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Bertha A. Fiegenbaum; no date or place of birth.
- [S111] William T. Norton, Norman Gershom Flagg, and J. S. Hoerner, Centennial History of Madison County, Illinois, and its People, 1812 to 1912; 2 volumes (Chicago, Illinois: Lewis Publishing Company, 1912), volume 2, page 709.
From the biographical sketch of "Edward William Fiegenbaum, M. D." Edward's sister is identified as "Bertha A."
- [S119] Harriet L. Fiegenbaum and Judith L. (Fiegenbaum) Miller, Genealogical research.
Bertha Fiegenbaum; born 27 April 1859. Daughter of Wilhelm Hermann Fiegenbaum and Sophia Gusewelle.
- [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 24, 58.
Amelia Bertha Fiegenbaum, child of Wilhelm (William) Fiegenbaum and Sophia Guiesewell, was born on 27 April 1859 at Galena, Jo Daviess County, Illinois.
- [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1880. NARA microfilm T9, roll 175, page 536D (image 234).
1880 U.S. census, population schedule; Illinois, Adams County, Quincy, Supervisor’s District 52, Enumeration District 29, census page 52D, enumerated on 12 June 1880; William Tigenbaum household, "12th str between Jefferson and Washington," dwelling 457, family 579, lines 16-21. Access through Ancestry.com in June 2009.
In the household was: 18) Tigenbaum, Bertha E.; white; female; age 21; daughter; salesmann [sic]; born in Illinois; father born in Prussia; mother born in Prussia.
By calculation from the information provided, Bertha would have been born about 1858-1859. For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1880 U.S. census for this person.
- [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1870. NARA microfilm M593, roll 279, page 177 (image 358).
1870 U.S. census, population schedule; Illinois, St. Clair County County, Summerfield, census page 8, enumerated on 18 June 1870; Wm. Feigenbaum household, dwelling 61, family 62, lines 32-40. Access through HeritageQuest in August 2004 and Ancestry.com in June 2009.
In the household was: 36) Feigenbaum, Bertha N.; age 11; female; white; at home; born in Illinois; father foreign born; mother foreign born; attended school within the year.
By calculation from the information provided, Bertha N. would have been born about 1858-1859. For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1870 U.S. census for this person.
- [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1860. NARA microfilm M653, roll 310, census page 266, page 340 (image 339).
1860 U.S. census, population schedule; Iowa, Allamakee County, Linton Township, census page 266, enumerated on 21 August 1860; Wm. Fiegenbaum household, dwelling 2009, family 1969, lines 24-29. Access through HeritageQuest and Ancestry.com in 2004-2006.
In the household was: 29) Amelia B. Fiegenbaum; age 1; female; born in Illinois.
By calculation from the information provided, Amelia B. would have been born about 1858-1859. For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1860 U.S. census for this person.
- [S211] Article or notice, "Former Alderman Fiegenbaum Dies At Edwardsville".
Alton Evening Telegraph (Alton, Illinois). Friday, 13 February 1931; Page 22, column 6-7. Digital copy (PDF) accessed through NewspaperArchive.com at (http://www.newspaperarchive.com/FreePdfViewer.aspx?img=115836205) in October 2011.
"Two sisters and one brother also survive...Mrs. C. F. Blume, St. Paul, Minn...."
- [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 797, page 9A. Minnesota, Winona County, Winona City, Ward 3, Second precinct, Supervisor’s District 1, Enumeration District 201, census sheet 9A, enumerated on 6 & 7 June 1900; Charles Blume household, 260 Liberty Street, dwelling 186, family 195, lines 43-46. Access through Ancestry.com in March 2015.
In the household was: 44) Blume, Bertha; wife; white; female; born April 1859; age 41; born in Illinois; 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.
- [S167] State census, 1895 Minnesota census, population schedule.
Minnesota Historical Society, Minnesota State Population Census Schedules, 1865-1905, roll V290_69. Minnesota, Hennepin County, Minneapolis, Ward 11, Precinct 1, census page 85, enumerated on 17 June 1895; Rev. C. F. Blume household, 1018 13th Avenue, South, Ward 11 individuals 2654-2657. Access through Ancestry.com in March 2015.
In the household was: 2655) Blume, Bertha; age 36; female; white; born in Illinois.
By calculation from the information provided, Bertha Blume would have been born about 1858-1859. For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1895 Minnesota State census for this person.
- [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1860. NARA microfilm M653, roll 310, census page 266, page 340 (image 339).
1860 U.S. census, population schedule; Iowa, Allamakee County, Linton Township, census page 266, enumerated on 21 August 1860; Wm. Fiegenbaum household, dwelling 2009, family 1969, lines 24-29. Access through HeritageQuest and Ancestry.com in 2004-2006.
The household consisted of: 24) Wm. Fiegenbaum; age 38; male; M. E. Minister; personal estate value=200; born in Prussia. 25) Sophia Fiegenbaum; age 36; female; Housekeeper; born in Prussia. 26) F. A. Fiegenbaum; age 8; male; born in Wisconsin. 27) Edward W. Fiegenbaum; age 6; male; born in Missouri. 28) Henry [I or J]. Fiegenbaum; age 1; male; born in Illinois. 29) Amelia B. Fiegenbaum; age 1; female; born in Illinois.
- [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1870. NARA microfilm M593, roll 279, page 177 (image 358).
1870 U.S. census, population schedule; Illinois, St. Clair County County, Summerfield, census page 8, enumerated on 18 June 1870; Wm. Feigenbaum household, dwelling 61, family 62, lines 32-40. Access through HeritageQuest in August 2004 and Ancestry.com in June 2009.
The household consisted of: 32) Feigenbaum, Wm.; age 45; male; white; minister; personal value=300; born in Prussia; father foreign born; mother foreign born; American citizen. 33) Feigenbaum, Sophia; age 44; female; white; "keepg. house; born in Prussia; father foreign born; mother foreign born. 34) Feigenbaum, F. Adolph; age 18; male; white; at home; born in Wisconsin; father foreign born; mother foreign born. 35) Feigenbaum, Edward; age 15; male; white; at home; born in Missouri; father foreign born; mother foreign born. 36) Feigenbaum, Bertha N.; age 11; female; white; at home; born in Illinois; father foreign born; mother foreign born; attended school within the year. 37) Feigenbaum, Julius H.; age 11; male; white; at home; born in Illinois; father foreign born; mother foreign born; attended school within the year. 38) Feigenbaum, Martha S.; age 8; female; white; at home; born in "Minasota"; father foreign born; mother foreign born; attended school within the year. 39) Feigenbaum, Livia; age 6; female; white; at home; born in "Minasota"; father foreign born; mother foreign born. 40) Feigenbaum, Mina; age 3; female; white; at home; born in "Minasota"; father foreign born; mother foreign born.
- [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1880. NARA microfilm T9, roll 175, page 536D (image 234).
1880 U.S. census, population schedule; Illinois, Adams County, Quincy, Supervisor’s District 52, Enumeration District 29, census page 52D, enumerated on 12 June 1880; William Tigenbaum household, "12th str between Jefferson and Washington," dwelling 457, family 579, lines 16-21. Access through Ancestry.com in June 2009.
The household consisted of: 16) Tigenbaum, William; white; male; age 56; married; Pastor Germ. Methodist Cong.; born in Prussia; father born in Prussia; mother born in Prussia. 17) Tigenbaum, Sophia; white; female; age 55; wife; married; keeps house; born in Prussia; father born in Prussia; mother born in Prussia. 18) Tigenbaum, Bertha E.; white; female; age 21; daughter; salesmann [sic]; born in Illinois; father born in Prussia; mother born in Prussia. 19) Tigenbaum, Julius H.; white; male; age 21; son; occupation=[none reported]; born in Illinois; father born in Prussia; mother born in Prussia. 20) Tigenbaum, Martha; white; female; age 18; daughter; occupation=[none reported]; born in Minn.; father born in Prussia; mother born in Prussia. 21) Tigenbaum, Lydia M.; white; female; age 16; relationship to head of household not reported; occupation=[none reported]; born in Minn.; father born in Prussia; mother born in Prussia.
- [S167] State census, 1895 Minnesota census, population schedule.
Minnesota Historical Society, Minnesota State Population Census Schedules, 1865-1905, roll V290_69. Minnesota, Hennepin County, Minneapolis, Ward 11, Precinct 1, census page 85, enumerated on 17 June 1895; Rev. C. F. Blume household, 1018 13th Avenue, South, Ward 11 individuals 2654-2657. Access through Ancestry.com in March 2015.
The household consisted of: 2654) Blume, C. F., Rev.; age 36; male; white; born in Minnesota; a resident of the state for 36 years; a resident of this enumeration district for 8 years; occupation=Minister; engaged in this occupation for 12 months in the year ending June 1895; father of foreign birth; mother of foreign birth. 2655) Blume, Bertha; age 36; female; white; born in Illinois; occupation=House Wife; father of foreign birth; mother of foreign birth. 2656) Blume, Clarenz; age 8; male; white; born in Minnesota; father not of foreign birth; mother not of foreign birth. 2657) Blume, Franklin; age 1; male; white; born in Minnesota; father not of foreign birth; mother not of foreign birth.
- [S211] Article or notice, "Dr. Fiegenbaum Dies; Physician Here 53 Years".
Alton Evening Telegraph (Alton, Illinois). Monday, 28 February 1938; Page 1, column 1 continued to page 2, column 8. Digital copy (PDF) accessed through Newspaperarchive.com at (http://www.newspaperarchive.com/FreePdfViewer.aspx?img=117669405) and (http://www.newspaperarchive.com/FreePdfViewer.aspx?img=115852913) in October 2011.
"There is a twin sister, Mrs. Bertha Blume of St. Paul, Minn., who visited her brother [Julius H. Fiegenbaum] here when he was celebrating his seventy-fifth birthday."
- [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 24, 58.
Amelia Bertha died in St. Paul, Dakota County [sic], Minnesota. No date given.
- [S62] Douglas Scott, Genealogical research posted to the WorldConnect Project at RootsWeb.com (http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/~netdscott). Accessed January 2001.
Wilhelm Hermann Fiegenbaum and Sophia Gusewellle; married 27 September 1849.
- [S111] William T. Norton, Norman Gershom Flagg, and J. S. Hoerner, Centennial History of Madison County, Illinois, and its People, 1812 to 1912; 2 volumes (Chicago, Illinois: Lewis Publishing Company, 1912), volume 2, page 709.
From the biographical sketch of "Edward William Fiegenbaum, M. D." "[William Fiegenbaum, the father] 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."
- [S119] Harriet L. Fiegenbaum and Judith L. (Fiegenbaum) Miller, Genealogical research.
Wilhelm Hermann Fiegenbaum and Sophia Gusewelle; married 1847 in St. Louis, Missouri.
- [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 21.
Wilhelm (William) Hermann Fiegenbaum and Sophie Guiesewell were married 27 September 1849 in St. Louis, St. Louis County, Illinois.
- [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.
- [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.
"On 27 September 1849 he was married in St. Louis to Sophia Gusewelle. .... 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."
- [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 23-24.
A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of a funeral annoucement for "Mrs. William Fiegenbaum." Gretchen Leenerts reported that this account had appeared on 9 September 1904 in the Edwardsville Intelligencer, of Edwardsville, Illinois.
"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."
- [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1900. NARA microfilm T623, roll 326, census page 2A.
1900 U.S. census, population schedule; Illinois, Madison County, Edwardsville Township, City of Edwardsville, ward 1, Supervisor’s District 12, Enumeration District 48, census sheet 2 A, enumerated on 2 June 1900; William Fiegenbaum household, [no house number] Grand Avenue, dwelling 25, family 25, lines 9-10. Access through Ancestry.com in 2005, 2006, and 2009.
In the household was: 09) Fiegenbaum, William; head; married, for 50 years. 10) Fiegenbaum, Sophia; wife; married, for 50 years; mother of 8 children, 6 of them still living.
- [S181] Ancestry.com (library edition), Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002 (https://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1171 in November 2017), St. Louis marriages, 1849; volume 4, page 373.
Digital image 6 (Index for Marriages, 1806-1854) and image 109 of 189 total images. Accessed in January 2011.
The fourth entry on page 373 in volume 4 is a record for the marriage on 1 October 1849 of Reverend William Figenbaum [sic], of Highland, Madison County, Illinois, and Miss Sophia Gisewelle [sic], of St. Louis, Missouri. The wedding was performed by Henry Könecke, Minister of the Gospel. The marriage record was filed and recorded at St. Louis on 23 October 1849.
In the index for this record (see image 6, page: Fid, entry #24) and the record itself (see image 109), the surnames of the marrying couple are misspelled. All of the marriage records on page 372 and 373 appear to have been written by the same hand, presumably that of the Recorder.
- [S273] Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) System, Marriage record for E. W. Fiegenbaum and Julia B. Gillespie, 1882.
Southern Illinois University, Morris Library, Carbondale, Illinois. Marriage records for Madison County, Illinois, 1882. Two photocopied images from microfilm. Marriage license 188 was issued on 12 May 1882. The groom was E. W. Fiegenbaum, a physician and surgeon residing at Edwardsville, Illinois, age 28, white, born at Booneville, Missouri, child of Wm. Fiegenbaum and Sophia Gusewelle.
- [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1900. NARA microfilm T623, roll 326, census page 2A.
1900 U.S. census, population schedule; Illinois, Madison County, Edwardsville Township, City of Edwardsville, ward 1, Supervisor’s District 12, Enumeration District 48, census sheet 2 A, enumerated on 2 June 1900; William Fiegenbaum household, [no house number] Grand Avenue, dwelling 25, family 25, lines 9-10. Access through Ancestry.com in 2005, 2006, and 2009.
The household consisted of: 09) Fiegenbaum, William; head; white; male; born September 1824; age 75; married, for 50 years; born in Germany; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany; immigrated to USA in 1834; 66 years in USA; Minister of the Gospel; months not employed=12; can read; can write; speaks English; owns home; home free of mortgage; home is a house. 10) Fiegenbaum, Sophia; wife; white; female; born February 1826; age 74; married, for 50 years; mother of 8 children, 6 of them still living; born in Germany; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany; immigrated to USA in 1846; 53 (corrected to 54) years in USA; can read; can write; speaks English.
- [S73] Kelly Miller-Collins, Genealogical research.
Charles Blume and Bertha A. Fiegenbaum; married.
- [S119] Harriet L. Fiegenbaum and Judith L. (Fiegenbaum) Miller, Genealogical research.
Charles Blume and Bertha Fiegenbaum; married. No date or place of marriage.
- [S170] Who's Who in American Methodism, edited by Carl Fowler Price, (New York: E. B. Treat & Company, 1916), page 22.
Rev. Charles Frederic Blume, D.D. and Bertha Emelia Fiegenbaum were married on 22 April 1884. No place given. They were the parents of Julius H., Clarence E., Florence M., and Franklin L.
- [S110] Illinois State Archives, Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900 [online database] (http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/databases/marriage.html - last confirmed in March 2012), Blume-Fiegenbaum marriage. Accessed in June 2007.
Charles F. Blume and Bertha Amelia Fergenbaum were married. Date of 17 April 1884 returned from database search may be issuance of license or may be date of marriage; the database does not distinguish which. Madison County marriage license number 00001095; volume 8, page 217.
- [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 58.
Charles F. Blume and Amelia Bertha Fiegenbaum were married in March 1883 at Galena, Jo Daviess County, Illinois.
- [S275] The Book of Minnesotans: A Biographical Dictionary of Leading Living Men of the State of Minnesota, edited by Edited by Albert Nelson Marquis (Chicago, Illinois: A. N. Marquis & Company, 1907), page 49; entry for BLUME, Charles F.
"Married at Highland, Ill., April 22, 1884, to Miss Bertha E. Fiegenbaum."
- [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 797, page 9A. Minnesota, Winona County, Winona City, Ward 3, Second precinct, Supervisor’s District 1, Enumeration District 201, census sheet 9A, enumerated on 6 & 7 June 1900; Charles Blume household, 260 Liberty Street, dwelling 186, family 195, lines 43-46. Access through Ancestry.com in March 2015.
In the household was: 43) Blume, Charles; head; white; male; born October 1861; age 38; married, for 16 years and, 44) Blume, Bertha; wife; white; female; born April 1859; age 41; married, for 16 years; mother of 4 children, 2 still living.
By calculation from the information provided, the marriage would have taken place about 1883-1884. For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1900 U.S. census for these individuals.
- [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.
"All the children of Rev. and Mrs. Fiegenbaum were present with their families, 19 of their 21 grandchildren being there. The children are: Mrs. Charles F. Blume of Winona, Minnesota; Mrs. Jacoby, wife of Rev. H. C. Jacoby, pastor of the Taylor Avenue German Methodist Church, St. Louis; Dr. J. H. Fiegenbaum of Alton, and Dr. E. W. Fiegenbaum, Fred Fiegenbaum and Mrs. C. H. Lynch of this city."
- [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 797, page 9A. Minnesota, Winona County, Winona City, Ward 3, Second precinct, Supervisor’s District 1, Enumeration District 201, census sheet 9A, enumerated on 6 & 7 June 1900; Charles Blume household, 260 Liberty Street, dwelling 186, family 195, lines 43-46. Access through Ancestry.com in March 2015.
The household consisted of: 43) Blume, Charles; head; white; male; born October 1861; age 38; married, for 16 years; born in Minnesota; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany; occupation=Preacher; can read; can write; speaks English; home is rented; home is a house. 44) Blume, Bertha; wife; white; female; born April 1859; age 41; married, for 16 years; mother of 4 children, 2 still living; born in Illinois; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany; can read; can write; speaks English. 45) Blume, Clarenz; son; white; male; born April 1887; age 13; single; born in Minnesota; father born in Minnesota; mother born in Illinois; at school; attended school for 9 months; can read; can write; speaks English. 46) Blume, Franklin; son; white; male; born December 1893; age 6; single; born in Minnesota; father born in Minnesota; mother born in Illinois.
- [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 23-24.
A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of a funeral annoucement for "Mrs. William Fiegenbaum." Gretchen Leenerts reported that this account had appeared on 9 September 1904 in the Edwardsville Intelligencer, of Edwardsville, Illinois.
"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."
- [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.
"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."
- [S170] Who's Who in American Methodism, edited by Carl Fowler Price, (New York: E. B. Treat & Company, 1916), page 22.
"Address: 347 Van Slyke Court, St. Paul, Minn."
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