Fiegenbaum, Dr. Julius Henry

Other Events:

• Census: 1860, Linton Township, Allamakee County, Iowa, USA
• Census: 1870, Summerfield, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA
• Census: 1880, Quincy, Adams County, Illinois, USA
• Degree: 9 Mar 1885, City of New York, New York, USA; M.D.; Address:
  Bellevue Hospital Medical College

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Census:
According to the 1860 enumeration, Henry I. or J. Fiegenbaum, age 1 (born in Illinois), lived with his parents, Wm. (age 38) and Sophia (age 36) Fiegenbaum, and three siblings: F. A. (age 8), Edward W. (age 6) and Amelia B. (also age 1).

Census:
According to the 1870 enumeration, "Julius H. Feigenbaum," age 11 (born in Illinois), lived with his parents, "Wm. Feigenbaum" (age 45) and "Sophia Feigenbaum" (age 44), and six brothers and sisters: "F. Adolph Feigenbaum" (age 18), "Edward Feigenbaum" (age 15), "Bertha N. Feigenbaum" (age 11), "Martha S. Feigenbaum" (age 8), "Livia Feigenbaum" (age 6), and "Mina Feigenbaum" (age 3).

Census:
According to the 1880 enumeration of 12th Street, between Jefferson and Washington, "Julius H. Tigenbaum," age 21 (born in Illinois), lived with his parents, "William Tigenbaum" (age 56), a German Methodist Pastor and "Sophia Tigenbaum" (age 55), and three siblings: "Bertha E. Tigenbaum" (age 21), "Martha Tigenbaum" (age 18) and "Lydia M. Tigenbaum" (age 16).

Degree:
Julius received his degree at the 24th commencement exercises of Bellevue Hospital Medical College (later New York University School of Medicine), held in the evening at the Metropolitan Opera House.

Buried:
     Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m. at the family home, 628 Henry Street. Rev. George Whitten, pastor of First Methodist Church, officiated. Julius was buried in Alton Cemetery (in the Old Yard section, lot 100). His wife was later buried in the same lot.

Died:

     The following obituary was published on Monday, 28 February 1938 in the Alton Evening Telegraph, of Alton, Illinois.

          Dr. Fiegenbaum
          Dies; Physician
          Here 53 Years
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          Succumbs Three Days
          After Fall Down Stairs
          at His Home
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          Served as Health Officer
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          During Smallpox Epidemic
           -- Funeral Rites Tues-
          Day at Residence

     Fifty-three years in the practice of the medical profession by Dr. Julius H. Fiegenbaum came to a close Saturday evening when he died in his home after an illness which began the preceding Wednesday afternoon. He would have been 79 years of age next April 27.
     Whether Dr. Fiegenbaum's death was due to paralysis that caused him to fall down the flight of stairs to his cellar floor in his home at 3 o'clock last Wednesday afternoon, or the fall produced the paralysis which proved fatal is not certain. He was never out of his bed after being laid there following his fall.
     Seldom taking any time out for travel, Dr. Fiegenbaum had stuck close to his professional work in Alton. It was the only place he had ever practiced medicine. He had come here as a young man in 1885 to settle down, had married here four years later and ever since that had been identified with the work of his profession. At times he did public service as health officer of the city, also taking time to serve capably as a member of the official board of the First Methodist church, a post he filled at the time the present church was originally built at Sixth and Market streets.

     Successful as 'Baby Doctor'

     He had not been feeling well, but except for two days he stayed at home, he had continued to attend to calls of the families he served. His chief interest long was in the care and feeding babies and he was known for years as a successful "baby doctor." He had great success in prescribing formulas for feeding babies when little attention was being given that then little known science which has become an important subject of scientific research in later years. Wednesday he had been down town after being home Sunday and Monday, and he had attended to some patients even on Wednesday before he suffered the fall. When he was picked up and taken from the cellar floor he had bad mark on his forehead where his head may have struck on the concrete floor. While some phases of his condition seemed to improve, others did not and the end came Saturday night.
     Dr. Fiegenbaum was born in Galena, Ill. He received his medical education first at Rush School in Chicago and finished at Bellevue Medical school in New York. Then he came to Alton and settled here in his first place where he was to remain the rest of his life. He was married here to Miss Sophie Pitts, member of a prominent Alton family, Sept. 11, 1899. Two children were born to the couple, a son dying in early childhood. Their only daughter, Bertha, is the wife of H. P. Harris, who with Mrs. Fiegenbaum, survives. There is a twin sister, Mrs. Bertha Blume of St. Paul, Minn., who visited her brother here when he was celebrating his seventy-fifth birthday. Another sister, Mrs. Lydia Jacoby lives at Los Angeles, Cal. There are three grandchildren.

      Served During Epidemic

     It is recalled that Dr. Fiegenbaum served as city health officer during one of the worst smallpox epidemics the city had gone through in many years. During that time he gave personal attention to the smallpox victims. The outbreak had been started in Alton from the coming here of people from infested districts at a distance to work in industries. The duty of the health officer at that time was to look after all such causes and Dr. Fiegenbaum did a good job of it.
     One of the last things he did the day he was stricken was to vaccinate a grandson of his.
     The funeral will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock with services at the family home, 628 Henry street, where services will be conducted by the Rev. George Whitten, pastor of First Methodist Church.
     The death of Dr. Fiegenbaum was the third in the medical profession here since Dec 22, when Dr. F. C. Joesting died. Dr. Walter Day died Dec. 30.
     Dr. Fiegenbaum, like Dr. Joesting and Dr. Day, had started the practice of his profession in Alton and had practiced no place else.

Julius married Pitts, Sophie Elizabeth 11 Sep 1889, Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA. Sophie (daughter of Pitts, Samuel Jr. and Pringle, Isabella) was born 27 Aug 1859, Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA; died 30 Oct 1939, Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA; was buried 1 Nov 1939, Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Died:
Harry died of whooping cough.

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Buried:
Bertha was buried in Alton Cemetery (in the Old Yard section, lot 54). Her husband was later buried in the same lot.

Died:

The following transcription is based on a digital image supplied by Charles D. Harris of an obituary published on Monday, 5 August 1968.

     Mrs. Bertha F. Harris, 76, a life-time resident of Alton, died at 2:30 p.m., Sunday at St. Anthony Hospital, where she had been a patient for the past two months. Mrs. Harris, had previously resided in Godfrey on Davis Lane for 26 years.
     Born in Alton, Sept. 10, 1891, her parents were the late Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Fiegenbaum.
     Mrs. Harris, a schoolteacher for 30 years in the Alton Public School System and vicinity, received her schooling from the Alton Schools and Shurtleff College. She was graduated from Illinois Women's College, Jacksonville.
     Her marriage to Harvey Harris, who survives, took place in 1922 in Alton.
     Beside her husband, she is also survived by a daughter, Mrs. Margaret Frye of Wood River; two sons, Richard W. of Godfrey, and Warren H. of Mascoutah, Ill.; and 12 grandchildren.
     Mrs. Harris was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Alton.
     Visitation will begin after 7 p.m. today at Morrow-Quinn Mortuary, where services will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. Interment will follow in Alton City Cemetery.

Bertha married Harris, Harvey Pope 15 Nov 1922, Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA. Harvey (son of Harris, William Lee and Pope, Elizabeth) was born 24 Jan 1889, Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA; died 31 Jul 1976, Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA; was buried 3 Aug 1976, Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Buried:
Burial was in the Alton Cemetery, Alton, Illinois.

Margaret married Frye, Curtis M.. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Occupation: Between 1945 and 1967; a cryptographer in the U.S. Air Force

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Buried:
He was buried in the Mascoutah City Cemetery.

Warren married Brown, Eunice Marilyn 1947, Salina, Saline County, Kansas, USA. Eunice (daughter of Bruhn, Carl Joseph and Pehrson, Edith Victoria) was born 23 Mar 1928, Falun, Saline County, Kansas, USA; died 26 Mar 2008, Illinois, USA; was buried , Mascoutah, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Buried:
Services were held at Bryson Funeral Home in Pilot Knob, Missouri, under the direction of Richard's son, Rev. Mark Harris. Burial was at Arcadia Valley Memorial Park in Ironton.

Richard married Hollis, Mary Elizabeth 6 Sep 1950, Pocahontas, Randolph County, Arkansas, USA. [Group Sheet]

Richard married Riley, Dorothy Ellen 3 Sep 1955, Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA. Dorothy (daughter of Riley, Cecil Elmer and Hollis, Maudie Florene) was born 27 Nov 1935, Bernie, Stoddard County, Missouri, USA; died 22 Jun 2004, Ironton, Iron County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Died:
David died of cancer.

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Died:
She was a victim of a tornado which struck the city.

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