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  • Name Sexauer, Fredrick Jacob 
    Born 23 Apr 1877  Ankeny, Polk County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence Nov 1958  Ankeny, Polk County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Died 13 Oct 1964  Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 

    • The following are transcriptions supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of two obituaries for Fred J. Sexauer. Gretchen Leenerts did not report exactly when and where these obituaries were published.

      Ankeny Rites for Sexauer: Services for Fred J. Sexauer, 87, retired Ankeny farmer, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday at the Methodist Church in Ankeny. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery. Mr. Sexauer died of a stroke Tuesday in Iowa Lutheran Hospital after a three day illness. Born in Polk County, he lived in the Ankeny area all his life except for six years he homesteaded in Canada. He was a member of the Pioneer Club of Ankeny. Surviving are a daughter Mrs. Lucille McCleary of Ankeny; a son, Leland of Waterloo; a sister, Mrs. Emily Pickenbrock of Ankeny and three grandchildren.

      Services Today for Fred Sexauer, 87: Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. today, Thursday, 15 October at the Ankeny Methodist Church for Fred J. Sexauer, 87, of 1114 First Street, a pioneer Ankeny resident. Officiating will be the Rev. Mark Weston, assisted by the Rev. Floyd Sheppard. Burial will be in the Greenwood Cemetery near Ankeny. Mr. Sexauer, who had been ill four days, died Tuesday 13 October at Iowa Lutheran Hospital following a stroke. He was the son of Minnie and Matthew Sexauer, born near Ankeny, Iowa on 23 April 1877. As a boy he helped his father to farm, and attended the Crocker Township School. On 30 January 1907 he was united in marriage to Pearl McClung of Elkhart, Iowa. The first eight years of their married life was spent farming on their homestead near Wawota, Canada. Three children were born to this union: Adolph, Leland, and Lucille. Upon returning from Canada they moved to a farm near Ankeny, doing farming, dairying, making sorghum, operating a portable dance floor business, and roller skating rink. In later years Mr. Sexauer enjoyed traveling, reminiscing, and belonging to the Pioneer Club. He leaves to mourn his passing his son Leland of Waterloo; his daughter Lucille McCleary; three grandchildren, Doreen, Melvin and Norman McCleary; one sister, Mrs. Emily Pickenbrock, all of Ankeny; and a host of relatives and friends. Honorary pallbearers are William Kile, Frank Zelle, E. A. Sexauer, Charles Gift, Charles Hanson and Dr. F. A. Campbell. Pallbearers will be Everett West, Ralph Brazelton, Arral Thompson, Gerald Paullin, Jerry Fulton and Jesse Smith.
    Buried 15 Oct 1964  Ankeny, Polk County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • Funeral services were held at the Methodist Church and burial was in nearby Greenwood Cemetery.
    Person ID I414  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 20 Nov 2011 

    Father Sexauer, Matthew,   b. 24 Sep 1847, Fairview Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Apr 1928, Ankeny, Polk County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Fiegenbaum, Wilhelmine Christine Elizabeth,   b. 5 Jul 1853, Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jul 1943, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Married 13 Jun 1872  Ankeny, Polk County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14] 
    • Matthew and Wilhelmine were married in her father's home. The settled on a farm one mile west of Ankeny. They lived there until 1902, when they moved to a home a half-mile north of town.
    Residence (family) Apr 1902  Ankeny, Polk County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [15] 
    • "Mr. and Mrs. Mathew Sexauer and son, Roscoe" of Ankeny, Iowa attended the celebration of the 50th wedding anniversary of "Minnie Sexauer's" parents at Oregon, Missouri in April, 1902. The Sexauers were identified as farming near Des Moines and the parents of five children.
    Census (family) 1910  Polk County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    • According to the 1910 U.S. enumeration, the household on a farm in Crocker Township consisted of Matthew Sexauer, a 63 year old farmer; his wife, Minnie W. Sexauer, age 57; and two of their children: Halley [sic] Sexauer, age 26, working on the farm; and Rosco Sexauer, age 11, attending school. Also in the household was Ella Good, a 31 year old, single, "hired girl."
    Census (family) 1920  Polk County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [17] 
    • According to the 1920 U.S. enumeration, the household in Crocker Township consisted of Matt Sexauer, age 73, his wife, Minnie Sexauer, age 64, and their son, Roscoe, age 22.
    Family ID F20  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family McClung, Nora Pearl,   b. 27 Nov 1881, Elkhart, Polk County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Nov 1961, Ankeny, Polk County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 30 Jan 1906  Kalispell, Flathead County, Montana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [18, 19] 
    • The year of the marriage has been reported as either 1906 or 1907. For the following 6-8 years, Fred and Pearl farmed in Wawota, Saskatchewan, Canada. Their first child was born in Canada. The family then moved to a farm near Ankeny, Iowa. Pearl's obituary states that this was about 1916, but it seems likely that it happened earlier; the couple's second child was born in 1914 at Ankeny.
    Children 
     1. Sexauer, Lester Adolph,   b. 1 Jun 1908, Wawota, Saskatchewan, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Oct 1945, Monterey, Monterey County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 37 years)
     2. Sexauer, Leland Eugene,   b. 31 Jan 1914, Ankeny, Polk County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jul 2000  (Age 86 years)
    +3. Sexauer, Lucille Irene,   b. 26 Jan 1920, Ankeny, Polk County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F143  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 75.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Mathew Sexauer. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the obituary had appeared on 2 April 1928 in the Des Moines Register, of Des Moines, Iowa.
           "Mr. Sexauer is survived by...three sons...Frederick J. ...of Ankeny."

    2. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 75, 118-119.
      Fredrick Jacob Sexauer, child of Mathew Sexauer and Wilhelmine Christine (Minnie) Fiegenbaum, was born on 23 April 1877 at Ankeny, Polk County, Iowa.

    3. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 120.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for H. M. Sexauer. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the obituary had appeared on Sunday, 23 November 1958 in the Des Moines Register, of Des Moines, Iowa.
           "Surviving are...a brother Fred J. Sexauer of Ankeny...."

    4. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 75, 118-119.
      Fredrick Jacob Sexauer died on 13 October 1964 at Ankeny, Polk County, Iowa.

    5. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 119.
      Transcriptions supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of two obituaries for Fred J. Sexauer. Gretchen Leenerts did not report exactly when and where these obituaries were published.
           Although Gretchen reported that Fred J. Sexauer died in Ankeny, the two obituaries state that he died in Iowa Lutheran Hospital, which is located in nearby Des Moines.

    6. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 119.
      Transcriptions supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of two obituaries for Fred J. Sexauer. Gretchen Leenerts did not report exactly when and where these obituaries were published.
           "Services for Fred J. Sexauer, 87, retired Ankeny farmer, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday at the Methodist Church in Ankeny. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery."
           "Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. today, Thursday, 15 October at the Ankeny Methodist Church for Fred J. Sexauer, 87, of 1114 First Street, a pioneer Ankeny resident. Officiating will be the Rev. Mark Weston, assisted by the Rev. Floyd Sheppard. Burial will be in the Greenwood Cemetery near Ankeny."

    7. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 75-76.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Mathew Sexauer. Gretchen Leenerts did not identify exactly when or where the second obituary was published.
           "He lived here with his parents until his marriage 13 June 1872 to Miss Minnie Fiegenbaum. They then moved, as it was termed in those days, to "the prairie," one mile west of Ankeny and settled on the present Sexauer farm. There were born to them five children: Rosanna McDougal, and Emily Pickenbrock of Des Moines, Iowa; Frederick Sexauer, Roscoe Sexauer and Hallet M. Sexauer of Ankeny, Iowa. In 1902 Mr. Sexauer quit active farming and built his present residence one half mile north of Ankeny where he has since resided. This makes a continuous residence of 77 years in Crocker Township, Polk County, Iowa."

    8. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 75.
      Mathew Sexauer and Wilhelmine Christine (Minnie) Fiegenbaum were married on 13 June 1872 at Ankeny, Polk County, Iowa.

    9. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 75.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Wilhelmina Christina Elizabeth Fiegenbaum Sexauer. Gretchen Leenerts did not report exactly when and where this obituary was published.
           "At the age of 19 she was united in marriage to Matthew Sexauer of Ankeny on 13 June 1872 at her father's home in Ankeny, Iowa. To this union were born five children all of whom are living. They are: Rosanna McDougall of Tujunga, California, F. J. of Ankeny, Emily L. Pickenbrock of Monterey, California, Hal of Ankeny and Roscoe of Ankeny. She had 14 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren and 1 great, great grandchild."

    10. [S177] Ancestry.com (library edition), Iowa Marriages, 1851-1900 (online database). Sexauer-Fiegenbaum.
      Index compiled by Jordan Dodd, Liahona Research. Accessed in December 2011. Matthew Sexauer and Williamina C. E. Fregenbaum [sic] were married on 13 June 1872 in Polk County, Iowa.

    11. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1910 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T624, roll 418, page 8B. Iowa, Polk County, Crocker Township, Supervisor’s District 7, Enumeration District 67, census sheet 8B, enumerated on 28 April 1910; Matthew Sexauer household, dwelling 182, family 182, lines 91-95. Access through Ancestry.com in March 2014.
           In the household was: 91) Sexauer, Matthew; head; male; white; age 63; married, first; married for 47 years; and, 92) Sexauer, Minnie W.; wife; female; white; age 57; married, first; married for 47 years; mother of 5 children, 5 still living.
           By calculation from the information provided, the marriage would have taken place about 1862-1863. There are clearly problems with the information provided in the enumeration - 57 year old woman who had been married for 47 years would have been about 10 years old at the time of the marriage.
           For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1910 U.S. census for these individuals.

    12. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1920 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T625, roll 507, page 16B. Iowa, Polk County, Crocker Township, Supervisor’s District 7, Enumeration District 71, census sheet 16B, enumerated on 9-10 February 1920; Matt Sexauer household, a farm, dwelling 358, family 361, lines 89-91. Access through Ancestry.com in March 2014.
           In the household was: 89) Sexauer, Matt; head; male; white; age 73; married; and, 90) Sexauer, Minnie; wife; female; white; age 64; married.
           For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1920 U.S. census for these individuals.

    13. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1930 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T626, roll 678, page 3A. Iowa, Polk County, Crocker Township, Supervisor’s District 9, Enumeration District 77-101, census sheet 3A, enumerated on 17-18 April 1930; Minnie Sexauer household, dwelling 56, family 56, lines 11-12. Access through Ancestry.com in March 2014.
           In the household was: 11) Sexauer, Minnie; head; female; white; age 77; widow.
           For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1930 U.S. census for these individuals.

    14. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1940 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T627, roll 1,192, page 10B. Iowa, Polk County, Crocker Township, Supervisor’s District 6, Enumeration District 77-15, census sheet 10B, enumerated on 26 April 1940; Minnie Sexauer household, household 188; lines 45; home owned, not rented. National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll 1,192, page 10B. Access through Ancestry.com in March 2014.
           In the household was: 45) Sexauer, Minnie; head; female; white; age 86; widow.
           For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1940 U.S. census for these individuals.

    15. [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 family of Friedrich and Louisa: "...Mr. and Mrs. Mathew Sexauer and son, Roscoe, Ankeny, Iowa...." At another point in the account, it was mentioned that "...Minnie Sexauer, whose husband is a farmer near Des Moines, Iowa, having five children...."

    16. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1910 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T624, roll 418, page 8B. Iowa, Polk County, Crocker Township, Supervisor’s District 7, Enumeration District 67, census sheet 8B, enumerated on 28 April 1910; Matthew Sexauer household, dwelling 182, family 182, lines 91-95. Access through Ancestry.com in March 2014.
           The household consisted of: 91) Sexauer, Matthew; head; male; white; age 63; married, first; married for 47 years; born in Penn[sylvania]; father born in Ger[many], German; mother born in Ger[many], German; speaks English; occupation=farmer, general; employment status="emp"; can read; can write; owns home, free of mortgage; home is a farm; #160 on farm schedule. 92) Sexauer, Minnie W.; wife; female; white; age 57; married, first; married for 47 years; mother of 5 children, 5 still living; born in Illinoise [sic]; father born in Ger[many], German; mother born in Ger[many], German; occupation=none; can read; can write. 93) Sexauer, Halley [sic] ; son; male; white; age 26; single; born in Iowa; father born in Penn[sylvania]; mother born in Illinoise [sic]; occupation=farmer, home farm; employment status="w"; not out of work on 15 April 1910; can read; can write. 94) Sexauer, Rosco [sic] ; son; male; white; age 11; single; born in Iowa; father born in Penn[sylvania]; mother born in Illinoise [sic]; speaks English; occupation=none; can read; can write; attended school since 1 September 1909. 95) Good, Ella; hired girl; female; white; age 31; single; born in Penn[sylvania]; father born in Penn[sylvania]; mother born in Penn[sylvania]; speaks English; occupation=servant, house; employment status="w"; not out of work on 15 April 1910; 8? weeks out of work in 1909; can read; can write.

    17. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1920 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T625, roll 507, page 16B. Iowa, Polk County, Crocker Township, Supervisor’s District 7, Enumeration District 71, census sheet 16B, enumerated on 9-10 February 1920; Matt Sexauer household, a farm, dwelling 358, family 361, lines 89-91. Access through Ancestry.com in March 2014.
           The household consisted of: 89) Sexauer, Matt; head; owns home, free of mortgage; male; white; age 73; married; can read; can write; born in Pennsylvania; father born in Baden, German; mother born in Baden, German; speaks English; occupation=none. 0) Sexauer, Minnie; wife; female; white; age 64; married; can read; can write; born in Illinois; father born in Baden, German; mother born in Baden, German; speaks English; occupation=none. 91) Sexauer, Roscoe; son; male; white; age 22; single; can read; can write; born in Iowa; father born in Pennsylvania; mother born in Illinois; speaks English; occupation=none.

    18. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 119.
      Fredrick Jacob Sexauer and Nora Pearl McClung were married on 30 January 1906 at Kalispell, Flathead County, Montana.

    19. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 119.
      Transcriptions supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of two obituaries for Fred J. Sexauer. Gretchen Leenerts did not report exactly when and where these obituaries were published.
           "Born in Polk County, he lived in the Ankeny area all his life except for six years he homesteaded in Canada."
           "On 30 January 1907 he was united in marriage to Pearl McClung of Elkhart, Iowa. The first eight years of their married life was spent farming on their homestead near Wawota, Canada. Three children were born to this union: Adolph, Leland, and Lucille. Upon returning from Canada they moved to a farm near Ankeny, doing farming, dairying, making sorghum, operating a portable dance floor business, and roller skating rink."


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