Fiegenbaum, Charles Henry

Male 1886 - 1970  (84 years)


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  • Name Fiegenbaum, Charles Henry 
    Born 4 Sep 1886  Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
    Gender Male 
    Residence Oct 1968  Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10

    •      According to an obituary published in October 1968 for his sister, "Mrs. Bertha Sooy," Charles was identified as a resident of Edwardsville, Illinois.
    Died Oct 1970  Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 11, 12
    Buried Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • He was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery.
    Person ID I3959  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 22 May 2016 

    Father Fiegenbaum, Frederick Adolph,   b. 15 Aug 1851, Watertown, Jefferson County, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Feb 1931, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Kriege, Amelia Maria,   b. 7 Oct 1855, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Apr 1895, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years) 
    Married 27 Mar 1874  Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
    Family ID F1294  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Barber, Josephine Fern,   b. 1886, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1956  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 1914  [19, 20, 21, 22
    Census (family) Jan 1920  Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [23
    • According to the 1920 U.S. enumeration, the household at 623 North Kansas Street consisted of
      H. Charles Fiegenbaum, a store clerk, his wife, Josephine Fiegenbaum, both age 33 years, and their son, C. Norman Fiegenbaum, age 2 years, 10 months.
    Census (family) Apr 1940  Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [24

    •      According to the 1940 U.S. enumeration, the household at 623 Kansas, in Ward 4, consisted of Charles Fiegenbaum, head of household, age 53, and his wife, Josephine Fiegenbaum, age 53. Also in the household were two sons: Norman Fiegenbaum, age 23 and single; and, Edward Fiegenbaum, age 12 and single. Charles Fiegenbaum, a salesman in the oil industry, had not worked in 1939, was currently unemployed and was seeking work. Norman was a laborer in the oil industry, had worked 48 weeks in 1939 earning $1,140 and was currently employed. Josephine worked in the home and Edward was attending school.
           All four of these people lived in the same home in April 1935.
    Residence (family) Apr 1942  Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [25

    •      According to information on his World War II draft registration card, filed on 27 April 1942, Charles and Josephine lived at 623 North Kansas Street. This was also their address in 1920, according to the federal census. Charles reported on his draft card that he was employed by the city of Edwardsville, at 400 N. Main Street. The Registrar of the local draft board, Irma M. Kriege, described Charles as 5 feet, 11½ inches tall; 160 pounds; with blue eyes, brown hair, and a ruddy complexion. She stated that there were no other physical characteristics that would aid in identification.
    Children 
    +1. Fiegenbaum, Norman Charles,   b. 16 Mar 1917, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Apr 2014, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 97 years)
     2. Fiegenbaum, Edward W.,   b. 1927, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1966  (Age 39 years)
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F1335  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S119] Harriet L. Fiegenbaum and Judith L. (Fiegenbaum) Miller, Genealogical research.
      Charles Fiegenbaum; born 4 September 1886 in Edwardsville, Illinois. Son of Frederick Adolph Fiegenbaum and Maria Emilia Kriege.

    2. [S48] Cemetery or burial marker.
      "Charles H. Fiegenbaum, 1886 - 1970 and Josie Fern Fiegenbaum, 1886 - 1956." Photo taken by Harriet L. Fiegenbaum and Judith L. (Fiegenbaum) Miller on 23 October 2004 at Woodlawn Cemetery in Edwardsville, Illinois.

    3. [S117] United States. Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index (Washington, D.C.: Social Security Administration), Charles Fiegenbaum.
      Accessed in 2008 through Rootsweb.com (http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/). Updated on 7 July 2008.
           Charles Fiegenbaum, born on 4 September 1886, died in October 1970 at the age of 84 years. He held Social Security Number 329-01-3204, issued by Illinois. The last address of record was Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois (this was not necessarily the place of death).

    4. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 56-57, 109.
      Charles Fiegenbaum, a child of Frederick A. Fiegenbaum and Amelia Kriege, was born on 4 September 1886 at Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois.

    5. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1920 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T625, roll 389, image 1,042, sheet 11A. Illinois, Madison County, Edwardsville Township, Edwardsville, Ward 4, Supervisor’s District 14, Enumeration District 52, census sheet 11A, enumerated on 12 January 1920; H. Charles Fiegenbaum household, 623 North Kansas Street, dwelling 258, family 264, lines 9-11. Access through Ancestry.com and HeritageQuest Online in 2003-2011.
           In the household was: 9) Fiegenbaum, H. Charles; head; male; white; age 33; born in Illinois; father born in Illinois; mother born in Illinois.
           By calculation from the information provided, Charles would have been born about 1886-1887. For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1920 U.S. census for this person.

    6. [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.
           "He [Fred A. Fiegenbaum] is survived by...two sons, Otto A. and Charles H. Fiegenbaum."

    7. [S261] Ancestry.com (library edition), World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1002 in December 2017), Charles Henry Fiegenbaum; Madison County, Illinois.
      Serial number: U2670. NARA. Selective Service Registration Cards, World War II: Fourth Registration. State Headquarters: Illinois; Microfilm Series: M2097; Microfilm Roll: 84.
           Charles Henry Fiegenbaum; born 6 September 1886 at Edwardsville, Pin Oak Township, Illinois. The registration card was dated 27 April 1942 and Charles gave his age as 55 years.

    8. [S22] Obituary, "Death of Mrs. Amelia M. Fiegenbaum".
      Published in the Edwardsville Intelligencer (Edwardsville, Illinois); Friday, 5 April 1895.
           A transcription of the obituary was shared by Judith L. (Fiegenbaum) Miller on 1 November 2003 via email.
           Also avialable online at the USGenWeb Project. Madison County Illinois Archives. Obituaries. Various April 1895. (http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/il/madison/obits/v/various46nob.txt). Submitted by Missi Darnell; 31 March 2006. Accessed on 14 April 2006.
           "She leaves surviving...seven children, four boys and three girls, viz: William, George, Otto, Charles, Minnie, Bertha and Caroline."

    9. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1940 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T627, roll 849, page 8B. Illinois, Madison County, Edwardsville, Ward 4, Supervisor’s District 22, Enumeration District 60-43, census sheet 8B, enumerated on 25 April 1940; Charles Fiegenbaum household, 623 Kansas, dwelling 177, lines 41-44. Access through Ancestry.com in October 2012.
           In the household was: 41) Fiegenbaum, Charles; head of household; male; white; age 53; born in Illinois
           By calculation from the information provided, Charles would have been born about 1886-1887. For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1940 U.S. census for this person.

    10. [S182] Find A Grave, Inc, Findagrave.com (https://www.findagrave.com in December 2017), Bertha A. (Fiegenbaum) Sooy. Memorial #128048490.
      ( http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=128048490 ). Accessed in May 2016. Record created by "TammyGღ" on 16 April 2014. Digital image of grave marker added by "TammyGღ" on 2 May 2014. This is a shared stone with Oscar L. Sooy (1882-1914).
           The Find A Grave memorial included an image of the grave marker, a transcription of an obituary which was identified as having been published in the Edwardsville Intelligencer (Edwardsville, Illinois) on Saturday, 5 October 1968, page 3, and at least one additional unidentified source of information. The transcribed obituary used the name "Mrs. Bertha Sooy." The name engraved on the grave marker is "Bertha F. Sooy." The Find A Grave memorial used the name Bertha A. (Fiegenbaum) Sooy.
           According to the transcribed obituary, Mrs. Bertha Sooy was survived by "...one brother, Charles H. Fiegenbaum of Edwardsville." FindAGrave.com reported on the basis of its own calculations that the brother's identity was "Charles Henry Fiegenbaum (1886-1970)." This information was not explicitedly submitted to this memorial.

    11. [S119] Harriet L. Fiegenbaum and Judith L. (Fiegenbaum) Miller, Genealogical research.
      Charles Fiegenbaum died in October 1970 at Edwardsville, Illinois.

    12. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 56-57, 109.
      Charles Fiegenbaum died in October 1970 at Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois.

    13. [S5] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Genealogical research.
      Frederick A Fiegenbaum and Amelia Kriege were married in 1874.

    14. [S22] Obituary, for Fred A. Fiegenbaum.
      Edwardsville (Illinois) Intelligencer; Thursday, 12 February 1931; page 1, column 2. "Mr. Fiegenbaum was the father of eight children, his first wife and three of the children preceeding him in death. His first wife was Miss Amelia Kriege who died in 1895. His second wife, Mrs. Fredericka Fiegenbaum, and five children survive."

    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-Kriege marriage.
      Accessed in August 2003. According to the text-only index, "Frederick A. Fiegenbaum" and "Emilia Kriege" were granted marriage license number 0403 (volume 7, page 21) on 27 March 1874 in Madison County, Illinois. The marriage may or may not have taken place on the same date.

    16. [S119] Harriet L. Fiegenbaum and Judith L. (Fiegenbaum) Miller, Genealogical research, Fiegenbaum-Kreige marriage.
      Citing the record in Marriage Register 7, page 21, Madison County, Illinois, Frederick A. Fiegenbaum and Maria Emilia Kriege were married on 27 March 1874 by Phil Hehner, Minister of the Gospel.

    17. [S22] Obituary, "Death of Mrs. Amelia M. Fiegenbaum".
      Published in the Edwardsville Intelligencer (Edwardsville, Illinois); Friday, 5 April 1895. A transcription of the obituary was shared by Judith L. (Fiegenbaum) Miller on 1 November 2003 via email. The obituary was also available online at the USGenWeb Project. Madison County Illinois Archives. Obituaries. Various April 1895. ( http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/il/madison/obits/v/various46nob.txt ). Submitted by Missi Darnell; 31 March 2006. Accessed on 14 April 2006.
           Fred A. Fiegenbaum and Amelia Mary Kriege were married on 27 March 1874. She was survived by seven children: four boys and three girls. The children named in the death notice were: William, George, Otto, Charles, Minnie, Bertha and Caroline.

    18. [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), Sooy-Fiegenbaum 1909.
      Accessed in May 2016. Original data from the State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922 (textual records); Volume: 436 (Emmet-Muscatine). The following is a transcription of relevant portions of a digital image of the source.
           Return of marriages in the county of Lee, at Keokuk for the year ending June 30, 1910. License Number: 8470. Date of License: 12 August 1909. Bride's name: Bertha Fiegenbaum. Bride's maiden name if widow: [no entry]. Bride's birth place: Madison County, Illinois. Bride's father's name: F. A. Fiegenbaum. Bride's mother's full maiden name: Amelia Kriege.
           For full details of this record, see the sources for the Sooy-Fiegenbaum marriage.

    19. [S119] Harriet L. Fiegenbaum and Judith L. (Fiegenbaum) Miller, Genealogical research.
      Charles Fiegenbaum and Josephine Barber; married 1914.

    20. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 109.
      Charles Fiegenbaum and Josephine Barber were married in 1914. No place given.

    21. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1920 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T625, roll 389, image 1,042, sheet 11A. Illinois, Madison County, Edwardsville Township, Edwardsville, Ward 4, Supervisor’s District 14, Enumeration District 52, census sheet 11A, enumerated on 12 January 1920; H. Charles Fiegenbaum household, 623 North Kansas Street, dwelling 258, family 264, lines 9-11. Access through Ancestry.com and HeritageQuest Online in 2003-2011.
           In the household was: 9) Fiegenbaum, H. Charles; head; male; white; age 33; married; and, 10) Fiegenbaum, Josephine; wife; female; white; age 33; married.
           For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1920 U.S. census for these individuals.

    22. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1940 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T627, roll 849, page 8B. Illinois, Madison County, Edwardsville, Ward 4, Supervisor’s District 22, Enumeration District 60-43, census sheet 8B, enumerated on 25 April 1940; Charles Fiegenbaum household, 623 Kansas, dwelling 177, lines 41-44. Access through Ancestry.com in October 2012.
           In the household was: 41) Fiegenbaum, Charles; head of household; male; white; age 53; married; and, 42) Fiegenbaum, Josephine; wife; female; white; age 53; married.
           For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1940 U.S. census for these individuals.

    23. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1920 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T625, roll 389, image 1,042, sheet 11A. Illinois, Madison County, Edwardsville Township, Edwardsville, Ward 4, Supervisor’s District 14, Enumeration District 52, census sheet 11A, enumerated on 12 January 1920; H. Charles Fiegenbaum household, 623 North Kansas Street, dwelling 258, family 264, lines 9-11. Access through Ancestry.com and HeritageQuest Online in 2003-2011.
           The household consisted of: 9) Fiegenbaum, H. Charles; head; owns home, with mortgage; male; white; age 33; married; can read; can write; born in Illinois; father born in Illinois; mother born in Illinois; speaks English; clerk, J. G. [Deliente?] Store; employment status=w. 10) Fiegenbaum, Josephine; wife; female; white; age 33; married; can read; can write; born in Illinois; father born in Illinois; mother born in Illinois; speaks English; occupation=none. 11) Fiegenbaum, C. Norman; son; male; white; age 2 years 10 months; single; born in Illinois; father born in Illinois; mother born in Illinois; speaks English; occupation=none.

    24. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1940 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T627, roll 849, page 8B. Illinois, Madison County, Edwardsville, Ward 4, Supervisor’s District 22, Enumeration District 60-43, census sheet 8B, enumerated on 25 April 1940; Charles Fiegenbaum household, 623 Kansas, dwelling 177, lines 41-44. Access through Ancestry.com in October 2012.
           The household consisted of: 41) Fiegenbaum, Charles; head of household; owns home, value=$5,000; household is not a farm; male; white; age 53; married; did not attend school since 1 March 1940; highest grade of school completed=8; born in Illinois; lived in same house in April 1935; was not engaged in private or nonemergency government work during week of 24-30 March; was not assigned to public emergency work during week of 24-30 March; was seeking work; duration of unemployment up to 30 March 1940=52 weeks; occupation=salesman, in the oil industry; class of worker=PW (wage or salary worker in private work); worked 0 weeks in 1939, earned $0; did receive income from sources other than wages or salary. 42) Fiegenbaum, Josephine; wife; female; white; age 53; married; did not attend school since 1 March 1940; highest grade of school completed=8; born in Illinois; lived in same house in April 1935; was not engaged in private or nonemergency government work during week of 24-30 March; was not assigned to public emergency work during week of 24-30 March; was not seeking work; did not have a job; engaged in home housework; worked 0 weeks in 1939, earned $0; did not receive income from sources other than wages or salary. 43) Fiegenbaum, Norman; son; male; white; age 23; single; did not attend school since 1 March 1940; highest grade of school completed=C-1 (first year of college); born in Illinois; lived in same house in April 1935; was engaged in private or nonemergency government work during week of 24-30 March; worked 40 hours during the week of March 24-30, 1940; occupation=laborer, in oil industry; class of worker=PW (wage or salary worker in private work); worked 48 weeks in 1939, earned $1,140; did not receive income from sources other than wages or salary. 44) Fiegenbaum, Edward; son; male; white; age 12; single; attended school since 1 March 1940; highest grade of school completed=6; born in Illinois; lived in same house in April 1935; was not engaged in private or nonemergency government work during week of 24-30 March; was not assigned to public emergency work during week of 24-30 March; was not seeking work; did not have job; engaged in school; worked 0 weeks in 1939, earned $0; did not receive income from sources other than wages or salary.

    25. [S261] Ancestry.com (library edition), World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1002 in December 2017), Charles Henry Fiegenbaum; Madison County, Illinois.
      Serial number: U2670. NARA. Selective Service Registration Cards, World War II: Fourth Registration. State Headquarters: Illinois; Microfilm Series: M2097; Microfilm Roll: 84.
           The draft registration card was dated 27 April 1942. Charles Henry Fiegenbaum resided at 623 North Kansas, Edwardsville, Madison, Illinois. His primary contact person was Mrs. Josephine Fiegenbaum, at the same address. Charles worked for the city of Edwardsville, at 400 N. Main Street.