McKee, Margaret

Female 1860 - 1948  (88 years)


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  • Name McKee, Margaret 
    Born 25 Jun 1860  Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4

    •      Margaret's date of birth has been calculated from the records of the Oak Hill Cemetery in Washington, D.C. which noted that "Margaret M. Fiegenbaum" died on 21 July 1848 at the age of 88 years, 0 months, 26 days.
    Gender Female 
    Died 21 Jul 1948  Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5

    •      According to records at Oak Hill Cemetery in Washington, D.C., Margaret died of senility. Although her last residence was listed as 3810 Jenifer Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., her burial permit was issued by the state of Maryland. In the 1940 U.S. census enumeration, 3810 Jenifer Street, N.W. was identified as the home of George W. M. and Grace F. Vinal, Margaret's daughter and her husband.
    Buried 23 Jul 1948  Washington, D.C., USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7
    • Margaret was buried in the Van Ness Section, Lot 260 East, site 6 at Oak Hill Cemetery (3001 R Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.). Her husband had been buried there in 1930.
    Person ID I62  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 29 May 2016 

    Father McKee, Hugh,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Harper, Mary Ann,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married Y  [8
    • Details of this marriage are not known at this time.
    Family ID F2589  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Fiegenbaum, Adolph Heinrich,   b. 7 Mar 1855, Cedar Lake, Lake County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jun 1930, Washington, D.C., USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 11 Jul 1880  Story County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10, 11

    •      According to marriage records in Story County, Iowa, A. H. Fiegenbaum, of Ankeny, Polk County, Iowa and Maggie McKee, of Cambridge, Story County, Iowa, received marriage license 62 on 10 July 1880 (affidavit made by A. H. Fiegenbaum). A. H. Fiegenbaum, a farmer who would be age 26 at his next birthday, was the son of F. W. Fiegenbaum and Louissa [sic] Otto and had been born in Indiana. Maggie McKee, who would be age 20 at her next birthday, was the daughter of Hugh McKee and Mary Ann Harper and had been born in Iowa. They were married on 10 July 1880 at the bride's residence, at Cambridge, Iowa by Wm. Abraham, "pastor." This was the first marriage for both bride and groom. H. McKee and Mary McKee were witnesses at the ceremony.
    Census (family) 1900  Washington, D.C., USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12

    •      According to the 1900 enumeration, the household consisted of Adolph Fiegenbaum, head of household, age 45, born in March 1855 in Indiana, married for 19 years, a clerk with the government; Maggie Fiegenbaum, wife, age 38, born in June 1861 in Iowa, married for 19 years, the mother of 1 child who is still living; Grace G. Fiegenbaum, daughter, age 16, born in June 1883 in the District of Columbia, attending school.
    Residence (family) Apr 1902  Washington, D.C., USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [13

    •      "Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Fiegenbaum" of Washington, D.C. attended the celebration of the 50th wedding anniversary of Adolph's parents at Oregon, Missouri in April, 1902. An account of the event identified him as a clerk in the War Department.
    Residence (family) 1906  Washington, D.C., USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [14

    •      A city directory reported that Adolph H. Fiegenbaum, a clerk, lived at 30 7th Street, NE. Grace G. Fiegenbaum, a teacher, lived at the same address.
    Children 
    +1. Fiegenbaum, Grace Gertrude,   b. 17 Jun 1883, Washington, D.C., USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Feb 1973, Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F21  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S113] Web site, Oak Hill Cemetery. Burial Records: F-French.
      (http://www.oakhillcemeterydc.org/Burials/brf.html). Revised 1 May 2009 by Wesley E. Pippenger. Accessed on 23 December 2009.
           "FIEGENBAUM, Adolph H. 260E; Margaret McKee 260E."
           Additional information was displayed at (http://www.oakhillcemeterydc.org/Burials/260e.pdf): Adolph H. Fiegenbaum, 1855 - 1930, and his wife, Margaret McKee, 1960 [sic] - 1948 were buried in the Van Ness Section, Lot 260 East.
           The year of Margaret's birth is obviously a typographical error.

    2. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1900. NARA microfilm T623, roll 163, page 19B.
      1900 U.S. census, population schedule; Washington, D. C., Supervisor’s District 1, Enumeration District 121, census sheet 19 B, enumerated on 13 June 1900; Adolph Fiegenbaum household, dwelling 348, family 374, lines 78-80. Access through Ancestry.com in July 2009.
           The household consisted of: 79) Fiegenbaum, Maggie [?]; wife; white; female; born June 1861 in Iowa; father born in Iowa; mother born in Iowa.
           Other U. S. census enumerations list Ireland as the birthplace of both her parents.

    3. [S247] Cemetery records, at Oak Hill Cemetery.
      3001 R Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20007. Viewed on 11 May 2012.
           Margaret M. Fiegenbaum died on 21 July 1848 at the age of 88 years, 0 months, 26 days. Calculating from this information, her date of birth was 25 June 1860.

    4. [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), Fiegenbaum-McKee 1880.
      Accessed in May 2016. Original data from the State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922 (textual records); Iowa State Archives; Des Moines, Iowa; Volume: 299 (Mills-Wright). The following data has been taken from relevant portions of a digital image of the source.
           Return of marriages in the County of Story for the year ending 1 October 1880. The transcription of the marriage records compiled in this volume was certified by I. S. Smith, Clerk District and Circuit Courts, on 1 November 1880 at Nevada, Iowa.
           Number of license: 62. Date of License: 10 July 1880. Bride's name: Maggie McKee. Bride's maiden name if a widow: [no entry]. Bride's residence: Cambridge, Story County, Iowa. Bride's age at next birthday: 20. Bride's birth place: Iowa. Bride's father's name: Hugh McKee. Bride's mother's full maiden name: Mary Ann Harper.
           By calculation from this data, Maggie McKee, age 19 at the time of the marriage in 1880, would have been born about 1860-1861. For full details of this record, see the sources for the Fiegenbaum-McKee marriage. For full details of this record, see the sources for the Fiegenbaum-McKee marriage.

    5. [S247] Cemetery records, at Oak Hill Cemetery.
      3001 R Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20007. Viewed on 11 May 2012.
           Margaret M. Fiegenbaum died on 21 July 1848 at the age of 88 years, 0 months, 26 days. Cause of death was senility. Burial permit issued by Maryland. Last residence was at 3810 Jenifer Street, N.W. [Washington, D.C.].

    6. [S113] Web site, Oak Hill Cemetery. Burial Records: F-French [online database].
      (http://www.oakhillcemeterydc.org/Burials/brf.html). Revised 1 May 2009 by Wesley E. Pippenger. Accessed on 23 December 2009.
           "FIEGENBAUM, Adolph H. 260E; Margaret McKee 260E." Additional information was displayed at (http://www.oakhillcemeterydc.org/Burials/260e.pdf): Adolph H. Fiegenbaum, 1855-1930, and his wife, Margaret McKee, 1960 [sic]-1948 were buried in the Van Ness Section, Lot 260 East.
           The year of Margaret's birth is obviously a typographical error in the database.

    7. [S247] Cemetery records, at Oak Hill Cemetery.
      3001 R Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20007. Viewed on 11 May 2012.
           Wm. R. Pumphrey, undertaker, requested on 21 July 1948 of the Oak Hill Cemetery Company "to deposit in Lot No. 260E, owned by Adolph H. Fiegenbaum the remains of Margaret M. Fiegenbaum" on 23 July 1848. The funeral procession was expected to arrive at Oak Hill Cemetery at 11:45.

    8. [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), Fiegenbaum-McKee 1880.
      Accessed in May 2016. Original data from the State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922 (textual records); Iowa State Archives; Des Moines, Iowa; Volume: 299 (Mills-Wright). The following data has been taken from relevant portions of a digital image of the source.
           Return of marriages in the County of Story for the year ending 1 October 1880. The transcription of the marriage records compiled in this volume was certified by I. S. Smith, Clerk District and Circuit Courts, on 1 November 1880 at Nevada, Iowa.
           Number of license: 62. Date of License: 10 July 1880. Bride's name: Maggie McKee. Bride's maiden name if a widow: [no entry]. Bride's residence: Cambridge, Story County, Iowa. Bride's age at next birthday: 20. Bride's birth place: Iowa. Bride's father's name: Hugh McKee. Bride's mother's full maiden name: Mary Ann Harper.
           For full details of this record, see the sources for the Fiegenbaum-McKee marriage.

    9. [S78] Internet resource.
      Search results from the Marriage Database for Story County, Iowa. Created by the IAGenWeb Project. Accessed on 21 January 2001 at http://www.rootsweb.com/~iastory/. Names were given as "A. H. Fiegenbaum" and "Maggie McKee." Date of marriage given as 11 July 1880.

    10. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 76.
      Adolph Heinrich Fiegenbaum and Margaret McKee were married on 11 July 1880 in Story County, Iowa.

    11. [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), Fiegenbaum-McKee 1880.
      Accessed in May 2016. Original data from the State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922 (textual records); Iowa State Archives; Des Moines, Iowa; Volume: 299 (Mills-Wright). The following data has been taken from relevant portions of a digital image of the source.
           Return of marriages in the County of Story for the year ending 1 October 1880. The transcription of the marriage records compiled in this volume was certified by I. S. Smith, Clerk District and Circuit Courts, on 1 November 1880 at Nevada, Iowa.
           Number of license: 62. Date of License: 10 July 1880. Who made Affidavit: A. H. Fiegenbaum. Who gave consent to marriage: [no entry]. Groom's name: A. H. Fiegenbaum. Groom's place of residence: Ankeny, Polk County, Iowa. Groom's occupation: farmer. Groom's age at next birthday: 26. Groom's color: white. Groom's race: American. Groom's birth place: Ind[iana]. Groom's father's name: F. W. Fiegenbaum. Groom's mother's maiden name: Louissa [sic] Otto. Number of Groom's marriage: first. Bride's name: Maggie McKee. Bride's maiden name if a widow: [no entry]. Bride's residence: Cambridge, Story County, Iowa. Bride's age at next birthday: 20. Bride's color: white. Bride's race: A[merican]. Bride's birth place: Iowa. Bride's father's name: Hugh McKee. Bride's mother's full maiden name: Mary Ann Harper. Number of Bride's marriage: first. When and where married: Bride's Residence, Cambridge, Iowa; 10 July 1880. Witnesses: H. McKee, Mary McKee. By whom married: Wm. Abraham, pastor. Date of return: 14 July 1880. When registered: 19 July 1880.

    12. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1900. NARA microfilm T623, roll 163, page 19B.
      1900 U.S. census, population schedule; Washington, D. C., Supervisor’s District 1, Enumeration District 121, census sheet 19 B, enumerated on 13 June 1900; Adolph Fiegenbaum household, dwelling 348, family 374, lines 78-80. Access through Ancestry.com in July 2009.
           The household consisted of: 78) Fiegenbaum, Adolph; head; white; male; born March 1855; age 45; married; married, for 19 years; born in Indiana; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany; clerk, in Gov.[ernment]; can read; can write; speaks English; owns home; with mortgage; lives in a house. 79) Fiegenbaum, Maggie [?]; wife; white; female; born June 1861; age 38; married, for 19 years; mother of 1 child, 1 child still alive; born in Iowa; father born in Iowa; mother born in Iowa; can read; can write; speaks English. 80) Fiegenbaum, Grace G.; daughter; white; female; born June 1883; age 16; single; born in "District of Col"; father born in Indiana; mother born in Iowa; at school, for 9 months; can read; can write; speaks English.

    13. [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. A. H. Fiegenbaum, Washington, D.C....." At another point in the account, it was mentioned that Adolph was "...a clerk in the War Department at Washington, married with one child...."

    14. [S217] Book, W. Andrew Boyd, Boyd's Directory of the District of Columbia, 1906 (Washington, D.C.: R. L. Polk & Company, 1906) page 481.
      "Fiegenbaum, Adolph H., clk, 30 7th ne."