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  • Name Sexauer, Roscoe Conklin 
    Born 25 Nov 1897  Ankeny, Polk County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1910  Polk County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    • According to the 1910 U.S. enumeration, Rosco [sic] Sexauer, age 11 and attending school, lived on the family farm in Crocker Township with his parents, Matthew Sexauer (age 63) and Minnie W. Sexauer (age 57), and his brother, Halley [sic] Sexauer, age 26, working on the farm. Also in the household was Ella Good, a 31 year old, single, "hired girl."
    Residence 1918  Polk County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    • According to information on his World War I draft registration card, filed on 12 September 1918, Roscoe Sexauer lived at 1 RFD, Ankeny, Polk County, Iowa. He reported that he was a 20 year old farmer, employed by Hal Sexauer, at 1 RFD, Ankeny, Polk County, Iowa. His nearest relative was Mr. Matt Sexauer. The Registrar of the local draft board, Ernest Walters, described Roscoe as a man of medium height and medium build; with blue eyes and brown hair. There were no other physical characteristics that would disqualify him for military service.
    Census 1920  Polk County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    • According to the 1920 U.S. enumeration, Roscoe Sexauer, age 22, lived in Crocker Township with his parents, Matt Sexauer (age 73) and Minnie Sexauer (age 64).
    Residence Apr 1928  Polk County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Census 1930  Polk County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    • According to the 1930 U.S. enumeration, Roscoe Sexauer, age 33, lived on a farm in Crocker Township with his mother, Minnie Sexauer, a 77 year old widow and the head of the household.
    Died 21 Nov 1957  Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [13, 14, 15] 

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

      R. C. Sexauer of Ankeny Dies: Roscoe C. Sexauer, 59, of Ankeny, a retired railroad section worker, died Thursday at Iowa Lutheran Hospital after an illness of 18 months. A lifelong resident of Ankeny, Mr. Sexauer was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Des Moines, the Ankeny Star Lodge and Canton Pioneer No. 3 Lodge of I.O.O.F., and Ebenezer Encampment No. 10 in Des Moines. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Evan Lilly Funeral Home, Fifteenth and High Streets. Burial will be in Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery. The body will be at the Ankeny Funeral Home Friday. Surviving are his widow, Mildred; a daughter, Donna, and a son, David, both at home; two sisters, Mrs. Emily Pickenbrock of Ankeny and Mrs. Rosanna McDougall of Tujunga, California, and two brothers, Fred and Hal of Ankeny.

      Roscoe C. Sexauer: Roscoe Conklin Sexauer, son of Matthew and Minnie Sexauer, was born 25 November 1897 at Ankeny, Iowa, where he has lived his entire life. He departed this life at 1:45 a.m. 21 November 1957 at Iowa Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines at the age of 59 years, 11 months and 21 days. Roscoe has been in ill health for several years, having spent the past 17 months in Iowa City Hospital, except for a few weeks at home last year during the holiday season. He was moved to Des Moines just a few weeks ago. He was united in marriage to Mildred Spencer of Newton, Iowa on 6 December 1935 at Swea City, Iowa. He was employed for many years by the Chicago Northwestern Railway, being forced to retire from service about five years ago because of an arthritic condition. He managed to operate his farm near Ankeny but two years later found it necessary to give that up also, and turn its operation and management over to a niece and nephew, Mr. and Mrs. Abel McCleary, for whom he had a very deep and loving affection, and on whom he depended throughout all of his illness. He was a member of the Independent Order of Oddfellows, being active in Ankeny Star Lodge and Ideal Rebekah Lodge of Ankeny, Ebenezer Encampment Number 10 and Pioneer Canton Number 3 of Des Moines. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church of Des Moines and of the Builders Sunday School Class. He was baptized 24 March 1940. He was preceded in death by his father in 1928 and his mother in 1943. He is survived by his wife, Mildred, a daughter Donna, age 9, a son David, age 13, two sisters, Rosanna McDougall of Teyunga, California and Emily Pickenbrock of Ankeny, two brothers Fred and Hal, both of Ankeny and several nieces and nephews.
    Buried 23 Nov 1957  Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [16, 17] 
    • Services were held on Saturday afternoon at the Evan Lilly Funeral Home, Fifteenth and High Streets. Burial was in Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery.
    Person ID I417  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 23 Mar 2014 

    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  [18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25] 
    • 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  [26] 
    • "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  [8] 
    • 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  [10] 
    • 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 Spencer, Mildred K.,   b. 16 Jul 1911, Newton, Jasper County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Nov 1992, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 6 Dec 1935  Swea City, Kossuth County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [27, 28, 29] 

    •      According to documentation filed with the district court on the day of the marriage, Roscoe was identified as a farmer and resident of Ankeny, Nebraska, who would be 39 years old at his next birthday. Mildred was identified as a resident of Newton, Nebraska, who would be 25 years old at her next birthday.
    Census (family) 1940  Polk County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [30] 
    • According to the 1940 U.S. enumeration, the household on a farm in Crocker Township consisted of Roscoe Sexauer, age 42, a laborer for a steam railroad, and his wife Mildred Sexauer, age 28. Roscoe's mother, Minnie Sexauer, age 86 and a widow, lived nearby; her household was enumerated just prior to his.
    Children 
     1. Sexauer, David Conklin
     2. Sexauer, Donna Kathleen
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F146  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 75, 122.
      Roscoe Conklin Sexauer, child of Mathew Sexauer and Wilhelmine Christine (Minnie) Fiegenbaum, was born on 25 November 1897 at Ankeny, Polk County, Iowa.

    2. [S177] Ancestry.com (library edition), Iowa, Marriage Records, 1923-1937. Rosoe [sic] C. Sexauer-Mildred K. Spencer.
      (http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8823). Return of a Marriage to Clerk of District Court 6413-632 (197); filed 6 December 1935; marriage at Swea City, Iowa. Accessed 7 March 2014.
           Roscoe C. Sexauer, a child of Mathew Sexauer and Minnie Fiegenbaum, was born at Ankeny, Iowa. At the time of his marriage on 6 December 1935, it was reported that his age at his next birthday would be 39 years (i.e., age 38 at the time of marriage). By calculation from this information, his date of birth would be about 1896-1897.

    3. [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: 94) Sexauer, Rosco [sic]; son; male; white; age 11; single; born in Iowa; father born in Penn[sylvania]; mother born in Illinoise [sic].
           By calculation from the information provided, Rosco would have been born about 1898-1899. For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1910 U.S. census for this person.

    4. [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: 91) Sexauer, Roscoe; son; male; white; age 22; single; can read; can write; born in Iowa; father born in Pennsylvania; mother born in Illinois.
           By calculation from the information provided, Roscoe would have been born about 1897-1898. For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1920 U.S. census for this person.

    5. [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: 12) Sexauer, Roscoe; son; male; white; age 33; single; born in Iowa; father born in Pennsylvania; mother born in Illinois.
           By calculation from the information provided, Roscoe would have been born about 1896-1897. For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1930 U.S. census for this person.

    6. [S179] Ancestry.com (library edition), World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6482 in December 2017), Roscoe Sexauer. Draft registration on 12 September 1918.
      Serial number 2705; order number 161. Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Online database accessed in March 2014.
           Roscoe Sexauer, of 1 RFD, Ankeny, Polk County, Iowa, was 20 years old, born on 25 November 1897.

    7. [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; Roscoe Sexauer household, household 189; lines 46-47; home owned, not rented. Access through Ancestry.com in March 2014.
           In the household was: 46) Sexauer, Roscoe; head; male; white; age 42; born in Iowa.
           By calculation from the information provided, Roscoe would have been born about 1897-1898. For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1940 U.S. census for this person.

    8. [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.

    9. [S179] Ancestry.com (library edition), World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6482 in December 2017), Roscoe Sexauer. Draft registration on 12 September 1918.
      Serial number 2705; order number 161. Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Online database accessed in March 2014.
           Roscoe Sexauer, of 1 RFD, Ankeny, Polk County, Iowa, was 20 years old (born on 25 November 1897); he was white, a native born, U.S. citizen. He worked as a farmer for Hal Sexauer at 1 RFD, Ankeny, Polk County, Iowa. His nearest relative was Mr. Matt Sexauer, of Ankeny, Polk County, Iowa. He was of medium height and medium build, with blue eyes and brown hair. He had no physically disqualifications.

    10. [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.

    11. [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, Rosco...of Ankeny."

    12. [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.
           The household consisted of: 11) Sexauer, Minnie; head; rents home; owns radio set; family lives on a farm; female; white; age 77; widow; did not attend school since 1 Sept 1929; can read and write; born in Illinois; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany; speaks English; occupation=none; #46 on farm schedule. 12) Sexauer, Roscoe; son; male; white; age 33; single; did not attend school since 1 Sept 1929; can read and write; born in Iowa; father born in Pennsylvania; mother born in Illinois; speaks English; occupation=laborer, farm; class of worker=W [wage or salary worker]; was at work on last regular work day; not a veteran of U.S. armed forces.

    13. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 120-121.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Hallet M. Sexauer. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the obituary had appeared on 24 November 1958 but did not identify where it was published.
           "A sister, Rosana McDougal of Tujanga, California and a brother Roscoe C. Sexauer of Ankeny preceded him in death within the past year."

    14. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 75, 122.
      Roscoe Conklin Sexauer died on 21 November 1957 at Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa.

    15. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 122.
      Two transcriptions supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of obituaries for Roscoe Conklin Sexauer. Gretchen Leenerts did not report exactly when and where these obituaries were published.

    16. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 122.
      Two transcriptions supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of obituaries for Roscoe Conklin Sexauer. Gretchen Leenerts did not report exactly when and where these obituaries were published.
           "Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Evan Lilly Funeral Home, Fifteenth and High Streets. Burial will be in Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery."

    17. [S113] Web site, Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery.
      (http://www.highlandmemorygardens.com/default.asp). Accessed on 2014-03-10. Roscoe C. Sexauer; Section: Memories; Block: 2; Lot: 39A; Grave: 1.

    18. [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."

    19. [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.

    20. [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."

    21. [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.

    22. [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.

    23. [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.

    24. [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.

    25. [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.

    26. [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...."

    27. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 122.
      Roscoe Conklin Sexauer and Mildred Spencer were married on 6 December 1935 at Ankeny, Polk County, Iowa.

    28. [S177] Ancestry.com (library edition), Iowa, Marriage Records, 1923-1937. Rosoe [sic] C. Sexauer-Mildred K. Spencer.
      (http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8823). Return of a Marriage to Clerk of District Court 6413-632 (197); filed 6 December 1935; marriage at Swea City, Iowa. Accessed 7 March 2014.
           Roscoe C. Sexauer, a farmer and resident of Ankeny, Iowa, who would be 39 years old at his next birthday, and Mildred K. Spencer, a resident of Newton, Iowa, who would be 25 years old at her next birthday, were married on 6 December 1935 at Swea City, Iowa by Rev. [R?] [P?] Bronl[uw?]e. Adolph Sexauer and Dorothy [Armmington? or Cummington?] were witnesses to the marriage. Neither bride or groom had been married before.

    29. [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; Roscoe Sexauer household, household 189; lines 46-47; home owned, not rented. Access through Ancestry.com in March 2014.
           In the household was: 46) Sexauer, Roscoe; head; male; white; age 42; married; and, 47) Sexauer, Mildred; wife; female; white; age 28; married.
           For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1940 U.S. census for these individuals.

    30. [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; Roscoe Sexauer household, household 189; lines 46-47; home owned, not rented. Access through Ancestry.com in March 2014.
           The household consisted of: 46) Sexauer, Roscoe; head; male; white; age 42; married; did not attend school or college since 1 March 1940; highest grade of school=8; born in Iowa; residence on 1 April 1935="-------" ["Same House"?], on a farm; was at work for pay or profit in private or nonemergency gov't. work in week of 24-30 March; worked 44 hours in week of 24-30 March; laborer, steam railroad; worker status=PW [wage or salary worker in private work; amount of wages or salary earned in 1939=6[8?]0. 47) Sexauer, Mildred; wife; female; white; age 28; married; did not attend school or college since 1 March 1940; highest grade of school=H4 (4 years of high school); born in Iowa; residence on 1 April 1935="-------" ["Same House"?]; was at work for pay or profit in private or nonemergency gov't. work in week of 24-30 March; engaged in housework.


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