Vetsch, Fred J.

Male 1875 - 1925  (~ 49 years)


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  • Name Vetsch, Fred J. 
    Born Jul 1875  Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

    •      There is some confusion surrounding the when and where of Fred's birth. According to information supplied for his marriage license, he was born about 1875 or 1876 at Rock Island, Illinois. It is not clear if "Rock Island" referred to the city or only to the county.
           A few months later, during the enumeration for the 1900 U.S. census, the date was reported as July 1875 and the place of birth was identified as Pennsylvania. Subsequent U.S. census data reported the place as Wisconsin.
           Fred's grave marker in Graceland Park Cemetery at Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa is engraved with only the years: 1874-1924.
           For the death certificate in 1930 of Mrs. Winifred A. Sanderson, born on 1 March 1905 at Sioux City Iowa, the daughter of Fred J. Vetsch (born in Wisconsin) and Adelaide Fiegenbaum (born in Wisconsin), a Mrs. A. Vetsch, of Wendall [sic], Idaho, provided the "personal and statistical particulars." Mrs. A. Vetsch was no doubt Winifred's mother and Fred's wife, Adelaide K. (Fiegenbaum) Vetsch.
           Clearly more research will be needed to resolve this matter. In the meantime, I have chosen to use 1875 and Wisconsin when reporting Fred's birth.
    Gender Male 
    Died 1925  [5
    Buried Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • Fred was buried in Graceland Park Cemetery.
    Person ID I7849  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 30 May 2016 

    Father Vetsch, Jacob,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Kuhn, Matilda,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married Y  [8
    • Details of the marriage are not currently known.
    Family ID F2590  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Fiegenbaum, Adelaide Katherine,   b. 14 May 1880, La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Feb 1936, Wendell, Gooding County, Idaho, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Married 14 Mar 1900  Garner, Hancock County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 9, 10, 11, 12

    •      According to marriage records in Hancock County, Iowa, Fred J. Vetsch, of Pipestone, Minnesota and Adelaid Katharine Fiegenbaum, of Garner, Iowa, received a marriage license on 13 March 1900 (license number not provided). Fred J. Vetsch, a salesman who would be age 25 at his next birthday, was the son of Jacob Vetsch and Matilda Kuhn and had been born at Rock Island, Illinois. Adelaid Katharine Fiegenbaum, who would be age 20 at her next birthday, was the daughter of H. R. Fiegenbaum and Elizabeth M. Fiegenbaum [sic] and had been born at La Crosse, Wisconsin. They were married on 14 March 1900 in the German Methodist Episcopal Church, at Garner, Iowa by H. R. Fiegenbaum, "minister." This was the first marriage for both bride and groom.
    Census (family) Jun 1900  Pipestone, Pipestone County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [13

    •      According to the 1900 U.S. enumeration, the household consisted of 38 persons. A family of five ran the home and two other persons were identified as servants. All the rest were boarders. Two of these were Fred J. Vetsch, a 25 year old traveling salesman, and his wife, Adaline [sic] K. Vetsch, age 20. They were recently married.
    Census (family) Apr 1910  Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [14

    •      According to the 1910 U.S. enumeration, the household at 1914 Fourth Avenue, in Ward 7, consisted of Fred T. Vetsch, a traveling salesman, and his wife of 10 years, Adalaid Vetsch, age 29 and the mother of two children. Those children were still living and were residents of the household: Faith Vetsch, age 9 and in school; and Winifred Vetsch, age 5. It appears that Fred's age was recorded as 54, but this should very probably have been written as 34 instead. Also in the home was a roomer, Henry H. Hudson, age 21 and without an occupation.
    Children 
     1. Vetsch, Faith,   b. Abt 1900–1901, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Vetsch, Winifred Adelaide,   b. 1 Mar 1905, Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jan 1930, Boise, Ada County, Idaho, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 24 years)
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F2527  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S177] Ancestry.com (library edition), Idaho, Death Index, 1890-1962.
      (http://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6856&enc=1). Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2003. Accessed in April 2014.
           Winifred A. Sanderson, child of Fred J. Vetsch (born in Wisconsin) and Adelaide Fiegenbaum (born in Wisconsin), was born on 1 March 1905 in Iowa. She died on 6 January 1930 at Boise, Ada County, Idaho. Certificate Number: 068972 (year: 1930).

    2. [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), Vetsch-Fiegenbaum 1900.
      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: 401 (Hamilton-Osceola). The following data has been taken from relevant portions of a digital image of the source.
           Return of marriages in the County of Hancock for the year ending 1 December 1900. The transcription of the marriage records compiled in this volume was certified by S. D. [Wormeldorf?], Clerk District Court, on 28 May 1901.
           Number of license: [no entry]. Date of License: 13 March 1900. Who made Affidavit: [no entry]. Who gave consent to marriage: [no entry]. Groom's name: Fred J. Vetsch. Groom's place of residence: Pipestone, Minnesota. Groom's occupation: salesman. Groom's age at NEXT birthday: 25. Groom's color: white. Groom's race: German. Number of Groom's marriage: first. Groom's birth place: Rock Island, Illinois. Groom's father's name: Jacob Vetsch. Groom's mother's maiden name: Matilda Kuhn.
           By calculation from this data, Fred J. Vetsch, age 24 at the time of the marriage in 1900, would have been born about 1875-1876. For full details of this record, see the sources for the Vetsch-Fiegenbaum marriage.

    3. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1900 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T623, roll 780, page 22A. Minnesota, Pipestone County, Pipestone, Supervisor’s District 2, Enumeration District 230, census sheet 22A, enumerated on 23 June 1900; William Smith household, dwelling 436, family 436, lines 10-11. Access through Ancestry.com in April 2016.
           In the household was: 10) Vetsch, Fred J.; white; male; born in July 1875; age 25; born in Pennsylvania; father born in Switzerland; mother born in Germany.
           For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1900 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), 1910 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T624, roll 430, page 2A. Iowa, Woodbury County, Sioux City, Ward 7, Supervisor’s District 11, Enumeration District 210, census sheet 2A, enumerated on 16 April 1910; Fred T. Vetsch household, 1914 Fourth Avenue, dwelling 33, family 35, lines 38-42. Access through Ancestry.com in April 2015.
           In the household was: 38) Vetsch, Fred T.; head; male; white; age 54 [sic]; born in Wisconsin; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany.
           By calculation from the information provided, Fred would have been born about 1855-1856. It appears that Fred's age was recorded as 54, but this should very probably have been written as 34 instead, which would calculate to a birth in about 1875-1876. For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1910 U.S. census for this person.

    5. [S182] Find A Grave, Inc, Findagrave.com (https://www.findagrave.com in December 2017), Fred J. Vetsch. Memorial #8877881.
      ( http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8877881 ). Accessed in April 2016. Record created and digital image of grave marker added by "Shiver" on 5 June 2004. This is not a shared grave marker.
           According to his grave marker, Fred J. Vetsch was born in 1874 and died in 1925. According to the Find A Grave memorial, burial was in Graceland Park Cemetery at Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, USA.

    6. [S177] Ancestry.com (library edition), Iowa State Census, 1905.
      ( http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60725 ). Accessed in April 2016. The text-only index provided the following data from the Iowa State Census 1905 (The State Historical Society, Des Moines, Iowa): Name: Adelaide Vetsch. Birth Year: 1905. Birth Place: Iowa. Gender: Female. Age: 0. Marital Status: Single. Residence Year: 1905. Residence Place: Woodbury, Iowa, United States. Father Birth Place: Illinois. Mother Birth Place: Wisconsin. Family History Library Film Number: 001430697.

    7. [S177] Ancestry.com (library edition), Idaho, Death Records, 1890-1930.
      ( http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60566 ). Mrs. Winifred A. Sanderson, 1905-1930. Accessed in April 2016. The following was taken from a digital image of State of Idaho, Certificate of Death 68972. Registration District 2; Primary Registration District 1004; Local Registrar 5.
           Mrs. Winifred A. Sanderson, a white female resident of Boise, Idaho for 2 years, 6 months, was born on 1 March 1905 at Sioux City Iowa, the daughter of Fred J. Vetsch (born in Wisconsin) and Adelaide Fiegenbaum (born in Wisconsin). At the time of death she was married to Stanley Sanderson. Personal information was provided by Mrs. A. Vetsch, of Wendall [sic], Idaho.
           For additional details from this source, consult the citations for this person's death.

    8. [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), Vetsch-Fiegenbaum 1900.
      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: 401 (Hamilton-Osceola). The following data has been taken from relevant portions of a digital image of the source.
           Return of marriages in the County of Hancock for the year ending 1 December 1900. The transcription of the marriage records compiled in this volume was certified by S. D. [Wormeldorf?], Clerk District Court, on 28 May 1901.
           Number of license: [no entry]. Date of License: 13 March 1900. Who made Affidavit: [no entry]. Who gave consent to marriage: [no entry]. Groom's name: Fred J. Vetsch. Groom's place of residence: Pipestone, Minnesota. Groom's occupation: salesman. Groom's age at NEXT birthday: 25. Groom's color: white. Groom's race: German. Number of Groom's marriage: first. Groom's birth place: Rock Island, Illinois. Groom's father's name: Jacob Vetsch. Groom's mother's maiden name: Matilda Kuhn.
           For full details of this record, see the sources for the Vetsch-Fiegenbaum marriage.

    9. [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), Vetsch-Fiegenbaum 1900.
      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: 401 (Hamilton-Osceola). The following data has been taken from relevant portions of a digital image of the source.
           Return of marriages in the County of Hancock for the year ending 1 December 1900. The transcription of the marriage records compiled in this volume was certified by S. D. [Wormeldorf?], Clerk District Court, on 28 May 1901.
           Number of license: [no entry]. Date of License: 13 March 1900. Who made Affidavit: [no entry]. Who gave consent to marriage: [no entry]. Groom's name: Fred J. Vetsch. Groom's place of residence: Pipestone, Minnesota. Groom's occupation: salesman. Groom's age at NEXT birthday: 25. Groom's color: white. Groom's race: German. Number of Groom's marriage: first. Groom's birth place: Rock Island, Illinois. Groom's father's name: Jacob Vetsch. Groom's mother's maiden name: Matilda Kuhn. Bride's name: Adelaid Katharine Fiegenbaum. Bride's maiden name if a widow: [no entry]. Bride's residence: Garner, Iowa. Bride's age at NEXT birthday: 20. Bride's color: white. Bride's race: German. Number of Bride's marriage: first. Bride's birth place: La Crosse, Wisconsin. Bride's father's name: H. R. Fiegenbaum. Bride's mother's full maiden name: Elizabeth M. Fiegenbaum [sic]. Where and when married: German M. E. Church, Garner, Iowa; 14 March 1900. Witnesses: [no entry]. By whom married: H. R. Fiegenbaum, Min[ister]. Date of return: 23 March 1900. When registered: [no entry].

    10. [S280] Ancestry.com (library edition), Iowa, Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996 (https://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60284 in December 2017), Vetsch-Fiegenbaum 1900.
      Text-only database accessed in April 2014 and May 2016. Original data from Iowa, Marriages. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013. The following is a consilidation of the data for the groom and the bride.
           Groom's name: Fred J. Vetsch. Groom's birth date: [no entry]. Bride's name: Adelaide C. Fiegenbaum. Bride's birth date: 1880. Marriage Date: 14 Mar 1900. Marriage Place: Hancock [County?], Iowa. Family History Library Film Number: 1468398. Reference ID: 2:3J6QVCL.

    11. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1900 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T623, roll 780, page 22A. Minnesota, Pipestone County, Pipestone, Supervisor’s District 2, Enumeration District 230, census sheet 22A, enumerated on 23 June 1900; William Smith household, dwelling 436, family 436, lines 10-11. Access through Ancestry.com in April 2016.
           In the household was: 10) Vetsch, Fred J.; white; male; born in July 1875; age 25; married, for [1/4?; i.e., 1 quarter of a year, or 3 months?]; and, 11) Vetsch, Adaline [sic] K.; white; female; born in May 1880; age 20; married, for [1/4?; i.e., 1 quarter of a year, or 3 months?]; mother of 0 children, 0 still living.
           If the entry for length of marriage has been interpreted correctly, the marriage would have taken place in 1900. For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1900 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), 1910 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T624, roll 430, page 2A. Iowa, Woodbury County, Sioux City, Ward 7, Supervisor’s District 11, Enumeration District 210, census sheet 2A, enumerated on 16 April 1910; Fred T. Vetsch household, 1914 Fourth Avenue, dwelling 33, family 35, lines 38-42. Access through Ancestry.com in April 2015.
           In the household was: 38) Vetsch, Fred T.; head; male; white; age 54 [sic]; married (first marriage), for 10 years; and, 39) Vetsch, Adalaid; wife; female; white; age 29; married (first marriage), for 10 years; mother of 2 children, 2 children still living.
           By calculation from the information provided, the marriage would have taken place about 1889-1900. For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1910 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), 1900 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T623, roll 780, page 22A. Minnesota, Pipestone County, Pipestone, Supervisor’s District 2, Enumeration District 230, census sheet 22A, enumerated on 23 June 1900; William Smith household, dwelling 436, family 436, lines 10-11. Access through Ancestry.com in April 2016.
           The household consisted of: 10) Vetsch, Fred J.; boarder; white; male; born in July 1875; age 25; married, for [1/4?; i.e., 1 quarter of a year, or 3 months?]; born in Pennsylvania; father born in Switzerland; mother born in Germany; occupation=traveling salesman; can read; can write; can speak English. 11) Vetsch, Adaline [sic] K.; boarder; white; female; born in May 1880; age 20; married, for [1/4?; i.e., 1 quarter of a year, or 3 months?]; mother of 0 children, 0 still living; born in Illinois; father in Missouri; mother born in Wisconsin; occupation=wife; can read; can write; can speak English.

    14. [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 430, page 2A. Iowa, Woodbury County, Sioux City, Ward 7, Supervisor’s District 11, Enumeration District 210, census sheet 2A, enumerated on 16 April 1910; Fred T. Vetsch household, 1914 Fourth Avenue, dwelling 33, family 35, lines 38-42. Access through Ancestry.com in April 2015.
           The household consisted of: 38) Vetsch, Fred T.; head; male; white; age 54 [sic]; married (first marriage), for 10 years; born in Wisconsin; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany; speaks English; occupation=salesman, traveling; employment status=w [works on own account]; not out of work on 15 April 1909; 0 weeks out of work in 1909; can read; can write; owns home, with a mortgage; home is house, not a farm. 39) Vetsch, Adalaid; wife; female; white; age 29; married (first marriage), for 10 years; mother of 2 children, 2 children still living; born in Wisconsin; father born in Missouri; mother born in Missouri; speaks English; occupation=none; can read; can write. 40) Vetsch, Faith; daughter; female; white; age 9; single; born in Iowa; father born in Wisconsin; mother born in Wisconsin; speaks English; occupation=none; can read; can write; attended school since 1 September 1909. 41) Vetsch, Winifred; daughter; female; white; age 5; single; born in Iowa; father born in Wisconsin; mother born in Wisconsin; speaks English; occupation=none; can read; can write. 42) Hudson, Henry H.; roomer; male; whtie; age 21; single; born in Iowa; father born in New York; mother born in Illinois; speaks English; occupation=none; can read; can write.