Gillespie, Julia B.

Other Events:

• Census: Jun 1880, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA

Notes:

Census:

     According to the 1880 U.S. enumeration of the household in Ward 2, Julia Gillespie, age 23, single, at home, lived with her parents, David Gillespie (age 51) and Minna Gillespie (age 45), and her three siblings: Edwin Gillespie (age 18); Henry Gillespie (age 15), and Mary Gillespie (age 10).
     Also living in the home were two single borders: Carrie Houck (age 23) and Clay H. Lynch (age 32), a grain dealer. There were also two single servants: Mary Mansfield (age 18), born in Maryland of Irish parents; and William Meek (age 26), a farm laborer whose parents were born in Bohemia.
     In 1882, Julia B. Gillespie, daughter of David and Minna (Barnsback) Gillespie, became the first wife Dr. Edward William Fiegenbaum. Clay Hardin Lynch, one of the boarders, married one of Dr. Fiegenbaum's sisters, Martha Lizette Fiegenbaum, in 1884.
     A short distance from Julia Gillespie's home where two families of relatives. These included Isabella J. (Gillespie) Sherman, her husband, Moses Sherman, and their daughter, Martha Sherman; and also Elizabeth Eleanor "Nellie" (Gillespie) Brink, her husband, Wesley R. Brink, their two daughters, Florence Brink and Julia Brink.
     Living in the Brink household was Martha A. (McGrew) (Hynes, or Hinds) Gillespie, the second wife of Matthew Gillespie. She was the mother of Elizabeth Eleanor "Nellie" (Gillespie) Brink and Isabella J. (Gillespie) Sherman, and the step-mother of David Gillespie, who was the son of Matthew Gillespie and his first wife, Nancy Gordon. She was therefore a grandmother to all the children in these three households.

Buried:
Julia's burial site is next to her husband's, whose second wife was buried on his other side.

Julia married Fiegenbaum, Dr. Edward William 15 May 1882, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA. Edward (son of Fiegenbaum, Hermann Wilhelm and Gusewelle, Sophia) was born 4 Dec 1854, Boonville, Cooper County, Missouri, USA; died 28 Jul 1927, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA; was buried , Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Census: 1900, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA

Notes:

Birth:
Sources report the year of birth as either 1883 or 1884. David himself, at the time of his registration for the U.S. World War I military draft in 1918, reported that he was born on 2 March 1883. His death certificate, apparently informed by his wife, recorded his date of birth as 2 March 1884.

Census:
According to the 1900 enumeration, David (age 17) lived in the household with his father, Edward Fiegenbaum (age 45) and his father's wife, Mary S. Fiegenbaum (age 35), his father's two daughters, Edna Fiegenbaum (age 8) and Margaret Fiegenbaum (age 7), and his father's nephew, George Fiegenbaum (age 24). Also in the household were two servants, Mary Helbrung (age 22), and Fred Gregwere (age 21), employed as a carriage driver.
     George Edward Fiegenbaum was the son of Frederick Adolph and Amelia Maria (Kriege) Fiegenbaum.

Died:
David died of a cerebral hemorrhage at St. Luke's Hospital at St. Louis.

David married Springer, Rebecca Charlotte 26 Mar 1910, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA. Rebecca (daughter of Springer, Henry James and Evans, Mary Virginia) was born 5 Oct 1882, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA; died 10 Nov 1970, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Census: Apr 1930, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA

Notes:

Birth:
Some sources indicate that Julia was born in 1912, 1916 or 1917. The date of 31 May 1914 is found in the Social Security Death Index. The date may also be 3 May 1914. This matter will require further research.

Census:

     According to the 1930 U.S. enumeration, Julia E. Fiegenbaum, age 13 [sic] and in school, lived at 412 Fourth Street with her parents, David W. and Rebecca C. Fiegenbaum, both age 46, and her two sisters: Elizabeth J. Fiegenbaum, age 14; and, Rebecca C. Fiegenbaum, age 12. Residing at 404 Fourth Street was Julia's maternal grandparents, Henry J. Springer (age 81) and Virginia Springer (age 71) and her mother's brother, Henry J. Springer, Jr. (age 36).

Julia married Brockway, John Aubrey 1 Jun 1940, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA. John (son of Brockway, John Aubrey and Farrand, Mary Olive) was born 18 Feb 1909, Iowa, USA; died 9 Sep 1982, Amarillo, Potter County, Texas, USA; was buried , Amarillo, Potter County, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Census: Apr 1930, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA
• Residence: 1943, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA

Notes:

Census:

     According to the 1930 U.S. enumeration, Elizabeth J. Fiegenbaum, age 14 and in school, lived at 412 Fourth Street with her parents, David W. and Rebecca C. Fiegenbaum, both age 46, and her two sisters: Julia E. Fiegenbaum, age 13 [sic]; and, Rebecca C. Fiegenbaum, age 12. Residing at 404 Fourth Street was Elizabeth's maternal grandparents, Henry J. Springer (age 81) and Virginia Springer (age 71) and her mother's brother, Henry J. Springer, Jr. (age 36).

Residence:
According to the engagement announcement for her sister, Rebecca Charlotte, Elizabeth Jane moved to Edwardsville, Illinois upon her husband's entry into military service. He entered the U.S. Army in July 1943.

Buried:
Elizabeth was buried at Arlington National Cemetery (Section 3-A, Row 3, Site 5); she shared a grave site with her husband, who had served in the U.S. Army.

Elizabeth married Rodems, Richard Stephen 28 Sep 1940, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA. Richard (son of Rodems, Stephen A. and [---?---], Annie A.) was born 28 Dec 1911, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA; died 12 Dec 1990, Fairfax, Virginia, USA; was buried 18 Dec 1990, Arlington, Northampton County, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Census: Apr 1930, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA

Notes:

Census:

     According to the 1930 U.S. enumeration, Rebecca C. Fiegenbaum, age 12 and in school, lived at 412 Fourth Street with her parents, David W. and Rebecca C. Fiegenbaum, both age 46, and her two sisters: Elizabeth J. Fiegenbaum, age 14; and, Julia E. Fiegenbaum, age 13 [sic]. Residing at 404 Fourth Street was Rebecca's maternal grandparents, Henry J. Springer (age 81) and Virginia Springer (age 71) and her mother's brother, Henry J. Springer, Jr. (age 36).

Died:
The following obituary was published on 18 December 2001 in the Hannibal Courier-Post, of Hannibal, Missouri:

          Rebecca Allen
          Oct. 26, 1917 - Dec. 16, 2001

     TROY - Rebecca Allen, 84, of Troy and formerly of Edwardsville, Ill., died Sunday, Dec. 16, 2001, at Lincoln County Medical Center in Troy.
     No funeral services are planned. The Kemper-Marsh Funeral Home in Troy is in charge of arrangements.
     There will be no visitation.
     Mrs. Allen was born Oct. 26, 1917, in Edwardsville to David and Rebecca Springer Fiegenbaum.
     She was married to John Allen on Aug. 4, 1943, in Edwardsville. He survives.
     Other survivors include two daughters, Mary Charlotte Smith of Fenton and Margaret D. Meeker of Glen Carbon, Ill.; two sons, Thomas G. Allen of Oshkosh, Wis., and David G. Allen of St. Louis; four grandchildren; and two sisters, Julia Brockway of Jerseyville, Ill., and Elizabeth Rodems of Fairfax, Va.
     The family wishes to include as survivors, two sons-in-law, J. Peter Smith and Malcolm Meeker.
     Mrs. Allen was a member of the PEO and DAR in Troy and was in the Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority. She and her husband lived in Troy for the last 26 years.

Rebecca married Allen, John Gilpin 4 Aug 1943, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA. John (son of Allen, Dr. Thomas Johnston and Suehr, Lilian Marguerite) was born 14 Feb 1917, Eureka Springs, Carroll County, Arkansas, USA; died 30 Jun 2005, Troy, Lincoln County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

Mary married Rea, Richard [Group Sheet]

Anne married White, Ronald Keith [Group Sheet]

Mary married Mulligan, Graham Paul. [Group Sheet]

Robert married Vereb, Janice Ann [Group Sheet]

Mary married Smith, John Peter Jr. [Group Sheet]

David married Allan, Barbara Katherine [Group Sheet]

Margaret married Meeker, Malcolm Douglas [Group Sheet]