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  • Name Fiegenbaum, Hermann Heinrich 
    Born 2 Sep 1764  Ladbergen, Grafschaft Tecklenburg Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    • This man's second given name is reported variously as Hendrik, Hedrich, Henrich and Heinrich. Alternative dates of birth are sometimes given as 9 February or 17 March 1764.
    Gender Male 
    Died 11 Mar 1829  Ladbergen, Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    • According to the church records in Ladbergen, Hermann died of water dropsy and was in need of a doctor.
    Person ID I23  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 13 Feb 2014 

    Father Fiegenbaum, Johann Hermann,   b. 3 Apr 1739, Ladbergen, Grafschaft Tecklenburg Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jul 1796, Ladbergen, Grafschaft Tecklenburg Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years) 
    Mother Grotholtmann, Catharina Elisabeth,   b. 11 Nov 1731, Ladbergen, Grafschaft Tecklenburg Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Apr 1816, Ladbergen, Kingdom of Prussia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 14 Aug 1763  Ladbergen, Grafschaft Tecklenburg Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7, 8, 9] 

    •      At the time of their marriage, Johann was 24 years, 4 months and 11 days old; Catharina was 31 years 9 months and 3 days old.
           At the time of the births of each of their children, the father and mother were the following ages, respectively: Hermann Heinrich, 25 years, 4 days and 29 days & 32 years, 9 months and 21 days; Johann Henrich, 27 years and 8 months & 35 years and 22 days; Cord, 30 years, 10 months and 15 days & 38 years, 3 months and 7 days; Anna Elisabeth, 34 years, 2 months and 7 days & 41 years, 7 months and 9 days; Anna Elsabein, 38 years, 4 months and 13 days & 45 years, 9 months and 5 days.
           Lieselotte (Freese) Fiegenbaum, of Ladbergen, surmises that Catherina Elisabeth Grotholtmann was a sister to Anna Elsabein Grotholtmann (1746-1818), who married Hermann Wilhelm Fiegenbaum (1745-1813) on 5 August 1770.
    Family ID F5  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Horstmeier, Anna Christine Katharina,   b. 21 Oct 1759, Lienen, Grafschaft Tecklenburg Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jan 1830, Ladbergen, Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 20 Nov 1785  Lienen, Grafschaft Tecklenburg Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16] 

    •      The newly married couple lived in the Horstmeier Heuerhaus located in Bauerschaft Holperdorp, a section of the town of Lienen. Their first child was born there. It would appear that within a few years the family had moved. The couple's second child was born in the nearby village of Ladbergen. By 1800, the family had built a house at Ladbergen-Wester 21, located in the section of the village know as "In der Laake." Hermann died in this home in 1829 and Anna passed a year later. In 1840, the house was sold. It may be that some of the proceeds from this sale helped finance Johann Heinrich Fiegenbaum's family emigration to the USA in 1841.
           In addition to being a carpenter or house builder, Hermann Heinrich Fiegenbaum was a Heuerling or tenant farmer. Tenant farmers were low on the social scale in Ladbergen at the time. "They owned no land, and they lived in rented houses on larger farms. Every large or middle-sized farm in Ladbergen had one or more tenant houses (in German: Heuerhäuser) scattered over the farm. The highest number on any farm in Ladbergen was seven; two or three was common. Each tenant farm house had its own plot of 7 to 12 acres. The tenants rented the houses and plots for life. The tenant farmers were not the same as sharecroppers or rental farmers in the American sense. They had only a small plot to themselves, and they did not need to give any of the yield to the landowner. They were essentially renters of houses who paid for their dwellings with a small amount of cash and a specified number of days of labor. In the 19th century the tenants were typically relatives of the landowners, but this was decreasingly the case after the turn of the century."
    Children 
     1. Fiegenbaum, Everd Jacob Wilhelm,   b. 2 Jun 1786, Lienen, Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 May 1870, Ladbergen, Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
    +2. Fiegenbaum, Johann Heinrich,   b. 12 May 1788, Ladbergen, Grafschaft Tecklenburg Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Mar 1861, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
    +3. Fiegenbaum, Johann Heinrich,   b. 24 Mar 1791, Ladbergen, Grafschaft Tecklenburg Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jul 1847, Ladbergen, Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years)
    +4. Fiegenbaum, Adolph Heinrich,   b. 19 Dec 1793, Ladbergen, Grafschaft Tecklenburg Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jan 1877, Garner, Hancock County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     5. Fiegenbaum, Johann Hermann Adolph,   b. 6 Feb 1797, Ladbergen, Grafschaft Tecklenburg Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jan 1798, Ladbergen, Grafschaft Tecklenburg Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    +6. Fiegenbaum, Anna Katharina Elisabeth,   b. 1 Feb 1799, Ladbergen, Grafschaft Tecklenburg Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Fiegenbaum, Anna Christine,   b. 22 Dec 1802, Ladbergen, Grafschaft Tecklenburg Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jan 1871, Ladbergen, Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F8  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Sources 
    1. [S4] Lieselotte (Freese) Fiegenbaum, Genealogical research, Letter of September 1981 to Jane (Fiegenbaum) Paget; page 3.
      "Hermann Hendrick Fiegenbaum (carpenter - he built houses) born 17.3.1764 [i.e., 17 March 1764] at Ladbergen".

    2. [S1] Hermanda (Lagemann) Fiegenbaum, Genealogical research, Letter from Hermanda (Lagemann) Fiegenbaum on 15 September 1996 to J. W. Fiegenbaum.
      "This Fiegenbaum, father from Adolph, was Hermann Heinrich Fiegenbaum, born Sept. 2. 1764 in Ladbergen."

    3. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 3, 4.
      Hermann Hendrick Fiegenbaum, child of Johann Hermann Fiegenbaum and Catharina Elisabeth Grotholtman, was born 2 September 1764 at Ladbergen, Westphalia, Germany.

    4. [S1] Hermanda (Lagemann) Fiegenbaum, Genealogical research.
      Hermann died on 11 March 1829 in Ladbergen at the age of 64 years, 6 months.
           In a letter to J. W. Fiegenbaum dated 15 September 1996, Hermanda wrote: "He died in this house [near Ladbergen in an area known as 'In der Laake'] on March 11. 1829. 1829. He had water dropsy and need a doctor. So is it written in the church record."

    5. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 3, 4.
      Hermann died 11 March 1829 at Ladbergen, Westphalia, Germany.

    6. [S1] Hermanda (Lagemann) Fiegenbaum, Genealogical research, Fiegenbaum-Grotholtmann family group sheet.
      Child of (#31) Johann Jacob Fiegenbaum and his second wife, Christine Schowe: #312. Johann Hermann Fiegenbaum geb. 03.04.1739 gest. 31.07.1796 58 J. 5 M. verh. 14.08.1763 in Ladbergen Catharina Elisabeth Grotholtmann geb. 11.11.1731 gest. 19.04.1816 [Johann Hermann Fiegenbaum; born on 3 April 1739; died on 31 July 1796; married on 14 August 1763 in Ladbergen to Catharina Elisabeth Grotholtmann; born 11 November 1731; died 19 April 1816].

    7. [S4] Lieselotte (Freese) Fiegenbaum, Genealogical research.
      Johann Hermann Fiegenbaum and Chaterina [sic] Elisabeth Grotholtmann; married 1763 in Ladbergen.

    8. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 3.
      Johann Hermann Fiegenbaum and Catharina Elisabeth Grotholtman were married 14 August 1763 at Ladbergen, Westphalia, Germany.

    9. [S135] Bill Roege, Ladbergen Genealogy Database (2nd draft edition; November 1999) (http://members.aol.com/WRoege/ladbergen.htm - last confirmed in March 2005).
      Johan Herman Fiegenbaum and Catharina Liesabeth Grotholtmann were married on 14 August 1763 at Ladbergen, Westphalia, Germany. Bill Roege did not identify his source. Bill Roege included a note for this event: "young man and young woman (neither married)."

    10. [S4] Lieselotte (Freese) Fiegenbaum, Genealogical research, Letter of September 1981 to Jane (Fiegenbaum) Paget; page 3.
      "About the parents of Johann Heinrich Fiegenbaum I could find out the following particulars: [here Lieselotte Fiegenbaum included birth information for Hermann Hendrick Fiegenbaum and Anna Catherina Fiegenbaum née Horstmeier].
           "They [Hermann Hendrick Fiegenbaum and Anna Catherina Fiegenbaum née Horstmeier] were married on 20th November 1785.
           "They lived in Lienen-Holperdorp in the 'Heuerhaus' Horstmeier. (Heuerhaus: A smaller house standing on the ground of the farm and belonging to it. The tenant-farmer livining therein had to pay the rent partially in work.)"
           On page 1 of the letter, Lieselotte had included additional information about this couple:
           "Hendrik Fiegenbaum and his wife, née Horstmeier - the parents of J.H. Fiegenbaum - most probably bought some ground were [sic] upon they built their house which received the number 21, which means it was the 21st house built in Wester. In the year 1840 the house was sold. In 1865 a Fiegenbaum took over the number 21 for his newly built house. This property of Hendrich (which is equal to Hendrik) is already mentioned as Wester 21 during the year 1800.
           "About this fact I have to ask for some further information at the Münster Record Office. As soon as possible I shall give you the correct information about that."

    11. [S1] Hermanda (Lagemann) Fiegenbaum, Genealogical research.
      Hermann Henrich [sic] Fiegenbaum and Anna Christine Katharina Horstmeier were married on 20 November 1785 in Lienen.
           In a letter dated 15 September 1996 to J. W. Fiegenbaum, Hermand wrote: "That couple Fiegenbaum-Horstmeier had seven children, one son died as infant, one son and two sisters stayed in Ladbergen. They built or bought a house near village Ladbergen called 'In der Laake'. That house isn't but I saw the plot of land, last year it was a big cornfield. He was a carpenter like the sons. He died in this house on March 11. 1829. He had water dropsy and need a doctor. So is it written in the church record."

    12. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 4.
      Hermann Hendrick Fiegenbaum and Anna Christine Katharina Horstmeier were married 20 november 1785 at Lienen, Westphalia, Germany.

    13. [S230] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Germany Vital Records Index" in FamilySearch Record Search—Pilot Site at (http://pilot.familysearch.org/).
      Accessed on 10 October 2010. Index entries compiled from "Germany Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898," a FamilySearch database; data derived from: Evangelische Kirche Lienen (Kreis Tecklenburg). Kirchenbuch, 1711-1908. Family History Library Film 526268: "Heiraten, Tote 1733-1798 - Taufen 1779-1802." Salt Lake City, Utah: The Genealogical Society of Utah, 1967. Indexing Project (Batch) Number C95402-3. Original records in Evangelisches Landeskirchenamt, Bielefeld, Federal Republic of Germany.
           Everd Jacob Wilhelm Fiegenbaum, son of Herman Hinderich Fiegenbaum and Anna Catharina Horstmeyer; born 2 June 1786; baptized 11 June 1786 at "Evangelisch, Lienen, Westfalen, Prussia."

    14. [S104] Personal communication, Letter from Hermanda (Lagemann) Fiegenbaum on 15 September 1996 to J. W. Fiegenbaum.
      "This Fiegenbaum, father from Adolph, was Hermann Heinrich Fiegenbaum, born Sept. 2. 1764 in Ladbergen. His wife was Anna Christien [sic] Katharina Horstmeier from Lienen. That is a little village near by."

    15. [S1] Hermanda (Lagemann) Fiegenbaum, Genealogical research.
      In a letter to J. W. Fiegenbaum dated 15 September 1996, Hermanda wrote: "He was a carpenter like the sons."

    16. [S8] Friedrich Saatkamp, Ladbergen: Out of the History and the Present of the 1000-year Westphalian Village, edited and translated by Dean R. Hoge (New Knoxville, Ohio: New Knoxville Historical Society, 1985), pages xxii-xxvi.
      "Land Ownership" (section 4) in the Preface. The quote on tenant farmers (Heuerlinge) was taken from page xxiii.


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