Fiegenbaum, Caroline Louise[1]

Female 1893 - 1942  (49 years)


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  • Name Fiegenbaum, Caroline Louise 
    Nickname Carrie 
    Born 28 Oct 1893  Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
    Gender Female 
    Occupation telephone company supervisor  [10, 11
    • According to the 1940 U.S. census and information provided by her brother, Charles H. Fiegenbaum, for her death certificate, Carrie worked as a superintendent of telephone operators.
    Census Apr 1910  Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12

    • According to the 1940 U.S. enumeration, Carrie Fiegenbaum, age 16 and single, at home, lived at 817 Kingshighway, in Ward 1, in the home of her father, Fred Fiegenbaum, a 58 year old widower working as a carpenter. Also in the home was Carrie's brother, Otto Fiegenbaum, age 28 and single, working as a burner in a brickyard.
    Census Apr 1940  Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [13

    •      According to the 1940 U.S. enumeration, Carrie Fiegenbaum, age 46 and single, lived at 631 Kansas, in Ward 4. The household was headed by her sister, Bertha Sooy, a 56 year old widow who worked in the home. Also in the household was her sister's son, Edward Sooy, age 29 and single; and a lodger, Bertha Schroeder, age 34 and single. All four had lived together in the same home in April 1935.
           Edward was working as an operator in an oil refinery. He had worked 52 weeks in 1939, earning $1,700. Carrie was employed as a supervisor for the phone company. She had worked 52 weeks in 1939, earning $1,040. Bertha Schroeder was an operator for the phone company. She had worked 52 weeks in 1939, earning $875.
    Died 28 Oct 1942  St. Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 14
    • Carrie died at DePaul Hospital at 4:50 a.m. after a stay of 7 days. According to her death certificate, she died from "cancer of Lt. Breast with metastasis to liver."
    Buried Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 15
    • Caroline was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery.
    Person ID I3960  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 15 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  [16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
    Family ID F1294  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Sources 
    1. [S5] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Genealogical research.
      Caroline Fiegenbaum; no date or place of birth.

    2. [S119] Harriet L. Fiegenbaum and Judith L. (Fiegenbaum) Miller, Genealogical research.
      Caroline Fiegenbaum; born 1893. Daughter of Frederick Adolph Fiegenbaum and Maria Emilia Kriege.

    3. [S48] Cemetery or burial marker.
      "Carrie L. Fiegenbaum; Oct. 28, 1893 - Oct. 28, 1942." Photo taken by Harriet L. Fiegenbaum and Judith L. (Fiegenbaum) Miller on 23 October 2004 at Woodlawn Cemetery in Edwardsville, Illinois.

    4. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 56-57.
      Caroline Fiegenbaum was a child of Frederick A. Fiegenbaum and Amelia Kriege. No date or place of birth.

    5. [S15] Certificate of Death, For Carrie Louise Fiegenbaum; 1942.
      State of Missouri. Office of the Secretary of State. Missouri State Archives. Online Resources and Datatbases. Missouri Death Certificates Database. (http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates/). 10 March 2008.
           State Board of Health of Missouri, Standard Certificate of Death #31934. For Carrie Louise Fiegenbaum. Born on 28 October 1893 at Edwardsville, Illinois. Father's name: Fred A. Fiegenbaum; born at Watertown, Iowa. Mother's maiden name: Emelia Kriege; born at Edwardsville, Illinois.
           See the notes for this person's death for more details of the death certificate.

    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...three daughters, Mrs. Theodore O. Prott, Miss Carrie Fiegenbaum, and Mrs. Bertha Sooy...."

    7. [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."

    8. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1910 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T624, roll 310, page 6B, image 367. Illinois, Madison County, Edwardsville Township, Edwardsville, Ward 1, Supervisor’s District 13, Enumeration District 38, census sheet 6B, enumerated on 19 April 1910; Fred Fiegenbaum household, 817 Kingshighway, dwelling 132, family 145, lines 87-89. Access through Ancestry.com in March 2012.
           In the household was: 89) Fiegenbaum, Carrie; daughter; female; white; age 16; single; born in Illinois; father born in Minnesota; mother born in Germany.
           By calculation from the information provided, Carrie would have been born about 1893-894. For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1940 U.S. census for this person.

    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; Bertha Sooy household, 631 Kansas, dwelling 181, lines 52-55. Access through Ancestry.com in October 2012.
           In the household was: 54) Fiegenbaum, Carrie; sister; female; white; age 46; born in Illinois.
           By calculation from the information provided, Carrie would have been born about 1893-1894. For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1940 U.S. census for this person.

    10. [S15] Certificate of Death, For Carrie Louise Fiegenbaum; 1942.
      State of Missouri. Office of the Secretary of State. Missouri State Archives. Online Resources and Datatbases. Missouri Death Certificates Database. (http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates/). 10 March 2008.
           State Board of Health of Missouri, Standard Certificate of Death #31934. For Carrie Louise Fiegenbaum. Her usual occupation was "Supt. Telephone Operators." Personal information was provided by Charles H. Fiegenbaum, of Edwardsville, Illinois.
           See the notes for this person's death for more details of the death certificate.

    11. [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; Bertha Sooy household, 631 Kansas, dwelling 181, lines 52-55. Access through Ancestry.com in October 2012.
           In the household was: 54) Fiegenbaum, Carrie; sister; female; white; age 46; single; did not attend school since 1 March 1940; highest grade of school completed=H-2 (two years of high school); 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=supervisor, in telephone company; class of worker=PW (wage or salary worker in private work); worked 52 weeks in 1939, earned $1,040; did not receive income from sources other than wages or salary.
           For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1940 U.S. census for this person.

    12. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1910 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T624, roll 310, page 6B, image 367. Illinois, Madison County, Edwardsville Township, Edwardsville, Ward 1, Supervisor’s District 13, Enumeration District 38, census sheet 6B, enumerated on 19 April 1910; Fred Fiegenbaum household, 817 Kingshighway, dwelling 132, family 145, lines 87-89. Access through Ancestry.com in March 2012.
           The household consisted of: 87) Fiegenbaum, Fred; head of household; male; white; age 58; widower; born in Minnesota; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany; speaks English; occupation=carpenter, in the building industry; working on own account; was not at work on 12 April 1910; 14 weeks out of work during 1909; can read; can write; owns home, free of mortgage; home is a house, not a farm. 88) Fiegenbaum, Otto; son; male; white; age 28; single; born in Illinois; father born in Minnesota; mother born in Germany; speaks English; occupation=burner, in a brickyard; working on own account; was not at work on 12 April 1910; 10 weeks out of work during 1909; can read; can write. 89) Fiegenbaum, Carrie; daughter; female; white; age 16; single; born in Illinois; father born in Minnesota; mother born in Germany; speaks English; occupation=none; can read; can write; did not attend school at any time since 1 September 1909.

    13. [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; Bertha Sooy household, 631 Kansas, dwelling 181, lines 52-55. Access through Ancestry.com in October 2012.
           The household consisted of: 52) Sooy, Bertha; head of household; owns home, value=$4,000; household is not a farm; female; white; age 56; widow; 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 receive income from sources other than wages or salary. 53) Sooy, Edward; son; male; white; age 29; single; did not attend school since 1 March 1940; highest grade of school completed=H-4 (four years of high school); 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=operator, in oil refinery; class of worker=PW (wage or salary worker in private work); worked 52 weeks in 1939, earned $1,700; did not receive income from sources other than wages or salary. 54) Fiegenbaum, Carrie; sister; female; white; age 46; single; did not attend school since 1 March 1940; highest grade of school completed=H-2 (two years of high school); 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=supervisor, in telephone company; class of worker=PW (wage or salary worker in private work); worked 52 weeks in 1939, earned $1,040; did not receive income from sources other than wages or salary. 55) Schroeder, Bertha; lodger; female; white; age 34; single; did not attend school since 1 March 1940; highest grade of school completed=8; born in Missouri; 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=operator, in telephone company; class of worker=PW (wage or salary worker in private work); worked 52 weeks in 1939, earned $875; did not receive income from sources other than wages or salary.

    14. [S15] Certificate of Death, For Carrie Louise Fiegenbaum; 1942.
      State of Missouri. Office of the Secretary of State. Missouri State Archives. Online Resources and Datatbases. Missouri Death Certificates Database. (http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates/). 10 March 2008.
           State Board of Health of Missouri, Standard Certificate of Death #31934. For Carrie Louise Fiegenbaum. Born on 28 October 1893 at Edwardsville, Illinois. Father's name: Fred A. Fiegenbaum; born at Watertown, Iowa. Mother's maiden name: Emelia Kriege; born at Edwardsville, Illinois. Died at 4:50 a.m. on 28 October 1942 at DePaul Hospital, at St. Louis, Missouri after a stay of 7 days at the age of 49 years, 0 months, 0 days. Her usual residence was Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois. She was single at the time of death. Her usual occupation was "Supt. Telephone Operators." She had social security number 391-05-06[2?]7. Immediate cause of death was "cancer of Lt. Breast with metastasis to liver" (approximately 2 years duration). There was no autopsy. Removal was to be on 28 October 1942 to Edwardsville, Illinois. The funeral director was Albert H. Hoppe, Inc., of 4700 Washington Blvd. Personal information was provided by Charles H. Fiegenbaum, of Edwardsville, Illinois. J. W. Thompson, M.D., of 4952 Maryland, had attended the deceased from 8 October 1941 to 28 October 1942 and signed the death certificate on 28 October 1942. The certificate was received by the local registrar on 28 October 1942.

    15. [S15] Certificate of Death, For Carrie Louise Fiegenbaum; 1942.
      State of Missouri. Office of the Secretary of State. Missouri State Archives. Online Resources and Datatbases. Missouri Death Certificates Database. (http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates/). 10 March 2008.
           State Board of Health of Missouri, Standard Certificate of Death #31934. For Carrie Louise Fiegenbaum. Died at 4:50 a.m. on 28 October 1942 at DePaul Hospital, at St. Louis, Missouri after a stay of 7 days at the age of 49 years, 0 months, 0 days. Removal was to be on 28 October 1942 to Edwardsville, Illinois. The funeral director was Albert H. Hoppe, Inc., of 4700 Washington Blvd. Personal information was provided by Charles H. Fiegenbaum, of Edwardsville, Illinois.
           See the notes for this person's death for more details of the death certificate.

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

    17. [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."

    18. [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.

    19. [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.

    20. [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.

    21. [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.