Allen, Thomas Gilpin

Other Events:

• Census: Apr 1930, Eureka Springs, Carroll County, Arkansas, USA

Notes:

Census:
According to the 1930 U.S. enumeration, John G. Allen, age 13 and not in school, lived at 165 Spring Street with his mother, Lilie S. Allen, a 57 year old widow and proprietor of a rooming house, and his sister, Virginia Allen, age 12.

Died:

     The following obituary appeared in the Edwardsville Intelligencer, of Edwardsville, Illinois, on 1-2 July 2005.

          John G. Allen
          1917 - 2005

     John G. Allen, age 88, of Troy, Mo., died on Thursday, June 30, 2005, at Lincoln County Nursing and Rehab.
     He was born on Feb. 14, 1917, in Eureka Springs, Ark., the son of the late Thomas and Lilian Seuhr Allen.
     He married Rebecca Fiegenbaum on Aug. 4, 1943, in Edwardsville. She preceded him in death on Dec. 16, 2001.
     He is survived by two sons: Thomas Allen of Oshkosh, Wis., and David Allen of Chesterfield, Mo.; two daughters: Mary Smith of Fenton, Mo., and Margaret Meeker of Glen Carbon; and four grandchildren.
     Mr. Allen served in the United States Air Force in England during World War II as a major. He attended the University of Chicago and Washington University in St. Louis. From 1958 to 1975, he was the executive vice president of Walston Aviation in Bethalto. He was a Free Mason, a member of the Knights of Columbus and the Bridge Club in Troy, Mo.
     Services will be private.
     Memorials are suggested to the charity of donor's choice in care of Kemper-Marsh-Millard Family Funeral Chapels, PO Box 222, Troy, MO 63379.

     The following obituary appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on 1 July 2005.

          John Gilpin Allen

     John Gilpin Allen, 88, of Troy, died Thursday (June 30, 2005) at Lincoln County Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Troy.
     Mr. Allen was executive vice president of Walston Aviation in Bethalto, Ill., from 1958 until his retirement in 1975.
     He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Army Air Forces in England from 1942-45.
     He was a Free Mason; a member of Knights of Columbus and Bridge Club, both in Troy.
     Services were private.
     Among survivors are two sons, Thomas Gilpin Allen of Oshkosh, Wis., and David Gillespie Allen of Chesterfield; two daughters, Mary Charlotte Smith of Fenton and Margaret Duke Meeker of Glen Carbon, Ill.; and four grandchildren.
     Memorial contributions can be made to donor's choice in care of Kemper-Marsh-Millard Family Funeral Home, 351 Monroe Street, Troy, Mo. 63379.

John married Fiegenbaum, Rebecca Charlotte 4 Aug 1943, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA. Rebecca (daughter of Fiegenbaum, David William and Springer, Rebecca Charlotte) was born 26 Oct 1917, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA; died 16 Dec 2001, Troy, Lincoln County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Census: Apr 1930, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA

Notes:

Census:

     According to the 1930 U.S. enumeration, Rebecca C. Fiegenbaum, age 12 and in school, lived at 412 Fourth Street with her parents, David W. and Rebecca C. Fiegenbaum, both age 46, and her two sisters: Elizabeth J. Fiegenbaum, age 14; and, Julia E. Fiegenbaum, age 13 [sic]. Residing at 404 Fourth Street was Rebecca's maternal grandparents, Henry J. Springer (age 81) and Virginia Springer (age 71) and her mother's brother, Henry J. Springer, Jr. (age 36).

Died:
The following obituary was published on 18 December 2001 in the Hannibal Courier-Post, of Hannibal, Missouri:

          Rebecca Allen
          Oct. 26, 1917 - Dec. 16, 2001

     TROY - Rebecca Allen, 84, of Troy and formerly of Edwardsville, Ill., died Sunday, Dec. 16, 2001, at Lincoln County Medical Center in Troy.
     No funeral services are planned. The Kemper-Marsh Funeral Home in Troy is in charge of arrangements.
     There will be no visitation.
     Mrs. Allen was born Oct. 26, 1917, in Edwardsville to David and Rebecca Springer Fiegenbaum.
     She was married to John Allen on Aug. 4, 1943, in Edwardsville. He survives.
     Other survivors include two daughters, Mary Charlotte Smith of Fenton and Margaret D. Meeker of Glen Carbon, Ill.; two sons, Thomas G. Allen of Oshkosh, Wis., and David G. Allen of St. Louis; four grandchildren; and two sisters, Julia Brockway of Jerseyville, Ill., and Elizabeth Rodems of Fairfax, Va.
     The family wishes to include as survivors, two sons-in-law, J. Peter Smith and Malcolm Meeker.
     Mrs. Allen was a member of the PEO and DAR in Troy and was in the Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority. She and her husband lived in Troy for the last 26 years.

Notes:

Engagement:

     The following announcement was published in the Alton Evening Telegraph, of Alton, Illinois, on Friday, 16 July 1943.

          Allen-Fiegenbaum

     Mrs. David William Fiegenbaum of Edwardsville has made known the engagement of her daughter, Miss Becky Charlotte Fiegenbaum, to Officer Candidate John Gilpin Allen of Chicago, son of Dr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Allen of Washington, D. C.
     Miss Fiegenbaum, sister of Mrs. Richard S. Rodems, formerly of Alton, is in the Roxana office of Shell Oil Company.
     Mrs. Rodems went to Edwardsville to live, after her husband entered service a short time ago.

Other Events:

• Occupation: a doctor
• Immigration: 1890, USA
• Census: Apr 1930, Eureka Springs, Carroll County, Arkansas, USA

Notes:

Birth:
It is possible the birth took place in the town of Causahrah (or Causanagh?) in the Parish of Loughgall.

Immigration:
According to the 1930 U.S. enumeration, Thomas J. Allen was born in Ireland and immigrated to the USA in 1890. He was not a naturalized citizen.

Census:
According to the 1930 U.S. enumeration, Thomas J. Allen, a 64 year old doctor, a widower, was a roomer at 48 Hillside Avenue in the household of Elizabeth Hewell, a 66 year old widow, her 25 year old son, and two other roomers, both widowers, ages 65 and 70.

Thomas married Suehr, Lilian Marguerite 19 Mar 1913, Carroll County, Arkansas, USA. Lilian was born 1887, Ottawa, LaSalle County, Illinois, USA; died 1958, Bethalto, Madison County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Census: Apr 1930, Eureka Springs, Carroll County, Arkansas, USA

Notes:

Census:
According to the 1930 U.S. enumeration, the household at 165 Spring Street consisted of Lilie S. Allen, a 57 year old widow and proprietor of a rooming house, and her two children: John G. Allen, age 13, and Virginia Allen, age 12.

Notes:

Married:
According to marriage records in Carroll County, Arkansas, Thomas, age 45, a resident of Eureka Springs, Carroll County, Arkansas, and "Lilie Suehr," age 34, a resident of "Ottowa," Illinois, obtained a marriage license on 14 March and were married on 19 March 1913.

Census (family):
According to the 1920 U.S. enumeration, the household consisted of Thomas J. Allen, a 55 year old doctor working in public health and his wife, Lillie S. Allen, age 38. The enumeration noted that Thomas was born in Ireland, but the date of his immigration and his citizenship status were both listed as "unknown."

Other Events:

• Census: 1900, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA

Notes:

Birth:
Sources report the year of birth as either 1883 or 1884. David himself, at the time of his registration for the U.S. World War I military draft in 1918, reported that he was born on 2 March 1883. His death certificate, apparently informed by his wife, recorded his date of birth as 2 March 1884.

Census:
According to the 1900 enumeration, David (age 17) lived in the household with his father, Edward Fiegenbaum (age 45) and his father's wife, Mary S. Fiegenbaum (age 35), his father's two daughters, Edna Fiegenbaum (age 8) and Margaret Fiegenbaum (age 7), and his father's nephew, George Fiegenbaum (age 24). Also in the household were two servants, Mary Helbrung (age 22), and Fred Gregwere (age 21), employed as a carriage driver.
     George Edward Fiegenbaum was the son of Frederick Adolph and Amelia Maria (Kriege) Fiegenbaum.

Died:
David died of a cerebral hemorrhage at St. Luke's Hospital at St. Louis.

David married Springer, Rebecca Charlotte 26 Mar 1910, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA. Rebecca (daughter of Springer, Henry James and Evans, Mary Virginia) was born 5 Oct 1882, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA; died 10 Nov 1970, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Census: Jun 1900, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA

Notes:

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

Census:
According to the 1900 U.S. enumeration, Rebecca C. Springer, age 17 and in school, lived on Clay Street with her father, Henry Springer, a 50 year old manufacturer of buggy supplies, her mother, Virginia M. Springer, age 42, and her five siblings: Irma B. Springer, a 21 year old public school teacher; Elizabeth Springer (age 14), in school; Robert E. Springer (age 11), in school; Virginia C. Springer (age 9), in school; and, Henry J. Springer (age 6), in school.

Notes:

Census (family):
According to the 1910 U.S. enumeration, the household at 501 North Main Street consisted of David and Rebecca Fiegenbaum, both age 27 and married for less than one year; they had no children.

Residence (family):

     According to information on his World War I draft registration card, filed on 12 September 1918, David William Fiegenbaum, age 35, and his wife, Rebecca Fiegenbaum, lived at 404 Center Street, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois. David reported that he was an assistant manager at Oliver Chilled Plow Works, at 2516 N. Broadway, St. Louis Missouri. The Registrar of the local draft board described David as a man of medium height and stout build; with gray eyes and brown hair. There were no physical characteristics that would disqualify David for military service.

Census (family):

     According to the 1930 U.S. enumeration, the household at 412 Fourth Street consisted of David W. Fiegenbaum, a 46 year old bank examiner and his wife, Rebecca C. Fiegenbaum, also age 46. They were both born in Illinois and were married at age 26. Also in the home were their three daughters, all born in Illinois and attending school: Elizabeth J. Fiegenbaum, age 14; Julia E. Fiegenbaum, age 13 [sic] ; and, Rebecca C. Fiegenbaum, age 12. Residing at 404 Fourth Street was Elizabeth's maternal grandparents, Henry J. Springer (age 81) and Virginia Springer (age 71) and her mother's brother, Henry J. Springer, Jr. (age 36).

Ephraim married Gilpin, Margaret. Margaret (daughter of Gilpin, Thomas) died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Married:
Details of the marriage are not known at this time.

Other Events:

• Census: 1860, Linton Township, Allamakee County, Iowa, USA
• Moved To: 1865, Madison County, Illinois, USA
• Census: 1870, Summerfield, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA
• Degree: 1876, City of New York, New York, USA; M.D.; Address:
  Bellevue Hospital Medical College
• Occupation: Between 1876 and 1927, Madison County, Illinois, USA; a physician
• Census: 1880, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA

Notes:

Census:

     According to the 1860 enumeration, Edward W. Fiegenbaum, age 6 (born in Missouri), lived with his parents, Wm. (age 38) and Sophia (age 36) Fiegenbaum, and three siblings: F. A. (age 8), Henry (age 1) and Amelia B. (age 1).

Census:

     According to the 1870 enumeration, "Edward Feigenbaum," age 15 (born in Missouri), lived with his parents, "Wm. Feigenbaum" (age 45) and "Sophia Feigenbaum" (age 44), and six brothers and sisters: "F. Adolph Feigenbaum" (age 18), "Bertha N. Feigenbaum" (age 11), "Julius H. Feigenbaum" (age 11), "Martha S. Feigenbaum" (age 8), "Livia Feigenbaum" (age 6), and "Mina Feigenbaum" (age 3).

Degree:

     According to the alumni record of the New York University School of Medicine (the successor to Bellevue Hospital Medical College) published in 1908, Edward William attended McKendree College from 1868 to 1870, and he was a surgeon at Madison County (Illinois) Hospital from 1878 to 1886.
     Edward's name appeared in the annual catalogues of McKendree College, at Lebanon, Illinois, as a student in the Scientific Preparatory course of study (1868-1869), in the Classical Preparatory course (1869-1870) and a freshman in the Collegiate course (1870-1871). He does not appear in later catalogues as an alumnus of the college.

Occupation:

     The following biographical sketch was published in 1912 in Centennial History of Madison County, Illinois, and its People: 1812 to 1912.

     Edward William Fiegenbaum, M. D., has practiced medicine in Edwardsville since 1876 and has been a resident of the city for over forty years. Successful in his profession, a public-spirited citizen and an energetic business man, he has a well-merited place among the men of influence and ability at the present period of Madison county’s history.
     Born at Boonville, Missouri, December 4, 1854, he became a resident of this county when his parents located at Highland in 1865, and since 1870 his home has been in Edwardsville. From the public schools he entered, in 1868, McKendree College at Lebanon, was a student there until 1870, and in 1874, he entered the St. Louis Medical College. In 1876 he was graduated from the Bellevue Hospital Medical College of New York, and in the same year began practice at Edwardsville. In a few years he attained a front rank in his profession. Though in every way one of the modern representatives of medicine and surgery, he followed the custom of older physicians in compounding his prescriptions in his own pharmacy. His office and handsome residence on Main street has been a welcome landmark to an entire generation.
     For several years Dr. Fiegenbaum was county physician and at various times he has been local representative of the state board of health and the state board of charities. He is a member of the American Medical Association, the Illinois State Medical Society, the St. Louis Medical Society, and is president of the Southern Illinois Medical Society and secretary of the Madison County Medical Society. His medical library is one of the best in Edwardsville and his interest in knowledge extends to many fields. He has served on the board of education and without participation in practical politics has been identified with all measures for the advancement of the welfare of his city and county. He has been a member of the Methodist church since he was twelve years old and represented the Southern Illinois Conference as lay delegate to the General Conference at Los Angeles in 1904. In politics he is a Republican. Fraternally he belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Knights of Pythias. He is a member of the board of directors of the Madison County Centennial Association and is enthusiastic and active in society work.
     Dr. Fiegenbaum represents the third generation of a German-American family. His grandfather, Adolph Fiegenbaum, immigrated to this country and settled in Missouri. William Fiegenbaum, the father, was ten years old when the family came to this country and for sixty-one years of his life he was a prominent minister of the German Methodist church, his field of service including stations in Missouri, Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota. His death occurred in 1906. He married, at St. Louis, Sophia Gusewelle, who was also a native of Germany. Their children were: Adolph F., Dr. Edward W., Dr. Julius H., Bertha A., Martha and Lydia Mary. Dr. Julius H. is a resident of Alton.
     Dr. Fiegenbaum married May 15, 1881, Miss Julia Gillespie, who died in 1886. On June 11, 1890, he married Miss Mary E. Springer.

Census:

     According to the 1880 enumeration of the third ward, Edward Fiegenbaum, age 25, a physician and surgeon, was a boarder in a hotel operated by Hugh and Ruth Kirkpatrick.

Buried:
He was buried in Section II, lot 99.

Edward married Gillespie, Julia B. 15 May 1882, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA. Julia (daughter of Gillespie, David and Barnsback, Minna A.) was born 1856, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA; died 18 Mar 1886, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA; was buried , Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Census: Jun 1880, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA

Notes:

Census:

     According to the 1880 U.S. enumeration of the household in Ward 2, Julia Gillespie, age 23, single, at home, lived with her parents, David Gillespie (age 51) and Minna Gillespie (age 45), and her three siblings: Edwin Gillespie (age 18); Henry Gillespie (age 15), and Mary Gillespie (age 10).
     Also living in the home were two single borders: Carrie Houck (age 23) and Clay H. Lynch (age 32), a grain dealer. There were also two single servants: Mary Mansfield (age 18), born in Maryland of Irish parents; and William Meek (age 26), a farm laborer whose parents were born in Bohemia.
     In 1882, Julia B. Gillespie, daughter of David and Minna (Barnsback) Gillespie, became the first wife Dr. Edward William Fiegenbaum. Clay Hardin Lynch, one of the boarders, married one of Dr. Fiegenbaum's sisters, Martha Lizette Fiegenbaum, in 1884.
     A short distance from Julia Gillespie's home where two families of relatives. These included Isabella J. (Gillespie) Sherman, her husband, Moses Sherman, and their daughter, Martha Sherman; and also Elizabeth Eleanor "Nellie" (Gillespie) Brink, her husband, Wesley R. Brink, their two daughters, Florence Brink and Julia Brink.
     Living in the Brink household was Martha A. (McGrew) (Hynes, or Hinds) Gillespie, the second wife of Matthew Gillespie. She was the mother of Elizabeth Eleanor "Nellie" (Gillespie) Brink and Isabella J. (Gillespie) Sherman, and the step-mother of David Gillespie, who was the son of Matthew Gillespie and his first wife, Nancy Gordon. She was therefore a grandmother to all the children in these three households.

Buried:
Julia's burial site is next to her husband's, whose second wife was buried on his other side.

Notes:

Married:

     Marriage license 188 was issued on 12 May 1882 in Madison County, Illinois, to E. W. Fiegenbaum, a 28 year old physician and surgeon, and 26 year old Julia B. Gillespie. Both were residents of Edwardsville, Illinois. They were married on 15 May 1882 at Edwardsville, Illinois by William H. Scott, a minister of the Gospel.

Other Events:

• Census: Jul 1860, Edwardsville Township, Madison County, Illinois, USA
• Census: Jul 1870, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA

Notes:

Census:
According to the 1860 U.S. enumeration, Henry Springer, age 12, born in Illinois and in school, lived in household of 15 people, which included Frederic Springer, a 48 year old blacksmith born in Bavaria; Sophi Springer, age 37 born in Bavaria; and four of Henry's siblings, all born in Illinois: Fred, age 8; Edward; age 6; Othelia, age 4; William; age 2. There was also the family of John Hackey, a carpenter and his wife Alstine, both age 34 and born in Bavaria; and their three children, ages nine months to six years, all born in Illinois. Rounding out the household were three seemingly unrelated young people: Jacob Finkler, a 24 year old blacksmith born in Germany; Fritz Nauman, a 25 year old wagon maker born in Germany; and, Phillip Werner, a 19 year old apprentice blacksmith born in France.

Census:
According to the 1870 U.S. enumeration, Henry Springer, a 21 year old blacksmith, lived with Sophie Springer, 46 years old and born in Prussia, and five siblings: Henry Springer (age 21); Edward Springer (age 16); Otillia Springer (age 14); William Springer (age 12); and, Otto Springer (age 8).

Buried:
Henry was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery.

Henry married Evans, Mary Virginia 22 Nov 1877, Madison County, Illinois, USA. Mary (daughter of Evans, Robert Boyd Jr. and Hendricks, Elizabeth Jane) was born Sep 1857, Missouri, USA; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Married:
According to the Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900, an online database hosted by the Illinois State Archives, Henry J. Springer and Jennie M. Evans received a marriage license in Madison County, Illinois or were married on or about 22 November 1877.

Census (family):
According to the 1900 U.S. enumeration, the household on Clay Street consisted of Henry Springer, a 50 year old manufacturer of buggy supplies, and his wife Virginia M. Springer, age 42 They had been married for 22 years. Also in the household were there six children: Irma B. Springer (age 21), a public school teacher; Rebecca C. Springer (age 17), in school; Elizabeth Springer (age 14), in school; Robert E. Springer (age 11), in school; Virginia C. Springer (age 9), in school; and, Henry J. Springer (age 6), in school.

Census (family):
According to the 1920 U.S. enumeration, the household at 248 Fourth Street consisted of "Henry G." Springer, a 71 year old owner and manager of a manufacturing company, his wife, Virginia E. Springer, age 61, and their son, Henry J. Springer, age 26, single, a laborer in a garage.

Census (family):

     According to the 1930 U.S. enumeration, the household at 404 Fourth Street consisted of Henry J. Singer, Sr., age 81 and his wife, Virginia E. Springer, age 71. Also living in the home was their son, Henry J. Singer, Jr., age 36. Living nearby at 412 Fourth Street was Henry and Virginia's married daughter, Rebecca C. (Springer) Fiegenbaum and her family.