrated the wide range of his professional learning. All these things indicated him to be a logical candidate for the office of district judge and his record upon the bench is identical with his record as a man and lawyer, distinguished by the utmost fidelity to duty and by a masterful grasp of every problem presented for solution.
     On the 11th of June, 1896, Judge Winter was united in marriage to Miss Augusta P. Hutchinson, of Omaha, and to them were born three sons, Stanley T., Warren H. and Franklin C. The wife and mother passed away in Casper, April 29, 1913, and on the 25th of February, 1915, Judge Winter married Miss Alice R. Maltby, of Spokane, Washington.
     Since his college days Judge Winter has taken an active interest in politics as a supporter of the republican party and has done much campaign work, making public addresses on party issues in each campaign up to 1912, when on the progressive ticket he became a candidate for congress. Since taking his place upon the bench, however, he has not been an active party worker. He was an alternate delegate to the republican convention that first nominated Taft in Chicago in 1908. In all things he is actuated by a public-spirited devotion to the general good and he is widely known as the author of the state song of Wyoming, which was adopted and published in 1905. In 1907 he published a novel of Wyoming, under the title of "Grandon of Sierra,: which is now in its sixth edition. He published his second story of Wyoming in July, 1917, under the title of "Ben Warman."
     Judge Winter is a prominent Mason, belonging to Casper Lodge, No. 15, F. & A. M., while in the Cheyenne Consistory he has attained the thirty-second degree of the Scottish Rite. He is also connected with the Korein Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S.
     In presenting the history of Judge Winter to our readers we record the life activities of one who is acknowledged to be a foremost and honored resident of the state. Gifted by nature with keen mentality, he has won for himself a notable position in judicial and literary circles. His decisions on the bench indicate strong mentality, careful analysis, a thorough knowledge of the law and an unbiased judgment. In the discharge of his multitudinous delicate duties he has shown himself to be a man of well rounded character, finely balanced in mind and of splendid attainments.

The following entry was published in 2005 in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005.

     WINTER, Charles Edwin, a Representative from Wyoming; born in Muscatine, Iowa, September 13, 1870; attended the public schools and Iowa Wesleyan University at Mount Pleasant; was graduated from the Nebraska Wesleyan University at Lincoln in 1892; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1895 and commenced practice in Omaha, Nebr.; moved to Encampment, Carbon County, Wyo., in 1902 and to Casper, Natrona County, Wyo., in 1903; delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1908; judge of the sixth judicial district of Wyoming 1913-1919; resigned from the bench and resumed the practice of law at Casper, Wyo.; elected as a Republican to the Sixty-eighth, Sixty-ninth, and Seventieth Congresses (March 4, 1923-March 3, 1929); was not a candidate for renomination in 1928, but was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate; attorney general of Puerto Rico in 1932 and 1933, and served as Acting Governor; resumed the practice of law; died in Casper, Wyo., April 22, 1948; interment in Highland Cemetery.
 
Winter, Charles Edwin (I290)
 
656
The following biographical sketch was published in the History of Cooper County Missouri in 1919.

     John George Hoflander, late well and favorably known resident of the Billingsville neighborhood, Cooper County, and veteran of the Civil War, was a native of Saxony Coburg, Germany. Mr. Hoflander was born July 17, 1841 and died at his country home near Billingsville, March 6, 1915.
     He was a son of John Ernst and Kunigunda (Stegner) Hoflander, natives of Germany, who immigrated to the United States and settled in Cooper County in 1853.
     John George Hoflander was reared to young manhood on the Hoflander home place and was enrolled as a member of the Missouri State Guards during the Civil War. He was detailed for guard duty to protect traffic along the Missouri River.
     Mr. Hoflander was married at Pleasant Green, Mo., Jan. 15, 1880, to Elizabeth L. Back, born at Pleasant Green, Cooper County, Jan. 30, 1856. She was a daughter of Philip and Doreathe Fredericka Back. Mrs. Elizabeth Hoflander is one of two children, as follows: Mrs. Elizabeth Hoflander; Mrs. Ernest Vogelpohl, Pilot Grove.
     When George and Elizabeth Hoflander were married they settled on the old Hoflander home place, near Billingsville which Mr. Hoflander farmed successfully during his entire life. This is a fine farm of 128 acres which is well improved and the soil of which is very productive.
     The Hoflander children are: Henry, born Oct. 28, 1880, and died Nov. 1, 1880; Marie Christine, born Sept. 11, 1881, at home; Caroline Henrietta was born March 2, 1885, at home; Marie Pauline, born March 2, 1885, was wife of the late Frank Wallje, is now at Sedalia, Mo.; Dorothea Elizabeth, born July 5, 1887, is wife of George Geiger, vicinity of Billingsville, Mo.; George Thomas, born Oct. 1 1889, at home; Laura Amelia, born Jan. 11, 1892, is wife of Oliver Koenig, near Prairie Lick, Cooper County, Mo.; Marie Magdaline, born Jan. 25, 1897, at home ; and Carl John, born Oct. 25, 1901, at home.
     The late George Hoflander was one of the sterling and energetic citizens of Cooper County and was highly regarded in the community where he was born and reared. He was one of the builders of the Billingsville St. John's Evangelical Church and was a devout Christian, a kind husband and father. He was a republican but took little part in political affairs. It is such as he that assisted materially in upbuilding the Cooper County of today.
 
Hoflander, Johann Georg (I7099)
 
657
The following is a brief biographical sketch published in 1882:

"Clay H. Lynch received a common school education in the district schools of his native county (Madison), and at the age of twenty-one commenced the study of law in the office of Hon. David Gillespie. Having read law two years, in 1870 he entered the law department of the University of Michigan, from which institution he graduated in 1871. Soon after finishing his course he opened a law office and practiced two years, at the end of which time he quit law and engaged in the grain trade. In January, 1881, he resumed his legal practice, and now bids fair to make a successful attorney."

     The David Gillespie mentioned in this selection was a prominent lawyer and judge in Madison County, Illinois. One of his two daughters, Julia B. Gillespie (1856-1886) was the first wife of Clay's brother-in-law, Dr. Edward William Fiegenbaum (1854-1927).

 
Lynch, Clay Hardin (I2798)
 
658
The following is a transcription of an obituary for Alice Louise Fiegenbaum which appeared on 15 February 1982 in the Albany Democrat-Herald, of Albany, Oregon.

          Alice Fiegenbaum

     Memorial services for Alice Louise Fiegenbaum, 58, 2533 Wheeler St., who died Monday at Albany General Hospital, will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in the Aasum Funeral Home. The Rev. Dennis O'Donovan will officiate and cremation will be at City View Crematorium in Salem.
     Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.
     She was born Sept. 22, 1923, at Geneva, Neb., where she received her education.
     She moved to Albany in 1941 and was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church. A telephone operator, Mrs. Fiegenbaum worked at Camp Adair and the 20 years for Pacific Northwest Telephone Company.
     She married William E. Fiegenbaum on Nov. 15, 1943, in Medford. He survives.
     Other survivors include five sons, W. Edward of Eugene, Martin and John, both of Albany, and Michael and Patrick, both of Portland; one daughter, Susan Salveson, Tucson, Ariz.; three brothers, Michael Steffgen, Salem, Paul Steffgen, Arkansas, and Lawrence Steffgen, Eagle Lake, Calif.; and two grandchildren.

The following is a transcription supplied by Jane Michel of an obituary for Alice Louise Fiegenbaum. Jane reported that the article had appeared on 25 February 1982 in the Nebraska Signal, of Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska.

          Alice Fiegenbaum Dies In Oregon

     Alice Louise Fiegenbaum, 58, of Albany, Ore., died Monday in Albany General hospital following a lengthy illness.
     Born in Geneva, she moved to Oregon in 1941. She worked as a telephone operator at Camp Adair and later worked more than 20 years for Pacific Northwest Bell Telephone Co. until illness forced her to retire. She was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic church.
     Surviving are her husband, William of Albany, Ore.; sons, W. Edward of Eugene, Ore., Michael and Patrick, both of Portland, Ore., and daughter, Susan Salveson of Tucson, Ariz.; brothers, Michael Steffgen of Salem, Ore., Paul Steffgen, in Arkansas, and Lawrence Steffgen, Eagle Lake, Cal.; and two grandchildren.
 
Steffgen, Alice Louise (I76)
 
659
The following is a transcription of an obituary for Lillie Amelia Williams published on 5 October 1948 in the Oregon Statesman, of Salem, Oregon.

     "In this city October 2, Lillie Amelia Williams, late resident of 1112 Mill st. Survived by daughters, Ethel Williams, Salem, Mrs. Blanche Segersten, Lewiston, Idaho, and Mrs. Frances Arent, Forest Grove; brothers, Edward H. Minden and L. F. Minden, Stockton, Calif., Charles Minden, Lewiston, Idaho, Chester Minden, Corvallis, Albert Minden, Spokane, and Will Minden, Princeton, Idaho; also three grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Services will be held in the First Methodist church, Tuesday, October 5, at 1:30 p.m. Interment in Lee Mission cemetery. W. T. Rigdon company in charge."
 
Minden, Lillian Amelia (I5504)
 
660
The following is a transcription of an obituary for Rev. John E. Williams published on 20 June 1948 in the Oregon Statesman, of Salem, Oregon..

     "Funeral Set Tuesday for Rev. Williams--Funeral services for the Rev. John E. Williams, pioneer Methodist minister and Salem resident for eight years, who died in a local hospital Saturday, will be held at the First Methodist church Tuesday at 10:30 a.m.
     "Dr. Edward Wolfe, pastor of the Sunnyside Methodist church in Portland, will officiate and interment will be in the Jason Lee cemetery. Services will be under the direction of the W. T. Rigdon company.
     "Williams, a resident of 1112 Mill st., was born in Galliton [sic] county, Ill., Aug. 14, 1863, and spent his boyhood in that state. He was married to Lillian A. Minden, at Preston, Kan., in 1888, and the couple moved to Dayton, Wash. His widow survives.
     "Moving to Walla Walla, Wash., Williams served as a minister and farmed in the valley until 1892 when he joined the old Columbia River Methodist conference at The Dalles. The conference later merged with the Puget Sound Methodist conference to form the Pacific Northwest conference.
     "While a member of the Columbia River conference, Williams served his first pastorate with the Covella circuit in Washington. He came to Oregon in 1911, serving as pastor at Prineville. As a member of the Pacific Coast conference, Williams served churches in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Indiana and Kentucky. Before coming to Salem he was pastor at Banks, Ore.
     "Surviving beside his widow are three daughters, Mrs. A. A. Segersten of Lewiston, Idaho, Ethel L. Williams of Fossil, Ore., and Mrs. Frances L. Arant of Forest Grove; three sisters, Mrs. Jeff Triplett and Mrs. John Black of Lewiston and Mrs. O. E. Carter of Portland; a brother, Low Williams of Myrtle, Idaho; three grandchildren, William E. Durand of Tacoma, Wash., Mrs. R. L. Ettinger of Washington, D.C., and Mrs. C. A. Weaver of Stockton, Calif., and three great-grandchildren."
 
Williams, Rev. John Edward (I5514)
 
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The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of a wedding announcement for Lloyd Frederick Klein and Frances Montgomery Fiegenbaum. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the article had appeared on 4 August 1926 in the Nebraska Signal, of Geneva, Nebraska.

     A pretty home wedding occurred 3 August 1926 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Fiegenbaum of Geneva, when their daughter Frances became the bride of Lloyd Frederick Klein of Beatrice. The ceremony was performed at 10:00 a.m. by Rev. H. G. Langley of the Geneva Methodist Church. Only a small company of relatives was present for the ceremony. Following the ceremony a three-course wedding breakfast was served by Miss Jessie Barnes and Mrs. Tyler Edgecombe. Mr. and Mrs. Klein then left on a honeymoon to points of interest in Colorado. They will be at home after 1 September at Crete, where Mr. Klein is an instructor in the high school. The bride is the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Fiegenbaum of Geneva. She was born and reared in Geneva. She is a graduate of the Geneva High School and the College of Music at the State University. She has been supervisor of music in the Geneva and Crete High Schools. She is a young lady of much accomplishment. Mr. Klein is a graduate of Cotner College and he also attended the University of Nebraska.
 
Family F30
 
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The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for "Mrs William E. Fiegenbaum." Gretchen Leenerts reported that the obituary had appeared on 10 September 1953 in the Nebraska Signal, of Geneva, Nebraska.

     Mrs. Fiegenbaum's services held at Methodist Church. Mrs. William E. Fiegenbaum of Geneva passed away at a Lincoln hospital at 10:50 a.m. Sunday, 6 September 1953, aged 74 years, 10 months and 8 days. She had been in ill health several months and was taken to the hospital Thursday, August 27th. Maude Mary Montgomery was born in Jackson, Ohio 28 October 1878. At the age of four and one-half years the family moved to Oregon, Missouri. After the death of her mother, she and her two sisters were reared and educated by an uncle, Robert Montgomery. She graduated from the Oregon High School, and attended Kansas State University and Western College at Oxford, Ohio. On 8 October 1901 she and William Edward Fiegenbaum were united in marriage and they came to live in Geneva, Nebraska which has been their home ever since. Three children blessed their marriage, Frederick Robert, who tarried with them just four and one-half months; Frances Montgomery, now Mrs. L. F. Klein of Lincoln; and William Edward II, who has just returned to Geneva after serving as a captain in the United States Army in Germany. Mrs. Fiegenbaum was a member of the Presbyterian Church during her girlhood. Following her marriage she and her husband united with the Methodist Church of Geneva, and for half a century they have loved and served this church faithfully and officially in many capacities. She also belonged to Chapter "O", P. E. O., the Geneva Woman's Club, and its several departments, and the O. K. Kensington. There are four grandchildren, Gretchen Turner, Nancy Klein, Susan Fiegenbaum and William Edward Fiegenbaum III, and one great grandchild, Karen Turner. Two sisters, Mrs. Henry Fiegenbaum of Springfield, Nebraska and Mrs. Grace Dungan of Oregon, Missouri also survive. A year and 11 months ago Mr. and Mrs. Fiegenbaum celebrated their golden wedding anniversary and at that time received the greetings and good wishes of a multitude of friends. Mrs. Fiegenbaum requested no flowers at the service, but suggested that any expressions of sympathy might be made in the form of a contribution to the Memorial Fund of the church which she loved for more than fifty years. Funeral services were conducted at the First Methodist Church of Geneva Tuesday morning, 8 September at 10:30. Dr. F. E. Pfoutz, pastor, gave the tribute. Organ music was provided by Miss Gayle Walton, the church organist. Mrs. Fiegenbaum's favorite hymn, "Crossing the Bar," was read with organ accompaniment. The pallbearers were Lyman Brooke, Lyle Cumberland, Tyler Edgecombe, John C. Gewacke, Charles Grothe and Harold Heath. Ushers were C. M. Humphrey and Wayne C. Winchell. Interment was in the Geneva Cemetery.
 
Montgomery, Maude Mary (I69)
 
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The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Bruce F. Claussen. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the obituary had appeared on 4 March 1997 in the North Platte Telegraph, of North Platte, Nebraska.

     Bruce F. Claussen, 71, of North Platte died 1 March 1997 at his home. He was born 12 June 1925 at Omaha to Reuben J. and F. Louise Fiegenbaum Claussen. He moved with his family to North Platte in 1926, attending schools here and graduating from North Platte High School with the class of 1943. During World War II he served in the U. S. Army with the 192nd General Hospital in England. Following his discharge, he returned to attend the University of Nebraska Medical School, from which he graduated in 1952. He served his internship and residency in orthopaedic surgery at Herman Hospital in Houston. On 3 December 1955 he married Georgann Wythers at Lincoln. In 1958 he opened his orthopaedic practice in North Platte, which he worked in until his retirement in 1985. Following his retirement, he continued as a medical consultant doing orthopaedic evaluations until the time of his death. Dr. Claussen was active in numerous civic affairs all of his life. He served as chairman of the Buffalo Bill Rodeo Committee and was on the Nebraskaland Days Board and was a member of the Cody Calvary. He received the Dale Studley Memorial Award, the Trail Boss Award and the Cody Scouts Award. He also received a special commendation award from the Rodeo Committee. An original organizer of Rodeo 100, he was a member of the Friends of Buffalo Bill and a contributing member of the Living History Program. "Dr. Claussen was a real historian as far as the Buffalo Bill Rodeo is concerned," said Melvin Hill, chair of the Buffalo Bill Rodeo Committee. "Any time I needed information, I went to Doc Claussen." Nebraskaland Days benefited from Claussen's historical interests too. "Probably 99 percent of the memorabilia Nebraskaland Days has is thanks to Dr. Claussen," said Sharon Hambek, Nebraskaland Days Executive Director. Dr. Claussen, riding a white horse, was a familiar sight in many Nebraskaland Days parades and rodeo grand entries during the 1970s and early 1980s. Dr. Claussen also served on the board of the Chamber of Commerce. In the medical profession, he served as Chief of Staff at various times at St. Mary and Memorial Hospitals and Great Plains Regional Medical Center. He compiled a history of the hospitals in North Platte and was an avid supporter of the one-hospital concept in North Platte. "After retiring from hospital practice, he spent many hours trying to formulate a good, complete history of the hospitals in North Platte," said Dr. Gerald Rounsborg. Claussen was the only orthopaedic surgeon in North Platte for many years, Rounsborg said, and was highly regarded. "He was truly a fine surgeon and always had the community's interests at heart. He was willing to help whenever anything needed to be done in the community. He will be sorely missed," Rounsborg said. A member of First Presbyterian Church since 5 April 1936, Claussen had served as an elder. His professional memberships included the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery, the Clinical Orthopaedic Society, the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, the Mid Central States Orthopaedic Society, the Orthopaedic Letters Society and the American Medical Association. Between internship and residency, he was a staff officer in the United States Coast Guard, serving as chief surgeon on the SS America and the SS Santa Rosa. He was also a member of the Alpha Tau Omega and Nu Sigma Nu fraternities. Other memberships included the American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Lincoln County Historical Society. Surviving him are his wife; two sons, Richard J. (Ginna) of Lincoln and William F. (Jackie) of Liberty, Missouri; three grandchildren, Richard, Bruce and Carly; a brother Richard of Englewood, Colorado and several nieces and nephews. Preceding him in death were his parents; a brother, Gerald Reuben Claussen, in 1984. Memorials have been established to the American Cancer Society, North Platte Chapter, or to the Home Health Hospice program at Great Plains Regional Medical Center. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Virgil Taylor officiating. Pallbearers will be Melvin Hill, James Schneider, Chris Mabbutt, Richard Satterfield, Dr. David Johnston and Dr. Gerald Rounsborg. The casket will not be open. Private family committal services will be at Fort McPherson National Cemetery with military honors. Visitation will be from 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. today at Adams and Swanson Funeral Home which is in charge of arrangements.
 
Claussen, Bruce F. (I441)
 
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The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Cora Cornwell. Gretchen Leenerts did not report exactly when and where this obituary was published.

Last Rites for Cora Sexauer: Cora Cornwell, daughter of Mary B. and Robert D. Cornwell, was born 20 November 1893 on a farm near what is now Urbandale, Iowa. She passed away at her home in Ankeny, Iowa, on 18 July 1949, at the age of 56 years, 7 months and 13 days. Ironically, her death was due to the disease which she had always feared most, namely cancer. Cora had been a member of the Ankeny Methodist Church for many years, and was an active and faithful member of various church and community activities. She attended school in the community in which she lived as a child. Cora Cornwell was united in marriage 30 August 1910 to Hallett M. Sexauer of Ankeny and to this union four children were born: Harvey R. of Des Moines, Edith Bruce and Myrtle Sexauer of Ankeny, and Lavonne Klopfenstein of Ames, all of whom survive. She is also survived by three granddaughters, Georgiana Sexauer, Corinne and Donna Bruce, a brother Chester Cornwell, Ankeny, a sister Mrs. Tressie Sheppard of Johnston, a half sister Mrs. Mary Banning of Des Moines, three half brothers, Henry Lint, Ankeny, Oscar and Edwin Lint, Polk City, and her stepfather, John Lint, also of Polk City. Her mother, Mary B. Lint, preceded her in death 16 June 1947. With the exception of three childhood years which were spent in Effingham, Illinois, where she went with her mother and brother and sister upon the early death of her father, she lived the rest of her life in the community of Ankeny. Final rites were held in the Ankeny Methodist Church Wednesday, 25th at 2:00 p.m. Services were conducted by Rev. Floyd Shepherd, former pastor at Ankeny and ably assisted by Rev. W. J. Meredith, the local pastor. Pallbearers, all nephews, were Ardrey Sheppard of Fort Dodge, Virgil Sheppard of Des Moines, Carl and Ray Cornwell, Des Moines, John Lint, Des Moines and Leland Sexauer, Waterloo. Interment was in the Greenwood Cemetery. 
Cornwell, Cora Arabelle (I421)
 
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The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Elisabeth Katharina Antonie (Steffen) Ploeger which she reported had appeared on 16 September 1949 in the Marthasville Record, of Marthasville, Missouri.

Mrs. Elizabeth Katherine Ploeger, nee Steffen, was born at Holstein, Missouri on 24 March 1879 and departed her life at St. Francis Hospital, Washington, Missouri on 6 September 1949, having attained the age of 70 years, five months and thirteen days. She received the sacrament of Holy Baptism on 31 March 1879 by the Rev. Schierbaum. The rite of Confirmation was administered on 26 March 1893 by the Rev. J. J. Mayer. She was united in holy wedlock with Robert Ploeger on 6 August 1899. This union was blessed with five children, two children passed on in early childhood. With the exception of one year, their entire married life was spent in Holstein, Missouri community, the place of their birth. Their golden wedding anniversary was celebrated 6 August 1949. Mr. Ploeger preceded her in death eighteen days ago in August. The parents are survived by three children; Mrs. Edward Skyles (Irene) of St. Louis, Missouri; Roy of Hermann, Missouri and Mrs. Ralph Schroedere (Helen) of St. Louis, Missouri. She is also survived by two sisters, Mrs. Louis Giles of Washington, Missouri and Mrs. August Frie of New Haven, Missouri, along with other relatives and friends. Funeral services were conducted 9 September 1949 by the pastor Rev. W. W. Kramme under the direction of Lichtenberg Funeral Home. Interment was in the Holstein Cemetery.
 
Steffen, Elisabeth Katharina Antonie (I3443)
 
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The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Elizabeth Catherine Wellemeyer which she reported had appeared on 9 February 1917 in the Garner Signal, of Garner, Iowa, apparently borrowing from the Marshalltown Times Republican, of Marshalltown, Iowa.

     Death at 7:15 this morning claimed Miss Elizabeth Wellemeyer, supervisor of music in the public schools of the city, following a brief illness of three days' duration. Miss Wellemeyer was stricken suddenly and violently ill with uremia early Tuesday morning and suffered two convulsions before she was taken to Deaconess Hospital. During the three days following, Miss Wellemeyer never fully regained consciousness, and her temperature remained well above 100 most of the time. At 4:00 p.m. Thursday afternoon, the patient sustained another convulsion, after which her temperature went up to 108 and her action became much weaker. She passed into a stupor shortly after 6:00 p.m. Dr. W. L. Bierinf, of Des Moines, who was called into consultation on the case Thursday, said he believed meningeal complications had set in, but that nothing more could have been done for the patient. She had been in the hospital for a short time two weeks before with a bad case of grippe, but had returned to work for a week just previous to her last illness. Miss Wellemeyer came to Marshalltown in the fall of 1909 from Lamoni, where she had been teaching music in Graceland College. She took up the position of supervisor of music in both the grades and high school, and under her supervision the music of the schools had been developed into a real factor in the community. She worked on the idea that the whole city could in a measure partake of the appreciation of music through the school children, and with this end in view developed the glee clubs and chorus work and organized classes in musical history, harmony and appreciation of music. She was influential in standardizing the work in high school music so that pupils received credit for their music when entering college. In state musical circles, Miss Wellemeyer was well and favorably known. She was president of the music section of the State Teachers Association, and leader of the music section of the Northeastern Iowa Teachers' Association. In addition she represented the local schools at national meetings of music teachers in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania and Lincoln, Nebraska. At the time of her illness Miss Wellemeyer was just completing her plans for community singing, which was to include the schools of several cities in Iowa, and which was to be promoted between February 12 and 22, Lincoln's and Washington's birthdays. For the past six years Miss Wellemeyer had been director of the Methodist choir, and was also a member of that church. She had directed the high school glee clubs and orchestra, and was prominent in the institution of community singing in this city. At the time of her death she was also president of Der Deutsche Unterhaltungs Kreis.
     Catherine Elizabeth Wellemeyer was born at Garner, Hancock County on 30 April 1876, the eldest of a family of eight children. Her father, Rev. Frank H. Wellemeyer, was a minister in the German Methodist Church and Miss Wellemeyer's girlhood was spent in different towns in this state. She received her high school education in Decorah, and following this was graduated from the Iowa State Normal School at Cedar Falls. She then taught in the grades at Britt for a few years, before specializing in music. Going to Chicago she studied for three years in the American Conservatory of Music under Adolph Weidig, an authority on harmony, and also took several courses in public school music under W. L. Tomlins. After completing her work there she taught music for two years in Graceland College, Lamoi, coming to Marshalltown from there in 1909. Miss Wellemeyer was the third in her family to pass to the great beyond, her father having died in 1907 and a sister, Estella, in 1907. She is survived by her mother, Mrs. Mary Wellemeyer, of Charles City, four brothers and two sisters. These are: Miss Ruth Wellemeyer, principal of the high school at Charles City; Mrs. R. W. Merten, Guthrie, Oklahoma; Earnest Wellemeyer, mathematics teacher in Colton, California high school; Charles (Carl) Wesley Wellemeyer, teacher and farmer, Colesburg, Iowa; Arthur Wellemeyer, merchant, mortician, Klemme, Iowa; Ernest Edward, of Patterson, California and Fletcher, Principal of the high school in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The body was taken to the Methodist Church at 3:00 p.m. today and will be open to friends. The public schools will be dismissed at 3:00 p.m. to give the children an opportunity to go to the church. Burial will be in Concord Cemetery, Garner, Iowa next to her father.
 
Wellemeyer, Elizabeth Catherine (I5552)
 
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The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Frances Louise (Fiegenbaum) Claussen. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the article had appeared on 21 April 1992 in the North Platte Telegraph, of North Platte, Nebraska.

     F. Louise Claussen, 89, resident of North Platte since 1926, and World War II Canteen worker, died 19 April 1992 at a local nursing home. She was born 25 June 1902 at Lawton, Oklahoma to Henry and Nell Montgomery Fiegenbaum and at the age of 2 moved to Springfield, Nebraska where she graduated from high school in 1918. She taught school at Springfield and Otoe before attending the University of Nebraska. On 12 July 1921 she married Reuben J. Claussen at Springfield. He died 11 October 1955. Mrs. Claussen was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and the Church Circle I and was a member and past president of Chapter EB PEO. Survivors include two sons, Richard L. of Denver, Colorado and Dr. Bruce F. and wife Georgann of North Platte; a sister, Roberta Martin of Omaha; 12 grandchildren and four great grandchildren. A son, R. Jerome, also preceded her in death 14 November 1986. Services will be 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. James E. Clarke officiating. Burial will be in the North Platte Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the church. The casket will not open at the church. Adams and Swanson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
 
Fiegenbaum, Frances Louise (I437)
 
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The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Frank I. Howard. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the obituary had appeared on 28 March 1935 in the Sac City Sun, of Sac City, Iowa.

Funeral services for Frank I. Howard who passed away at a hospital in Omaha following brief illness were held Friday afternoon at 2:30 from Neal Funeral Home with Rev. Corwin Taylor, pastor of Methodist Church. Burial Oakland Cemetery beside wife who died 1923. Frank I. Howard, son of Israel and Sarah Sulgrove Howard, was born at Ottumwa, Iowa 26 June 1856 and died 20 March 1935 age 78 years, 8 months, 29 days. When 2 moved with family to vicinity of Ankeny, Iowa, at that time known as Saylorville near Des Moines where he grew up. Married Lydia M. Fiegenbaum 27 February 1881. For twelve years they lived near Ankeny on a farm. In the spring of 1893 they came to Sac County where they bought a farm and owned it at the time of his death. In 1916 they moved to town. Mrs. Howard died 29 March 1923. He was one of nine children, one dying in infancy. All but one sister, Mrs. Thomas Lane of Sac City, preceded him in death. His daughter, Geneive (Mrs. R. B. Hayes) of Plattsmouth, together with husband and their two children, Jean Howard and Robert Howard survive.

Note that other researchers report that "Frank" Howard was born in Polk County, Iowa, on 30 June 1856, that he was the youngest of 11 children and that his father's name was not Israel, but Samuel.
 
Howard, Francis Irwin (I63)
 
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The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Frederick Robert Fiegenbaum. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the obituary had appeared on 15 May 1903 in the Nebraska Signal, of Geneva, Nebraska.

     DIED: At 6:00 p.m. Friday 8 May 1903, Frederick Robert, only child of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Fiegenbaum, aged four months and twenty-four days. The little one had been sick but a day or two. Its death was very unexpected and was a great blow to the parents. The cause of death was not fully established. The funeral service was private and was conducted at the family residence at four o'clock Sunday afternoon by Rev. E. M. Evans. On account of the downpour of rain the interment of the body was deferred until two o'clock Monday afternoon. The Methodist choir sang at the funeral service. Friends sent many beautiful flowers.
 
Fiegenbaum, Frederic Wilhelm (I72)
 
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The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Fredricka Frances (Miller) Larzelere. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the obituary had appeared on 11 June 1981 in the Kansas Chief, of Troy, Kansas.

     Freda Larzelere, 89, died Thursday, 4 June, at a Wathena nursing home. A native of Wathena, Mrs. Larzelere was a lifelong resident of Doniphan County. She was the widow of R. G. Larzelere, who died in 1952. Mrs. Larzelere was a member of the United Methodist Church of Troy. She was the daughter of Jacob Miller and Emma Fiegenbaum. Survivors include two sons, Robert Larzelere of San Francisco, California and Richard Larzelere of Troy; one sister, Wilma Miller of Wathena; three grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Services were Sunday, 7 June at the Troy United Methodist Church, with burial in the Bellemont Cemetery, Wathena. Service arrangements were under the direction of the Harman Mortuary, Troy. Pallbearers were Lyle Yingling, Alfred Zimmerman, Gary Davies, Archie Seiter, Francis Burbridge and Clarence E. Blake.
 
Miller, Fredricka Frances (I428)
 
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The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Fredricka Frances (Miller) Larzelere. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the obituary had appeared on 15 April 1975 in the Kansas City Times, of Kansas City, Missouri.

     Mrs. Kathryn M. Beery, 74, of 2432 East 69th Terrace, died Sunday at the home. She was born in Wathena, Kansas and lived here 44 years. Mrs. Beery was a member of the Central United Methodist Church. She attended the University of Kansas and was a member of the Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority. She leaves her husband, Roland S. Beery, Sr., of the home, a son Roland S. Beery, Jr. of 3608 N.E. 47th; a daughter, Mrs. Carol Blackburn, Fort Lauderdale, Florida; two sisters, Miss Wilma Miller of Wathena and Mrs. Freda Larzelere of Troy, Kansas and five grandchildren. Private services will be Wednesday at the Muehlebach Chapel; cremation. Friends may call from 7 to 8:30 p.m. tonight at the chapel.
 
Miller, Kathryn Hortense (I430)
 
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The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Friedrich Ernst Plöger which she reported had appeared on 18 October 1912 in the Marthasville (Missouri) Record.

After a lingering illness of about one year, Father Ploeger passed away at his home one mile west of Holstein, Missouri, Sunday evening 6 October 1912, and was buried Wednesday 9 October in the Evangelical Cemetery at Holstein, Missouri. Friedrich Ernst Ploeger was born at Lemgo, Lippe, Germany 1 April 1830. When he was nineteen years old he left his fatherland to make this country his future home. The first year he lived at St. Louis, then came to Lippstadt, Missouri, was one of the founders of the Evangelical congregation. In 1857 he was married to Miss Christine E. Auf-Der-Haar. After they had lived for nine years at Lippstadt, Missouri, the young couple moved to a place one and a half miles north of Holstein, Missouri; but after three years, again they moved to Lippstadt, Missouri and lived there again for nine years. Finally they settled down on their old home place, one mile west of Holstein. On 7 April 1907 Mr. and Mrs. Ploeger celebrated their golden anniversary, but soon after were parted as Mrs. Ploeger died 14 June 1907. This union was blessed with ten children; three of them went to their eternal rest. They are Wilhelm Henry, aged 15 years in 1881; Maria E., wife of Fred Wiemeyer of Higginsville, Missouri aged 28 years in 1892; Minna S., wife of Henry Leffmann of Mayview, Missouri, aged 30 years in 1901. The other seven children were all present at their father's funeral. They are: Henry W. of Murphysbora, Illinois; Anna W. wife of Herman Schroer of Higginsville, Missouri; Fred C. of Pinckney, Missouri; August W. of Kansas City, Missouri; Emma F. wife of William Dustmann of Pinckney, Missouri; Robert W. of Treloar, Missouri; Hilda M. wife of Gustav Timmerberg living on the father's place. Besides these children father Ploeger leaves twenty-five grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Of his 82 years, 6 months and 6 days of earthly pilgrimage, Father Ploeger lived 62 years in Warren County, Missouri, was a faithful member of our congregation since 1865. When he still was in the best of health, he selected the bible text himself to be used at his funeral sermon which was Ier. 31.3 and which the writer gladly made use of. F. Egger, Pastor.

Rev. F. Egger was the pastor of the German Evangelical Immanuels Church at Holstein, Missouri. Since 1957 this congregation has been known as Immanuels United Church of Christ.
 
Plöger, Friedrich Ernst (I201)
 
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The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for George E. Minden from an unidentified newspaper. In 1891, Mr. H. F. Wellemeyer, George's father-in-law, was living in Hancock County, Iowa:

H. F. Wellemeyer received the sad news yesterday of the death of his son-in-law, George E. Minden, by lightning at his home in Preston, Kansas. The Preston Plains Dealer gives the following account of his death. The people of Preston and vicinity were shocked on Friday evening last at the intelligence that George E. Minden had been struck by lightning and instantly killed. The report was only too true. The sun was shining brightly at the time in the west, and a cloud not much larger than a man's hand came up from the south, and when nearly overhead of the field in which Mr. Minden and his force was working, a bolt suddenly struck him while in the empty header barge, entering the right side of the top of his head, coming out on the left side of his neck, and then passing down his left side tearing off his shoe. Of the three or four others in the barge at the time, only one, a little son aged about four, was in any way effected, having his eyebrows and some of his hair on his head singed. No man stood higher in this county than George E. Minden -- his word was equivalent to his bond. He leaves a widow and seven children.
 
Minden, George Ernst (I5503)
 
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The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Henry Fiegenbaum. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the obituary had appeared on 9 December 1954 in the Springfield Monitor, of Springfield, Nebraska.

     Henry Fiegenbaum, 86, former Springfield druggist, died Monday in the home of his daughter, Mrs. Clyde Martin of Omaha. He was born in Wapello, Iowa 10 January 1868, the next to the youngest of nine children of the Rev. Frederick and Louisa (Otto) Fiegenbaum. He graduated from the University of Kansas with the class of 1894. While attending the University he was affiliated with the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity and at the time of his death he was their oldest living alumnae. Following his graduation from Kansas University, he was principal of the high school at Horton, Kansas and later at Oregon, Missouri. On 3 October 1900 he was united in marriage with Miss Nellie Montgomery of Oregon, Missouri. Following their marriage the couple lived for a short time in Kansas City, Missouri; later moving to Lawton, Oklahoma where Mr. Fiegenbaum was engaged in business, and where their daughter Louise was born. In 1903 Mr. Fiegenbaum purchased a drugstore in Springfield and here he was active in business until 1924. For a number of years he traveled for the Omaha Bee News and the Omaha World Herald. At the time of the second World War, due to the scarcity of pharmacists, he went back into the drug business as a pharmacist, and was employed in that capacity up to the time of his death. During the years Mr. Fiegenbaum lived in Springfield, he was active in the Congregational Church, serving on the church board, singing in the choir and acting in the capacity of deacon. He was a member of the Board of Education for many years, and was deeply interested in the construction of the present school building. He was a charter member of the Woodmen Circle, and also a member of the Woodmen of the World. He is survived by his wife, Nellie, two daughters, Mrs. Reuben J. Claussen of North Platte and Mrs. Clyde W. Martin of Omaha; one brother, William Edward Fiegenbaum of Geneva; five grandchildren: Mrs. Frank Mann, Jr. of Fargo, North Dakota, Dr. Bruce Claussen of Houston, Texas, Robert Martin of Papillion; Jerry Claussen of Chicago, Illinois and Lt. Richard Claussen of Aberdeen, Maryland; three great grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services are to be Thursday at 2:00 p.m. at the Springfield Methodist Church with interment in Springfield Cemetery. Kahler Mortuary is in charge of the arrangements. Pallbearers are Edgar Seibold, James Joern, Robert Shepler, Edward Zeorian, Donald Keyes and Lewis Bottorff.
 
Fiegenbaum, Heinrich F. (I59)
 
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The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Jacob Miller. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the obituary had appeared on 27 February 1941 in the Wathena Times, of Wathena, Kansas.

One of the largest crowds ever to attend a funeral in Wathena paid its last respects Tuesday afternoon in the Methodist Church to Jacob Miller who passed away Sunday morning, 23 February. Mr. Miller became ill Christmas day with pneumonia. After a few weeks at home, returned to his business for a short time. But the first week in February he was forced to his bed, and on 13 February he entered St. Joseph Hospital. On 21 February he expressed a desire to come home, he was brought home the next day, death coming the following morning. Mr. Miller would have been 78 years of age had he lived until 6 March. Rev. T. W. Siever, Rev. J. H. Reynolds, and three former pastors of the Methodist Church, Rev. Vernon of Leavenworth, Rev. G. C. Meyer of Topeka and Rev. Q. W. Brakebill of Severance, had part in the funeral service, with Mrs. P. F. Dubach at the organ. Burial was in Belmont Cemetery in charge of the Masonic Lodge, with arrangements by Dodds Funeral Home. Pallbearers were R. B. Carter, P. F. Dubach, F. C. Poirier, Dr. J. G. Swails, George T. Groh, and L. W. Stewart. Mr. Miller was born in Weidenthal, Germany, 6 March 1863. He retained his birth certificate, which is quite a lengthy document, written in German. Mr. Miller was educated in Germany, his schooling including several years of Latin, Greek and French. He crossed the Atlantic Ocean in 1879, coming directly to Wathena where he had an uncle. He was employed 1 January 1880 by the late Dr. W. W. Carter in a drug store. The store was housed in a small frame building on the present location of the Miller Pharmacy. With the exception of a few months spent in Montana, he had been on the same location for nearly 60 years, buying Dr. Carter's interest in 1892, after having been made a partner in 1884. Mr. Miller made a trip to Germany in 1904, returning to the United States more satisfied than ever with his adopted country. He and his brother traveled the length and breadth of Germany while he was there. Mr. Miller and Miss Emma Fiegenbaum were married 15 September 1886 and they celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary in 1936. He is survived by the wife, five children: Louise, Wilma and Kenneth of Wathena; Mrs. R. G. Larzelere of Troy; Mrs. Roland Beery of Kansas City; six grandchildren; three sisters and one brother, living in Germany; one cousin, Mrs. Octa Myers of Milwaukee; two second cousins, Mrs. Harlan Bradley of Milwaukee and Charles Chase of St. Joseph. Two daughters, Emily and Elsa died in childhood. Mrs. Beery was unable to attend the funeral, having undergone an operation recently. Mr. Miller was an unusual man because of the rarest of a combination of good qualities. Here was a man who loved God, his fellowmen, his family, nature, animal life, and all the fine arts. He was patient, sympathetic, always on the right side of every moral question that ever reared its head in Wathena. Joining the Methodist Church some 50 years ago, he has been one of its most loyal members, helping build the church, serving as chairman of the board of stewards and in many other capacities. He helped establish the Wathena Red Cross Chapter during the World War, and served as its treasurer all these years. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge, serving as treasurer for many years. He was president of the Fruit Growers Bank. As a breeder of Scotties, he gained quite a reputation in the dog world. Wathena businessmen paid tribute to Mr. Miller by closing for the service, every businessman and woman contributing towards a beautiful floral offering. Truly, he must have been a man to have retained the respect of so many people after 60 years of being in business!
 
Miller, Jacob (I66)
 
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The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Kenneth Carter Miller. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the obituary had appeared in the Wathena Times, of Wathena, Kansas. The date of publication was not provided.

     Kenneth Carter Miller, 69, died unexpectedly Friday afternoon of an apparent heart attack at his home in Wathena. He was the owner of the Miller Pharmacy, a business that observed its 100th anniversary in September 1967. Although Mr. Miller had recently been hospitalized, he was at the Pharmacy Friday morning. A lifelong resident of Wathena, Mr. Miller was a member of the Kansas Pharmaceutical Association and the National Association of Retail Druggists. A graduate of Kansas University at Lawrence, he was a charter member of Delta Chi Fraternity of the University. He was an active violinist and was a director of the Kansas University Footwarmers. An active member of the United Methodist Church, Mr. Miller had served as chairman of the official board of the church. At one time he sang in the church choir and on numerous occasions enriched the worship service and other special events of the church with violin solos. A member of Wathena Lodge No. 64, A. F. and A. M., Mr. Miller had served as Past Master, was a past member of the board of trustees of the lodge and was treasurer of that organization at the time of his death, an office that he had held for many years. He was also chairman of the Salvation Army Unit in Wathena at the time of his death. A former member of Wathena City Council, he was always interested in community affairs. Among his many interests were flowers. Mr. Miller had a flower garden each year at his home and it was not unusual to go into his pharmacy in the summer time and see beautiful bouquets of flowers picked from his garden on display. Mr. Miller was a member of Royal Arch Masons No. 16 of Troy, Hugh dePaynes Commandery No. 4 of St. Jo., St. Jo Council No. 9, Moila Shrine Temple of St. Jo and Phoenix Lodge No. 41, I.O.O.F., Wathena. Mr. Miller was very active in St. Jo musical and social circles. As a member of Moila Temple Shrine, he played golf at the Shrine Country Club and in former years was the director of the Moila Chanters, a choral. The evening of February 16 he attended the St. Jo Community Concert Association's program, having been a member for many years. The evening before his death, on February 19, he attended a meeting of the Midland Empire Numismatic Association of St. Jo in which he had won trophies. As a young man, Mr. Miller played in Ray Miller's Hotel Gibson Orchestra, traveling out of Cincinnati. He played in the early days of radio in St. Jo as a member of the Zerbst Capsule Hour Orchestra. Later he played in the orchestra for the operetta productions in Krug Park Bowl in St. Jo and for such traveling groups as Olson and Johnson at the Auditorium in St. Jo. Mr. Miller was a violinist and an entertainer who amused his friends in musical groups with stunts he had worked out for the instrument. As a member of the 25 year club of Local 50 in St. Jo, American Federation of Musicians, he attended the dinner given there annually by the veteran performers. His wife, Juliet, who survives him, is the immediate past president of the Fortnightly Musical Club in St. Jo. Besides his wife, survivors include a son, Roger Miller of Bonner Springs; three sisters, Mrs. Freda Larzelere of Troy, Mrs. Kathryn Beery of Kansas City (his twin sister) and Miss Wilma Miller of Wathena, and three grandchildren. One son, Phillip, preceded him in death. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the United Methodist Church with Rev. Lee Wiersma officiating. Mrs. Donald Groh played organ selections. Burial was in Bellemont Cemetery. Pallbearers were Dr. George Ruwwe, Dr. Claude Markt, Albert Zimmerman, Herbert Iffert, Russell Maag and Paul Spence. Arrangements were by Harman Mortuary at Wathena. Among the out of town relatives and friends who attended Mr. Miller's funeral were Mrs. Miller's brother, Mr. and Mrs. Brad Buell and Jack Buell of Salina. Mr. Buell remained to spend a few days with his sister.
 
Miller, Kenneth Carter (I431)
 
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The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for L. F. (Pop) Klein. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the article had appeared on 15 October 1968 in the Lincoln Journal & Star, of Lincoln, Nebraska.

     Prescott, Arizona. Funeral services are pending here for L. F. (Pop) Klein, veteran of over four decades of athletic activity in Nebraska high school and college ranks. Klein, who had lived here since retiring from his position as concessions director at the University of Nebraska in 1965, suffered a fatal heart attack Monday night. A graduate of Beatrice High School and Cotner College in Lincoln, Klein became coach at Crete in 1923. A thirteen year tenure there showed 89-19-6 overall football record, including one string of 44 consecutive wins, and a Class A basketball championship in 1932. He then moved to Kearney State, where his football teams had a 45-21-2 record. Potsy Clark then brought Klein to the University of Nebraska where he served as a football assistant and head basketball coach in 1945-46. He served a variety of capacities with the Cornhuskers, including assistant athletic director. Klein is survived by his wife, Frances, and two daughters, Mrs. Gretchen Leenerts and Mrs. Nancy Hopkins.
 
Klein, Lloyd Frederick (I75)
 
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The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Louis S. Fiegenbaum. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the obituary had appeared on 16 January 1919 in the Nebraska Signal, of Geneva, Nebraska.

Louis S. Fiegenbaum died at his home in Lincoln at 1:30 a.m. Thursday, 9 January 1919. He had not been feeling well during the day but did not appear to be seriously ill. Death was due to apoplexy. Louis Stephen Fiegenbaum was born 22 October 1859 at St. Paul, Minnesota. He was the fourth of nine children born to Rev. and Mrs. F. W. Fiegenbaum, the former for fifty years a minister of the gospel of the Methodist Episcopal Church well known throughout Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa and Kansas. Mr. Fiegenbaum came to Geneva in 1879 and entered the drug business. He continued in business in Geneva until March 1910. He removed to Lincoln in January of 1911 and took the position of chief clerk in Governor C. H. Aldrich's office. The past five years he had been a bond salesman for the Guaranty Securities Company of Lincoln. He was married to Lue M. Shumway of Geneva in 1884. To them one daughter, Inez, now Mrs. Arthur Ewing of Chicago, was born. The wife and daughter, together with five brothers and three sisters, survive. Lou, as he was familiarly known, was a life-long member of the Methodist Church. He led the choir of the Geneva Church for thirty years and was a prominent member of the board of trustees when the present church building was erected. Upon removing to Lincoln, the family joined St. Paul's Church there. The funeral was conducted at the family home at 1803 Garfield, Lincoln, Sunday afternoon, and was conducted by Dr. W. E. J. Gratz of St. Paul's Church, assisted by Rev. C. H. Rogers. Interment was in Wyuka Cemetery. Many relatives and friends attended the funeral.
 
Fiegenbaum, Louis Theodore Stephan (I55)
 
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The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Louise Dorothea Miller. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the obituary had appeared on 4 May 1969 in the St. Joseph News-Press, of St. Joseph, Missouri.

     Miss Louise Miller, long prominent in musical circles here, died Saturday afternoon at a hospital here at the age of 80. Miss Miller suffered a stroke in August 1967 and after a lengthy hospital stay here was taken to her home in Wathena. Last Tuesday she was returned to the hospital. As a voice and piano teacher in St. Joseph for more than 40 years, she had instructed a large number of young people living all over Northeast Kansas and Northwest Missouri. She was called upon often to be a judge in music contests and was well-known in Kansas City and other cities as the result. Miss Miller was born 16 September 1888 at Wathena to the late Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Miller. She was graduated from Wathena High School in 1905 and from MacMurray College of Jacksonville, Illinois in music in 1911. Following her graduation she taught at the college for several years. Then she went to Chicago to study voice with Frederic Root and was an associate professor of voice at the University of Kansas from 1922 to 1924. Miss Miller next spent two years in New York studying voice with William Brady and others. On returning to the Middle West she opened a voice and piano studio in the Empire Trust Building and at the same time became choir director at the Westminster Presbyterian Church. She served the church 32 years, retiring in August 1960, and continuing with her private teaching. In the meantime she had moved her studio to the Schneider Building. Miss Miller had an exceptional knowledge of musical literature and was greatly admired and widely consulted concerning repertoire. Her ability at the piano was such that she could transpose very difficult music while accompanying a singer and had been known to do it on sight. She was very active in the Fortnightly Musical Club, having served as its president and taught large numbers of the people who performed for the club and for its junior organization. Miss Miller was one of the organizers of the Civic Music Association, the present Community Concert Association. She served as its secretary in its early years and later as a vice-president. In 1932, while serving as secretary, she attended a national convention of the organization in Chicago. She directed an American Legion auxiliary chorus that won many contests. Following World War II Miss Miller was the musical director of light opera productions in Krug Park Bowl. All through her life she was interested in young people and sought to inspire them as they continued their careers. In her long illness many of them came to visit her. Miss Miller was a lifelong member of Wathena United Methodist Church. She is survived by three sisters, Mrs. R. G. Larzelere of Troy; Miss Wilma Miller of the home in Wathena, and Mrs. R. S. Beery of Kansas City, Missouri; one brother, Kenneth C. Miller, a Wathena druggist, and nieces and nephews. The body has been taken to the Harman Mortuary at Wathena. Services will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the United Methodist Church, the Rev. Floyd Nolin officiating. Burial will be in Bellemont Cemetery, Wathena.
 
Miller, Louise Dorothea (I427)
 
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The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Mabel Amoena Hanke Ploeger which she reported appeared on 25 August 1993 in the Montgomery Standard.

Mabel Amoena Hanke Ploeger of the Frene Valley Nursing Home, Hermann, Missouri, died 4 August 1993. She was born 4 May 1906 at Bernheimer, Missouri the daughter of William and Elizabeth (Saak) Hanke. She was baptized 17 June 1906 at St. John's Evangelical Church at Pinckney and confirmed in the same church 28 March 1920. She was united in marriage to Roy Ploeger in June 1926. She is lovingly remembered by two daughters, Marolyn and husband Mel Block of Montgomery City, Missouri and Eileen and husband Albert Braumstark, Jr., of Treloar, Missouri and Tracy Lichtenberg and Gertrude Jett of Washington, Missouri. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, a brother Milton and three grandchildren. Mabel lived much of her adult life in Rhineland, Missouri where she was the switchboard operator for fifteen years. Quilting and sewing were favorite past times for her. A funeral service of worship was conducted at Immanuel Church of Holstein, Missouri on 7 August 1993 with the Rev. Don Deeker officiating. Interment was in the Immanuel Church Cemetery. Arrangements were by the Lichtenberg Funeral Home of Marthasville, Missouri.
 
Hanke, Mabel Amoena (I3469)
 
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The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Martha T. Fiegenbaum. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the obituary had appeared on 16 November 1960 in the Lincoln Evening Journal [Lincoln, Nebraska].

Funeral of Miss Martha T. Fiegenbaum, 56, of 147 North 9th, who died Tuesday, will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Wadlows, burial at Wyuka. Born in Lincoln, she was a graduate of the University of Nebraska where she was a member of Alpha Chi Omega Sorority. She received her master's degree in 1929 from the University of Nebraska. She taught at the University of Nebraska, the University of Minnesota and the University of Bowling Green, Kentucky. Survivors: cousins Mrs. Phyllis LaFollette of San Diego, California, Franz Erlenborn of Seattle Washington, Fred Erlenborn of Denver, Colorado and aunts; Mrs. Julium Erlenborn of Denver, Colorado and Mrs. Lewis Bergman of Seattle, Washington.
 
Fiegenbaum, Martha T. (I338)
 
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The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Mr. Tom Curry which she reported had appeared on Friday, 20 November 1925, in the Missouri Sentinel, of Oregon, Missouri.

The citizens of Oregon learned with much sorrow early on Wednesday morning, 18 November 1925, that Mr. Tom Curry, publisher of The Sentinel, had died about 3:45 o'clock that morning. While Mr. Curry had been in failing health for many years, and especially in most recent months, he had a most remarkable constitution, and remained active in business affairs up to the time of his death. He had been at the office the greater part of the preceding day, and about 8 o'clock that evening had gone to the office on a little business. He returned to his home after a few minutes and about 1:30 o'clock Wednesday morning became ill, and passed away while sitting in his chair, about 3:45 o'clock. Death was the result of heart trouble, from which he had been a patient sufferer for many years. It was indeed a shock to his good wife, who was alone with him at the time. For many years Mr. Curry had suffered from kidney trouble, but he possessed such a wonderful constitution that he carried on his business affairs. Since the death of the late D. P. Dobyns, which occurred 3 July 1924, Mr. Curry had been the sole proprietor of The Sentinel, and it was ever his ambition to maintain it as one of the leading weeklies of the state. Mr. Curry became associated with The Sentinel in August 1883, when he and Mr. Dobyns purchased the paper from W. W. Davenport, and this partnership continued until terminated by the death of Mr. Dobyns. For forty-two consecutive years Mr. Curry has been actively engaged in the production of The Sentinel, having had the management during most of these years, and as a result he had a wide acquaintance throughout Northwest Missouri, and in fact throughout the whole state. It is doubtful if any one man had a bigger acquaintance in the county than he, and he possessed the faculty of making friends of all with whom he came in contact. On 18 February 1885, Mr. Curry and Miss Wilhelmina Fiegenbaum were united in marriage, and during all these years Mrs. Curry has been a most valuable aid to him in his business affairs. Besides the widow, he is survived by one son, Will R. Curry of the Indianapolis, Indiana Star; and Mrs. J. J. Rayhill of Stanberry, Missouri; four grandchildren, and two brothers, Autumn Curry, cashier of the Zook & Roecker Bank in Oregon and Mont Curry of Kansas City. Mr. Curry was born in Plymouth County, Iowa 27 October 1856, being the first white child born in that county. When a child of but two years, his parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Curry, removed to Oregon, where he attended our schools and when seventeen years of age began to learn the printing business, being an apprentice of the Missouri Valley Times, when Harness & Kaucher were editors and publishers. He also worked on the old Holt County Press, and a short time he spent in the employ of metropolitan papers, and in 1883 began his connection with The Sentinel. For ten years, 1897-1907, Mr. Curry served as postmaster of Oregon. Funeral services will be conducted from the Oregon M. E. Church, Friday afternoon, 20 November at 2 o'clock, with interment in Maple Grove Cemetery. A complete obituary will be published next week.

The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Mr. Tom Curry which she reported had appeared on Friday, 27 November 1925, in the Missouri Sentinel, of Oregon, Missouri.

The funeral service for Tom Curry was held at the Methodist Church in Oregon on Friday afternoon, 20 November. The wonderful hold he had upon the affections of this community was evidenced by the numbers that came out to pay a last tribute to their friend and neighbor, and by the wealth of flowers piled up and about his casket. Every minister in the community participated in the services. Each in turn spoke of the warm sympathy and support he had received from him who had so long been connected with The Holt County Sentinel. Each one spoke of his great heart, his broad sympathies, his democratic fellowship and his ideal home life. The ministers participating in the service were: Rev. Kenneth R. Anderson of the Presbyterian Church; Rev. E. E. Sparks of the Methodist Church; Rev. G. W. Hawley of the Evangelical church; Rev. L. J. Hessel of the German Methodist Church and Rev. T. D. Roberts, a retired Presbyterian minister. Rev. James H. Thompson, pastor of the Methodist Church at Burlington Junction, and formerly pastor of the church in Oregon, delivered the funeral address. It was not a sermon. Out of the fullness of his heart Rev. Mr. Thompson spoke of his long association with Mr. Curry, of the deep and abiding friendship that had grown up between them, of Mr. Curry's contributions to the upbuilding of the community, and of his unselfish life. Rev. Thompson took for his text the story of David and Jonathan, quoting the passage where Jonathan takes leave of the departing David: "And Jonathan said unto David, Tomorrow is the new moon; and thou shalt be missed, because thy seat will be empty. We shall meet often times, but the seat of this beloved brother will be empty," spoke the speaker, "but the influence of his kindly life, his example as a home builder and a home maker, his work as a member of this community, will live on to inspire others. The cold earth will soon hide his mortal remains from our view, but nothing can obscure our vision of him as memory recalls his every day life and work." It was indeed a message of comfort to the bereaved and a deserved tribute to the good man gone before. Miss Agnes Neudorff of St. Joseph, accompanied by Mrs. Fred P. Cook of Mound City, at the piano sang "Lead, Kindly Light," "One Sweetly Solemn Thought" and "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere," her rich soprano voice, tender and subdued, thrilling the hearts of the mourning listeners. The active pallbearers were: Robert A. Jackson, W. H. Alkire, Charles W. Glenn, Leonard Botkin, D. B. Kinkel and Will L. Moore. The honorary pallbearers were: Dr. C. L. Evans, Henry C. Cook, Richard T. Dobyns, Morton Dobyns, L. R. Bagby of Craig, George A. Conway of Bigelow, T. C. Byrne of Omaha, Jesse C. Fitts of Kansas City, Will M. Maupin of Omaha, E. L. McDonald of St. Joseph, Ed R. Dobyns of Marceline and Fred Neudorff of St. Joseph. Of the honorary pallbearers six had learned the printer's trade under Mr. Curry's tutorship. At the cemetery the burial service was read, a brief prayer offered and the casket, garlanded with flowers, was lowered into the tomb. Thus were the last sad rites concluded, thus the tribute of tears paid to a neighbor and friend. Tom Curry was born in Plymouth County, Iowa 27 October 1856. While yet an infant, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James B. Curry, moved to Oregon and here the baby grew to manhood, attended the public schools, learned the printer's trade, and for more than two score years was actively connected with the publication of The Holt County Sentinel. In 1883 he became associated with the late David P. Dobyns in the publication of this newspaper and that association continued until the death of Mr. Dobyns a little more than a year ago. For ten years, from 1897 to 1907, Tom Curry was postmaster at Oregon. Mr. Curry married Miss Wilhelmina Fiegenbaum at St. Joseph 18 February 1885. Two children were born to them, Anna, now Mrs. J. J. Rayhill and Will R. now employed on the Indianapolis, Indiana Star. These two, with the bereaved wife, survive him. Two brothers, Montz of Kansas City and Autumn of Oregon, also survive. Father and mother and two sisters, May and Emma, preceded him into the Great Beyond. Four granddaughters, daughters of Mrs. Rayhill, also mourn the death of a grandfather who idolized them. 
Curry, Thomas (I333)
 
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The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Mrs. Bertha Anna Wellemeyer which she reported had appeared on 2 February 1959 in the Wichita (Kansas) Beacon.

Mrs. Bertha Anna Wellemeyer, 77, of 849 South Fern, died Saturday at a local hospital. She was born 6 December 1881 at Oxford, and came to Wichita in 1927. She was a retired school teacher and a member of Trinity Methodist Church. Survivors include two sons, Lawrence J., 1211 Berkley Drive and Herbert A. of San Francisco; five sisters, Catherine and Elizabeth Wengler, and Mrs. Emma Prichard all of Oxford, Anna Wengler 847 South Broadview and Mrs. Mary Recci of New York; and a brother, John Wengler of 401 South Seneca. Culbertson Mortuary will announce services.
 
Wengler, Bertha Anna (I5825)
 
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The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Mrs. Frank Howard. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the obituary had appeared on 5 April 1923 in the Sac City Sun, of Sac City, Iowa.

Mrs. Frank Howard died at 2:00 last Thursday afternoon, 29 March 1923, at her home. She had been ill with influenza and pneumonia, but was convalescing and apparently well on the way to recovery when symptoms of heart weakness developed on Wednesday evening preceding her death. The funeral was held last Sunday afternoon in the Methodist Episcopal Church. The pastor, Rev. John R. Tumbieson delivered the discourse before a large congregation of friends of family, using as his text the familiar question, "If a man die, shall he live again?" A. G. Redman, J. H. Hellier, Mrs. G. N. Hanshaw and Mrs. S. R. Bodwell with Miss Celestia Redman as accompanist sang "Blessed Assurance," "In the Cross of Christ I Glory," and "Abide With Me." The pallbearers were George W. Lewis, William Warnstaff, B. M. Barnhill, A. E. Webb, Jr., A. Tyron and Grant Alexander. Burial was made at Oakland Cemetery. Mrs. Howard, whose maiden name was Lydia Marie Fiegenbaum, was born at Freeport, Illinois, 11 October 1857. Her father, Rev. F. W. Fiegenbaum, was a minister in the German Methodist-Episcopal Church and she was reared in the atmosphere of refinement, privation and thrift incident to the family of a pioneer preacher. In her youthful days she went to live with a sister at Ankeny, Iowa. There she formed a friendship with Frank I. Howard, to whom she was wedded on 27 February 1884, in the Capitol Hill Methodist Episcopal Church in Des Moines. Their home was in the vicinity of Ankeny for eleven years. On 3 March 1893 they came to Sac County and settled on a farm near the northern edge of the city, where they made their home until they removed into Sac City in March 1916. To Mr. and Mrs. Howard was born only one child, Genevieve, the wife of R. B. Hayes of Plattsmouth, Nebraska. She and her two children, Jean and Robert Hayes, survive as a comfort to Mr. Howard, who is thus deprived of a faithful and affectionate wife and homemaker. In her childhood, Mrs. Howard became a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and throughout her life was a consistent, earnest Christian. For many years, even while she yet resided in the county, she was a teacher in the Sunday School; in recent years she was the teacher of the Women's Class. Mrs. Howard was a member of a family of ten children; seven of whom are still living, namely: Mrs. Minnie Sexauer, Ankeny, Iowa; Adolph Fiegenbaum, Washington, D.C.; Theodore J. Fiegenbaum, Lincoln, Nebraska; Mrs. Emma Miller, Wathena, Kansas; Benjamin F. Fiegenbaum, Lawrence, Kansas; Henry F. Fiegenbaum, Springfield, Nebraska; and William Edward Fiegenbaum, Geneva, Nebraska. One brother, Louis Fiegenbaum, died at Lincoln, Nebraska in 1918. Another member of the family died in infancy. Relatives from out of the city in attendance of the funeral comprised: Mr. and Mrs. M. Sexauer and H. S. Sexauer of Ankeny, Iowa; Mrs. George McDougall and Mrs. Clarence Piekenbrock of Des Moines; T. J. Fiegenbaum of Lincoln, Nebraska; Mrs. Emma Miller of Wathena, Kansas; Benjamin Fiegenbaum of Lawrence, Kansas; Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Hayes and children of Plattsmouth, Nebraska; Mrs. John Howard and Otis Howard of Marathonsland; Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Cox of Lytton, Iowa.
 
Fiegenbaum, Lydia Maria (I54)
 
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The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Mrs. Pearl Sexauer. Gretchen Leenerts did not report exactly when and where this obituary was published.

Final Rites Friday for Pearl Sexauer: Final rites will be held for Mrs. Pearl Sexauer, 80, 1114 First Street at the Ankeny Methodist Church at 2:00 p.m., Friday, with burial in the Greenwood Cemetery. The Rev. Floyd Shepherd of Des Moines will officiate. The body may be seen at the Hamilton-Lilly Funeral Home Thursday evening. Mrs. Sexauer passed away at her home 29 November 1961, due to a heart condition following an illness of one month. Mrs. Pearl Sexauer was born 27 November 1881 at Elkhart, Iowa. She had lived in Ankeny since 1916, and was a member of the WSCS and the Ankeny Methodist Church. Mrs. Sexauer had celebrated her 80th birthday Monday, 27 November. Surviving are her husband, Fred J. Sexauer; one son Leland Sexauer of Waterloo; a daughter, Mrs. Lucille McCleary of Ankeny; three grandchildren, Doreen, Melvin and Norman McCleary. Also, two sisters, Mrs. Tena Mohler of Des Moines and Mrs. T. A. Busey of Kalispel, Montana; a brother, Herman McClung of Kalispel, Montana; and many friends in the Ankeny vicinity.
 
McClung, Nora Pearl (I419)
 
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The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Mrs. R. B. (Genevieve) Hayes. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the obituary had appeared on 5 April 1971 in the Plattsmouth Journal [Plattsmouth, Cass County, Nebraska].

Mrs. R. B. (Genevieve) Hayes, 89, longtime former resident of Plattsmouth died Thursday at the home of her daughter in Bellevue. Funeral services were held Saturday at First United Methodist church here, with the Rev. J. Willard Scott officiating. Mildred Hall was organist. Pall-bearers were David Rutherford, Carl Schneider, Vernon Wataman, William Schmidthann, Howard Wiles and John Schreiner. Burial was in Oak Hill Cemetery here. Fusselman-Perry Funeral Home of Plattsmouth was in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Hayes was born 29 December 1881 at Ankeny, Iowa; daughter of Frank and Lydia Fiegenbaum Howard. She moved with her parents at the age of 12 to Sac City, Iowa. She attended and graduated from Morningside College at Sioux City in 1907. She came to Plattsmouth that year to teach at the High School and taught until 1910. September 1, 1910 she was married to Robert B. Hayes at Sac City and they lived in Plattsmouth the remainder of their lives until she made her home with her daughter at Bellevue the past few years. Her husband preceded her in death in 1950. Survivors are a son Robert of Cleveland, her daughter, Mrs. George (Jean) Sayles of Bellevue and six grandchildren. Mrs. Hayes was a member of First United Methodist church, the PEO Sisterhood, Plattsmouth Woman's Club, Women's Society of Christian Service, Navy Mother's Club and Women's Christian Temperance Union.
 
Howard, Genevieve (I423)
 
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The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Mrs. Wilhelmina Winter. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the article had appeared on 17 March 1917 in the Beatrice Daily Sun, of Wymore, Nebraska.

     Mrs. Wilhelmina Winter, a pioneer resident of Wymore, died at the home of her son, Dr. F. W. Winter, at Wymore Friday evening after a brief illness, the cause of death being pneumonia. The deceased was about eighty years of age. She was one of the charter members of the Wymore Methodist Church. She leaves a number of children. The remains were taken to Lincoln today, where interment will be made in the Wyuka Cemetery."
 
Fiegenbaum, Maria Wilhelmine (I253)
 
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The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Nellie Blanche (Montgomery) Fiegenbaum. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the article had appeared on 25 January 1968 in the Springfield Monitor, of Springfield, Nebraska.

     Nellie Montgomery Fiegenbaum was born 1 April 1876 to David and Hannah Davis Montgomery in Jackson, Ohio and died Saturday, January 20th. At an early age she and her two sisters were taken to the home of an uncle and aunt in Oregon, Missouri, where they were reared as the daughters of Robert and Frances Montgomery. Upon completion of high school, Nellie attended Harden Woman's College in Mexico, Missouri. There she majored in music and was graduated from their Conservatory of Music. Returning to her hometown, she began her career as a music teacher and on 3 October 1900 was united in marriage to Henry Fiegenbaum, Principal of the Oregon High School. Later they moved to Lawton, Oklahoma where their daughter Louise was born. In January 1903, Mr. Fiegenbaum purchased the W. E. Miller drugstore and moved his family to Springfield, which became their permanent home. Here their daughter Roberta was born, and here it was that Mrs. Fiegenbaum resumed her piano teaching. Nellie Fiegenbaum was a member of the Springfield Congregational Church, serving for many years as clerk, participating in Ladies Aid activities and in its choir work. She also served as president of the Springfield Woman's Club, and completed fifty years as a member of Royal Neighbors of America. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Reuben J. Claussen (Louise) of North Platte and Mrs. Clyde Martin (Roberta) of Omaha; five grandchildren and sixteen great grandchildren, one niece and one nephew. Services were held Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. at Springfield Cemetery. Pallbearers were Donald Keyes, Louis Bottorff, Robert Shepler, A. H. Snider, Jack Latham and Edward Zeorian. Kahler Mortuary of Papillion was in charge of arrangements.
 
Montgomery, Nellie Blanche (I68)
 
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The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Reuben J. Claussen. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the article had appeared on 12 October 1955 in the Telegraph Bulletin, of North Platte, Nebraska.

     Funeral services will be held Friday for Reuben J. Claussen, 57, prominent North Platte businessman and civic leader, who died Tuesday at about 5 p.m. at his home. He was a partner in stores in North Platte, Kearney and Holdrege; a member and trustee of the First Presbyterian Church of North Platte; and member of BPOE 985; American Legion, Rotary Club, the Memorial Hospital Advisory Board, and the North Platte Planning Commission. Survivors include his wife, Louise, three sons, Dr. Bruce F. Claussen of North Platte; Jerry Claussen of Chicago, and Lt. Richard Claussen of Lawrence, Kansas; his mother, Mrs. Jesine Claussen of Beatrice; a brother Lorentz of Beatrice; and two grandchildren Mark Jerome and Dirk Malcolm. Mr. Claussen was born in Beatrice, Nebraska 28 February 1898 and came to North Platte from Grand Island in 1926. He attended the University of Nebraska prior to entering the U. S. Navy in World War 1. He was a partner in O'Connor Department Store in North Platte, the Claussen Shoe Store and the Famous Shoe Store, both in Kearney, and the Claussen Shoe Store in Holdrege. The Rev. George H. Olson of the First Presbyterian Church will officiate at services at 2:30 p.m. Friday in the church. Burial will be in North Platte Cemetery. The body will lie in state at the Adams-Swanson Funeral Home until 10 a.m. Friday, when it will be taken to the church to lie in state until time of service.
 
Claussen, Rueben J. (I439)
 
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The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Rev. William Fiegenbaum. Gretchen Leenerts reported that this account had appeared on 30 November 1906 in the Edwardsville Intelligencer, of Edwardsville, Illinois.

     Reverend William Fiegenbaum of this city, an aged servant of the Lord, was called away today to the promised reward. He died at 1:15 this morning, peacefully as he had lived. Several times of late, he had observed that he was glad to state that he suffered not at all. Rev. Fiegenbaum's death was not due to any particular ailment. Right up to dissolution his pulse and respiration were normal. Up to this week he ate three hearty meals a day and exercised by walks. It seemed merely as if the alloted span of his life had been reached, and without sickness or pain he received a message to lay down the load and enter into the kingdom whose joys he had spent his lifetime in preaching. The funeral will be Sunday afternoon at two o'clock from the German Methodist Church and will be in charge of Rev. J. G. Hildenstein. Rev. Dr. F. Brinkmeier of Belleville, Presiding Elder of this district, will speak in German, and Dr. G. B. Addicks, President of the Central Wesleyan College at Warrenton, Missouri will speak in English. William Fiegenbaum was born 17 September 1824 in Laengrich, Westphalia, Germany and had therefore attained, at the time of his death, the age of 82 years, 2 months and 12 days. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Fiegenbaum, who came to this country with their family in 1834. They landed at New Orleans and came up the Mississippi to St. Louis, removing thence to what is known as the Femme Osage District near St. Charles. They took up farming, but William did not feel drawn to that line of work and went to St. Louis and commenced clerking in a store. There he recognized the need for live, energetic preachers and dedicated his life to the work. Without special preparation other than his home studies he was received into the ministry, and began 4 March 1847 at Highland, this county. His labors extended over a large field, as he had a circuit which required fourteen days' traveling on horseback to cover. On 27 September 1849 he was married in St. Louis to Sophia Gusewelle. She died 7 September 1904. It will be observed that the family anniversaries came on sevens in September: Mr. Fiegenbaum's birthday being 17 September, their wedding anniversary 27 September and Mrs. Fiegenbaum's death on 7 September. There are six children: Fred A., Dr. Edward W., and Martha wife of C. H. Lynch all of Edwardsville; Dr. Julius H. of Alton; Bertha, wife of Rev. Charles F. Blume, of Winona, Minnesota; and Lydia, wife of Rev. H. C. Jacoby of Quincy. Of the original family, two brothers and two sisters are living: Rev. Fred W. Fiegenbaum of Wathena, Kansas; Rev. H. R. Fiegenbaum of Connell, Washington; Mrs. Wellemeyer of Warrenton, Missouri and Mrs. Winters of Oskaloosa, Iowa. Rev. Henry Fiegenbaum, another brother, died two years ago, and this was the first break in the original family in seventy years. The family was noted for its connection with the church. The father, Adolph Fiegenbaum, was a carpenter, but every one of his sons became a minister and the daughters all married ministers. Rev. William Fiegenbaum's territory was extended all along the Mississippi Valley, to Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri and Northern Illinois. From 1870 to 1875 he was pastor of the German Methodist Church in Edwardsville. In 1893 after continuous service of almost half a century he retired, and since then lived quietly in a little cottage on Union Street, preferring to maintain his own household, look after his chickens and the other routine of a home. He preached frequently here, however, and on 16 September of this year, on the occasion of the conference in Edwardsville, he delivered an address at the church which will always be remembered by its hearers for its force and the deep piety expressed. The excitement of that day and the eloquent effort he made seemed to tell upon him and he was never quite so energetic afterwards, though he got about as usual. Rev. Fiegenbaum was of the old stock, sturdy and strong as to physique and mentality, one who lived well, continued active and thought deeply. He rounded out the biblical span of years, ministered to with the tenderest care by his children and possessing the veneration and affectionate respect of all who knew him.

     This obituary was published in The Holt County Sentinel (Oregon, Missouri) on 7 December 1906.

          Pioneer German Minister Dead.

     The death of Rev. William Fiegenbaum, one of the pioneer preachers of Southern Illinois, occurred at his home in Edwardsville, Illinois, Friday morning, November 30, 1906, at 1:15 o'clock, in his 83rd year. He had been able to be about until a short time prior to his demise.
     He was a native of Germany and came to this country when a lad of 10 years, his parents locating in Missouri. He early concluded to enter the German Methodist ministry, and was ordained at the age of 21. He continued in the ministry until a few years ago, when he was put on the superannuated list. With his aged wife, who died a year ago, he celebrated his golden wedding anniversary several years since, surrounded by his children and grandchildren.
     During his ministerial career he was stationed in Misseuri [sic], Wisconsin, Minnesota and Illinois, the greater portion of the time in the southern portion of Illinois. The children surviving are Dr. J. H. Fiegenbaum, of Alton, Illinois; Dr. E. W. Fiegenbaum and Mrs. C. H. Lynch, of Edwardsville, Illinois; Adolph Fiegenbaum, of Washington, D. C; Mrs. Rev. C. F. Blume, of Minneapolis, Minnesota; Mrs. Rev. Jacoby, of Quincy, Illinois.
     Rev. Fiegenbaum was in Holt county at an early day, about 1851. At that time he was located at Jefferson City, and from there traveled on horseback over the entire portion of Northwest Missouri, his territory reaching as far as Rock Port, Atchison county. He was engaged in Missionary or rather frontier work, his duties being to hunt up the German families in this section of the country, and he would then hold services at the various homes he would visit, at that time there being no German churches in the small towns. When here in those early days, about 1851, we are informed, he helped to cut and haul the logs to build the first German M. E. church and parsonage combined, ever built in Holt county, which was located in this city near the present location. He was, many years after this, in 1877, stationed here, for one year, as pastor in charge of the German M. E. church, of this city. At this time his wife was living, and beside his wife, four of their children, Julius, Bertha. Martha and Lydia were with them. They will be remembered by many of our older citizens, and all were held in high esteem by our citizens.
     He was the second of four brothers, all of whom were German M. E. ministers, and the three eldest of the brothers and a sister, lived to celebrate their golden wedding anniversary. The eldest of these was Rev. Henry H., who died in St. Joseph, Mo.. Friday, January 13, 1905, and who was pastor here for three years in 1874-5-6. Rev. F. W , who had charge of the church here for several years, and afterwards made this his home for a few years, when about three years ago he removed to Wathena. Kansas, where he is now residing. Rev. Rudolph, stationed at Connell, Washington. Rev. William Fiegenbaum was an uncle of Mrs. Mina Curry, of this city.
 
Fiegenbaum, Hermann Wilhelm (I250)
 
691
The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Rev. William Winter. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the obituary had appeared on 24 February 1882 in the Muscatine Weekly Journal, of Muscatine, Iowa.

     The Rev. William Winter, whose funeral took place from the German Methodist Church yesterday, was born in Humfeldt, Lippe Detmold, Hanover 31 July 1825, and had been in the ministry of the German M. E. Church for twenty-five years, beginning at Rock Island, Illinois in 1857. He was stationed for some time in Muscatine; for the last 18 months in Davenport. He leaves a wife and nine children. A large party of mourners and friends accompanied the remains to this city today and the funeral was largely attended.
 
Winter, Wilhelm (I283)
 
692
The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Richard L. Claussen. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the obituary had appeared in a newspaper serving North Platte, Nebraska.

     Richard L. Claussen, a native of North Platte, died 10 September 1999 in Denver. He was 67. He was born 15 April 1932 in North Platte to Rueben and Louise Fiegenbaum Claussen. He attended North Platte High School, where he played football and was a member of the team that won the state championship in 1949. He graduated with the Class of 1950. A four-year Regent Scholar at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, he graduated in 1954. On 4 November 1954 he married Lorraine Coryell in Lincoln. She preceded him in death in 1993. Mr. Claussen was a member of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity and in college he was the yell king for the Corn Cobs Cheerleading. He was a lieutenant in the U. S. Army. Surviving him are three daughters, Courtney and Cameron both of Denver and Gentry of New York City; three sons, Stuart, Thatcher and Chase all of Denver; four grandchildren; a sister-in-law, Georgann Claussen of North Platte; his companion, Martha Kelly; and other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Bruce and Jerry Claussen. Memorials may be made to the Richard L. Claussen Memorial Fund, North Platte High School Foundation, P. O. Box 1557, North Platte 69103. The body was cremated. Services and inurement were 18 September 1999 in Fairmount Cemetery in Denver.
 
Claussen, Richard L. (I443)
 
693
The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Robert Hayes. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the obituary had appeared on 23 March 1950 in the Plattsmouth Journal [Plattsmouth, Cass County, Nebraska].

Monday night at 9:45, Robert Hayes, 78, a highly esteemed and honored resident of the community, passed away after an illness of some duration, in the last weeks of which his condition has grown gradually worse until death came to his relief. The death came as a great shock to the friends who have known Mr. Hayes for many years, as he was brought here as a young child by his parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. William Hayes. He grew up in this community and attended the local schools, graduating in the class of 1888, from the Plattsmouth High School. Robert B. Hayes was born in Shelby County, Illinois 9 May 1871 and spent his young childhood there. The story of his life is closely interwoven with the history of Plattsmouth in the past sixty years as he has been a very active figure in the city in civic affairs for all of the years. Mr. Hayes in his early youth, after leaving school, entered the employ of the Burlington Railroad as an apprentice in the pattern making department of the local shops, under the late G. G. Hoffman. He continued in this line of work for many years and assisted in making patterns for much of the rolling stock and materials turned out at the local shops. In later years he was advanced to head of the passenger car department, finally to the position of general foreman of the shops that he held for many years until the passenger car making was discontinued at the shops. "Bob" as he was better known to the hundreds of men that served under him in the shops, was a friend and associate of the men who worked with him through the years. The pleasant relations that he had with the workers was always a pleasant memory to Mr. Hayes in his later years after he had retired from active work. It being a great pleasure to him to stop and visit with old friends who had also retired from active railroad service. Mr. Hayes took a great interest in civic affairs and services as a member of the city council from the old third ward and later in a like capacity from the fourth ward. After his retirement he still continued his interest in the affairs of the city, and was called upon to serve as mayor of Plattsmouth for two years, retiring from that position some four years ago. Mr. Hayes was a member of Plattsmouth Lodge No. 6 A. F. & A. M. for many years, being honored with his fifty year button several years ago. He also was a member of Nebraska chapter No. 3 R. A. M. and Mt. Zion Commandery No. 5 Knight Templar. In the years of his life here Mr. Hayes was affiliated with the First Methodist church of this city and served as a member of the official board for many years as long as his health permitted his activity. On 1 September 1910 Mr. Hayes and Miss Genevieve Howard, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. I. Howard, were married at Sac City Iowa, at the home of the Howard family. The bride at the time of her marriage was a teacher in the Plattsmouth city schools. They have made their home here since. There is surviving his passing the widow, Genevieve; son Robert Howard Hayes of Akron, Ohio; daughter Mrs. Jean Hayes Sales of Fort Dodge Iowa; and four grandchildren, Carolyn Lee Hayes and Kathleen Ann Hayes, children of Robert and Loretta Sweet Hayes; George Hayes Sayles and Jean Hayes Sales, children of Dr. George E. Sayles and Jean Sayles. The passing of Mr. Hayes brings a great regret in the community to which he contributed a great deal, in making a better place, and his memory will long be held in grateful remembrance by those who had the privilege of his acquaintance and friendship. The body of Mr. Hayes is at the Caldwell Funeral Home, 7th and Avenue B until the funeral services which will be on Friday afternoon at two o'clock from the First Methodist church. The interment will be at the family plot. Visiting hours at the funeral home will be 4 to 6 and 7 to 9 Thursday evening.
 
Hayes, Robert Baird (I424)
 
694
The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Robert Wilhelm Plöger which she reported had appeared in the Marthasville Record, of Marthasville, Missouri.

Robert William Ploeger (73) passed away at the St. Francis Hospital in Washington, Missouri on Friday 19 August 1949 where he had been a patient for several weeks. He was born on January 2nd 1876 at Holstein attaining the age of 73 years, 7 months and 22 days. On 6 August 1899 he was married to Miss Elisabeth Steffen of Holstein. To this union five children were born. He is survived by his bereaved wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Ploeger and the following children: Mrs. Edward Skyles of St. Louis, Roy Ploeger of Hermann and Mrs. Ralph Schroeder of St. Louis. Their first born were twin daughters who died when they were one year and 11 months of age. He also leaves to mourn his death four grandchildren, two great grandchildren and numerous other relatives and friends. He was the last survivor of the Ploeger family; five sisters and four brothers preceding him in death. With the exception of about one year, their entire married life was spent in the Holstein community. Their golden anniversary was on 6 August 1949. Funeral services were held on Monday 22 August 1949 at the Holstein Evangelical Church with Rev. Otto Kienker of St. Louis officiating in the absence of the pastor Rev. W. Kramme. F. Lichtenberg and Son of Marthasville were the Funeral Directors. The song service was led by Miss Eunice Busse, Walter Bierbaum, Mrs. Ben Luecke and Mrs. Frank Koch. Interment was in the Church Cemetery.
 
Plöger, Robert Wilhelm (I357)
 
695
The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Roy F. Ploeger from an unidentified source.

Roy F. Ploeger, 85, of Hermann died Friday 25 May 1990. He was born 3 June 1904 in Holstein, Missouri to Robert and Elizabeth (Steffen) Ploeger. He was married to Mabel Hanke in Holstein on 19 June 1926. He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles in Hermann, Missouri. Roy is survived by his wife, Mabel, daughters Mrs. Melvin (Marolyn) Block of Montgomery City, Missouri and Mrs. Albert (Eileen) Baumstark of Festus; sister Helen Schroeder of Dallas, Texas and eleven grandchildren and fifteen great grandchildren. Funeral services were held 29 May at the Toedtmann-Grosse Funeral Home in Hermann. Burial was in the Holstein Cemetery.
 
Ploeger, Roy Friedrich (I3447)
 
696
The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Rueben Jerome Claussen. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the obituary had appeared on 16 November 1986 in the North Platte Telegraph, of North Platte, Nebraska.

     R. Jerome Claussen, 59, of Chicago, Illinois, died Friday in Chicago. He was born 1 December 1926 at North Platte to Reuben and Louise Claussen. He graduated from North Platte High School in 1944 and from the University of Iowa in 1948. He was a veteran of World War II as a member of the United States Air Force. Survivors include his wife, Jeanne; three sons, Mark, Dirk and Todd; one daughter, Brooke, all of Chicago; his mother, Mrs. R. J. Claussen of North Platte, two brothers, Dr. Bruce F. Claussen of North Platte and Richard L. Claussen of Denver, Colorado. Services are pending in Chicago.

The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an notice for Rueben Jerome Claussen. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the notice had appeared on 19 November 1986 in the Chicago Tribune, of Chicago, Illinois.

     A memorial service for R. Jerome Claussen, 59, a commodities broker at the Mid-America Commodities Exchange, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in the Parkside Room of the Drake Hotel. Mr. Claussen, who lived on the North Side, died Friday at home. A native of North Platte, Nebraska, and a graduate of the University of Iowa, he was also a salesman for McGraw-Hill Company for fifteen years. He is survived by his wife, Jeanne; three sons, Marc, Dirk and Todd; a daughter, Brooke; and his mother, Louise.
 
Claussen, Reuben Jerome (I442)
 
697
The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for William Edward Fiegenbaum. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the obituary had appeared on 13 January 1955 in the Nebraska Signal, of Geneva, Nebraska.

     William Edward Fiegenbaum, the ninth child of Rev. Frederick William and Louisa (Otto) Fiegenbaum, was born at Des Moines, Iowa 5 January 1870. The family moved from Iowa to charges in Missouri and Kansas. William Edward joined the church at the age of 13 at Wathena, Kansas after taking catechetical instruction from his father. He graduated from the high school at Lawrence, Kansas in 1890. After serving an apprenticeship with a Kansas jeweler and optometrist, he finished his education at the Chicago College of Horology. His father now being stationed at Oregon, Missouri, his mother prevailed on him to remain at home, and he began watch-making and repairing at Oregon, where he remained five years. It was here he met Miss Maude Mary Montgomery, and after she finished her education, they were married 8 October 1901. In the meantime Edward visited his brother Louis, a pioneer druggist at Geneva, Nebraska, and was persuaded to move his jewelry store to Geneva, where he operated a jewelry and optical business, at first in his brother's drugstore. After a short trip, Mr. and Mrs. Fiegenbaum came to Geneva and occupied a cottage on the corner later known as 442 North 11th Street. In 1912 the cottage was replaced with a commodious home where they continued to live. Mr. and Mrs. Fiegenbaum celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at their home in Geneva 7 October 1951. On 6 September 1953 Mrs. Fiegenbaum passed to her eternal home. After a brief illness Mr. Fiegenbaum joined her in the celestial world 5 January 1955 on his 85th birthday. Mr. and Mrs. Fiegenbaum were the parents of three children: Frederick Robert who lived just five months; Frances Montgomery now Mrs. L. F. Klein of Lincoln; and William Edward II of Geneva. There are five grandchildren: Mrs. Gretchen Klein Turner of Lincoln, Mrs. Nancy Klein Hopkins of Albuquerque, New Mexico; William Edward Fiegenbaum III, Susan Louise Fiegenbaum and Michael Frederick Fiegenbaum of Geneva. There is also a great grandchild Karen Turner. Ed, as he was know to all, was active in civic, lodge and church circles. He had served as secretary to the Republican County Central Committee, was president of the Geneva Commercial Club years ago at the time it instituted the first united effort for better roads for Fillmore County. He was for 25 years secretary of the Local Modern Woodmen of America. He became a Mason at the age of 24 in Oregon, Missouri. After locating in Geneva, he demitted and joined Geneva Lodge No. 79. He also received the degrees of the Royal Arch and the Council. He also belonged to the Knights of Pythias. Mr. and Mrs. Fiegenbaum were life-time members of the Methodist Church. During their more active years they served their church in many official capacities. Mr. Fiegenbaum had held the offices of secretary, treasurer, and chairman of the board. During his chairmanship of the board he instituted the idea of a Memorial Fund which has gathered momentum through the years. He was regular in his church attendance, a good listener, and greatly enjoyed the organ and choir music. Mr. Fiegenbaum was always a great supporter of Geneva High School athletics. He attended all the games and was interested in the welfare of the players. Like all true fans he hated to see the home boys lose, but gave due credit to their opponents. The town baseball team always held his interest. Years ago when the big lodge picnics were held in Geneva, Ed was usually on the arrangements committee. His hobby was golf, which he had played for years, enjoying the game up to a few days before his death. Mr. Fiegenbaum's illness was of only a week's duration. He was at his place of business Wednesday, 29 December, entering a Lincoln hospital the next day. His condition became rapidly worse. Services were held at the First Methodist Church Friday afternoon, 7 January, at two o'clock. Mrs. H. A. Rosenau sang his favorite hymn, "Be Still My Soul," with Miss Gayle Walton at the organ. The tribute was given by Dr. F. F. Pfoutz, minister. Masonic services were conducted at the cemetery, with Guy A. Brown giving the oration. The pallbearers were Joseph Bixby, George Cruse, Robert Bailey, Howard Hamilton, John Edgecombe and Tyler Edgecombe. Interment was in the Geneva Cemetery.
 
Fiegenbaum, Wilhelm Edward (I60)
 
698
The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary which she reported had appeared on Wednesday, 2 April 1930 in an unidentified newspaper of Garner, Iowa.

Mary Malvina Klaus was born on a farm near Colesburg, Iowa on 28 January 1853. Her parents were John D. Klaus and Elizabeth Hartbecke Klaus, both of whom were natives of Hanover, Germany. Her childhood and youth were spent in the farm home, and she attended the rural school in her home district, and the normal school at Galena, Illinois. From the time she was ten until she was fourteen years of age she suffered from ill health. Her physical condition was such that she was not able to attend school regularly. Then her health improved and remained normal during most of her life. For four years she was a teacher in the rural schools located near her home. These were strenuous days, for the country schools were overcrowded, the enrollment in one of her schools being 60 pupils. On 3 June 1875 she was married to Frank Henry Wellemeyer and to this union were born nine children of whom six children survive. Lois died as an infant in 1891. Estelle passed away in 1907 and Elizabeth in 1917. The husband was called from his labors 2 July 1909 at the age of 59. Mahlon Allen Wellemeyer, son of George L. and Aurilla Wellemeyer, was left an orphan at the age of seven months by the death of his mother. The deceased gave to this boy a home, and a mother's care for eight years. For a year following their marriage, Frank and Mary Wellemeyer lived on a farm near Garner. But the urge to the ministry, which had been strong for years, became imperative, and in 1876 Mr. Wellemeyer was assigned to a pastorate at Sleepy Eye, Minnesota. His companion entered upon her duties as pastor's wife and assisted with enthusiasm. It was not an easy road to travel. During those early years in Minnesota, the grasshoppers destroyed the farm crops and the pastor's salary almost reached the vanishing point. In 1896, after twenty years in the active ministry, Rev. Wellemeyer moved with his family back to the farm, remaining there for a period of five years, after which he returned to the pastorate. During those busy farming years, in 1897, Mrs. Wellemeyer was elected conference secretary of the Women's Foreign Missionary Society, holding this office for sixteen years. Part of the time she acted as treasurer also. Her duties called for a great deal of correspondence work, the letters being written by hand in the most painstaking manner. This work was usually done at night or in the wee small hours of the morning and was persisted in until her eyesight failed her. Her service in this capacity was her greatest contribution to the welfare of the church she loved. The interests of the church and the welfare of her family were both held in the very highest esteem. Her home duties were as faithfully attended to as to her church work. The declining years of her life were spent in the homes of her children, especially that of her youngest daughter where she was always shown every attention. On a page in the family record of the old family bible, penned in her own handwriting, we find this motto: "God and His Work first." These words strike the keynote of her life. The following near relatives mourn her passing: one brother, Rev. W. H. Klaus of Colesburg, Iowa; four sons, Carl W. of Colesburg, Iowa; Ernest E. of Patterson, California; J. F. of Kansas City, Kansas; two daughters: Mrs. R. W. Merten of Guthrie, Oklahoma and Mrs. Ruth Melcher of Charles City, Iowa. Also sixteen grandchildren survive.
 
Klaus, Mary Malvina (I282)
 
699
The following is a transcription supplied by Sharon Lemkuil of a portion of a diary written by John E. Williams. Sharon has also supplied the editorial notes.

     "It was revealed to me in a dream one night who my bride should be. It made a profound impression on me. I had known the dear girl for years; we lived as neighbors. I knew that she was a perfect little Queen. But that she and I would ever wed, had never entered my thoughts before the dream vision. One beautiful June Sunday morning, when the flowers were blooming and the birds were sweetly singing, and all nature was clothed in her most beautiful garments, I was sitting in my Sunday school class, when suddenly my dream came to me like a flash, when a young lady of eighteen years, with a beautiful and perfect form, and oh such a lovely sweet face, and the loveliest beautiful brown eyes, she was the loveliest creature I had ever seen, entered the church. I looked up into her face, and oh such a captivating smile, it captured my heart and soul. She was the girl presented to me in my dream. I was almost overcome with the thought; could it be true that such a lovely girl was to become my wife? I hoped so. Was it just an ordinary dream? I hoped not. When the preacher began his sermon, I looked not at him but at her, and she smiled so beautifully. I remember nothing about the sermon. Not one word.
     "When the services were over I lost no time in getting to her pew, shook hands with her, and told her I was glad to see her. I was. Then she smiled a heart captivating smile, I was almost overcome. Such winning manners could not be described. It was her beautiful character, as well as her beautiful face, and form which gave her such magnetic charm.
     "I asked her if I might have the pleasure of her company to the song service which met at the church at three o'clock p.m. She accepted and it sent a thrill of joy all over me. At two-thirty I was at her home, buggy shining, I had two fine speedy horses, all slicked up. I drove at a two forty gate going up. But in coming back gave them plenty of time. She seemed to rather enjoy the slow driving. She said that she did not believe in driving horse hard; neither did I then. And I drove very slowly all the way back to her home. I did not want to offend her.
     "I asked to come again the next Sunday, and was accepted. I went, but it was my last time, at least for the present.
     "Her good parents objected for her to keep company with young men. I think that they knew what would happen if we continued to keep company together."

Note: John had recently returned home and had become converted. Before that he had led the life of a true hardened cowboy, for three years never having been at a meal made by the hands of a woman. He worked Cheyenne, Dodge, Denver and Montana, almost dying in a blizzard which is when he decided to return home to his parents in Kansas.

     "But I determined to win her at any cost. So we began a correspondence until my dream became true. After we were engaged for quite a while, I met her one day coming to town on a mule, and while riding as close as I could to the mule with my horse, I attempted to kiss her, she being perfectly willing. It was more than an attempt. But I almost pulled her off the mule. It was a very narrow escape, and I do not recommend such tactics to others. It takes an expert to do it."

Note: At this point John goes to see his family in Socorro, New Mexico where they had moved to from the Haynesville, Pratt County KS farm which John was working, but they didn't like it there. John went on to Dayton, Washington and recommended the country to his father who took the family there. Meanwhile, John returned to Kansas, asked Lillie to marry him immediately and to move to Washington, which they did.

     "I insisted that we get married as soon as possible. To this she agreed and on December the 20th 1888 we drove to Pratt Center, secured our license and drove back to Preston, went to the home of the Rev. J. W. Lowe, and were married about four o'clock. And lo my dream came true. And from that good day to the present, 1907, she has been as perfect a wife as any one could be. During all these years she has never shown bad temper nor spoke an unkind word to her most unworthy mate."

Note: John's youngest brother was named Luther Lowe Williams, Luther for his mother's maiden name (they were of the same family as Martin Luther the Reformer, the line is from Martin Luther's first cousin), and Lowe most likely after this Rev. J. W. Lowe.
 
Family F1780
 
700
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.
 
Preas, Bertha Amanda (I3222)
 
701
The following notice appeared in the Alton Evening Telegraph (Alton, Illinois) on Thursday 23 May 1929.

          Edward H. Lynch Weds

     Friends here have received announcement of the marriage of Edward H. Lynch, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Lynch of Wood River and Edwardsville which took place Monday, May 20, in New York City. The bride was Miss Anita Bocinny of New York. The marriage ceremony was performed in "The Little Church Around the Corner."
     Mr. Lynch has been employed the past several years by the Shell Petroleum Company in St. Louis and was recently transferred to the eastern branch with offices in Boston. The couple have not announced their plans for the future.
 
Family F906
 
702 At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. Fiegenbaum, John Mark (I41)
 
703
The following obituary appeared in The Times-News, of Twin Falls, Idaho, on 10 June 2004.

          Eugene Syverson
          Twin Falls

     Eugene Syverson, 85, of Twin Falls, passed away at his home on Monday, June 7, 2004.
     He was born Sept. 23, 1918, in Egeland, N.D., the son of Adolph Sofus and Clara Wood Syverson. The family moved to Murtaugh in 1933 and Eugene farmed for 60 years in the Murtaugh area. He was a board member of the Milner Low-Lift Company, a prominent member of Rock Creek Community Church, served as grand marshal of the Murtaugh 100 year celebration and was recognized as the KTFI good neighbor of the day. On June 19, 1960. [sic] Eugene married Margaret Fiegenbaum. They lived on the Murtaugh farm until moving to Twin Falls in 1992.
     In addition to his wife, Margaret; he is survived by one sister, Marian of Salt Lake City, Utah; three nephews, Ted Syverson of Pocatello, Idaho, Kendall Syverson of Shelley, Idaho, and Rod Biser of Moraga, Calif.; and one niece, Jackie Wahl of Glendale, Ariz.
     He was preceded in death by brothers, Hubert and Clarence.
     A funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 12, 2004, at Rock Creek Community Church, with Pastor Dale Metzger officiating. Interment will follow in Sunset Memorial Park. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at White Mortuary, "Chapel by the Park," with the family greeting friends from 5 to 7 p.m. The family suggests memorials to Rock Creek Community Church, 131 Grandview Drive, Twin Falls, ID 83301.
 
Syverson, Eugene (I3227)
 
704
The following obituary was posted on the web site of the Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home, of Mt. Vernon, Missouri (http://www.fossettmosherfuneralhome.com/).

Frederick Edward Fieker
November 6, 1927 - December 13, 2013

Reverend Frederick Edward Fieker, age 86, of Stotts City, Missouri, passed away at 8:25 a.m. on Friday, December 13, 2013, at the Ozarks Methodist Manor in Marionville. He was born November 6, 1927, in Stotts City, Missouri, the son of the late Edward H. and Martha (Weltge) Fieker. Fred was baptized at Zion Evangelical And Reformed Church on November 24, 1927, and confirmed in April of 1941. He graduated from Mt. Vernon High School in 1945, Drury College in 1949, and completed his education at Eden Seminary in St. Louis in 1952. He was then ordained into the ministry that same year. Fred served at United Church of Christ Churches throughout Illinois and Iowa, completing his terms at the Zion United Church of Christ in Freistatt, Missouri. He was significant in developing new church programs, building church memberships, counseling and being an overall leader within the church conference. While serving as pastor at Peace United Church of Christ in Walnut, Iowa, Fred was instrumental in creating a vision, building, and operating Peace Haven Home; a home for seniors to live independently and yet still have attentive care. He was active in the Boy Scouts, and community service including Ministerial Alliances. Along with his love for his church he enjoyed outdoor activities such as fishing and camping and had many hobbies such as oil painting, stained glass work, clock repair and collecting and gardening to name a few. He will be sadly missed and lovingly remembered by his wife of nearly 60 years, Carolyn; three children, Dan and his wife, Twila; Sarah Dickey and her husband, Dennis, Jon and his wife, Melissa; one sister, Elizabeth Brazeale and her husband, Bill; grandchildren, David Dasher, Paige Dickey, Jason Fieker, Lindsay (Fieker) Marti, Ben Fieker, James Fieker, Riley Fieker and step granddaughter, Chandra Dame; great grandchildren, Grady Marti and Briella Dasher and step great grandson, Aidan Schmalick. His two brothers, Edwin and Paul Fieker and three sisters, Evelyn and Irma Fieker and Hulda Talty preceded him in death. A memorial service, under the direction of the Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home, will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 28, 2013, at the Zion United Church of Christ in Freistatt. Private burial will follow. Memorial donations may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of Springfield in care of the funeral home. Online condolences may be shared at this website.
 
Fieker, Frederick Edward (I1230)
 
705
The following obituary was published in The Times-News, of Twin Falls, Idaho, on 13 July 2004:

          Margaret Syverson
          Twin Falls

     Margaret Syverson, 87, of Twin Falls, died Saturday, July 10, 2004, at her home.
     She was born Aug. 21, 1916, in Wendell, Idaho, the daughter of R. D. and Bertha Preas Fiegenbaum. She attended schools in Wendell and graduated in 1934. She attended college at Gooding College, and later attended college in Long Beach, Calif. Margaret taught school at Cedro School near Hansen, Idaho; Mullen, Idaho; Mercer Island, Wash.; and Yakima, Wash., for over 20 years, and later at Harrison School in Twin Falls for 20 years prior to her retirement. She married Eugene Syverson on June 19, 1960. They lived on the family farm near Murtaugh until 1992 when they moved to Twin Falls.
     Margaret is survived by one sister; Lois Biser of Moraga, Wash.; one brother, Edward Fiegenbaum of Bothell, Wash.; one niece, Jackie Wahl of Glendale, Ariz.; three nephews, Ted Syverson of Pocatello, Idaho, Kendall Syverson of Shelley, Idaho, and Rod Biser of Moraga, Calif.
     She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Eugene on June 7, 2004, and by her parents.
     A funeral service will be conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 14, 2004, at Rock Creek Community Church, with the Rev. Dale Metzger officiating.
     Interment will follow in Sunset Memorial Park. Friends may call from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. today at White Mortuary, "Chapel by the Park," with the family greeting friends from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The family suggests memorials to Rock Creek Community Church, 131 Grandview Drive, Twin Falls, ID 83301.
 
Fiegenbaum, Margaret Preas (I3225)
 
706
The following obituary was published in the Garner Signal (Garner, Iowa) on Wednesday, 13 June 1923.

          MRS. ADAM SCHNEIDER.
     Mrs. Henrietta Hellwig [sic] Schneider was born Feb. 28, 1854, in Pettis County Mo.
     She was a daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. Peter Hellwig, one of the pioneer members of the Northwest German Conference. Being a daughter of the parsonage, she early in life learned of the joys as well as of the struggles of the itinerant preacher. She thus also had the good fortune to be reared in a Christian home, surrounded by every Christian influence. This meant much in her after life. It was very natural of her to think and to speak along the lines of church work and activities.
     More especially was this the case as the years went by. About April 26, 1889 the deceased was married to Mr. Adam Schneider, then one of the businessmen of Garner. Two children were born to this union, her daughter Ethel who for the last several years has been one of the teachers of the public schools of Davenport, Ia., and a little son who died in infancy.
     Heh [sic] husband died Dec. 11, 1911. Since then she has redided [sic] in her home in Garner awaiting the call of her Master to join those who had gone before. This call came on Tuesday evening June 5, after lingering illness and invaldism [sic] covering many years.
     She is survived beside by rer [sic] daughter, by two brothers E. W. Hellwig of Hayward, Wis. and two sisters Mrs. Dr. Schneider of Conway, Mo., and Mrs. Rev. H. R. Fienenbaum [sic] of Wendell, Idaho, and by the following stepsons and daughters John Schneider of Garner, Lon of Lisbon N. D., Mrs. Phil Webster, Minneapolis, Mrs. E. T. Andrews, of Eugene Oregon, Mrs. Richard Baldwin and Herman Schneider of Garner. We mention especially also Miss Alice Harding who made her home with the family for about twenty five years and who gave the deceased the most devoted care during her long illness.
     Finally, quietly and peacefully her end drew near in the words of the poem "The Sweet Surprise:
"No trembling, sad farewell
     From her quivering lips was heard;
So softly she crossed that the quiet stream
     Was not by a ripple stirred.
She was spared the parting of tears,
     She was spared the mortal strife,
It was scarcely dying - she only passed
     In a moment to endless life.

So low was her Master's call
     That it did not reach our ears;
But she heard the sound and her quick response
     Was full of joy - no fears,
Weep not for her soft release
     From earthly pain and care;
Nor grieve that she reached her home and rest
     Ere she knew that she was there.

But think of the sweet surprise,
     The sudden and strange delight,
she felt as she met her Savior's smile
     And walked with him in white.
Weep not for her toils are o'er,
     And thy race may soon be won;
So with sandaled feet and staff in hand
     Let thy work for the Lord be done."

On the front page of the same newspaper was this notice:

          CARD OF THANKS
     We wish to thank the many kind friends and neighbors for their expression of sympathy and thoughtfulness shown us during the illness and death of our mother, aunt and sister.
          Ethelyn Schneider.
          Alice Harding.
          E. W. Hillweg. 
Hellweg, Henrietta (I6914)
 
707
The following obituary was published in the Higginsville Advance (Higginsville, Missouri) on Friday, 16 January 2004.

          Willie H. Fiegenbaum
          April 2, 1913 - Jan. 13, 2004

     Willie H. Fiegenbaum, 90, of Higginsville, died on Tuesday, Jan. 13 at his home.
     He was born April 2, 1913 in Higginsville, the son of August Herman Karl Fiegenbaum and Emma Johana Apwisch.
     On August 22, 1945, he married Annie Marie Koch in Mayview.
     Willie was an auto and farm machinery mechanic until his retirement. He was a member of Salem United Church of Christ.
     He was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers, Richard, Oscar and Vernon.
     Survivors include his wife, Annie Marie of the home; two sons, Wayne and Kenneth Fiegenbaum, both of Mayview; four daughters, Jane Padget of Gladstone, Mary Benedict of Hermitage, Karen Fiegenbaum of Kansas City and Ruth Scantlin of Burkburnett, Texas; 10 grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; two great-grandchildren and three step-great-grandchildren.
     Visitation was held on Thursday, Jan. 15 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Kaiser-Wiegers Funeral Home.
     Funeral services will be held today, Friday, Jan. 16 at 10:30 a.m. at Salem United Church of Christ with Dr. Isaiah Muita officiating. Doris Stoner will be the organist and Terri Lynn Freeland (granddaughter) will be vocalist.
     Burial will be in Zion Cemetery, Mayview.
     Pallbearers will be Christopher Padget, Jason Benedict, Kevin Benedict, James Fiegenbaum and Timothy Scantlin.
     Honorary pallbearers will be David Benedict, Chris West, Mark West and Jeffrey Fiegenbaum.
     Memorial contributions may be made to Salem United Church of Christ.
     Friends and family may email condolences to wiegers@galaxycable.net. 
Fiegenbaum, William Henry (I1524)
 
708
The following obituary was published in the Topeka Capital-Journal (Topeka, Kansas) on 18 February 2012.

     Cecil F. Fiegenbaum, age 93, of Topeka, passed away Thursday evening in Topeka. He was born October 26, 1918 in Brown County, Kansas the son of Carl Fiegenbaum and Anna Kruse Fiegenbaum. He married Will "Billie" Mason December 11, 1949 at Shreveport, LA. She preceded him in death December 10, 2001. Cecil served in the U.S. Army as a cook before joining and serving in the U.S. Air Force for over 30 years where he served during W.W. II. He later worked for Shawnee County at Lake Shawnee, retiring in 1981. He is survived by several nieces and nephews.
     Graveside services will be Monday at 1:00 p.m. at the Mt. Hope Cemetery in Hiawatha, KS. He will lie in state Sunday afternoon from 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. at the Davidson Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Humane Shelter and left in care of the Davidson Funeral Home. Online condolences may be made to davidsonfuneral.com. 
Fiegenbaum, Cecil Frederich (I1077)
 
709
The following obituary was published on Thursday, 14 September 1972 in an in an unidentified newspaper.

          Harris Lynch Dies

     Harris V. (Monk) Lynch, 67, of 302 Jefferson Rd., died at his home at 5:45 p.m. Wednesday. He had been ill for six months.
     A deputy at the Madison County Jail the past five years, he was a former foreman of Alton Brick Co., where he had worked 39 years before retiring.
     Born Nov. 27, 1904, in Edwardsville, he was a son of Clay and Martha Fiegenbaum Lynch. He was married to Jane Blyth on Nov. 9, 1928, at Jerseyville.
     His wife, four nephews and two nieces survive.
     Besides his parents, three sisters and two brothers preceded him in death.
     He was a member of St. John's United Methodist Church, Edwardsville Moose Lodge 1561 and the Edwardsville Volunteer Fire Department and was secretary of the Madison County Firemen for 22 years.
     Friends may call at the Weber Funeral Home after 3 p.m. Friday.
     Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in the funeral home. The Rev. J. D. White, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Collinsville, will officiate.
     County firemen will conduct a service at 8 p.m. Friday in the funeral home.
     The body will be cremated. Interment will be at Woodlawn Cemetery. 
Lynch, Harris Virgil (I2805)
 
710
The following sketch was published in An Illustrated Historical Atlas Map of Holt County, Mo.... in 1877.

          William Hoblitzell

     This gentleman, one of the leading residents of Mound city and an old citizen of the county, was born in Richland county, Ohio, October 29th, 1833. Adrian Hoblitzell, his father, was from Maryland. His mother, Elizabeth Dorland, was from Pennsylvania. When the subject of this sketch was about nine years of age, in the year 1842, his father moved with the family from Ohio to Platte county, Missouri. He was engaged in farming there till 1844, and then removed to Holt county, settling at first in the vicinity of Oregon, and afterward moving into the town. Mr. Hoblizell had the advantages of a common school education, which he received mostly at Oregon. When about eighteen he left the farm, and became clerk in a store at Oregon. He has been engaged in the business of selling goods from that time to the present, and few men have been so closely and actively connected with the merchandizing interests of the county. He remained in the store at Oregon about three years.
     He first started in the business of selling goods on his own responsibility in the year 1855, when he opened a store at Brownville, Nebraska, in partnership with I. T. White. After carrying on business for himself at Brownville, for three or four years, the store was given up, and Mr. Hoblitzell was employed in clerking till 1861, and then moved back to Oregon, and occupied a position as clerk in a store at that place. He first came to Mound city in 1853 [sic], and for six months carried on a store with James L. Allen - at that time the only store in existence at Mound city. In 1864 he removed to St. Joseph, and was engaged there as a clerk in a store. In partnership with Mr. B. B. Frazer, now of St. Joseph, in the year 1865 he opened a store at Mound city. This partnership was continued till 1873, when the interest of B. B. Frazer was purchased by Mr. Hoblitzell and T. D. Frazer. The firm, for part of the years 1873 and 1874, carried on a store at Bigelow, where Mr. Hoblitzell resided for about one year. The firm of S. B. Austin & Co., composed of Mr. Hoblitzell and S. B. Austin, was established in January, 1875, and carry on a large mercantile business at Mound city. They are among the enterprising merchants of the town, and by their liberal course of dealing and wide-awake business habits, have done not a little to give Mound city it reputation as a good business point. S. B. Austin & Co. have a well stocked store, and have adopted the plan of offering the most liberal inducements possible to purchasers, and the people of that part of the county will find it to their interest to patronize this reliable firm.
     In connection with his brother, Mr. Hoblitzell is also carrying on the lumber business at Mound city, and has transacted a heavy business in this important branch of trade. He is favorably known as one of the old and reliable merchants of the county, almost his entire life having been identified with the interests of this part of the state. He commenced in the business of selling goods at a period of the state. He commenced in the business of selling goods at a period before the war, when the population of the county was small, and there are not many of the old settlers of the county with whom he is not personally acquainted and has had business dealings. There is no stain upon his reputation as a business man, and during his whole career he has always tried to carry on business on business principles. He was married in 1856, to Martha Jane Burnett, of Oregon, Missouri. In politics he has been a Democrat, and believes in the principles of the party, which has numbered among its members some of the most distinguished statesmen of America. He is however, rather [sic] conservative and liberal in his views, and has not hesitated on any occasion to vote for the best men for office regardless of politics.
 
Family F2398
 
711
The following sketch was published in History of Holt and Atchison Counties, Missouri.... in 1882.

          Adrian Hoblitzell.

     The subject of this sketch is one of the pioneer settlers of Northwestern Missouri, and is the father of the members of the well known firm of Hoblitzell Brothers. He is the son of John and Rebecca (Cary) Hoblitzell, and is of French-German descent. Mr. H. was born June 27, 1809, in Alleghany County, Maryland. He was there reared to manhood, and received his education, also learning the trade of tailoring. At the age of 21 years he emigrated to Huron County, Ohio, where he resided till 1840, when he removed to Platte County, Missouri. After remaining there till 1844, he came to this county, and was engaged in various branches of business, among them being farming, tailoring, and merchandising. In 1855 he removed to Nemaha County, Nebraska, where he lived till 1860, then returning to this county, and in 1876 he became interested with his sons in their extensive business. Although quite an old gentleman, Mr. H. is yet actively engaged in business, and would, by his energy and sprightliness be taken for a much younger man. He was married August 30, 1830, to Miss Elizabeth Darland, a native of Pennsylvania. They have had seven children, four of whom are now living: Julia A. (deceased), William, Christenia, Eunice (deceased), Cornelius, Joseph and James (deceased). They are members of the M. E. Church. Mr. H. was one of the original members and trustees of the first church of that denomination built in Oregon. He was at one time constable of Lewis Township, and was county judge of Nemaha County, Nebraska, for one term.
 
Family F2397
 
712
The following sketch was published in History of Holt and Atchison Counties, Missouri.... in 1882.

          Hoblitzell & Bro.,

dealers in pine lumber and farm wagons. The firm is composed of Cornelius and Joseph Hoblitzell. Cornelius Hoblitzell was born in Platte County, Missouri, January 10, 1841. His father was a native of Maryland, while his wife was from Pennsylvania. They came to Holt County, Missouri, in the spring of 1844, and settled in Oregon, afterwards moving upon a farm five miles east of town. On this place they lived some time and then came back to Oregon. The town of Brownsville, Nebraska, next became their home, and in the spring of 1861 they returned to Holt County. The boys obtained a fair school education, but received a thorough insight into business. During the war Joseph served in the Union army, and Cornelius served in the Enrolled Missouri Militia. In 1865 Joseph and Cornelius engaged in the mercantile business, which they continued some two years and then became interested in the lumber business, in which they have since been engaged. They have a large yard at St. Joseph, Missouri, which Joseph superintends, and Cornelius superintends the other four, situated at Oregon, Forest City, Craig, and Fairfax. All these yards are conducted by men well qualified for their positions - Edmund Pinkston at Forest City, Charles Doughty at Craig, and William Combs at Fairfax. They own all the lumber yards in Holt County, except two, and do a thriving business at these points. They have taken a deep interest in the growth and improvement of the county. Cornelius moved to Craig in 1875 and resided there six years, returning to Oregon in 1881. He owns a fine fruit farm east of Oregon, of some seventy-five acres, on which he has some 1,100 trees of all kinds and a large quantity of small fruit. He is a member of Craig Lodge, No. --, A. F. & A. M., in which he holds the office of Worshipful Master. Mr. H. was married March 19, 1861, to Amanda M. Combs, of Peru, Nebraska. She was a native of Illinois and was born November 27, 1842. They have three children living: Cora B., born January 14, 1862, (now Mrs. H. F. Allen, of Watson, Atchison County); Winnie V., born February 9, 1870; William H., born January 5, 1881. Himself, wife and eldest daughter are active members of the M. E. Church, Oregon, in which he fills the positions of steward and Sabbath School superintendent. He is also president of the Holt County Sabbath School organization.
 
Hoblitzell, Cornelius (I7453)
 
713
The following transcription is based on a digital image of an obituary supplied by Charles D. Harris.

     Harvey P. Harris, 87, of Godfry, died at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Hospital.
     He was a retired electrician who worked out of I.B.E.W. Local 649.
     He married the former Bertha Fiegenbaum who died Aug. 4, 1968.
     Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Margaret Frye of Wood River; two sons, Richard W. Harris of Godfrey, and Warren H. Harris of Mascoutah; 12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
     Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Quinn Funeral Home.
     Services will be conducted at the funeral home at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday by the Rev. Doyle Long.
     Burial will be in Alton City Cemetery.
 
Harris, Harvey Pope (I4196)
 
714
The following transcription is based on a digital image supplied by Charles D. Harris of an obituary published on Monday, 5 August 1968.

     Mrs. Bertha F. Harris, 76, a life-time resident of Alton, died at 2:30 p.m., Sunday at St. Anthony Hospital, where she had been a patient for the past two months. Mrs. Harris, had previously resided in Godfrey on Davis Lane for 26 years.
     Born in Alton, Sept. 10, 1891, her parents were the late Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Fiegenbaum.
     Mrs. Harris, a schoolteacher for 30 years in the Alton Public School System and vicinity, received her schooling from the Alton Schools and Shurtleff College. She was graduated from Illinois Women's College, Jacksonville.
     Her marriage to Harvey Harris, who survives, took place in 1922 in Alton.
     Beside her husband, she is also survived by a daughter, Mrs. Margaret Frye of Wood River; two sons, Richard W. of Godfrey, and Warren H. of Mascoutah, Ill.; and 12 grandchildren.
     Mrs. Harris was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Alton.
     Visitation will begin after 7 p.m. today at Morrow-Quinn Mortuary, where services will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. Interment will follow in Alton City Cemetery.
 
Fiegenbaum, Bertha Clara (I4044)
 
715
The placement of this stillborn daughter in this family is speculative and should be treated with caution. The transcription of her burial record identified her as the daughter of "F. Knapheide," but exactly who F. Knapheide was has not been confirmed. Other research reports that the Knapheide whose death was recorded in the archives of the church in Holstein, Missouri on 2 June 1877 was eight years of age, but there are no unidentified Knapheide children born approximately eight years prior to 1877 who are listed in the church baptismal records; this is hardly definitive proof that the daughter was not stillborn. This matter requires further research. 
Knapheide, [infant] (I5379)
 
716
This date of birth is actually the date of marriage of Minna C. Bierbaum and Heinrich F. Sievert. Minna's real date of birth and her inclusion in this family need to be confirmed by further research.
 
Bierbaum, Minna C. (I394)
 
717
This obituary appeared in The Telegraph, of Alton, Illinois, on 31 July 2005:

          Adele Nelson

     Adele H. Fiegenbaum Nelson, 88, died at 11:16 a.m. Thursday, July 28, 2005, in Springfield, Ill.
     She was born May 19, 1917, in Granite City and married Eugene D. Fiegenbaum on May 21, 1935. He died Jan. 11, 1971. She married George E. Nelson on Sept. 14, 1979. He died Jan. 11, 2003.
     She was a housekeeper at Wood River Township Hospital for eight years and a member of the Wood River Women of the Moose. She loved life and possessed a passion for her family, especially when it concerned her grandchildren or great-grandchildren.
     Survivors include three daughters and two sons-in-law, Kay and Larry Longman and Jane Crouthers, all of Wood River, and Sue and Marvin Garner of Dixon, Mo.; a dear stepdaughter, Carol Hallows of Moro; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Don and Carol Fiegenbaum of Lexington, Ky., and Tom Fiegenbaum of Godfrey; 13 grandchildren; four stepgrandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; nine stepgreat-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
     In addition to her husbands, she was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers and a sister.
     Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Paynic Home for Funerals in Rosewood Heights, where the Rev. Gary Mosimann will conduct funeral services at 10 a.m. Monday.
     Burial will be at Rose Lawn Memory Gardens in Bethalto.
     Memorials may be given to the Wanda United Methodist Church or the American Cancer Society.
 
Rotter, Adele (I4051)
 
718
This obituary appeared in the Edwardsville Intelligencer, of Edwardsville, Illinois, on 23 March 2010:

          Iona Pike

     Iona M. Pike, age 94, of Edwardsville, died at 10:20 a.m., on Sunday, March 21, 2010, at the Rosewood Care Center in Edwardsville.
     Iona was a homemaker having previously worked for Illinois Bell Telephone Company.
     She was born Feb. 5, 1916, in Greenville, Mo., daughter of the late Thomas F. and Fern (Christy) Fagg.
     She married Paul Pike on Oct. 7, 1938 in St. Louis, Missouri. He preceded her in death on Oct. 11, 1985.
     Iona is survived by a sister, Elizabeth Bunte of Leesburg, Fla.; three brothers-in-law, Eugene Schmid of Cape Girardeau, Mo., Norman Fiegenbaum of Edwardsville, and Vernon Bunte of Leesburg, Fla.
     She was preceded in death by three sisters, Bernice Simches, Selma Schmid, and Mary Fiegenbaum; and a brother-in-law George Simches.
     Iona was a longtime member of St. John's United Methodist Church in Edwardsville.
     She was an avid reader and gardener.
     A private funeral service was conducted Tuesday, March 23, 2010, at Weber and Rodney Funeral Home with Rev. Sheryl Palmer officiating.
     Interment was at Valley View Cemetery.
     Memorials may be given to St. John's United Methodist Church Building Fund.
     Condolences may be expressed online at weberfuneralhome.com.
     Weber and Rodney Funeral Home in Edwardsville is in charge of arrangements.
 
Fagg, Iona M. (I4679)
 
719 According to information on his death certificate, Murray underwent an operation on 10 February 1951 that revealed gangrenous appendicitis. A few days later he was diagnosed with an obstruction of his small intestine. A week later degenerative changes in the kidneys were observed. Murray died at 1:30 p.m. on 26 February in St. Joseph Hospital, at Kansas City, at the age of 47 years. Nolte, Murray Lewis (I2943)
 
720 According to information on his death certificate, Murray was to be buried at the evangelical cemetery at Mayview. This is the cemetery associated with Zion Church, which at the time was a congregation in the Evangelical and Reformed Church denomination. Since 1957 it has been part of the United Church of Christ. Nolte, Murray Lewis (I2943)
 
721 Constance was buried in Greenton Cemetery Nolte, Constance Clara (I2996)
 
722 Cora was buried in the Minneapolis City Cemetery. Koepke, Cora (I1603)
 
723 Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m. at the Funk-Cooper-Warren Chapel with the Rev. George Boicourt in charge. Burial was in the Eudora Cemetery at Eudora, Kansas. Darling, Myrtle Maud (I67)
 
724 Funeral services were held on Tuesday afternoon from the Masonic Temple in Lawrence, Kansas. Burial was in Eudora Cemetery at Eudora, Kansas. Fiegenbaum, Benjamin Friedrich (I58)
 
725 He and family members were buried in Section II, lots 105-106. Gillespie, Edwin David (I7418)
 
726 He was buried in Geneva Cemetery. The stone was inscribed: "Frederic W. | Fiegenbaum | 1902 - 1903" Fiegenbaum, Frederic Wilhelm (I72)
 
727 He was buried in Section II, lot 99. Fiegenbaum, Dr. Edward William (I266)
 
728 Julia's burial site is next to her husband's, whose second wife was buried on his other side. Gillespie, Julia B. (I2820)
 
729 She and family members were buried in Section II, lots 105-106. Barnsback, Minna A. (I6834)
 
730 She and family members were buried in Section II, lots 105-106. Gillespie, Mattie C. (I8122)
 
731 The date of birth is calculated from a reported date of birth and age at death. It has been assumed that the birth took place in Illinois. Gillespie, Mattie C. (I8122)
 
732 The following biographical sketch was published in 1894:

     Edmund S. Lybarger, who for many years has successfully engaged in farming in Randolph County, has the honor of being a native of Illinois, for he was born in Kaskaskia, September 26, 1826. He is the fifth in order of birth in the family of Samuel and Mary (Taylor) Lybarger. His father's family came from Pennsylvania. Edmund lost his mother when he was only about eight years of age, and he was taken to live with Mr. Van Zant, of Chester, who cared for him until he had attained to man's estate. His educational privileges were quite limited, for during his youth his time was largely taken up with farm work.
     Attracted by the discovery of gold in California, in 1850 Mr. Lybarger crossed the plains to the Pacific Slope. He worked in the mines for nearly four years, and during that time made considerable money, returning to his Illinois home with $5,000. He remained here through the winter, and in the spring of 1855 again went to California, where he spent the two succeeding years of his life. In 1857 we once more find him in Randolph County, and since that time he has continuously engaged in farming. Purchasing wild land, he at once began its development and transformed the raw prairie into rich and fertile fields, which yield to him a golden tribute in return for the care and labor he bestows upon them. He has made many excellent improvements upon his place, and in fact it is complete in all its appointments, being numbered among the model farms of the county. The owner is now well advanced in years, but he still enjoys good health and manages his own property.
     On the 23d of December, 1855, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Lybarger and Miss Helen Richardson, daughter of Robert H. and Prudence (Tanner) Richardson. Her father came with his parents from South Carolina to Chester, Ill., at a very early day. The Tanner family originally lived in Kentucky. Unto our subject and his wife were born nine children, viz.: Mary; Robert R., of Arkansas; Esther B., wife of Dr. Dinsbeer, of St. Louis; Oscar W., of St. Louis; Commodore C., who died in 1888, at the age of twenty-one; Henry, who aids in the cultivation of the home farm; Lillian P., wife of Joseph Hickman, a farmer residing near Ellis Grove; Eleanor and Helen Maud, who are still under the parental roof.
     In politics, Mr. Lybarger has been a life-long Democrat and a warm advocate of the principles of the party, although he has never sought or desired the honors or emoluments of public office. He belongs to the Presbyterian Church, and his wife is a member of the Baptist Church. They are worthy people, whose well spent lives have won them many friends throughout this community.

     According to the Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900, an online database hosted by the Illinois State Archives, Edward and Helen received a marriage license in Randolph County, Illinois or where married on or about 23 September 1858. 
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733 "Dorothea Amalia Mensenkamp nee Starke" was buried in the cemetery located south of and next to the brick church dedicated in 1884 as the German Evangelical Immanuels Church of Holstein and know since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ. Starke, Dorothea Amalia (I3435)
 
734 "Ed. Heinr. Brakemeier", as the name was recorded at the time, was confirmed in the German Evangelical Immanuels Church, at Holstein, Missouri (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ). Brakemeyer, Heinrich Eduard (I6033)
 
735 "Elsie Charlotte Huenefeld" was buried in the cemetery located south of and next to the brick church dedicated in 1884 as the German Evangelical Immanuels Church of Holstein and know since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ. Hünefeld, Elsie Charlotte (I5458)
 
736 "Emma Lawine Knapheide's" confirmation was recorded in the register of the German Evangelical Immanuels Church in Holstein, Missouri (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ). Knapheide, Lawine Emma (I4861)
 
737 "Emma Maria Charlotta's" baptism is recorded in the archives of the German Evangelical Church on Charrette in Holstein, Missouri (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ). The sponsor was Charlotta Wehmeier. Höfer, Emma Maria Charlotta (I4722)
 
738 "Ernst Georg's" baptism was recorded in the register of the German Evangelical Church on Charrette at Holstein, Missouri (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ). The sponsor was Ernst Knapheide, the child's grandfather. Hünefeld, Ernst George (I5431)
 
739 "Hermann Wilhelm Bierbaum" was buried in the cemetery across the street from the brick church dedicated in 1884 as the German Evangelical Immanuels Church of Holstein, Missouri (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ). The cemetery is next to and south of the parsonage and on the site of the first church built at Holstein, Missouri, known as the German Lutheran Church on Charrette (1839-1848). Bierbaum, Johann Heinrich Wilhelm (I193)
 
740 "Lizzie," as she seems to have been commonly called, never married. Her death was registered in the records of St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed Church at Bay, Missouri. Buschmann, Adeline Louise (I5070)
 
741 "Louisa Sophia Hackmann nee Buescher," as the church death register identifies her, was buried in the cemetery north of the brick church dedicated in 1884 as the German Evangelical Immanuels Church of Holstein (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ). This cemetery was consecrated on 12 April 1916. Büscher, Sophia Louise (I4719)
 
742 "Margarethe E. Oberhellmann" was buried in the cemetery north of the brick church dedicated in 1884 as the German Evangelical Immanuels Church of Holstein (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ). This cemetery was consecrated on 12 April 1916. Borgmann, Margaretha Elisabeth (I319)
 
743 "Maria Sophia Ruhmeier", as the name was recorded at the time, was confirmed in the German Evangelical Church on Charrette, at Holstein, Missouri (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ). The date of birth recorded for this child is the same given in the baptism register for Friederika Maria Rahmeier, daughter of "Friedrich Rahmeier" and "Freiderika nee Stolte." Rahmeier, Friederike Maria (I7619)
 
744 "Marie Fredericka Hackmann" was buried in the cemetery north of the brick church dedicated in 1884 as the German Evangelical Immanuels Church of Holstein (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ). This cemetery was consecrated on 12 April 1916. Knapheide, Maria Friederika (I4707)
 
745 "Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fiegenbaum" of Lawton, Oklahoma attended the celebration of the 50th wedding anniversary of Henry's parents at Oregon, Missouri in April, 1902. Henry was identified as engaged in the hardware business. Family F27
 
746 "Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Miller and children Louise, Frieda, Wilma, Kenneth and Katherine" of Wathena, Kansas attended the celebration of the 50th wedding anniversary of Emma's parents at Oregon, Missouri in April, 1902. Family F25
 
747 "Mr. and Mrs. Louis Fiegenbaum and daughter Inez" of Geneva, Nebraska attended the celebration of the 50th wedding anniversary of Louis' parents at Oregon, Missouri in April, 1902. Louis was identified as a druggist and the father of one child. Family F23
 
748 "Mr. and Mrs. Mathew Sexauer and son, Roscoe" of Ankeny, Iowa attended the celebration of the 50th wedding anniversary of "Minnie Sexauer's" parents at Oregon, Missouri in April, 1902. The Sexauers were identified as farming near Des Moines and the parents of five children. Family F20
 
749 "Mr. and Mrs. William Edward Fiegenbaum" of Geneva, Nebraska attended the celebration of the 50th wedding anniversary of William's parents at Oregon, Missouri in April, 1902. William was identified as a jeweler. Family F28
 
750 "Mrs. Howard was the widow of the late John Howard, who preceded her in death in 1924." Family F1500
 

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