Fiegenbaum, William Theodore

Male 1875 - 1918  (43 years)


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  • Name Fiegenbaum, William Theodore 
    Born 17 Jan 1875  Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Died 12 Oct 1918  Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 7
    • He died of pneumonia during the 1918 flu epidemic.
    Person ID I3956  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 23 Apr 2016 

    Father Fiegenbaum, Frederick Adolph,   b. 15 Aug 1851, Watertown, Jefferson County, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Feb 1931, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Kriege, Amelia Maria,   b. 7 Oct 1855, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Apr 1895, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years) 
    Married 27 Mar 1874  Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
    Family ID F1294  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Stolte, Lydia A.,   b. 3 Mar 1875, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Sep 1957, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 5 Feb 1902  Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [14, 15, 16
    Residence (family) 12 Sep 1918  Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [17

    •      According to information on his World War I draft registration card, filed on 12 September 1918, William Theodore Fiegenbaum and Lydia E. Fiegenbaum, his wife, lived at 565 N. Kansas. William reported that he was employed at Western Cartridge Company, an ammunition works located at East Alton, Madison County, Illinois. The Registrar of the local draft board, Elliott W. Mudge, described William as a man of medium height and medium build; with grey eyes and brown hair. There were no physical characteristics that would disqualify William for military service.
    Children 
    +1. Fiegenbaum, Arthur,   b. 15 Jul 1904,   d. Apr 1983, Hillsboro, Montgomery County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
    +2. Fiegenbaum, Elmer Henry,   b. 21 Mar 1907, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Oct 1980, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     3. Fiegenbaum, Laura,   b. 1910,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +4. Fiegenbaum, Eugene D.,   b. 4 Aug 1912, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jan 1971  (Age 58 years)
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F1330  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S119] Harriet L. Fiegenbaum and Judith L. (Fiegenbaum) Miller, Genealogical research.
      William T. Fiegenbaum, child of Frederick Adolph Fiegenbaum and Maria Emilia Kriege, was born on 17 January 1875 at Edwardsville, Illinois.

    2. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 56-57, 108.
      William T. Fiegenbaum, a child of Frederick A. Fiegenbaum and Amelia Kriege, was born on 17 January 1875 at Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois.

    3. [S179] Ancestry.com (library edition), World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6482 in December 2017), William Theodore Fiegenbaum; Illinois; 12 September 1918.
      Serial number 2229; order number A3429. Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois. Online database accessed in January 2013.
           William Theodore Fiegenbaum reported that he was 43 years of age, born on 17 January 1875. The place place of birth was not given, but William reported that he was a native-born U.S. citizen.

    4. [S22] Obituary, "Death of Mrs. Amelia M. Fiegenbaum".
      Published in the Edwardsville Intelligencer (Edwardsville, Illinois); Friday, 5 April 1895.
           A transcription of the obituary was shared by Judith L. (Fiegenbaum) Miller on 1 November 2003 via email.
           Also avialable online at the USGenWeb Project. Madison County Illinois Archives. Obituaries. Various April 1895. (http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/il/madison/obits/v/various46nob.txt). Submitted by Missi Darnell; 31 March 2006. Accessed on 14 April 2006.
           "She leaves surviving...seven children, four boys and three girls, viz: William, George, Otto, Charles, Minnie, Bertha and Caroline."

    5. [S119] Harriet L. Fiegenbaum and Judith L. (Fiegenbaum) Miller, Genealogical research.
      William T. Fiegenbaum died on 12 October 1918 at Edwardsville, Illinois.

    6. [S109] Illinois State Archives, Illinois Statewide Death Index, 1916–1950 [online database] (http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/databases/idphdeathindex.html - last confirmed in March 2012), August 2003. (http://www.sos.state.il.us/departments/archives/idphdeathindex.html).
      "Wiliams T. Fiegenbaum"; male; white; age unknown; died 12 October 1918 at Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois; death certificate number 033549; filed on 13 October 1918.

    7. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 56-57, 108.
      William T. Fiegenbaum died on 12 October 1918 at Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois. He died of pneumonia during the 1918 flu epidemic.

    8. [S5] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Genealogical research.
      Frederick A Fiegenbaum and Amelia Kriege were married in 1874.

    9. [S22] Obituary, for Fred A. Fiegenbaum.
      Edwardsville (Illinois) Intelligencer; Thursday, 12 February 1931; page 1, column 2. "Mr. Fiegenbaum was the father of eight children, his first wife and three of the children preceeding him in death. His first wife was Miss Amelia Kriege who died in 1895. His second wife, Mrs. Fredericka Fiegenbaum, and five children survive."

    10. [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-Kriege marriage.
      Accessed in August 2003. According to the text-only index, "Frederick A. Fiegenbaum" and "Emilia Kriege" were granted marriage license number 0403 (volume 7, page 21) on 27 March 1874 in Madison County, Illinois. The marriage may or may not have taken place on the same date.

    11. [S119] Harriet L. Fiegenbaum and Judith L. (Fiegenbaum) Miller, Genealogical research, Fiegenbaum-Kreige marriage.
      Citing the record in Marriage Register 7, page 21, Madison County, Illinois, Frederick A. Fiegenbaum and Maria Emilia Kriege were married on 27 March 1874 by Phil Hehner, Minister of the Gospel.

    12. [S22] Obituary, "Death of Mrs. Amelia M. Fiegenbaum".
      Published in the Edwardsville Intelligencer (Edwardsville, Illinois); Friday, 5 April 1895. A transcription of the obituary was shared by Judith L. (Fiegenbaum) Miller on 1 November 2003 via email. The obituary was also available online at the USGenWeb Project. Madison County Illinois Archives. Obituaries. Various April 1895. ( http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/il/madison/obits/v/various46nob.txt ). Submitted by Missi Darnell; 31 March 2006. Accessed on 14 April 2006.
           Fred A. Fiegenbaum and Amelia Mary Kriege were married on 27 March 1874. She was survived by seven children: four boys and three girls. The children named in the death notice were: William, George, Otto, Charles, Minnie, Bertha and Caroline.

    13. [S279] Ancestry.com (library edition), Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1940 (formerly titled Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1937) (https://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8823 in December 2017), Sooy-Fiegenbaum 1909.
      Accessed in May 2016. Original data from the State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922 (textual records); Volume: 436 (Emmet-Muscatine). The following is a transcription of relevant portions of a digital image of the source.
           Return of marriages in the county of Lee, at Keokuk for the year ending June 30, 1910. License Number: 8470. Date of License: 12 August 1909. Bride's name: Bertha Fiegenbaum. Bride's maiden name if widow: [no entry]. Bride's birth place: Madison County, Illinois. Bride's father's name: F. A. Fiegenbaum. Bride's mother's full maiden name: Amelia Kriege.
           For full details of this record, see the sources for the Sooy-Fiegenbaum marriage.

    14. [S119] Harriet L. Fiegenbaum and Judith L. (Fiegenbaum) Miller, Genealogical research.
      William T. Fiegenbaum and Lydia Stolte were married in 1902 at Edwardsville, Illinois.

    15. [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-Stolte marriage. Accessed in July 2008.
      "William Fiegenbaum" and "Lydia A. Stolte" were married on 5 February 1902 in Madison County, Illinois; Volume 10, Page 238; License number 3072.

    16. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 108.
      William T. Fiegenbaum and Lydia Stolte were married in 1902 at Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois.

    17. [S179] Ancestry.com (library edition), World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6482 in December 2017), William Theodore Fiegenbaum; Illinois; 12 September 1918.
      Serial number 2229; order number A3429. Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois. Online database accessed in January 2013.