Ernst Hillebrandt Fenker1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 12156, (1887 - 1969)
FatherAlbert August Fenker4,5,6 (19 Sep 1862 - 27 May 1933)
MotherMary Grant Hillebrandt4,7 (2 Apr 1865 - 19 Dec 1941)

Key Events:

Birth: 9 Oct 1887, Covington, Kentucky8,9,10
Marriage: 14 Jun 1913, Detroit, Michigan, May Elise Schauroth (22 May 1888 - 10 Oct 1977)11,12,13
Death: 25 Jul 1969, St. Petersburg, Pinellas Co., Florida14,15,16
Burial: White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery, Troy, Oakland Co., Michigan17
ChartsDescendants of Hermann Hinrich Fennker
AncestryThe Fenker Family

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Narrative:

     Ernst Hillebrandt Fenker was born on 9 Oct 1887 in Covington, Kentucky.8,9,10
     He moved to Michigan with his parents by 1894.18 He appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Oxford Twp, Oakland Co., Michigan, in the household of his parents, Albert August Fenker and Mary Grant Hillebrandt.5
     He moved to Detroit with his parents by 1903.19,20
     He was a clerk for The Kennedy Optical Co. in Detroit by 1905.21
     He moved to Ohio, with his parents by 1906.22,23,24 He appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio, in the household of his parents, Albert August Fenker and Mary Grant Hillebrandt.4
     He worked as a clerk after the family moved to Columbus. By 1910 he was working as a commercial traveler, or traveling salesman, which was to become his career.25,26
     Ernst moved to Detroit by 1913, when he was living at 290 Warren Ave. W., Detroit. He was working as a salesman there.27,28
     Ernst married May Elise Schauroth, daughter of Clemens Schauroth and Clara M. Watson, on 14 Jun 1913 in Detroit, Michigan, with Rev. J. M. Barkey officating.11,12,13
     Ernst registered for the draft for World War I on 5 Jun 1917, while living at 115 Gladtone, Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, reporting he was employed as a salesman for A. R. Rutledge, a building supply firm.29
     Ernst and May appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, at 73 Seebaldt Ave., enumerated 8 Jan 1920, reporting they rented their home. William Hoppe, a 27-year-old auditor was listed as a roomer in their household.30
     He continued to work as a salesman in the building supply industry the rest of his career. He reported in 1940 he had worked 40 hours the last week of March, and 50 weeks the prior year, earning $3,000.31,32,33,34
     Ernst and May appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Orchard Lake, Oakland Co., Michigan, enumerated 23 Apr 1930, reporting they owned a home valued at $35,000, and owned a radio. His cousin Grafton Thrasher Fenker and his wife, Edith L. Marshall, were listed as living with them, as was Agnes Swabona, a maid.35
     Ernst and May appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Orchard Lake, Oakland Co., Michigan, at 4901 Old Orchard Trail, enumerated 18 Apr 1940, reporting they owned a home valued at $15,000, and that they had lived in the same house in 1935. His cousin Grafton and his wife Edith were listed as living with them, as were Norman and Myrtle Lenox, a gardener and housekeeper.36
     Ernst registered for the draft for World War II on 26 Apr 1942, while living at 4800 Willow Lane, West Bloomfield Twp., Oakland Co., Michigan, reporting he was employed by Parker Bros. in Detroit.3
     Ernst and May moved to Florida about 1960.37
     Ernst died on 25 Jul 1969 in St. Petersburg, Pinellas Co., Florida, at age 81.14,15,16 He was cremated and his remains were interred at the White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery, Troy, Oakland Co., Michigan.17

Children:
     Children with May Elise Schauroth:

Ernst and May had no children.38

Citations

  1. [S775] Albert A. Fenker household, 1900 U.S. Census, Oakland Co., Michigan, shows name as Ernest H. Fenker.
  2. [S483] Albert A. Fenker household, 1910 U.S. Census, Franklin Co., Ohio, shows name as Ernst H. Fenker.
  3. [S10544] Ernst Hillebrandt Fenker, World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration) for the State of Michigan.
  4. [S483] Albert A. Fenker household, 1910 U.S. Census, Franklin Co., Ohio.
  5. [S775] Albert A. Fenker household, 1900 U.S. Census, Oakland Co., Michigan.
  6. [S2785] Marriage Register, State Copy, Michigan, 1913, Wayne, no. 94796, Ernest H. Fenker and Mary Schauroth.
  7. [S775] Albert A. Fenker household, 1900 U.S. Census, Oakland Co., Michigan, shows him as the son of her husband, and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  8. [S775] Albert A. Fenker household, 1900 U.S. Census, Oakland Co., Michigan, shows month, year, age 12, and state.
  9. [S10543] Ernst H Fenker, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, shows date, with year as 1888, city, and state.
  10. [S10544] Ernst Hillebrandt Fenker, World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration) for the State of Michigan, shows date, with year as 1887, city, and state.
  11. [S2785] Marriage Register, State Copy, Michigan, 1913, Wayne, no. 94796, Ernest H. Fenker and Mary Schauroth, shows date, city, state, and officiant.
  12. [S449] Earnest H. Fenker household, 1920 U.S. Census, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan, shows married.
  13. [S10509] Ernest H. Fenker household, 1930 U.S. Census, Oakland Co., Michigan, shows married, with his age at first marriage as 25, and hers as 24.
  14. [S10545] Ernest H. Fenker obituary, The Tampa Tribune, shows died Friday.
  15. [S889] "Florida Death Index, 1936-1998," Ancestry.com, record for Ernst H Fenker, citing volume 3266, certificate 43634, shows month, year, and county.
  16. [S130] "Social Security Death Index," Rootsweb.com, record for Ernst Fenker, Soc. Sec. No. 372-10-0680, shows month, year, and last residence as "33540 (Zephyrhills, Pasco, FL)."
  17. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 143767926, Ernst Fenker, includes tombstone photo.
  18. [S10505] Detroit City Directory, 1894, pg 21, shows him in the Removals, Alterations and Omissions section, shows company and residence address.
  19. [S10505] Detroit City Directory, 1903, pg 989; 1905, pg 1051.
  20. [S775] Albert A. Fenker household, 1900 U.S. Census, Oakland Co., Michigan, shows occupation as commercial salesman.
  21. [S10505] Detroit City Directory, 1905, pg 1051.
  22. [S8886] R. L. Polk & Co's Columbus City Directory, 1906, pg 378; 1908, pg 368; 1917, pg 479.
  23. [S483] Albert A. Fenker household, 1910 U.S. Census, Franklin Co., Ohio, shows occupation as commercial trader in regalia.
  24. [S432] William T. Fenker household, 1920 U.S. Census, Erie Co., Ohio, shows he was a commercial trader in regalia.
  25. [S8886] R. L. Polk & Co's Columbus City Directory, 1908, pg 368; 1911, pg 707.
  26. [S483] Albert A. Fenker household, 1910 U.S. Census, Franklin Co., Ohio, shows occupation as commercial trader but the type of business is unreadable.
  27. [S10505] Detroit City Directory, 1913, pg 894.
  28. [S2785] Marriage Register, State Copy, Michigan, 1913, Wayne, no. 94796, Ernest H. Fenker and Mary Schauroth, shows occupation as salesman.
  29. [S10543] Ernst H Fenker, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
  30. [S449] Earnest H. Fenker household, 1920 U.S. Census, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan.
  31. [S449] Earnest H. Fenker household, 1920 U.S. Census, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan, shows occupation as salesmanand industry as builders supply.
  32. [S10509] Ernest H. Fenker household, 1930 U.S. Census, Oakland Co., Michigan, shows occupation as salesman and industry as building supplies.
  33. [S10510] Ernest Fenker household, 1940 U.S. Census, Oakland Co., Michigan, shows occupation as salesman and industry as wholesale building and supply.
  34. [S10545] Ernest H. Fenker obituary, The Tampa Tribune, shows he was a retired salesman for a building supply company.
  35. [S10509] Ernest H. Fenker household, 1930 U.S. Census, Oakland Co., Michigan.
  36. [S10510] Ernest Fenker household, 1940 U.S. Census, Oakland Co., Michigan.
  37. [S10545] Ernest H. Fenker obituary, The Tampa Tribune, shows he came here nine years ago.
  38. [S26] Fogg, Family File "Fenker_Al.FTW," 1 Mar 2000, shows no marriage nor issue, and Donald said in a telephone call 8 Mar 2000 that he had no issue.