Anna Amelia C. Fiegenbaum
Zion Cemetery
Colony Township, Delaware County, Iowa, USA
Anna A. C.
Daughter of
H. R. & E. A.
Fiegenbaum
Died
July 9, 1873
Sharyl Ferrall, coordinator for the Allamakee County & Clayton County sites for IAGenWeb, submitted the original of this photo to the IAGenWeb Gravestone Photo Project and has graciously allowed a copy to be included here.
Sharyl noted that Anna Amelia's is one of six gravestones in a row that have been re-set in concrete. Just to the left of Anna's stone is the marker for Anna G. Schenke (d. 2/16/1886). To the right of Anna are the gravestones for Mary Alice Klaus (d. 7/3/1862), Charles H. Klaus (d. 5/9/1866), Infant daughter Klaus (d. 8/20/1867), and Benjamin J. Klaus (d. 2/24/1872).
These last four graves are probably the children of Herman H. and Katherine M. (Krümpel) Klaus [see the biographical sketch of Herman H. Klaus, published in The History of Delaware County, Iowa... (Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1878), page 611].
Anna Amelia's mother's maiden name was Elizabeth Ann Krümpel (see the brief genealogy, below). If or how the two women were related is not known at this time.
Just behind Anna's stone in this picture can be seen parts of two markers for John D. Klaus and Elisabeth Klaus (her maiden name was Hartbeck, Hartbecke or Hartbecka, depending on who is telling the story). One of their daughters, Mary Malvina Klaus (1853-1930), was married to Rev. Frank Henry Wellemeyer (1848-1909). Frank's mother (Christine Elisabeth Fiegenbaum) and Anna Amelia's father were siblings; Frank and Anna were first cousins.
If or how Herman H. Klaus and John D. Klaus were related is another question that awaits resolution.
Map
Zion Cemetery is located on State Highway 3 in Colony Township, Delaware County, Iowa, just west of Colesburg.
Brief Genealogy
Anna's father: Heinrich Rudolph Fiegenbaum's family
Anna's mother: Elizabeth Ann Krümpel's family
Fiegenbaum-Krümpel family
Her father's 1st marriage
Anna Amelia C. Fiegenbaum's family
Mary Elizabeth Hellweg's family
Fiegenbaum-Hellweg family
Anna's father's 2nd marriage (after Anna's death)
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