Miller, Fredricka Frances

Female 1892 - 1981  (89 years)


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  • Name Miller, Fredricka Frances 
    Born 13 Jan 1892  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Died 4 Jun 1981  Wathena, Doniphan County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4

    • The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Fredricka Frances (Miller) Larzelere. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the obituary had appeared on 11 June 1981 in the Kansas Chief, of Troy, Kansas.

           Freda Larzelere, 89, died Thursday, 4 June, at a Wathena nursing home. A native of Wathena, Mrs. Larzelere was a lifelong resident of Doniphan County. She was the widow of R. G. Larzelere, who died in 1952. Mrs. Larzelere was a member of the United Methodist Church of Troy. She was the daughter of Jacob Miller and Emma Fiegenbaum. Survivors include two sons, Robert Larzelere of San Francisco, California and Richard Larzelere of Troy; one sister, Wilma Miller of Wathena; three grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Services were Sunday, 7 June at the Troy United Methodist Church, with burial in the Bellemont Cemetery, Wathena. Service arrangements were under the direction of the Harman Mortuary, Troy. Pallbearers were Lyle Yingling, Alfred Zimmerman, Gary Davies, Archie Seiter, Francis Burbridge and Clarence E. Blake.
    Buried 7 Jun 1981  Wathena, Doniphan County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • Funeral services were held at the United Methodist Church at Troy, Kansas. Burial was in Bellemont Cemetery, Wathena, Kansas.
    Person ID I428  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 9 Nov 2008 

    Father Miller, Jacob,   b. 6 Mar 1863, Weidenthal, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Feb 1941, Wathena, Doniphan County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Fiegenbaum, Emma Maria,   b. 16 Dec 1864, Woodbury, Washington County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Mar 1951, Wathena, Doniphan County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 15 Sep 1886  Eudora, Douglas County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7, 8, 9, 10
    Residence (family) 1892  Wathena, Doniphan County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    • Mrs. Emma Miller, a resident of Wathena, Kansas, was listed as one of the eight children attending a family reunion in November 1892 at her parents home at Oregon, Missouri.
    Residence (family) Apr 1902  Wathena, Doniphan County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    • "Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Miller and children Louise, Frieda, Wilma, Kenneth and Katherine" of Wathena, Kansas attended the celebration of the 50th wedding anniversary of Emma's parents at Oregon, Missouri in April, 1902.
    Residence (family) Jan 1934  Wathena, Doniphan County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    • According to an obituary in January 1934, Benjamin Friedrich Fiegenbaum was survived by his sister, "Mrs. Emma Miller, Wathena."
    Family ID F25  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Larzelere, Robert Gould,   d. 1952 
    Married 25 Dec 1918  [14, 15
    Children 
     1. Larzelere, Robert,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Larzelere, Richard,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F149  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 83, 124.
      Fredricka Frances Miller, child of Jacob Miller and Emma Maria Fiegenbaum, was born on 13 January 1892 at Wathena, Doniphan County, Kansas.

    2. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 125.
      Transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Fredricka Frances (Miller) Larzelere. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the obituary had appeared on 11 June 1981 in the Kansas Chief, of Troy, Kansas.
           "She was the daughter of Jacob Miller and Emma Fiegenbaum."

    3. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 83, 124.
      Fredricka Frances (Miller) Larzelere died on 4 June 1981 at Wathena, Doniphan County, Kansas.

    4. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 125.
      Ttranscription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Fredricka Frances (Miller) Larzelere. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the obituary had appeared on 11 June 1981 in the Kansas Chief, of Troy, Kansas.
           "Freda Larzelere, 89, died Thursday, 4 June, at a Wathena nursing home...."

    5. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 125.
      Transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Fredricka Frances (Miller) Larzelere. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the obituary had appeared on 11 June 1981 in the Kansas Chief, of Troy, Kansas.
           "Services were Sunday, 7 June at the Troy United Methodist Church, with burial in the Bellemont Cemetery, Wathena. Service arrangements were under the direction of the Harman Mortuary, Troy. Pallbearers were Lyle Yingling, Alfred Zimmerman, Gary Davies, Archie Seiter, Francis Burbridge and Clarence E. Blake."

    6. [S78] Internet resource, KS GenWeb Internet Genealogical Society; Douglas County, Kansas Marriages, 1886.
      ( http://skyways.lib.ks.us/kansas/genweb/archives/douglas/marriage/marr1886.htm). Accessed on 2 March 2003. Jake Miller, of Wathen Kansas, and Emma Fiegenbaum were married on 15 September 1886. Recorded in Book 6, page 233. H. Fiegenbaum, Minister of the Gospel, officiated.

    7. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 81.
      Jacob Miller and Emma Maria Fiegenbaum were married on 15 September 1886 at Eudora, Douglas County, Kansas.

    8. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 81.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Mrs. Emma Miller [Emma Maria Fiegenbaum]. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the obituary had appeared on 29 March 1951 in the Wathena Times, of Wathena, Doniphan County, Kansas.
           "She had lived in Wathena since two years before her marriage to Mr. Miller 15 September 1886."

    9. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 82.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Jacob Miller. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the obituary had appeared on 27 February 1941 in the Wathena Times, of Wathena, Kansas.
           "Mr. Miller and Miss Emma Fiegenbaum were married 15 September 1886 and they celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary in 1936. He is survived by the wife, five children: Louise, Wilma and Kenneth of Wathena; Mrs. R. G. Larzelere of Troy; Mrs. Roland Beery of Kansas City; six grandchildren; three sisters and one brother, living in Germany; one cousin, Mrs. Octa Myers of Milwaukee; two second cousins, Mrs. Harlan Bradley of Milwaukee and Charles Chase of St. Joseph. Two daughters, Emily and Elsa died in childhood. Mrs. Beery was unable to attend the funeral, having undergone an operation recently."

    10. [S217] Book, Douglas County, Kansas, Marriage Records, 1885-1897.
      Compiled by Edna Willing and Vivian Clough; indexed by Richard Wellman. Lawrence, Kansas: Douglas County Kansas Genealogical Society, 2008. Volume 2, page 19.
           Jake Miller of Wathena, Kansas and Emma Fiegenbaum of Douglas County, Kansas were married on 15 September 1886 in Douglas County, Kansas. H. Fiegenbaum, Minister of the Gospel, officiated. Marriage record from Book 6, page 233, Office of the Clerk of the Specialized Division of the District Court, Room 144, Law and Judicial Building, Lawrence, Kansas.

    11. [S211] Article or notice, "Family Reunion." Holt County Sentinel (Oregon, Missouri). Friday, 11 November 1892; page 1, column 8.
      Digital copies accessed through Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers (Library of Congress) at (http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn90061417/1892-11-11/ed-1/seq-1/) in November 2011.
           "Rev. Fred Fiegenbaum, pastor of the German M. E. church of this city, and his wife are enjoying the pleasure of having all their children at home this week for the first time in eight years. It is indeed a dear thing to the hearts of the parents who have passed their three score mile post to be permitted to have all their sons and daughters gathered around them at one time and we trust that nothing shall mar their happiness on this occasion. The following is the names of their children who have been here this week: Mrs. Minnie Sexauer, Des Moines, Ia.; Lydia Howard and daughter, Genevieve, Des Moines, Ia.; Adolph Fiegenbaum, Washington, D. C.; Louis Fiegenbaum, Geneva, Neb.; Theodore Feigenbaum [sic], Lincoln, Neb.; Mrs. Emma Miller, Wathena, Kas.; Benj. and Henry Feigenbaum [sic], Lawrence, Kas., and Ed Fiegenbaum, lately of Chicago, who will spend the winter with his parents."

    12. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 37.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an account of the 50th wedding anniversary celebration for Friedrich William and Louisa (Otto) Fiegenbaum. Gretchen Leenerts did not identify when and where this report was published, but it seems likely it appeared in the Holt County Sentinel, of Oregon, Missouri.
           From a list of the children of Friedrich and Louisa: "...Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Miller and children Louise, Frieda, Wilma, Kenneth and Katherine, Wathena, Kansas...."

    13. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 38.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Benjamin Friedrich Fiegenbaum. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the obituary had appeared on 22 January 1934 in the Lawrence Daily Journal World, of Lawrence, Kansas.
           "Surviving are...two sisters, ...Mrs. Emma Miller, Wathena;...."

    14. [S130] Jacqueline Larzelere Parker, Genealogical research.
      Robert Gould Larzelere and Fredericka Miller; married. No date given.

    15. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 124.
      Gould Larzelere and Fredricka Francis Miller were married on 25 December 1918. No place given.