Fiegenbaum, Grace Gertrude

Female 1883 - 1973  (89 years)


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  • Name Fiegenbaum, Grace Gertrude 
    Born 17 Jun 1883  Washington, D.C., USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Female 
    Census 1900  Washington, D.C., USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4

    •      According to the 1900 enumeration, Grace G. Fiegenbaum, age 16 (born in June 1883 in the District of Columbia) and attending school was living with her parents, Adolph Fiegenbaum (age 45) and Maggie Fiegenbaum (age 38).
    Occupation 1903  Washington, D.C., USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    teacher 
    • At a meeting in the evening of 15 September 1903, the board of education announced that "Grace G. Fiegenbaum" and other graduates of the Normal School were appointed "as teachers in the schools."
    Residence 1906  Washington, D.C., USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    • A city directory reported that Grace G. Fiegenbaum, a teacher, lived at 30 7th Street, NE. Adolph H. Fiegenbaum, a clerk, lived at the same address.
    Died Feb 1973  Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8
    Person ID I334  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 29 May 2016 

    Father Fiegenbaum, Adolph Heinrich,   b. 7 Mar 1855, Cedar Lake, Lake County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jun 1930, Washington, D.C., USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Mother McKee, Margaret,   b. 25 Jun 1860, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jul 1948, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 11 Jul 1880  Story County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10, 11

    •      According to marriage records in Story County, Iowa, A. H. Fiegenbaum, of Ankeny, Polk County, Iowa and Maggie McKee, of Cambridge, Story County, Iowa, received marriage license 62 on 10 July 1880 (affidavit made by A. H. Fiegenbaum). A. H. Fiegenbaum, a farmer who would be age 26 at his next birthday, was the son of F. W. Fiegenbaum and Louissa [sic] Otto and had been born in Indiana. Maggie McKee, who would be age 20 at her next birthday, was the daughter of Hugh McKee and Mary Ann Harper and had been born in Iowa. They were married on 10 July 1880 at the bride's residence, at Cambridge, Iowa by Wm. Abraham, "pastor." This was the first marriage for both bride and groom. H. McKee and Mary McKee were witnesses at the ceremony.
    Census (family) 1900  Washington, D.C., USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4

    •      According to the 1900 enumeration, the household consisted of Adolph Fiegenbaum, head of household, age 45, born in March 1855 in Indiana, married for 19 years, a clerk with the government; Maggie Fiegenbaum, wife, age 38, born in June 1861 in Iowa, married for 19 years, the mother of 1 child who is still living; Grace G. Fiegenbaum, daughter, age 16, born in June 1883 in the District of Columbia, attending school.
    Residence (family) Apr 1902  Washington, D.C., USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12

    •      "Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Fiegenbaum" of Washington, D.C. attended the celebration of the 50th wedding anniversary of Adolph's parents at Oregon, Missouri in April, 1902. An account of the event identified him as a clerk in the War Department.
    Residence (family) 1906  Washington, D.C., USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [13

    •      A city directory reported that Adolph H. Fiegenbaum, a clerk, lived at 30 7th Street, NE. Grace G. Fiegenbaum, a teacher, lived at the same address.
    Family ID F21  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Vinal, George Wood Merwin,   b. 17 Dec 1882, Ellington, Ellington County, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Apr 1969, Weston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 19 Nov 1913  Washington, D.C., USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19

    •      They were married at St. Mark's Episcopal Church. The following item appeared in The Washington Post on 18 November 1913.

           Miss Grace G. Fiegenbaum, who is to become the bride of Mr. George W. Vinal tomorrow, was the guest of honor at many entertainments last week. Among these was a tea given Saturday afternoon by Miss Rawlings, at her apartment at the Marlborough. The Misses Lind held a card party and "shower" for Miss Fiegenbaum Saturday night. Sunday evening, Capt. and Mrs. William Richard Dear, entertained the bridal party at supper.
           Mr. Gordon Murphy, of New York, is to be Mr. Vinal's best man, and the ushers are Mr. Edson S. Basten, Capt. W. R. Dear, U. S. A., Mr. E. L. Wallace, and Mr. G. M. Marechal. The last two named ushers and the best man are members of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity, of which the groom is also a member.
           Miss Fiegenbaum's only attendants are to be her two bridesmaids, Miss Louise Hart, and Miss Ida Lind. The wedding will take place at St. Mark's Church tomorrow evening.
    Children 
    +1. Vinal, Dr. Francis Ellsworth,   b. 2 Sep 1915, Washington, D.C., USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Oct 1973, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F118  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 78, 122.
      Grace Fiegenbaum, child of Adolph Heinrich Fiegenbaum and Margaret McKee, was born on 17 June 1883 at Washington, D.C.

    2. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1900. NARA microfilm T623, roll 163, page 19B.
      1900 U.S. census, population schedule; Washington, D. C., Supervisor’s District 1, Enumeration District 121, census sheet 19 B, enumerated on 13 June 1900; Adolph Fiegenbaum household, dwelling 348, family 374, lines 78-80. Access through Ancestry.com in July 2009.
           The household consisted of: 80) Fiegenbaum, Grace G.; daughter; white; female; born June 1883 in "District of Col"; father born in Indiana; mother born in Iowa.

    3. [S80] James H. Holcombe, Holcombe Family Genealogy ( http://www.holcombegenealogy.com/ ), Grace Gertrude Fiegenbaum.
      (http://www.holcombegenealogy.com/data/p280.htm#i13973). Accessed in November 2001 and June 2012.
           Grace Gertrude Fiegenbaum was born on 17 June 1883 at Washington, D.C.

    4. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1900. NARA microfilm T623, roll 163, page 19B.
      1900 U.S. census, population schedule; Washington, D. C., Supervisor’s District 1, Enumeration District 121, census sheet 19 B, enumerated on 13 June 1900; Adolph Fiegenbaum household, dwelling 348, family 374, lines 78-80. Access through Ancestry.com in July 2009.
           The household consisted of: 78) Fiegenbaum, Adolph; head; white; male; born March 1855; age 45; married; married, for 19 years; born in Indiana; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany; clerk, in Gov.[ernment]; can read; can write; speaks English; owns home; with mortgage; lives in a house. 79) Fiegenbaum, Maggie [?]; wife; white; female; born June 1861; age 38; married, for 19 years; mother of 1 child, 1 child still alive; born in Iowa; father born in Iowa; mother born in Iowa; can read; can write; speaks English. 80) Fiegenbaum, Grace G.; daughter; white; female; born June 1883; age 16; single; born in "District of Col"; father born in Indiana; mother born in Iowa; at school, for 9 months; can read; can write; speaks English.

    5. [S211] Article or notice, "No Delay for Schools." The Washington Post (Washington, D.C.). 16 September 1903; page 2.
      Digital copy (PDF) accessed through ProQuest Historical Newspapers in April 2013.
           At a meeting of the board of education in the evening of 15 September 1903, the board announced the names of Normal School graduates appointed "as teachers in the schools." The name "Grace G. Fiegenbaum" was among the list of names.

    6. [S217] Book, W. Andrew Boyd, Boyd's Directory of the District of Columbia, 1906 (Washington, D.C.: R. L. Polk & Company, 1906) page 481.
      "Fiegenbaum, Grace G., tchr, 30 7th ne."

    7. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 78, 122.
      Grace died in February 1973 at Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island.

    8. [S80] James H. Holcombe, Holcombe Family Genealogy ( http://www.holcombegenealogy.com/ ), Grace Gertrude Fiegenbaum.
      (http://www.holcombegenealogy.com/data/p280.htm#i13973). Accessed in November 2001 and June 2012.
           Grace Gertrude Fiegenbaum died in February 1973 at age 89. Place of death not given.

    9. [S78] Internet resource.
      Search results from the Marriage Database for Story County, Iowa. Created by the IAGenWeb Project. Accessed on 21 January 2001 at http://www.rootsweb.com/~iastory/. Names were given as "A. H. Fiegenbaum" and "Maggie McKee." Date of marriage given as 11 July 1880.

    10. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 76.
      Adolph Heinrich Fiegenbaum and Margaret McKee were married on 11 July 1880 in Story County, Iowa.

    11. [S279] Ancestry.com (library edition), Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1940 (formerly titled Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1937) (https://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8823 in December 2017), Fiegenbaum-McKee 1880.
      Accessed in May 2016. Original data from the State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922 (textual records); Iowa State Archives; Des Moines, Iowa; Volume: 299 (Mills-Wright). The following data has been taken from relevant portions of a digital image of the source.
           Return of marriages in the County of Story for the year ending 1 October 1880. The transcription of the marriage records compiled in this volume was certified by I. S. Smith, Clerk District and Circuit Courts, on 1 November 1880 at Nevada, Iowa.
           Number of license: 62. Date of License: 10 July 1880. Who made Affidavit: A. H. Fiegenbaum. Who gave consent to marriage: [no entry]. Groom's name: A. H. Fiegenbaum. Groom's place of residence: Ankeny, Polk County, Iowa. Groom's occupation: farmer. Groom's age at next birthday: 26. Groom's color: white. Groom's race: American. Groom's birth place: Ind[iana]. Groom's father's name: F. W. Fiegenbaum. Groom's mother's maiden name: Louissa [sic] Otto. Number of Groom's marriage: first. Bride's name: Maggie McKee. Bride's maiden name if a widow: [no entry]. Bride's residence: Cambridge, Story County, Iowa. Bride's age at next birthday: 20. Bride's color: white. Bride's race: A[merican]. Bride's birth place: Iowa. Bride's father's name: Hugh McKee. Bride's mother's full maiden name: Mary Ann Harper. Number of Bride's marriage: first. When and where married: Bride's Residence, Cambridge, Iowa; 10 July 1880. Witnesses: H. McKee, Mary McKee. By whom married: Wm. Abraham, pastor. Date of return: 14 July 1880. When registered: 19 July 1880.

    12. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 37.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an account of the 50th wedding anniversary celebration for Friedrich William and Louisa (Otto) Fiegenbaum. Gretchen Leenerts did not identify when and where this report was published, but it seems likely it appeared in the Holt County Sentinel, of Oregon, Missouri.
           From a list of the children of Friedrich and Louisa: "...Mr and Mrs. A. H. Fiegenbaum, Washington, D.C....." At another point in the account, it was mentioned that Adolph was "...a clerk in the War Department at Washington, married with one child...."

    13. [S217] Book, W. Andrew Boyd, Boyd's Directory of the District of Columbia, 1906 (Washington, D.C.: R. L. Polk & Company, 1906) page 481.
      "Fiegenbaum, Adolph H., clk, 30 7th ne."

    14. [S80] James H. Holcombe, Holcombe Family Genealogy ( http://www.holcombegenealogy.com/ ), Vinal-Fiegenbaum marriage, 1913.
      (http://www.holcombegenealogy.com/grant/grant008.htm#id11959), (http://www.holcombegenealogy.com/data/p276.htm#i13752) and (http://www.holcombegenealogy.com/data/p280.htm#i13973). Accessed in November 2001 and June 2012.
           George Wood Merwin Vinal and Grace Gertrude Fiegenbaum were married on 19 November 1913. Place of marriage not given.

    15. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 123.
      George Wood Merwin Vinal and Grace Fiegenbaum were married on 19 November 1913 at Washington, D.C.

    16. [S217] Book.
      Leonard, John William. Who's Who in Engineering; A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporaries. 2nd edition. New York, N.Y.: Who's Who Publications, 1925; page 2,158.
           "Vinal, George Wood (Merwin).... ...m. Wash, D. C., Nov. 19, 1913, Grace G. Fiegenbaum; ch: Francis Ellsworth."

    17. [S211] Article or notice, The Washington Post, 18 November 1913; page 7, column 6.
      An annoucement of "many entertainments last week" prior to Grace G. Fiegenbaum's wedding planned for the evening of 19 November 1913 at St. Mark's Church. Members of the wedding party are named.

    18. [S211] Article or notice, The Washington Post, 1 May 1916; page 14, column 6.
      Adolph H. Fiegenbaum was elected a vestryman of St. Mark's Episcopal Church.

    19. [S22] Obituary, "Dr. George Vinal U.S. Standards Physicist".
      Boston Globe. 8 April 1969; page 46. Digital copy (PDF) accessed through ProQuest Historical Newspapers at (http://search.proquest.com/docview/366961804?accountid=8294) in April 2013.
           "He leave his wife, Grace (Fiegenbaum); a son, Francis, of Weston; and four grandchildren."