George W. Feeback, b 1914, d 1951 KS

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Permalink Reply by Kate Steere on August 14, 2009 at 7:06am

Good morning Carol. :)
Do you have him on the 1920 and 1930 census records?
What information do you have that leads you to these conclusions?
Was George in WW2, did he marry?

Permalink Reply by Carol Buck on August 14, 2009 at 7:43am

I have a George Feeback on the Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas 1915 census. He is living with Melvin Feeback in the home of Patrick and Mary Flynn. In 1920 Melvin has returned home to live with his mother, Hulda, but George has not been located anywhere. The 1930 census has George again living with Mary Flynn and is listed as her grandson. I have searched for SSDI and Military records for George but found none. Polk's City Directory, Kansas City, Wyandotte, KS, 1938 lists a George Feeback, married to Helen. Not sure if this is my person or not.
Thanks,
Carol Wilburn Buck

Permalink Reply by Kate Steere on August 14, 2009 at 7:46am

Hi Carol-

I found Melvin's burial place in Leavenworth National Cemetery, he died March 31, 1981, he was interred April 3, 1981. Have you found an obituary for Melvin?

Permalink Reply by Carol Buck on August 14, 2009 at 8:03am

Yes, I have his burial info, including a pic of his grave, but no obit. Info from other Feeback researchers say the obit states that Melvin was survived only by a nephew, David Rankin. This would be correct because 1) David Rankin was Melvin's nephew, and 2) George died in 1951. I have not found an obit for George yet. That would be key. I will be in the KC area in October and hope to scour the newspaper archives then.

Permalink Reply by Kate Steere on August 14, 2009 at 8:12am

Are you assuming that Melvin had married a daughter of Mary Flynn? I have a census for a family of mine that listed a cousin of mine as her maiden name, although she had already married and had children, her husband and children were in the household as well, the census taker just listed her under her father's last name. I wonder, if Melvin's wife is on the 1915 census, but the census taker listed her under her maiden name?

Permalink Reply by Carol Buck on August 14, 2009 at 9:05am

Yes, it is possible that one of the Flynn girls could be George's mother. It would make sense for Melvin and George to be living there, and for George to be listed as "grandson". ]

The oldest daughter, Mary Flynn b. 1892 IL, was listed on the 1915 census, but was not on the 1920 census, and I have not found further records of her. I have also searched under Mary Feeback.

The younger daughter, Margaret Flynn, was listed on the both the 1915 and 1920 censuses. She was not there in 1930 when George was living with his "grandmother". I know that George was raised Catholic and the Flynn's were definitely Irish-Catholic. I am getting the feeling that the Feeback's may not have accepted or acknowledged George.

Permalink Reply by Kate Steere on August 14, 2009 at 7:35am

Hi Carol-

I found Melvin W Feeback on the WW1 draft Registration, he is listed as single, supporting his mother, and working in Kansas City, Missouri. His birthdate is given as June 22, 1891.

I did see a Melvin Feeback on the 1915 Kansas State Census living with the Flynn family, with a 1 year old George, no relationship is listed..

In 1930, I find a George Feeback with Mary Flynn(listed as his grandmother) and William Flynn is listed as Mary Flynn's son.

I see Melvin living with his mother Hulda M Feeback in 1930, Hulda in 76, Melvin was 40.

Also I see a marriage record for a Ruth Aldridge and Melvin W in Missouri in 1943.

I found George on the 1940 census in Kansas City, KS, he is married to Helen, it appears he worked for Armour, and his home was 4308 Lafayette Ave. Hulda and Melvin are on the directory as well, they live at 1610 Wood, Hulda is listed as widow to Abraham(Abr). Melvin is working in construction.

So, I think we can make the connection between Melvin and Hulda and Abraham. I can't determine if there is a direct relationship between Melvin and George, with the information I have found.

Do you have death records for the people you are searching for?

Permalink Reply by Carol Buck on August 14, 2009 at 7:58am

I have the military enlistment record for Melvin W. Feeback which says he was married. This was dated Feb 1918. The 1920 census lists him as divorced.

I have not validated connection between Melvin and George but am tracking the assumption they are related since they were both living with the Flynns in 1915 and by 1920, Melvin was living in the family home and in 1930 George is back with the Flynns. I have tracked Melvin from 1900 thru 1930 and found that he lived at home with his parents, and later his widowed mother, except for the period 1915 (living with the Flynns), 1918 (enlisted in the Army until discharged in 1919.)

I was going to order the death certificate for George since I now know his birth/death dates, but Kansas requires both the father's name and the mother's maiden name. So..gotta keep searching..

Permalink Reply by LaRita Neeley on August 19, 2009 at 6:06pm

Hi, I don't know who told you that to get a Kansas death certificate you need the names of both parents. That's not true. I know if does ask you that on sheet you will out. BUT You don't need to know either. Just the death date and location of death, and location is not always needed. I live near Topeka and I will go get the death certificate for you if you send me the 12 dollars and name, death date. I have a friend Mary Hardman here in Silver Lake that has that Feeback family. Her ancestor died in Missori and were from Nicholas Co.,KY

Permalink Reply by Carol Buck on August 22, 2009 at 9:56am

Hi LaRita,
The name requirements were from the online site where I was ordering the certificate. You are correct that the paper form does not list it as "required". I wish I had seen your offer before I had sent the paper request to Topeka. I've been working some long hours the last couple of days and just didn't feel like getting online. Thanks for your generous offer to go down and pickup the certificate for me. I'll post the findings when I get the paper back.

Just curious as to which Feebacl line your friend, Mary Hardman, is connected to. George Feeback's grandfather was Abraham Feeback from Cynthiana, Nicholas, KY. He had many relatives in the Missouri area.
Thanks...Carol

Permalink Reply by Carol Buck on August 14, 2009 at 2:28pm

Thanks Gene, and Thank You Mona! I plan to visit the cemetery in Oct when we are in KC. This is the first I have heard of Marie Carpenter. I'll have to research Robert Everard to see what his church affiliations were. You've given me some homework to do, but I really appreciate your help. CWB

Permalink Reply by Carol Buck on August 18, 2009 at 12:06pm

This is great! What a tough guy. For Melvin to shoot himself 3 times and then live another 66 years--Incredible! I am acquainted with the area where 1 Central Avenue is located. Under the circumstances, one wonders it he had some help...we'll never now the answer. I do find it interesting that the attempted suicide occurren in Jan 1915, and when the census for Kansas State was taken sometime after Feb 1915, he was living with the family of Patrick and Mary Flynn. It is highly possible that one of their daughters, Mary or Margaret, is the mother. On the 1920 Federal Census, neither Mary Flynn nor George Feeback have been located. Could they be together somewhere?

As to the son reported as "l year old" this fits with what we know about George. George W. Feeback was born 11 Feb 1914, according to his gravestone.

The 1915 Kansas State Census listing of Geo. Feeback, age 1 (assuming 1 year since it does not say 1/12) , living with Melvin Feeback, age 23, would have George's birth year as 1914. I don't find the recording date of this census, but it was taken after February 1915 (the date on the letter to the assessor at the beginning of the census).

The 1930 Federal Census for Kansas City. Wyandotte, KS, lists George Feeback as 16 years. This again would put his birth year as 1914. From this I am "assuming" we are talking about the same George Feeback in all these instances.

In talking with my son-in-law, I learned that family stories say that George Feeback was raised by his grandmother and was raised as a Catholic. The Flynn family that Melvin and George were living with in 1915 and later in 1930 reported George as their grandson were Catholic. Since we do know that George W. Feeback was Catholic, I will attempt to contact the Archdiocese of Kansas City to see where the baptismal, marriage, annulment, and church membership records for that era are being stored.

For Melvin's marriage record...his Enlistment Record dated Feb 14, 1918 stated that he was married. However, my husband noted that in those days it was not necessary to provide proof of marriage when enlisting and, in Melvin's emotional state, he may, or may not, have actually still been married. At any rate, he stated he was divorced on the 1920 census, enumerated 19 Jan 1920.

You have been more help than you can possibly know. All the replies have helped to cement what I thought I had found...fill in some gaps...point out new areas for research...and raise so many more questions.

I am sooooo hooked! cb

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