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- [S154] U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Nationwide Gravesite Locator ( https://gravelocator.cem.va.gov/ ), Richard Stephen Rodems.
Accessed in October 2011.
Name: Richard Stephen Rodems. Service: TSGT, U.S. Army, entered service on 7 July 1943. Birth Date: 28 December 1911. Death Date: 12 December 1990. Cemetery: Arlington National Cemetery; Arlington, Virginia; Section 3-A, Row 3, Site 5. Interment Date: 18 December 1990.
See also: Ancestry.com, U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 [internet database].
- [S117] United States. Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index (Washington, D.C.: Social Security Administration), Richard S. Rodems.
Accessed in October 2011 through Rootsweb.com.
Richard S. Rodems, born on 28 December 1911, died on 12 December 1990 at the age of 78-79 years. He held Social Security Number 347-10-2598, issued by Illinois. The last address of record was zip code 22091 [Reston & Fairfax, Virginia] (this was not necessarily the place of death).
- [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 ST625, roll 399, page 7A. Illinois, Peoria County, Peoria Township, Peoria, Ward 4, Supervisor’s District 8, Enumeration District 90, census sheet 7A, enumerated on 14 January 1920; Stephen A. Roduns household, 311 State Street, dwelling 103, family 141, lines 31-41. Access through Ancestry.com in October 2011.
In the household was: 34) Roduns, Richard S.; son; male; white; age 8; single; attended school since Sept. 1919; born in Illinois.
By calculation from the information provided, Richard would have been born about 1911-1912. For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1920 U.S. census for this person.
- [S78] Internet resource, Genealogy.com. Rodems Family Genealogy Forum. 4 July 2006.
"Re: Kaspar Rodems/Mary Meyers Trier, Germany/Springfield" by Rob Rodems. (http://genforum.genealogy.com/rodems/messages/43.html). Accessed on 11 October 2011.
"Richard Rodems is my grandfather, born December 28, 1911 in Springfield, IL."
- [S211] Article or notice, "Rodems-Fiegenbaum Wedding." Alton Evening Telegraph (Alton, Illinois). Monday, 30 September 1940; page 6, column 1.
Digital copy (PDF file) accessed through NewspaperArchive.com at (http://www.newspaperarchive.com/FreePdfViewer.aspx?img=115859703) in October 2011.
"Mr. Rodems, son of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen A. Rodems of Peoria, was attended by William E. May of Peoria as best man."
- [S211] Article or notice, "Rolems [sic]-Fiegenbaum Engagement." Alton Evening Telegraph (Alton, Illinois). Monday, 18 December 1939; page 6, column 1.
Digital copy (PDF file) accessed through NewspaperArchive.com at (http://www.newspaperarchive.com/SiteMap/FreePdfPreview.aspx?img=115857570) in October 2011.
Richard Stephen Rodems, of Alton Illinois, was identified as "a son of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen A. Rodems of Peoria."
- [S104] Personal communication, from Thomas G. Allen to J. Mark Fiegenbaum on 26 February 2012 via email.
Richard Stephen Rodems was born on 28 December 1911.
- [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 ST625, roll 399, page 7A. Illinois, Peoria County, Peoria Township, Peoria, Ward 4, Supervisor’s District 8, Enumeration District 90, census sheet 7A, enumerated on 14 January 1920; Stephen A. Roduns household, 311 State Street, dwelling 103, family 141, lines 31-41. Access through Ancestry.com in October 2011.
The household consisted of: 31) Roduns, Stephen A.; head; rents; male; white; age 40; married; can read; can write; born in Illinois; father born in Germany; mother born in "don't know"; speaks English; salesman, clothing; employment status=w. 32) Roduns, Annie A.; wife; female; white; age 31; married; can read; can write; born in Illinois; father born in Holland; mother born in Illinois; speaks English; occupation=none. 33) Roduns, Mary A.; daughter; female; white; age 10; single; attended school since Sept. 1919; born in Illinois; father born in Illinois; mother born in Illinois; speaks English; occupation=none. 34) Roduns, Richard S.; son; male; white; age 8; single; attended school since Sept. 1919; born in Illinois; father born in Illinois; mother born in Illinois; occupation=none. 35) Roduns, Alice M.; daughter; female; white; age 3 years, 4 months; single; did not attended school since Sept. 1919; born in Illinois; father born in Illinois; mother born in Illinois; occupation=none. 36) Roduns, Cathleen M.; daughter; female; white; age 1 year, 2 months; single; did not attended school since Sept. 1919; born in Illinois; father born in Illinois; mother born in Illinois; occupation=none. 37) Hotchkiss, Lester P.; lodger; male; white; age 43; single; can read; can write; born in Illinois; father born in United States; mother born in United States; speaks English; woodworker, in wash machine shop; employment status=w. 38) Discher, Emory F.; lodger; male; white; age 57; divorced; can read; can write; born in United States (N. Carolina); father born in United States (N. Carolina); mother born in United States (N. Carolina); speaks English; wringer man, in laundry; employment status=w. 39) Moore, Dean; lodger; male; white; age 43; married; can read; can write; born in Illinois; father born in Pennsylvania; mother born in Pennsylvania; speaks English; laborer, in [construction?]; employment status=w. 40) Saline, Oscar; lodger; male; white; age 34; divorced; immigrated to US in 1900; naturalized citizen, in 1906; can read; can write; born in Sweden; father born in Sweden; mother born in Sweden; speaks English; painter, in paint shop; employment status=w. 41) Doring, Thomas; lodger; male; white; age 36; married; can read; can write; born in Ohio; father born in U.S.A; mother born in U.S.A; speaks English; occupation=none.
- [S211] Article or notice, "Rodems Named Theater Manager at Hammond, Ind." Alton Evening Telegraph (Alton, Illinois). Saturday, 22 May 1948; page 2, column 7.
Digital copy (PDF file) accessed through NewspaperArchive.com at (http://www.newspaperarchive.com/SiteMap/FreePdfPreview.aspx?img=115880027) in October 2011.
"[Richard S. Rodems] has been in Alton since 1936, and has been at the Princess except for 2½ years in the army in World War II."
- [S211] Article or notice, "Rodems Named Theater Manager at Hammond, Ind." Alton Evening Telegraph (Alton, Illinois). Saturday, 22 May 1948; page 2, column 7.
Digital copy (PDF file) accessed through NewspaperArchive.com at (http://www.newspaperarchive.com/SiteMap/FreePdfPreview.aspx?img=115880027) in October 2011.
- [S211] Article or notice, "Rolems [sic]-Fiegenbaum Engagement." Alton Evening Telegraph (Alton, Illinois). Monday, 18 December 1939; page 6, column 1.
Digital copy (PDF file) accessed through NewspaperArchive.com at (http://www.newspaperarchive.com/SiteMap/FreePdfPreview.aspx?img=115857570) in October 2011.
"Mr. [Richard Stephen] Rodems, who is manager of the Princess theater, has been a resident of Alton for three years. He formerly was manager of the Rialto theater at Peoria, and more recently of the Wildey of Edwardsville."
- [S104] Personal communication, from Mary Jane (Rodems) Mulligan on 2 October 2011 to J. Mark Fiegenbaum via email.
Richard Stephen Rodems died on 17 December 1990 at Fairfax, Virginia.
- [S104] Personal communication, from Thomas G. Allen to J. Mark Fiegenbaum on 26 February 2012 via email.
Richard Stephen Rodems died on 6 December 1990.
- [S211] Article or notice, "Rolems [sic]-Fiegenbaum Engagement." Alton Evening Telegraph (Alton, Illinois). Monday, 18 December 1939; page 6, column 1.
Digital copy (PDF file) accessed through NewspaperArchive.com at (http://www.newspaperarchive.com/SiteMap/FreePdfPreview.aspx?img=115857570) in October 2011.
- [S211] Article or notice, "Turkish Shower Saturday." Alton Evening Telegraph (Alton, Illinois). Tuesday, 20 August 1940; page 6, column 4.
Digital copy (PDF file) accessed through NewspaperArchive.com at (http://www.newspaperarchive.com/SiteMap/FreePdfPreview.aspx?img=115859375) in October 2011.
- [S22] Obituary, for Rebecca Allen (1917-2001).
Hannibal.net | The Hannibal Courier-Post, Hannibal, Missouri. (http://www.hannibal.net/stories/121801/obi_1218010017.shtml). Posted Tuesday, December 18, 2001. Viewed 20 March 2005.
"Other survivors include ...and two sisters, Julia Brockway of Jerseyville, Ill., and Elizabeth Rodems of Fairfax, Va."
- [S104] Personal communication, from Mary Jane (Rodems) Mulligan on 2 October 2011 to J. Mark Fiegenbaum via email.
Richard Stephen Rodems and Elizabeth Jane Fiegenbaum were married on 28 September 1940 at Edwardsville, Illinois.
- [S78] Internet resource, Genealogy.com. Rodems Family Genealogy Forum. 4 July 2006.
"Re: Kaspar Rodems/Mary Meyers Trier, Germany/Springfield" by Rob Rodems. (http://genforum.genealogy.com/rodems/messages/43.html). Accessed on 11 October 2011.
"Richard Rodems is my grandfather.... He married Elizabeth Fiegenbaum in September of 1940."
- [S211] Article or notice, "Rodems-Fiegenbaum Wedding." Alton Evening Telegraph (Alton, Illinois). Monday, 30 September 1940; page 6, column 1.
Digital copy (PDF file) accessed through NewspaperArchive.com at (http://www.newspaperarchive.com/FreePdfViewer.aspx?img=115859703) in October 2011.
- [S211] Article or notice, "Rodems-Fiegenbaum Nuptials." Alton Evening Telegraph (Alton, Illinois). Wednesday, 11 September 1940; page 10, column 3.
Digital copy (PDF file) accessed through NewspaperArchive.com at (http://www.newspaperarchive.com/SiteMap/FreePdfPreview.aspx?img=115859546) in October 2011.
- [S104] Personal communication, from Thomas G. Allen to J. Mark Fiegenbaum on 26 February 2012 via email.
Richard Stephen Rodems and Elizabeth Jane Fiegenbaum were married on 16 December 1939. They had three children.
- [S154] U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Nationwide Gravesite Locator ( https://gravelocator.cem.va.gov/ ), Elizabeth Feigenbaum [sic] Rodems.
Accessed in October 2011.
Name: Elizabeth Feigenbaum [sic] Rodems, wife of Richard Stephen Rodems (TSGT, U.S. Army). Birth Date: 8 December 1915. Death Date: 23 January 2003. Cemetery: Arlington National Cemetery; Arlington, Virginia; Section 3-A, Row 3, Site 5. Interment Date: 19 July 2004.
See also: Ancestry.com, U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 [internet database].
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