Barbara was the daughter of Nicholas Fonck and Johanna Decker. Like her mother, Barbara was born in Belgium; her father was from Paris, France. She came to the United States with her family in 1886 when she was 11-years-old.
Barbara married Charles Fiedler on 08 Apr 1891 in Sterling, Missouri. They lived in Lincoln County, Missouri for a few years after their marriage, but then settled on a farm north of Batchtown in Calhoun County, Illinois where they lived for 40 years. He was a fruit farmer, and they were the parents of 10 children.
Of their children who survived to adulthood, Rose lived at home with her elderly parents into the mid-1950's. At that time, William was a civil engineer; Raus lived at home and was a deputy sheriff in Calhoun County.
Several of the children moved out of state by the 1950's--Mae and Oren in Missouri; Pearl in Wisconsin; and Oliver in California. Nelle and Karl both moved to Madison County, Illinois.
Barbara was a patient at Jersey Community Hospital for 9 days before she died there. At the time of her death, she was 82 years, 6 months and 7 days old. She was survived by her husband, Charles; and 9 children--4 daughters, Rose Fiedler of Batchtown, Illinois; Nelle of Collinsville, Illinois; Mae of Jennings, Missouri; and Pearl of LaCross, Wisconsin; and 5 sons, William and Raus, both of Batchtown; Oren of Clarksville, Missouri; Karl of Godfrey, Illinois; and Oliver of San Rafael, California.
Visitation was held on 20 Jul 1957 at the C. C. Hanks Funeral Home in Hardin. Funeral Services were conducted there at 2:30 p.m. the following afternoon.
Barbara's husband, Charles, passed away 2 months after her.
Children: 4 daughters, 5 sons, 1 unknown infant.
Mother of:
Rose W. Fiedler
William Frederick Fiedler
Nelle L. Fiedler Linstroth
Infant Fiedler
Raus N. Fiedler
Mae J. Fiedler England
Oren J. Fiedler
Pearl Fiedler Bishop
Karl C. "Bud" Fiedler
Oliver H. Fiedler
Barbara's siblings:
Anna "Annie" Fonck Fiedler
Matilda Fonck Knudsen Kolb
Mary E. Fonck Ludwig
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Newspaper article excerpt:
CALHOUN COUPLE
OBSERVES 65TH
DATE OF WEDDING
HARDIN — A host of friends and relatives gathered at the farm home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Fiedler Sunday afternoon to help them celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary. Seven of their nine children were home. A son in California and a daughter in LaCrosse, Wis., were unable to make the long trip for the occasion.
The Fiedlers hold the record of the longest married couple in Calhoun County and they have spent the entire 65 years in the Batchtown Community, 41 years in their present home. Fiedler is six years older than his wife, who is 81. Neither is in very good health.
Highlights for the couple were a card from President Eisenhower and a letter from Governor Stratton. They say they are looking forward to casting votes for Ike this fall. Mrs. Fiedler has been unable to leave home for some time, but the new law will allow her to cast an absentee ballot.
(Alton Evening Telegraph; 22 May 1956; page 10)
Barbara married Charles Fiedler on 08 Apr 1891 in Sterling, Missouri. They lived in Lincoln County, Missouri for a few years after their marriage, but then settled on a farm north of Batchtown in Calhoun County, Illinois where they lived for 40 years. He was a fruit farmer, and they were the parents of 10 children.
Of their children who survived to adulthood, Rose lived at home with her elderly parents into the mid-1950's. At that time, William was a civil engineer; Raus lived at home and was a deputy sheriff in Calhoun County.
Several of the children moved out of state by the 1950's--Mae and Oren in Missouri; Pearl in Wisconsin; and Oliver in California. Nelle and Karl both moved to Madison County, Illinois.
Barbara was a patient at Jersey Community Hospital for 9 days before she died there. At the time of her death, she was 82 years, 6 months and 7 days old. She was survived by her husband, Charles; and 9 children--4 daughters, Rose Fiedler of Batchtown, Illinois; Nelle of Collinsville, Illinois; Mae of Jennings, Missouri; and Pearl of LaCross, Wisconsin; and 5 sons, William and Raus, both of Batchtown; Oren of Clarksville, Missouri; Karl of Godfrey, Illinois; and Oliver of San Rafael, California.
Visitation was held on 20 Jul 1957 at the C. C. Hanks Funeral Home in Hardin. Funeral Services were conducted there at 2:30 p.m. the following afternoon.
Barbara's husband, Charles, passed away 2 months after her.
Children: 4 daughters, 5 sons, 1 unknown infant.
Mother of:
Rose W. Fiedler
William Frederick Fiedler
Nelle L. Fiedler Linstroth
Infant Fiedler
Raus N. Fiedler
Mae J. Fiedler England
Oren J. Fiedler
Pearl Fiedler Bishop
Karl C. "Bud" Fiedler
Oliver H. Fiedler
Barbara's siblings:
Anna "Annie" Fonck Fiedler
Matilda Fonck Knudsen Kolb
Mary E. Fonck Ludwig
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Newspaper article excerpt:
CALHOUN COUPLE
OBSERVES 65TH
DATE OF WEDDING
HARDIN — A host of friends and relatives gathered at the farm home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Fiedler Sunday afternoon to help them celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary. Seven of their nine children were home. A son in California and a daughter in LaCrosse, Wis., were unable to make the long trip for the occasion.
The Fiedlers hold the record of the longest married couple in Calhoun County and they have spent the entire 65 years in the Batchtown Community, 41 years in their present home. Fiedler is six years older than his wife, who is 81. Neither is in very good health.
Highlights for the couple were a card from President Eisenhower and a letter from Governor Stratton. They say they are looking forward to casting votes for Ike this fall. Mrs. Fiedler has been unable to leave home for some time, but the new law will allow her to cast an absentee ballot.
(Alton Evening Telegraph; 22 May 1956; page 10)
Barbara was the daughter of Nicholas Fonck and Johanna Decker. Like her mother, Barbara was born in Belgium; her father was from Paris, France. She came to the United States with her family in 1886 when she was 11-years-old.
Barbara married Charles Fiedler on 08 Apr 1891 in Sterling, Missouri. They lived in Lincoln County, Missouri for a few years after their marriage, but then settled on a farm north of Batchtown in Calhoun County, Illinois where they lived for 40 years. He was a fruit farmer, and they were the parents of 10 children.
Of their children who survived to adulthood, Rose lived at home with her elderly parents into the mid-1950's. At that time, William was a civil engineer; Raus lived at home and was a deputy sheriff in Calhoun County.
Several of the children moved out of state by the 1950's--Mae and Oren in Missouri; Pearl in Wisconsin; and Oliver in California. Nelle and Karl both moved to Madison County, Illinois.
Barbara was a patient at Jersey Community Hospital for 9 days before she died there. At the time of her death, she was 82 years, 6 months and 7 days old. She was survived by her husband, Charles; and 9 children--4 daughters, Rose Fiedler of Batchtown, Illinois; Nelle of Collinsville, Illinois; Mae of Jennings, Missouri; and Pearl of LaCross, Wisconsin; and 5 sons, William and Raus, both of Batchtown; Oren of Clarksville, Missouri; Karl of Godfrey, Illinois; and Oliver of San Rafael, California.
Visitation was held on 20 Jul 1957 at the C. C. Hanks Funeral Home in Hardin. Funeral Services were conducted there at 2:30 p.m. the following afternoon.
Barbara's husband, Charles, passed away 2 months after her.
Children: 4 daughters, 5 sons, 1 unknown infant.
Mother of:
Rose W. Fiedler
William Frederick Fiedler
Nelle L. Fiedler Linstroth
Infant Fiedler
Raus N. Fiedler
Mae J. Fiedler England
Oren J. Fiedler
Pearl Fiedler Bishop
Karl C. "Bud" Fiedler
Oliver H. Fiedler
Barbara's siblings:
Anna "Annie" Fonck Fiedler
Matilda Fonck Knudsen Kolb
Mary E. Fonck Ludwig
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Newspaper article excerpt:
CALHOUN COUPLE
OBSERVES 65TH
DATE OF WEDDING
HARDIN — A host of friends and relatives gathered at the farm home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Fiedler Sunday afternoon to help them celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary. Seven of their nine children were home. A son in California and a daughter in LaCrosse, Wis., were unable to make the long trip for the occasion.
The Fiedlers hold the record of the longest married couple in Calhoun County and they have spent the entire 65 years in the Batchtown Community, 41 years in their present home. Fiedler is six years older than his wife, who is 81. Neither is in very good health.
Highlights for the couple were a card from President Eisenhower and a letter from Governor Stratton. They say they are looking forward to casting votes for Ike this fall. Mrs. Fiedler has been unable to leave home for some time, but the new law will allow her to cast an absentee ballot.
(Alton Evening Telegraph; 22 May 1956; page 10)
Barbara married Charles Fiedler on 08 Apr 1891 in Sterling, Missouri. They lived in Lincoln County, Missouri for a few years after their marriage, but then settled on a farm north of Batchtown in Calhoun County, Illinois where they lived for 40 years. He was a fruit farmer, and they were the parents of 10 children.
Of their children who survived to adulthood, Rose lived at home with her elderly parents into the mid-1950's. At that time, William was a civil engineer; Raus lived at home and was a deputy sheriff in Calhoun County.
Several of the children moved out of state by the 1950's--Mae and Oren in Missouri; Pearl in Wisconsin; and Oliver in California. Nelle and Karl both moved to Madison County, Illinois.
Barbara was a patient at Jersey Community Hospital for 9 days before she died there. At the time of her death, she was 82 years, 6 months and 7 days old. She was survived by her husband, Charles; and 9 children--4 daughters, Rose Fiedler of Batchtown, Illinois; Nelle of Collinsville, Illinois; Mae of Jennings, Missouri; and Pearl of LaCross, Wisconsin; and 5 sons, William and Raus, both of Batchtown; Oren of Clarksville, Missouri; Karl of Godfrey, Illinois; and Oliver of San Rafael, California.
Visitation was held on 20 Jul 1957 at the C. C. Hanks Funeral Home in Hardin. Funeral Services were conducted there at 2:30 p.m. the following afternoon.
Barbara's husband, Charles, passed away 2 months after her.
Children: 4 daughters, 5 sons, 1 unknown infant.
Mother of:
Rose W. Fiedler
William Frederick Fiedler
Nelle L. Fiedler Linstroth
Infant Fiedler
Raus N. Fiedler
Mae J. Fiedler England
Oren J. Fiedler
Pearl Fiedler Bishop
Karl C. "Bud" Fiedler
Oliver H. Fiedler
Barbara's siblings:
Anna "Annie" Fonck Fiedler
Matilda Fonck Knudsen Kolb
Mary E. Fonck Ludwig
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Newspaper article excerpt:
CALHOUN COUPLE
OBSERVES 65TH
DATE OF WEDDING
HARDIN — A host of friends and relatives gathered at the farm home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Fiedler Sunday afternoon to help them celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary. Seven of their nine children were home. A son in California and a daughter in LaCrosse, Wis., were unable to make the long trip for the occasion.
The Fiedlers hold the record of the longest married couple in Calhoun County and they have spent the entire 65 years in the Batchtown Community, 41 years in their present home. Fiedler is six years older than his wife, who is 81. Neither is in very good health.
Highlights for the couple were a card from President Eisenhower and a letter from Governor Stratton. They say they are looking forward to casting votes for Ike this fall. Mrs. Fiedler has been unable to leave home for some time, but the new law will allow her to cast an absentee ballot.
(Alton Evening Telegraph; 22 May 1956; page 10)
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