Evelyn Osgood Fenker1,2

Family Chart
ID# 12161, (1899 - 1994)
FatherAlbert August Fenker3,4,5 (19 Sep 1862 - 27 May 1933)
MotherMary Grant Hillebrandt6,4,5 (2 Apr 1865 - 19 Dec 1941)

Key Events:

Birth: 12 Dec 1899, Kalamazoo, Michigan7,8,9
Marriage: 28 Jul 1928, Franklin Co., Ohio, Edward Emerson Thompson (28 Oct 1896 - 26 Sep 1985)10,11,12
Divorce: before 1951, Edward Emerson Thompson (28 Oct 1896 - 26 Sep 1985)13,14
Marriage: Aug 1960, Franklin Co., Ohio, Rev. John Peter Battema (17 Nov 1888 - 9 Oct 1963)15,16,17
Death: 12 Jun 1994, Andover, Massachusetts18,19
Burial: 13 Jul 1994, Cemetery of Spring Grove, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio17
ChartsDescendants of Hermann Hinrich Fennker
AncestryThe Fenker Family

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Evelyn Osgood Fenker was born on 12 Dec 1899 in Kalamazoo, Michigan.7,8,9
     She appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Oxford Twp, Oakland Co., Michigan, in the household of her parents, Albert August Fenker and Mary Grant Hillebrandt.3
     She moved to Detroit with her parents by 1903.20,21 She moved to Columbus, Ohio, with her parents by 1906.22,23,24 She appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio, in the household of her parents.4 She appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio, in the household of her parents.25
     Evelyn married first Edward Emerson Thompson, son of John Samuel Thompson and Sophia Fischer, on 28 Jul 1928 in Franklin Co., Ohio, with Rev. David F. Brent officating.10,11,12
     Evelyn and Edward appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Bexley, Franklin Co., Ohio, at 956 College Ave., enumerated 7 Apr 1930, living in the home of her parents.26
     Evelyn and Edward appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Bexley, Franklin Co., Ohio, at 678 Vernon Road, enumerated 8 Apr 1940, reporting they owned their home, and that they had lived in the same city in 1935. Their daughter was listed as living with them.27
     She was a (left handed) lathe operator during World War II, making parts for the Norton bomb sight in a secret plant in Columbus, Ohio.28
     Evelyn and Edward were divorced before 1951, when he re-married.13,14
     Evelyn married second Rev. John Peter Battema, son of Peter A. Battema and Katherine Boersema, in Aug 1960 in Franklin Co., Ohio.15,16,17
     Her husband died on 9 Oct 1963 in Bexley, Franklin Co., Ohio.29,30
     Evelyn died on 12 Jun 1994 in Andover, Massachusetts, at age 94.18,19 She was buried on 13 Jul 1994 in Cemetery of Spring Grove, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, in the lot owned by the heirs of her grandfather.17

Children:
     Children with Edward Emerson Thompson:

Edward and Evelyn's child is still living.

Children:
     There were no children with Rev. John Peter Battema

Citations

  1. [S775] Albert A. Fenker household, 1900 U.S. Census, Oakland Co., Michigan, shows name as Evelyn O. Fenker.
  2. [S26] Fogg, Family File "Fenker_Al.FTW," 1 Mar 2000, shows given name as Evelyn Osgood.
  3. [S775] Albert A. Fenker household, 1900 U.S. Census, Oakland Co., Michigan.
  4. [S483] Albert A. Fenker household, 1910 U.S. Census, Franklin Co., Ohio.
  5. [S10572] Marriage Record, Franklin Co., Ohio, 101:180, no. 84963, Edward E. Thompson and Evelyn Fenker.
  6. [S775] Albert A. Fenker household, 1900 U.S. Census, Oakland Co., Michigan, shows Evelyn as the daughter of Mary's husband, and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  7. [S775] Albert A. Fenker household, 1900 U.S. Census, Oakland Co., Michigan, shows month, year, age 5/12, and state.
  8. [S10572] Marriage Record, Franklin Co., Ohio, 101:180, no. 84963, Edward E. Thompson and Evelyn Fenker, shows age 28 on 12 Dec 1927, city, and state.
  9. [S751] Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum, online burial records, record for Evelyn Battema, 13 Jul 1994, shows date, city, and state.
  10. [S10572] Marriage Record, Franklin Co., Ohio, 101:180, no. 84963, Edward E. Thompson and Evelyn Fenker, shows date and officiant.
  11. [S1833] Edward E. Thompson household, 1930 U.S. Census, Franklin Co., Ohio, shows his first marriage at age 30, and hers at 28.
  12. [S26] Fogg, Family File "Fenker_Al.FTW," 1 Mar 2000, shows year, town and state, as Kokomo Indiana.
  13. [S10590] Certified abstract of marriage, Ohio History Connection, no. 57042, citing Franklin Co. 172:506, Edward E. Thompson and Adella M. Shedenhelm, shows he married 22 Nov 1951.
  14. [S26] Fogg, Family File "Fenker_Al.FTW," 1 Mar 2000, shows divorced.
  15. [S10592] "Marriage Licenses," Columbus Dispatch, 23 Aug 1960, shows license issued, no date.
  16. [S26] Fogg, Family File "Fenker_Al.FTW," 1 Mar 2000, shows married.
  17. [S751] Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum, online burial records, record for Evelyn Battema, 13 Jul 1994.
  18. [S751] Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum, online burial records, record for Evelyn Battema, 13 Jul 1994, shows date, as 19 Jun 1994, city, and state.
  19. [S26] Fogg, Family File "Fenker_Al.FTW," 1 Mar 2000, shows date, as 12 Dec 1994, city, and state.
  20. [S10505] Detroit City Directory, 1903, pg 989; 1905, pg 1051.
  21. [S775] Albert A. Fenker household, 1900 U.S. Census, Oakland Co., Michigan, shows occupation as commercial salesman.
  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. [S433] Albert A. Fenker household, 1920 U.S. Census, Franklin Co., Ohio.
  26. [S1833] Edward E. Thompson household, 1930 U.S. Census, Franklin Co., Ohio.
  27. [S10584] Edward Thompson household, 1940 U.S. Census, Franklin Co., Ohio.
  28. [S26] Fogg, Family File "Fenker_Al.FTW," 1 Mar 2000.
  29. [S1324] "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944," Ancestry.com, record for John P. Battema, citing cert. no. 75774, shows date, city, county and state.
  30. [S10593] John P. Battema obituary, Columbus Dispatch, shows died Wednesday.