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Winter, Frederick Wilhelm

Male 1852 - 1939  (86 years)


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  • Name Winter, Frederick Wilhelm 
    Born 28 Sep 1852  Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    • The exact date of birth needs to be confirmed.
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 16 Jan 1853  Muscatine County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • The baptism of "Friederick Wilhelm Winter" was recorded in the register of the German Methodist Episcopal Church at Muscatine, Iowa. Apparently the date of 16 January 1853 was recorded in the original register as the date of birth, but this contradicts the date reported in some secondary sources. Needless to say the exact dates of both the birth and baptism need to be confirmed by additional research. Also the question raised by a birth near Wapello, in Louisa County and a baptism at or near Muscatine, in Muscatine County, needs to be answered.
    Education Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7, 8, 9] 
    in the high school 

    •      Currently, the best summary of Frederick Winter's education was published in 1917 in the Historical Sketch and Alumni Record of Iowa Wesleyan College. Note that the institution was known as Iowa Wesleyan University when Frederick was in attendance. The name was changed to Iowa Wesleyan College in 1912. Frederick graduated from the high school at Muscatine, Iowa in 1869.

                Class of 1876

           234. Frederick William Winter, A.B. - Born September 28, Wapello. Prepared, Muscatine High School. Entered Iowa Wesleyan 1871. A.M. 1879. Philomathean [Literary Society]. Phi Delta Theta [fraternity; Iowa Alpha Chapter]. M.D. 1880, Iowa State University Medical School; valedictorian. Did post-graduate work, medical colleges, Chicago and Kansas City. Principal of High School Garner, Iowa, 1876-78. Member Wyman, Neb., School Board, 1890-96. Secretary Neb. State Home Medical Society, 1886-88. Physician.
           Married, Lida Bennett November 26, 1885, Wyman, Neb.,
           Children
                Ralph B., born May 31, 1887.
                Mae Irene, born October 10, 1889.
                Wilhelm Waldo, born May 8, 1892.
                Louis Emerson, born December 1, 1897.
                Elsa Amelia, born May 9, 1901.
           Residence, Wymore, Nebr.
    Occupation a physician  [8, 10, 11] 

    •      The following biographical sketch was published in 1904 in A Biographical and Genealogical History of Southeastern Nebraska.

                Dr. F. W. Winter

           Dr. F. W. Winter, who is engaged in practice in Adams, Gage county, Nebraska, is one of the best known physicians of the county, and has gained the utmost confidence of the people in his skill and reliability. He has shown himself conscientious and sympathetic in his work, and whether as a man or in a professional relation he is held in high esteem and is popular with all.
           Dr. Winter was born in Wapello, Iowa, in 1852, a member of one of the pioneer families of the state. His father, William Winter, was a native of Germany, and after his emigration to this country he enlisted in the army and served in the Mexican war. For his services he received a land warrant, and with this came to Iowa and took up land. He died at the age of fifty-six in Davenport, Iowa. His wife was Mina Filgenbaum [sic], who was born, reared and educated in Germany.
           Dr. Winter graduated from the high school in Muscatine, Iowa, and was a student in the Iowa Wesleyan College. He also taught school at Garner, Hancock county. He graduate from the medical department of Iowa College at Iowa City, Iowa, in the class of 1880.
           Dr. Winter was married in 1885 to Miss Lyda P. Bennett, who was born in New York state, a daughter of James Bennett, who died in Adams, Nebraska. Dr. and Mrs. Winter have five children: Ralph Bennett, May Irene, W. Waldo, Lewis Emerson, Elzie A. Dr. Winter is a strong Republican. He is a member of the State Medical Society, and of the Nebraska Valley Medical Society, and was secretary of the former for three years. He affiliates with the Ancient Order of United Workmen, the Modern Woodmen and the Knights of Pythias, and Mrs. Winter is a member of the Eastern Star. They are members of the Methodist Episcopal church, and he holds the office of steward and takes an active part in church work.

           It should be pointed out that Dr. Winter's mother was Maria Wilhelmine Fiegenbaum (not Filgenbaum, as this sketch reports). It is true that she was born in the Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia in 1833, but she was not educated there. In 1834, she and her family emigrated to the USA and settled in eastern Missouri. She married Wilhelm Winter in 1850 at Warrenton, Warren County, Missouri; within the year the couple had removed to Louisa County, Iowa.

           The following biographical sketch was published in 1918 in the History of Gage County, Nebraska, by Hugh J. Dobbs.

           Frederick W. Winter, M.D., a representative physician at Wymore, was born September 28, 1852, and is the son of William and Wilhelmina (Fiegenbaum) Winter. William Winter was born at Lippe-Detmold, Germany, July 31, 1825, and came to the United States in 1842. His wife was born in Germany, July 27, 1833, and died March 19, 1917. After coming to America both families settled in Warren county, Missouri, where William Winter and Wilhelmina Fiegenbaum met for the first time; shortly after their marriage they moved to Iowa.
           William Winter was a soldier in the war with Mexico and was given government land in Iowa in consideration of his services. In 1857 he was ordained a minister of the German Methodist church, his first charge being at Rock Island, Illinois, and his last charge was at Davenport, Iowa, where he died February 21, 1882. Mr. and Mrs. Winter became the parents of nine children, of whom Dr. Frederick W. is the eldest. Adolph Fiegenbaum, father of Mrs. William Winter, was born in Germany, December 17, 1792, and came to the United States in 1833, settling in Missouri. Later he removed to Garner, Iowa, and there his death occurred January 7, 1877. His wife, Christina Wilhelmina, was born in Germany, in 1796, and died in Iowa, January 17, 1871.
           Dr. Frederick W. Winter was educated at Muscatine, Iowa, where he was graduated in the high school as a member of the class of 1866. He was at one time superintendent of schools at Garner, Iowa, a position he retained two years. He studied medicine in Iowa State Medical College and was graduated with the class of 1880. The same year he moved to Kansas and began the practice of medicine at Junction City, where he remained one year. In 1882 Dr. Winter came to Wymore, Nebraska, and here he has practiced his profession continuously from that year the present time.
           On October 26, 1885, Dr. Winter was united in marriage to Miss Lida P. Bennett, daughter of James Bennett, Jr. To this union were born five children, as follows, Ralph B., of Adams, this county; Mary Irene, a teacher of schools at Casper, Wyoming; Wilhelm Waldo, Elsie Amelia, at home; and Louis E., now in the United States army.
           James Bennett, Jr., father of Mrs. Winter, was born in New York state, November 26, 1840. He came to Wymore in 1882 and in 1884 was followed by his family. He was brick mason and brick manufacturer, and he followed this business after coming to Nebraska. He assisted in erecting some of the first brick buildings in the city of Wymore. Mr. Bennett married Miss Eliza Hollenbeck, who was born November 12, 1839. They were the parents of four children, two of whom are living, - Lydia, wife of Dr. Winter, of this review, and Frances B. Horham, a widow, living in Lincoln, Nebraska. Mr. Bennett died in May, 1897.
           Dr. Winter is a Republican and he was for six years a member of the Wymore school board. He is a member of the Methodist church, is a Mason and belongs to several fraternal insurance societies. He is also a member of the Nebraska State Homeopathic Medical Society and the American Institute of Homeopathy. Dr. Winter has always enjoyed a large practice and is held in very high esteem in the community in which he lives.

           Note that even within this single short account, the Dr. Winter's wife's name is spelled Lida and Lydia. It sometimes also appears as Lyda. A definitive spelling has not been found yet.
    Died 1939  Adams, Gage County, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Person ID I284  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 20 Dec 2014 

    Father Winter, Wilhelm,   b. 31 Jul 1825, Humfeld, Principality of Lippe Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Feb 1882, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years) 
    Mother Fiegenbaum, Maria Wilhelmine,   b. 27 Jul 1833, Lengerich, Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Mar 1917, Wymore, Gage County, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 18 Feb 1850  Warrenton, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [13, 14, 15, 16, 17] 
    Family ID F101  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Bennett, Lida P.,   b. 1866, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1946, Adams, Gage County, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 26 Nov 1885  Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [18, 19, 20] 
    • The month of marriage has also been reported as October.
    Children 
     1. Winter, Ralph Bennett,   b. 31 May 1887,   d. 22 Oct 1967, Adams, Gage County, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     2. Winter, Mary Irene,   b. 10 Oct 1889,   d. 1957, Adams, Gage County, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
     3. Winter, Wilhelm Waldo,   b. 8 May 1892,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Winter, Louis Emerson,   b. 1 Dec 1897,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Winter, Elsie Amelia,   b. 9 May 1901,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F1512  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S140] Hugh Jackson Dobbs, History of Gage County, Nebraska: a Narrative of the Past, with Special Emphasis upon the Pioneer Period of the County's History, its Social, Commercial, Educational, Religious, and Civic Development from the Early Days to the Present Time (Lincoln, Nebraska: Western Publishing and Engraving Company, 1918), page 900.
      A biographical sketch of "Frederick W. Winter, M. D."
           "FREDERICK W. WINTER, M. D., a representative physician at Wymore, was born September 28, 1852, and is the son of William and Wilhelmina (Fiegenbaum) Winter."

    2. [S189] Alumnal Association of Iowa Wesleyan College, Historical Sketch and Alumni Record of Iowa Wesleyan College (Mount Pleasant, Iowa: Alumnal Association of Iowa Wesleyan College, 1917), page 199.
      "Frederick William Winter, A.B. - Born September 28, Wapello." The year of birth was not provided.

    3. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 40, 89-90.
      Frederick (Doc) William Winter, child of William Winter and Maria Wilhelmine (Mina) Fiegenbaum, was born on 28 September 1852 at Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa.

    4. [S218] A Biographical and Genealogical History of Southeastern Nebraska, 2 volumes, (Chicago, Illinois: Lewis Publishing Company, 1904), volume 2, page 1,039.
      A biographical sketch of "Dr. F. W. Winter."
           "Dr. Winter was born in Wapello, Iowa, in 1852, a member of one of the pioneer families of the state. His father, William Winter, was a native of Germany, and after his emigration to this country he enlisted in the army and served in the Mexican war. ... His wife was Mina Filgenbaum [sic], who was born, reared and educated in Germany."
           Dr. Winter's mother, Maria Wilhelmine Fiegenbaum (not Filgenbaum), was born in the Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia in 1833. In 1834, she and her family immigrated to the USA.

    5. [S227] IAGenWeb Project, Muscatine County. German Methodist Episcopal Church, Muscatine, Iowa.
      Baptismal Records, May 1851-June 1912. Surnames A-K. (http://iagenweb.org/muscatine/churches/GMEbaptm-z.htm). Data submitted by Eleanor B. McCleary. Web page created October 5, 2005 by Dave Dunston. Accessed on 18 July 2008.
           Friederick Wilhelm Winter, son of Wilhelm and Wilhelmine Winter, was born on 16 January 1853. The date of baptism was not recorded. This record appeared in Volume 1, page 130 of the church registers.
           The mother's maiden name is not provided in this record. However, two other baptismal records in this transcription for the very same couple report the mother's maiden name as "Fieg" and as "Fiegenbaum."
           In the published transcription of the baptismal register from this source, 37 records provide a birth date but not a baptismal date; all but one of these occurs on pages 130 or 131 of volume 1. Of the 36 records on these 2 pages, all lack information on the mother's maiden name, the adddress of the family, and the name of the pastor. Furthermore, 24 of the 36 records also fail to record the year in the date (the transcribers have suggested a year based on the sequence of the records). The absence of information in these 36 records stands in contrast to all the others and would suggest that between May 1851 and September 1854, the recording of baptisms was not carried out quite as diligently as at other times in the church's history.
           In light of this pattern, and entirely without confirming research, I have assumed that the date of 16 January 1853 in the record for Friederick Wilhelm Winter is actually the baptismal date and not the birth date. This, of course, needs to be confirmed.

    6. [S140] Hugh Jackson Dobbs, History of Gage County, Nebraska: a Narrative of the Past, with Special Emphasis upon the Pioneer Period of the County's History, its Social, Commercial, Educational, Religious, and Civic Development from the Early Days to the Present Time (Lincoln, Nebraska: Western Publishing and Engraving Company, 1918), page 900.
      A biographical sketch of "Frederick W. Winter, M. D."
           "Dr. Frederick W. Winter was educated at Muscatine, Iowa, where he was graduated in the high school as a member of the class of 1866."

    7. [S189] Alumnal Association of Iowa Wesleyan College, Historical Sketch and Alumni Record of Iowa Wesleyan College (Mount Pleasant, Iowa: Alumnal Association of Iowa Wesleyan College, 1917), page 199.
      "Frederick William Winter, A.B.... Prepared, Muscatine High School. Entered Iowa Wesleyan 1871."

    8. [S218] A Biographical and Genealogical History of Southeastern Nebraska, 2 volumes, (Chicago, Illinois: Lewis Publishing Company, 1904), volume 2, pages 1,039-1,040.
      A biographical sketch of "Dr. F. W. Winter."

    9. [S242] History of Muscatine County, Iowa: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, &c., Biographical Sketches of Citizens, War Record of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics, Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men, History of the Northwest, History of Iowa, Map of Muscatine County, Constitution of the United States, Miscellaneous Matters, &c., &c. (Chicago, Illinois: Western Historical Company, 1879), page 541.
      F. W. Winter graduated in 1869 from the high school at Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa.

    10. [S140] Hugh Jackson Dobbs, History of Gage County, Nebraska: a Narrative of the Past, with Special Emphasis upon the Pioneer Period of the County's History, its Social, Commercial, Educational, Religious, and Civic Development from the Early Days to the Present Time (Lincoln, Nebraska: Western Publishing and Engraving Company, 1918), page 900.
      A biographical sketch of "Frederick W. Winter, M. D."

    11. [S189] Alumnal Association of Iowa Wesleyan College, Historical Sketch and Alumni Record of Iowa Wesleyan College (Mount Pleasant, Iowa: Alumnal Association of Iowa Wesleyan College, 1917), page 199.
      "Frederick William Winter - ...M.D. 1880, Iowa State University Medical School; valedictorian. Did post-graduate work, medical colleges, Chicago and Kansas City. .... Secretary Neb. State Home Medical Society, 1886-88. Physician."

    12. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 40, 89-90.
      Frederick (Doc) William Winter died in 1939 at Adams, Gage County, Nebraska.

    13. [S119] Harriet L. Fiegenbaum and Judith L. (Fiegenbaum) Miller, Genealogical research.
      Rev. Winter and Maria Wilhelmine Fiegenbaum; married.

    14. [S138] Mrs. Howard W. Woodruff, Marriage Records, Warren County, Missouri: Books A and B, 1833-1860 (Kansas City, Missouri: Mrs. H. W. Woodruff, 1969), page 28.
      Record from Marriage Book B, page 177: "19 Feb. 1850 William Winter - Welhelmina Fregenbaume 71."
           The number 71 refers to an index of officiating ministers and justices compiled by Mrs. Woodruff. Number 71 is listed on page 61: "J. Haus, M. E. (may be same as 69)." Number 69, also on page 61, is: "Jacob Hass, M. E., Ill. Conf."

    15. [S140] Hugh Jackson Dobbs, History of Gage County, Nebraska: a Narrative of the Past, with Special Emphasis upon the Pioneer Period of the County's History, its Social, Commercial, Educational, Religious, and Civic Development from the Early Days to the Present Time (Lincoln, Nebraska: Western Publishing and Engraving Company, 1918), page 900.
      A biographical sketch of "Frederick W. Winter, M. D."
           "After coming to America both families settled in Warren county, Missouri, where William Winter and Wilhelmina Fiegenbaum met for the first time; shortly after their marriage the moved to Iowa." "Mr. and Mrs. Winter became the parents of nine children, of whom Dr. Fredrick W. was the eldest."

    16. [S166] Frederick William Winter, "Winter Family History," in The Second Book of Chronicles of the House of Winter, edited by Philip Ernst Winter (1906).
      Wilhelm Winter and Wilhelmine Fiegenbaum were married on 18 February 1850 in Missouri.

    17. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 39.
      William Winter and Maria Wilhelmine (Mina) Fiegenbaum were married on 18 February 1850 at Warrenton, Warren County, Missouri.

    18. [S140] Hugh Jackson Dobbs, History of Gage County, Nebraska: a Narrative of the Past, with Special Emphasis upon the Pioneer Period of the County's History, its Social, Commercial, Educational, Religious, and Civic Development from the Early Days to the Present Time (Lincoln, Nebraska: Western Publishing and Engraving Company, 1918), page 900.
      A biographical sketch of "Frederick W. Winter, M. D."
           "On October 26, 1885, Dr. Winter was united in marriage to Miss Lida P. Bennett, daughter of James Bennett, Jr. To this union were born five children, as follows, Ralph B., of Adams, this county; Mary Irene, a teacher of schools at Casper, Wyoming; Wilhelm Waldo, Elsie Amelia, at home; and Louis E., now in the United States army."

    19. [S189] Alumnal Association of Iowa Wesleyan College, Historical Sketch and Alumni Record of Iowa Wesleyan College (Mount Pleasant, Iowa: Alumnal Association of Iowa Wesleyan College, 1917), page 199.
      "Frederick William Winter" and "Lida Bennett" were married on 26 November 1885 at Wyman, Nebraska. Their children were: Ralph B., born 31 May 1887; Mae Irene, born 10 October 1889; Wilhelm Waldo, born 8 May 1892; Louis Emerson, born 1 December 1897; Elsa Amelia, born 9 May 1901."
           Perhaps the marriage took place at Wymore, Nebraska, where both parties were living, and not at Wyman as stated in the alumni publication?

    20. [S218] A Biographical and Genealogical History of Southeastern Nebraska, 2 volumes, (Chicago, Illinois: Lewis Publishing Company, 1904), volume 2, page 1,040.
      A biographical sketch of "Dr. F. W. Winter."
           "Dr. Winter was married in 1885 to Miss Lyda P. Bennett, who was born in New York state, a daughter of James Bennett, who died in Adams, Nebraska. Dr. and Mrs. Winter have five children: Ralph Bennett, May Irene, W. Waldo, Lewis Emerson, Elzie A."


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