Fiegenbaum, Theodore Johann

Other Events:

• Census: 1870, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA
• Occupation: Between 1887 and 1917; a pharmacist
• Residence: Abt 1900, Alaska, USA
• Residence: 1906–1914, Western, South Fork Township, Saline County, Nebraska, USA
• Residence: Apr 1923, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA

Notes:

Census:
According to the 1870 enumeration, Theodore, age 8 (born in Minnesota), lived with his parents, Frederick (age 39) and Louisa (age 37), and eight brothers and sisters, ages 17 years to 6 months.

Residence:

     According to an obituary for Theodore, in 1902 he "went to Alaska with Harry Look, his business partner, for the benefit of his health, and spent a year panning gold and also working as a pharmacist." However, a 1901 directory of residents of Alaska and the Yukon Territory lists him as resident of Nome, Alaska.

Residence:

     While the exact dates of the residency in Western, Nebraska are not currently known, a possible span of time is suggested. An obituary for Theodore reported that he had moved his pharmacy business to Western from Lincoln, Nebraska in 1906. According to an obituary for his father, he was still as a resident of Western in 1914. Theodore is reported to have retired from his pharmacy business in 1917 when he joined the staff of State Auditor George W. Marsh. By the time of the 1920 federal population census, Theodore was working as a clerk in the state capitol. It seems likely that becoming a state employee was impetus for leaving Western, Kansas.

Buried:
The funeral service was in the afternoon at the funeral home operated by Cecil E. Wadlow. Rev. Walter Aiken [spelling?] officiated. Burial was in Wyuka Cemetery, Lincoln Nebraska.

Died:

     The following is a transcription of an obituary for Theodore Fiegenbaum provided by Jane Michel. The obituary appeared in the The Nebraska Signal, of Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska, on 23 August 1945.

          Death of T. C. Fiegenbaum

     T. C. Fiegenbaum of Lincoln, one of the early druggists of Nebraska--he was No. 25 on the state registry--died Sunday afternoon after an illness of two days. He would have been eighty-four in November.
     Born in St. Paul, Minn., he was educated in Iowa, and after graduating from Wilton high school he taught for a few years and then took up pharmacy in Montana. Coming to Nebraska in 1887, Mr. Fiegenbaum built and operated his own store at Hampton. He was in business in Lincoln from 1890 to 1906, when he bought a store in Western. Retiring from the drug business in 1917, he was on the staff of State Auditor George W. Marsh from then until 1925. Two brothers were in the same business, Lou S. at Geneva and Ben at Western and at Lincoln. Both preceded him in death.
     In 1902 Mr. Fiegenbaum went to Alaska with Harry Look, his business partner, for the benefit of his health, and spent a year panning gold and also working as a pharmacist. He was married in 1889 to Miss Nellie Erlenborn at Mendota, Ill. She survives him with their daughter, Martha, both of the Nebraskan hotel. He also leaves a sister, Mrs. Emma Miller of Wathena, Kas., and two brothers, Edward of Geneva and Henry of Omaha. Mr. Fiegenbaum was a member of the Methodist church at Western and of Trinity Methodist in Lincoln, and was affiliated with the Royal Highlanders.
     Mr. Fiegenbaum was known to a number of Geneva people through visits here.

     A nearly identical obituary, also for "T. C. Fiegenbaum," was published under the title "Early Nebraska druggist is dead" in the Nebraska State Journal, of Lincoln, Nebraska, on Monday, 20 August 1945. However, very brief death notices published in the same paper from 20-23 August 1945 gave the name as Theodore J. Fiegenbaum.

Theodore married Erlenborn, Nellie M. 11 Sep 1889, Mendota, LaSalle County, Illinois, USA. Nellie (daughter of Erlenborn, Anton and Häfner, Rosa) was born 9 Aug 1870, Mendota, LaSalle County, Illinois, USA; died 24 Nov 1947, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA; was buried , Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Census: 1910, Western, South Fork Township, Saline County, Nebraska, USA
• Census: 1920, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA
• Census: 1930, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA

Notes:

Census:
According to the 1910 enumeration of Western Village, in "South Fork precinct," the household consisted of T. T. J. Fiegenbaum, head of household, age 47, born in Minnesota, married (for 20 years), a druggist; Nellie Fiegenbaum, wife, age 38, born in Illinois, married (for 20 years and mother of 1 child) a music teacher; and Martha Fiegenbaum, daughter, age 5, born in Nebraska.

Census:
According to the 1920 enumeration of 1530 B Street, Martha, age 15, born at Lincoln, Nebraska, was living with her parents and attending school. The enumerator also reported that she was married, but this seems to be in error.

Census:
According to the 1930 enumeration of the household at 1530 B Street, Martha, age 25 (born in Nebraska), single, was living with her parents, Theodore (age 68) and Nellie (age 59) Fiegenbaum. Martha was working as a supply teacher at a university.

Buried:
Martha was buried in Wyuka Cemetery.

Died:

The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Martha T. Fiegenbaum. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the obituary had appeared on 16 November 1960 in the Lincoln Evening Journal [Lincoln, Nebraska].

Funeral of Miss Martha T. Fiegenbaum, 56, of 147 North 9th, who died Tuesday, will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Wadlows, burial at Wyuka. Born in Lincoln, she was a graduate of the University of Nebraska where she was a member of Alpha Chi Omega Sorority. She received her master's degree in 1929 from the University of Nebraska. She taught at the University of Nebraska, the University of Minnesota and the University of Bowling Green, Kentucky. Survivors: cousins Mrs. Phyllis LaFollette of San Diego, California, Franz Erlenborn of Seattle Washington, Fred Erlenborn of Denver, Colorado and aunts; Mrs. Julium Erlenborn of Denver, Colorado and Mrs. Lewis Bergman of Seattle, Washington.