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Fiegenbaum, Bertha Clara

Female 1891 - 1968  (76 years)


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  • Name Fiegenbaum, Bertha Clara 
    Born 10 Sep 1891  Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Gender Female 
    Died 4 Aug 1968  Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 7, 8, 9, 10] 

    • The following transcription is based on a digital image supplied by Charles D. Harris of an obituary published on Monday, 5 August 1968.

           Mrs. Bertha F. Harris, 76, a life-time resident of Alton, died at 2:30 p.m., Sunday at St. Anthony Hospital, where she had been a patient for the past two months. Mrs. Harris, had previously resided in Godfrey on Davis Lane for 26 years.
           Born in Alton, Sept. 10, 1891, her parents were the late Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Fiegenbaum.
           Mrs. Harris, a schoolteacher for 30 years in the Alton Public School System and vicinity, received her schooling from the Alton Schools and Shurtleff College. She was graduated from Illinois Women's College, Jacksonville.
           Her marriage to Harvey Harris, who survives, took place in 1922 in Alton.
           Beside her husband, she is also survived by a daughter, Mrs. Margaret Frye of Wood River; two sons, Richard W. of Godfrey, and Warren H. of Mascoutah, Ill.; and 12 grandchildren.
           Mrs. Harris was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Alton.
           Visitation will begin after 7 p.m. today at Morrow-Quinn Mortuary, where services will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. Interment will follow in Alton City Cemetery.
    Buried 6 Aug 1968  Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 8, 11] 
    • Bertha was buried in Alton Cemetery (in the Old Yard section, lot 54). Her husband was later buried in the same lot.
    Person ID I4044  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 15 Aug 2009 

    Father Fiegenbaum, Dr. Julius Henry,   b. 27 Apr 1859, Galena, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Feb 1938, Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Pitts, Sophie Elizabeth,   b. 27 Aug 1859, Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Oct 1939, Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 11 Sep 1889  Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20] 

    •      The following announcement appeared in the Edwardsville Intelligencer, Edwardsville, Illinois, on 18 September 1889.

      The marriage of Dr. Julius H. Fiegenbaum and Miss Sophie Pitts, of Alton, at the bride's home last Wednesday evening, was one of the most brilliant social events in that city this season. The ceremony was read by the groom's father, Rev. Wm. Fiegenbaum, in a most impressive manner, at 7 o'clock. The rites were witnessed by a large circle of relatives of the contracting parties. The costumes of the quests were elegant. Immediately after the ceremony a reception was tendered them, which was followed by a magnificent feast. The couple left that evening on the Chicago & Alton train for a wedding tour, after which they will be at home in Alton. The bride is an estimable lady, of one of the oldest and most highly respected families of the Bluff City. The groom is a young physician of promise, and a former Edwardsvillian. He has a host of old friends here who wish him and his fair bride a happy and prosperous future. Those who attended from this city were Dr. E. W. Fiegenbaum and Attorney and Mrs. Clay H. Lynch.
    Residence (family) Sep 1899  Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [21] 
    • According to an account of his parents' 50th wedding anniversary celebration at Edwardsville Illinois on 29 September 1899, their son, "J. H. Fiegenbaum of Alton" was in attendance.
    Residence (family) Nov 1906  Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [22] 
    • According to his father's obituary published on 30 November 1906 in the Edwardsville Intelligencer, of Edwardsville, Illinois, the son "Dr. Julius H." was then living at Alton, Illinois.
    Family ID F1328  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Harris, Harvey Pope,   b. 24 Jan 1889, Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jul 1976, Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Married 15 Nov 1922  Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [23, 24, 25, 26, 27] 
    • Harvey and Bertha were married in the home of Bertha's parents, at 628 Henry Street.
    Children 
     1. Harris, Margaret Helen,   b. 8 Aug 1924, Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Nov 2012, Green River, Sweetwater County, Wyoming, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
    +2. Harris, Warren Harvey,   b. 18 May 1926, Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Mar 1979, Mascoutah, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years)
    +3. Harris, Richard Norman,   b. 16 Sep 1927, Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jan 2011, Ironton, Iron County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F1383  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S119] Harriet L. Fiegenbaum and Judith L. (Fiegenbaum) Miller, Genealogical research.
      Bertha Fiegenbaum was born in 1892. Daughter of Julius H. Fiegenbaum and Sophia Pitts.

    2. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 58, 109.
      Bertha Clara Fiegenbaum, child of Julius Henry Fiegenbaum and Sophie Elizabeth Pitts, was born on 10 September 1891 at Alton, Madison County, Illinois.

    3. [S182] Find A Grave, Inc, Findagrave.com (https://www.findagrave.com in December 2017), "Bertha Clara Fiegenbaum Harris".
      Memorial #29620931. Record created by Charles Dean Harris, 6 September 2008. Gravestone photo posted by Charles Dean Harris. Accessed on 26 July 2009.
           Birth: Sep. 10, 1891; Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA. Death: Aug. 4, 1976; Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA. Burial: Alton Cemetery; Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA.

    4. [S104] Personal communication, from Charles Dean Harris to J. Mark Fiegenbaum on 19 September 2008 via email.
      Digital image of an obituary for "Mrs. Bertha F. Harris" from an unidentified newspaper dated Monday, 5 August 1968.
           "Born in Alton, Sept. 10, 1891, her parents were the late Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Fiegenbaum."

    5. [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.
           "Two children were born to the couple [Julius H. and Sophie (Pitts) Fiegenbaum].... Their only daughter, Bertha, is the wife of H. P. Harris..."

    6. [S22] Obituary, "Mrs. Sophia Fiegenbaum, Physician's Widow, Dies".
      Alton Evening Telegraph (Alton, Illinois). Tuesday, 31 October 1939; page 2, column 4. Digital copy (PDF) accessed through Newspaperarchive.com in October 2011.
           "Dr. and Mrs. Fiegenbaum were parents of two children, Harry Pitts Fiegenbaum, who died in infancy, and Mrs. Harvey Fiegenbaum Harris, who survives. She also leaves three grandchildren, Margaret, Warren and Richard Harris."

    7. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 58, 109.
      Bertha Clara (Fiegenbaum) Harris died on 4 August 1968 at Alton, Madison County, Illinois.

    8. [S113] Web site, ILGenWeb. Tombstone Insription Project. Alton Cemetery.
      Greary-Harrison, part 1. 2007. (http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/madison/cemeteries/alton/alton-harr1.txt). Accessed October 2008.
           Name: Harris, Bertha F.; Date of death: 4 August 1968; Place of death: Alton, Illinois; Undertaker: Quinn; Grave location: Old Yard, lot 54. Shared burial lot with Harvey P. Harris.

    9. [S19] Correspondence, Email on 19 September 2008 from Charles Dean Harris to J. Mark Fiegenbaum.
      Digital image of an obituary for "Mrs. Bertha F. Harris" from an unidentified newspaper dated Monday, 5 August 1968.

    10. [S19] Correspondence, Email on 19 September 2008 from Charles Dean Harris to J. Mark Fiegenbaum.
      Digital image of an obituary for "Harvey P. Harris" from an unidentified and undated newspaper.
           "He married the former Bertha Fiegenbaum who died Aug. 4, 1968."

    11. [S19] Correspondence, Email on 19 September 2008 from Charles Dean Harris to J. Mark Fiegenbaum.
      Digital image of an obituary for "Mrs. Bertha F. Harris" from an unidentified newspaper dated Monday, 5 August 1968.
           "Visitation will begin after 7 p.m. today at Morrow-Quinn Mortuary, where services will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. Interment will follow in Alton City Cemetery."

    12. [S119] Harriet L. Fiegenbaum and Judith L. (Fiegenbaum) Miller, Genealogical research.
      Julius H. Fiegenbaum and Sophia Pitts were married. No date or place given.

    13. [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-Pitts marriage. Accessed in August 2003.
      "J. H. Fiegenbaum" and "Sophie E. Pitts" were married on 11 September 1889 in Madison County, Illinois; Volume 9, Page 70; License number 903.

    14. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 58.
      Julius Henry Fiegenbaum and Sophie Elizabeth Pitts were married 11 September 1889 at Alton, Madison County, Illinois.

    15. [S211] Article or notice, Edwardsville Intelligencer (Edwardsville, Illinois); 18 September 1889; page 1.
      Announcement of the marriage of Dr. Julius H. Fiegenbaum and Miss Sophie Pitts.

    16. [S182] Find A Grave, Inc, Findagrave.com (https://www.findagrave.com in December 2017), Samuel Pitts, Jr.
      Memorial #29618528. (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=29618528). Accessed on 2 June 2011. Record created by "Charles Dean Harris" on DATE. Gravestone photo posted by "Charles Dean Harris."
           Birth: 1833 at Massachusetts, USA. Death: 1912 at [place not given]. Burial: Alton Cemetery; Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA.
           Charles Dean Harris include information not shown on the gravestone: "...daughter Sophie Elizabeth (1859-1939), married Dr. Julius Fiegenbaum on September 11, 1889."

    17. [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.
           "He [Julius H. Fiegenbaum] was married here to Miss Sophie Pitts, member of a prominent Alton family, Sept. 11, 1899."

    18. [S177] Ancestry.com (library edition), Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947. Entry for Julius Henry Fiegenbaum.
      (http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2542) in March 2011. Accessed in March 2012. Original data from "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916–1947; Index." Family History Library film number 1818554. FamilySearch: Salt Lake City, Utah, 2010.
           Julius Henry Fiegenbaum. Birth date: 27 April 1859. Death date: 26 February 1938. Name of spouse: Sophie Elizabeth Fiegenbaum.

    19. [S177] Ancestry.com (library edition), Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947. Sophia Elizabeth Fiegenbaum; 1859-1839.
      (http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2542) in March 2011. Accessed in March 2012. Original data from "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916–1947; Index." FamilySearch: Salt Lake City, Utah, 2010. Family History Library film number 1432190.
           Sophia Elizabeth Fiegenbaum. Birth date: 27 August 1859. Death date: 30 October 1939. Marital status: Widow. Name of spouse: Julius H. Fiegenbaum.

    20. [S22] Obituary, "Mrs. Sophia Fiegenbaum, Physician's Widow, Dies".
      Alton Evening Telegraph (Alton, Illinois). Tuesday, 31 October 1939; page 2, column 4. Digital copy (PDF) accessed through Newspaperarchive.com in October 2011.
           "She was married Sept. 11, 1889, to Dr. Fiegenbaum, a young physician at that time, just getting a start in the medical practice in Alton and whose father was pastor of what is now Grace Methodist Church."

    21. [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."

    22. [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."

    23. [S119] Harriet L. Fiegenbaum and Judith L. (Fiegenbaum) Miller, Genealogical research.
      Harvey Harris and Bertha Fiegenbaum were married. No date or place of marriage given.

    24. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 109.
      Harvey Pope Harris and Bertha Clara Fiegenbaum were married on 15 November 1922 at Alton, Madison County, Illinois.

    25. [S199] Charles Dean Harris, The Story of the Warren H. Harris Family and its American Ancestry, revised edtion (Charles D. Harris, 2005), page 7.
      "...Bertha Fiegenbaum, married Harvey Harris on November 15, 1922 in her father's house at 628 Henry Street in Alton and effectively brought together these early families of Illinois."

    26. [S104] Personal communication, from Charles Dean Harris to J. Mark Fiegenbaum on 19 September 2008 via email.
      Digital image of an obituary for "Harvey P. Harris" from an unidentified and undated newspaper.
           "He married the former Bertha Fiegenbaum who died Aug. 4, 1968."

    27. [S104] Personal communication, from Charles Dean Harris to J. Mark Fiegenbaum on 19 September 2008 via email.
      Digital image of an obituary for "Mrs. Bertha F. Harris" from an unidentified newspaper dated Monday, 5 August 1968.
           "Her marriage to Harvey Harris, who survives, took place in 1922 in Alton."


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