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Mary Grant Hillebrandt1,2,3

ID# 12145, (1865 - 1941)
Family Chart

Parents:

FatherWilliam Hillebrandt (12 Jul 1831 - 16 Dec 1867)
MotherCaroline Jane Gibbs (abt 1832 - 19 Jul 1876)
Chart MembershipDescendants of Hermann Hinrich Fennker
Family IndexesThe Fenker Family

Key Events:

Birth: 2 Apr 1865, Latonia Springs, Kenton Co., Kentucky,4,5,6
Marriage: 28 Oct 1885, 1031 Russell St., Covington, Kenton Co., Kentucky, Albert August Fenker (b. 19 Sep 1862, d. 27 May 1933)7,8,9
Death: 19 Dec 1941, Mt. Carmel Hospital, Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio,10,11
Burial: 20 Dec 1941, Cemetery of Spring Grove, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio,12,13
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Narrative:

Mary Grant Hillebrandt was born on 2 Apr 1865 in Latonia Springs, Kenton Co., KentuckyG.4,5,6
     Mary was named an heir in the will of her father dated 25 Nov 1867 in Cincinnati, OhioG, under which her mother was to receive $18,000 in life insurance proceeds, and the income and rent from real estate purchased from the proceeds of his estate to educate and maintain the children. At her mother's death the entire estate was to be divided equally between Mary and her five siblings.14
     Her father died on 16 Dec 1867, when Mary was 2 years old.15,16
     She appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Buena Vista, Kenton Co., KentuckyG, in the household of her mother, Caroline Jane Gibbs, and stepfather, James Cruickshank.17
     Her step-father died on 23 Oct 1874, when Mary was 9 years old.18 Her mother died on 19 Jul 1876, when Mary was 11 years old.19,20
     According to family lore, Mary grew up in an orphanage in Fort Thomas, Kentucky. There was an orphanage and school there, started in the 1870's by the Roman Catholic order of the Sister of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd. It closed in 1983, and all that remains is a retirement home for the order known as Pelletier Hall. G No record of Mary being there has been found. She is not listed there in the 1880 census, nor has she been found elsewhere.21,22
     An alternate version is that she claimed that she was adopted and the family that adopted her was mean to her. Supposedly she was adopted by her sister's husband's mother, Mrs. Cruickshank. Neither of her sisters married a Cruickshank, but her mother's second husband was James Cruickshank, so it seems likely it was a relative of his. The only Mrs. Cruickshank that has been found in the area at that time was Madeline Lamoine Cruickshank, widow of her stepfather's brother, but no record has been found of them together.22
     It seems most likely that both stories are true in part, and she spent part of the time between her mother's death and her marriage at the school and part with her step-father's sister-in-law.
     Another family story claims that her family had money, and that her sister's husband cheated her. There was supposedly a letter from a brother-in-law stating that the family farm was heavily mortgaged and not worth the cost of getting her inheritance. Her father's will suggests he had assets, but it specifies that no inventory was required, and no records have been found to determine their value other than the 1870 census record that shows her mother reported $30,000 worth of real estate. Whether there were actually substantial mortgages on that property is unknown.23
     According to family sources, she was a schoolteacher in Covington, KentuckyG, presumably before her marriage.22
     Mary married Albert August Fenker, son of Johann Hinrich Wilhelm Fennker and Johanna Louise Baum, on 28 Oct 1885 in 1031 Russell St., Covington, Kenton Co., KentuckyG, the home of his parents.7,8,9
     Mary and Albert moved to 520 Lincoln Ave., Detroit, MichiganG, by 1894, when they were living at 520 Lincoln Ave., Detroit.24
     Mary and Albert moved to Kalamazoo by 1899, when they were living at 432 Stuart Ave. G.25 They appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Oxford Twp, Oakland Co., Michigan, on Dennison St. G, enumerated 2 Jun 1900. Their children Ernst, William, Ruth, and Evelyn were listed as living with them.26
     Mary and Albert returned to Detroit by 1903, when they were living at 972 Brooklyn Ave.27,28 They moved to Ohio by 1906, when they were living at 15 Auburn Ave., Columbus. G.29,30,31 They appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio, at 15 Auburn Ave., enumerated 29 Apr 1910. Their children Ernst, William, Ruth, and Evelyn were listed as living with them.32
     Mary and Albert moved to 1520 Bryden Rd.G by 1915.33 They appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio, at 1520 Bryden Rd., enumerated 8 Jan 1920. Their daughter Evelyn was listed as living with them.34
     Mary and Albert appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Bexley, Franklin Co., Ohio, at 956 College Ave. G, enumerated 7 Apr 1930, reporting that they rented their, home for $36 per month, and owned a radio. Their daughter Evelyn and her husband, Edward Emerson Thompson, were listed separately but as living in the same house.35
     Mary and Albert moved to 693 Vernon Rd., BixleyG, about 1932.36,37
     Her husband died on 27 May 1933 in 693 Vernon Rd., Bexley, Franklin Co., OhioG.38,39,40
     Mary died on 19 Dec 1941 in Mt. Carmel Hospital, Columbus, Franklin Co., OhioG, at age 76.10,11 She was buried on 20 Dec 1941 in Cemetery of Spring Grove, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., OhioG, in the lot owned by the heirs of her father.12,13

Children:
     Children with Albert August Fenker:

  1. Ernst Hillebrandt Fenker (9 Oct 1887 - 25 Jul 1969)
  2. Dr. William Tarvin Fenker+ (3 Dec 1889 - 17 Dec 1973)
  3. Ruth Fenker+ (29 Apr 1895 - 15 Nov 1977)
  4. Evelyn Osgood Fenker (12 Dec 1899 - 12 Jun 1994)

Citations

  1. [S10535] James Cruikshank household, 1870 U.S. Census, Kenton Co., Kentucky, shows name as Mary Heldebrand.
  2. [S356] Mary G. Fenker, Certificate of Death, shows name as Mary G Fenker; daughter of Wm Hildebrand.
  3. [S26] Fogg, Family File "Fenker_Al.FTW," 1 Mar 2000, shows name as Mary Grant Hillebrandt.
  4. [S10535] James Cruikshank household, 1870 U.S. Census, Kenton Co., Kentucky, shows age 5 and state.
  5. [S9885] Marriage Record, Kenton Co., Kentucky, 1882-1887, pg 148, Albert A. Fenker and Mary G. Hillebrandt, shows age 21 at marriage 27 Oct 1885, county, and state.
  6. [S356] Mary G. Fenker, Certificate of Death, shows date, town as Latonia Springs, and state.
  7. [S9885] Marriage Record, Kenton Co., Kentucky, 1882-1887, pg 148, Albert A. Fenker and Mary G. Hillebrandt, shows date of issue as 27th.
  8. [S26] Fogg, Family File "Fenker_Al.FTW," 1 Mar 2000, shows date, as 28th, address, city, and state. In a telephone call 8 Mar 2000, cited the wedding invitation for this information.
  9. [S775] Albert A. Fenker household, 1900 U.S. Census, Oakland Co., Michigan, shows married 14 years.
  10. [S356] Mary G. Fenker, Certificate of Death, shows date, place, city, county, and state.
  11. [S751] Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum, online burial records, record for Mary G. Fenker, 20 Dec 1941, shows date, hospital, city, and state.
  12. [S356] Mary G. Fenker, Certificate of Death, shows date, city, and state.
  13. [S751] Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum, online burial records, record for Mary G. Fenker, 20 Dec 1941, shows date and lot.
  14. [S10415] Will Books, Hamilton Co., Ohio, 19:396-9, will of William Hillebrandt.
  15. [S26] Fogg, Family File "Fenker_Al.FTW," 1 Mar 2000, shows date, city, and state.
  16. [S751] Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum, online burial records, record for Wm. Hillebrandt, 3 Apr 1868, shows date, and late residence as "Cinti.O."
  17. [S10535] James Cruikshank household, 1870 U.S. Census, Kenton Co., Kentucky.
  18. [S751] Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum, online burial records, record for James Crookshank, 24 Oct 1874.
  19. [S751] Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum, online burial records, record for Caroline Crinkshank, 21 Jul 1876, shows date, and place as Sanitarium College Hill Ham Co Ohio, with residence as Cov Ky.
  20. [S26] Fogg, Family File "Fenker_Al.FTW," 1 Mar 2000, shows date, and place as Covington, Kentucky.
  21. [S10542] House of the Good Shepherd, 1880 U.S. Census, Campbell Co., Kentucky, lists 77 students, not including Mary.
  22. [S26] Fogg, Family File "Fenker_Al.FTW," 1 Mar 2000.
  23. [S26] Fogg, Family File "Fenker_Al.FTW," 1 Mar 2000, show claim that a sister's husband cheated her and report of a letter.
  24. [S10505] Detroit City Directory, 1894, pg 21, shows him in the Removals, Alterations and Omissions section, shows company and residence address.
  25. [S10534] F. A. Corey's Annual Directory of Kalamazoo City, 1899, pg 236.
  26. [S775] Albert A. Fenker household, 1900 U.S. Census, Oakland Co., Michigan.
  27. [S10505] Detroit City Directory, 1903, pg 989; 1905, pg 1051.
  28. [S775] Albert A. Fenker household, 1900 U.S. Census, Oakland Co., Michigan, shows occupation as commercial salesman.
  29. [S8886] R. L. Polk & Co's Columbus City Directory, 1906, pg 378; 1908, pg 368; 1917, pg 479.
  30. [S483] Albert A. Fenker household, 1910 U.S. Census, Franklin Co., Ohio, shows occupation as commercial trader in regalia.
  31. [S432] William T. Fenker household, 1920 U.S. Census, Erie Co., Ohio, shows he was a commercial trader in regalia.
  32. [S483] Albert A. Fenker household, 1910 U.S. Census, Franklin Co., Ohio.
  33. [S8886] R. L. Polk & Co's Columbus City Directory, 1915, pg 449.
  34. [S433] Albert A. Fenker household, 1920 U.S. Census, Franklin Co., Ohio.
  35. [S502] Albert A. Fenker household, 1930 U.S. Census, Franklin Co., Ohio.
  36. [S8886] R. L. Polk & Co's Columbus City Directory, 1932, pg 420.
  37. [S308] Albert Fenker, Certificate of Death, shows address with house number 693, town as Bixley.
  38. [S308] Albert Fenker, Certificate of Death, shows date, town as Bexley, county, and state.
  39. [S751] Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum, online burial records, record for Albert August Fenker, 29 May 1933, shows date, place of death his residence, and address, town, and state of residence.
  40. [S26] Fogg, Family File "Fenker_Al.FTW," 1 Mar 2000, shows date, city, as Columbus, and state.

William Hillebrandt1,2,3

ID# 12146, (1831 - 1867)
Family Chart
Family IndexesThe Fenker Family

Key Events:

Birth: 12 Jul 1831, Hanover,4,5,6
Marriage: 15 Oct 1855, Jefferson Co., Kentucky, Caroline Jane Gibbs (b. abt 1832, d. 19 Jul 1876)7,8
Death: 16 Dec 1867, Cincinnati, Ohio,9,10
Burial: 3 Apr 1868, Cemetery of Spring Grove, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio,3
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Narrative:

William Hillebrandt was born on 12 Jul 1831 in HanoverG.4,5,6
     William married Caroline Jane Gibbs, daughter of John M. Gibbs and Elizabeth Isaac, on 15 Oct 1855 in Jefferson Co., KentuckyG.7,8
     William and Caroline appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., OhioG, enumerated 6 Jun 1860, reporting no real estate but personal estate of $300. Their children Elizabeth and Ernest were listed as living with them, as were William Kemper, a collector, his wife Elizabeth and their son John, and Willard Elmer, a foundryman.1
     He was a clerk for B. Meyberg & Co., dealers in hats, caps, furs, and straw goods.11,12 He registered for the draft for the Civil War, appearing on the register dated in Jun 1863, while living in Hamilton Co., OhioG, reporting he was employed as a hatter.13
     William left a will dated 25 Nov 1867 stating he was of Cincinnati, OhioG, in which he directed first that all is debts and funeral expenses be paid. He left all his household good to his wife. He also left her the proceeds of his life insurance, three policies totaling $18,000, recommending that the proceeds be invested as he directed for his real estate. He directed that his real estate and remaining personal estate be reduced to cash as speedily as may be done, and invested in real estate. All the rents and income from the investments was to be paid to his wife provided she properly educate, maintain, and cloth his children, but no part of the capital to be paid to her during her life. At her death the proceeds were to be divided equally between the children. He appointed his wife and George Henchaw, Jr. as executors.14
     William died on 16 Dec 1867 in Cincinnati, OhioG, at age 36.9,10
     His will was probated on 26 Dec 1867 in Hamilton Co., OhioG.14
     William was buried on 3 Apr 1868 in Cemetery of Spring Grove, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., OhioG, in the lot owned by his heirs, with his remains kept in the public vault from 18 Dec until then.3

Children:
     Children with Caroline Jane Gibbs:

  1. Elizabeth K. Hillebrandt (abt 1856 - 28 Jun 1905)
  2. Ernest B. Hillebrandt (abt 1858 - 23 Jun 1885)
  3. Clara Meybridge Hillebrandt (19 Sep 1861 - 15 Mar 1940)
  4. Edward Hillebrandt (4 Sep 1862 - 26 Jan 1877)
  5. Mary Grant Hillebrandt+ (2 Apr 1865 - 19 Dec 1941)

Citations

  1. [S10536] Wm Hillebrand household, 1860 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  2. [S8762] Marriage Records, Jefferson Co., Kentucky, 6:140, Wm Hillegrandt and Caroline Jane Gibbs.
  3. [S751] Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum, online burial records, record for Wm. Hillebrandt, 3 Apr 1868.
  4. [S10536] Wm Hillebrand household, 1860 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows age 28 and state.
  5. [S26] Fogg, Family File "Fenker_Al.FTW," 1 Mar 2000, citing Pine Grove Cemetary Records, shows date, and Hanover, Germany.
  6. [S751] Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum, online burial records, record for Wm. Hillebrandt, 3 Apr 1868, shows age 37 and country, as Germany.
  7. [S8762] Marriage Records, Jefferson Co., Kentucky, 6:140, Wm Hillegrandt and Caroline Jane Gibbs, shows license date but no return.
  8. [S10536] Wm Hillebrand household, 1860 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
  9. [S26] Fogg, Family File "Fenker_Al.FTW," 1 Mar 2000, shows date, city, and state.
  10. [S751] Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum, online burial records, record for Wm. Hillebrandt, 3 Apr 1868, shows date, and late residence as "Cinti.O."
  11. [S10536] Wm Hillebrand household, 1860 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows occupation as clk.
  12. [S10413] William's Cincinnati Directory, 1866, pp 252, 300.
  13. [S10537] William Hillebrand, Civil War Draft Registrations Records.
  14. [S10415] Will Books, Hamilton Co., Ohio, 19:396-9, will of William Hillebrandt.

Caroline Jane Gibbs1,2,3

ID# 12147, (abt 1832 - 1876)
Family Chart

Parents:

FatherJohn M. Gibbs (11 Mar 1808 - 20 Jan 1862)
MotherElizabeth Isaac
Family IndexesThe Fenker Family

Key Events:

Birth: abt 1832, Devon, England,4,5,6
Marriage: 15 Oct 1855, Jefferson Co., Kentucky, William Hillebrandt (b. 12 Jul 1831, d. 16 Dec 1867)7,8
Marriage: 25 Feb 1869, Covington, Kentucky, James Cruickshank (b. 29 Dec 1833, d. 23 Oct 1874)9,10
Death: 19 Jul 1876, College Hill, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio,11,12
Burial: 21 Jul 1876, Cemetery of Spring Grove, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio,13
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Narrative:

Caroline Jane Gibbs was born about 1832 in Devon, EnglandG.4,5,6 Caroline and her sister Elizabeth were baptized on 2 May 1832 in St. Sidwell's Church, Exeter, Devon, EnglandG.14 It appears that Caroline and Elizabeth were twins.
     Caroline and Elizabeth appeared on the 1841 U.K. Census of Devon, at St. Thomas The Apostle Church G, enumerated 1841, with seven other young girls, in a school operated by Elizabeth Lott.15
     She appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Brooklyn, Kings Co., New YorkG, in the household of her father, John M. Gibbs.16
     Caroline married first William Hillebrandt on 15 Oct 1855 in Jefferson Co., KentuckyG.7,8
     Caroline and William appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., OhioG, enumerated 6 Jun 1860, reporting no real estate but personal estate of $300. Their children Elizabeth and Ernest were listed as living with them, as were William Kemper, a collector, his wife Elizabeth and their son John, and Willard Elmer, a foundryman.17
     Caroline was named executrix and an heir in the will of William Hillebrandt, her husband, dated 25 Nov 1867 in Cincinnati, OhioG, in which he left her all his household goods, and his $18,000 in life insurance. She was to receive the income and rents on real estate invested from the proceeds from all the rest of his estate for her lifetime, after which the estate was to be divided between their children.18
     Her husband died on 16 Dec 1867 in Cincinnati, OhioG.19,20
     Caroline married second James Cruickshank, son of John Cruickshank and Janet Nucol, on 25 Feb 1869 in Covington, KentuckyG.9,10
     Caroline and James appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Buena Vista, Kenton Co., KentuckyG, enumerated 2 Aug 1870, reporting no real estate but personal estate of $2,000 for him, and real estate valued at $30,000 for her. Her children Elizabeth, Richard, Clara, Edward, and Mary were listed as living with them, as were others, some staff at his hotel, but it is unclear how many were listed in their household.21
     Her second husband died on 23 Oct 1874 in Latonia Springs, KentuckyG.22
     Caroline died on 19 Jul 1876 in College Hill, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., OhioG, at age ~44.11,12 She was buried on 21 Jul 1876 in Cemetery of Spring Grove, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., OhioG, in the lot owned by the heirs of her first husband.13

Children:
     Children with William Hillebrandt:

  1. Elizabeth K. Hillebrandt (abt 1856 - 28 Jun 1905)
  2. Ernest B. Hillebrandt (abt 1858 - 23 Jun 1885)
  3. Clara Meybridge Hillebrandt (19 Sep 1861 - 15 Mar 1940)
  4. Edward Hillebrandt (4 Sep 1862 - 26 Jan 1877)
  5. Mary Grant Hillebrandt+ (2 Apr 1865 - 19 Dec 1941)

Children:
     There were no children with James Cruickshank

Citations

  1. [S10540] Register St. Sidwell's Church, transcription, Exeter, Devon, England, Baptisms, 1805-1837, pg 138, Caroline Jane Gibbs.
  2. [S10539] Elizabeth Lott household, 1841 Census of Great Britain and Wales, St. Thomas The Apostle, Devon, England, page 32, shows name as Caroline Gibbs.
  3. [S8762] Marriage Records, Jefferson Co., Kentucky, 6:140, Wm Hillegrandt and Caroline Jane Gibbs.
  4. [S10539] Elizabeth Lott household, 1841 Census of Great Britain and Wales, St. Thomas The Apostle, Devon, England, page 32, shows age 9, county, and country.
  5. [S10538] John M. Gibbs household, 1850 U.S. Census, Kings Co., New York, shows age 18 and country.
  6. [S10536] Wm Hillebrand household, 1860 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows age 26 and country.
  7. [S8762] Marriage Records, Jefferson Co., Kentucky, 6:140, Wm Hillegrandt and Caroline Jane Gibbs, shows license date but no return.
  8. [S10536] Wm Hillebrand household, 1860 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
  9. [S9885] Marriage Record, Kenton Co., Kentucky, 1863-1876, pg 69, James Cruikshank and Kate Hillebrandt, 24 Feb 1869, shows date, city, and state.
  10. [S10535] James Cruikshank household, 1870 U.S. Census, Kenton Co., Kentucky, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
  11. [S751] Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum, online burial records, record for Caroline Crinkshank, 21 Jul 1876, shows date, and place as Sanitarium College Hill Ham Co Ohio, with residence as Cov Ky.
  12. [S26] Fogg, Family File "Fenker_Al.FTW," 1 Mar 2000, shows date, and place as Covington, Kentucky.
  13. [S751] Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum, online burial records, record for Caroline Crinkshank, 21 Jul 1876.
  14. [S10540] Register St. Sidwell's Church, transcription, Exeter, Devon, England, Baptisms, 1805-1837, pg 138, Caroline Jane Gibbs and Elizabeth Osborna Gibbs.
  15. [S10539] Elizabeth Lott household, 1841 Census of Great Britain and Wales, St. Thomas The Apostle, Devon, England, page 32.
  16. [S10538] John M. Gibbs household, 1850 U.S. Census, Kings Co., New York.
  17. [S10536] Wm Hillebrand household, 1860 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  18. [S10415] Will Books, Hamilton Co., Ohio, 19:396-9, will of William Hillebrandt.
  19. [S26] Fogg, Family File "Fenker_Al.FTW," 1 Mar 2000, shows date, city, and state.
  20. [S751] Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum, online burial records, record for Wm. Hillebrandt, 3 Apr 1868, shows date, and late residence as "Cinti.O."
  21. [S10535] James Cruikshank household, 1870 U.S. Census, Kenton Co., Kentucky.
  22. [S751] Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum, online burial records, record for James Crookshank, 24 Oct 1874.

 

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