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Hermann Heinrich August Fenneker1,2,3

ID# 12711, (1835 - 1901)

Parents:

FatherFredrich Hinrich Fenncker (29 Jun 1798 - 23 Apr 1868)
MotherMarie Margarethe Koop (9 Nov 1794 - 12 May 1864)
Chart MembershipDescendants of Hermann Hinrich Fennker

Key Events:

Birth: 31 Dec 1835, No. 100, Brockum, Kingdom of Hanover,4,5,6
Marriage: 16 Nov 1860, Evangelische Lutherische Kirche, Brockum, Kingdom of Hanover, Marie Christine Engel Striethorst (b. 24 Jan 1839, d. 11 Sep 1915)7
Death: 18 Apr 1901, No. 100, Brockum, German Empire,8

Narrative:

Hermann Heinrich August Fenneker was born on 31 Dec 1835 at No. 100, Brockum, Kingdom of HanoverG.4,5,6
Hermann Heinrich August Fenker, Maria Christine Engel Striethorst and their children
courtesy Mark Turner

     He was baptized on 10 Jan 1836 in Evangelische Lutherische Kirche, Brockum, Kingdom of HanoverG, with Johann Hinrich Klatte, Hermann Hinrich Pieper, and Friedrich Hinrich Fenneker godparents.1
      As was the custom, he used one of his middle names, in his case the second one, Heinrich.9
     Heinrich was confirmed in the Evangelische Lutherische Kirche, Brockum, Kingdom of HanoverG, in 1850.10
     Heinrich appeared on the 1852 Census of Brockum, Kingdom of Hanover, in the household of his parents.11
      The spelling of his surname changed to Fenker. That spelling appears in the 1852 census, and was used consistently in church records by 1860 when he married, and in the baptism records of his children.12,13,3
     He was a farmer, who by the time he married was Anerbe (heir, or successor) of the Fenker Neubauern (new farm), No. 100, BrockumG. G.14,15
     Heinrich married Marie Christine Engel Striethorst, daughter of Friedrich Hinrich Striethorst and Marie Cathrine Margrethe Charlotte Kammeyer, on 16 Nov 1860 in Evangelische Lutherische Kirche, Brockum, Kingdom of HanoverG.7
     When his father died in 1868, he became the farmer and was then known as Neubauer.16
     Heinrich served as Beigeordneter, a member of the village council of BrockumG, by 1873.17,18
     Heinrich died on 18 Apr 1901 a No. 100, Brockum, German EmpireG, at age 65.8

Children:
      Children with Marie Christine Engel Striethorst

No further record has been found of Friedrich Heinrich born in 1865. Whether he died young, continued to live in Germany, or immigrated is unknown.
  1. Friedrich Heinrich Fenker (29 Aug 1861 - 5 Oct 1861)
  2. Friedrich August Fenker+ (20 Sep 1862 - 22 Nov 1936)
  3. Friedrich Heinrich Fenker (14 Feb 1865 - )
  4. Sophie Charlotte Engel Fenker (5 Apr 1867 - 4 Mar 1877)
  5. Sophie Louise Wilhelmine Fenker+ (1 Dec 1869 - 14 Sep 1951)
  6. Fredrich Henrich Wilhelm Fenker+ (13 Jul 1873 - 9 Jul 1949)
  7. Marie Louise Anne Fenker+ (3 Mar 1880 - bef 1950)
  8. Heinrich August Fenker+ (17 Nov 1882 - 20 Jul 1959)

Citations

  1. [S588] Taufregister (Baptism Register), Kurfürstentum Hannover, 1835 no. 38, Hermann Heinrich August Fenneker.
  2. [S590] Heiratsregister (Marriage Register), Königreich Hannover, 1860 no. 10, Fenker - Striethorst, shows name as Hermann Henrich August Fenker (Fenneker.)
  3. [S11240] Taufregister (Baptism Register), Kingdom of Hanover, 1861, pg 94, no. 35, Friedrich Heinrich Fenker; 1862, pg 106, no. 24, Friedrich August Fenker; 1865, pg 142, no. 8, Heinrich Friedrich Fenker; 1867, pg 171, no. 7, Sophie Charlotte Engel Fenker: 1869, pg 206, no. 28, Sophie Louis Wilhelme Fenker; and 1873, pg 241, no. 18, Friedrich Heinrich Wilhelm Fenker; all show name as Hermann Heinrich August Fenker (in the birth and baptismal register listed as Fenneker.)
  4. [S588] Taufregister (Baptism Register), Kurfürstentum Hannover, 1835 no. 38, Hermann Heinrich August Fenneker, shows date, as 31 Dec 1835.
  5. [S10726] Jackson, "Family Group Sheet", family of Friedrich Heinrich Fenker and Marie Margarethe Koop, shows date and address.
  6. [S590] Heiratsregister (Marriage Register), Königreich Hannover, 1860 no. 10, Fenker - Striethorst, shows date and town.
  7. [S590] Heiratsregister (Marriage Register), Königreich Hannover, 1860 no. 10, Hermann Henrich August Fenker (Fenneker) and Marie Christine Engel Striethorst, shows date.
  8. [S10726] Jackson, "Family Group Sheet", family of Friedrich Heinrich Fenker and Marie Margarethe Koop.
  9. [S313] Frederick A. Fenker, Certificate of Death, shows name as Henry Fenker.
  10. [S589] Konfirmationsregister (Confirmation Register), Kurfürstentum Hannover, 1850 no. 6, Hermann Heinr. August Fenneker.
  11. [S591] Müller-Koppe, "Fenker Research Report", providing extract from his 1852 Kingdom of Hannover census project.
  12. [S591] Müller-Koppe, "Fenker Research Report", providing extract from his 1852 Kingdom of Hannover census project, shows surname as Fenker.
  13. [S590] Heiratsregister (Marriage Register), Königreich Hannover, 1860 no. 10, Hermann Henrich August Fenker (Fenneker) and Marie Christine Engel Striethorst.
  14. [S590] Heiratsregister (Marriage Register), Königreich Hannover, 1860 no. 10, Fenker - Striethorst, shows him as Anerbe to the Fenker Neubauern.
  15. [S11240] Taufregister (Baptism Register), Kingdom of Hanover, 1861, pg 94, no. 35, Friedrich Heinrich Fenker; 1862, pg 106, no. 24, Friedrich August Fenker; 1865, pg 142, no. 8, Heinrich Friedrich Fenker; and 1867, pg 171, no. 7, Sophie Charlotte Engel Fenker; all show him as heir of the Fenker Neubauerstelle.
  16. [S11240] Taufregister (Baptism Register), Kingdom of Hanover, 1869, pg 206, no. 28, Sophie Louis Wilhelme Fenker; and 1873, pg 241, no. 18, Friedrich Heinrich Wilhelm Fenker; both shows him as Neubauer.
  17. [S11240] Taufregister (Baptism Register), Kingdom of Hanover, 1873, pg 241, no. 18, Friedrich Heinrich Wilhelm Fenker, shows him as Neubauer und Beigeordneter.
  18. [S625] Müller-Koppe, "Re: A Fenker Birth record," e-mail to author (100), 24 Oct 2003, describes "Beigeordneter" as a duty, which in all probability has to do with the community or village council (Gemeiderat) of Brockum. He was a member of this council.

Frederick Conrad Fenker1,2,3

ID# 12712, (1901 - 1978)

Parents:

FatherFriedrich August Fenker (20 Sep 1862 - 22 Nov 1936)
MotherFriederike Luise Wilhelmine Schlüter (20 Mar 1865 - 1908)
Chart MembershipDescendants of Hermann Hinrich Fennker

Key Events:

Birth: 6 Apr 1901, Cincinnati, Ohio,4,5,6
Marriage: abt 1921, Emma Augusta Wacker (b. 6 Jul 1899, d. 30 Jul 1982)7,8
Death: 5 Mar 1978, Montgomery, Hamilton Co., Ohio,9,10,11
Burial: Arlington Memorial Gardens, Mount Healthy, Hamilton Co., Ohio,12

Narrative:

Frederick Conrad Fenker was born on 6 Apr 1901 in Cincinnati, OhioG.4,5,6
     His mother died in 1908, when Frederick was about 7 years old.13,14,15
     He appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Pleasant Ridge, Hamilton Co., Ohio, G in the household of his father, Friedrick A. Fenker.16 He appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, G in the household of his father.17
     Frederick married Emma Augusta Wacker, daughter of George C. Wacker and Emma Dierker, about 1921.7,8
     Frederick and Emma appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Sycamore Twp., Hamilton Co., Ohio, on Glendale-Milford Rd. G, enumerated 9 Apr 1930, reporting they owned a home valued at $6,500, and owned a radio. Their daughter Lillian was listed as living with them, as was her father.18
     Frederick and Emma appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Blue Ash, Hamilton Co., Ohio, on Cooper Road G, enumerated 29 Apr 1940, reporting they owned a home valued at $8,000, and that they had lived in the same house in 1935. Their daughter Lillian was listed as living with them, as was her father.19
     He was a stock keeper in a garage in 1920. By 1930 he was a service manager for an auto sales and repair company, reporting he had worked 60 hours the last week of March, and 52 weeks the prior year, earning $1,924.20,21 He registered for the draft for World War II on 15 Feb 1942, while living at Glendale-Milford Rd., Sycamore Twp., Hamilton Co., OhioG, reporting he was employed by Fred Schenke, in Cincinnati.1
     Frederick died on 5 Mar 1978 in Montgomery, Hamilton Co., OhioG, at age 76.9,10,11 He was buried in Arlington Memorial Gardens, Mount Healthy, Hamilton Co., OhioG.12

Children:
     Child with Emma Augusta Wacker:

  1. Lillian A. Fenker (11 Dec 1923 - 26 Nov 2008)

Citations

  1. [S10772] Frederick Conrad Fenker, Draft Registration Cards for Ohio, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947.
  2. [S493] Frederick H. Fenker household, 1910 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows name as Frederick Fenker.
  3. [S436] Frederick Fenker household, 1920 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows name as Frederick Fenker Jr.
  4. [S493] Frederick H. Fenker household, 1910 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows age 9 and state.
  5. [S10772] Frederick Conrad Fenker, Draft Registration Cards for Ohio, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947, shows date, city, and state.
  6. [S130] "Social Security Death Index," Rootsweb.com, record for Fred Fenker, Soc. Sec. No. 270-03-5831, shows date.
  7. [S10773] Frederick C. Fenker household, 1930 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows married, with his age at first marriage as 20, and hers as 21.
  8. [S10774] Fred C. Fenker household, 1940 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows married.
  9. [S1324] "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944," Ancestry.com, record for Frederi C. Fenker, citing cert. no. 20939, shows date, city, county and state.
  10. [S130] "Social Security Death Index," Rootsweb.com, record for Fred Fenker, Soc. Sec. No. 270-03-5831, shows month, year, and last residence as "45242 (Cincinnati, Hamilton, OH)."
  11. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 156420684, Frederick Fenker, shows year and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  12. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 156420684, Frederick Fenker, includes tombstone photo.
  13. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 64525174, Friederike Luise Wilhelmine Schlater Fenker, shows year and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  14. [S493] Frederick H. Fenker household, 1910 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows her husband as a widower.
  15. [S313] Frederick A. Fenker, Certificate of Death, shows he was a widower.
  16. [S493] Frederick H. Fenker household, 1910 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  17. [S436] Frederick Fenker household, 1920 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  18. [S10773] Frederick C. Fenker household, 1930 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  19. [S10774] Fred C. Fenker household, 1940 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  20. [S10773] Frederick C. Fenker household, 1930 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows occupation as stock keeper and industry as garage.
  21. [S10774] Fred C. Fenker household, 1940 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows occupation as service manager and industry as auto sales and repair co.

Permelia S. Walton1,2,3

ID# 12716, (abt 1805 - 1886)

Parents:

FatherJohn Walton ( - abt Apr 1811)
MotherDolley Reeks (abt 1773 - Nov 1854)

Key Events:

Birth: abt 1805, North Carolina,4,5,6
Marriage: 3 Jan 1828, Granville Co., North Carolina, Alexander J. Farrar (b. abt 1805, d. bef 1868)7,8,9
Death: 4 Sep 1886,10
Burial: the Henry D. Tuck Family Cemetery, Lafayette, Christian Co., Kentucky,10

Narrative:

Permelia S. Walton was born about 1805 in North CarolinaG.4,5,6
     Her father died about Apr 1811, when Permelia was about 6 years old.11
     Permelia married Alexander J. Farrar on 3 Jan 1828 in Granville Co., North CarolinaG.7,8,9
      Her sister's daughter, Elizabeth John A. Smith, came to live with them after the death of her mother.12
     Permelia and Alexander appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Christian Co., KentuckyG, enumerated 7 Aug 1850, reporting real estate valued at $5,120 and 11 slaves. Listed as living with them were Elizabeth John A. Smith, her sister's daughter, Alexander J. Farrer, his brother's son, and Dolley, Permelia's mother.13,14
     Permelia and Alexander appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Hopkinsville, Christian Co., KentuckyG, enumerated 10 Aug 1860, reporting $14,920 in real estate and $10,700 in personal property, including 23 slaves, living in 5 slave houses. Listed as living with them as were her niece Elizabeth John A. Smith, her husband Dr. Henry Davis Tuck, and their son Alexander.15,16
     Her husband apparently died before 1868.17,18
     On 16 Nov 1868 W. D. Ritter, assignee under bankruptcy of Richard Watson Tuck, transferred Richard's interest in his father's estate to Permelia and Thomas Herbert Elliott. No details were provided as to why the transfer was made.19 Permelia bought from Thomas Herbert Elliott half of the interest of Adam Paul Tuck in his father's estate 9 Aug 1869, for $2,250.20
     Permelia bought his interest in father’s estate, a grocery store house on the north side of Main St. in LaFayette, and a distillery in Little River known as the Williams Distillery from Dr. Henry Davis Tuck and Elizabeth John A. Smith on 11 May 1868, for $6,000.18
     On 12 Aug 1874, Permelia bought from Martha Washington Tuck and her husband Matthew Lyddall Bacon, her interest in her father's estate, for $2,100.21
     With Permelia and Thomas Herbert Elliott now each owning half of the rights to the Dr. Davis Green Tuck estate, and his widow having died, they had commissioners appointed to divide the property, according to value. The Commissioners decided the property should be divided by a north-south line into a parcel of 517½ acres on east and one of 457½ acres on west. On 27 Aug 1874 they executed a deed in which he took the west part, nearest his existing property, and she took the east part, nearest her property. A second deed was required 19 Feb 1880 to correct an omission in the first.22
     Permelia appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Lafayette, Christian Co., KentuckyG, in the household of niece Elizabeth and her husband Dr. Henry Davis Tuck.17
     She appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Lafayette, Christian Co., Kentucky G, in the household of Elizabeth and Henry, her niece and her husband.23
     Permelia died on 4 Sep 1886 at age ~81.10 She was buried in the Henry D. Tuck Family Cemetery, Lafayette, Christian Co., KentuckyG.10

Children:
     There were no children with Alexander J. Farrar

Citations

  1. [S8866] Wills, Granville Co., North Carolina, 7:170, will of John Walton, May 1811, shows name as Permelia Walton.
  2. [S1766] Alexander J. Farrar household, 1850 U.S. Census, Christian Co., Kentucky, shows name as Pamelia S. Farrar.
  3. [S1761] A. J. Farrer household, 1860 U.S. Census, Christian Co., Kentucky, shows name as Permelia S. Farrer.
  4. [S1766] Alexander J. Farrar household, 1850 U.S. Census, Christian Co., Kentucky, shows age 44 and state, as Virginia.
  5. [S1761] A. J. Farrer household, 1860 U.S. Census, Christian Co., Kentucky, shows age 55 and state, as Virginia.
  6. [S1900] Henry D. Tuck household, 1880 U.S. Census, Christian Co., Kentucky, shows age 76 and state, as North Carolina.
  7. [S2152] "North Carolina Marriage Collection, 1741-2000," Ancestry.com, citing FHL film #19009 , county Court Records, shows date and county.
  8. [S1766] Alexander J. Farrar household, 1850 U.S. Census, Christian Co., Kentucky, shows them apparently as husband and wife.
  9. [S1761] A. J. Farrer household, 1860 U.S. Census, Christian Co., Kentucky, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
  10. [S2144] Meador, Cemetery Records of Southern Christian County, pg 134.
  11. [S8866] Wills, Granville Co., North Carolina, 7:170, will of John Walton, May 1811, will written 24 Mar 1811 and proved in May 1811 Court.
  12. [S8855] Betsey Jno. A. Smith Bible.
  13. [S1766] Alexander J. Farrar household, 1850 U.S. Census, Christian Co., Kentucky.
  14. [S2151] Alex. J. Farrar, owner, 1850 U.S. Census, Christian Co., Kentucky, slave schedule, and Dolly Walton, lines 15-21 left.
  15. [S1761] A. J. Farrer household, 1860 U.S. Census, Christian Co., Kentucky.
  16. [S1749] Alex J. Farrer and H. D. Tuck, owner, 1860 U.S. Census, Christian Co., Kentucky, slave schedule.
  17. [S1769] Henry Tuck household, 1870 U.S. Census, Christian Co., Kentucky.
  18. [S7768] Deeds, Christian Co., Kentucky, 45:199-200, H. D. Tuck & wife Bettie J. to Mrs. P. S. Farrar, 21 May 1868.
  19. [S7768] Deeds, Christian Co., Kentucky, 45:354, W. D. Ritter, assignee of R. W. Tuck to T. H. Elliott and Mrs. P. S. Farrar, 1 Oct 1868; 85:127-8, R. W. Tuck & wife Eliza J. of Shelby Co., Tennessee toThomas H. Elliott, 9 Mar 1893.
  20. [S7768] Deeds, Christian Co., Kentucky, 50:405-6, T. H. Elliott and wife Bettie to Mrs. Permelia S. Farror, 1 Nov 1873.
  21. [S7768] Deeds, Christian Co., Kentucky, 52:216-8, M. L. Bacaon & wife Martha W of Shelby Co., Tennessee, to Mrs. Permelia Farror, 1 Mar 1874.
  22. [S7768] Deeds, Christian Co., Kentucky, 52:218-9, P. S. Farror and Thos H. Elliott, 1 Mar 1875; and 58:294-5, Mrs. P. S. Farrar and Thos H. Elliott, 21 Feb 1880.
  23. [S1900] Henry D. Tuck household, 1880 U.S. Census, Christian Co., Kentucky.