Fiegenbaum, Louis Theodore Stephan

Other Events:

• Census: 1870, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA
• Occupation: Between 1879 and 1910, Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska, USA; a druggist
• Occupation: Between 1914 and 1919, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA; a bond salesman
• Residence: Feb 1914, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA

Notes:

Census:
According to the 1870 enumeration, Louis, age 10 (born in Minnesota), lived with his parents, Frederick (age 39) and Louisa (age 37), and eight brothers and sisters, ages 17 years to 6 months.

Buried:
Louis was buried in Wyuka Cemetery in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Died:

The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Louis S. Fiegenbaum. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the obituary had appeared on 16 January 1919 in the Nebraska Signal, of Geneva, Nebraska.

Louis S. Fiegenbaum died at his home in Lincoln at 1:30 a.m. Thursday, 9 January 1919. He had not been feeling well during the day but did not appear to be seriously ill. Death was due to apoplexy. Louis Stephen Fiegenbaum was born 22 October 1859 at St. Paul, Minnesota. He was the fourth of nine children born to Rev. and Mrs. F. W. Fiegenbaum, the former for fifty years a minister of the gospel of the Methodist Episcopal Church well known throughout Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa and Kansas. Mr. Fiegenbaum came to Geneva in 1879 and entered the drug business. He continued in business in Geneva until March 1910. He removed to Lincoln in January of 1911 and took the position of chief clerk in Governor C. H. Aldrich's office. The past five years he had been a bond salesman for the Guaranty Securities Company of Lincoln. He was married to Lue M. Shumway of Geneva in 1884. To them one daughter, Inez, now Mrs. Arthur Ewing of Chicago, was born. The wife and daughter, together with five brothers and three sisters, survive. Lou, as he was familiarly known, was a life-long member of the Methodist Church. He led the choir of the Geneva Church for thirty years and was a prominent member of the board of trustees when the present church building was erected. Upon removing to Lincoln, the family joined St. Paul's Church there. The funeral was conducted at the family home at 1803 Garfield, Lincoln, Sunday afternoon, and was conducted by Dr. W. E. J. Gratz of St. Paul's Church, assisted by Rev. C. H. Rogers. Interment was in Wyuka Cemetery. Many relatives and friends attended the funeral.

Louis married Shumway, Luella May Abt 1885, Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska, USA. Luella (daughter of Shumway, Charles and White, Harriet) was born 15 Feb 1862, Auburn, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA; died 9 Jan 1940, River Forest, Cook County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Census: 1910, Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska, USA

Notes:

Census:
According to the 1910 enumeration of Ward 1, Inez, age 21 (born in Nebraska), was living with her parents, Louis S. (age 50) and Lue M. (age 48). She had been attending school sometime since September 1909.

Inez married Ewing, Arthur Ernest Dec 1913, Nebraska, USA. Arthur (son of Ewing, Albert and Howe, Antoinette) was born 21 Feb 1890, Central City, Merrick County, Nebraska, USA; died 8 Apr 1969, Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, USA; was buried 11 Apr 1969, Dunedin, Pinellas County, Florida, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Census: 1920, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
• Census: 1930, River Forest, Cook County, Illinois, USA

Notes:

Census:
According to the 1920 enumeration of ward 13, Louis Ewing, age 4 years, 10 months (born in Illinois), lived at 3658 Congress Street with his parents Arthur E. Ewing (age 30) and Inise [sic] Ewing (age 30) and his grand-mother, Lue M. Fiegenbaum (age 57?).

Census:
According to the 1930 enumeration of 543 Park Avenue, Lewis S. Ewing, age 15 (born in Illinois), lived with his parents, Arthur E. Ewing (age 40) and Inez M. Ewing (age 40), his sister, Doris Ann Ewing (age 9) and his grandmother, Lue M. Fiegenbaum (age 68).

Other Events:

• Census: 1930, River Forest, Cook County, Illinois, USA

Notes:

Census:
According to the 1930 enumeration of 543 Park Avenue, Doris Ann Ewing, age 9 (born in Pennsylvania), lived with her parents, Arthur E. Ewing (age 40) and Inez M. Ewing (age 40), her brother, Lewis S. Ewing (age 15) and her grandmother, Lue M. Fiegenbaum (age 68).

Died:
The place of death has not been confirmed.

Doris married Heard, Henry William 26 Apr 1944. [Group Sheet]

Barbara married Howard, Robert James [Group Sheet]