Fiegenbaum, Heinrich Hermann

Other Events:

• Immigration: 1834, Missouri, USA
• Census: 1840, Charrette Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA
• Census: 1840, Femme Osage Township, St. Charles County, Missouri, USA
• Occupation: Between 1848 and 1889; Minister in the German Methodist church
• Census: Aug 1850, Mascoutah, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA
• Census: May 1870, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA
• Census: Jul 1870, Quincy, Adams County, Illinois, USA
• Census: Jun 1880, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA
• Residence: Sep 1899, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA
• Census: Jun 1900, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA
• Residence: 1902–1903, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Birth:
He was born in Bauerschaft Hohne, a "township" of Lengerich.

Immigration:

     Heinrich was about 13 years old when he emigrated from the Hohne section of Lengerich, in the Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia with his father, Adolph (age about 40), his mother, Christine (age about 37), and four brothers and sisters (ages 10 to less than 1 year). The family is reported to have disembarked at New Orleans, Louisiana in late June 1834 and to have traveled up the Mississippi, arriving at St. Louis, Missouri about 3 or 4 July. They appear to have settled initially in Femme Osage Township, St. Charles County, Missouri and later moved to nearby Hopewell, in Warren County, Missouri. Around 1850, Heinrich's parents and two of his brothers still living at home settled near Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa. By then, however, Heinrich was married and already engaged in his career with the German Methodist Episcopal Church.

Census:
The 1840 U.S. census enumerated eight people living in the "Rudolph Feigenbaum" household in Charrette Township, Warren County, Missouri.

Census:
The 1840 U.S. census enumerated eight people living in the "A. Frigenbottom" household in Femme Osage Township, St. Charles County, Missouri.

Occupation:

     The following autobiographical sketch was published in 1856 in the Experience of German Methodist Preachers, compiled by Adam Miller.

     Experience of H. Fiegenbaum

     I was born on the 18th of October, in the year 1820, in Westphalia, kingdom of Prussia, Germany. In the year 1833 our family migrated to America, and about midsummer my parents with five children landed in New Orleans. This was the year when the cholera raged with such violence, and scores fell victims to it every day. A gracious Providence preserved our lives, and we took steamboat for St. Louis, which we reached in nine days. We did not remain long in the city, but moved to the country, and settled seventy-five miles west of St. Louis, in St. Charles county, Missouri. Here we were in an entire wilderness, on which account no one grieved more than my mother, as she had been converted in Germany, and was now deprived of Church privileges and Christian associations.
     Here we lived five years without a church or preacher. "Alas, children," said mother frequently, "we will all be heathens yet." We children found a manner of life according to our wishes. Hunting, fishing, and roaming through the forests, was our employment whenever we found a leisure hour from our labors; but with all this our heavenly Father watched over us. We had a pious mother. The Sabbath day was not forgotten; for every Sunday we had to read our Bibles, and she made explanations to us of difficult passages.
     I was sorry that we were deprived of schooling, but finally the time came when we were supplied with a preacher. He came from Germany as a missionary to North America. This man was an evangelical Lutheran, and in accordance with the wishes of my parents, I went to him for instruction in the doctrines of the Church, and was confirmed. During the time I was receiving instruction I was awakened, and a few weeks afterward was converted, and felt myself one of the happiest beings on earth. But being left to myself, and not properly understanding the nature of the blessing that I had experienced, nor knowing how to retain it, I fell into a state of indifference and hardness of heart, which continued for five years. Yet God restrained me from outbreaking sins; and as I had, in my confirmation, renewed my baptismal vows and was now recognized as a communicant, I was appointed to an office in the Church; and thus I lived and labored within her pale, a backslider and a benighted sinner, till I was finally waked up through the preaching of Father Swahlen, who was the first German Methodist preacher we had ever seen. He made application to preach in our church, and received permission to do so; but when we found that he was a Methodist the door of the church was closed against him by my colleagues, the trustees. But as he made an appointment and could not get into the church, he took his stand by an old tree in front of it, and preached to the people. His word was not lost upon us: he visited us in our houses, and had he not been a Methodist he would have been received as an angel of God.
     I left this neighborhood and went to St. Louis, where I fell into bad company, and made rapid progress in a course of sin. Yet I still went to Church, sometimes to one and then another, till finally I was told that my sister, who also was now living in the city, had joined the Methodists. Through her I became acquainted with brother L. S. Jacoby, and brother Casper Jost, under whose preaching I was again awakened and converted.
     It was a hard matter to get my consent to be a Methodist, and still harder for me to go the altar of prayer. I was afraid that if I were converted among the Methodists at the altar of prayer I should have to shout; however, when the Lord granted me peace I forgot all this, and my Savior was my all, and in all.
     In my early youth I frequently had strong desires to do something for the cause of God; especially at times when my mother talked to me about Jesus and heaven. But this missionary spirit died in me when I came to America. However, at my confirmation, this feeling - a desire to do something for the cause of God - was waked up anew in my heart, but I could see no way open for me to do any thing.
     When I was converted in St. Louis, the impression again was strong on my mind that I ought to preach; and as I thought over this matter I became very much alarmed, for I now saw the responsibilities resting upon a minister of the Gospel, and the infinite value of an immortal soul. Although the impression was strong on my mind, I felt disposed to shrink from the task. After hesitating some time, and seriously reflecting on this subject, when the providence of God opened the way for me, I started in this great work.
     In the fall of 1847 I was received into the Illinois conference, and from that day to this I have endeavored to publish the word of the Lord. I thank God that I ever found the Methodist Church, and that she received me. In this Church I hope to remain till the Lord shall call me home.

     As a circuit preacher (Reiseprediger), resident pastor and presiding elder in the German Methodist church, Heinrich served during his long and active career in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska and Wisconsin.
     The following biographical sketch appeared in Souvenir der West Deutschen Konferenz der Bischöflichen Methodistenkirche in 1906.

     "Heinrich Fiegenbaum, many years the Nestor of the West German Conference, was born on 16 October 1821 in Ladbergen, Westphalia.  He came to America with his parents in 1834.  He worked on the land and then as a carter in St. Louis.  Here he became acquainted with Methodism and in 1845, after a vigorous struggle for repentance, he achieved sanctifying faith.  He immediately joined the church.  In 1847, he entered into holy matrimony with Katharina Kastenbudt, who over 50 years shared joy and sorrow with him.  He joined the Rock River Conference as a probationary member in 1848; the Southwest German Conference in 1864; and the West German Conference in 1879.  He stood for 41 uninterrupted years in the active ranks and served the following congregations:  Mascoutah, Ill., 1848 to 1850; Muscatine, Iowa, 1850-52; Galena, Ill.,1852-54; Iowa District 1854-1860; Burlington District 1860-64; Pekin, Ill. 1864-1867; Quincy, Ill., 1867-70; St. Joseph District 1870 to 1872; Oregon, Mo., 1872-1875; St. Joseph District 1875-79; Missouri District 1879-83; St. Joseph, Mo., 1883-86; Sedalia, Mo., 1886-89.  In 1889 he entered into retirement, but in the following 15 years he preached well over 500 times.  For 20 of his 41 years of active service he was a presiding elder and was in this office, as in his pastorates, very successful.  He was a born leader, a popular and forceful preacher.  Without the privilege of a higher education, but through diligent study, robust common sense, and a rare power of observation, he cultivated an extraordinary oratorical gift.  In a joyous assembly, he was in his element.  His later years brought various infirmities, but he never lost his confidence.  'With Jesus alone' was his motto in the last days.  And thus on 13 January 1905 he entered into his well earned rest.  His wife had preceded him by a few years.  He was survived by four daughters who follow in his faith."

Census:
According to the 1850 enumeration, the household consisted of "H. H. Fiegenbaum," a 29 year old Methodist minister and "Catharine Fiegenbaum," age 26.

Census:
According to the 1870 enumeration, the household consisted of Henry, age 50, a minister; Clara, age 47, at home; Mary, age 19, at home; Carri, age 17, at home; George, age 16, a clerk; Anna, age 13, at home; Minnie, age 11, at home; Legette, age 9, at home; Louis Deitch, age 26, a dry goods merchant; and Mike Connelly, age 22, a clerk.

Census:
According to the 1870 enumeration, the household consisted of Henry, age 50, clergyman of the Methodist church, and a citizen of the USA; Clara, age 46, keeping house; Mary, age 20, blind; Carrie, age 17; George, age 15, in school; Anna, age 13, in school; Minnie, age 11, in school; and Lizzetta, age 8, in school.

Census:
According to the 1880 enumeration, the household, living on 4th Street, in St. Joseph, consisted of Henry Fiegenbaum, age 60, married, minister; Clara, age 56, wife, married, keeping house; Mary, age 29, daughter, single,at home; George, age 25, son, single, doctor; Annie, age 23, daughter, single, at home; Minnie, age 20, daughter, single, at home; and Lizzette, age 18, daughter, single, at home.

Residence:
An account of the 50th wedding anniversary of "Rev. and Mrs. William Fiegenbaum," celebrated on 27 September 1899 at Edwardsville, Illinois, noted that one of William's three brothers was "...Henry of St. Joseph, Missouri...."

Census:
According to the 1900 enumeration, the household consisted of Henry Fiegenbaum, age 78, head of household, widower, a minister; Anna Fiegenbaum, age 49, daughter, single; Julia Fiegenbaum, age 43, daughter, single, a clerk; and Henry Fiegenbaum, age 32, nephew, single, a salesman; and Mary Fiegenbaum, age 48, daughter, single.
     This enumeration appears to have listed Anna Maria Fiegenbaum, born 3 September 1850, as two separate people: Anna, age 49, and Mary, age 48.
     The Henry Fiegenbaum identified in the census as a nephew is probably Heinrich Fiegenbaum (1868-1954), son of Heinrich Wilhelm and Louisa (Otto) Fiegenbaum.


Residence:
In the Social Register of Saint Joseph, Missouri, published in 1903, "Rev. Henry Fiegenbaum" was listed as residing at 1123 N. Fifth. The family of one of his daughters, "Mr. and Mrs. John C. Steinmetz" and "Adolph H. Steinmetz" resided nearby at 1121 N. Fifth.

Buried:
The funeral was held at the German Methodist Episcopal Church in St. Joseph, Missouri on Monday afternoon. The services were conducted by the pastor, Rev. G. Becker. Heinrich was buried at Ashland Cemetery.

Died:

     The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Rev. Henry Fiegenbaum which she reported had appeared on 14 January 1905 in the St. Joseph Gazette, of St. Joseph, Missouri.

"Rev. Henry Fiegenbaum, a pioneer German Methodist Minister circuit rider of the central west, died at 2:30 yesterday afternoon at the age of 83 years at his home Fifth and Auguate Streets. He was born in Ladbergen, Prussia, 16 October 1821. He came with his parents to America in 1832, landing at New Orleans. Coming up the Mississippi River from New Orleans, the family stopped in St. Charles County, Missouri, where he spent his early life in clearing ground and farming. He lived in St. Charles County for several years but finally went to St. Louis to seek employment. While in St. Louis he was invited to attend a German Methodist revival. He was converted at the meeting and soon entered the ministry, spending the next twenty years of his life as a circuit rider, commencing in the late 40's. His first circuit went out from St. Louis and through central Illinois, returning back to St. Louis. After about eleven years spent preaching as a circuit rider in Illinois, he turned his attention to the west. He was married to Miss Clara Kastenbudt 11 April 1847. She died 2 September 1897. He moved his family to St. Joseph in 1870 at the close of his ministry east of St. Louis. His family has lived in and near St. Joseph since that time. For about eleven years after coming to this part of the state he traveled all through Kansas, Nebraska, western Missouri and Iowa, and as far west as Denver, in the interest of the German Methodist Church. As a result of his work in the west, after coming to St. Joseph, both as a circuit rider and as an organizer, the German Methodist Church became a conference in itself, he being its father. Many times his trips would keep him away from his family for two or three months at a time. He traveled from place to place while preaching a circuit either on horseback or using a canoe and snow shoes. Frequently in the winter time he was taken from one place to the next German settlement in a sleigh. Although he answered requests for English services, he devoted his entire ministerial life to the German Church and in his organizing the conference in this part of the central west he had to find the German settlements during the early days when this part of the country was thinly inhabited. He retired from active service in 1889. After the German Methodist Church became a conference and St. Joseph a district, the Rev. Mr. Fiegenbaum was presiding elder, which position he served for about twenty years. Up to the last ten years of his life he was sturdy, active and always working. Even during his retired years he was always ready to serve his church and was frequently called upon to assist in revivals. He was the first of four brothers, who came to America, to die. The others are ministers. He has two sisters, who married ministers, who are living. They are: Rev. F. Fiegenbaum of Wathena, Kansas, Rev. William Fiegenbaum of Edwardsville, Illinois, Rev. Rudolph Fiegenbaum of Connell, Washington, Mrs. K. Wellemeyer of Warrenton, Missouri and Mrs. William Winter of Kansas City. His brother, Rev. F. Fiegenbaum and sisters were at his bedside when he died. The funeral will be held from the German Methodist Episcopal Church at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon. Rev. G. Becker will have charge of the services. Burial will be at Ashland Cemetery. The Rev. Mr. Fiegenbaum's wife, Clara (Kastenbudt) died shortly after they celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary. Surviving children are Mrs. C. J. Steinmetz, Miss Mary and Miss Anna Fiegenbaum of St. Joseph and Mrs. Thomas Curry of Oregon, Missouri."

     The following is a transcription of what appears to be a reprint of an obituary for Rev. Henry Fiegenbaum that had been published on 20 January 1905 in the Holt County Sentinel, of Oregon, Missouri. The Holt County Sentinel was published by Henry Fiegenbaum's son-in-law, Thomas Curry.

          His Life's Work

     "Death," wrote Faber, "is an unsurveyed land, an unarrayed science. Poetry draws near death to hover over it for a moment and withdraw in terror. History knows it only as a universal fact, philosophy finds it only among the mystery of being, the one great mystery of being not. But we all rejoice in the fact that the light of our Christ hath penetrated this dark shadow, by his promise of 'whoso findeth me findeth life.'"
     Rev. Henry Fiegenbaum, a pioneer German Methodist circuit rider of the central west and founder of the Western German M. E. conference, died at his home in St. Joseph, Mo., Friday morning, January 13, 1905, in the 84th year of his age. He was born in Ladbergen, Prussia, October 16, 1821, and came to America with his parents by the way of New Orleans, in 1832. The family came immediately to St. Charles county, Mo., where he spent his early life upon the farm. From here he went to St. Louis to seek employment, and while there he attended a German Methodist revival and was converted. At the same revival a Miss Clara Kastenbudt was converted and on April 11, 1847, she became the wife of Rev. Fiegenbaum.
     Shortly after his conversion he felt that he should enter the ministry, and at once began preparations to dedicate his life to the Master's cause, and in 1847 he was granted exhortor's license and the following year he was given the Okoe, Illinois, charge, until the annual meeting of conference, and his circuit afterward was extended and for several years he preached as a circuit rider in Illinois, Southern Wisconsin, Northern Iowa and Southern Minnesota, being in the Rock River conference and doing the pioneer work among the Germans in these various states. His home was in Galena, Ill., having charge of the Galena charge and for six years was presiding elder. During these eight years he traveled mostly by buggy and horseback, and was often in danger of his life from wild animals and Indians, which were plentiful in this sparsely settled country, but his zeal knew no limit, fearing neither weather, beasts or Indians, on he went, carrying the tidings of Salvation to his fellow-countrymen, who had come to America to build themselves homes in our land of liberty. From Galena he went to Wapello, Iowa, where he served as presiding elder for four years; then taking a three years' charge at Pekin, another three at Quincy brought him into the folds of the German conference, then known as the Southwest German conference. By this conference he was sent as presiding elder to the Missouri district, which extended over the western half of Missouri, all of Nebraska, all of Kansas and the west half of Iowa. After serving in this capacity two years, he took the charge at Oregon, Mo., where he worked successfully for three years, after which he again became presiding elder of the Missouri district, whose growth was so rapid as to form two large districts in themselves, and by the year 1878 he brought it before the Southwest conference at Warsaw, Illinois, Bishop Merrill, presiding. At that time there were but 37 ministers enrolled. Of these but ten are now in actual service, 12 are superannuated, and including Rev. Fiegenbaum, 11 have died. The conference included three presiding elders and 3,014 members. He lived to see the fruits of his early work extend until the conference to-day includes over 100 ministers, four presiding elders and 8,000 members. The original conference included the state of Iowa, but since has been transferred to St. Louis. The first session of the West conference was held in the old rock and brick church in St. Joseph, on the same site now occupied by the present German M. E. church. We here give Father Fiegenbaum's early fields of labor in his Savior's cause:
           1848-50, Mascoutah, Ill.
           1850-52, Muscatine, Iowa.
           1852-60, Galena, Ill., P. E.
           1860-64, Wapello, Iowa; P. E.
           1894-67, Pekin, Ill.
           1876-70, Quincy, Ill.
           1870-72, St. Joseph, Mo.,; P. E.
           1872-75, Oregon, Mo.
           1875-83, Presiding Elder, St. Joseph.
           1883-86, St. Joseph.
           1886-89, Sedalia.
     While in Sedalia his health failed him and he retired from active ministerial work and returned to St. Joseph, where he had made his home since 1870, and where he lived up to the time of his death - thus giving 42 consecutive years of labor in the ministry. In his early day labors for the church, his circuits covered large territory, which would keep him away from his family for two and three months at a time, and would travel from place to place on horseback or using canoe or show shoes, and frequently in the winter season would be taken from one German settlement to another in a sleigh.
     He began his ministry when but 27 years of age, and during all these years he gave his life in extending the cause of Christ and building up the church; and though enfeebled from age and physical infirmities, he was ever ready to do what he could for his people. His ambition through life was service for the Master, and np [sic] to the last several years he was sturdy, active, earnest - always working - always busy. Even during his retired years he was frequently called upon to assist in revivals.
     It is a remarkable co-incident in the history of this family - there were four brothers and two sisters - the brothers were all ministers and the sisters married ministers. Father Fiegenbaum is the first of the list to be called home by Him who gave him being.
     The brothers and sisters are Rev. William Fiegenbaum, Edwardsville, Illinois, aged 80 years; Mrs. Katharine Wellemeyer, Warrenton, Missouri, aged 77 years; Rev. F. W. Fiegenbaum, Wathena, Kansas, aged 74 years; Mrs. Mina Winter, Kansas City, Missouri, aged 71 years; Rev. Rudolph Fiegenbaum, Connell, Washington, aged 68 years. The combined ages of the family that are left, aggregate 370 years, something very remarkabse [sic], surely, in one family. His brother, Frederick W., and the two sisters and his surviving children were at his bedside when he died.
     On April 11th, 1847, Rev. Fiegenbaum and Miss Clara Kastenbudt were united in marriage in the city of St. Louis, and on Sunday, April 11th, 1897, in their home in St. Joseph, they celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. The wedding was solemnized in the German M. E. church in that city, immediately following the regular service. Their golden wedding anniversary came on Palm Sunday, and although having reached the golden stepping stone, and true to their early faith, wended their way to the house of God, they found the church a bower of palms. At the close of the regular service, Rev. Harmes, pastor in charge, called the bridal party forward and seating them before the altar, delivered a touching and fitting address to them. Mrs. Dorothea Lahrman and Dr. Heinz, of St. Joseph, the only living witnesses of the marriage in 1847, were present on the occasion of the golden anniversary. Mother Feigenbaum [sic] died September 2, 1897, only a few months following their golden wedding anniversary.
     The surviving children are Mrs. J. C. Steinmetz, Misses Mary and Anna Fiegenbaum, of St. Joseph, and Mrs. Tom Curry, of Oregon. There are also 12 grand-children and three great-grand-children.
     The funeral was held from the German M. E. church in St. Joseph, on Monday afternoon, January 16, 1905, the services being conducted by the pastor, Rev. G. Becker, the interment being at Ashland cemetery.
     "Well done, good and faithful servant; enter thou into the joy of the lord." -- Sentinel, Oregon, Mo., Jan. 20.

Heinrich married Kastenbudt, Clara Catherine 11 Apr 1847, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA. Clara was born 9 Dec 1823, Osnabrück, Kingdom of Hannover; died 2 Sep 1897, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA; was buried 4 Sep 1897, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Died:
Details of Edward's death are not known at this time. It is assumed that he died before 1850 because he does not appear with his parents in the 1850 U.S. census for Mascoutah, Illinois; Heinrich and Clara were living alone at the time.

Other Events:

• Census: May 1870, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA
• Census: Jul 1870, Quincy, Adams County, Illinois, USA
• Census: Jun 1880, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA
• Census: Jun 1900, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA
• Census: Apr 1910, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA
• Census: Jan 1920, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA
• Census: Apr 1930, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Birth:

     The following item was published in the The Holt County Sentinel (Oregon, Missouri) on Friday, 3 September 1875:

     The following poetry is from the pen of Miss Mary Fiegenbaum, daughter of Rev. Henry Fiegenbaum, who lost her sight by spasms and small-pox when but ten years of age. She is now twenty-five and is totally blind. She has acquired the art of writing in both the English and German languages, and keeps up a correspondence with a number persons. Her mind is quite active, and she has composed a number of poems for the press, the last of which we hereby publish:

          The Blind Girl's Reverie.

In darkness I wander my way,
  No beauties of Nature I see;
Though lonely and long seems the night
  There's something that comforteth me.

For numerous blessings doth spend
  That Heavenly Father so kind,
Though they are consealed from my sight
  Their way to my soul they can find.

The breezes, so calm and so mild,
  The sunbeam, so pleasant and warm,
Kiss lovingly often my check,
  And gently throw round me their charm.

The beautiful flowers I smell,
  The pretty birds' song I can hear;
So flowers and birds, though unseen,
  Make me happy when they are near.

Far happier though I am made
  By the friends who love me so well;
Kind words, kind deeds steal deep in my heart,
  Their sweetness I'd fail should I tell.

But sweeter, yes sweetest of all,
  Is this, that in heaven's bright light
I shall see more than here I've missed;
  Adieu, then, forever to Night!!

                              A. M. F.
Oregon, Mo., Aug. 30, 1875.


Census:
According to the 1870 enumeration, the household consisted of Henry, age 50, a minister; Clara, age 47, at home; Mary, age 19, at home; Carri, age 17, at home; George, age 16, a clerk; Anna, age 13, at home; Minnie, age 11, at home; Legette, age 9, at home; Louis Deitch, age 26, a dry goods merchant; and Mike Connelly, age 22, a clerk.
     According to her death certificate issued in 1937, Anna Marie had been a resident of St. Joseph for 67 years, indicating that she moved to town about 1870. She, like the rest of her family, was a member of Trinity Methodist Church.


Census:
According to the 1870 enumeration, the household consisted of Henry, age 50, clergyman of the Methodist church, and a citizen of the USA; Clara, age 46, keeping house; Mary, age 20, blind; Carrie, age 17; George, age 15, in school; Anna, age 13, in school; Minnie, age 11, in school; and Lizzetta, age 8, in school.

Census:
According to the 1880 enumeration, the household, living on 4th Street, in St. Joseph, consisted of Henry Fiegenbaum, age 60, married, minister; Clara, age 56, wife, married, keeping house; Mary, age 29, daughter, single,at home; George, age 25, son, single, doctor; Annie, age 23, daughter, single, at home; Minnie, age 20, daughter, single, at home; and Lizzette, age 18, daughter, single, at home.

Census:
According to the 1900 enumeration, the household consisted of Henry Fiegenbaum, age 78, head of household, widower, a minister; Anna Fiegenbaum, age 49, daughter, single; Julia Fiegenbaum, age 43, daughter, single, a clerk; and Henry Fiegenbaum, age 32, nephew, single, a salesman; and Mary Fiegenbaum, age 48, daughter, single.
     This enumeration appears to have listed Anna Maria Fiegenbaum, born 3 September 1850, as two separate people: Anna, age 49, and Mary, age 48.
     The Henry Fiegenbaum identified in the census as a nephew is probably Heinrich Fiegenbaum (1868-1954), son of Heinrich Wilhelm and Louisa (Otto) Fiegenbaum.


Census:
According to the 1910 enumeration, the household consisted of Mary Fiegenbaum, age 59, head of household, single; Anna Fiegenbaum, age 52, sister, single, sales lady in a clothing store; Lydia M. Gutknecht, age 38, servant, single; and Sarah M. [H?]eyer, age 33, boarder, single, seamstress in a shirt factory.

Census:
According to the 1920 enumeration, the household consisted of Anna Fiegenbaum, age 63, head of household, single, sales lady in a retail store; Maria Fiegenbaum, age 69, sister, single; and Lydia Gutknecht, age 47, boarder, single, servant.

Census:
According to the enumeration, the household consisted of Anna J. Fiegenbaum, age 72, head of household, single, sales lady in a clothing store; and Mary Fiegenbaum, age 79, sister, single.

Buried:
Anna's grave is in Ashland Cemetery.

Died:
Anna died at her home, 2906 Penn Street, about 6:30 a.m. of a cerebral hemorrhage.

Other Events:

• Census: May 1870, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA
• Census: Jul 1870, Quincy, Adams County, Illinois, USA

Notes:

Census:
According to the 1870 enumeration, the household consisted of Henry, age 50, a minister; Clara, age 47, at home; Mary, age 19, at home; Carri, age 17, at home; George, age 16, a clerk; Anna, age 13, at home; Minnie, age 11, at home; Legette, age 9, at home; Louis Deitch, age 26, a dry goods merchant; and Mike Connelly, age 22, a clerk.

Census:
According to the 1870 enumeration, the household consisted of Henry, age 50, clergyman of the Methodist church, and a citizen of the USA; Clara, age 46, keeping house; Mary, age 20, blind; Carrie, age 17; George, age 15, in school; Anna, age 13, in school; Minnie, age 11, in school; and Lizzetta, age 8, in school.

Buried:
Caroline was buried in Ashland Cemetery.

Died:
Caroline died at 2703 Renick Street about 5:20 p.m. from acute nephritis. According to the information recorded on her death certificate, she had been a resident of St. Joseph for 56 years.

Caroline married Steinmetz, Johann Carl Conrad 30 Oct 1873, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA. Johann (son of Steinmetz, Benjamin and Keckel, Gertrude) was born 16 May 1842, Grebenstein, Electorate of Hesse; died 28 Nov 1912, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA; was buried 30 Nov 1912, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Census: May 1870, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA
• Census: Jul 1870, Quincy, Adams County, Illinois, USA
• Education: Between 1873 and 1878, Mt. Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa, USA; at Iowa Wesleyan University
• Occupation: Between 1880 and 1896, Missouri, USA; a physician
• Census: Jun 1880, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Census:

     According to the 1870 enumeration, the household consisted of Henry, age 50, a minister; Clara, age 47, at home; Mary, age 19, at home; Carri, age 17, at home; George, age 16, a clerk; Anna, age 13, at home; Minnie, age 11, at home; Legette, age 9, at home; Louis Deitch, age 26, a dry goods merchant; and Mike Connelly, age 22, a clerk.

Census:

     According to the 1870 enumeration, the household consisted of Henry, age 50, clergyman of the Methodist church, and a citizen of the USA; Clara, age 46, keeping house; Mary, age 20, blind; Carrie, age 17; George, age 15, in school; Anna, age 13, in school; Minnie, age 11, in school; and Lizzetta, age 8, in school.

Education:

     George entered Iowa Wesleyan University (known as Iowa Wesleyan College since 1912) in 1873 and graduated with an A.B. degree in 1878. He was a member of the Philomathean Literary Society and the Iowa Alpha Chapter of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity. George was also a graduate of the nearby Mt. Pleasant German College, affiliated with the German branch of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
     In 1880, after receiving his M.D degree from the St. Joseph Hospital Medical College, at St. Joseph, Missouri, George also received an A.M. degree from Iowa Wesleyan University.

Occupation:

     The following biographical sketch was published in History of Holt and Atchison Counties, Missouri, containing a History of These Counties, Their Cities, Towns, etc., etc., Biographical Sketches of Their Citizens.... (St. Joseph, Missouri: National Historical Company, 1882):

     "Dr. Geo. A. Fiegenbaum, A. M. of the firm of Goslin & Fiegenbaum, physicians and surgeons, was born in Galena, Illinois, January 1, 1855. His father, Henry H. Fiegenbaum, was a native of Prussia, Germany, and his mother, whose maiden name was Clara C. Kastenbutt, was from Hanover, Germany. The former was an itinerant minister in the German M. E. Church, and consequently made various moves. He went with his family to Wapello, Iowa, in 1860, then to Pekin, Illinois, in 1864, thence to Quincy, Illinois, in 1867, and in 1870 to St. Joseph, Missouri. George now started out on his own account by first engaging himself as clerk in a mercantile establishment. In the fall of 1873 he moved to Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, and took a classical course at the Iowa Wesleyan University and a theological course at the German Wesleyan College, attending the two colleges together. After five years study he was graduated in June, 1878, with the degree of A. B. In 1877 he commenced the study of medicine under Dr. Ray Beattie, and in the fall of 1878 he attended his first course of lectures at the St. Joseph Hospital Medical College. By the removal of Dr. Beattie to South America Mr. F. was obliged to choose another preceptor, which he found in the person of Dr. T. H. Doyle, of St. Joseph. He graduated in the spring of 1880, and that same year the Wesleyan University conferred upon him the degree of A. M. In July, 1880, he came to Oregon and formed a partnership with Dr. Goslin, In the spring of 1882 he received the appointment of physician of Holt County. Dr. F. is a member of the Medical Society of Northwest Missouri. He was married in October, 1880, to Miss Anna B. Brodick, daughter of the Rev. I. A. Brodick, of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. She was born in Burlington, Iowa, on the 16th of August, 1856. She is an active member of the Woman's Union of Oregon."

     From at least 1889 to 1894, George practiced medicine at 702 North 16th Street, Omaha, Nebraska.

Census:

     According to the 1880 enumeration, the household, living on 4th Street, in St. Joseph, consisted of Henry Fiegenbaum, age 60, married, minister; Clara, age 56, wife, married, keeping house; Mary, age 29, daughter, single,at home; George, age 25, son, single, doctor; Annie, age 23, daughter, single, at home; Minnie, age 20, daughter, single, at home; and Lizzette, age 18, daughter, single, at home.
     According to records of his marriage in October 1880, George A. Fiegenbaum was identified as a resident of Oregon, Missouri.

Buried:
Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday afternoon at the home of his parents, 1123 North Fifth Street, St. Joseph, Missouri. He was buried in Ashland Cemetery.

Died:

     Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts provided the following transcription of an obituary for George Adolph Fiegenbaum.

St. Joseph Daily News, Tuesday, 28 April 1896: Dr. George Fiegenbaum died last night at St. Joseph's Hospital. He had not tasted food or drink for ten days and would have starved to death had it not been for an air operation performed on him last Sunday. The unfortunate man was afflicted with a throat trouble, a stricture of the esophagus, that had been growing for a year. Dr. Fiegenbaum was educated in St. Joseph and graduated from a medical college here. He has been practicing during the last fifteen years, lately at Oklahoma City, where he located several years ago. He is a son of the Rev. Henry Fiegenbaum of 1123 North Fifth Street and will be buried from the home of his parents at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. The cause of his death was a most peculiar one and baffled the skill of some of the greatest physicians in the United States. When he was first afflicted, Dr. Fiegenbaum sought relief by going to some of the best physicians in Chicago. Attempts were made there and by physicians in this city to dilate the esophagus with a tube, but it was found to be an impossibility. Ten days ago it became so bad that he could not swallow food and since then he had eaten nothing. He was slowly starving to death and as he lay in the hospital he begged the physicians to go on with the contemplated operation. There was no hope of saving his life, but he would be saved from death from starvation, and the operation was performed. "Do anything to save me from starvation and this burning thirst," said Dr. Fiegenbaum to the physicians attending him. He knew there was no hope of saving his life. The stomach was opened and food and water were placed in it. The operation was successful and if it had been performed months ago, the man's life might have been saved. He died peacefully and without suffering, and a post mortem examination of his body was made today. It was found that the esophagus and windpipe had a common opening and that the patient had strangled to death. The lungs were filled with saliva and everything that had been swallowed by him for several days -- in fact everything that went down his throat went into the lungs instead of the stomach. Before he died Dr. Fiegenbaum asked one of his friends to do him a favor, "After I am dead," he said, "and a post mortem examination has been had, I want you to take radishes and lettuce and things that look cooling and good and after mixing them with cracked ice, fill the abdominal cavity. I know it will do me no good, for I will be dead, but there is a satisfaction in knowing that it can be done and that the burning thirst will be allayed." For days before he died the sufferer was in untold agony on account of his thirst that almost drove him wild. His throat was closed and he could take no nourishment of any kind. When water could be taken a drop at a time it went into his lungs only increasing his suffering. Through it all he was patient and while he knew the end was near, he had a horror of starving to death. The unfortunate man who died was born at Galena, Illinois in 1835 and came with his parents to this state when a child. The Rev. Henry Fiegenbaum was Presiding Elder of the German Methodist Episcopal Church here for many years and has been a minister of the gospel for more than forty years. Dr. Fiegenbaum was educated at a college in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, where he was graduated with high honors. He afterwards attended the St. Joseph Hospital and Medical College, where he was graduated. He began the practice of medicine at Oregon, Holt, Missouri about fifteen years ago, and afterwards removed to Omaha where he practiced for five years. Since then he has been practicing medicine in Oklahoma. A wife and two children are left by Dr. Fiegenbaum. His wife was a Miss Bradrick of Mount Pleasant, Iowa and they became acquainted while he was attending college there. His parents are both living and he has four sisters all of whom are living. The sisters are Mrs. J. C. Steinmetz of this city, wife of a bookkeeper for the Turner-Frazer Mercantile Company; Miss Anna Fiegenbaum with the Townsend and Wyatt Dry Goods Company; Miss Mary Fiegenbaum who lives at home, and Mrs. Thomas Curry, wife of the editor of the Oregon Sentinel. The deceased was a member of the Woodman and other lodges at Oklahoma City. All the immediate relatives are in the city and were with Dr. Fiegenbaum when he died. The deceased was a large man and was in good health before he became afflicted with throat trouble. He was well known all over this part of the state and had many friends in St. Joseph and the surrounding country. He will be buried at Ashland Cemetery in St. Joseph.

     The following obituary was published in The Holt County Sentinel (Oregon, Missouri) on Friday, 1 May 1896.

          Death of Dr. Geo. A. Fiegenbaum

     The dark lines of great grief rest upon all this community this week, and The Sentinel will, with painful reluctance carry it to the heart of many in the announcement that Dr. George A. Fiegenbaum, passed over the river into the great unknown beyond on Monday evening last, April 27, 1896, at the age of 41 years, his death occuring [sic] at St. Joseph's Hospital, St. Joseph, Mo., from stricture of the esophagus. For fifteen months the deceased had been an invalid from stricture of the esophagus, and his affliction came to him while a resident of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and so great was his suffering that he was compelled to abandon his practice and seek treatment in St. Joseph and Chicago. His physicians as well as kind and attentive friends did all in their power to bring about his recovery. As a last resort, after an exhaustive consultation with leading specialists and his physician, it was decided the only chance was to submit to an operation, and as a consequence the patient was removed from the home of his father, Rev. Henry Fiegenbaum, of St. Joseph, to St. Joseph's hospital where the patient was prepared and on Sunday, April 26th, his physicians, took charge of the patient and the operation was skilfully [sic] performed and was a success in every particular. The patient had been unable to take the proper nurishment [sic] for so long that he was greatly weakened, from the time of the operation, he was doing well until attacked by a spasm of coughing, which produced strangulations and from that time he continued growing weaker and weaker, until Monday evening he sank into that "sleep that knows no waking."
     He was born in Galena, Illinois, January 1, 1855. His father, Rev. Henry Fiegenbaum, now of St. Joseph, was a native of Prussia, Germany, and his mother, was a Miss Clara C. Kastenbudt, from Hanover. George went with his parents to Wapello, Iowa, in 1860, then to Pekin, Illinois, in 1864, thence to Quincy, Illinois, in 1867, and 1870 to St. Joseph. From St. Joseph Rev. Fiegenbaum was removed to Oregon, where he was stationed for three years, during which time the subject of this sketch was taking his collegiate course. The deceased began life at this time for himself by clerking in a mercantile establishment. In the fall of 1873 he went to Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, where he took a classical course at the Iowa Wesleyan University. In June 1878, he graduated with high honors, the degree of A. B. being conferred. In 1877 he commenced the study of medicine under Dr. Ray Beattie, and in the fall of 1878 he attended his first course of lectures at the St. Joseph Hospital Medical College. By the removal of Dr. Beattie to South America, the deceased was obliged to choose another preceptor, which he found in the person of Dr. T. H. Doyle, of St. Joseph. He graduated in the spring of 1880, and that same year the Wesleyan University conferred upon him the degree of A. M. In July 1880, he came to Oregon and formed a partnership with Dr. Goslin, and during this partnership he was appointed county physician, this was in 1882. He was married in October 1880, to Miss Anna B. Bradrick, a daughter of Rev. I. A. Bradrick, of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, and by this union three children were born, two now living, aged seven and three years respectively, who with their mother survive. In our half century journey on this earth, never have we seen a husband and wife live so devotedly for each other as the deceased and his now broken hearted wife. Love was supreme with them, hence their home was what "two souls with but a single thought, two hearts that beat as one," could possibly make it here on this earth. His venerable parents and four sisters are also left to mourn his loss. -- The sisters are Mrs. J. C. Steinmetz, of St. Joe, wife of a bookkeeper for the Nave & McCord Mercantile Company, Miss Anna Fiegenbaum, with the Townsend & Wyatt Dry Goods Company, Miss Mary Fiegenbaum, who lives at home, and Mrs. Tom Curry, of Oregon. The deceased was a member of the Woodmen and Redmen lodges at Oklahoma City. All the immediate relatives were in the city and were with Dr. Fiegenbaum when he died.
     In the solemn presence of death love should be modest in its praise, and silence lay its finger upon the lips of flattery. Our friend was not faultless. He had weakenesses [sic] and imperfections; who of us have none? But under the blessed common law of love, death always pushes faults and frailties out of sight and memory touches with brighter color every virtue and living trait of character. We might speak of his loyal, passionate love of home, of the dear ones there; we might speak of his loyal constancy in friendship, but you who knew him have felt the warm grasp of that dead hand. We might dwell on his open-handed generosity, but we believe that is known to us all. We could talk of his long and heavy suffering, but we, who have been close to him know of all this, and so our thoughts and feelings and memories are more eloquent than any words we may write.
     Now let us speak of the solemn significance of life which the presence of death always suggests, even to the least thoughtful. Especially do we remember, now, these words of scripture, "in the midst of life we are death."
     But dear reader of The Sentinel remember this. No man holds a moment's lease of life. And yet life is full of jealousies, resentments, envyings and bitterness. Little words and acts have caused estrangement among those who ought to love each other. Some day you mean to be generous and forgiving. Some day you mean to take the hand you have not clasped for years. But that day may never come to you. "Now is the accepted time." Now is the time for reconciliation, for the offices of love, for the blessed ministry of forgiveness, for sweet charity, the hour of true penitence. You are waiting for tomorrow. But the curtain may be rung down upon the last act of your life today.
     Dr. Fiegenbaum had many admirable traits of character; no higher tribute could be paid to any man than to say he was incorruptible; his views may not have been right; they may not have been popular; they might even have given pain to those whom his every wish was to have saved this pain, but he was honest in his views and this honesty was steadfast to the truth as he saw it; he hated shams, despised hypocrisy, and had no patience with affectation or shallow pretense; always sincere, always thoughtful, he fully realized the imperfections of life and the short-comings of humanity; he pitied and was silent; he had faith, but that faith was not in forms or set theories, but that highest and abiding faith in the love of the Creator of Love; he was heroic in facing the end; patient and kind to all during his affliction, so that in his presence no one was aware of the mental and physical struggle he waged against pain; of fine intellect, finely developed, he was yet so retiring in disposition that only those who were closet to him insensibly were made aware of the man's remarkable ability; his mind was a great storehouse of knowledge and facts which never escaped him.
     All who became well acquainted with George Fiegenbaum liked him, for he was generous, kind hearted, true to his home and loved ones and friends; sympathetic in his nature, and was always ready to do a favor or a kindness to others if in his power. There was so much of these in his nature that endeared him to a great number, and his memory will be cherished by the many who have been made sad by his death.
     Short funeral services were conducted from the family residence at 2 p.m. last Wednesday afternoon, by Rev. C. H. Harmes, pastor of the German M. E. church, St. Joseph, and by Elder J. Tanner, of Lincoln, Nebraska, a former pastor of the deceased, after which the remains were laid to rest in the family lot in Ashland cemetery, St. Joseph, to await the final resurrection.
     Friends and relatives from a distance were in attendance to pay their last sad tribute of respect and love, and telegrames [sic] of condolence were also received from dear ones in far away countries. Rev. I. A. Bradrick and wife, of Chicago, the venerable father and mother of the bereaved wife were present.

     The following notice was published in World-Herald (Omaha, Nebraska) on Friday, 1 May 1896.

Dr. Fiegenbaum Dies

     Dr. George Fiegenbaum, who died Monday in a hospital in St. Joseph of stricture of the aesophagus, after submitting to an operation intended to enable him to avoid a death by starvation, lived in Omaha between Chicago and Davenport, also in the Brown Block, and was for a while connected with the Whitehouse pharmacy. He was of a retiring disposition and, while a man of ability, did not do well here, and left Omaha for Oklahoma, where he resided until illness overtook him and he went to Chicago for the operation, then to St. Joseph.

     This notice appeared in the American Medico-Surgical Bulletin; Volume 9, Number 20 (May 16, 1896), page 681.

     Dr. Geo. A. Fiegenbaum at the St. Joseph Hospital in St. Joseph, Mo., on April 29. He had been troubled for 18 months with stricture of the esophagus, and had gone to the hospital to undergo an operation. The post-mortem examination disclosed the fact that the esophagus and the trachea had a common opening. He was 41 years old.

George married Bradrick, Anna Birdsall 20 Oct 1880, Mt. Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa, USA. Anna (daughter of Bradrick, Isaiah Allen and Rankin, Mary) was born 18 Aug 1856, Lima, Allen County, Ohio, USA; died 6 Feb 1941, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Census: May 1870, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA
• Census: Jul 1870, Quincy, Adams County, Illinois, USA
• Census: Jun 1880, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA
• Occupation: 1896, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA
• Census: Jun 1900, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA
• Census: Apr 1910, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA
• Census: Jan 1920, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA
• Census: Apr 1930, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Census:

     According to the 1870 enumeration, the household consisted of Henry, age 50, a minister; Clara, age 47, at home; Mary, age 19, at home; Carri, age 17, at home; George, age 16, a clerk; Anna, age 13, at home; Minnie, age 11, at home; Legette, age 9, at home; Louis Deitch, age 26, a dry goods merchant; and Mike Connelly, age 22, a clerk.
     According to her death certificate, issued in 1937, Anna, as she was commonly known, had been a resident of St. Joseph, Missouri for 69 years. By calculation from these facts, Anna had lived in town since 1873. This is contradicted by her enumeration in the 1870 U.S. Census.

Census:

     According to the 1870 enumeration, the household consisted of Henry, age 50, clergyman of the Methodist church, and a citizen of the USA; Clara, age 46, keeping house; Mary, age 20, blind; Carrie, age 17; George, age 15, in school; Anna, age 13, in school; Minnie, age 11, in school; and Lizzetta, age 8, in school.

Census:

     According to the 1880 enumeration, the household, living on 4th Street, in St. Joseph, consisted of Henry Fiegenbaum, age 60, married, minister; Clara, age 56, wife, married, keeping house; Mary, age 29, daughter, single,at home; George, age 25, son, single, doctor; Annie, age 23, daughter, single, at home; Minnie, age 20, daughter, single, at home; and Lizzette, age 18, daughter, single, at home.

Occupation:

     According to obituaries in 1896 for her brother, Dr. George Adolph Fiegenbaum, "Miss Anna Fiegenbaum" was employed at the Townsend and Wyatt Dry Goods Company, of St. Joseph, Missouri.

Census:

     According to the 1900 enumeration, the household consisted of Henry Fiegenbaum, age 78, head of household, widower, a minister; Anna Fiegenbaum, age 49, daughter, single; Julia Fiegenbaum, age 43, daughter, single, a clerk; and Henry Fiegenbaum, age 32, nephew, single, a salesman; and Mary Fiegenbaum, age 48, daughter, single.
     This enumeration appears to have listed Anna Maria Fiegenbaum, born 3 September 1850, as two separate people: Anna, age 49, and Mary, age 48.
     The Henry Fiegenbaum identified in the census as a nephew is probably Heinrich Fiegenbaum (1868-1954), son of Heinrich Wilhelm and Louisa (Otto) Fiegenbaum.

Census:

     According to the 1910 enumeration, the household consisted of Mary Fiegenbaum, age 59, head of household, single; Anna Fiegenbaum, age 52, sister, single, sales lady in a clothing store; Lydia M. Gutknecht, age 38, servant, single; and Sarah M. [H?]eyer, age 33, boarder, single, seamstress in a shirt factory.

Census:

     According to the 1920 enumeration, the household consisted of Anna Fiegenbaum, age 63, head of household, single, sales lady in a retail store; Maria Fiegenbaum, age 69, sister, single; and Lydia Gutknecht, age 47, boarder, single, servant.

Census:
According to the enumeration, the household consisted of Anna J. Fiegenbaum, age 72, head of household, single, sales lady in a clothing store; and Mary Fiegenbaum, age 79, sister, single.

Buried:
Anna was buried in Ashland Cemetery.

Died:

     According to her death certificate, Anna died at 2:15 am. She suffered from chronic myocarditis. Her health was aggravated by a fractured left hip which occurred after a fall in her home at 1602 North Third Street, St. Joseph, Missouri on 16 July 1942.

The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Miss Anna J. Fiegenbaum which she reported had appeared on 28 September 1942 in the St. Joseph Gazette, St. Joseph, Missouri.

Miss Anna J. Fiegenbaum funeral service will be at 3:30 o'clock this afternoon at Meterhoffer's Chapel with Rev. A. C. Runge and Dr. E. L. Robison officiating. Burial will be in Ashland Cemetery. Miss Fiegenbaum was 85 years old, died Saturday morning at her home, 1602 North Third Street. Born in Galena, Illinois, she had lived here since a young girl. She was the daughter of the late Rev. and Mrs. Henry Fiegenbaum. Her father was a pioneer German Methodist circuit rider in this district and was formerly pastor of the Trinity Methodist Church here. Miss Fiegenbaum was well known for her work in the Trinity Church, having taught a Sunday School class there for more than a half a century. For more than 50 years she was a clerk for various Felix Street retail stores. She retired several years ago because of her health. Miss Fiegenbaum's survivors include two nieces, Mrs. T. E. Arnhold and Mrs. Edward A. Zimmerman, both of St. Joseph.

Other Events:

• Census: May 1870, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA
• Census: Jul 1870, Quincy, Adams County, Illinois, USA
• Census: Jun 1880, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Census:
According to the 1870 enumeration, the household consisted of Henry, age 50, a minister; Clara, age 47, at home; Mary, age 19, at home; Carri, age 17, at home; George, age 16, a clerk; Anna, age 13, at home; Minnie, age 11, at home; Legette, age 9, at home; Louis Deitch, age 26, a dry goods merchant; and Mike Connelly, age 22, a clerk.

Census:
According to the 1870 enumeration, the household consisted of Henry, age 50, clergyman of the Methodist church, and a citizen of the USA; Clara, age 46, keeping house; Mary, age 20, blind; Carrie, age 17; George, age 15, in school; Anna, age 13, in school; Minnie, age 11, in school; and Lizzetta, age 8, in school.

Census:
According to the 1880 enumeration, the household, living on 4th Street, in St. Joseph, consisted of Henry Fiegenbaum, age 60, married, minister; Clara, age 56, wife, married, keeping house; Mary, age 29, daughter, single,at home; George, age 25, son, single, doctor; Annie, age 23, daughter, single, at home; Minnie, age 20, daughter, single, at home; and Lizzette, age 18, daughter, single, at home.

Buried:
She was buried in Maple Grove Cemetery.

Died:
The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Mrs. Mina F. Curry which she reported had appeared on Friday, 29 November 1929, in the Missouri Sentinel, of Oregon, Missouri.

Mrs. Mina F. Curry, publisher of The Holt County Sentinel, died Friday 22 November 1929 at her home in Oregon, Missouri at the age of 70 years. Death came after an acute illness of about eight weeks, although she had been in failing health for several years. Mrs. Curry leaves to cherish her memory two children, William R. Curry of Oregon and Mrs. Anna Rayhill of Maryville; five grandchildren, Edna, Alice, Lois, JoAn and Helen Rayhill; three sisters, the Misses Mary and Anna Fiegenbaum and Mrs. Carrie Steinmetz of St. Joseph; nephews, nieces and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services were held at the late home Sunday afternoon and burial was in Maple Grove Cemetery beside her husband, the late Tom Curry, who four years ago, on 18 November 1925, had preceded his wife in death. The Rev. T. E. Arnholt of St. Joseph had charge of the service and the body was carried to its last resting place by John Markt, Dan R. Kunkel, George Gelvin, John Scott, Earl Stephenson and Albert Seeman. Mrs. Gertrude Hinde paid tribute of beautiful song at the bier of her life-long friend and was accompanied by Flora Ann Bunker on the violin. There at the home on that beautiful winter afternoon which was last Sunday, amid the scenes she loved, her couch banked with a profusion of flowers that were her delight in life and in death mute testimony of the high esteem in which she was held, hosts of relatives and friends from Oregon and neighboring towns and other places more distant, gave their last token of respect to one whose life among them had won the love and respect of all. The final rites were simple and beautiful. The Rev. Mr. Arnholt preached no sermon. He talked beautifully and reverently of one he had loved, of one who often had been a welcome visitor in his home. Of one who lived a beautiful and devoted life and had gone on to well-earned rest, and the song by Mrs. Hinde completed the comforting and healing service. An obituary written by Miss Anna Fiegenbaum was read by Mr. Arnholdt. It follows: Mrs. Christina Wilhelmina Curry was born 30 August 1859 at Galena, Illinois, and passed away Friday, November 22, 1929 at her home in Oregon, Missouri, after an illness of eight weeks at the age of 70 years, one month and twenty-two days. She was the daughter of the late Rev. Henry and Clara Fiegenbaum, having been born and reared in a Methodist parsonage, she from earliest infancy was taught the way of life and as a girl of twelve she united with the church where her father was pastor of the little German Church of this city and in which she held her membership until the day the German M. E. Churches united with the English M. E. Churches, and being in poor health, had never placed her letter with any congregation, as she was away from home the greater part of her widowhood. She was married to Tom Curry, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Curry, 18 February 1885 at St. Joseph, Missouri. Coming directly to their home here in Oregon, where they resided until the departure of Mr. Curry which occurred 18 November 1925. To them were born a son, William R. Curry and a daughter, Anna Curry Rayhill. The son, taking up his father's work, made his home with his mother and for four years gave her the best, loving care any son could give his mother - nothing in his power was left undone. The daughter having married J. J. Rayhill, living at Maryville, came over as often as possible, bringing her family of five little girls to cheer and comfort the mother, and how the grandmother did love her babies. And with her passing leaves them the memory of a kind, loving, devoted mother and grandmother. Much of Mrs. Curry's life had been spent in Oregon. Living here as a girl, then leaving for a time, she returned as a bride and here she spent her married life. Here her children were born. Here her husband died and here was laid to rest. Mrs. Curry entered actively into every phase of life in the community. She was identified with the justly famous Woman's Union and a leader in the later but equally famous Chrysanthemum Society. Until the German M. E. Church was absorbed by the English branch, she was active in the local congregation. Also during the time her husband was postmaster, she helped in that office. It was in the home, however, that Mrs. Curry spent most lavishly of her great store of love. Home was her life and she was ever ready to share it with others or to go out to the assistance of those needing her help. She was self-denying almost to a fault. Ever ready to give of her strength to ease the way for others. During her husband's illness over a period of years she was a wonderful companion, uncomplainingly doing all she could for him. For many years it was Mr. and Mrs. Curry's custom to spend their winters in Texas. On one of these trips eight to ten years ago, she suffered an attack of ptomaine poisoning and the decline of her health marked from that time. Undaunted by illness she carried on until about eight weeks before her death. Mrs. Curry even then made a valiant fight to live, but to no purpose and the end came peacefully near the close of the day, Friday, November 22nd. No higher praise can be said of a woman than that she was a devoted and loving wife and mother, a wonderful neighbor and a useful citizen -- and that was Mrs. Curry.

Christina married Curry, Thomas 18 Feb 1885, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA. Thomas (son of Curry, James Barnes and Philbrick, Mary Ellen) was born 27 Oct 1856, Plymouth County, Iowa, USA; died 18 Nov 1925, Oregon, Holt County, Missouri, USA; was buried 20 Nov 1925, Oregon, Holt County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Census: May 1870, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA
• Census: Jul 1870, Quincy, Adams County, Illinois, USA
• Census: Jun 1880, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Birth:
Depending on the source, the name of this person might be Lizeett Clara or Clara Lizette. Lizette might be spelled with either a "z" or an "s;" or perhaps two of those letters. For the time being I am without a definitive, authoritative answer to how this person should be called.

Census:
According to the 1870 enumeration, the household consisted of Henry, age 50, a minister; Clara, age 47, at home; Mary, age 19, at home; Carri, age 17, at home; George, age 16, a clerk; Anna, age 13, at home; Minnie, age 11, at home; Legette, age 9, at home; Louis Deitch, age 26, a dry goods merchant; and Mike Connelly, age 22, a clerk.

Census:
According to the 1870 enumeration, the household consisted of Henry, age 50, clergyman of the Methodist church, and a citizen of the USA; Clara, age 46, keeping house; Mary, age 20, blind; Carrie, age 17; George, age 15, in school; Anna, age 13, in school; Minnie, age 11, in school; and Lizzetta, age 8, in school.

Census:
According to the 1880 enumeration, the household, living on 4th Street, in St. Joseph, consisted of Henry Fiegenbaum, age 60, married, minister; Clara, age 56, wife, married, keeping house; Mary, age 29, daughter, single,at home; George, age 25, son, single, doctor; Annie, age 23, daughter, single, at home; Minnie, age 20, daughter, single, at home; and Lizzette, age 18, daughter, single, at home.

Buried:
The funeral service was held at the family home and at the German Methodist Episcopal Church on 9 February. Lizette was buried at Mount Mora Cemetery on 13 February in Section/Range 6; Block 3; Lot 4.

Died:
According to cemetery records, Lizette died of malarial entercolitis.
     The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Mrs. Fred Neudorff which she reported had appeared on 7 February 1892, in the St. Joseph Herald, of St. Joseph, Missouri.

"At 6:45 a.m. yesterday, Mrs. Fred Neudorff died at her home, 1701 Levee Street, after an illness lasting two weeks. Mrs. Neudorff was 30 years of age, was a daughter of Rev. H. Fiegenbaum, an old and well known minister of the German M. E. Church, and the greater part of his life was passed in St. Joseph. About twelve years ago she was united in marriage to Mr. Fred Neudorff, well and favorably known in business circles, and now at the head of the Neudorff Hardware Company. Three children, one boy and two girls, blessed the union, and the family circle, now rudely shattered by death, was one of the happiest in all St. Joseph. Aside from her own family, the father and mother, a sister and a brother of Mrs. Neudorff live in St. Joseph, and a sister, Mrs. Thomas Curry, resides in Oregon, Missouri. Though devoted to her home and children, she found time to make many friends, and there is an unlimited number of them to mourn her early death. The funeral will take place Tuesday at 2 p.m. from the family residence and at 2:30 from the German Methodist Church."

     The following obituary was published in the The Holt County Sentinel (Oregon, Missouri) on Friday, 12 February 1892.

          Obituary.
          Neudorff.

     This spake the Master to his angel, death: "Go, then this day among my chosen, take from the choicest mine own, bring me her soul to paradise; choose one who loves her fellow-men, whose life has been a blessing to her kind - whose hearts she has made strong, whose lives are nobler for her living; fit her to rank among the angels." And the Master's will was done. These lines come to us as we are called to face another of life's bitter trials we are forced to meet; there is no other way, therefore we bow in silence.
     On Saturday morning last, February 6, 1892, Clara Lissette, daughter of Rev. H. Fiegenbaum, and wife of Fred Neudorff, of St. Joseph, crossed over to the shores of eternity.
     The deceased was born in Wapello, Iowa, March 24, 1862, and was married to Fred Neudorff, St. Joseph, September 14, 1881.
     The taking off of this truly Christian life was the first to come to the home of Rev. Fiegenbaum, in twenty-seven years, and one can well know the deep grief that is felt by this noble Christian gentleman and wife and every individual member of the family.
     The deceased professed religion early in life and united with the German M. E. church in which she lived as consistent member until the Saviour [sic] said "it is enough, come up higher."
     We in our little, silent room must say to ourselves, why is it that such must go? One so good, so kind. Her's was a life without a blemish; her every act was one of kindness; her tongue uttered no words of malice, and where it could not praise was silent. And that strong, womanly face was an index of a character of that soul who lived only that others should be happy. Self denial to her was a pleasure if it was conducive to the happiness of others, and yet, such a life must pass away. No power could stay the dark shadowy hand of death.
     This death will be deeply regretted by not only a large circle of friends in St. Joseph, but by a large number of friends in Oregon, where the deceased spent several years of her earlier life, while her father was the pastor in charge of the German M. E. church.
     The deceased leaves behind, that she may beckon to come up higher - father, mother, husband, three children, four sisters, and one brother - Mrs. Tom Curry, of this city, being a sister.
     The husband has lost by this bereavement a noble, devoted companion; the father and mother a truly Christian, daughter, the children, a faithful, loving mother, and the community a warm, sympathetic friend.
     While we, in company with a large circle of friends in Oregon, grieve, we would recall the words of the wise man: "It is better to go to the house of mourning than to the house of feasting." Our loss is her "eternal weight of glory."
     The funeral services were conducted from the German M. E. church, St. Joseph, on Tuesday, 9th inst., by Revs. Ott and Bushnell, of St. Joseph, and Rev. J. Tanner, of Lincoln, and the remains were laid to rest in the vault in Mt. Mora Cemetery until spring, when a suitable lot can be selected, and the remains then laid away until the final Resurrection Day.

Lizette married Neudorff, Frederick Franklin 14 Sep 1881, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA. Frederick (son of Neudorff, Louis Otto and Arnold, Anna Mary) was born 5 Jul 1859, Platte City, Platte County, Missouri, USA; died 4 May 1940, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA; was buried 6 May 1940, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Buried:
Franz N. Fiegenbaum was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, which is now a section of Lakeside Cemetery.

Other Events:

• Residence: 1902–1903, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Birth:
His date of birth has been reported as both 6 and 7 November.

Residence:
In the Social Register of Saint Joseph, Missouri, published in 1903, "Adolph H. Steinmetz" resided at 1121 N. Fifth. At the same address were "Mr. and Mrs. John C. Steinmetz".

Buried:
Adolph was buried in Ashland Cemetery.

Adolph married [---?---], Gertrude. Gertrude was born 1870, Iowa, USA; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Clara married Arnhold, Rev. Thomas Edward 28 Jan 1903, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA. Thomas (son of Arnhold, George and Charpentier, Mary) was born 2 Sep 1881, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA; died 20 Jun 1946, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA; was buried 22 Jun 1946, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

Annette married Mills, Orville H. 28 Nov 1900, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA. Orville died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Emma married Parsells, Earle DeForest 30 Jun 1903, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA. Earle died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Buried:
Adelia was buried in Hill Memorial Gardens.

Adelia married Weary, Edwin Everette 14 Mar 1907, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA. Edwin was born 22 Apr 1886, Bethany, Harrison County, Missouri, USA; died 29 Jan 1972, Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA; was buried , Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA. [Group Sheet]

George married Mitchell, Laura. Laura died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Died:
Obituaries for Henry's father in 1896 note that Dr. George Adolph Fiegenbaum was survived by a wife and two children.

Other Events:

• Residence: Abt 1890, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, USA
• Census: Jun 1900, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
• Census: Apr 1910, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA

Notes:

Residence:

     On 31 July 1890, the World-Herald, of Omaha, Nebraska, reported that the first anniversary of the birth of Helen Fiegenbaum, the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. G. A. Fiegenbaum, had been celebrated the day before at the family home at 1438 North Sixteenth street.

Census:

     According to the 1900 enumeration, the head of household was Anna Feigenbaum [sic], age 42, born August 1857 in Ohio, a widowed and the mother of three children, all of whom were still alive. Two of these children were Mary Feigenbaum [sic], a 10 year old daughter (born July 1889 in Nebraska); and Clara M. Feigenbaum [sic], a 7 year old daughter (born June 1892 in Oklahoma Territory.
     Also in the household was Mary Broderrick [sic], a 71 year old widow (born May 1829 in Ohio). Mary's identity as a "daughter" of the head of household was crossed out at some point.
     The final resident of the home was May [sic] B. Broderrick [sic], age 39 (born June 1860 in Iowa). She was identified as Anna Feigenbaum's niece.
     There are some problems with this enumeration apart from the misspelling of the surnames of all concerned. The head of the household, Anna B. (Bradrick) Fiegenbaum was born in Ohio, but the date of August 1857 may not be correct. She was indeed the mother of three children, but her eldest appears to have died at an early age (before the death of Anna's husband in 1896). Two daughters survived: Helen Mary had been born in 1889 in Nebraska, and Clara Marguerite was born in 1893 in Oklahoma Territory.
     The 71 year old widow, who had first been mistakenly identified as Anna Fiegenbaum's "daughter," was no doubt the mother, Mary (Rankin) Bradrick, born in 1829 in Ohio.
     The woman identified as May [sic] B. Broderrick [sic], age 39, was in all probability Anna Fiegenbaum's younger sister, the second child born to Isaiah Allen and Mary (Rankin) Bradrick. Mary B. Bradrick appeared in subsequent enumerations of Anna's households in Chicago.

Census:

     According to the 1910 enumeration, the household consisted of Anna B. Fiegenbaum, age 53, head of household, widowed, mother of 3 children (2 children still alive); Mary B. Bradrick, age 49, sister, single, manufacturer of "Delicacies;" Helen Fiegenbaum, age 19, daughter, single; and Clara M. Fiegenbaum, age 15, daughter, single, in school.

Died:
According to the Social Security Death Index, Helen's last known residence was Omaha, Nebraska.

Helen married Sawtell, William Amos 27 Jun 1914, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA. William (son of Sawtell, Henry Francis and Michel, Sophia Frances) was born 19 Dec 1888, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; died Apr 1963. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Census: Jun 1900, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
• Census: Apr 1910, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA

Notes:

Birth:
The year of birth has also been reported as 1892.

Census:

     According to the 1900 enumeration, the head of household was Anna Feigenbaum [sic], age 42, born August 1857 in Ohio, a widowed and the mother of three children, all of whom were still alive. Two of these children were Mary Feigenbaum [sic], a 10 year old daughter (born July 1889 in Nebraska); and Clara M. Feigenbaum [sic], a 7 year old daughter (born June 1892 in Oklahoma Territory.
     Also in the household was Mary Broderrick [sic], a 71 year old widow (born May 1829 in Ohio). Mary's identity as a "daughter" of the head of household was crossed out at some point.
     The final resident of the home was May [sic] B. Broderrick [sic], age 39 (born June 1860 in Iowa). She was identified as Anna Feigenbaum's niece.
     There are some problems with this enumeration apart from the misspelling of the surnames of all concerned. The head of the household, Anna B. (Bradrick) Fiegenbaum was born in Ohio, but the date of August 1857 may not be correct. She was indeed the mother of three children, but her eldest appears to have died at an early age (before the death of Anna's husband in 1896). Two daughters survived: Helen Mary had been born in 1889 in Nebraska, and Clara Marguerite was born in 1893 in Oklahoma Territory.
     The 71 year old widow, who had first been mistakenly identified as Anna Fiegenbaum's "daughter," was no doubt the mother, Mary (Rankin) Bradrick, born in 1829 in Ohio.
     The woman identified as May [sic] B. Broderrick [sic], age 39, was in all probability Anna Fiegenbaum's younger sister, the second child born to Isaiah Allen and Mary (Rankin) Bradrick. Mary B. Bradrick appeared in subsequent enumerations of Anna's households in Chicago.

Census:

     According to the 1910 enumeration, the household consisted of Anna B. Fiegenbaum, age 53, head of household, widowed, mother of 3 children (2 children still alive); Mary B. Bradrick, age 49, sister, single, manufacturer of "Delicacies;" Helen Fiegenbaum, age 19, daughter, single; and Clara M. Fiegenbaum, age 15, daughter, single, in school.

Died:

     The following is a transcription of an obituary from an unidentified and undated newspaper, used with permission from the web site Our Folk, created by Albert Douglass Hart, Jr. (at http://www.renderplus.com/hartgen/htm/lidster.htm):

          Mrs. Lidster

     Mrs. Clara Lidster, 79, a resident of Proctor Endowment Home since Aug. 4, 1966, died there at 10:20 p.m. Wednesday.
     She willed her body to Northwestern University Medical School.
     Mrs. Lidster, a former resident of 1301 NE Glendale was once manager of Glen Oaks Towers.
     She was bon in Oklahoma Territory June 1, 1893, a daughter of Dr. and Mrs. George A. Fiegenbaum. She married Homer E. Lidster in Chicago June 4, 1917, and he died in Tampa Fla., May 20, 1962.
     Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Virginia Breckenridge of Peoria; Mrs. Ruth Willits of Davenport, Iowa; Mrs. Barbara Jackson of Chicago; one sister, Mrs. Helen Satwell of Omaha Ne.; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

     It is possible that the references in this obituary to Proctor Endowment Home and Glen Oaks Towers indicate that Clara died in Peoria, Illinois (her last place of residence according to the Social Security death index), but this has yet to be confirmed.

Clara married Lidster, Homer E. 4 Jun 1917, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA. Homer (son of Lidster, Ralph Eustis and Eaton, Virginia) was born 21 Nov 1892, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; died 20 May 1962, Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA. [Group Sheet]

William married Welty, Ethel E.. Ethel was born 12 Feb 1881, New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, USA; died 24 May 1959, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA; was buried 26 May 1959, Oregon, Holt County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

Anna married Rayhill, Jonathan Johnson 31 Jan 1914, Oregon, Holt County, Missouri, USA. Jonathan (son of Rayhill, Charles B. and Lukens, M. Edna) was born 22 Mar 1889, Pana, Christian County, Illinois, USA; died 11 Jun 1952, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Birth:
This approximate year of birth is calculated from the statement in her father's 1898 biographical sketch that Julia was 16 years old at that time.

Notes:

Buried:
According to cemetery records, Franklin was buried at Mount Mora Cemetery, St. Joseph, Missouri on 13 October 1892 in Section/Range 6; Block 3; Lot 4. This is the same location as the interment of his mother in February 1892. There is currently no explanation for why burial took place so long after death.

Died:

     The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Franklin Grant Neudorff which she reported had appeared on 21 February 1892, in the St. Joseph Herald, of St. Joseph, Missouri.

"Franklin Grant, only son of Fred Neudorff, died at the residence of his grandfather, Rev. H. Fiegenbaum, Fifth and Auguate Streets, at 3:00 a.m. yesterday, of typhoid fever, after an illness of two weeks. Franklin was six years and six months old and was seriously ill almost from the hour of the death of his mother, which occurred two weeks ago yesterday. The funeral will take place from the Fiegenbaum residence tomorrow at 2 p.m. and services will be held at the German M. E. Church, Third and Robidoux."

Notes:

Birth:
This approximate year of birth is calculated from the statement in her father's 1898 biographical sketch that Clara was 10 years old at that time.

Florence married Owens, Jay. Jay died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Birth:
Details of the birth are not known at this time.

Blanche married Taylor, Jack. Jack died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Katherine married Nelson, William Richard 1928, Missouri, USA. William (son of Nelson, Martin Scott and Charlton, Elizabeth) was born 15 Mar 1902, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA; died 10 Dec 1981, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Birth:
Details of the birth are not known at this time.

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Birth:
Details of the birth are not known at this time.

Merle married Holmberg, Emmanuel E.. Emmanuel died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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Details of the birth are not known at this time.

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Details of the birth are not known at this time.

Katherine married Dresen, James Paul 28 Jun 1934. James (son of Dresen, Francis and Weber, Bertha) was born 18 Aug 1909, Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA; died 2 Jun 1974, Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado, USA. [Group Sheet]

Charles married Redmon, Glenda Marguertie 5 Aug 1937, Castle Rock, Douglas County, Colorado, USA. Glenda (daughter of Redmon, Alexander and Rockwell, Cora) was born 18 Mar 1914, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA; died 17 Mar 1986, Montrose, Montrose County, Colorado, USA. [Group Sheet]

Doris married Morris, Dale C.. Dale was born 7 Aug 1916, Greeley, Weld County, Colorado, USA; died 11 Apr 1992, Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA. [Group Sheet]

Mary married Bohlen, Edward William. Edward was born 11 Jan 1913; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Census: 1930, South St. Paul, Dakota County, Minnesota, USA

Notes:

Census:
According to the 1930 enumeration, William, Jr., age 14, was attending school and lived at 220 Fifth Avenue North with his parents, William A. Sawtell (age 41) vice-president in a bank, and Helen Sawtell (age 40).

Died:

     The following obituary was published on 12 May 2006 in the Albuquerque Journal, Albuquerque, New Mexico:

SAWTELL -- William Amos Sawtell died May 10, 2006 in Santa Fe, NM where he resided since 1972. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Gloria Sawtell of Santa Fe. He is also survived by his sons: W. Anthony Sawtell and wife, Sarah of Santa Fe, Peter Sawtell and wife, Allyson of Denver, CO; granddaughter, Katherine Sawtell Mirecki and husband, Edmund of Athens, GA; and grandsons: Andrew Sawtell of Lincoln, NE, Geoffrey Sawtell of Denver, CO; and brother, Stephen Sawtell and wife, Helen of Omaha, NE. Mr. Sawtell received a B.A. Degree in 1938 and a J.D. Degree in 1940 from the University of Nebraska. He served in the United States Army (artillery) from 1941 to 1945, with combat service in France and Germany, retiring with rank of Major. In Omaha, He [sic] was partner in the law firm of Morsman, Fike, Sawtell and Davis until his move to Santa Fe in 1972. In Santa Fe, Mr. Sawtell served as board member and treasurer of the Historic Santa Fe Foundation, President of El Zaguan, Inc., until the donation of this historic home to the Historic Foundation, member of the honorary board of the Historic Foundation, board member of the Old Pecos Trail Association, member of the New Mexico Advisory Board of the Trust for Public Land, and frequent volunteer with the Santa Fe Community Foundation. In Santa Fe, Mr. Sawtell was a partner in the law firm Catron, Catron and Sawtell and more recently, of counsel to the law firm of Sawtell, Wirth and Biedschied. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be directed to the Trust for Public Land at 418 Montezuma, Santa Fe, NM 87501 or the Santa Fe Community Foundation at P.O. Box 1827, Santa Fe, NM 87504 or to the charity of your choice. Cremation has taken place and a private family Service will be held at a later date. McGee Memorial Chapel 1320 Luisa St. Santa Fe, NM 983-9151.

Other Events:

• Census: 1920, Porter County, Indiana, USA
• Census: 1930, Berwyn, Cook County, Illinois, USA

Notes:

Birth:
The current date of birth is calculated from information recorded in the 1920 U.S. census.

Census:
According to the 1920 enumeration, Mary, age 1 year, 5 months, was living with her parents, Homer and Clara. Also in the home was 15 year old Vernon Fistus, a farm laborer.

Census:
According to the 1930 enumeration, Mary, age 11, was living at 3643 Clinton Avenue with her parents, and her two sisters, Ruth, age 8, and Barbara, age 1 year, 1 month.

Other Events:

• Census: 1930, Berwyn, Cook County, Illinois, USA

Notes:

Census:
According to the 1930 enumeration, Ruth, age 8, was living at 3643 Clinton Avenue with her parents, and her two sisters, Mary, age 11, and Barbara, age 1 year, 1 month.

Buried:
Ruth was buried at Section H, Site 50 in the Rock Island National Cemetery. Her husband, John T. Willits, is buried at the same site.

Ruth married Willits, John T. 15 Oct 1960, Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA. John (son of Willits, Charles and Faulkin, Emma) was born 27 Jul 1911, Mount Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa, USA; died 9 Dec 2004, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, USA; was buried , Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Birth:
Details of the birth are not known at this time.

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