Fiegenbaum, Friedrich Wilhelm

Male 1830 - 1914  (83 years)


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  • Name Fiegenbaum, Friedrich Wilhelm 
    Born 10 Apr 1830  Lengerich, Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
    • He was born in Bauerschaft Hohne, a "township" of Lengerich.
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 18 Apr 1830  Lengerich, Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 13, 14
    • Friedrich Wilhelm was baptized in the evangelical church at Lengerich.
    Immigration 1834  Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23

    •      Friedrich was about 4 years old when he emigrated from the Hohne section of Lengerich, in the Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia with his father, Adolph (age about 40), his mother, Christine (age about 37), and four brothers and sisters (ages 13 to less than 1 year). The family is reported to have disembarked at New Orleans, Louisiana in late June 1834 and to have traveled up the Mississippi River, arriving at St. Louis, Missouri about 3 or 4 July. They appear to have settled initially in Femme Osage Township, St. Charles County, Missouri before moving a few years later moved to nearby Hopewell, in Warren County, Missouri. Around 1850, Friedrich, his parents, another brother still living at home settled near Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa.
    Census 1840  Charrette Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [24
    • The 1840 U.S. census enumerated eight people living in the "Rudolph Feigenbaum" household in Charrette Township, Warren County, Missouri.
    Census 1840  Femme Osage Township, St. Charles County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [25
    • The 1840 U.S. census enumerated eight people living in the "A. Frigenbottom" household in Femme Osage Township, St. Charles County, Missouri.
    Census 1850  Wapello Township, Louisa County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [26
    • The 1850 U.S. Census found the Fiegenbaums living in Wapello Township, Louisa County, Iowa. According to the enumeration, the household was composed of Adolph, age 57, a farmer; Christine, age 54; Frederick, age 21, a day laborer; and, Rudolph, age 14.
    Occupation Between 1853 and 1914  [27
    a pastor in the Methodist Episcopal Church 

    •      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.
    Occupation Sep 1864  [28
    Presiding Elder of the Burlington District 
    • The first annual session of the Southwest German Conference was held on 29 September 1864 in the Washington Street Church, at St. Louis. Bishop Janes named the presiding elders to the five districts of the new conference: Philipp Kuhl, to the St. Louis District; Gerhard Timken, to the Belleville District; Friedrich Fiegenbaum, to the Burlington District; Heinrich Lahrmann, to the Quincy District; Michael Schnierle, to the St. Joseph District.
    Moved To Oct 1902  Wathena, Doniphan County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [29, 30, 31

    •      Friedrich Wilhelm retired from active service in the German Methodist Episcopal Church in 1895. He and his wife continued to live in Oregon, Missouri, their last charge, until 1902. Early in October, 1902, the Holt County Sentinel (Oregon, Missouri) reported that Rev. F. W. Fiegenbaum was in Wathena, Kansas to superintend the construction of a residence he and his wife planned to occupy sometime in the middle of that month. On 17 October, the newspaper reported that the couple had move that week to Wathena.
    Died 27 Feb 1914  Wathena, Doniphan County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36
    • The following obituary was published in The Holt County Sentinel, of Oregon, Missouri, on Friday, 6 March 1914. The newspaper was published by Thomas Curry, Rev. Friedrich Fiegenbaum's nephew-in-law.

                Death of Rev. Fiegenbaum.

           Rev. Frederick Fiegenbaum, the last of four brothers, all of whom were pioneer German Methodist preachers in the central and western states, died Saturday, Feb. 28, 1914, at Wathena, Kas., where he had lived ten years.
           He was pastor of the Oregon German M. E. church during the years 1892-96, and was an uncle of Mrs. Tom Curry, of this city.
           Rev. Fiegenbaum was nearly 84 years old, and all of the brothers attained about the same age, and were active in the pulpit until within a few years of their deaths. Not only were the brothers Methodist preachers, but their two sisters, who survive, married preachers, one a regular pastor, and the other a local preacher of the Methodist church. The family is widely known in German Methodism in this country.
           Rev. Frederick Fiegenbaum was born in Ladbergen, Germany, April 10, 1830. He came to America in 1832 with his parents, Adolph and Christine Fiegenbaum, and settled in Warren county, Missouri, where he grew to manhood. His early years were spent on the farm. Then he went to St. Louis, where his older brothers and sisters had found employment for him. With them he was brought into contact with a German Methodist revival, and after being converted he felt the call to the ministry, as his two older brothers were.
           Rev. Fiegenbaum had charges in Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri. There being no German conference when he entered the ministry, he joined the Rock River conference, then later the Southwest German, now the St. Louis conference, and from there he was transferred to the West Missouri conference. His last charge was at Oregon, Mo., from where he moved to Wathena. His wife, who was Miss Louise Otto, and to whom he was married at Wapello, Iowa, when he was 21 years old, died November 30, 1911. The other brothers were Rev. William, Rev. H. R., and Rev. Henry Fiegenbaum, the last named for a number of years a resident of St. Joseph, died in that city, January 13, 1905.
           Six sons and three daughters survive, as follows: Adolph H., Washington, D. C.; Louis S. Lincoln, Neb.; Theodore J., Western, Neb.; Benjamin F., Lawrence, Kas.; Henry, Springfield, Neb.; Edward W., Geneva, Neb.; and Mrs. Matthew Sexauer, Ankeny, Iowa; Mrs. Jacob Miller, Wathena. The sisters are: Mrs. Elizabeth Wellmeyer [sic], Warrenton, Mo., age 86, and Mrs. Mina Winter, Casper, Wyo., aged 82.
           The funeral was held at Wathena, Kas., Sunday, March 1, services being conducted from the home and from the Wathena German M. E. church, burial being at Wathena.
           Mrs. Tom Curry, of this city, and Mrs. Carrie Steinmetz, of St. Joseph, who was here visiting, nieces of the deceased, attended the funeral.

           Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts provided the following transcription of an obituary which appears to have been published in a newspaper serving Wathena, Kansas.

           Frederick William Fiegenbaum was born in Ladbergen, Prussia 10 April 1830. His parents emigrated to the United States in 1834 and located in the neighborhood of Hopewell, Warren County, Missouri, which was his home until he was 21 years of age. On 19 February 1846, while attending a quarterly meeting, he was converted and became a member of the Methodist-Episcopal Church. the following morning he received a call to enter the ministry, but did not begin active work until the spring of 1853. In 1852 he was married to Louisa Otto, who passed to her reward 30 November 1911. Ten children were born to them, of whom one died in infancy. Six sons and three daughters survive. Mrs. Minnie Sexauer of Ankeny Iowa; A. H. Fiegenbaum of Washington D.C.; Mrs. Lydia M. Howard of Sac City, Iowa; Louis Fiegenbaum of Lincoln, Nebraska; Theodore Fiegenbaum of Western, Nebraska; Mrs. Emma Miller of Wathena, Kansas; Benjamin Fiegenbaum of Lawrence, Kansas; Henry Fiegenbaum of Springfield, Nebraska and William Edward Fiegenbaum of Geneva, Nebraska. He was superanuated in 1895 and lived in Oregon, Missouri until 1902 when he and his wife moved to Wathena. After the death of Mrs. Fiegenbaum, he visited among the children, and in September he came to the home of his daughter, Mrs. Emma Miller. His strength was failing at this time and grew weaker until he finally passed peacefully to his reward 27 February 1914, aged 83 years, 10 months and 17 days. Father Fiegenbaum's presence in the community will be greatly missed. Those who knew him well, even the child on the street, always had a word and a smile from him; he was staunch, and loyal to the last for right and truth, especially anxious always for the upbuilding of the church in the community in which he lived. He never missed going to all the services in the town, when he was able, and was especially strong in his belief that the children had an important part in the church as in the family. The bereaved family will always remember his anxiety and loving thoughtfulness for each alike, and may the Spirit of our Christ, who was Father Fiegenbaum's guide, in all things be ours. The funeral was held Sunday at 2:00 p.m. from the house to the German M. E. Church. Rev. E. Crepin and Rev. J. H. Bishop preached in English and Rev. Buechner of St. Joseph in German. Burial was in Bellemont Cemetery by the side of his life's companion, all the children being present. Other relatives in attendance were: Miss Anna Fiegenbaum, Mrs. Steinmetz, both of St. Joseph, Missouri; Mrs. Tom Curry of Oregon, Missouri and Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Winter of Topeka, Kansas.
    Buried 1 Mar 1914  Wathena, Doniphan County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10, 36, 37, 38, 39
    • Funeral services were held from the home and from the German Methodist Church. Frederick William Fiegenbaum was buried in Bellemont Cemetery at Wathena, where his wife had been buried in 1911.
    Person ID I252  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 26 May 2018 

    Father Fiegenbaum, Adolph Heinrich,   b. 19 Dec 1793, Ladbergen, Grafschaft Tecklenburg Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jan 1877, Garner, Hancock County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Peterjohann, Christine Elisabeth,   b. Abt 1796, Lengerich, Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Sep 1871, Colesburg, Delaware County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 75 years) 
    Married 25 Oct 1820  Ladbergen, Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52

    •      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."
    Census (family) 1840  Femme Osage Township, St. Charles County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [25
    • The 1840 U.S. census enumerated eight people living in the "A. Frigenbottom" household in Femme Osage Township, St. Charles County, Missouri. The household consisted of: 5 males (2 at less than 5 years of age; 1 at 5 years to less than 10 years; 1 at 15 years to less than 20 years; 1 at 40 years to less than 50 years old) and 3 females (1 at less than 5 years of age; 1 at 10 years to less than 15 years; 1 at 40 to less than 50 years old).
    Census (family) 1840  Charrette Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [24
    • The 1840 U.S. census enumerated eight people living in the "Rudolph Feigenbaum" household in Charrette Township, Warren County, Missouri. The household consisted of: 5 males (1 at less than 5 years of age; 1 at 5 years to less than 10 years; 2 at 15 years to less than 20 years; 1 at 40 years to less than 50 years) and 3 females (1 at 5 years to less than 10 years of age; 1 at 10 years to less than 15 years; 1 at 40 years to less than 50 years).
    Census (family) 1860  Wapello Township, Louisa County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [53
    • According to the 1860 enumeration, the household consisted of "Adolph Feigenbaum," age 67, born in Germany, a farmer; "Christina Feigenbaum," age 63, born in Germany; "Rudolph Feigenbaum," age 23, born in Missouri, who was married within the year; and "Elisabeth Feigenbaum," age 23 or 26, born in Germany, who was married within the year. This last person was no doubt the former Elizabeth Ann Krümpel; she and Rudolph, youngest child of Adolph and Christine, had been married in January 1860.
    Census (family) 1870  Wapello Township, Louisa County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [54
    • According to the 1870 enumeration, the household consisted of Adolph Fiegenbaum, age 76, born in Prussia, unemployed, a U.S. citizen; and Christena [sic] Fiegenbaum, age 73, keeping house.
    Family ID F89  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Otto, Louisa,   b. 13 Aug 1832, Venne, Osnabrück, Kingdom of Hanover Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Nov 1911, Wathena, Doniphan County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 11 Apr 1852  Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65

    •      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.
    Residence (family) From 1859 to 1864  Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [66, 67, 68

    •      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.
    Residence (family) 1869  Polk County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [69

    •      It seems very likely that the family of Friedrich and Louisa Fiegenbaum lived in Polk County, Iowa from 1869 to at least 1880. A brief biography of Friedrich and Louisa's son, Adolph Heinrich, was published in 1880 as part of a selection of biographical sketches of residents of Crocker Township, Polk County, Iowa. The biography reported that Adolph had been a resident of the county since 1869. At the time, he would have been about 14 years old and it seems probable that he would have been living with his parents and siblings. This was certainly the case one year later when the family was enumerated in Ward 3 of Des Moines, Iowa, in the 1870 U.S census. The biography also reported that in 1880, Adolph was teaching in the local schools in addition to supervising the work on his father's farm near Ankeny, where Adolph lived.
    Census (family) 1870  Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [70
    • According to the 1870 enumeration, the household in Ward 3 consisted of Frederick Fiegenbaum, age 39, born in Prussia, a U. S. citizen; Louisa Fiegenbaum, age 37, born in Prussia; Minnie Fiegenbaum, age 17, born in Illinois, attending school; Adolph Fiegenbaum, age 15, born in Indiana, attending school; Lydia Fiegenbaum, age 12, born in Illinois, attending school; Louis Fiegenbaum, age 10, born in Minnesota, attending school; Theodore Fiegenbaum, age 8, born in Minnesota, attending school; Emma Fiegenbaum, age 6, born in Minnesota, attending school; Benjamin Fiegenbaum, age 4, born in Iowa; Henry Fiegenbaum, age 2, born in Iowa; and William Fiegenbaum, age 6 months, born in Iowa in January 1870.
    Residence (family) From 1892 to 1902  Oregon, Holt County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [71, 72, 73, 74, 75

    •      The Holt County Sentinel (Oregon, Missouri) reported that among the new appointments announced at a session of the West German Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church held at Higginsville, Missouri from 1-5 September 1892, Rev. Fred Fiegenbaum, of Lawrence, Kansas was to become the pastor of the church at Oregon, Missouri. The newspaper noted that he was the brother of "Revs. Henry and William Fiegenbaum, former pastors of the German church in this city."
           On 11 November of the same year, the newspaper reported that Rev. and Mrs. Fiegenbaum were playing host to a week long family reunion. For the first time in eight years all of their children were home at the same time.
           In September 1893, the Holt County Sentinel reported that Rev. F. Fiegenbaum had returned from the German M. E. conference, held at Enterprise, Kansas. He had been reappointed to the church at Oregon, Missouri. And, the church had been moved from the Lincoln, Nebraska, conference district to the Missouri conference district.
           A year later, the same newspaper reported that Rev. F. W. Fiegenbaum would remain at the Oregon, Missouri church for another year. It seems that the pastoral charge included the church at Nodaway, Andrew County, Missouri.
    Census (family) 1900  Oregon, Holt County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [76
    • According to the 1900 U.S. census, the household in the West Ward consisted of Fred Fiegenbaum, head of household, born April 1830 in Germany, age 70, emigrated to USA in 1834 (resident of USA for 66 years), a naturalized citizen, married for 48 years; and Louisa Fiegenbaum, wife, born August 1833 in Germany, age 66, married for 48 years, mother of 10 children (9 of whom were still living).
    Residence (family) Nov 1906  Wathena, Doniphan County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [77

    •      According to an obituary for his brother, "Rev. William Fiegenbaum," published on 30 November 1906 in the Edwardsville Intelligencer, of Edwardsville, Illinois, the deceased was survived by his brother, "Rev. Fred W. Fiegenbaum of Wathena, Kansas...."
    Census (family) 1910  Wathena, Doniphan County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [78
    • According to the 1910 enumeration, the household consisted of Frederich W. Fiegenbaum, head of household, age 80, born in Germany, immigrated to USA in 1834, married for 58 years, retired; and Louisa Fiegenbaum, wife, age 77, born in Germany, immigrated to USA in 1834, married for 58 years.
    Children 
    +1. Fiegenbaum, Wilhelmine Christine Elizabeth,   b. 5 Jul 1853, Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jul 1943, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
    +2. Fiegenbaum, Adolph Heinrich,   b. 7 Mar 1855, Cedar Lake, Lake County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jun 1930, Washington, D.C., USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     3. Fiegenbaum, Louis,   b. 6 Sep 1856, Dubuque County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Sep 1856, Dubuque County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    +4. Fiegenbaum, Lydia Maria,   b. 11 Oct 1857, Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Mar 1923, Sac City, Sac County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
    +5. Fiegenbaum, Louis Theodore Stephan,   b. 22 Oct 1859, Salem, Dakota County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jan 1919, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)
    +6. Fiegenbaum, Theodore Johann,   b. 9 Nov 1861, Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Aug 1945, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
    +7. Fiegenbaum, Emma Maria,   b. 16 Dec 1864, Woodbury, Washington County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Mar 1951, Wathena, Doniphan County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     8. Fiegenbaum, Benjamin Friedrich,   b. 7 Jan 1865, Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jan 1934, Eudora, Douglas County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
    +9. Fiegenbaum, Heinrich F.,   b. 10 Jan 1868, Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Dec 1954, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
    +10. Fiegenbaum, Wilhelm Edward,   b. 5 Jan 1870, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jan 1955, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F18  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    1. [S4] Lieselotte (Freese) Fiegenbaum, Genealogical research.
      Friedrich Wilhelm Fiegenbaum; born 10 April 1830 in Lengerich-Hohne.

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      Frederick Wilhelm Fiegenbaum; born 11 April 1830 in Ladbergen, Germany. Son of Adolph Henrich Fiegenbaum and Christine Elizabeth Peterjohann.

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      Adolph Heinrich Fiegenbaum, of Hohne "Kirchspiel" [=parish], Lengerich; Heuerling [=tenant farmer]. No date of birth provided in record. Accompanied by his wife, Christine Elisabeth Peterjohann. And accompanied by children: ...Friedrich Wilhelm, born 10.4.1830 [=10 April 1830];....
           For the full entry from this source, see the notes for this person's immigration.

    4. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), NARA microfilm M432, roll 187, page 123[B]. Access through HeritageQuest Online July 2004.
      Adolph Fiegenbaum household, 1850 U.S. census, Louisa County, Iowa, population schedule, Wapello Township, enumerated 10 September 1850, dwelling 65, family 65, lines 17-20. Frederick Fiegenbaum; age 21; day laborer; born in Germany. The reported age would yield a birth date of 1828-1829 by calculation.

    5. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 12, 29-39.
      Frederick William Fiegenbaum, child of Adolph Heinrich Fiegenbaum and Christine Elisabeth Peterjohann, was born on 11 April 1830 at Lengerich, Westphalia, Germany.

    6. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1870. NARA microfilm M593, roll 415, pages 184-185 (images 368-369).
      Access through HeritageQuest in May 2003 and Ancestry.com in June 2005.
           Frederick Fiegenbaum household, 1870 U.S. census, Polk County, Iowa, population schedule, Des Moines, ward 3, page 1 & next page (unnumbered), enumerated 29 July 1870, dwelling 8, family 10, line 40 and lines 1-10.
           In the household was: 40) Fiegenbaum, Frederick; age 39; male; born in Prussia; father of foreign birth; mother of foreign birth.
           By calculation from the information provided, Frederick would have been born about 1830-1831. For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1870 U.S. census for this person.

    7. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1900. NARA microfilm T623, roll 859, page 219B/6B.
      1900 U.S. census, population schedule; Missouri, Holt County, Lewis Township, Oregon, West Ward, Supervisor’s District 4, Enumeration District 89, census sheet 6 B, enumerated 6 June 1900; Fred Fiegenbaum household, dwelling 140, family 140, lines 76-77. National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623, roll 859, page 219B/6B. Access through HeritageQuest July 2004 & Ancestry.com in June 2009.
           In the household was: 76) Fiegenbaum, Fred; head; white; male; born April 1830; age 70; born in Germany; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany.
           For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1900 U.S. census for this person.

    8. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1910. NARA microfilm T624, roll 437, page 215A (image 834).
      1910 U.S. census, population schedule; Kansas, Doniphan County, Wathena, Supervisor’s District 1, Enumeration District 44, census sheet 7 A, enumerated 25 April 1910; Frederich W. Fiegenbaum household, [--?--] Street, dwelling 164, family 167, lines 45-46. National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 437, page 215A (image 834). Access through HeritageQuest and Ancestry.com in July 2004; and Ancestry.com in June 2009.
           In the household was: 45) Fiegenbaum, Frederich W.; head; male; white; age 80; born in Germany.
           By calculation from the information provided, Frederich would have been born about 1829-1830. For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1910 U.S. census for the person.

    9. [S182] Find A Grave, Inc, Findagrave.com (https://www.findagrave.com in December 2017), "Friedrich Wilhelm Fiegenbaum".
      Memorial #18933060. Record created by Suzi Terrell, 14 April 2007. Photo of gravestone added by FranzJr. Accessed in September 2007.
           Rev. Friedrich Wm. Fiegenbaum. Birth: 10 April 1830. Death: 27 February 1914. Burial in Bellemont Cemetery, Wathena, Doniphan County, Kansas, USA.

    10. [S113] Web site, Cousin Collector; The Cemetery Project.
      Transcription of gravestones in Bellemont Cemetery at Wathena, Doniphan County, Kansas. (http://cousin-collector.com/docs/cemeteries/ks-bellemont-cemetery.txt). Accessed 20 December 2009.
           Rev. Friedrich William Fiegenbaum; born 10 April 1830; died 27 February 1914.

    11. [S230] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Germany Vital Records Index" in FamilySearch Record Search—Pilot Site at (http://pilot.familysearch.org/).
      Accessed on 10 October 2010. Index entries compiled from "Germany Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898," a FamilySearch database; data derived from: Evangelische Kirche Lengerich (Kreis Tecklenburg). Kirchenbuch, 1644-1907. Family History Library Film 526387: "Taufen 1804-1810, 1815-1831." Salt Lake City, Utah: The Genealogical Society of Utah, 1967. Indexing Project (Batch) Number C95277-9. Original records in Evangelisches Landeskirchenamt, Bielefeld, Federal Republic of Germany.
           Friedrich Wilhelm Fiegenbaum, son of Adolph Heinrich Fiegenbaum and Christine Elisabeth Peterjohann, born 10 April 1830; baptized 18 April 1830 at "Evangelisch, Lengerich, Westfalen, Prussia."

    12. [S211] Article or notice, "For Fifty Years." The Holt County Sentinel (Oregon, Missouri). Friday, 18 April 1902; Page 1, Columns 1-3.
      Digital copies accessed through Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers (The Library of Congress) at (http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn90061417/1902-04-18/ed-1/seq-1/) in November 2011.
           Rev. Frederick Fiegenbaum "was born in Old Prussia, Germany, April 10th, 1830."

    13. [S19] Correspondence, on 6 June 1867, to Revd. William Fiegenbaum, Highland, Illinois.
      Letter from the pastor of the evangelical church at Lengerich, Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia. Original letter in the possession of Thomas Gilpin Allen. Digital copy shared with J. Mark Fiegenbaum in February 2012.
           Friedrich Wilhelm Fiegenbaum, son of the married couple Adolph Heinrich Fredr. Fiegenbaum and Christina Elisabeth Peterjohann, was born on 10 April and baptized on 18 April 1830.

    14. [S226] FamilySearch.org, "Germany, Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898." Entry for Friedrich Wilhelm Fiegenbaum.
      Internet index. (https://beta.familysearch.org/). Accessed in March 2012. Family History Film 526387 [Taufen 1804-1810, 1815-1831]. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1967. Compiled from: "Kirchenbuch, 1644-1907" (parish registers of baptisms, marriages, deaths, confirmations, etc.) for the Evangelische Kirche Lengerich (Kreis Tecklenburg), Westfalen, Germany "im Evangelischen Landes-kirchenamt," Bielefeld.
           Friedrich Wilhelm Fiegenbaum, son of Adolph Heinrich Fiegenbaum and Christine Elisabeth Peterjohann, was baptised on 18 April 1830 in the evangelical church at "Lengerich, Westfalen, Prussia." Date and place of birth not provided.

    15. [S5] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Genealogical research.

    16. [S4] Lieselotte (Freese) Fiegenbaum, Genealogical research.
      Adolf Heinrich and Christine Elisabeth (Peterjohann) Fiegenbaum and 5 children (Heinrich Hermann Fiegenbaum; Wilhelm Hermann Fiegenbaum; Christine Elisabeth Fiegenbaum; Friedrich Wilhelm Fiegenbaum; Maria Wilhelmine Fiegenbaum) emigrated from Lengerich-Hohne to the USA in 1834.

    17. [S26] Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, edited by P. William Filby and Mary K. Meyer (Detroit, Michigan: Gale Publishing Co., 1981- ), 1983 Supplement (1984); page 255 (Reliability: 2).
      Cites data published in Müller, Friedrich. "Westfälische Auswanderer in 19. Jahrhundert - Auswanderung aus dem Regierungsbezirk Münster, 1. Teil, 1803-1850." Beiträge zur westfälischen Familienforschung. 22-24 (1964-1966); page 63. "Adolph Heinr Fiegenbaum;" wife: "Christ E Peterjohann;" child: "Herm Heinr;" child: "Herm W;" child: "Christ Elis;" child: "Fr W;" child: "M Wilhelmine;" to America; 1834.

    18. [S11] Friedrich Müller, "Westfälische Auswanderer im 19. Jahrhundert - Auswanderung aus dem Regierungsbezirk Münster, 1. Teil, 1803-1850," Beiträge zur westfälischen Familienforschung, 22-24 (1964-1966), page 63; entry 117. Erlaubte Auswangerung [=authorized emigration].
      Adolph Heinrich Fiegenbaum, of Hohne "Kirchspiel" [=parish], Lengerich; Heuerling [=tenant farmer]. No date of birth provided in record. Accompanied by his wife, Christine Elisabeth Peterjohann. And accompanied by children: Herman Heinrich, born 15.10.1821 [=15 October 1821]; Herman Wilhelm, born 17.9.1824 [=17 September 1824]; Christine Elisabeth, born 25.10.1827 [=27 October 1827]; Friedrich Wilhelm, born 10.4.1830 [=10 April 1830]; Maria Wilhelmine, born 27.7.1833 [=27 July 1833]. Emigrated in 1834; to North America.

    19. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1900. NARA microfilm T623, roll 859, page 219B/6B.
      1900 U.S. census, population schedule; Missouri, Holt County, Lewis Township, Oregon, West Ward, Supervisor’s District 4, Enumeration District 89, census sheet 6 B, enumerated 6 June 1900; Fred Fiegenbaum household, dwelling 140, family 140, lines 76-77. National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623, roll 859, page 219B/6B. Access through HeritageQuest July 2004 & Ancestry.com in June 2009.
           In the household was: 76) Fiegenbaum, Fred; head; white; male; born April 1830; age 70; born in Germany; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany; emigrated to USA in 1834; resident of USA for 66 years; a naturalized citizen; can read; can write; speaks English
           For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1900 U.S. census for this person.

    20. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1910. NARA microfilm T624, roll 437, page 215A (image 834).
      1910 U.S. census, population schedule; Kansas, Doniphan County, Wathena, Supervisor’s District 1, Enumeration District 44, census sheet 7 A, enumerated 25 April 1910; Frederich W. Fiegenbaum household, [--?--] Street, dwelling 164, family 167, lines 45-46. National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 437, page 215A (image 834). Access through HeritageQuest and Ancestry.com in July 2004; and Ancestry.com in June 2009.
           In the household was: 45) Fiegenbaum, Frederich W.; head; male; white; age 80; born in Germany; immigrated to USA in 1834.
           For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1910 U.S. census for the person.

    21. [S104] Personal communication, from Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts on 4 December 2003 via email to J. Mark Fiegenbaum.
      A ZIP archive containing a digital image of a Declaration of Intention by Adolphus Fiegenbaum on 2 April 1838 in St. Charles County Circuit Court.
           "I Adolphus Fiegenbaum do declare that I am a native of Ladbergen, Kingdom of Prussia, that I am about fourty [sic] four years old; that I emigrated from Ladbergen...that I landed in New Orleans in June 1834 and that I intend to settle in the State of Missouri."

    22. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 29.
      A Statement of Life and Work of Friedrich Wilhelm Fiegenbaum, a Minister of the Gospel.
           "When I was four years old, we left the old country, set sail for New Orleans, North America. Nine weeks we were on the sea where we saw nothing but the blue sky and water and ship in which we lived at that time. The last part of June 1834 we landed in New Orleans. Then we went up the Mississippi River to St. Louis, Missouri which was then but a small town where we landed about third or fourth of July 1834. From there we traveled west by wagon and about sixty miles crossed the Missouri River at St. Charles, then west on the north side till we struck the line of Warren County, or near it, where we lived about seventeen years."

    23. [S211] Article or notice, "For Fifty Years." The Holt County Sentinel (Oregon, Missouri). Friday, 18 April 1902; Page 1, Columns 1-3.
      Digital copies accessed through Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers (The Library of Congress) at (http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn90061417/1902-04-18/ed-1/seq-1/) in November 2011.
           Referring to Rev. Frederick Fiegenbaum: "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."

    24. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1840 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm M704, roll 233, page 156. Missouri, Warren County, Charrette Township, census page 4; Rudolph Feigenbaum household [line 27]. Access through HeritageQuest in October 2004 and Ancestry.com in June 2005.
           The household consisted of: 5 males (1 at less than 5 years of age; 1 at 5 to less than 10 years; 2 at 15 to less than 20 years; 1 at 40 to less than 50 years) and 3 females (1 at 5 to less than 10 years of age; 1 at 10 to less than 15 years; 1 at 40 to less than 50 years).

    25. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1840 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm M704, roll 230, pages 24A & B. Missouri, St. Charles County, Femme Osage Township, census page 4; A. Frigenbottom household [line 17]. Access through HeritageQuest in October 2004 and Ancestry.com in July 2006.
           The household consisted of: 5 males (2 at less than 5 years of age; 1 at 5 to less than 10 years; 1 at 15 to less than 20 years; 1 at 40 to less than 50 years old) and 3 females (1 at less than 5 years of age; 1 at 10 to less than 15 years; 1 at 40 to less than 50 years old).

    26. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), NARA microfilm M432, roll 187, page 123[B]. Access through HeritageQuest Online July 2004.
      Adolph Fiegenbaum household, 1850 U.S. census, Louisa County, Iowa, population schedule, Wapello Township, enumerated 10 September 1850, dwelling 65, family 65, lines 17-20. The recorded household consisted of: Adolph Fiegenbaum, age 57, male, farmer, born in Germany; Christine Fiegenbaum, age 54, female, born in Germany; Frederick Fiegenbaum, age 21, male, day laborer, born in Germany; Rudolph Fiegenbaum, age 14, male, born in Missouri.

    27. [S187] Otto E. Kriege, Gustav Becker, Matthäus Herrmann and C. L. Körner, Souvenir der West Deutschen Konferenz der Bischöflichen Methodistenkirche ([place of publication not identified]: the Conference, 1906), pages 251-252.
      Biographical sketch of Friedrich Wilhelm Fiegenbaum. Translated from the German by J. Mark Fiegenbaum.

    28. [S243] Paul F. Douglass, The Story of German Methodism: Biography of an Immigrant Soul (New York, New York: Methodist Book Concern, 1939)., pages 81-82.
      Friedrich Fiegenbaum named presiding elder to the Burlington District of the newly formed Southwest German Conference.

    29. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 34.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Rev. Frederick Fiegenbaum. Gretchen Leenerts did not identify when and where the obiuary was published. Internal evidence indicates that it appeared in a newspaper serving Wathena, Kansas.
           "He was superanuated in 1895 and lived in Oregon, Missouri until 1902 when he and his wife moved to Wathena."

    30. [S211] Article or notice, [Fiegenbaum family moved to Wathena, Kansas]. The Holt County Sentinel (Oregon, Missouri). Friday, 17 October 1902; Page 8, Column 3.
      Digital copies accessed through Chronicling America (The Library of Congress) at (http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn90061417/1902-10-17/ed-1/seq-8/) in November 2011.
           "Rev. F. W. Fiegenbaum and wife removed to Wathena, Kas., this week, where they will make their future home. Their many friends wish them success and happiness in their new home."

    31. [S211] Article or notice, Holt County Sentinel (Oregon, Missouri). Friday, 3 October 1902; page 5, column 4.
      Digital copies accessed through Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers (Library of Congress) at (http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn90061417/1902-10-03/ed-1/seq-5/) in December 2011.
           "Rev. F. W. Fiegenbaum is in Wathena, Kansas, superintending the erection of a residence, where he and his wife will remove about the middle of this month."

    32. [S119] Harriet L. Fiegenbaum and Judith L. (Fiegenbaum) Miller, Genealogical research.
      Died 27 February 1914 in Wathena, Doniphan County, Kansas.

    33. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 12, 29-39.
      Frederick William Fiegenbaum died on 27 February 1914 at Wathena, Doniphan County, Kansas.

    34. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 33-34.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Rev. Frederick Fiegenbaum. Gretchen Leenerts did not identify when and where the obiuary was published. Internal evidence indicates that it appeared in a newspaper serving Oregon, Missouri, probably the Holt County Sentinel, published by his nephew-in-law, Thomas Curry.
           "Rev. Frederick Fiegenbaum, the last of four brothers, all of whom were pioneer German Methodist Preachers in the central and western states...."

    35. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 34.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Rev. Frederick Fiegenbaum. Gretchen Leenerts did not identify when and where the obiuary was published. Internal evidence indicates that it appeared in a newspaper serving Wathena, Kansas.
           "Frederick William Fiegenbaum was born in Ladbergen, Prussia 10 April 1830....."

    36. [S78] Internet resource, Kansas Cemetery Mailing List. Doniphan County Cemeteries.
      Surnames Fa-Fm. (www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kscemete/doniphan/dcemf.htm). Updated 30 April 2001. Accessed in July 2009.
           Friedrich William Fiegenbaum; born on 10 April 1830; died on 27 February 1904. Buried in Bellemont Cemetery. Remarks: 83 years; Rev.; husband of Louisa.

    37. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 34-35.
      Frederick William Fiegenbaum was buried in Bellemont Cemetery at Wathena, Doniphan County, Kansas.

    38. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 33-34.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Rev. Frederick Fiegenbaum. Gretchen Leenerts did not identify when and where the obiuary was published. Internal evidence indicates that it appeared in a newspaper serving Oregon, Missouri, probably the Holt County Sentinel, published by his nephew-in-law, Thomas Curry.
           "The funeral was held at Wathena, Kansas on Sunday, 1 March, services being conducted from the home and from the Wathena German Methodist Church, burial being at Wathena."

    39. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 34.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Rev. Frederick Fiegenbaum. Gretchen Leenerts did not identify when and where the obiuary was published. Internal evidence indicates that it appeared in a newspaper serving Wathena, Kansas.
           "The funeral was held Sunday at 2:00 p.m. from the house to the German M. E. Church. Rev. E. Crepin and Rev. J. H. Bishop preached in English and Rev. Buechner of St. Joseph in German. Burial was in Bellemont Cemetery by the side of his life's companion, all the children being present."

    40. [S4] Lieselotte (Freese) Fiegenbaum, Genealogical research.
      Adolf Heinrich Fiegenbaum and Christine Elisabeth Peterjohann; married. No date or place of marriage given.

    41. [S1] Hermanda (Lagemann) Fiegenbaum, Genealogical research.
      Adolph Henrich Fiegenbaum and Christine Elisabeth Peterjohann; married 25 October 1820.

    42. [S91] Church records.
      Ladbergen, Germany church archives. Marriage record for "Adolph Heinrich Fiegenbaum, Zimmermann zu Wester, 27 Jahre, mundlich, Junggesselle Christina Elisabeth Peterjohann, Tochter von Johann Hermann Peterjohann, Colon, 25 Jahre, mindlich, Jungfrau, 25 October 1820 -- Banning -- the Reverend." Citation provided by Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts in a modified descendant register emailed to J. Mark Fiegenbaum in May 2002.

    43. [S119] Harriet L. Fiegenbaum and Judith L. (Fiegenbaum) Miller, Genealogical research.
      Adolph Henrich Fiegenbaum and Christine Elizabeth Peterjohann; married 15 October 1820 in Ladbergen, Westphalia, Germany.

    44. [S11] Friedrich Müller, "Westfälische Auswanderer im 19. Jahrhundert - Auswanderung aus dem Regierungsbezirk Münster, 1. Teil, 1803-1850," Beiträge zur westfälischen Familienforschung, 22-24 (1964-1966), page 63; entry 117. Erlaubte Auswangerung [=authorized emigration].
      Adolph Heinrich Fiegenbaum, of Hohne "Kirchspiel" [=parish], Lengerich; Heuerling [=tenant farmer]. No date of birth provided in record. Accompanied by his wife, Christine Elisabeth Peterjohann.
           For the full entry from this source, see the notes for this person's immigration.

    45. [S165] Frederick William Winter, "Fiegenbaum Family History," in The Second Book of Chronicles of the House of Winter, edited by Philip Ernst Winter (1906).
      Adolph Fiegenbaum and Christine Wilhelmine Peterjohann were married 15 October 1820.

    46. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 7-8.
      Adolph Heinrich Fiegenbaum and Christine Elisabeth Peterjohann were married on 25 October 1820 at Ladbergen, Westphalia, Germany.

    47. [S177] Ancestry.com (library edition), Iowa Cemetery Records. "Adolph Fiegenbaum".
      Provo, Utah: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000. Accessed in July 2009. Original data is from Works Project Administration. Graves Registration Project. Washington, D.C.: n.p., n.d.
           Name: Adolph Fiegenbaum. Birth date: 1792. Death date: 11 January 1877. Cemetery: Concord. Town: Garner. Comment: wif: Christine. WPA index page no.: 13. "Level info: Gravestone Records of Cemeteries in Hancock County, Iowa."

    48. [S230] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Germany Vital Records Index" in FamilySearch Record Search—Pilot Site at (http://pilot.familysearch.org/).
      Accessed on 10 October 2010. Index entries compiled from "Germany Marriages, 1558-1929," a FamilySearch database; data derived from: Evangelische Kirche Ladbergen (Kreis Tecklenburg). Kirchenbuch, 1708-1938. Family History Library Film 582662: "Geburten, Heiraten, Tote 1810-1812." Salt Lake City, Utah: The Genealogical Society of Utah, 1967. Original records in Evangelisches Landeskirchenamt, Bielefeld, Federal Republic of Germany.
           Herm Heinrich Fiegenbaum (born 6 July 1787, child of Herm Heinrich Fiegenbaum and Anna Catharina Horstmeier) and Catharina Elisabeth Hagen (born 26 September 1786, child of Johann Heinrich Hagen and Anna Elisabeth Holtkamp) were married on 13 July 1810 at "Evangelisch, Ladbergen, Westfalen, Prussia."

    49. [S230] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Germany Vital Records Index" in FamilySearch Record Search—Pilot Site at (http://pilot.familysearch.org/).
      Accessed on 10 October 2010. Index entries compiled from "Germany Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898," a FamilySearch database; data derived from: Evangelische Kirche Lengerich (Kreis Tecklenburg). Kirchenbuch, 1644-1907. Family History Library Film 526388: "Taufen 1832-1853." Salt Lake City, Utah: The Genealogical Society of Utah, 1967. Indexing Project (Batch) Number C95279-1. Original records in Evangelisches Landeskirchenamt, Bielefeld, Federal Republic of Germany.
           Marie Wilhelmine Fiegenbaum, daughter of Heinrich Adolph Fiegenbaum and Christine Elisabeth Peterjohann, born 27 July 1833; baptized 9 August 1833 at "Evangelisch, Lengerich, Westfalen, Prussia."

    50. [S104] Personal communication, from Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts on 4 December 2003 via email to J. Mark Fiegenbaum.
      A ZIP archive containing a digital image of a Declaration of Intention by Adolphus Fiegenbaum on 2 April 1838 in St. Charles County Circuit Court.
           "I Adolphus Fiegenbaum do declare that I am a native of Ladbergen, Kingdom of Prussia...and that I am married to Cristina Peterjohan, and that I have six children...."

    51. [S135] Bill Roege, Ladbergen Genealogy Database (2nd draft edition; November 1999) (http://members.aol.com/WRoege/ladbergen.htm - last confirmed in March 2005).
      Adolph Heinrich Fiegenbaum and Christina Elisabeth Peterjohan were married on 25 October 1820 at Ladbergen, Westphalia, Germany. Bill Roege included a note for this event: "Husb (27), unmarried zimmerman in Wester; wife (25), unmarried dau of Joh Herm Peterjohan, Colonus in Holter."
           I believe the note is a translation of the entry in the records of the church at Ladbergen.

    52. [S8] Friedrich Saatkamp, Ladbergen: Out of the History and the Present of the 1000-year Westphalian Village, edited and translated by Dean R. Hoge (New Knoxville, Ohio: New Knoxville Historical Society, 1985), pages xxii-xxvi.
      "Land Ownership" (section 4) in the Preface. The quote on tenant farmers (Heuerlinge) was taken from page xxiii.

    53. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1860. NARA microfilm M653, roll 331, pages 920-921 (images 143-144).
      Access through HeritageQuest.com October 2004 and Ancestry.com in June 2005.
           Adolph Feigenbaum household, 1860 U.S. census, Louisa County, Iowa, population schedule, Wapello Township, pages 142 and 143, enumerated 25 July 1860, dwelling 1011, family 1011, lines 39-40 and 1-2.
           The household consisted of: 39) Adolph Feigenbaum; age 67; male; farmer; value of real estate=2220; value of personal estate=905; born in Germany. 40) Christina Feigenbaum; age 63; female; born in Germany. 01) Rudolph Feigenbaum; age 23; male; value of real estate=600; born in Mo.; was married within the year. 02) Elisabeth Feigenbaum; age 2[6?]; female; born in Germany; was married within the year.

    54. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1870. NARA microfilm M593, roll 406, page 445.
      1870 U.S. census, population schedule; Iowa, Louisa County, Wapello Township, Wapello Post Office, census page 8, enumerated on 29 July 1870; Adolph Fiegenbaum household, dwelling 61, family 60, lines 27-28. Access through June 2005 and June 2009.
           The household consisted of: 27) Fiegenbaum, Adolph; age 76; male; white; unemployed; real estate value=500; personal estate value=557; born in Prussia; father of foreign birth; mother of foreign birth; male citizen of USA over 21 years old. 28) Fiegenbaum, Christena [sic]; age 73; female; white; keeping house; born in Prussia; father of foreign birth; mother of foreign birth.

    55. [S119] Harriet L. Fiegenbaum and Judith L. (Fiegenbaum) Miller, Genealogical research.
      Frederick Wilhelm Fiegenbaum and Louise Otto; married 2 August 1847 in Wappelo (Louisa County), Iowa.

    56. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 29.
      Frederick William Fiegenbaum and Louisa Otto were married on 11 April 1852 at Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa.

    57. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 36-38.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an account of the 50th wedding anniversary celebration for Friedrich William and Louisa (Otto) Fiegenbaum. Gretchen Leenerts did not identify when and where this report was published, but it seems likely it appeared in the Holt County Sentinel, of Oregon, Missouri.

    58. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 34.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Rev. Frederick Fiegenbaum. Gretchen Leenerts did not identify when and where the obiuary was published. Internal evidence indicates that it appeared in a newspaper serving Wathena, Kansas.
           "In 1852 he was married to Louisa Otto, who passed to her reward 30 November 1911. Ten children were born to them, of whom one died in infancy. Six sons and three daughters survive."

    59. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 35-36.
      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.
           "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...."
           "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."

    60. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 79.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Mrs. Frank (Lydia Marie Fiegenbaum) Howard. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the obituary had appeared on 5 April 1923 in the Sac City Sun, of Sac City, Iowa.
           "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."

    61. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1900. NARA microfilm T623, roll 859, page 219B/6B.
      1900 U.S. census, population schedule; Missouri, Holt County, Lewis Township, Oregon, West Ward, Supervisor’s District 4, Enumeration District 89, census sheet 6 B, enumerated 6 June 1900; Fred Fiegenbaum household, dwelling 140, family 140, lines 76-77. National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623, roll 859, page 219B/6B. Access through HeritageQuest July 2004 & Ancestry.com in June 2009.
           In the household was: 76) Fiegenbaum, Fred; head; white; male; married, for 48 years. 77) Fiegenbaum, Louisa; wife; white; female; married, for 48 years; mother of 10 children, 9 children still living.
           For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1900 U.S. census for this person.

    62. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1910. NARA microfilm T624, roll 437, page 215A (image 834).
      1910 U.S. census, population schedule; Kansas, Doniphan County, Wathena, Supervisor’s District 1, Enumeration District 44, census sheet 7 A, enumerated 25 April 1910; Frederich W. Fiegenbaum household, [--?--] Street, dwelling 164, family 167, lines 45-46. National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 437, page 215A (image 834). Access through HeritageQuest and Ancestry.com in July 2004; and Ancestry.com in June 2009.
           In the household consisted of: 45) Fiegenbaum, Frederich W.; head; male; white; age 80; married (first marriage); married 58 years. 46) Fiegenbaum, Louisa; wife; female; white; age 77; married (first marriage); married 58 years.
           For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1910 U.S. census for the person.

    63. [S78] Internet resource, Find A Grave (www.findagrave.com). "Friedrich Wilhelm Fiegenbaum".
      Record created by Suzi Terrell, 14 April 2007. Photo of gravestone added by FranzJr. Accessed in September 2007.
           Rev. Friedrich Wm. Fiegenbaum. Birth: 10 April 1830. Death: 27 February 1914. Burial in Bellemont Cemetery, Wathena, Doniphan County, Kansas, USA.

    64. [S211] Article or notice, "For Fifty Years." The Holt County Sentinel (Oregon, Missouri). Friday, 18 April 1902; Page 1, Columns 1-3.
      Digital copies accessed through Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers (The Library of Congress) at (http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn90061417/1902-04-18/ed-1/seq-1/) in November 2011.
           "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." Rev. Henry Fiegenbaum, the groom's brother, performed the marriage ceremony.

    65. [S279] Ancestry.com (library edition), Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1940 (formerly titled Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1937) (https://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8823 in December 2017), Fiegenbaum-McKee 1880.
      Accessed in May 2016. Original data from the State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922 (textual records); Iowa State Archives; Des Moines, Iowa; Volume: 299 (Mills-Wright). The following data has been taken from relevant portions of a digital image of the source.
           Return of marriages in the County of Story for the year ending 1 October 1880. The transcription of the marriage records compiled in this volume was certified by I. S. Smith, Clerk District and Circuit Courts, on 1 November 1880 at Nevada, Iowa.
           Number of license: 62. Date of License: 10 July 1880. Who made Affidavit: A. H. Fiegenbaum. Who gave consent to marriage: [no entry]. Groom's name: A. H. Fiegenbaum. Groom's place of residence: Ankeny, Polk County, Iowa. Groom's occupation: farmer. Groom's age at next birthday: 26. Groom's birth place: Ind[iana]. Groom's father's name: F. W. Fiegenbaum. Groom's mother's maiden name: Louissa [sic] Otto.
           For full details of this record, see the sources for the Fiegenbaum-McKee marriage.

    66. [S177] Ancestry.com (library edition), Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865. "Forderick Feigenbaum".
      Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Accessed on 18 April 2011. Original data: Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registrations, 1863-1865. NM-65, entry 172, 620 volumes. Records of the Provost Marshal General’s Bureau (Civil War), Record Group 110. ARC Identifies: 4213514; Archive Volume Number: 1 of 4. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.
           2nd Congressional District, Minnesota; Schedule 1 - persons of Class 1 - No. 156; enumerated in June & July 1863; Capt. George H. Keith, Provost Marshal. Line 7: Frederick Fiegenbaum [not "Forderick Feigenbaum" as reported in the Ancestry.com index]; resident of Woodbury; age 34 (on 1 July 1863); white; Clergyman; married; born in Prussia.
           Based on other data, Friederick's age on 1 July 1863 would have been 33 years, not 34 as reported in this enumeration.

    67. [S187] Otto E. Kriege, Gustav Becker, Matthäus Herrmann and C. L. Körner, Souvenir der West Deutschen Konferenz der Bischöflichen Methodistenkirche ([place of publication not identified]: the Conference, 1906), pages 251-252.
      Biographical sketch of F. W. Fiegenbaum. "Er bediente folgende Felder: ...Salem, Minn., 1859-60; St. Paul, Erste Gemeinde, 1860-62; Washington 1862-64; ...." [He served in the following fields: ...Salem, Minn., 1859-60; St. Paul, First Congregation, 1860-62; Washington 1862-64; ....].
           The reference here appears to be to Washington County, Minnesota.

    68. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 32.
      Transcription of an autobiographical statement of life and work by Friedrich Wilhelm Fiegenbaum [date not reported].
           "Then my health was very poor. I asked to be sent north to Minnesota. In the fall of 1859, I was sent to Salem, Minnesota -- eighty miles south of St. Paul. A large circuit. Five appointments. A sick man, broken down, but the change of climate and our blessing helped wonderfully. I thanked God for it. Amen. Again success. Fifty to sixty-nine souls were converted and added to the church. The church built up the Holy faith in Jesus. One year on this circuit. Here again a son was born to us. We named him Louis Stepfan [born 22 October 1859]. Then we were called to St. Paul, First Church. That for me was a hard field of labor. In the city times hard. Banks and businesses failed. Depression all around. It was 1860, just before the war broke out. Here too, God blessed my labor. A good number. Twenty were added to the church. Here we stayed two years. Another son came to us to stay. We named him Theodore John [born 9 November 1861]. At the end of two years we moved to Woodbury -- eight miles northeast of St. Paul. A circuit of six appointments, and for more money. I started over in Wisconsin. Here again we stayed our full time -- two years. Thirty-five were added to the church -- fine. Minnie was converted in our house one Sunday afternoon. Mama and she were reading the Sunday School lesson and had prayed together. Here again we received another addition to our family -- Emma we called her [born 16 December 1864]."

    69. [S238] The History of Polk County, Iowa, Containing a History of The County, Its Cities, Towns, &c., Biographical Sketches of Its Citizens, War Record of Its Volunteers In The Late Rebellion, General And Local Statistics, Portraits of Early Settlers And Prominent Men, History of The Northwest, History of Iowa, Map of Polk County, Constitution of Iowa, Miscellaneous Matters, &c., &c. (Des Moines, Iowa: Union Historical Company, 1880), page 989.
      This page begins with a brief biographical sketch of A. H. Fiegenbaum, part of a selection of biographical sketches of residents of Crocker Township, Polk County, Iowa. "Since 1875 he [A. H. Fiegenbaum] 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."

    70. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1870. NARA microfilm M593, roll 415, pages 184-185 (images 368-369).
      Access through HeritageQuest in May 2003 and Ancestry.com in June 2005.
           Frederick Fiegenbaum household, 1870 U.S. census, Polk County, Iowa, population schedule, Des Moines, ward 3, page 1 & next page (unnumbered), enumerated 29 July 1870, dwelling 8, family 10, line 40 and lines 1-10.
           The household consisted of: 40) Fiegenbaum, Frederick; age 39; male; white; minister; real estate value=3000; personal estate value=1000; born in Prussia; father of foreign birth; mother of foreign birth; is a male citizen of US age 21 or more. 01) Fiegenbaum, Louisa; age 37; female; white; keeping house; born in Prussia; father of foreign birth; mother of foreign birth. 02) Fiegenbaum, Minnie; age 17; female; white; born in Illinois; father of foreign birth; mother of foreign birth; attended school within the year. 03) Fiegenbaum, Adolph; age 15; male; white; born in Indiana; father of foreign birth; mother of foreign birth; attended school within the year. 04) Fiegenbaum, Lydia; age 12; female; white; born in Illinois; father of foreign birth; mother of foreign birth; attended school within the year. 05) Fiegenbaum, Louis; age 10; male; white; born in Minnesota; father of foreign birth; mother of foreign birth; attended school within the year. 06) Fiegenbaum, Theodore; age 8; male; white; born in Minnesota; father of foreign birth; mother of foreign birth; attended school within the year. 07) Fiegenbaum, Emma; age 6; female; white; born in Minnesota; father of foreign birth; mother of foreign birth; attended school within the year. 08) Fiegenbaum, Benjamin; age 4; male; white; born in Iowa; father of foreign birth; mother of foreign birth. 09) Fiegenbaum, Henry; age 2; male; white; born in Iowa; father of foreign birth; mother of foreign birth. 10) Fiegenbaum, William; age 6 months; male; white; born in Iowa; father of foreign birth; mother of foreign birth; born in "Jan."

    71. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 21-22.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an account of the Golden Wedding Anniversary celebration for "Rev. and Mrs. William Fiegenbaum." Gretchen Leenerts reported that this account had appeared on 29 September 1899 in the Edwardsville Intelligencer, of Edwardsville, Illinois.
           "The family is noted for the fact of its connection with the ministry. The three brothers, Henry of St. Joseph, Missouri; Fred of Oregon, Missouri; and Rudolph of Garner, Iowa, were all ministers, the former two now superannuated. The two sisters, Mrs. Minna Winter of Omaha, Nebraska and Mrs. Katherine Wellemeyer of Garner, Iowa, each married a minister."

    72. [S211] Article or notice, The Holt County Sentinel (Oregon, Missouri); Friday, 9 September 1892 (vol. 28; no. 15); page 3, column 1.
      Rev. Fred Fiegenbaum's appointment to Oregon, Missouri from Lawrence, Kansas. Digital copies accessed through The Library of Congress: Chronicling America at (http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn90061417/1892-09-09/ed-1/seq-3/) in November 2011.
           "The West German conference of the M. E. church was in session at Higginsville, Mo., from Sept. 1st untill [sic] 5th. Bishop Foster presided. A great many ministers were appointed to new fields of labor. Rev. J. L. Sternberg will go to Kansas City, Mo., and Rev. Fred Fiegenbaum, of Lawrence Kans., will come to Oregon. Rev. Fred Fiegenbaum is a brother o[f] Revs. Henry and William Fiegenbaum, former pastors of the German church in this city."
           The references are to Friedrich Wilhelm Fiegenbaum, Heinrich Hermann Fiegenbaum and Hermann Wilhelm Fiegenbaum.

    73. [S211] Article or notice, "Marriage Record." Holt County Sentinel (Oregon, Missouri). Friday, 16 April 1897; page 4, column 7.
      Digital copy (PDF) accessed through Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers (The Library of Congress) at (http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn90061417/1897-04-16/ed-1/seq-4/) in November 2011.
           Adam H. Hahn and Susie E. Brownwell, of Oregon, Missouri were married on 1 March [1897] by Rev. F. W. Fiegenbaum.

    74. [S211] Article or notice, "Family Reunion." Holt County Sentinel (Oregon, Missouri). Friday, 11 November 1892; page 1, column 8.
      Digital copies accessed through Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers (Library of Congress) at (http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn90061417/1892-11-11/ed-1/seq-1/) in November 2011.
           "Rev. Fred Fiegenbaum, pastor of the German M. E. church of this city, and his wife are enjoying the pleasure of having all their children at home this week for the first time in eight years. It is indeed a dear thing to the hearts of the parents who have passed their three score mile post to be permitted to have all their sons and daughters gathered around them at one time and we trust that nothing shall mar their happiness on this occasion. The following is the names of their children who have been here this week: Mrs. Minnie Sexauer, Des Moines, Ia.; Lydia Howard and daughter, Genevieve, Des Moines, Ia.; Adolph Fiegenbaum, Washington, D. C.; Louis Fiegenbaum, Geneva, Neb.; Theodore Feigenbaum [sic], Lincoln, Neb.; Mrs. Emma Miller, Wathena, Kas.; Benj. and Henry Feigenbaum [sic], Lawrence, Kas., and Ed Fiegenbaum, lately of Chicago, who will spend the winter with his parents."

    75. [S211] Article or notice, "Rev. F. W. Fiegenbaum has returned...." Holt County Sentinel (Oregon, Missouri). Friday, 14 September 1894; Page 1, Column 3.
      Digital copies accessed through Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers (The Library of Congress) at ( http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn90061417/1894-09-14/ed-1/seq-1/ ) in December 2011.
           "Rev. F. W. Fiegenbaum has returned from conference and reports a good conference session. He remains with us another year. Will preach in Oregon next Sunday at 11 o'clock and at the Nodaway church at 2:30 p.m. All are invited to attend."

    76. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1900 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm T623, roll 859, page 219B/6B.
      Missouri, Holt County, Lewis Township, Oregon, West Ward, Supervisor’s District 4, Enumeration District 89, census sheet 6 B, enumerated 6 June 1900; Fred Fiegenbaum household, dwelling 140, family 140, lines 76-77. National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623, roll 859, page 219B/6B. Access through HeritageQuest July 2004 & Ancestry.com in June 2009.
           The household consisted of: 76) Fiegenbaum, Fred; head; white; male; born April 1830; age 70; married, for 48 years; born in Germany; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany; emigrated to USA in 1834; resident of USA for 66 years; a naturalized citizen; occupation=landlord; unemployed for 12 months; can read; can write; speaks English; rents home; home is a house. 77) Fiegenbaum, Louisa; wife; white; female; born August 1833; age 66; married, for 48 years; mother of 10 children, 9 children still living; born in Germany; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany; can read; can write; speaks English.

    77. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 22-23.
      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.
           "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."

    78. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1910. NARA microfilm T624, roll 437, page 215A (image 834).
      1910 U.S. census, population schedule; Kansas, Doniphan County, Wathena, Supervisor’s District 1, Enumeration District 44, census sheet 7 A, enumerated 25 April 1910; Frederich W. Fiegenbaum household, [--?--] Street, dwelling 164, family 167, lines 45-46. National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 437, page 215A (image 834). Access through HeritageQuest and Ancestry.com in July 2004; and Ancestry.com in June 2009.
           The household consisted of: 45) Fiegenbaum, Frederich W.; head; male; white; age 80; married (first marriage); married 58 years; born in Germay; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany; immigrated to USA in 1834; speaks English; occupation=retired; industry=own income; can read; can write; owns home; home free of mortgage; home=house (not farm). 46) Fiegenbaum, Louisa; wife; female; white; age 77; married (first marriage); married 58 years; born in Germany; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany; immigrated to USA in 1834; speaks English; occupation=none; can read; can write.