Accession 2018-32 Stoltenberg and Jebens Family Papers

Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center Davenport Public Library 321 Main Street Davenport, IA 52801 www.davenportlibrary.com

#2018-32 Stoltenberg/Jebens LOCATION: Range 33 Section 2 Received June 29, 2018

PROVENANCE: “JEBENS history, pictures, documentation all passed from Helmuth H. Jebens to Gloria Jebens Stoltenberg to Wendy Stoltenberg”

1 OS flat box 16 x 25” 1 5” legal box 1 2 ½ “ legal box 2 Scrapbooks, wrapped and tied 1 Half Record Center Carton

**ALL IMAGES in Box 1 and OS FLAT

Physically processed July 2018 by kmo; container list by kmo

BOX 1 – FOLDER 1 FAUCETT, Anna Belle MARTIN NORTON Mother-in-law of Henry JEBENS – mother of Ruby NORTON 1907 oval by Smith, Rock Island, IL – head and shoulders - Removed from frames 9 x 7” – 2 poses on two different prints – Could this be Ruby? See last image in Scrapbook, OS Flat box.

Undated – ca 1900 oval bust – no studio indicated 3 ½ x 5” sepia oval print on 6 x 8” oval board Removed from frame

Undated – 1904-1918 based on AZO stamp box Real photo postcard 3 x 5 ½” - sepia Full length of young woman wearing fur, muff, hat

Undated – younger female, full length, sepia Cabinet card – Lindsay, Robinson, Ills. With handwriting “My Mother” Anna Belle MARTIN NORTON FAUCETT, born 1863 in IL M1 to Almond T. NORTON in 1879. He died in 1882. M2 to Abraham J. FAUCETT 1888. He died in 1928. She died in 1940. Based on clothing and hairstyle seems reasonable could be from her second wedding in 1888

BOX 1 – FOLDER 2 JEBENS, Henry H. and Ruby (NORTON) 5 x 7” bw Ruby 5 x 7” bw Henry These two were removed from paper enclosure from Warner-Medlin

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#2018-32 Stoltenberg/Jebens Small printed image of Henry on 7 x 10” paper removed from The National Cyclopedia of American Biography James T. White & Company New York paper enclosure

BOX 1 – FOLDER 3 Amalia ARP JEBENS – wife of Hans, mother of John H. and Henry, etc. 8 x 10” print sepia tones; wearing dark dress; ca 1900 Head and shoulders

Scott County German-American Pioneer Society/JEBENS family members 8x10” bw group portrait – image that appears in newspaper clipping Oldest, youngest, etc. No citation. Clues on back of clip indicate The Daily Times, 1950.

Mathilde LOOGES JEBENS 8x10” bw portrait by Warner Medlin studio removed from original enclosure 5 x 7” bw same image Also within original enclosure obituary of Helmuth H. Jebens, QCT 26 Dec 1974 page 30- removed and placed in Obituary folder

BOX 1 FOLDER 4 JEBENS 4-generation photograph ca 1950 L to R: Mathilde [LOOGIS/LOOGES] JEBENS, Clyde STOLTENBERG [son of Gloria], Helmuth JEBENS, Gloria JEBENS STOLTENBERG [daughter of Helmuth] Sunday Morning Democrat and Leader 27 Aug 1950 with image and information about the family members 5 X 7” bw portrait by Warner-Medlin studio, Davenport IA in original enclosure 8 x 9 ½ “ Sunday Morning Democrat and Leader 27 Aug 1950 with image and information about the family members

JEBENS, Helmuth Real photo postcard of Helmuth participating in high jump event at track and field meet University of Iowa on April 30, 1921; postmarked May 1921

JEBENS, John H. (1872-1942) 5x7” bw print ca1940 8x10” bw print taken in Mayor’s Office’ Jebens seated at desk holding cigar in hand

JEBENS, John (1918-1975) 3 ½ x 5” bw print; bust; used on first mayoral election campaign ca1965

LOOGES, Henry Father of Mathilde LOOGES JEBENS Real photo postcard of man seated on horse drawn wagon “H. Looges Dray & Baggage” parked in front of W.M. Nesheim awning

#2018-32 Stoltenberg/Jebens Identified as 1914 by donor; C & K stampbox would fit that time frame

Snapshots on black photo album paper; bw; 1936 4 x 6” of Henry LOOGES, Helmuth JEBENS, John JEBENS 3 x 4 ½ “ of Henry LOOGES labeled “83rd birthday”

3 ½ x 5 ½ “ sepia print of JEBENS family home 1951 Windbergen Germany

BOX 1 FOLDER 5 STOLTENBERG family; farm near Walcott; group photo taken outdoors; Sepia 5 x 7 ½ “ on board measuring 8x10” Eight children, six adults; house, yard, trees

STOLTENBERG four generations of men ca 1910-1912 5 x 7” sepia mounted on 8 x 10” board; no photography studio identified Henry STOLTENBERG (1856-1933) Rudolph STOLTENBERG (1885-1937) Hans STOLTENBERG (1828-1912) Walter STOLTENBERG (1910-1930)

BOX 1 FOLDER 6 STOLTENBERG, Wilbert and other students from Cleona #7 School ca 1925-1926 [see letter in Box 2 Folder 13] STOLTENBERG, Walter 5 x 7” sepia in original enclosure; G.C. Haugh Studio; ca 1925 STOLTENBERG, Rudolph 5 x 7” sepia in original enclosure; Berg Studio; ca 1934; image used on election materials

BOX 2 FOLDER 7 Election Items-ephemera Primary for Scott County Supervisor 1932, 1934 Rudolph Stoltenberg – 2 Re-Election J.H. Jebens for Mayor ca1940? Alderman at Large John H. Jebens 1957 Alderman at Large Helmuth H. Jebens 1956/1957 School Director Helmuth H. Jebens 1951

BOX 2 FOLDER 8 Descendants of Joh. Jebens 3 pages stapled together; photocopy [removed staple]

1 page providing vital dates for John Henry [Johannes Herrmann] JEBENS 1872-1942 Davenport mayor 1938-1942 And for John JEBENS 1918-1975 Davenport mayor 1966-1971

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Print out IAGenWeb Biography of John H. JEBENS

WWII Ration book – Gloria May JEBENS, age 17 years – empty

Certificate of appreciation from U.S. Treasury awarded to Helmuth JEBENS 31 Dec 1944

Ad for war bond stage show to be held at Fort Theatre, Rock Island, IL Th. Sept. 10 featuring Edward Arnold and Frances Dee. [1942]

“Letter to Lore Lebens Graham from German relative. Copy given to Helmuth Jebens (her brother) passed on to Gloria Jebens Stoltenberg, to Wendy Stoltenberg” Photocopied-dated January 29 1978 Typed-German language; typed translation in English; German language record dated 1872 listing JEBENS as one family

“This is your JEBENS genealogy for your family for the past 100 years: Good-Bad or Indifferent as of April 1969” 5-page carbon copy of typed document [2 copies]

BOX 2 FOLDER 9 Naturalization documents Hans Heinrich Looges 1876 Hans Jebens 1889/1918 Depositions re: Hans Jebens and John Herman Jebens 1918

BOX 2 FOLDER 10 Funeral expenses: H. Looges, 1936 and J.H. Jebens, 1942

BOX 2 FOLDER 11 Mortgage papers 1909, 1927, 1943 John H. Jebens and wife Mathilde Mortgage papers 1927 Henry Looges Tax returns 1943 State of Iowa and Federal Helmuth H. Jebens

BOX 2 FOLDER 12 District Court Equity Case handled by attorneys Jebens, Butenschoen and Werner 1949 Fundamentals of Federal Taxation ; Preparation of Tax Returns Part II 1944

BOX 2 FOLDER 13 “Letters from JEBENS relatives in Germany to John, then Helmuth (his son) passed on to Gloria, then Wendy Stoltenberg” 5 envelopes containing letters – did not open – appear to be c1948-1950 See also Image of Windbergen Home in Box 1 Folder 4

Letter to Wilbert STOLTENBERG 1926 from his school teacher. Included a small snapshot of Cleona #7 school children. See Box 1 Folder 6 for image.

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Letter from Walter Dietz, Scott County Board of Supervisors to Clyde Stoltenberg 1965

BOX 2 FOLDER 14 June 1944 Davenport High School Commencement program – Henry H. Jebens president of school board, Gloria Jebens graduate

BOX 2 FOLDER 15 John and Mathilde Jebens Family Reunion Bulletins 6 Bulletins about JEBENS family reunion July 4, 1971 Include images, details of event

BOX 2 FOLDER 16 STOLTENBERG family history information

BOX 2 FOLDER 17 Cleona Township School District plat maps 1883, 1886 and unknown date 1903 Contract for drilling wells at schools in Cleona Township between Henry Voss and Cleona Schools

BOX 2 FOLDER 18 Walter Stoltenberg (1910-1930) Items from funeral; school diploma

BOX 2 FOLDER 19 Farmer’s Electric Line Company Articles of Incorporation – 1918 [2 copies]

BOX 2 FOLDER 20 Farmer’s Electric Line Company Documentation - 1918 to 1925

BOX 2 FOLDER 21 Speech of S.D. Fess of Ohio, U.S. House of Representatives, November 1921

BOX 2 FOLDER 22 Obituaries of family members Stoltenberg, Rudolph Stoltenberg, Katie Giese Stoltenberg, Wilbert Jebens, Henry H. Jebens, Amalia Arp Jebens, Mathilde Looges Jebens, Helmuth H. Looges, Henry

#2018-32 Stoltenberg/Jebens OVERSIZED FLAT BOX

IMAGES: Henry JEBENS, Ruby NORTON JEBENS Scrapbook of Images ca 1920’s-1940’s from “Henry Jebens Box”: 11 x 14” Black scrapbook pages were removed from scrapbook and interleaved with acid-free paper. Images include some Davenport scenes, some Tri-City scenes, residence exteriors and interiors. Some dating and identification. Mostly bw snapshots. JEBENS and FAUCETT families

GIESE, Emma PUCK (1858-1889) Possibly wedding photo 1885 Sepia head and shoulders of young woman; 8 x 10” print mounted on 10 x 11 ½ “ board Removed from ornate frame Married Peter W. GEISE in 1885 Mother of Katie GEISE STOLTENBERG

STOLTENBERG, Walter H. 14 x 20” oval sepia toned print with no photographer’s identification; ca 1910-1912 See 4-generation image of STOLTENBERG men Donor identified as Walter (1910-1930)

STOLTENBERG, Helmuth 11 x 14” color male bust identified as Helmuth Hans Jebens (1899-1974) Oldest son of John H., older brother of John, nephew of Henry

STOLTENBERG, Rudolph and GIESE, Katie 15 x 19” ornamental marriage certificate with sepia photographic prints; couple farmed 3 miles nw of Walcott; marriage 24 Feb 1909

STOLTENBERG, Rudolph and GIESE, Katie 9 ½ x 11 ½ “ bw print mounted on board measuring 14 x 17” Wedding portrait or bridal couple; J.M. Lenz Studio - Married 24 Feb 1909

OTHER: Ward Map – Davenport IA Rolled Northern city limits 53rd Street

Certificate of School Attendance 1924 Wilbert Stoltenberg Rolled; brittle

Broadsides: 11 x 17” color 1 “Elect JEBENS Mayor Republican” ca 1965 2 “Re-Elect JEBENS Mayor Republican” ca 1968

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11 x 14” bw 1 “Rudolph Stoltenberg Republican Candidate for County Supervisor” ca 1934

photocopied bw snapshots taken August 1967 of Wendy and Wilbert Stoltenberg standing in front of Cleona #& School prior to razing

SCRAPBOOKS – wrapped and tied 13 x 13” brown cover All newspaper clippings regarding local historic images, historic homes, etc. ca 1960s Creator not identified by donor

10 ½ x 12” “Scrapbook News” Kept by Helmuth Jebens per donor Contains articles about his father, John H. Jebens, untimely death and a few more. Many are enclosed but not cut apart or adhered to pages Passed on to Gloria Jebens Stoltenberg, on to Wendy Stoltenberg

HALF-SIZE RECORD CENTER CARTON BOOKS: bound books with attached note: “Books used by Helmuth Jebens while a student in Davenport schools” Handbook of Composition copyright 1907 Macaulay’s Life of Samuel Johnson copyright 1895 and 1910

Other hardbound books: Webster’s Handy Dictionary Illustrated 1877 The Natural Method Readers – A Primer [?] We Work & Play – Scott Foresman 1946-1947 Red Man or White by R. Clyde Ford 1931 Mother West Wind “When” Stories 1917 Short Stories of Famous Men 1926 Growth in Arithmetic 3 & 4 [1950s?] – pictured in article from Sunday Democrat and Times 11Oct1953 page 15 “Twin Tutors from Tipton Look So Much Alike Even Boss Can’t Tell ‘Em Apart” regarding Mildred and Marjorie CARSTENSEN, teachers in Cleona Township. Each of the ladies is holding one of the Arithmetic books.[original clipping disposed of]

ATLASES Atlas of Scott County 1966 Scott County IA Plat Book 1950 Scott County IA Rural Resident Directory 1976 Scott County IA Universal Directory – Bicentennial Special Edition 1976

#2018-32 Stoltenberg/Jebens DISCARDED: Original newspaper clippings

Times-Democrat Iowa Edition newspaper Wed. 8 Nov 1967 pages 1 and 12 Re-elected Mayor John Jebens shaking hand of first woman ever elected to Davenport City Council, Kathryn Kirschbaum

Sunday Democrat and Times 11Oct1953 page 15 “Twin Tutors from Tipton Look So Much Alike Even Boss Can’t Tell ‘Em Apart”

QCT FOCUS 13 July 1975 “Memories…the summer of ‘17” by John Willard

QCT Sun 9 Oct 1977 page 2D “The Colorful Quad-City Beer Barons” by John Willard

QCT FOCUS 14 Dec 1975 “Legend of a Landmark” re: LeClaire House restoration

QCT Supplement Wed. 2 Jul 1986 “A Happy 150th Birthday Salute to Davenport and Rock Island – The Way We Were:

QCT Home Section 13 March 1977 by Jim Arpy “Our Little House on the Prairie” from Homes of History Series* 11th Street East, 1919 log house at “Eldorado Spring” aka Indian Springs built by A.C. Fulton, sold to Hildreths who brought Rhody Simms [freed slave] and Berry Ann Warwick, Rhody’s daughter, and two children to Davenport.

*Other Homes of History featured Octagon House Davenport, Weyerhauser “House on the Hill” Rock Island however these were not in this collection

1997 Calendar from QCT [have copy in ephemera]

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