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Fiegenbaum, Charles Herman

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  • Name Fiegenbaum, Charles Herman 
    Born 22 Oct 1869  Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1870  Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    • According to the 1870 enumeration, Charles H. Fiegenbum [sic] (age 9 months) was living with his parents, Henry R. and Anna E. Fiegenbum (both age 33), his sister, Emma (age 6) and his brother, William H. (age 3). Also in the household was Martha J. Evans (age 16).
    Census 1880  La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    • According to the 1880 enumeration of Ferry Street, Charles, age 10 (born in Iowa) and attending school, lived with Henry (age 43) and "Hellwig" (age 28) Fiegenbaum, a brother and 3 sisters. Also in the home were a boarder, "Edward Hellberg" (age 20) and a servant, Henriette Hellwig, (age 24); they may have been related to "Hellwig" Fiegenbaum.
    Occupation From 1910  Index, Snohomish County, Washington, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 

    •      The following biographical sketch was published in 1917.

                Charles H. Fiegenbaum

           Charles H. Fiegenbaum, president of the Index Galena Lumber Company, one of the foremost business enterprises of Index, Snohomish county, was born at Charles City, Iowa, October 22 1869, a son of the Rev. H. R. and Elizabeth (Krumpel) Fiegenbaum, both of whom were natives of St. Charles, Missouri. In early life they removed to Iowa and the father became a pioneer Methodist Episcopal minister of that state, where he continued his labors as a preacher of the gospel for many years. In 1901 he arrived in eastern Washington, where he afterward lived a retired life, passing away in 1910 at the age of seventy-three years. His wife died in 1878 at the age thirty-five years. In their family were three children: Mrs. John D. Allen, now living in Denver, Colorado; Charles H.; and Arthur F., who resides in Honolulu, Hawaii.
           During his boyhood days Charles H. Fiegenbaum attended various schools in Iowa and elsewhere as his father removed from place to place according to the itinerant custom of Methodist ministers. At length he was graduated from the high school at Atchison, Kansas, and later he attended the Bayless Commercial College at Dubuque, Iowa. He afterward took up stenographic work in the Second National Bank of Dubuque and remained in various positions there for twenty-three years, advancing step by step until he became cashier of the institution. He severed his connection with the bank when in 1910 he came to Washington, making his way to Index, where he purchased an interest in the Index Galena Lumber Company, of which he became treasurer. He continued in that office until February, 1911, when he was elected president, which position he still occupies. Something of the extent of his business is indicated in the fact that the firm employs two hundred in the manufacture of ninety thousand feet of lumber and one hundred and fifty thousand shingles per day. They ship about one million, five hundred thousand feet of lumber per month and the enterprise constitutes one of the most important of the productive industries of Index. Moreover, Mr. Fiegenbaum has other business connections, being now a director of the Iowa Land Company of Dubuque, Iowa, and interested in the Douglas Lumber Company of Oregon. He is likewise president of the People's Grocery & Market, Inc., of Index and his business interests are wisely and carefully directed, bringing to him a very substantial measure of success. In fact the extent and importance of his commercial and industrial interests place him in a leading position among the business men of Index. His activities have always been of a character which have contributed to public progress as well as to individual success and his worth in the community is widely acknowledged.
            On the 22d of July, 1897, Mr. Fiegenbaum was married to Miss Pauline Nehls, of Plattsville, Wisconsin, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Nehls, a well known pioneer family of Plattsville. Mrs. Fiegenbaum passed away at Index, May 12, 1914, and her remains were taken back to Wisconsin for interment at Plattsville. She left two children: Ruth, who was born in Dubuque in September, 1898, and was graduated from the high school at Index in May, 1916; and Carl F., who was born in Dubuque in November, 1900, and is now a high school pupil.
           Mr. Fiegenbaum votes with the republican party but has never been a politician in the sense of office seeking. However, he has served as president of the school board of Index and is interested in all that pertains to the progress and upbuilding of the community. He has membership with the Masons at Sultan and with the Modern Woodmen of America and he is a trustee of the Presbyterian church. His influence is always found on the side of progress and improvement, of advancement and reform, and he has done much to further the material, intellectual and moral upbuilding of Index.
    Died 26 Jul 1948  Index, Snohomish County, Washington, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 7, 12] 
    Person ID I297  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 24 Apr 2016 

    Father Fiegenbaum, Heinrich Rudolph,   b. 2 Jan 1837, St. Charles County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Sep 1908, Gooding, Gooding County, Idaho, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Mother Krümpel, Elizabeth Ann,   b. 4 Jun 1837, Kingdom of Hannover Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Sep 1877, Garner, Hancock County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 40 years) 
    Census (family) 1860  Wapello Township, Louisa County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    • According to the 1860 enumeration, Rudolph (age 23) and Elisabeth "Feigenbaum" (age 23 or 26), who had been married within the census year, were living in the household of Adolph (age 67) and Christina "Feigenbaum" (age 63).
    Married 28 Jan 1860  Colesburg, Delaware County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [14, 15, 16] 
    • A biographical sketch of Henry, published in 1913, states that he and his first wife, Elisabeth Krümpel, had 6 children. At that time, three children were yet living: Emma Allen of Denver, Colorado; Charles H. Fiegenbaum of Dubuque, Iowa; and Arthur F. Fiegenbaum of Spokane, Washington.
    Residence (family) Jun 1863  Colony Township, Delaware County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [17] 
    • In June 1863, Heinrich, identified as a married minister, was enumerated in a Civil War draft registration conducted in the Third Congressional District of Iowa.
    Census (family) 1870  Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    • According to the 1870 enumeration, the household consisted of Henry R. Fiegenbum [sic], age 33; born in Missouri; a clergyman; Anna E. Fiegenbum, age 33, born in Hanover, keeping house; Emma S. Fiegenbum, age 6, born in Iowa, attending school; William H. Fiegenbum, age 3, born in Iowa; and Charles H. Fiegenbum, age 9 months, born in October in Iowa. Also in the household was Martha J. Evans, age 16, born in Iowa, attending school.
    Family ID F102  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Nehls, Pauline,   b. Wisconsin,   d. 12 May 1914, Index, Snohomish County, Washington, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 22 Jul 1897  Platteville, Grant County, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 18, 19, 20] 
    Residence (family) 1909  Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [21] 
    • Charles and Pauline lived at 55 Burch Street. Charles worked at Second National Bank, 596 Main Street, and was listed as a notary. Pauline was identified as the treasurer of the Y.W.C.A., on the corner of 6th and Locust Streets.
    Children 
     1. Fiegenbaum, Ruth,   b. 16 Sep 1898, Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Fiegenbaum, Carl F,   b. Nov 1900, Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F1363  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S5] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Genealogical research.
      Charles Herman Fiegenbaum, son of Heinrich Rudolph Fiegenbaum and Elizabeth Ann Kreumpel; born 22 October 1869.

    2. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1880. NARA microfilm T9, roll 1,432, pages 543-544.
      1880 U.S. census, population schedule; Wisconsin, La Crosse County, La Crosse, Supervisor’s District 3, Enumeration District 57, census pages 32D and 33A, enumerated on 10 June 1880; Henry Fiegenbaum household, Ferry [Street], dwelling 290, family 313, line 50 & lines 1-8. National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1432, pages 543-544.
           In the household was: 03) Fiegenbaum, Charles; white; male; age 10; son; single; at school; attended school in the census year; born in Iowa; father born in Missouri; mother born in Missouri.
           By calculation from the information provided, Charles would have been born about 1869-1870. For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1880 U.S. census for this person's parents.

    3. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1870. NARA microfilm M593, roll 392, page 325 (image 215).
      1870 U.S. census, population schedule; Iowa, Floyd County, Charles City, census page 28, enumerated on 22 August 1870; Henry R. Fiegenbum household, dwelling 203, family 209, lines 8-13. Ancestry.com in June 2005 and March 2009.
           In the household was: 12) Fiegenbum, Charles H.; age 9 months; born in October; born in Iowa; mother of foreign birth.
           For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1870 U.S. census for this person.

    4. [S268] Herbert Hunt and Floyd C. Kaylor, Washington, West of the Cascades: Historical and Descriptive; the Explorers, the Indians, the Pioneers, the Modern (Chicago, Seattle, Tacoma: S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1917), volume 2, pages 399-400; "Charles H. Fiegenbaum".
      "Charles H. Fiegenbaum, president of the Index Galena Lumber Company, one of the foremost business enterprises of Index, Snohomish county, was born at Charles City, Iowa, October 22 1869, a son of the Rev. H. R. and Elizabeth (Krumpel) Fiegenbaum, both of whom were natives of St. Charles, Missouri."

    5. [S177] Ancestry.com (library edition), Washington, Deaths, 1883-1960.
      ( http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1208 ). Access in February 2016. Name: Charles H Fiegenbaum. Gender: Male. Birth Date: abt 1870. Death Date: 26 Jul 1948. Age at Death: 78. Death Location: Index, Snohomish, Washington. Father: Rudolph Fiegenbaum. Mother: Elizabeth Cruempel. Record Source: Washington State Death Records.

    6. [S177] Ancestry.com (library edition), Washington, Select Death Certificates, 1907-1960.
      ( http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60229 ). Access in February 2016. Name: Charles H. Fiegenbaum. Gender: Male. Marital Status: Married. Age: 78. Estimated birth year: abt 1870. Death Date: 26 Jul 1948. Death Place: Index, Snohomish, Washington. Father: Rudolph Fiegenbaum. Mother: Elizabeth Cruempel. Spouse: Pauline Fiegenbaum. Family History Library Film Number: 2032774. Reference ID: 12498.

    7. [S177] Ancestry.com (library edition), Washington Death Index, 1940-1996.
      ( http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6716 ). Access in February 2016. Name: Charles H Fiegenbaum. Date of Death: 26 Jul 1948. Place of Death: Snohomish. Age: 78. Estimated birth year: abt 1870. Gender: Male. Certificate: 12498.

    8. [S177] Ancestry.com (library edition), U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
      ( http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60901 ). Accessed in February 2012. Name: Charles Herman Fiegenbaum. SSN: 564340683. Birth Date: 22 Oct 1869. Birth Place: Charles City, Iowa. Claim Date: 17 Feb 1947. Type of Claim: Life Claim. Notes: 02 Feb 1979: Name listed as Charles Herman Fiegenbaum.

    9. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1870. NARA microfilm M593, roll 392, page 325 (image 215).
      1870 U.S. census, population schedule; Iowa, Floyd County, Charles City, census page 28, enumerated on 22 August 1870; Henry R. Fiegenbum household, dwelling 203, family 209, lines 8-13. Ancestry.com in June 2005 and March 2009.
           The household consisted of: 08) Fiegenbum, Henry R.; age 33; male; white; clergyman; real estate=2,800; personal estate=1570; born in Missouri; father of foreign birth; mother of foreign birth; male citizen 21 years old or more. 09) Fiegenbum, Anna E.; age 33; female; white; keeping house; born in Hanover; father of foreign birth; mother of foreign birth. 10) Fiegenbum, Emma S.; age 6; female; white; born in Iowa; mother of foreign birth; attended school within the year. 11) Fiegenbum, William H.; age 3; male; white; born in Iowa; mother of foreign birth.
      12) Fiegenbum, Charles H.; age 9 months; male; white; born in Iowa; mother of foreign birth; born in October. 13) Evans, Martha J.; age 16; female; white; born in Iowa; father of foreign birth; mother of foreign birth; attended school within the year.

    10. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1880. NARA microfilm T9, roll 1,432, pages 543-544.
      1880 U.S. census, population schedule; Wisconsin, La Crosse County, La Crosse, Supervisor’s District 3, Enumeration District 57, census pages 32D and 33A, enumerated on 10 June 1880; Henry Fiegenbaum household, Ferry [Street], dwelling 290, family 313, line 50 & lines 1-8. National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1432, pages 543-544.
           The household consisted of: 50) Fiegenbaum, Henry; white; male; age 43; married; Methodist pastor; born in Missouri; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany. 01) Fiegenbaum, Hellwig; white; female; age 28; wife; married; keeping house; born in Missouri; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany. 02) Fiegenbaum, Emma; white; female; age 16; daughter; single; at school; attended school in the census year; born in Iowa; father born in Missouri; mother born in Missouri. 03) Fiegenbaum, Charles; white; male; age 10; son; single; at school; attended school in the census year; born in Iowa; father born in Missouri; mother born in Missouri. 04) Fiegenbaum, Arthur; white; male; age 7; son; single; at school; attended school in the census year; born in Iowa; father born in Missouri; mother born in Missouri. 05) Fiegenbaum, Lulea; white; female; age 1; daughter; single; born in Wisconsin; father born in Missouri; mother born in Missouri. 06) Fiegenbaum, Adelina; white; female; age 1 month; born May [1880]; daughter; single; born in Wisconsin; father born in Missouri; mother born in Missouri. 07) Hellberg, Edward; white; male; age 20; boarder; single; at home; born in Illinois; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany. 08) Hellwig, Henriette; white; female; age 24; servant; single; servant; born in Missouri; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany.

    11. [S268] Herbert Hunt and Floyd C. Kaylor, Washington, West of the Cascades: Historical and Descriptive; the Explorers, the Indians, the Pioneers, the Modern (Chicago, Seattle, Tacoma: S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1917), volume 2, pages 399-400; "Charles H. Fiegenbaum".
      "Charles H. Fiegenbaum Fiegenbaum, president of the Index Galena Lumber Company, one of the foremost business enterprises of Index, Snohomish county, was born at Charles City, Iowa, October 22 1869, a son of the Rev. H. R. and Elizabeth (Krumpel) Fiegenbaum...."

    12. [S5] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Genealogical research.
      Charles died in 1948.

    13. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1860. NARA microfilm M653, roll 331, pages 920-921 (images 143-144).
      Access through HeritageQuest.com October 2004 and Ancestry.com in June 2005.
           Adolph Feigenbaum household, 1860 U.S. census, Louisa County, Iowa, population schedule, Wapello Township, pages 142 and 143, enumerated 25 July 1860, dwelling 1011, family 1011, lines 39-40 and 1-2.
           The household consisted of: 39) Adolph Feigenbaum; age 67; male; farmer; value of real estate=2220; value of personal estate=905; born in Germany. 40) Christina Feigenbaum; age 63; female; born in Germany. 01) Rudolph Feigenbaum; age 23; male; value of real estate=600; born in Mo.; was married within the year. 02) Elisabeth Feigenbaum; age 2[6?]; female; born in Germany; was married within the year.

    14. [S5] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Genealogical research.
      Heinrich Rudolph Fiegenbaum and Elizabeth Ann Kreumpel; married 28 January 1860 in Colesburg (Delaware County), Iowa.

    15. [S133] E. W. Henke, et al, Die Nordwest Deutsche Konferenz der Bischöflichen Methodistenkirche: Geschichtlich, Sachlich und Biographisch Geschildert (Charles City, Iowa: The Conference, 1913), page 97.
      Henry Rudolf [sic] Fiegenbaum and Elisabeth Krümpel; married 28 January 1860. There were six children born to the couple. At the time the biographical sketch in this book was written (published in 1913), three children were yet living: Emma Allen of Denver, Colorado; Charles H. Fiegenbaum of Dubuque, Iowa; and Arthur F. Fiegenbaum of Spokane, Washington.

    16. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1860. NARA microfilm M653, roll 331, pages 920-921 (images 143-144).
      Access through HeritageQuest.com October 2004 and Ancestry.com in June 2005.
           Adolph Feigenbaum household, 1860 U.S. census, Louisa County, Iowa, population schedule, Wapello Township, pages 142 and 143, enumerated 25 July 1860, dwelling 1011, family 1011, lines 39-40 and 1-2.
           In the household was: 01) Rudolph Feigenbaum; age 23; was married within the year. 02) Elisabeth Feigenbaum; age 2[6?]; female; was married within the year.

    17. [S241] Ancestry.com (library edition), U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865 (http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1666 in December 2017), H. R. Fiegenbaum; Iowa; 3rd Congressional District.
      Accessed in April 2011. Original data from: Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registrations, 1863-1865. NM-65, entry 172, 620 volumes. Records of the Provost Marshal General’s Bureau (Civil War), Record Group 110. Washington D.C.: Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.
           Line 8: Fiegenbaum, H. R.; age 25 (on 1 July 1863); white; minister; marital status unmarked; born in Missouri; residence: [Colony?] Township, Delaware County. Enumerated in June 1863. Shubael P. Adams, provost marshal.

    18. [S211] Article or notice.
      Hancock Signal; Garner, Iowa. July 28, 1897. Republishing a notice from the Dubuque Times. "Mr. Charles Fiegenbaum, teller at the Second National Bank of Dubuque and Miss Pauline Nehls of Platteville, Wisconsin were married at that place Thursday evening at the residence of the bride's parents." Transcription provided by Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts. Gretchen has interpreted the date of the wedding to be 25 July 1897. I believe this in incorrect. July 28 is a Wednesday. If the wedding took place on a Thursday evening, as reported, it would have to have been the previous Thursday, 22 July 1897.

    19. [S228] Wisconsin Historical Society, Wisconsin Genealogy Index. (http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/vitalrecords/). Accessed on 9 September 2010.
      Marriage Record Details. Charles H. Fiegenbaum and Pauline C. Nehls were married on 22 July 1897 in Grant County, Wisconsin. Marriage recorded in volume 8, page 113.

    20. [S268] Herbert Hunt and Floyd C. Kaylor, Washington, West of the Cascades: Historical and Descriptive; the Explorers, the Indians, the Pioneers, the Modern (Chicago, Seattle, Tacoma: S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1917), volume 2, pages 399-400; "Charles H. Fiegenbaum".
      "On the 22d of July, 1897, Mr. Fiegenbaum was married to Miss Pauline Nehls, of Plattsville, Wisconsin, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Nehls, a well known pioneer family of Plattsville."

    21. [S217] Book.
      Seventh Edition of the Dubuque and Dubuque County Directory, 1909; Containing an Alphabetically Arranged List of Business Firms and Private Citizens, a Street Directory, Street and Avenue Guide, a Strictly Up-to-date Map of the City, Miscellaneous Directory, City and County Officers, Churches, Colleges, Cublic and Private Schools, Buildings, Banks, Railroads, Secret and Benevolent Societies, etc., and a Complete Classified Business Directory. Compiled by Boardman Cooley. Dubuque, Iowa: The Telegraph-Herald, 1909.
           "Charles H. Fiegenbaum" is listed as residing at 55 Burch Street (page 681); "C. H. Fiegenbaum" is listed as a notary at Second National Bank (page 649); "Mrs. C. H. Fiegenbaum is listed as the treasurer of the Y.W.C.A. (page. 597).


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