Bierbaum, Theodor Friedrich

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  • Name Bierbaum, Theodor Friedrich 
    Born 31 Dec 1881  Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 29 Jan 1882  Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Theodor Friedrich's baptism is recorded in the archives of the German Evangelical Church on Charrette, at Holstein, Missouri (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ). The sponsors were "Friedr. Berlekamp" and Bertha Ebenreiter.
    Census 1900  Elmhurst, DuPage County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    • According to the 1900 federal enumeration, Theodore was an 18 year old student at what was known as the German Evangelical Proseminar. This educational institution of the German Evangelical Synod is now known as Elmhurst College.
    Graduation 1902  Elmhurst, DuPage County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8
    • Theodor graduated in 1902 from the German Evangelical Proseminary (now known as Elmhurst College).
    Occupation minister of the German Evangelical Synod  [9, 10
    • From 1866, the denomination was known as Die Deutsche Evangelische Synode des Westens [The German Evangelical Synod of the West]; after 1877, as Die Deutsche Evangelische Synode von Nord-Amerika [German Evangelical Synod of North America]; after 1925, as the Evangelical Synod of North America. In 1934, the denomination merged with the Reformed Church in the United States to become the Evangelical and Reformed Church. Another merger, in 1957, with the Congregational Christian Churches, resulted in the United Church of Christ.
    Census (state) 1905  Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    • According to the 1905 Wisconsin state enumeration, Theodore F. Bierbaum, age 22, a minister, was living with his parents: Andrew J. Bierbaum, a 52 year old minister and Ernestina Bierbaum, age 50; and his siblings: Paul A. Bierbaum, age 24, a minister; Anna Bierbaum, age 17; Jonathan R. Bierbaum, age 15, a student; and, Emma L. Bierbaum, age 10.
    Residence 1907  Old Ripley, Bond County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    • According to a biographical sketch of his brother, Rev. H. H. Bierbaum, published in 1907, Theodore, also a minister, was living in Old Ripley, Bond County, Illinois.
    Died Yes, date unknown 
    Person ID I4618  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 16 Jun 2013 

    Father Bierbaum, Andreas Johann Heinrich,   b. 31 Oct 1852, St. Charles County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Sep 1914  (Age 61 years) 
    Mother Fiebig, Ernestine Louise,   b. 5 Feb 1855, Cecil, Shawano County, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Mar 1937, Aurora, Kane County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 18 Oct 1874  Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
    • According to the 1900 U.S. census, Andreas and Ernestine were the parents of 11 children, but in 1900 only seven were still living. The same figures are repeated in a biographical sketch of one child, Rev. H. H. Bierbaum, published in 1907. The names of the children listed in the sketch are H. H.; Daniel; Paul; Theodore; Anna; Jonathan; and Emma. Details of all 11 children are not known at this time.
    Residence (family) Oct 1875  Prescott, Pierce County, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [21
    • According to biographical sketch of his son, Herman H. Bierbaum, published in 1907, Rev. A. J. H. Bierbaum's first charge after his ordination in 1874 as at Prescott, Wisconsin, where Herman H. Bierbaum was born.
    Residence (family) Abt 1878  Rhine, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [22
    • According to biographical sketch of his son, Rev. Herman H. Bierbaum, published in 1907, Rev. A. J. H. Bierbaum served at Rhine, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin after his time at Prescott, Wisconsin and before returning to Warren County, Missouri.
    Census (family) 1880  Charrette Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [23
    • According to the 1880 enumeration, the household consisted of Andre [sic] Bierbaum, head of household, age 28, born in Missouri, married, a preacher; Ernestine Bierbaum, wife, age 25, born in Wisconsin, keeping house; Herman Bierbaum, son, age 4, born in Wisconsin; Daniel Bierbaum, son, age 2, born in Wisconsin; and Paul Bierbaum, son, age 7 months, born in October 1879 in Missouri. Also living with the family was Conrad Koch, a 48 year old, single, teacher, born in Prussia; and Mary Wulferkammer [sic], an 18 year old servant.
    Residence (family) 1879–1886  Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [22, 24
    • Rev. Bierbaum served as pastor of the church at Holstein, Missouri from 1879-1886. In 1884, the congregation changed its name to the German Evangelical Immanuels Church of Holstein.
    Census (family) 1895  Herman, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [25
    • According to the 1895 enumeration by the state of Wisconsin, the household consisted of 3 white males and 3 white females; ages were not provided. Only the head of the household was named: A. J. H. Bierbaum. One can safely assume that Ernestine L. Bierbaum was one of the females enumerated. There is no way of knowing which of the couples children were represented by the remaining four household members.
    Census (family) 1900  Lincoln Township, Worth County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [26
    • According to the 1900 federal enumeration, the household consisted of Andrew H. Bierbaum, a 40 year old clergyman, married for 25 years; Fiebig E. L. [sic] Bierbaum, a 45 year old mother of 11 children (7 of whom were still living); and their children, all attending school: Paul A. Bierbaum, born October 1879 in Missouri; Annie Bierbaum, born in March 1887 in Missouri; Jonathan C. Bierbaum, born in July 1890 in Missouri; and Emma L. Bierbaum, born in October 1895 in Wisconsin.
    Census (family) 1905  Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    • According to the 1905 Wisconsin state enumeration, the household consisted of Andrew J. Bierbaum, a 52 year old minister; his wife, Ernestina Bierbaum, age 50; and their children: Paul A. Bierbaum, age 24, a minister; Theodore F. Bierbaum, age 22, a minister; Anna Bierbaum, age 17; Jonathan R. Bierbaum, age 15, a student; and, Emma L. Bierbaum, age 10.
    Family ID F65  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Bade, Ella,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married Y  [27
    Residence (family) Sep 1918  Palatine, Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [28
    • In September 1918, a 36 year old Theodore registered for the U.S. military draft. According to the registration card, he was a pastor at St. Paul's Evangelical Church, at Palatine. The registrar reported that Theodore was tall, of medium build, with dark hair and eyes.
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F2285  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Sources 
    1. [S35] Immanuels United Church of Christ, The History of Our Church, 1839-1989: One Hundred Fifty Years (Holstein, Missouri: Immanuels United Church of Christ, 1989), p. 137.
      Baptism record for Theodor Friedrich Bierbaum, son of Rev. A. J. H. Bierbaum and Ernestine L., nee Fiebig. Born 31 December 1881. Baptized 29 January 1882. Sponsors were "Friedr. Berlekamp" and "Bertha Ebenreiter."

    2. [S167] State census, 1905. Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) 1905 Microfilm; roll CSUSAWI1905_43.
      1905 Wisconsin state census, population schedule; Wisconsin, Milwaukee County, Milwaukee, Ward 22, census page/sheet [n/a], enumerated on 1 June 1905; Andrew J Bierbaum household, family 312, lines 81-87. Access through Ancestry.com in September 2010.
           In the household was: 87) Bierbaum, Theodore F.; son; white; male; age 22; single; born in Missouri; parents born in Missouri & Wisconsin; minister.
           By calculation from the information provided, Theodore would have been born about 1882-1883. For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1905 Wisconsin state census for this person.

    3. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1900. NARA microfilm T623, roll NUMBER, page 298, page 17A.
      1900 U.S. census, population schedule; Illinois, DuPage County, York Township, Elmhurst Village, Supervisor’s District 2, Enumeration District 39, census sheet 17A, enumerated on 6 June 1900; Daniel Irion household, dwelling 304, family 332, lines lines 1-50 (continued on census sheet 17B, lines 51-83). Access through Ancestry.com in September 2010.
           In the household was: 33) Bierbaum, Theodore; born December 1881; age 18; single; born in Missouri; father born in Missouri; mother born in Wisconsin.
           For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1900 U.S. census for this person.

    4. [S177] Ancestry.com (library edition), World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
      Cook County, Illinois. Family History Library roll 1504100. Accessed in September 2010.
           Registration Card C. Name: Theodore Fred Bierbaum; Permanent Home Address: Palatine, Cook County, Illinois; Age: 36 years; Date of Birth: 31 December 1881; Race: white; U.S. Citizen: native born.

    5. [S229] History of St. Charles, Montgomery, and Warren Counties, Missouri, Written and Compiled From the Most Authentic Official and Private Sources, Including a History Of Their Townships, Towns and Villages, Together With a Condensed History af Missouri; a Reliable and Detailed History of St. Charles, Montgomery and Warren Counties - Their Pioneer Record, Resources, Biographical Sketches of Prominent Citizens; General and Local Statistics of Great Value; Incidents and Reminiscences (St. Louis, Missouri: National Historical Company, 1885), Biographical sketch of Rev. Andrew J. H. Bierbaum; pages 1,033-1,034.
      Theodore Bierbaum was one of five children born to Rev. Andrew J. H. Bierbaum and Ernestine Fiebig.

    6. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1900. NARA microfilm T623, roll NUMBER, page 298, page 17A.
      1900 U.S. census, population schedule; Illinois, DuPage County, York Township, Elmhurst Village, Supervisor’s District 2, Enumeration District 39, census sheet 17A, enumerated on 6 June 1900; Daniel Irion household, dwelling 304, family 332, lines lines 1-50 (continued on census sheet 17B, lines 51-83). Access through Ancestry.com in September 2010.
           The household consisted of the six members of the family of Daniel Irion, Inspector of the Proseminar of Elmhurst, Illinois, and 127 pupils of the academy. One of these students was: 33) Bierbaum, Theodore; pupil; white; male; born December 1881; age 18; single; born in Missouri; father born in Missouri; mother born in Wisconsin; at school; attended school for 9 months in the year; can read; can write; speaks English.

    7. [S217] Book, Elmhurst Academy and Junior College. Festschrift zum Goldenen Jubiläum = Souvenir of the Golden Jubilee, 1871-1921; June 5 1921. Elmhurst, Illinois: Elmhurst Academy and Junior College, 1921.
      List of Alumni 1871-1921; page 45. Rev. T. F. Bierbaum, Elgin, Illinois; graduated in 1902.

    8. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1900. NARA microfilm T623, roll NUMBER, page 298, page 17A.
      1900 U.S. census, population schedule; Illinois, DuPage County, York Township, Elmhurst Village, Supervisor’s District 2, Enumeration District 39, census sheet 17A, enumerated on 6 June 1900; Daniel Irion household, dwelling 304, family 332, lines lines 1-50 (continued on census sheet 17B, lines 51-83). Access through Ancestry.com in September 2010.
           In the household was: 33) Bierbaum, Theodore; pupil; at school; attended school for 9 months in the year.
           For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1900 U.S. census for this person.

    9. [S177] Ancestry.com (library edition), World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
      Cook County, Illinois. Family History Library roll 1504100. Accessed in September 2010.
           Registration Card C. Name: Theodore Fred Bierbaum; Permanent Home Address: Palatine, Cook County, Illinois; Present Occupation: Minister; Employer's Name: St. Paul Ev[angelical] Church; Place of Employment or Business: Palatine, Cook County, Illinois; Signed by: Rev. Theodore F. Bierbaum.

    10. [S251] J. E. Ford, A History of Moniteau County, Missouri (California, Missouri: M. H. Crawford at the press of The California Democrat, 1936), page 362.
      A biographical sketch of Rev. J. C. Bierbaum.
           "J. C. Bierbaum, pastor of the California Evangelical Church, is a native of Treloar, Missouri, born July 11, 1891. His father was A. J. H. Bierbaum, born in Marthasville, Missouri, who died in 1914. Mr. Bierbaum is the youngest of a family of seven children, five boys and two girls. All of the boys became preachers. His mother, born at Cecil, Wisconsin now eighty-two years old, lives at Aurora, Illinois."

    11. [S167] State census, 1905. Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) 1905 Microfilm; roll CSUSAWI1905_43.
      1905 Wisconsin state census, population schedule; Wisconsin, Milwaukee County, Milwaukee, Ward 22, census page/sheet [n/a], enumerated on 1 June 1905; Andrew J Bierbaum household, family 312, lines 81-87. Access through Ancestry.com in September 2010.
           The household consisted of: 81) Bierbaum, Andrew J.; head; white; male; age 52; married; born in Missouri; parents born in Germany; minister; owns home; free of mortgage; home=house. 82) Bierbaum, Ernestina; wife; white; female; age 50; married; born in Wisconsin; parents born in Germany. 83) Bierbaum, Anna; daughter; white; female; age 17; single; born in Missouri; parents born in Missouri & Wisconsin. 84) Bierbaum, Jonathan R.; son; white; male; age 15; single; born in Missouri; parents born in Missouri & Wisconsin; student. 85) Bierbaum, Emma L.; daughter; white; female; age 10; single; born in Wisconsin; parents born in Missouri & Wisconsin. 86) Bierbaum, Paul A.; son; white; male; age 24; single; born in Missouri; parents born in Missouri & Wisconsin; minister. 87) Bierbaum, Theodore F.; son; white; male; age 22; single; born in Missouri; parents born in Missouri & Wisconsin; minister.

    12. [S253] Memoirs of Waukesha County from the Earliest Historical Times Down to the Present, with Special Chapters on Various Subjects, Including Each of the Different Towns, and a Genealogical and Biographical Record of Representative Families in the County, Prepared from Data Obtained from Original Sources of Information, Theron W. Haight, editor (Madison, Wisconsin: Western Historical Association, 1907), pages 363-364. Biographical sketch of Rev. H. H. Bierbaum.
      "There were eleven children in the family [of Rev. A. J. H. Bierbaum and Ernestine Fiebig], of whom seven are living, viz., Rev. H. H. Bierbaum, the subject of this sketch;...Theodore, a minister, residing in Old Ripley, Bond county, Ill.;...."

    13. [S228] Wisconsin Historical Society, Wisconsin Genealogy Index. (http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/vitalrecords/). Accessed on 6 September 2010.
      Marriage Record Details. Andreas Johann Bierbaum and Ernestina Louise Fiebig were married on 18 October 1874 in Sheboygan, County, Wisconsin. Marriage recorded in volume 2, page 220.

    14. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1880. NARA microfilm T9, roll 740, page 677B/23C.
      1880 U.S. census, population schedule; Missouri, Warren County, Charrette Township, Supervisor’s District 3, Enumeration District 152, census page 23C, enumerated on 23 June 1880; Andre Bierbaum household, family 201; lines 19-23. Access through Ancestry.com in September 2010.
           In the household was: 19) Bierbaum, Andre [sic]; white; male; age 28; married; and 20) Bierbaum, Ernestine; white; female; age 25; wife; married.
           For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1880 U.S. census for these individuals.

    15. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1900. NARA microfilm T623, roll 468, page 12A.
      1900 U.S. census, population schedule; Iowa, Worth County, Lincoln Township, Supervisor’s District 77, Enumeration District 150, census sheet 12A [79A], enumerated on 25 June 1900; Andrew H Bierbaum household, dwelling 218, family 218, lines 14-19. Access through Ancestry.com in September 2010.
           In the household was: 14) Bierbaum, Andrew H.; born October 1859; age 40; married, for 25 years; and 15) Bierbaum, Fiebig E. L. [sic]; wife; born February 1854; age 45; married, for 25 years; mother of 11 children, 7 still living.
           By calculation from the information provided, the marriage would have taken place about 1874-1875. For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1900 U.S. census for these individuals.

    16. [S167] State census, 1905. Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) 1905 Microfilm; roll CSUSAWI1905_43.
      1905 Wisconsin state census, population schedule; Wisconsin, Milwaukee County, Milwaukee, Ward 22, census page/sheet [n/a], enumerated on 1 June 1905; Andrew J Bierbaum household, family 312, lines 81-87. Access through Ancestry.com in September 2010.
           In the household was: 81) Bierbaum, Andrew J.; head; age 52; married, and 82) Bierbaum, Ernestina; wife; age 50; married. For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1905 Wisconsin state census for these individuals.

    17. [S177] Ancestry.com (library edition), Missouri Birth Records, 1851-1910. Accessed in September 2010.
      This database lists two separate entries with two different digital images for the birth of Emma Josephine Bierbaum, 13 May 1884. The parents were identified as 1) Ernestine Louise Bierbaum (maiden name: Ernestine Louise Fieby [sic]) and A. J. H. Bierbaum; or 2) Ernestine L. Bierbaum (maiden name: Ernestine L. Fieby [sic] and A. J. H. Bierbaum).

    18. [S229] History of St. Charles, Montgomery, and Warren Counties, Missouri, Written and Compiled From the Most Authentic Official and Private Sources, Including a History Of Their Townships, Towns and Villages, Together With a Condensed History af Missouri; a Reliable and Detailed History of St. Charles, Montgomery and Warren Counties - Their Pioneer Record, Resources, Biographical Sketches of Prominent Citizens; General and Local Statistics of Great Value; Incidents and Reminiscences (St. Louis, Missouri: National Historical Company, 1885), Biographical sketch of Rev. Andrew J. H. Bierbaum; pages 1,033-1,034.
      "While there [Wisconsin], on the 15th of October, 1874, he was married to Miss Ernestine Fiebig, a daughter of August Fiebig, of Sheboygan county, that State. ...Mr. and Mrs. Bierbaum have 5 children: Herman H., Daniel, Paul, Theodore and Emma."

    19. [S182] Find A Grave, Inc, Findagrave.com (https://www.findagrave.com in December 2017), Rev. A. J. H. Bierbaum.
      Memorial #45170533. (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=45170533). Record created by "jim & lori rowe," 6 December 2009. Gravestone photo posted by "jim & lori rowe." Accessed on 19 September 2010.
           Birth: 31 October 1852. Death: 16 September 1914. Burial: Minier Cemetery; Minier, Tazewell County, Illinois, USA. Photo shows this is a shared stone with his wife, Ernestine Bierbaum; 5 February 1855 - 30 March 1937.

    20. [S253] Memoirs of Waukesha County from the Earliest Historical Times Down to the Present, with Special Chapters on Various Subjects, Including Each of the Different Towns, and a Genealogical and Biographical Record of Representative Families in the County, Prepared from Data Obtained from Original Sources of Information, Theron W. Haight, editor (Madison, Wisconsin: Western Historical Association, 1907), pages 363-364. Biographical sketch of Rev. H. H. Bierbaum.
      "[Rev. H. H. Bierbaum]'s father, Rev. A. J. H. Bierbaum, was born in Marthasville, Mo., Oct. 31, 1849, and married Miss Ernestine Fiebig, who was born Feb. 5, 1853." According to the sketch, eleven children were born to the couple; only seven where living at the time: "Rev. H. H. Bierbaum, the subject of this sketch;" Daniel; Paul; Theodore; Anna; Jonathan; Emma.

    21. [S253] Memoirs of Waukesha County from the Earliest Historical Times Down to the Present, with Special Chapters on Various Subjects, Including Each of the Different Towns, and a Genealogical and Biographical Record of Representative Families in the County, Prepared from Data Obtained from Original Sources of Information, Theron W. Haight, editor (Madison, Wisconsin: Western Historical Association, 1907), pages 363-364. Biographical sketch of Rev. H. H. Bierbaum.
      "The former [Rev. A. J. H. Bierbaum] was ordained for the ministry in 1874, his first charge being at Prescott, Wis., where the subject of this sketch [Rev. H. H. Bierbaum] was born on Oct. 24, 1875."

    22. [S253] Memoirs of Waukesha County from the Earliest Historical Times Down to the Present, with Special Chapters on Various Subjects, Including Each of the Different Towns, and a Genealogical and Biographical Record of Representative Families in the County, Prepared from Data Obtained from Original Sources of Information, Theron W. Haight, editor (Madison, Wisconsin: Western Historical Association, 1907), pages 363-364. Biographical sketch of Rev. H. H. Bierbaum.
      "The former [Rev. A. J. H. Bierbaum] was ordained for the ministry in 1874, his first charge being at Prescott, Wis.... His next charge was at Rhine, Sheboygan county, and he remained several years at each point. He then returned to Warren county, Mo., taking a church at Holstein, where he remained for twelve years."

    23. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1880. NARA microfilm T9, roll 740, page 677B/23C.
      1880 U.S. census, population schedule; Missouri, Warren County, Charrette Township, Supervisor’s District 3, Enumeration District 152, census page 23C, enumerated on 23 June 1880; Andre Bierbaum household, family 201; lines 19-23. Access through Ancestry.com in September 2010.
           The household consisted of: 19) Bierbaum, Andre [sic]; white; male; age 28; married; married; preacher; born in Mo [Missouri]; father born in Pr[ussia]; mother born in Pr[ussia]. 20) Bierbaum, Ernestine; white; female; age 25; wife; married; keeping home; born in Wisconsin; father born in Pr[ussia]; mother born in Pr[ussia]. 21) Bierbaum, Herman; white; male; age 4; son; single; born in Wisconsin; father born in Mo [Missouri]; mother born in Pr[ussia]. 22) Bierbaum, Daniel; white; male; age 2; son; single; born in Wisconsin; father born in Mo [Missouri]; mother born in Pr[ussia]. 23) Bierbaum, Paul; white; male; age 7 months; born in October; son; single; born in Mo [Missouri]; father born in Mo [Missouri]; mother born in Pr[ussia]. 24) Koch, Conrad; white; male; age 48; teacher; single; teacher; born in Prussia; father born in Pr[ussia]; mother born in Pr[ussia]. 25) Wulferkammer [sic], Mary; white; female; age 18; servant; single; servant; born in Mo [Missouri]; father born in Pr[ussia]; mother born in Pr[ussia].

    24. [S35] Immanuels United Church of Christ, The History of Our Church, 1839-1989: One Hundred Fifty Years (Holstein, Missouri: Immanuels United Church of Christ, 1989), pages 17-24.
      Rev. Andreas Bierbaum served as pastor of the church in Holstein, Missouri from 1879-1886, during which a new parsonage and a new brick church were built. In 1884, the congregation changed its name to the German Evangelical Immanuels Church of Holstein. Rev. Bierbaum returned to serve the church in 1888-1890.

    25. [S167] State census, 1895. Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) 1895 Microfilm; roll v226_18.
      1895 Wisconsin state census, population schedule; Wisconsin, Sheboygan County, Herman, enumerated on 20 June 1895; A. J. H. Bierbaum household. Access through Ancestry.com in September 2010.
           The household consisted of: 3 white males; 3 white females; all 6 born in USA.

    26. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1900. NARA microfilm T623, roll 468, page 12A.
      1900 U.S. census, population schedule; Iowa, Worth County, Lincoln Township, Supervisor’s District 77, Enumeration District 150, census sheet 12A [79A], enumerated on 25 June 1900; Andrew H Bierbaum household, dwelling 218, family 218, lines 14-19. Access through Ancestry.com in September 2010.
           The household consisted of: 14) Bierbaum, Andrew H.; head; white; male; born October 1859; age 40; married, for 25 years; born in Missouri; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany; clergyman; 0 months not employed; can read; can write; speaks English; rents home; home=house. 15) Bierbaum, Fiebig E. L. [sic]; wife; white; female; born February 1854; age 45; married, for 25 years; mother of 11 children, 7 still living; born in Wisconsin; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany; [no occupation listed]; can read; can write; speaks English. 16) Bierbaum, Paul A; son; white; male; born October 1879; age 20; born in Missouri; father born in Missouri; mother born in Wisconsin; at school; attended school for 9 months; can read; can write; speaks English. 17) Bierbaum, Annie; daughter; white; female; born March 1887; age 12; born in Missouri; father born in Missouri; mother born in Wisconsin; at school; attended school for 9 months; can read; can write; speaks English. 18) Bierbaum, Jonathan C; son; white; male; born July 1890; age 9; single; born in Missouri; father born in Missouri; mother born in Wisconsin; at school; attended school for 9 months. 19) Bierbaum, Emmma L.; daughter; white; female; born October 1895; age 5; single; born in Wisconsin; father born in Missouri; mother born in Wisconsin.

    27. [S177] Ancestry.com (library edition), World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
      Cook County, Illinois. Family History Library roll 1504100. Accessed in September 2010.
           Registration Card C. Name: Theodore Fred Bierbaum; Permanent Home Address: Palatine, Cook County, Illinois; Nearest Relative: Ella Bierbaum, my wife; Palatine, Cook County, Illinois; Signed by: Rev. Theodore F. Bierbaum.

    28. [S177] Ancestry.com (library edition), World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
      Cook County, Illinois. Family History Library roll 1504100. Accessed in September 2010.
           Registration Card C. Serial Number: 940; Order Number: A181; Name: Theodore Fred Bierbaum; Permanent Home Address: Palatine, Cook County, Illinois; Age: 36 years; Date of Birth: 31 December 1881; Race: white; U.S. Citizen: native born; Present Occupation: Minister; Employer's Name: St. Paul Ev[angelical] Church; Place of Employment or Business: Palatine, Cook County, Illinois; Nearest Relative: Ella Bierbaum, my wife; Palatine, Cook County, Illinois; Signed by: Rev. Theodore F. Bierbaum.
           Registrar's Report. Description of Registrant. Height: tall; Build: medium; Color of Eyes: dark; Color of Hair: dark; Obvious Physical Handicaps: [no data]; Signed by: H. [K?] Scharpe; Date: 12 September 1918.