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  • Name Brockway, John Aubrey 
    Born 18 Feb 1909  Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Census Apr 1910  Rock Rapids, Lyon County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • According to the 1910 U.S. enumeration of the household on Main or 7th Street, John A. Brockway, Jr., age 1 year, 2 months lived with his parents, John A. Brockway (age 36), his mother, Mary Brockway (age 33) and a brother, Robert Brockway, of exactly the same age. Also in the household was Augusta Eden, a 20 year old domestic servant, born in Iowa.
    Census Apr 1930  Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • According to the 1930 U.S. enumeration, John Brockway, a 21 year old dry goods salesman lived at 713 Washington Boulevard with his mother, Mary Brockway, a 50 year old widow; and his two brothers: Robert Brockway (age 21), a draughtsman for an electric company; and, Richard Brockway (age 18), attending school. Also in the household was Katherine Knable, a 37 year old maid, born in Holland who immigrated to the U.S.A. in 1920 and was a naturalized citizen.
    Died 9 Sep 1982  Amarillo, Potter County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 7] 
    Address:
    Northwest Texas Hospital 
    • According to his death certificate, John died at 8:05 p.m.. The cause of death was "Cardiac Arrest" due to "Myocardial Infarction" and "Coronary Atherosclerosis." There was no autopsy. His usual occupation was retail sales and his residence was 2210 Krug Place, Alton, Madison County, Illinois.
    Buried Amarillo, Potter County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    • According to his death certificate, John was cremated on 10 September 1982 at Memorial Park Crematory. It needs to be confirmed that he was inurned at that location.
    Person ID I4191  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 28 Jul 2018 

    Father Brockway, John Aubrey,   b. Abt 1873–1874, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1920  (Age ~ 45 years) 
    Mother Farrand, Mary Olive,   b. Aug 1875, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married Abt 1905–1905  [4, 9] 
    • The approximate date of the marriage is calculated from data recorded in the U.S. census.
    Census (family) Apr 1910  Rock Rapids, Lyon County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • According to the 1910 U.S. enumeration, the household on Main or 7th Street consisted of John A. Brockway, head of household, age 36, born in Wisconsin, a merchant in a department store; Mary Brockway, wife, age 33, born in Wisconsin, married for five years and the mother of two children; and their two sons: Robert Brockway and John A. Brockway, Jr., both age 1 year, 2 months and born in Iowa. Also in the household was Augusta Eden, a 20 year old domestic servant, born in Iowa.
    Family ID F2370  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Fiegenbaum, Julia Evans,   b. 31 May 1914, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Oct 2002, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 1 Jun 1940  Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19] 

    •      The following announcement was published in the Alton Evening Telegraph, Alton, Illinois, on Saturday, 11 May 1940.

                Honored at Tea Friday

           Miss Julia Fiegenbaum of Edwardsville, whose marriage to John Aubrey Brockway of Chicago will take place June 1 at the bride's home, was guest of honor at a tea given Friday afternoon by Mrs. A. H. Stubbs in Edwardsville.
           Mrs. W. L. Estabrook and Mrs. Harrison B. Stubbs served the guests at the tea table. Cream white roses were used in the center piece which was flanked on either side by white tapers in brouched [sic] silver candelabra.
           Garden flowers decorated the Stubbs home which was illuminated with candles.
           Receiving guests with the hostess were the bride-to-be and her mother, Mrs. David W. Fiegenbaum.

           The following announcement was published in the Alton Evening Telegraph, Alton, Illinois, on Tuesday, 14 May 1940.

                Wedding Invitations Issued

           Mrs. David William Fiegenbaum of Edwardsville has issued invitations to the marriage of her daughter, Miss Julia Evans Fiegenbaum and John Aubrey Brockway of Chicago which will take place at the Fiegenbaum home in Edwardsville Saturday evening, June 1, at 8 o'clock. A reception will follow the ceremony.
           The Rev. Albert R. Ransom of St. John's Methodist Church, Edwardsville, will perform the ceremony.
           The bride-to-be has chosen as her maid-of-honor, her sister, Miss Libby Jane Fiegenbaum, and as her bridesmaids, her younger sister, Miss Becky Fiegenbaum and her cousin, Miss Virginia Harris. Miss Winifred Burroughs will play the wedding march.
           Mr. Brockway, a son of Mrs. John Aubrey Brockway of Chicago, will have his brother, Robert Farrand Brockway as best man.

           The following announcement was published in the Alton Evening Telegraph, Alton, Illinois, on Thursday, 23 May 1940.

                Parties for Miss Fiegenbaum

           Miss Julia Fiegenbaum of Edwardsville, who will be married to John Aubrey Brockway of Chicago on June 1, is being made the guest of honor at a series of pre-nuptial parties.
           On Wednesday of last week Mrs. Harrison B. Stubbs entertained 15 guests at a tea and shower for Miss Fiegenbaum. The gifts, appropriate for a red and white kitchen, were presented to the honoree after which tea was served in the dining room. The centerpiece was composed of a miniature bridal couple surrounded by white blossoms and tall white tapers in silver candelabra. The figurines had been used on Mrs. Stubbs wedding cake. Miss Virginia Simpson and Mrs. Vincent J. Hotz assisted the hostess at the tea table.
           Mrs. Vincent J. Hotz entertained a number of her friends and their mothers Tuesday afternoon with a buffet luncheon honoring the bride-to-be. Twelve guests, Mrs. Homer G. Baird and daughter, Judith, Mrs. W. L. Estabrook and daughter, Helen, Mrs. A. H. Stubbs, Mrs. Harrison B. Stubbs, Mrs. O. T. Dunlap and Mrs. David W. Fiegenbaum and daughters, Julia, Libby Jane and Becky, of Edwardsville and Mrs. Harvey Alexander of St. Louis were in attendance and presented a gift to Miss Fiegenbaum. A bridal bouquet of white gladioli and fever few [sic], with white candles formed a center piece for the table.
           Miss Ruth Fruit of Edwardsville will be hostess to a number of young people from Edwardsville at a tea at Dixie's tea room in Greenville Saturday afternoon. The party has been arranged as a miscellaneous shower for Miss Fiegenbaum.

           The following announcement was published in the Alton Evening Telegraph, Alton, Illinois, on Monday 3 June 1940.

                Miss Fiegenbaum a Bride

           Miss Julia Evans Fiegenbaum, daughter of Mrs. Fiegenbaum and the late David William Fiegenbaum of Edwardsville, became the bride of John Aubrey Brockway of Chicago Saturday evening at 8 o'clock at the Fiegenbaum home. Dr. Albert R. Ransom, pastor of St. John's Methodist Church, Edwardsville, performed the ceremony, and the bride was given in marriage by her uncle, Henry J. Springer.
           During the ceremony the bridal party stood before the fireplace, in the living room, which was banked with greenery and calla lilies. Tall standards holding tapers were placed at either side, and branched candelabra were on the mantel.
           The house was illuminated with candles, and pink and white flowers were placed in all the rooms.
           Shortly before the entrance of the bridal party Mrs. C. E. Holles, cousin of Miss Fiegenbaum, lighted the tapers.
           Miss Winifred Burroughs played the wedding march from Lohengrin.
           Miss Libby Jane Fiegenbaum was maid of honor, and Miss Becky Charlotte Fiegenbaum and Miss Virginia Harris were bridesmaids. The Misses Fiegenbaum are sisters of the bride, and Miss Harris is a cousin. Robert Farrand Brockway of Chicago, the bridegroom's brother, was best man.
           Miss Fiegenbaum's wedding gown of white satin was fashioned with a gored skirt, which fell into a train; sweetheart neckline and long sleeves and was trimmed with rose point lace and Duchesse lace.
           The bride's veil of ivory illusion fell from a cap of Duchesse lace. The lace was used in trimming her mother's bridal gown.
           Miss Fiegenbaum carried a handkerchief of Duchesse lace, and her flowers were lilies of the valley and white double larkspur. The handkerchief was carried by Mr. Brockway's mother and grandmother on their wedding days.
           The attendants' frock were similarly fashioned of pink embroidered swiss over matching taffeta. The frocks had empire waistlines, square necklines and very full gored skirts, which formed slight trains. The attendants carried bouquets of blue delphinium and blue cornflowers, and wore corresponding flowers in their hair.
           A reception followed the wedding, and the refreshment table was decorated with a tiered wedding cake, tall white tapers and white daisies.
           Mrs. Wilbur G. Burroughs of Royal Oak, Mich., and Mrs. C. T. Wheat of Greenville, the bride's aunts, poured.
           After a short wedding trip Mr. and Mrs. Brockway will reside in an apartment at 138 North Central boulevard, Chicago.
           When she departed the bride was wearing a costume suit of grey and fuchia [sic] printed sheer, a hat of fuchia [sic] and grey flowers, and white accessories.
           Mr. Brockway attended the Rock Rapids, Ia., schools and attended Northwestern University, Evanston. He is connected with the Jensen Radio Manufacturing Company, as coast accounts.
           Mrs. Brockway studied at Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, O., and Normal University, Normal, Ill., after graduating from the Edwardsville High School. She was a charter member of the Edwardsville Junior Service Club.
           Guests at the wedding included Miss Mary Ruth Tunnell, Denver; Mrs. Wilbur V. Burroughs, Jr., of Highland Park, Mich., Mrs. Wilbur C. Burroughs of Royal Oak, Mich., Miss Frances Campbell, Chicago, Holmes Campbell, Chicago, Miss Mary Kohler, Chicago, Miss Harriet Damon, Pontiac, Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Wheat of Greenville, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Howes of Greenville, Frederic Parker of Rock Rapids, Ia., Miss Helen Pulsifer of Boston, Mass., Mrs. Robert F. Springer and son, Robert, of Rocky River, and R. S. Rodems of Alton.
    Residence (family) Sep 1940  Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    • In an announcement of her sister's marriage at Edwardsville, Illinois in September 1940, Julia was identified as Mrs John Aubrey Brockway of Chicago and served as Elizabeth's matron of honor.
    Children 
     1. Brockway, John Aubrey Jr.
    +2. Brockway, Mary Elizabeth
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F1381  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S117] United States. Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index (Washington, D.C.: Social Security Administration), John Brockway.
      Accessed in October 2011 through Rootsweb.com.
           John Brockway, born on 18 February 1909, died in September 1982 at the age of 73 years. He held Social Security Number 322-09-7779, issued by Illinois. The last address of record was Alton, Madison County, Illinois (this was not necessarily the place of death).

    2. [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 406, image 900; page 2A. Iowa, Lyon County, Rock Township, Rock Rapids, Supervisor’s District 11, Enumeration District 66, census sheet 2A, enumerated on 15 April 1910; John A. Brockway household, Main or 7th Street, dwelling 28, family 32, lines 23-27. Access through Ancestry.com in October 2011.
           In the household was: 26) Brockway, John A. Jr.; son; male; white; age 1 year, 2 months; born in Iowa; father born in Wisconsi; mother born in Wisconsin. John A. Brockway, Jr. was the same age as his brother, Robert.
           By calculation from the information provided, John would have been born about February 1909. For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1910 U.S. census for this person.

    3. [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 626, roll 505, image 224 page 11B. Illinois, Cook County, Oak Park Township, Oak Park, Supervisor’s District 4, Enumeration District 16-2269, census sheet 11B, enumerated on 11 April 1930; Mary Brockway household, 713 Washington Blvd., dwelling 147, family 292, lines 80-84. Access through Ancestry.com in October 2011.
           In the household was: 82) Brockway, John; son; age 21; born in Iowa; father born in Wisconsin; mother born in Wisconsin.
           By calculation from the information provided, John would have been born about 1908-1909. For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1930 U.S. census for this person.

    4. [S177] Ancestry.com (library edition), Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982.
      ( https://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2272 ). Provo, Utah, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Database accessed in July 2018.
           State of Texas. Certificate of Death. State File No. 76266. For John Aubrey Brockway. A white, male born on 18 February 1909 in Iowa, USA. Father's name: John Aubrey Brockway, Sr. Mother's maiden name: Mary Olive Farrand. Personal information was provided by Julia F. Brockway.
           See the notes for this person's death for more details of the death certificate.

    5. [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 406, image 900; page 2A. Iowa, Lyon County, Rock Township, Rock Rapids, Supervisor’s District 11, Enumeration District 66, census sheet 2A, enumerated on 15 April 1910; John A. Brockway household, Main or 7th Street, dwelling 28, family 32, lines 23-27. Access through Ancestry.com in October 2011.
           The household consisted of: 23) Brockway, John A.; head; male; white; age 36; married, first marriage; married for 5 years; born in Wisconsin; father born in Canada; mother born in New York; speaks English; merchant, in department store; employment status=o.a.; not out of work on 15 April 1910; 0 weeks unemployed in 1919; can read; can write; rents home; home is a house. 24) Brockway, Mary; wife; female; white; age 33; married, first marriage; married for 5 years; mother of 2 children, 2 children still living; born in Wisconsin; father born in New York; mother born in New York; occupation=none; can read; can write. 25) Brockway, Robert; son; male; white; age 1 year, 2 months; born in Iowa; father born in Wisconsi; mother born in Wisconsin; speaks English; occupation=none. 26) Brockway, John A. Jr.; son; male; white; age 1 year, 2 months; born in Iowa; father born in Wisconsi; mother born in Wisconsin; language spoken=[not recorded]; occupation=none. 27) Eden, Augusta; servant; female; white; age 20; born in Iowa; father born in Iowa; mother born in Iowa; speaks English; servant, domestic; employment status=w; not out of work on 15 April 1910; 26 weeks unemployed in 1919; can read; can write.

    6. [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 626, roll 505, image 224 page 11B. Illinois, Cook County, Oak Park Township, Oak Park, Supervisor’s District 4, Enumeration District 16-2269, census sheet 11B, enumerated on 11 April 1930; Mary Brockway household, 713 Washington Blvd., dwelling 147, family 292, lines 80-84. Access through Ancestry.com in October 2011.
           The household consisted of: 80) Brockway, Mary; head; rents home; rent=$100; has radio; female; white; age 50; widow; did not attend school since September 1929; can read and write; born in Wisconsin; father born in New York; mother born in New York; speaks English; occupation=none. 81) Brockway, Robert; son; male; white; age 21; single; did not attend school since September 1929; can read and write; born in Iowa; father born in Wisconsin; mother born in Wisconsin; speaks English; draughtsman, Electric Co; employement status=w; at work on last regualar day of work. 82) Brockway, John; son; male; white; age 21; single; did not attend school since September 1929; can read and write; born in Iowa; father born in Wisconsin; mother born in Wisconsin; speaks English; salesman, dry goods; employement status=w; at work on last regualar day of work. 83) Brockway, Richard; son; male; white; age 18; single; did attend school since September 1929; can read and write; born in Iowa; father born in Wisconsin; mother born in Wisconsin; language spoken=[not recorded]; occupation=none. 84) Knable, Katherine; maid; female; white; age 37; single; did not attend school since September 1929; can read and write; born in Holland; father born in Holland; mother born in Holland; spoke Dutch at home before coming to USA; immigrated in 1920; naturalized citizen; speaks English; maid, private family; employement status=w.

    7. [S177] Ancestry.com (library edition), Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982.
      ( https://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2272 ). Provo, Utah, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Database accessed in July 2018.
           State of Texas. Certificate of Death. State File No. 76266. For John Aubrey Brockway. A white, male born on 18 February 1909 in Iowa, USA. Father's name: John Aubrey Brockway, Sr. Mother's maiden name: Mary Olive Farrand. Died at 8:05 p.m. on 9 September 1982 in Northwest Texas Hospital, Amarillo, Potter County, Texas (inside the city limits) at the age of 73 years. His residence was 2210 Krug Place, Alton, Madison County, Illinois (inside the city limits). He was married at the time of death to "Julia Fiegenbaum." His usual occupation was "Salesman/Retail Sales." He had served in the U.S. armed forces. He had social security number 322-09-7779. Immediate cause of death was "Cardiac Arrest." Due to "Myocardial Infarction.". Due to "Coronary Atherosclerosis." There was no autopsy. Cremation was to be on 10 September 1982 at "Memorial Park Crematory," Amarillo, Texas. The funeral director was Michael [R?] Boxwell, Boxwell Brothers. Personal information was provided by Julia F. Brockway. Dr. W. [Sill?], M.D., signed the death certificate on 20 September 1982. The certificate was received by the local registrar on 29 September 1982.

    8. [S177] Ancestry.com (library edition), Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982.
      ( https://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2272 ). Provo, Utah, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Database accessed in July 2018.
           State of Texas. Certificate of Death. State File No. 76266. For John Aubrey Brockway. A white, male born on 18 February 1909 in Iowa, USA. Died at 8:05 p.m. on 9 September 1982 in Northwest Texas Hospital, Amarillo, Potter County, Texas (inside the city limits) at the age of 73 years. Cremation was to be on 10 September 1982 at "Memorial Park Crematory," Amarillo, Texas. The funeral director was Michael [R?] Boxwell, Boxwell Brothers. Personal information was provided by Julia F. Brockway.
           See the notes for this person's death for more details of the death certificate.

    9. [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 406, image 900; page 2A. Iowa, Lyon County, Rock Township, Rock Rapids, Supervisor’s District 11, Enumeration District 66, census sheet 2A, enumerated on 15 April 1910; John A. Brockway household, Main or 7th Street, dwelling 28, family 32, lines 23-27. Access through Ancestry.com in October 2011.
           In the household was: 23) Brockway, John A.; head; male; white; age 36; married, first marriage; married for 5 years; and, 24) Brockway, Mary; wife; female; white; age 33; married, first marriage; married for 5 years; mother of 2 children, 2 children still living.
           By calculation from the information provided, the marriage would have taken place about 1904-1905.
           For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1910 U.S. census for these individuals.

    10. [S119] Harriet L. Fiegenbaum and Judith L. (Fiegenbaum) Miller, Genealogical research.
      John Brockway and Julia Fiegenbaum; married.

    11. [S22] Obituary, for Rebecca Allen (1917-2001).
      Hannibal.net | The Hannibal Courier-Post, Hannibal, Missouri. (http://www.hannibal.net/stories/121801/obi_1218010017.shtml). Posted Tuesday, December 18, 2001. Viewed 20 March 2005.
           "Other survivors include ...and two sisters, Julia Brockway of Jerseyville, Ill., and Elizabeth Rodems of Fairfax, Va."

    12. [S211] Article or notice, "Rodems-Fiegenbaum Wedding." Alton Evening Telegraph (Alton, Illinois). Monday, 30 September 1940; page 6, column 1.
      Digital copy (PDF file) accessed through NewspaperArchive.com at (http://www.newspaperarchive.com/FreePdfViewer.aspx?img=115859703) in October 2011.
           "Mrs. John Aubrey Brockway of Chicago was matron of honor for her sister...."

    13. [S211] Article or notice, "Rolems [sic]-Fiegenbaum Engagement." Alton Evening Telegraph (Alton, Illinois). Monday, 18 December 1939; page 6, column 1.
      Digital copy (PDF file) accessed through NewspaperArchive.com at (http://www.newspaperarchive.com/SiteMap/FreePdfPreview.aspx?img=115857570) in October 2011.
           "The engagement of Miss Elizabeth Fiegenbaum of Edwardsville and Richard Stephen Rodems of Alton was announced Saturday afternoon at a tea at which Miss Fiegenbaum and her sisters, Miss Julia and Miss Becky Charlotte, entertained a number of their friends...."

    14. [S211] Article or notice, "Miss Fiegenbaum a Bride." Alton Evening Telegraph (Alton, Illinois). Monday, 3 June 1940; page 6, column 6.
      Digital copy (PDF file) accessed through NewspaperArchive.com at (http://www.newspaperarchive.com/FreePdfViewer.aspx?img=115858815) in October 2011.

    15. [S211] Article or notice, "Wedding Invitations Issued." Alton Evening Telegraph (Alton, Illinois). Tuesday, 14 May 1940; page 6, column 3.
      Digital copy (PDF file) accessed through NewspaperArchive.com at (http://www.newspaperarchive.com/FreePdfViewer.aspx?img=115858666) in October 2011.

    16. [S211] Article or notice, "Parties for Miss Fiegenbaum." Alton Evening Telegraph (Alton, Illinois). Thursday, 23 May 1940; page 6, column 7.
      Digital copy (PDF file) accessed through NewspaperArchive.com at (http://www.newspaperarchive.com/FreePdfViewer.aspx?img=115858738) in October 2011.

    17. [S211] Article or notice, "Honored at Tea Friday." Alton Evening Telegraph (Alton, Illinois). Saturday, 11 May 1940; page 6, column 2.
      Digital copy (PDF file) accessed through NewspaperArchive.com at (http://www.newspaperarchive.com/FreePdfViewer.aspx?img=115858648) in October 2011.

    18. [S104] Personal communication, from Thomas G. Allen to J. Mark Fiegenbaum on 26 February 2012 via email.
      John Aubrey Brockway and Julia Evans Fiegenbaum were married on 1 June 1940. They had two children.

    19. [S177] Ancestry.com (library edition), Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982.
      ( https://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2272 ). Provo, Utah, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Database accessed in July 2018.
           State of Texas. Certificate of Death. State File No. 76266. For John Aubrey Brockway. A white, male born on 18 February 1909 in Iowa, USA. Father's name: John Aubrey Brockway, Sr. Mother's maiden name: Mary Olive Farrand. Died at 8:05 p.m. on 9 September 1982 in Northwest Texas Hospital, Amarillo, Potter County, Texas (inside the city limits) at the age of 73 years. He was married at the time of death to "Julia Fiegenbaum." Personal information was provided by Julia F. Brockway.
           See the notes for this person's death for more details of the death certificate.


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