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- [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 80.
Nellie M. Erlenborn. Daughter of Anton Erlenborn and Rosa Haefner. Born 9 August 1870 at Mendota, LaSalle County, Illinois.
- [S30] Certificate of Marriage, LaSalle County, Illinois; No. 4815; Marriage Register 3, page 6.
Photocopies of the Marriage Affidavit, Marriage License, and Return of a Marriage to County Clerk provided by LaSalle County Genealogy Guild on 22 June 2009.
A Return of a Marriage to County Clerk, which was signed on 11 September 1889 by the bride, the groom and by the clergyman who officiated at the marriage, provided the following information, in part:
9. Full name of bride: Nellie M. Erlenborn. 10. Place of residence: Mendota, Ills. 11. Age at next birthday: 19 years. Color: W. Race: C. 12. Place of birth: Mendota, Ills. 13. Father's name: Anton Erlenborn. 14. Mother's maiden name: Rosa Haefner.
A more complete transcription of the Return is included as a note to the marriage.
- [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1920. NARA microfilm T625, roll 996, page 7A [90A] (image 751).
1920 U.S. census, population schedule; Nebraska, Lancaster County, Lincoln, Ward 5, Precinct A, Supervisor’s District 1, Enumeration District 70, census sheet 7A [90A], enumerated 6 January 1920; Theodore Fiegenbaum household, 1530 B Street, dwelling 145, family 153, lines 14-16.
In the household was: 15) Fiegenbaum, Nellie; wife; female; white; age 49; born in Illinois; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany.
By calculation from the information provided, Nellie would have been born about 1870-1871. For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1920 U.S. census for this person.
- [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1910. T624, roll 854, page 145 B (image 789).
1910 U.S. census, population schedule; Nebraska, Saline County, South Fork Township, Western Village, Supervisor’s District 4, Enumeration District 130, census sheet 1B, enumerated on 15 April 1910; T. T. J. Fiegenbaum household, dwelling 15, family 15, lines 68-70.
In the household was: 69) Fiegenbaum, Nellie; wife; female; white; age 38; born in Illinois; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany.
By calculation from the information provided, Nellie would have been born about 1871-1872. For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1910 U.S. census for this person.
- [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1930. NARA microfilm T626, roll 1,285, page 10B (image 834).
1930 U.S. census, population schedule; Nebraska, Lancaster County, Lincoln, Ward 6, Supervisor’s District 8, Enumeration District 26, census sheet 10B, enumerated on April 1930; Theodore Fiegenbaum household, 1530 B Street, dwelling 184, family 297, lines 67-69.
In the household was: 68) Fiegenbaum, Nellie; wife; female; white; age 59; born in Vermont [sic]; father born in Germany (Prussia); mother born in Germany (Prussia).
By calculation from the information provided, Nellie would have been born about 1870-1871. For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1930 U.S. census for this person.
- [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 80.
Nellie M. (Erlenborn) Fiegenbaum died 24 November 1947 at Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska.
- [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 80.
Nellie M. (Erlenborn) Fiegenbaum was buried in Wyuka Cemetery at Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska.
- [S30] Certificate of Marriage, LaSalle County, Illinois; No. 4815; Marriage Register 3, page 6.
Photocopies of the Marriage Affidavit, Marriage License, and Return of a Marriage to County Clerk provided by LaSalle County Genealogy Guild on 22 June 2009.
A Return of a Marriage to County Clerk, which was signed on 11 September 1889 by the bride, the groom and by the clergyman who officiated at the marriage, provided the following information, in part:
9. Full name of bride: Nellie M. Erlenborn. 10. Place of residence: Mendota, Ills. 11. Age at next birthday: 19 years. Color: W. Race: C. 12. Place of birth: Mendota, Ills. 13. Father's name: Anton Erlenborn. 14. Mother's maiden name: Rosa Haefner.
A more complete transcription of the Return is included as a note to the marriage.
- [S25] Marriage license, LaSalle County, Illinois; No. 4815; Marriage Register 3, page 6.
Photocopies of the Marriage Affidavit, Marriage License, and Return of a Marriage to County Clerk provided by LaSalle County Genealogy Guild on 22 June 2009.
On 10 September 1889 at the office of the LaSalle County clerk, at Ottawa, Illinois, Mr. Theodore J. Fiegenbaum, age 27, single, of Hampton, Hamilton County, Nebraska submitted a Marriage Affidavit for a license to marry Miss Nellie M. Erlenborn, age 19, single, of Mendota, LaSalle County, Illinois.
The Marriage License authorizing a marriage between Theodore and Nellie was issued on the same date.
- [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 80.
Theodore Johann Fiegenbaum and Nellie M. Erlenborn. Married 11 September 1889 at Mendota, LaSalle County, Illinois. Marriage license to be found in Register 3, page 6.
- [S110] Illinois State Archives, Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900 [online database] (http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/databases/marriage.html - last confirmed in March 2012), Fiegenbaum-Erlenborn marriage. Accessed in August 2003.
"Theodore Fiegenbaum" and "Nellie M. Erlenborn" were married on 11 September 1889 in La Salle County, Illinois; Volume 3, Page 6; License number 4815.
- [S30] Certificate of Marriage, LaSalle County, Illinois; No. 4815; Marriage Register 3, page 6.
Photocopies of the Marriage Affidavit, Marriage License, and Return of a Marriage to County Clerk provided by LaSalle County Genealogy Guild on 22 June 2009.
The Marriage Certificate at the bottom of the Marriage License (issued on 10 September 1889) was completed by Friedrich Richter, an evangelical Lutheran pastor, certifying that he had united in marriage Mr. Theodore J. Fiegenbaum and Miss Nellie M. Erlenborn at Mendota, LaSalle County, Illinois on 11 September 1889.
Theodore and Nellie also filled out the Return of a Marriage to County Clerk, which was signed by them and also by Pastor Richter on 11 September 1889:
1. Full name of groom: Theodore J. Fiegenbaum. 2. Place of residence: Hampton, Nebraska. 3. Occupation: Druggist. 4. Age at next birthday: 27 years. Color: W. Race: C. 5. Place of birth: St. Paul, Minn. 6.Father's name: Frederik [sic] Fiegenbaum. 7. Mother's maiden name: Louise Otto. 8. Number of groom's marriage: 1st. 9. Full name of bride: Nellie M. Erlenborn. 10. Place of residence: Mendota, Ills. 11. Age at next birthday: 19 years. Color: W. Race: C. 12. Place of birth: Mendota, Ills. 13. Father's name: Anton Erlenborn. 14. Mother's maiden name: Rosa Haefner. 15. Number of bride's marriage: 1st. 16. Married at Mendota in the County of La Salle [sic] and State of Illinois, the 11th day of September 1889. 17. Witnesses to marriage: Adam [--?--]; Otto P. Erlenborn.
Dated at Mendota, Ills. Sept. 11, 1889 and signed by "Theo J. Fiegenbaum" and "Nellie Erlenborn."
"Fr. Richter, Ev. luth. Pastor" also signed, certifying that "the above is a correct return of a Marriage solmenized by me." He dated the Return "at Mendota, Ills. this 11th day of Sept. 1889."
- [S22] Obituary, Nebraska Signal (Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska); 23 August 1945.
A transcription provided by Jane Michel of an obituary for "T. C. [sic] Fiegenbaum."
"He was married in 1889 to Miss Nellie Erlenborn at Mendota, Ill. She survives him with their daughter, Martha, both of the Nebraskan hotel."
A nearly identical version of this obituary for T. C. [sic] Fiegenbaum was published in the Nebraska State Journal (Lincoln, Nebraska) on Monday, 20 August 1945; page 1, column 3 (near bottom).
- [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. Theodore J. Fiegenbaum, Lincoln, Nebraska...." At another point in the account, it was mentioned that "...Theodore, a druggist at Lincoln, Nebraska, married;...."
- [S22] Obituary, Nebraska Signal (Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska); 23 August 1945.
A transcription provided by Jane Michel of an obituary for "T. C. [sic] Fiegenbaum."
"He was in business in Lincoln from 1890 to 1906, when he bought a store in Western."
A nearly identical version of this obituary for T. C. [sic] Fiegenbaum was published in the Nebraska State Journal (Lincoln, Nebraska) on Monday, 20 August 1945; page 1, column 3 (near bottom).
- [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."
- [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1910. T624, roll 854, page 145 B (image 789).
1910 U.S. census, population schedule; Nebraska, Saline County, South Fork Township, Western Village, Supervisor’s District 4, Enumeration District 130, census sheet 1B, enumerated on 15 April 1910; T. T. J. Fiegenbaum household, dwelling 15, family 15, lines 68-70.
The household consisted of: 68) Fiegenbaum, T. T. J.; head; male; white; age 47; married, first marriage; married for 20 years; born in Minnesota; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany; speaks English; Occupation=Retail,Merchant; druggist; works on own account; can read; can write; rents home; home=house. 69) Fiegenbaum, Nellie; wife; female; white; age 38; married, first marriage; married for 20 years; mother of 1 child; 1 child still living; born in Illinois; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany; speaks English; Occupation=teacher; music; works on own account; can read; can write. 70) Fiegenbaum, Martha; dauther; female; white; age 5; single; born in Nebraska; father born in U.S. (state unknown); mother born in Illinois; speaks English; Occupation=none; can read=[entry obscured]; can write=[entry obscured]; attended school since 1 September 1909=yes.
- [S177] Ancestry.com (library edition), Nebraska Extracted Family History.
(https://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1888 valid in July 2018). Accessed in October 2010 and July 2018. "Early Nebraska druggist is dead;" an obituary for T. C. [sic] Fiegenbaum published in the Nebraska State Journal (Lincoln, Nebraska); Monday, 20 August 1945; page 1, column 3 (near the bottom). A nearly identical version of the obituary was published in the Nebraska Signal (Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska) on 23 August 1945.
"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."
- [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1920. NARA microfilm T625, roll 996, page 7A [90A] (image 751).
1920 U.S. census, population schedule; Nebraska, Lancaster County, Lincoln, Ward 5, Precinct A, Supervisor’s District 1, Enumeration District 70, census sheet 7A [90A], enumerated 6 January 1920; Theodore Fiegenbaum household, 1530 B Street, dwelling 145, family 153, lines 14-16.
The household consisted of: 14) Fiegenbaum, Theodore; head of household; owns home; free of mortgage; male; white; age 58; married; can read; can write; born in Minnesto [sic]; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany; speaks English; occupation=clerk; industry=Capitol; w [wage worker?]. 15) Fiegenbaum, Nellie; wife; female; white; age 49; married; can read; can write; born in Illinois; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany; occupation=none. 16) Fiegenbaum, Martha; daughter; female; white; age 15; married [sic]; attended school sometime since 1 September 1919; can read; can write; born in Lincoln; father born in Minnesota; mother born in Illinois.
- [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1930. NARA microfilm T626, roll 1,285, page 10B (image 834).
1930 U.S. census, population schedule; Nebraska, Lancaster County, Lincoln, Ward 6, Supervisor’s District 8, Enumeration District 26, census sheet 10B, enumerated on April 1930; Theodore Fiegenbaum household, 1530 B Street, dwelling 184, family 297, lines 67-69.
The household consisted of: 67) Fiegenbaum, Theodore; head; owns home; value of home=6500; family does not live on a farm; male; white; age 68; married; age 28 at marriage; did not attend school since 1 September 1919; able to read and write; born in Minnesota; father born in Germany [additional word is illegible]; mother born in Germany; speaks English; occupation=Pharmacist; industry=Registered; class of worker=w; did not work last regular work day; line 23 in Unemployment Schedule; not a U.S. veteran. 68) Fiegenbaum, Nellie; wife; female; white; age 59; married; age 19 at marriage; did not attend school since 1 September 1919; able to read and write; born in Vermont [sic]; father born in Germany (Prussia); mother born in Germany (Prussia); speaks English; occupation=none. 69) Fiegenbaum, Martha; daughter; female; white; age 25; single; did not attend school since 1 September 1919; able to read and write; born in Nebraska; father born in Minnesota; mother born in Vermont [sic]; occupation=Teacher (Supply); industry=University; class of worker=w; did not work last regular work day; line 24 in Unemployment Schedule.
- [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...three brothers, Theodore Fiegenbaum of Lincoln, Nebraska...."
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