Barber, Josephine Fern

Female 1886 - 1956  (70 years)


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  • Name Barber, Josephine Fern 
    Born 1886  Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Female 
    Died 1956  [2, 6, 7
    Buried Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • She was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery.
    Person ID I4057  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 15 May 2016 

    Family Fiegenbaum, Charles Henry,   b. 4 Sep 1886, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Oct 1970, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 1914  [8, 9, 10, 11
    Census (family) Jan 1920  Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    • According to the 1920 U.S. enumeration, the household at 623 North Kansas Street consisted of
      H. Charles Fiegenbaum, a store clerk, his wife, Josephine Fiegenbaum, both age 33 years, and their son, C. Norman Fiegenbaum, age 2 years, 10 months.
    Census (family) Apr 1940  Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [13

    •      According to the 1940 U.S. enumeration, the household at 623 Kansas, in Ward 4, consisted of Charles Fiegenbaum, head of household, age 53, and his wife, Josephine Fiegenbaum, age 53. Also in the household were two sons: Norman Fiegenbaum, age 23 and single; and, Edward Fiegenbaum, age 12 and single. Charles Fiegenbaum, a salesman in the oil industry, had not worked in 1939, was currently unemployed and was seeking work. Norman was a laborer in the oil industry, had worked 48 weeks in 1939 earning $1,140 and was currently employed. Josephine worked in the home and Edward was attending school.
           All four of these people lived in the same home in April 1935.
    Residence (family) Apr 1942  Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [14

    •      According to information on his World War II draft registration card, filed on 27 April 1942, Charles and Josephine lived at 623 North Kansas Street. This was also their address in 1920, according to the federal census. Charles reported on his draft card that he was employed by the city of Edwardsville, at 400 N. Main Street. The Registrar of the local draft board, Irma M. Kriege, described Charles as 5 feet, 11½ inches tall; 160 pounds; with blue eyes, brown hair, and a ruddy complexion. She stated that there were no other physical characteristics that would aid in identification.
    Children 
    +1. Fiegenbaum, Norman Charles,   b. 16 Mar 1917, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Apr 2014, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 97 years)
     2. Fiegenbaum, Edward W.,   b. 1927, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1966  (Age 39 years)
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F1335  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S119] Harriet L. Fiegenbaum and Judith L. (Fiegenbaum) Miller, Genealogical research.
      Josephine Barber; born 1886.

    2. [S48] Cemetery or burial marker.
      "Charles H. Fiegenbaum, 1886 - 1970 and Josie Fern Fiegenbaum, 1886 - 1956." Photo taken by Harriet L. Fiegenbaum and Judith L. (Fiegenbaum) Miller on 23 October 2004 at Woodlawn Cemetery in Edwardsville, Illinois.

    3. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 109.
      Josephine Barber was born in 1914. No place given.

    4. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1920 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T625, roll 389, image 1,042, sheet 11A. Illinois, Madison County, Edwardsville Township, Edwardsville, Ward 4, Supervisor’s District 14, Enumeration District 52, census sheet 11A, enumerated on 12 January 1920; H. Charles Fiegenbaum household, 623 North Kansas Street, dwelling 258, family 264, lines 9-11. Access through Ancestry.com and HeritageQuest Online in 2003-2011.
           In the household was: 10) Fiegenbaum, Josephine; wife; female; white; age 33; born in Illinois; father born in Illinois; mother born in Illinois.
           By calculation from the information provided, Josephine would have been born about 1886-1887. For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1920 U.S. census for this person.

    5. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1940 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T627, roll 849, page 8B. Illinois, Madison County, Edwardsville, Ward 4, Supervisor’s District 22, Enumeration District 60-43, census sheet 8B, enumerated on 25 April 1940; Charles Fiegenbaum household, 623 Kansas, dwelling 177, lines 41-44. Access through Ancestry.com in October 2012.
           In the household was: 42) Fiegenbaum, Josephine; wife; female; white; age 53; born in Illinois.
           By calculation from the information provided, Josephine would have been born about 1886-1887. For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1940 U.S. census for this person.

    6. [S119] Harriet L. Fiegenbaum and Judith L. (Fiegenbaum) Miller, Genealogical research.
      Died 1956.

    7. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 109.
      Josephine died in 1956. No place given.

    8. [S119] Harriet L. Fiegenbaum and Judith L. (Fiegenbaum) Miller, Genealogical research.
      Charles Fiegenbaum and Josephine Barber; married 1914.

    9. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 109.
      Charles Fiegenbaum and Josephine Barber were married in 1914. No place given.

    10. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1920 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T625, roll 389, image 1,042, sheet 11A. Illinois, Madison County, Edwardsville Township, Edwardsville, Ward 4, Supervisor’s District 14, Enumeration District 52, census sheet 11A, enumerated on 12 January 1920; H. Charles Fiegenbaum household, 623 North Kansas Street, dwelling 258, family 264, lines 9-11. Access through Ancestry.com and HeritageQuest Online in 2003-2011.
           In the household was: 9) Fiegenbaum, H. Charles; head; male; white; age 33; married; and, 10) Fiegenbaum, Josephine; wife; female; white; age 33; married.
           For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1920 U.S. census for these individuals.

    11. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1940 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T627, roll 849, page 8B. Illinois, Madison County, Edwardsville, Ward 4, Supervisor’s District 22, Enumeration District 60-43, census sheet 8B, enumerated on 25 April 1940; Charles Fiegenbaum household, 623 Kansas, dwelling 177, lines 41-44. Access through Ancestry.com in October 2012.
           In the household was: 41) Fiegenbaum, Charles; head of household; male; white; age 53; married; and, 42) Fiegenbaum, Josephine; wife; female; white; age 53; married.
           For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1940 U.S. census for these individuals.

    12. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1920 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T625, roll 389, image 1,042, sheet 11A. Illinois, Madison County, Edwardsville Township, Edwardsville, Ward 4, Supervisor’s District 14, Enumeration District 52, census sheet 11A, enumerated on 12 January 1920; H. Charles Fiegenbaum household, 623 North Kansas Street, dwelling 258, family 264, lines 9-11. Access through Ancestry.com and HeritageQuest Online in 2003-2011.
           The household consisted of: 9) Fiegenbaum, H. Charles; head; owns home, with mortgage; male; white; age 33; married; can read; can write; born in Illinois; father born in Illinois; mother born in Illinois; speaks English; clerk, J. G. [Deliente?] Store; employment status=w. 10) Fiegenbaum, Josephine; wife; female; white; age 33; married; can read; can write; born in Illinois; father born in Illinois; mother born in Illinois; speaks English; occupation=none. 11) Fiegenbaum, C. Norman; son; male; white; age 2 years 10 months; single; born in Illinois; father born in Illinois; mother born in Illinois; speaks English; occupation=none.

    13. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1940 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T627, roll 849, page 8B. Illinois, Madison County, Edwardsville, Ward 4, Supervisor’s District 22, Enumeration District 60-43, census sheet 8B, enumerated on 25 April 1940; Charles Fiegenbaum household, 623 Kansas, dwelling 177, lines 41-44. Access through Ancestry.com in October 2012.
           The household consisted of: 41) Fiegenbaum, Charles; head of household; owns home, value=$5,000; household is not a farm; male; white; age 53; married; did not attend school since 1 March 1940; highest grade of school completed=8; born in Illinois; lived in same house in April 1935; was not engaged in private or nonemergency government work during week of 24-30 March; was not assigned to public emergency work during week of 24-30 March; was seeking work; duration of unemployment up to 30 March 1940=52 weeks; occupation=salesman, in the oil industry; class of worker=PW (wage or salary worker in private work); worked 0 weeks in 1939, earned $0; did receive income from sources other than wages or salary. 42) Fiegenbaum, Josephine; wife; female; white; age 53; married; did not attend school since 1 March 1940; highest grade of school completed=8; born in Illinois; lived in same house in April 1935; was not engaged in private or nonemergency government work during week of 24-30 March; was not assigned to public emergency work during week of 24-30 March; was not seeking work; did not have a job; engaged in home housework; worked 0 weeks in 1939, earned $0; did not receive income from sources other than wages or salary. 43) Fiegenbaum, Norman; son; male; white; age 23; single; did not attend school since 1 March 1940; highest grade of school completed=C-1 (first year of college); born in Illinois; lived in same house in April 1935; was engaged in private or nonemergency government work during week of 24-30 March; worked 40 hours during the week of March 24-30, 1940; occupation=laborer, in oil industry; class of worker=PW (wage or salary worker in private work); worked 48 weeks in 1939, earned $1,140; did not receive income from sources other than wages or salary. 44) Fiegenbaum, Edward; son; male; white; age 12; single; attended school since 1 March 1940; highest grade of school completed=6; born in Illinois; lived in same house in April 1935; was not engaged in private or nonemergency government work during week of 24-30 March; was not assigned to public emergency work during week of 24-30 March; was not seeking work; did not have job; engaged in school; worked 0 weeks in 1939, earned $0; did not receive income from sources other than wages or salary.

    14. [S261] Ancestry.com (library edition), World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1002 in December 2017), Charles Henry Fiegenbaum; Madison County, Illinois.
      Serial number: U2670. NARA. Selective Service Registration Cards, World War II: Fourth Registration. State Headquarters: Illinois; Microfilm Series: M2097; Microfilm Roll: 84.
           The draft registration card was dated 27 April 1942. Charles Henry Fiegenbaum resided at 623 North Kansas, Edwardsville, Madison, Illinois. His primary contact person was Mrs. Josephine Fiegenbaum, at the same address. Charles worked for the city of Edwardsville, at 400 N. Main Street.