Fiegenbaum, Martha T.

Female 1904 - 1960  (56 years)


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  • Name Fiegenbaum, Martha T. 
    Born 29 Jul 1904  Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Female 
    Census 1910  Western, South Fork Township, Saline County, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    • According to the 1910 enumeration of Western Village, in "South Fork precinct," the household consisted of T. T. J. Fiegenbaum, head of household, age 47, born in Minnesota, married (for 20 years), a druggist; Nellie Fiegenbaum, wife, age 38, born in Illinois, married (for 20 years and mother of 1 child) a music teacher; and Martha Fiegenbaum, daughter, age 5, born in Nebraska.
    Census 1920  Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    • According to the 1920 enumeration of 1530 B Street, Martha, age 15, born at Lincoln, Nebraska, was living with her parents and attending school. The enumerator also reported that she was married, but this seems to be in error.
    Census 1930  Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    • According to the 1930 enumeration of the household at 1530 B Street, Martha, age 25 (born in Nebraska), single, was living with her parents, Theodore (age 68) and Nellie (age 59) Fiegenbaum. Martha was working as a supply teacher at a university.
    Died 15 Nov 1960  Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11

    • The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Martha T. Fiegenbaum. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the obituary had appeared on 16 November 1960 in the Lincoln Evening Journal [Lincoln, Nebraska].

      Funeral of Miss Martha T. Fiegenbaum, 56, of 147 North 9th, who died Tuesday, will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Wadlows, burial at Wyuka. Born in Lincoln, she was a graduate of the University of Nebraska where she was a member of Alpha Chi Omega Sorority. She received her master's degree in 1929 from the University of Nebraska. She taught at the University of Nebraska, the University of Minnesota and the University of Bowling Green, Kentucky. Survivors: cousins Mrs. Phyllis LaFollette of San Diego, California, Franz Erlenborn of Seattle Washington, Fred Erlenborn of Denver, Colorado and aunts; Mrs. Julium Erlenborn of Denver, Colorado and Mrs. Lewis Bergman of Seattle, Washington.
    Buried 17 Nov 1960  Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    • Martha was buried in Wyuka Cemetery.
    Person ID I338  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 5 Jul 2009 

    Father 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) 
    Mother Erlenborn, Nellie M.,   b. 9 Aug 1870, Mendota, LaSalle County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Nov 1947, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Marriage License 10 Sep 1889  Ottawa, LaSalle County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    • The Marriage Affidavit and the Marriage License identified "Theodore J. Fiegenbaum," age 27, as a resident of Hampton, Hamilton County, Nebraska, and "Nellie M. Erlenborn," age 19, as a resident of Mendota, LaSalle County, Illinois.
    Married 11 Sep 1889  Mendota, LaSalle County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [14, 15, 16, 17
    • They were married by Friedrich Richter, an evangelical Lutheran pastor. Witnesses to the marriage were Adam [surname not legible] and Otto P. Erlenborn.
    Residence (family) Between 1890 and 1906  Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [18, 19, 20
    • According to an obituary, Theodore was a druggist in Lincoln from 1890-1906, at which point he moved to Western, Saline County, Nebraska.
    Census (family) 1910  Western, South Fork Township, Saline County, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [21, 22
    • According to the 1910 enumeration of Western Village, in "South Fork precinct," the household consisted of T. T. J. Fiegenbaum, head of household, age 47, born in Minnesota, married (for 20 years), a druggist; Nellie Fiegenbaum, wife, age 38, born in Illinois, married (for 20 years and mother of 1 child) a music teacher; and Martha Fiegenbaum, daughter, age 5, born in Nebraska.
    Census (family) 1920  Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    • According to the 1920 enumeration of 1530 B Street, the household consisted of Theodore Fiegenbaum, head of household, age 58, born in Minnesota, married, a clerk working in the state capitol; Nellie Fiegenbaum, wife, age 49, born in Illinois,; married; and Martha Fiegenbaum, age 15, born in Lincoln, married [sic], attending school.
    Census (family) 1930  Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    • According to the 1930 enumeration, the household residing at 1530 B Street consisted of Theodore Fiegenbaum, head of household, age 68, born in Minnesota, married, a pharmacist; Nellie Fiegenbaum, wife, age 59, born in Vermont [sic], married; and Martha Fiegenbaum, daughter, age 25, born in Nebraska, single; a university teacher.
    Residence (family) Jan 1934  Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [23
    • According to an obituary in January 1934, Benjamin Friedrich Fiegenbaum was survived by his brother, "Theodore Fiegenbaum of Lincoln, Nebraska."
    Family ID F24  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 80.
      Martha T. Erlenborn. Daughter of Theodore Johann Fiegenbaum and Nellie M. Erlenborn. Born 29 July 1904 at Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska.

    2. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 80-81.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Martha T. Fiegenbaum. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the obituary had appeared on 16 November 1960 in the Lincoln Evening Journal [Lincoln, Nebraska].
           "Funeral of Miss Martha T. Fiegenbaum, 56, ..... Born in Lincoln,"

    3. [S22] Obituary, Nebraska Signal (Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska); 23 August 1945.
      A transcription provided by Jane Michel of an obituary for "T. C. Fiegenbaum."
           "He was married in 1889 to Miss Nellie Erlenborn at Mendota, Ill. She survives him with their daughter, Martha, both of the Nebraskan hotel."

    4. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1920. NARA microfilm T625, roll 996, page 7A [90A] (image 751).
      1920 U.S. census, population schedule; Nebraska, Lancaster County, Lincoln, Ward 5, Precinct A, Supervisor’s District 1, Enumeration District 70, census sheet 7A [90A], enumerated 6 January 1920; Theodore Fiegenbaum household, 1530 B Street, dwelling 145, family 153, lines 14-16.
           In the household was: 16) Fiegenbaum, Martha; daughter; female; white; age 15; born in Lincoln; father born in Minnesota; mother born in Illinois.
           By calculation from the information provided, Martha would have been born about 1904-1905. For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1920 U.S. census for this person's parents.

    5. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1910. T624, roll 854, page 145 B (image 789).
      1910 U.S. census, population schedule; Nebraska, Saline County, South Fork Township, Western Village, Supervisor’s District 4, Enumeration District 130, census sheet 1B, enumerated on 15 April 1910; T. T. J. Fiegenbaum household, dwelling 15, family 15, lines 68-70.
           In the household was: 70) Fiegenbaum, Martha; dauther; female; white; age 5; single; born in Nebraska; father born in U.S. (state unknown); mother born in Illinois.
           By calculation from the information provided, Martha would have been born about 1904-1905. For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1910 U.S. census for this person's parents.

    6. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1930. NARA microfilm T626, roll 1,285, page 10B (image 834).
      1930 U.S. census, population schedule; Nebraska, Lancaster County, Lincoln, Ward 6, Supervisor’s District 8, Enumeration District 26, census sheet 10B, enumerated on April 1930; Theodore Fiegenbaum household, 1530 B Street, dwelling 184, family 297, lines 67-69.
           In the household was: 69) Fiegenbaum, Martha; daughter; female; white; age 25; single; born in Nebraska; father born in Minnesota; mother born in Vermont [sic].
           For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1930 U.S. census for this person's parents.

    7. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1910. T624, roll 854, page 145 B (image 789).
      1910 U.S. census, population schedule; Nebraska, Saline County, South Fork Township, Western Village, Supervisor’s District 4, Enumeration District 130, census sheet 1B, enumerated on 15 April 1910; T. T. J. Fiegenbaum household, dwelling 15, family 15, lines 68-70.
           The household consisted of: 68) Fiegenbaum, T. T. J.; head; male; white; age 47; married, first marriage; married for 20 years; born in Minnesota; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany; speaks English; Occupation=Retail,Merchant; druggist; works on own account; can read; can write; rents home; home=house. 69) Fiegenbaum, Nellie; wife; female; white; age 38; married, first marriage; married for 20 years; mother of 1 child; 1 child still living; born in Illinois; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany; speaks English; Occupation=teacher; music; works on own account; can read; can write. 70) Fiegenbaum, Martha; dauther; female; white; age 5; single; born in Nebraska; father born in U.S. (state unknown); mother born in Illinois; speaks English; Occupation=none; can read=[entry obscured]; can write=[entry obscured]; attended school since 1 September 1909=yes.
           It is interesting to note that the place of birth of Martha's father was recorded as "U.S. (state unknown)" when T. T. J. Fiegenbaum's birthplace was known to be Minnesota.

    8. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1920. NARA microfilm T625, roll 996, page 7A [90A] (image 751).
      1920 U.S. census, population schedule; Nebraska, Lancaster County, Lincoln, Ward 5, Precinct A, Supervisor’s District 1, Enumeration District 70, census sheet 7A [90A], enumerated 6 January 1920; Theodore Fiegenbaum household, 1530 B Street, dwelling 145, family 153, lines 14-16.
           The household consisted of: 14) Fiegenbaum, Theodore; head of household; owns home; free of mortgage; male; white; age 58; married; can read; can write; born in Minnesto [sic]; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany; speaks English; occupation=clerk; industry=Capitol; w [wage worker?]. 15) Fiegenbaum, Nellie; wife; female; white; age 49; married; can read; can write; born in Illinois; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany; occupation=none. 16) Fiegenbaum, Martha; daughter; female; white; age 15; married [sic]; attended school sometime since 1 September 1919; can read; can write; born in Lincoln; father born in Minnesota; mother born in Illinois.

    9. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1930. NARA microfilm T626, roll 1,285, page 10B (image 834).
      1930 U.S. census, population schedule; Nebraska, Lancaster County, Lincoln, Ward 6, Supervisor’s District 8, Enumeration District 26, census sheet 10B, enumerated on April 1930; Theodore Fiegenbaum household, 1530 B Street, dwelling 184, family 297, lines 67-69.
           The household consisted of: 67) Fiegenbaum, Theodore; head; owns home; value of home=6500; family does not live on a farm; male; white; age 68; married; age 28 at marriage; did not attend school since 1 September 1919; able to read and write; born in Minnesota; father born in Germany [additional word is illegible]; mother born in Germany; speaks English; occupation=Pharmacist; industry=Registered; class of worker=w; did not work last regular work day; line 23 in Unemployment Schedule; not a U.S. veteran. 68) Fiegenbaum, Nellie; wife; female; white; age 59; married; age 19 at marriage; did not attend school since 1 September 1919; able to read and write; born in Vermont [sic]; father born in Germany (Prussia); mother born in Germany (Prussia); speaks English; occupation=none. 69) Fiegenbaum, Martha; daughter; female; white; age 25; single; did not attend school since 1 September 1919; able to read and write; born in Nebraska; father born in Minnesota; mother born in Vermont [sic]; occupation=Teacher (Supply); industry=University; class of worker=w; did not work last regular work day; line 24 in Unemployment Schedule.

    10. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 80.
      Martha died 15 November 1960 at Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska.

    11. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 80-81.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Martha T. Fiegenbaum. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the obituary had appeared on 16 November 1960 in the Lincoln Evening Journal [Lincoln, Nebraska].
           "Funeral of Miss Martha T. Fiegenbaum, 56, of 147 North 9th, who died Tuesday, ...."

    12. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 80-81.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Martha T. Fiegenbaum. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the obituary had appeared on 16 November 1960 in the Lincoln Evening Journal [Lincoln, Nebraska].
           "Funeral of Miss Martha T. Fiegenbaum, 56, of 147 North 9th, who died Tuesday, will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Wadlows, burial at Wyuka."

    13. [S25] Marriage license, LaSalle County, Illinois; No. 4815; Marriage Register 3, page 6.
      Photocopies of the Marriage Affidavit, Marriage License, and Return of a Marriage to County Clerk provided by LaSalle County Genealogy Guild on 22 June 2009.
           On 10 September 1889 at the office of the LaSalle County clerk, at Ottawa, Illinois, Mr. Theodore J. Fiegenbaum, age 27, single, of Hampton, Hamilton County, Nebraska submitted a Marriage Affidavit for a license to marry Miss Nellie M. Erlenborn, age 19, single, of Mendota, LaSalle County, Illinois.
           The Marriage License authorizing a marriage between Theodore and Nellie was issued on the same date.

    14. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 80.
      Theodore Johann Fiegenbaum and Nellie M. Erlenborn. Married 11 September 1889 at Mendota, LaSalle County, Illinois. Marriage license to be found in Register 3, page 6.

    15. [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), Fiegenbaum-Erlenborn marriage. Accessed in August 2003.
      "Theodore Fiegenbaum" and "Nellie M. Erlenborn" were married on 11 September 1889 in La Salle County, Illinois; Volume 3, Page 6; License number 4815.

    16. [S30] Certificate of Marriage, LaSalle County, Illinois; No. 4815; Marriage Register 3, page 6.
      Photocopies of the Marriage Affidavit, Marriage License, and Return of a Marriage to County Clerk provided by LaSalle County Genealogy Guild on 22 June 2009.
           The Marriage Certificate at the bottom of the Marriage License (issued on 10 September 1889) was completed by Friedrich Richter, an evangelical Lutheran pastor, certifying that he had united in marriage Mr. Theodore J. Fiegenbaum and Miss Nellie M. Erlenborn at Mendota, LaSalle County, Illinois on 11 September 1889.
           Theodore and Nellie also filled out the Return of a Marriage to County Clerk, which was signed by them and also by Pastor Richter on 11 September 1889:
           1. Full name of groom: Theodore J. Fiegenbaum. 2. Place of residence: Hampton, Nebraska. 3. Occupation: Druggist. 4. Age at next birthday: 27 years. Color: W. Race: C. 5. Place of birth: St. Paul, Minn. 6.Father's name: Frederik [sic] Fiegenbaum. 7. Mother's maiden name: Louise Otto. 8. Number of groom's marriage: 1st. 9. Full name of bride: Nellie M. Erlenborn. 10. Place of residence: Mendota, Ills. 11. Age at next birthday: 19 years. Color: W. Race: C. 12. Place of birth: Mendota, Ills. 13. Father's name: Anton Erlenborn. 14. Mother's maiden name: Rosa Haefner. 15. Number of bride's marriage: 1st. 16. Married at Mendota in the County of La Salle [sic] and State of Illinois, the 11th day of September 1889. 17. Witnesses to marriage: Adam [--?--]; Otto P. Erlenborn.
           Dated at Mendota, Ills. Sept. 11, 1889 and signed by "Theo J. Fiegenbaum" and "Nellie Erlenborn."
           "Fr. Richter, Ev. luth. Pastor" also signed, certifying that "the above is a correct return of a Marriage solmenized by me." He dated the Return "at Mendota, Ills. this 11th day of Sept. 1889."

    17. [S22] Obituary, Nebraska Signal (Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska); 23 August 1945.
      A transcription provided by Jane Michel of an obituary for "T. C. [sic] Fiegenbaum."
           "He was married in 1889 to Miss Nellie Erlenborn at Mendota, Ill. She survives him with their daughter, Martha, both of the Nebraskan hotel."
           A nearly identical version of this obituary for T. C. [sic] Fiegenbaum was published in the Nebraska State Journal (Lincoln, Nebraska) on Monday, 20 August 1945; page 1, column 3 (near bottom).


    18. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 37.
      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.
           From a list of the children of Friedrich and Louisa: "...Mr. and Mrs. Theodore J. Fiegenbaum, Lincoln, Nebraska...." At another point in the account, it was mentioned that "...Theodore, a druggist at Lincoln, Nebraska, married;...."

    19. [S22] Obituary, Nebraska Signal (Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska); 23 August 1945.
      A transcription provided by Jane Michel of an obituary for "T. C. [sic] Fiegenbaum."
           "He was in business in Lincoln from 1890 to 1906, when he bought a store in Western."
           A nearly identical version of this obituary for T. C. [sic] Fiegenbaum was published in the Nebraska State Journal (Lincoln, Nebraska) on Monday, 20 August 1945; page 1, column 3 (near bottom).

    20. [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."

    21. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1910. T624, roll 854, page 145 B (image 789).
      1910 U.S. census, population schedule; Nebraska, Saline County, South Fork Township, Western Village, Supervisor’s District 4, Enumeration District 130, census sheet 1B, enumerated on 15 April 1910; T. T. J. Fiegenbaum household, dwelling 15, family 15, lines 68-70.
           The household consisted of: 68) Fiegenbaum, T. T. J.; head; male; white; age 47; married, first marriage; married for 20 years; born in Minnesota; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany; speaks English; Occupation=Retail,Merchant; druggist; works on own account; can read; can write; rents home; home=house. 69) Fiegenbaum, Nellie; wife; female; white; age 38; married, first marriage; married for 20 years; mother of 1 child; 1 child still living; born in Illinois; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany; speaks English; Occupation=teacher; music; works on own account; can read; can write. 70) Fiegenbaum, Martha; dauther; female; white; age 5; single; born in Nebraska; father born in U.S. (state unknown); mother born in Illinois; speaks English; Occupation=none; can read=[entry obscured]; can write=[entry obscured]; attended school since 1 September 1909=yes.

    22. [S177] Ancestry.com (library edition), Nebraska Extracted Family History.
      (https://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1888 valid in July 2018). Accessed in October 2010 and July 2018. "Early Nebraska druggist is dead;" an obituary for T. C. [sic] Fiegenbaum published in the Nebraska State Journal (Lincoln, Nebraska); Monday, 20 August 1945; page 1, column 3 (near the bottom). A nearly identical version of the obituary was published in the Nebraska Signal (Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska) on 23 August 1945.
           "He was in business in Lincoln from 1890 to 1906, when he bought a store in Western. Retiring from the drug business in 1917, he was on the staff of State Auditor George W. Marsh from then until 1925."

    23. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 38.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Benjamin Friedrich Fiegenbaum. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the obituary had appeared on 22 January 1934 in the Lawrence Daily Journal World, of Lawrence, Kansas.
           "Surviving are...three brothers, Theodore Fiegenbaum of Lincoln, Nebraska...."