Fiegenbaum, Dorothy Lorraine

Other Events:

• Moved To: Abt Jun 1927, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Buried:
Funeral services were held on Tuesday, 24 June 2003 at 10:00 am at Salem United Church of Christ in Higginsville, Missouri; and grave side at Salem Cemetery, Higginsville.

Died:
Dorothy died at her home at John Knox Village.

The following obituary was published in the Higginsville Advance, of Higginsville, Missouri, on Wednesday, 25 June 2003.

Dorothy Lorraine Riekhof
Sept. 13, 1926 - June 21, 2003

     Dorothy Lorraine Riekhof, 76, of Higginsville, died Saturday, June 21, 2003 at her home.
     She was born Sept. 13, 1926 in Miami, Okla., the daughter of John Henry Fiegenbaum and Katherine Margaret (Maun) Fiegenbaum.
     On May 5, 1950 she married Richard Q. Riekhof.
     She was a former schoolteacher and later worked as a Nurse's Aid at the Higginsville Habilitation Center, retiring in 1991. She lived in the Higginsville area all of her life. she was a member of Salem United church of Christ in Higginsville, the Southside Club and Circle #2 of the Women's Fellowship of Salem UCC.
     She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Richard on March 29, 2000 and a brother.
     Survivors include five sons, David (Nancy) Riekhof of Floyd Knobs, Ind., Nathan Riekhof of Higginsville, Aaron (Deborah) Riekhof of Lee's Summit, Adlai (Rhonda) Riekhof of St. Joseph and Jon (Debi) Riekhof of Franklin; one daughter, Brenda (Curtis) Langewisch of Higginsville; one brother, Dr. J. W. Fiegenbaum of South Hampton, Mass.; 12 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
     Visitation was held on Monday, June 23 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Hoefer Funeral Home.
     Funeral services were held on Tuesday, June 24 at 10 a.m. at Salem United Church of Christ in Higginsville with Rev. Dr. Isaiah Muita officiating. Organist was Doris Jane Stoner. Burial was in Salem Cemetery in Higginsville.
     Pallbearers were David Riekhof, Aaron Riekhof, Jon Riekhof, Nathan Riekhof, Adlai Riekhof and Curtis Langewisch.
     Memorial contributions may be made to Salem United Church of Christ or Kansas City Hospice.

Dorothy married Riekhof, Richard Quentin 5 May 1950, Mayview, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA. Richard (son of Riekhof, Edwin Fredrick and Tempel, Matilda Augusta) was born 2 Apr 1928, Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA; died 29 Mar 2000, Missouri, USA; was buried 2 Apr 2000, Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Married:

     Richard Q. Riekhof, and Dorothy Lorraine Fiegenbaum, both of Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri, received a marriage license at Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri, on 4 May 1950 and they were married at Mayview, Lafayette County, Missouri, on 5 May 1950. Richard and Dorothy were married by at Rev. Warren R. Mahl at Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church (known since 1957 as Zion United Church of Christ Church).

1. Riekhof, David Quentin
2. Riekhof, Nathan Richard
3. Riekhof, Brenda Kay
4. Riekhof, Aaron Timothy
5. Riekhof, Adlai Vaughn
6. Riekhof, Jon Edwin

Other Events:

• Census: May 1910, North Washington Township, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA
• Census: Jan 1920, Washington Township, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA
• Moved To: Abt Jun 1927, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Census:
According to the 1910 U.S. enumeration, John Fiegenbaum, age 9 and in school, lived on a farm with his parents, William Fiegenbaum (age 48) and Henrietta Fiegenbaum (age 37), and his three siblings: Martin Fiegenbaum (age 15), in school; Emma Fiegenbaum (age 12), in school; and Edwin Fiegenbaum (age 5).

Census:
According to the 1920 U.S. enumeration, John Fiegebam [sic], age 18, lived on a farm with his parents, W. Fiegebam [sic], a 57 year old farmer, and Henryetta Fiegebam [sic], age 46, and his brother, Edwin Fiegebam [sic] (age 15).

Buried:
The funeral service (2:00 p.m.) was at Zion United Church of Christ, Mayview, Missouri. Rev. Gerald I. Nolte officiated. Casket bearers were David Riekhof, Wayne Hoefer, Nathan Riekhof, Eric Fiegenbaum, J. Mark Fiegenbaum, and Darrell Fiegenbaum. Wiegers Funeral Home of Higginsville, Missouri made the arrangements. Burial was at Zion United Church of Christ cemetery.

John married Maun, Katherine Margarete 14 May 1924, Mayview, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA. Katherine (daughter of Maun, Johann Wilhelm and Block, Dorothea Anna) was born 25 May 1898, Wellington, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA; died 7 Aug 1985, Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA; was buried , Mayview, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Moved To: Abt Jun 1927, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Buried:
Katherine was buried in Zion Church Cemetery in Mayview.

Notes:

Married:

     According to marriage records in Lafayette County, Missouri, John Fiegenbaum, of Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri, and Katherine Maun, of Wellington, Lafayette County, Missouri, received a marriage license at Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri, on 14 May 1924. They were married on the same day by Rev. Martin L. Seybold, the pastor of Zion Evangelical Church, Mayview, Missouri.

Other Events:

• Baptism: 27 Apr 1862, Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA
• Census: Jun 1870, Charrette Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA
• Confirmation: 14 Apr 1876, Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA
• Census: Jun 1880, Charrette Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA
• Moved To: Aft 1880, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Birth:

     The family possesses a hand-written document in which Hermann Heinrich and Wilhelmine (Wehrmann) Fiegenbaum recorded the names of their children as well as the dates of their births, baptisms, and deaths in those instances when the child did not survive infancy. Of this son, the parents wrote:

     Unser Sohn Wilhelm Frierich [sic] ist geboren den 15 März
     Vor Mittag um halb zwölf 12 Uhr und getauft den 27 April
     Im Jahr 1862

A translation of this entry reads:
     Our son Wilhelm Frierich [sic] was born on the 15th of March
     at 11:30 in the forenoon and baptized on the 27th of April
     in the year 1862

     In this source, the name is given as "Wilhelm Frierich" [sic]. According to his confirmation certificate, and published records of his baptism and confirmation from the archives of the church in Holstein, Missouri, the order of the given names is 'Friedrich Wilhelm'. However, later documents, such as two marriage certificates, and obituaries, return to 'Wilhelm Friedrich' or ' William Fred.' On the basis of what appears to be his parents' intention and his own preference as an adult, I have chosen to list the given names as Wilhelm Friedrich.


Baptism:

     Friedrich's baptism is recorded in the archives of the German Evangelical Church on Charrette in Holstein, Missouri (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ). The sponsor was Wilhelm Bierbaum.

Census:

     According to the 1870 U.S. enumeration, Fred[erei?] Fiegenbaum, an 8 year old male, who had attended school with the year, lived on a farm served by the Hopewell post office with Herm [sic] Fiegenbaum, a 46 year old male farmer; Florent [sic] Fiegenbaum, a 35 year old female keeping house; and six other children: Florent [sic] Fiegenbaum (female, age 15); Louise Fiegenbaum (female, age 13); Henry Fiegenbaum (male, age 10); Fred[erei?] Fiegenbaum (male, age 8); Anna Fiegenbaum (female, age 5); Mary Fiegenbaum (female, age 3); and Frederic Fiegenbaum (male [sic], age 1) On the basis of other information, it seems likely that this youngest child was actually Friedericke Wilhelmine Fiegenbaum, a daughter born in August 1869.

Confirmation:

     The confirmation is recorded in the archives of the German Evangelical Church on Charrette in Holstein, Missouri (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ). However, the name on the confirmation certificate, and as published in the church history in 1989, records his name as Friedrich Wilhelm Fiegenbaum.

Census:

     According to the 1880 U.S. enumeration, William Fiegenbaum, an 18 year old laborer, lived on a farm with his parents, Herman Fiegenbaum (age 57), a farmer, and Florentine Fiegenbaum (age 46), keeping house, and his six siblings: Henry Fiegenbaum (age 20); Mary Fiegenbaum (age 13), in school; Frederike Fiegenbaum (age 10), in school; Frederich Fiegenbaum (age 8), in school; August Fiegenbaum (age 4); and Martha Fiegenbaum (age 2).

Buried:
William's grave is in the Zion Church Cemetery, a short distance south-east of town.

Died:
According to his death certificate, he "was found dead on his farm near his home cause - unknown."
     The following is a transcription of Wilhelm's obituary from an unidentified Lafayette County newspaper:

     William Frederick Fiegenbaum was born March 15, 1862 at Holstein, Mo., where, not long after, he was by baptism admitted to the church of God. He attended the parochial school of the Evangelical church at Holstein until April 14, 1876, when by the solemn rite of confirmation he was admitted to the membership of the Evangelical Church at Holstein under the administration of Rev. J. Schierbaum. As a young man of about 18 years he came to this vicinity, where the rest of his life was spent. On the 19th day of October, 1893 he was united in the holy bonds of matrimony to Miss Henrietta Starkebaum at Higginsville, Mo., by the Rev. H. Hoefer. Since that happy day his family lived on the same place where the father so unexpectedly now was called hence. To this happy union four children came to make the home complete, all of whom mourn the departure of a loving father.
     Mr. Fiegenbaum was a man blessed with the happy faculty of seeing always the bright side of things in life, possessing a high optimism coupled with a keen sense of humor which enabled him and all with whom he came in contact over many dark days and made life happy and serene. He seemed always to radiate good cheer where ever he was. A friend and neighbor he proved to be to all. From the beginning he was a consistent and faithful member of Zion Evangelical congregation at Mayview at various times in offices of trust and honor, and always showed himself a faithful steward. A Christian of conviction himself he had the joy of seeing all of his children grow up to follow in his footsteps along the way that he himelf [sic] had found to be the safe and blessed way.
     Suddenly on Tuesday, November 12, while engaged in the homely chores of the farm, God called him Home. Humanly speaking he had many years of life before him yet, as he was only 67 years, 7 months and 27 days old. But God's years are not counted as ours are, and in the judgment of the Father, his life's work was already finished. His going out of this life is mourned by his widow who had shared life's joys and sorrow with him for thirty-six years, his three sons, Martin, John, and Edwin; one daughter, Emma Begemann, two daughters-in-law; eight grand children; two brothers, August and Frederick Fiegenbaum; and two sister, Mrs. Winter of Thruxton [sic], Mo., and Mrs. Vahrenberg of Mayview, and other relatives and many friends.
     The funeral was held Thursday at Zion Evangelical church at Mayview conducted by Rev. D. Buchmueller, the pastor, assisted by Rev. D. C. Jensen of Lexington.

Wilhelm married Starkebaum, Henriette Caroline Amelia 19 Oct 1893, Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA. Henriette (daughter of Starkebaum, Heinrich Friederich L. and Riechers, Johanne Henrietta Luise) was born 5 Feb 1873, Lippstadt Gemeinde, Elkhorn Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA; died 12 Apr 1960, Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA; was buried 14 Apr 1960, Mayview, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Baptism: 23 Mar 1873, Lippstadt Gemeinde, Elkhorn Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA
• Moved To: 1879, Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA
• Confirmation: 3 Apr 1887, Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA
• Census: Apr 1930, Washington Township, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Birth:
To her friends and family, she was often known as Yetta.

Baptism:
Henrietta and her family attended the Lippstadt Church near Warrenton, Missouri.

Moved To:

     Heinrich and Henrietta Starkebaum, Henriette's parents, are listed as one of two new families joining Salem Evangelical Church in Higginsville, Missouri in the minutes of the church meeting for 14 February 1879.

Confirmation:
Henriette was confirmed at Evangelische Salems Kirche in Higginsville, Missouri, Rev. Heinrich Höfer, pastor.

Census:
According to the 1930 U.S. enumeration, Henrietta C. Fiegenbaum, a 57 year old widow, lived on a farm with her son, Edwin F. Starkebaum (age 26) as head of household, and with Edwin's aunt, Wilhemine [sic] Starkebaum, age 59, single. Wilhelmine was no doubt Henrietta's older sister, Charlotte Wilhelmine Louise Starkebaum, known widely as Minnie.

Died:

     Henriette moved to 602 Fairground Avenue, Higginsville, Missouri, the home of her son Martin and his wife Clara (Drewel) Fiegenbaum on 9 November 1954, and lived there until her death at 3:30 p.m. on 12 April. According to her death certificate, the cause of death was "Malnutrition & Inanation [sic]" due to senility.
     According to her obituary, Henriette was survived by "three sons, Martin H., John H. and Edwin F. of Higginsville; one daughter, Mrs. August Begemann of Higginsville; three brothers, Wm. Starkebaum and Sam Starkebaum of Higginsville and Edwin Starkebaum of Mayview; and one sister, Mrs. Emma Tempel of Higginsville. Fifteen grandchildren and 33 great-grandchildren also survive." The obituary reported that funeral services "will be held Thursday, April 14 at 2 p.m. at the Zion United Church of Christ in Mayview with Rev. A. E. Limper and Rev. Theo. Hauck officiating."
     Henriette's obituary mistakenly claimed that she had been born in Higginsville, Missouri and that she had married in 1892.

Notes:

Married:

     According to marriage records in Lafayette County, Missouri, William F. Fiegenbaum, of Mayview, Lafayette County, Missouri, and Henriette C. Starkebaum, of Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri, received a marriage license at Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri on 17 October 1893 and they were married at Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri on 19 October 1893 by H. F. Hoefer, "a minister of the Gospel."
     A marriage certificate in the family's possession which appears to have been filled out by "H. F. Hoefer, Pastor of Salems [sic] Church, Higginsville, Mo." confirms the documents filed with the county recorder. The certificate further notes that Friederik [sic] Fiegenbaum and Louise Starkebaum were witnesses at the marriage.
     A 'Trauschein' (a German language marriage certificate) issued under H. F. Hoefer's hand on 12 December, 1894 attests to the same details.
     Henriette's obituary in 1960 seems to err in reporting that she was married in 1892.

Marriage License:

     According to a certificate of marriage issued 19 October 1893 for "William F. Fiegenbaum" and "Henriette C Starkebaum," the bride and groom received their marriage license in Lafayette County, Missouri on 17 October 1893.

Census (family):

     According to the 1900 U.S. enumeration, the household consisted of William Fiegenbaum, a 38 year old farmer and his wife, Henriette, age 27, married for seven years, and their two children: Martin Fiegenbaum, age 5, and Emma Fiegenbaum, age 2. Also in the household was Jim Britts, a 19 year old black hired hand.

Census (family):

     According to the 1910 U.S. enumeration, the household consisted of William Fiegenbaum, a 48 year old farmer and his wife, Henrietta Fiegenbaum, age 37, married for 17 years, and their four children: Martin Fiegenbaum (age 15), in school; Emma Fiegenbaum (age 12), in school; John Fiegenbaum (age 9), in school; and Edwin Fiegenbaum (age 5).

Census (family):

     According to the 1920 U.S. enumeration, the household consisted of W. Fiegebam [sic], a 57 year old farmer and his wife, Henryetta Fiegebam [sic], age 46, and their two children: John Fiegebam [sic] (age 18) and Edwin Fiegebam [sic] (age 15).

Other Events:

• Census: 1860, Femme Osage Township, St. Charles County, Missouri, USA
• Baptism: 6 May 1866, Femme Osage Township, St. Charles County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Baptism:
Johann's baptism is recorded in the archives of the church at Femme Osage.

Died:
His obituary appeared in the Odessa Democrat, of Odessa, Missouri, on 20 August 1943:

Our departed brother, John William Maun, was born on the 28th day of February, 1856, at Femme Osage, St. Charles County, Missouri, the son of William Maun and Agnes Twiehouse Maun, who were farmers. He received holy baptism by Rev. Bode, the pastor of the Evangelical Church. July 29, 1886, our departed brother was married to Miss Dorothea Block at Bay, Missouri. Leaving their native place, they farmed at Levasy and Wellington, Missouri. In both places they were members of the respective Evangelical Churches. In 1925 they retired and moved to Blue Springs, Missouri on a small farm with their son Henry. As there is no Evangelical Church in Blue Springs, they occasionally attended the services of the Pastors Home, where they were always welcome. Their marital union was blessed with ten children, seven of whom survive, namely, Mrs. Anna Scott, who, with her husband, lived on the same farm as her parents, but in a separate house, being so close by they were a great blessing and help to the aged parents, Mrs. Clara Ahmann, Mrs. Mary Walter, Mrs. Katie Fiegenbaum, Mrs. Emma Tempel; and the sons Emil and Oscar. Their son Henry, who had served our country in the last war, had to make the great sacrifice of being a war invalid the rest of his life. The Lord relieved him from his patiently borne misery by taking him home just about a year ago. Other close relatives left are his brother Herman Maun of St. Louis, Missouri; his sister, Mrs. Matilda Mueller of Washington, Missouri, as well as sixteen grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. It was a special comfort to him and the family that Rev. J. Abele, Superintendent of the Pastor's Home at Blue Springs served them faithfully with the word of God and prayer and the Holy Communion.

Johann married Block, Dorothea Anna 29 Jul 1886, Hermann, Gasconade County, Missouri, USA. Dorothea (daughter of Block, Heinrich Friedrich and Homeier, Louise Sophie Caroline) was born 15 Jan 1864, Bay, Gasconade County, Missouri, USA; died 14 Dec 1945, Blue Springs, Jackson County, Missouri, USA; was buried 16 Dec 1945, Wellington, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Baptism: 13 Mar 1864, Gasconade County, Missouri, USA
• Confirmation: 14 Apr 1878, Bay, Gasconade County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

The given name is also sometimes spelled Dorothea.

Baptism:
Her baptism was recorded in the register of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church at Bay, Missouri.

Confirmation:
Dorothea's confirmation on 14 April 1878 by Pastor Julius Hoffmann was recorded in the register of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church at Bay, Missouri.

Notes:

Married:
Rev. Koenig officiated at the marriage.

Other Events:

• Immigration: 1841, Warren County, Missouri, USA
• Census: Sep 1850, District 99, Warren County, Missouri, USA
• Census: Aug 1860, Charrette Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Birth:
Hermann's family was living at Wester 21 at the time of his birth. Wester is one of the three 'Bauernshaften' in the village of Ladbergen.
     A 'Bauerschaft' is an ancient grouping of farms that emerged from the earliest agricultural settlements, and comprised the earliest administrative units of a community. Until the early 1960s, Ladbergen had three Bauernshaften: Hölter, Overbeck and Wester. These settlement areas are still recognized in present day Ladbergen. Recently, the residential sections of the village center have become known by street names and a fourth section of Ladbergen, called 'Dorf' [village] has been created. The number 21 would indicate that this was the 21st farm established in this Bauerschaft. In the published records of the German Evangelical Church on Charrette in Holstein, Missouri (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ), Hermann is from time to time referred to a "Hermann Fiegenbaum Jun."


Immigration:

     Hermann left Ladbergen at the age of 18. He traveled with his father, mother and unmarried sister, Christine Elisabeth (b. 1891). His family was accompanied by two other, related families. His married sister, Anna Elisabeth (Fiegenbaum) Aufderhaar, her husband, Johann Aufderhaar and their three oldest children also made the voyage. The third family consisted of his other married sister, Anna Christine Bierbaum, her husband, Johann Bierbaum, their child, and Johann's sister, Sophia Bierbaum (age 18). By 1843, when Hermann's older brother, Heinrich, emigrated, the entire family had left Germany.
     In all, at least 13 members of this extended family left Ladbergen together in 1841. They departed Germany from the port of Bremen on the bark Leontine. Of the 102 persons on board, 56 were identified on the passenger list as former residents of Ladbergen. Four other persons were from the nearby towns of Brochterbeck and Lengerich. The Leontine arrived at Baltimore, Maryland on 28 June 1841. The Fiegenbaums, Aufderhaars and Bierbaums traveled further west and settled in Warren County, Missouri.

Census:
In the 1860 U.S. Census, the household consists of Hermann, his wife Florentine, and their three children, aged 7 months to 5 years of age. In addition, there is Hermann's father, and a young woman enumerated as Frederaker Rehmsen, age 24, born Lippe Detmold.

Buried:
Hermann was buried in the Zion Church Cemetery in Mayview, Missouri.

Hermann married Wehrmann, Wilhelmine Florentine Charlotte 18 Feb 1853, Warren County, Missouri, USA. Wilhelmine (daughter of Wehrmann, Johann Henrich Adolph and Kater, Wilhelmine Sophia Katherina) was born 7 Oct 1834, Almena, Principality of Lippe; died 1 Feb 1903, Mayview, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA; was buried , Mayview, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Baptism: 19 Oct 1834, Almena, Principality of Lippe
• Immigration: 1851, Missouri, USA
• Census: Aug 1860, Charrette Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Birth:
The Fiegenbaum family is in possession of a manuscript in German that I transcribe as follows:

Wilhelmine Florentine Charlotta Wehrmann
eheliche Tochter [von?] Colon Adolph Wehrmann nr 13 zu
Almana und dessen Ehefrau Wilhelmine Kater
deselbst, ist zu Almana geboren d. 7t (siebten)
October 1834 achtzehnhundert vier und dreißig und d.
19t desselben Monate und Jahre getauft.
               [word] aus dem Kirchenbuch[ ] zu Almana.

Almana d. 7t April 1849

                                                  Rainart,
[seal]                                        Pastor [surname unknown ]

I have translated the letter as follows:

Wilhelmine Florentine Charlotta Wehrmann
legitimate daughter [of?] Colon Adolph Wehrmann of number 13
Almana and his wife Wilhelmine Kater
of the same place, was born in Almana on the 7th (seventh) of
October 1834 eighteen-hundred thirty-four and
baptized on the 19th of the same month and year.
               [word] from the Church-book at Almana

Almana, the 7th of April 1849

                                                  Rainart,
[seal]                                        Pastor [surname unknown ]

     It is solely on the basis of this document that I have settled on the order of given names, even though later sources indicate that this woman was known to family, friends and the community as Florentine.

Immigration:
At about the age of 17, Florentine, as she was commonly known; her father; her step-mother, Wilhelmine (nee Meier); her brother, Conrad Heinrich Adolph Wehrmann; her sister, Friederike Henriette Wehrmann; and her half-sister, Dorothea Charlotte Wehrmann; emigrated from Germany. The family departed Bremen aboard the ship Rebecca and landed in New Orleans, Louisiana on November 4, 1851. They settled in eastern Missouri.

Buried:
Florentine was buried in the Zion Church Cemetery.

Notes:

Married:
Hermann and Florentine's marriage is recorded in the archives of the German Evangelical Church on Charrette in Holstein, Missouri (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ). Wilhelm Steineker and Ernst Büscher were witnesses (Ernst was also a witness at the marriage of Florentine's sister, Friedricke, about one month earlier).

Residence (family):
In 1863, Herman, identified as a 40 year old married farmer, was enumerated in a Civil War draft registration conducted in the Ninth Congressional District of Missouri ("7th sub-district in Warren County").

Census (family):
According to the 1870 U.S. enumeration, the household served by the Hopewell post office consisted of Herm [sic] Fiegenbaum, a 46 year old male farmer, born in Prussia and a citizen of the U.S.A; Florent [sic] Fiegenbaum, female, age 35, keeping house; and seven children: Florent [sic] Fiegenbaum (female, age 15); Louise Fiegenbaum (female, age 13); Henry Fiegenbaum (male, age 10); Fred[erei?] Fiegenbaum (male, age 8); Anna Fiegenbaum (female, age 5); Mary Fiegenbaum (female, age 3); and Frederic Fiegenbaum (male [sic], age 1) On the basis of other information, it seems likely that this youngest child was actually Friedericke Wilhelmine Fiegenbaum, a daughter born in August 1869.

Census (family):
According to the 1880 U.S. enumeration, the household consisted of Herman Fiegenbaum, a 57 year old farmer and his wife, Florentine Fiegenbaum, age 46, keeping house, and their seven children: Henry Fiegenbaum (age 20); William Fiegenbaum (age 18); Mary Fiegenbaum (age 13), in school; Frederike Fiegenbaum (age 10), in school; Frederich Fiegenbaum (age 8), in school; August Fiegenbaum (age 4); and Martha Fiegenbaum (age 2).

Other Events:

• Immigration: 30 Oct 1867, USA
• Moved To: 1879, Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Immigration:
Identified on the passenger list as "Henr. Sarkebaum," he traveled in the company of his brother, Hans Hermann August on the Hansa from Bremen to New York, arriving on 30 October 1867.

Moved To:
Heinrich and Henrietta Starkebaum are listed as one of two new families joining Salem Evangelical Church in Higginsville, Missouri in the minutes of the church meeting for 14 February 1879. Heinrich's obituary states " . . . he came to Higginsville and located on the farm on which he died, four miles southwest of town."

Buried:
According to his obituary, Heinrich was buried in the Evangelical cemetery in Higginsville, Missouri.

Died:
January 21, 1923 was a Sunday. According to his obituary, Henry Fred Starkebaum died at his home 4 miles southwest of town "while at the table eating supper, at 5 o'clock, from paralysis of the brain, at the age of 84 years, 6 months and 20 days." His wife and 3 children proceeded him in death. He was survived by 7 children: Mrs. William [Henrietta ] Fiegenbaum, Mrs. Theo. [Emma ] Tempel, William and Edwin living near Mayview; at home are Wilhelmine, Augusta and Samuel. He also had 16 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. Funeral services were held on Tuesday, January 23 at 12:30 at the residence and at 1:00 at the Evangelical church in Higginsville, conducted by Rev. G. H. Freund.

Heinrich married Riechers, Johanne Henrietta Luise 19 Jan 1870, Warren County, Missouri, USA. Johanne (daughter of Riechers, Johann Heinrich Friederich C. and Höllander, Hanne Wilhelmine Amalie) was born 12 Jun 1850, Alverdissen, Principality of Lippe; died 8 Jan 1893, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA; was buried 11 Jan 1893, Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Baptism: 23 Jun 1850, Alverdissen, Principality of Lippe
• Immigration: 1869, USA
• Moved To: 1879, Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Birth:
Carolyn Fieker states that Johanne was born at #15 in Alverdissen, Germany.

Baptism:
Carolyn Fieker reports that Johanne's sponsors were Louise Klocke and Henrietta Fritzemeier of Lise.

Immigration:
Carolyn Fieker states that Johanne applied for emigration to America in the Spring of 1869. It is not stated in what year she actually left her home in Germany.

Moved To:
Heinrich and Henrietta Starkebaum are listed as one of two new families joining Salem Evangelical Church in Higginsville, Missouri in the minutes of the church meeting for 14 February 1879.

Buried:
According to her obituary, Henriette was buried at mid-day, Wednesday [January 11, 1893] in the cemetery of Salem church [now Salem United Church of Christ in Higginsville, Missouri].

Died:
According to her obituary, Henriette died of a heart attack on Sunday, January 8, 1893, two days after giving birth to twin sons. It states that she was 42 1/2 years old and was survived by her husband and 9 children, 4 boys and 5 girls.

Notes:

Married:
The place of marriage has been reported as either the Lippstadt Church, just south of Warrenton, Missouri, or in Lafayette County, Missouri. Henry and Henrietta (Riechers) Starkebaum had 10 children.

Other Events:

• Census: 1850, District 78, St. Charles County, Missouri, USA
• Census: 1860, Femme Osage Township, St. Charles County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Census:
In the census, two families are listed as sharing the same dwelling. One family consists of Wm. Moun [sic], age 25, born in Pennsylvania and Margaret Moun, age 6 months, born in Missouri. The other family is John W. Tweehouse [sic], age 56, a farmer and Mariah A. Tweehouse [sic], age 21; both were born in Germany. This is a curious enumeration in light of the evidence of Wilhelm and Maria's marriage and church records of their two eldest children.

Wilhelm married Twiehaus, Maria Agnes 2 Apr 1848, St. Charles County, Missouri, USA. Maria was born 3 Sep 1825, Westerkappeln, Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia; died 23 Jan 1899, Washington, Franklin County, Missouri, USA; was buried , Washington, Franklin County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Census: 1850, District 78, St. Charles County, Missouri, USA
• Census: 1860, Femme Osage Township, St. Charles County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Census:
In the census, two families are listed as sharing the same dwelling. One family consists of Wm. Moun [sic], age 25, born in Pennsylvania and Margaret Moun, age 6 months, born in Missouri. The other family is John W. Tweehouse [sic], age 56, a farmer and Mariah A. Tweehouse [sic], age 21; both were born in Germany. This is a curious enumeration in light of the evidence of Wilhelm and Maria's marriage and church records of their two eldest children.

Buried:
Maria Agnes is buried in St. Peter's cemetery in Washington, Missouri.

Other Events:

• Immigration: 1843
• Moved To: 1888, Wellington, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Immigration:
Heinrich emigrated from Germany to St. Louis, Missouri and settled in Gasconade County, Missouri.

Moved To:
Heinrich and his wife Louise moved to Wellington, Missouri when Heinrich was about 59 years old.

Buried:
Heinrich is buried in the St. Luke United Church of Christ (formerly Evangelical and Reformed) cemetery in Wellington, Missouri.

Died:
Alberta Block reports the date of death for Heinrich Block as 22 June 1917. Shirley (Erdman) Tempel and Marilyn (Fischer) Maun record the date as 25 June 1917.

Heinrich married Homeier, Louise Sophie Caroline 1 Aug 1850, Hermann, Gasconade County, Missouri, USA. Louise (daughter of Homeier, Dietrich Heinrich and [---?---], [--?--]) was born 25 Jul 1833, Melle, Kingdom of Hannover; died 26 May 1915, Wellington, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA; was buried 29 May 1915, Wellington, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Baptism: 4 Aug 1833

Notes:

Louise's last name is also sometimes spelled Homeyer.

Buried:
Louise is buried in the St. Luke United Church of Christ (formerly Evangelical and Reformed) cemetery in Wellington, Missouri.

Died:
Louise died about mid-afternoon from shock following an accidental fall which caused an impacted fracture of the right humerus. She had also been suffering from myocarditis for about one year.