Harris, Michael

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

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Buried:
Services were held at Bryson Funeral Home in Pilot Knob, Missouri, under the direction of Richard's son, Rev. Mark Harris. Burial was at Arcadia Valley Memorial Park in Ironton.

Richard married Riley, Dorothy Ellen 3 Sep 1955, Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA. Dorothy (daughter of Riley, Cecil Elmer and Hollis, Maudie Florene) was born 27 Nov 1935, Bernie, Stoddard County, Missouri, USA; died 22 Jun 2004, Ironton, Iron County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Buried:
Harvey was buried beside his wife in Alton Cemetery (in the Old Yard section, lot 54).

Died:

The following transcription is based on a digital image of an obituary supplied by Charles D. Harris.

     Harvey P. Harris, 87, of Godfry, died at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Hospital.
     He was a retired electrician who worked out of I.B.E.W. Local 649.
     He married the former Bertha Fiegenbaum who died Aug. 4, 1968.
     Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Margaret Frye of Wood River; two sons, Richard W. Harris of Godfrey, and Warren H. Harris of Mascoutah; 12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
     Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Quinn Funeral Home.
     Services will be conducted at the funeral home at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday by the Rev. Doyle Long.
     Burial will be in Alton City Cemetery.

Harvey married Fiegenbaum, Bertha Clara 15 Nov 1922, Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA. Bertha (daughter of Fiegenbaum, Dr. Julius Henry and Pitts, Sophie Elizabeth) was born 10 Sep 1891, Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA; died 4 Aug 1968, Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA; was buried 6 Aug 1968, Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Buried:
Bertha was buried in Alton Cemetery (in the Old Yard section, lot 54). Her husband was later buried in the same lot.

Died:

The following transcription is based on a digital image supplied by Charles D. Harris of an obituary published on Monday, 5 August 1968.

     Mrs. Bertha F. Harris, 76, a life-time resident of Alton, died at 2:30 p.m., Sunday at St. Anthony Hospital, where she had been a patient for the past two months. Mrs. Harris, had previously resided in Godfrey on Davis Lane for 26 years.
     Born in Alton, Sept. 10, 1891, her parents were the late Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Fiegenbaum.
     Mrs. Harris, a schoolteacher for 30 years in the Alton Public School System and vicinity, received her schooling from the Alton Schools and Shurtleff College. She was graduated from Illinois Women's College, Jacksonville.
     Her marriage to Harvey Harris, who survives, took place in 1922 in Alton.
     Beside her husband, she is also survived by a daughter, Mrs. Margaret Frye of Wood River; two sons, Richard W. of Godfrey, and Warren H. of Mascoutah, Ill.; and 12 grandchildren.
     Mrs. Harris was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Alton.
     Visitation will begin after 7 p.m. today at Morrow-Quinn Mortuary, where services will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. Interment will follow in Alton City Cemetery.

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Married:
Harvey and Bertha were married in the home of Bertha's parents, at 628 Henry Street.

Cecil married Hollis, Maudie Florene. Maudie died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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

Other Events:

• Occupation: Madison County, Illinois, USA; a carpenter
• Baptism: 1866, Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA

Notes:

Baptism:
He was baptized in the First Baptist Church.

Buried:
William was buried in Alton Cemetery (in Block 27 1/2, lot 3). His wife was later buried in the same lot.

William married Pope, Elizabeth 20 Oct 1869. Elizabeth (daughter of Pope, Lott and Goodman, Ann) was born 15 Jul 1845, London, England; died 17 Sep 1937; was buried , Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Occupation: Madison County, Illinois, USA; a seamstress
• Immigration: 1854, USA
• Baptism: 30 Mar 1863, Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA

Notes:

Immigration:
Ann, her parents, and four of her siblings disembarked at New York City and eventually settled in Alton, Illinois. An older brother, Thomas, had immigrated to the USA earlier.

Baptism:
She was baptized in the First Baptist Church.

Buried:
Elizabeth was buried beside her husband in Alton Cemetery Alton Cemetery (in Block 27 1/2, lot 3).

Other Events:

• Census: 1860, Linton Township, Allamakee County, Iowa, USA
• Census: 1870, Summerfield, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA
• Census: 1880, Quincy, Adams County, Illinois, USA
• Degree: 9 Mar 1885, City of New York, New York, USA; M.D.; Address:
  Bellevue Hospital Medical College

Notes:

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

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

Census:
According to the 1880 enumeration of 12th Street, between Jefferson and Washington, "Julius H. Tigenbaum," age 21 (born in Illinois), lived with his parents, "William Tigenbaum" (age 56), a German Methodist Pastor and "Sophia Tigenbaum" (age 55), and three siblings: "Bertha E. Tigenbaum" (age 21), "Martha Tigenbaum" (age 18) and "Lydia M. Tigenbaum" (age 16).

Degree:
Julius received his degree at the 24th commencement exercises of Bellevue Hospital Medical College (later New York University School of Medicine), held in the evening at the Metropolitan Opera House.

Buried:
     Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m. at the family home, 628 Henry Street. Rev. George Whitten, pastor of First Methodist Church, officiated. Julius was buried in Alton Cemetery (in the Old Yard section, lot 100). His wife was later buried in the same lot.

Died:

     The following obituary was published on Monday, 28 February 1938 in the Alton Evening Telegraph, of Alton, Illinois.

          Dr. Fiegenbaum
          Dies; Physician
          Here 53 Years
           -------
          Succumbs Three Days
          After Fall Down Stairs
          at His Home
           -------
          Served as Health Officer
           -------
          During Smallpox Epidemic
           -- Funeral Rites Tues-
          Day at Residence

     Fifty-three years in the practice of the medical profession by Dr. Julius H. Fiegenbaum came to a close Saturday evening when he died in his home after an illness which began the preceding Wednesday afternoon. He would have been 79 years of age next April 27.
     Whether Dr. Fiegenbaum's death was due to paralysis that caused him to fall down the flight of stairs to his cellar floor in his home at 3 o'clock last Wednesday afternoon, or the fall produced the paralysis which proved fatal is not certain. He was never out of his bed after being laid there following his fall.
     Seldom taking any time out for travel, Dr. Fiegenbaum had stuck close to his professional work in Alton. It was the only place he had ever practiced medicine. He had come here as a young man in 1885 to settle down, had married here four years later and ever since that had been identified with the work of his profession. At times he did public service as health officer of the city, also taking time to serve capably as a member of the official board of the First Methodist church, a post he filled at the time the present church was originally built at Sixth and Market streets.

     Successful as 'Baby Doctor'

     He had not been feeling well, but except for two days he stayed at home, he had continued to attend to calls of the families he served. His chief interest long was in the care and feeding babies and he was known for years as a successful "baby doctor." He had great success in prescribing formulas for feeding babies when little attention was being given that then little known science which has become an important subject of scientific research in later years. Wednesday he had been down town after being home Sunday and Monday, and he had attended to some patients even on Wednesday before he suffered the fall. When he was picked up and taken from the cellar floor he had bad mark on his forehead where his head may have struck on the concrete floor. While some phases of his condition seemed to improve, others did not and the end came Saturday night.
     Dr. Fiegenbaum was born in Galena, Ill. He received his medical education first at Rush School in Chicago and finished at Bellevue Medical school in New York. Then he came to Alton and settled here in his first place where he was to remain the rest of his life. He was married here to Miss Sophie Pitts, member of a prominent Alton family, Sept. 11, 1899. Two children were born to the couple, a son dying in early childhood. Their only daughter, Bertha, is the wife of H. P. Harris, who with Mrs. Fiegenbaum, survives. There is a twin sister, Mrs. Bertha Blume of St. Paul, Minn., who visited her brother here when he was celebrating his seventy-fifth birthday. Another sister, Mrs. Lydia Jacoby lives at Los Angeles, Cal. There are three grandchildren.

      Served During Epidemic

     It is recalled that Dr. Fiegenbaum served as city health officer during one of the worst smallpox epidemics the city had gone through in many years. During that time he gave personal attention to the smallpox victims. The outbreak had been started in Alton from the coming here of people from infested districts at a distance to work in industries. The duty of the health officer at that time was to look after all such causes and Dr. Fiegenbaum did a good job of it.
     One of the last things he did the day he was stricken was to vaccinate a grandson of his.
     The funeral will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock with services at the family home, 628 Henry street, where services will be conducted by the Rev. George Whitten, pastor of First Methodist Church.
     The death of Dr. Fiegenbaum was the third in the medical profession here since Dec 22, when Dr. F. C. Joesting died. Dr. Walter Day died Dec. 30.
     Dr. Fiegenbaum, like Dr. Joesting and Dr. Day, had started the practice of his profession in Alton and had practiced no place else.

Julius married Pitts, Sophie Elizabeth 11 Sep 1889, Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA. Sophie (daughter of Pitts, Samuel Jr. and Pringle, Isabella) was born 27 Aug 1859, Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA; died 30 Oct 1939, Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA; was buried 1 Nov 1939, Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Buried:
Sophie was buried beside her husband in Alton Cemetery (in the Old Yard section, lot 100).

Died:

     The following obituary was published on Tuesday, 31 October 1939, on page two of the Alton Evening Telegraph (Alton, Illinois).

          Mrs. Sophia Fiegenbaum,
          Physician's Widow, Dies

     An illness precipitated by grief over the death of her husband, Dr. J. H. Fiegenbaum, brought death Monday to Mrs. Sophia Fiegenbaum, 80. Mrs. Fiegenbaum died at 3:15 p.m., at her home, 625 Henry street.
     A native of Alton, she was born Aug. 27, 1859, a daughter of Isabelle Pringle Pitts and Samuel Pitts, at the hotel of William Pitts. A member of one of the old families here, her grandfather, William Pitts, was host to Abraham Lincoln when he stopped in Alton at time of the Lincoln-Douglas debate. The hotel, then one of the foremost and finest in Alton, is still in use but known today as the Lincoln Hotel.
     She was the last one of five children born to Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Pitts who survived. In her youth she had shown artistic talent and had been recognized for her ability by Paul Harney, the artist, by being permitted to teach an overflow class of his.
     Mrs. Fiegenbaum was one of the oldest members of First Presbyterian Church where her father, Samuel Pitts, for many years was an elder and had assisted in the laying of the cornerstone of the present church when it was built. She had been a member of First Presbyterian since about the age of 15 and all of her life had been active in work of the women's organizations. Her church membership covered a period of 65 years.
     Mrs. Fiegenbaum, during her eighty years of residence in Alton, was widely known. She belonged to a family which had been distinguished for their fine character and their activity in promoting welfare of worth-while institutions. Particularly had the family been identified with First Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Fiegenbaum's grandfather was a contemporary of Elijah P. Lovejoy and other men who took a prominent part in the early-day events in Alton. Until her advancing age made it necessary for her to be less regular, she had been deeply interested in the work of the Presbyterian Church and was still an attendant at services when she was able to do so.
     Mrs. Fiegenbaum was known for her gracious hospitality in her home. Of a cheerful disposition, she had a large number of good friends, even among those much younger than she. She enjoyed continuing in younger generations the family friendships she had held with the older ones. She had the ability, an inherited one in her family, it seemed, to grow old gracefully, maintaining friendships to the end.
     She was married Sept. 11, 1889, to Dr. Fiegenbaum, a young physician at that time, just getting a start in the medical practice in Alton and whose father was pastor of what is now Grace Methodist Church. Death of Dr. Fiegenbaum Feb. 26, 1938, had been a shock that Mrs. Fiegenbaum had been unable to overcome and the decline in her health had become more and more apparent since his death. The couple had looked forward to observance of their golden wedding, the date of which was last September.
     Dr. and Mrs. Fiegenbaum were parents of two children, Harry Pitts Fiegenbaum, who died in infancy, and Mrs. Harvey Fiegenbaum Harris, who survives. She also leaves three grandchildren, Margaret, Warren and Richard Harris.
     Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 3 p.m. at the residence with the Rev. E. J. Vance, pastor of First Presbyterian Church, officiating. The body was moved this afternoon from the Morrow-Cutforth funeral home to the residence, where friends may call. Burial will be in the Fiegenbaum family lot in City cemetery.

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Married:

     The following announcement appeared in the Edwardsville Intelligencer, Edwardsville, Illinois, on 18 September 1889.

The marriage of Dr. Julius H. Fiegenbaum and Miss Sophie Pitts, of Alton, at the bride's home last Wednesday evening, was one of the most brilliant social events in that city this season. The ceremony was read by the groom's father, Rev. Wm. Fiegenbaum, in a most impressive manner, at 7 o'clock. The rites were witnessed by a large circle of relatives of the contracting parties. The costumes of the quests were elegant. Immediately after the ceremony a reception was tendered them, which was followed by a magnificent feast. The couple left that evening on the Chicago & Alton train for a wedding tour, after which they will be at home in Alton. The bride is an estimable lady, of one of the oldest and most highly respected families of the Bluff City. The groom is a young physician of promise, and a former Edwardsvillian. He has a host of old friends here who wish him and his fair bride a happy and prosperous future. Those who attended from this city were Dr. E. W. Fiegenbaum and Attorney and Mrs. Clay H. Lynch.


Residence (family):
According to an account of his parents' 50th wedding anniversary celebration at Edwardsville Illinois on 29 September 1899, their son, "J. H. Fiegenbaum of Alton" was in attendance.

Residence (family):
According to his father's obituary published on 30 November 1906 in the Edwardsville Intelligencer, of Edwardsville, Illinois, the son "Dr. Julius H." was then living at Alton, Illinois.