Louisa Wilhelmina Ruscher1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 12492, (1875 - 1959)
FatherWilliam Gerhard Ruscher4,5 (13 Jul 1850 - 9 Jul 1929)
MotherCharlotte Grunemeier6,5 (21 Feb 1851 - 10 Apr 1928)

Key Events:

Birth: 27 Nov 1875, Ohio7,8,9
Marriage: 23 May 1894, Hamilton Co., Ohio, William Fenker (13 Jul 1873 - 9 Jul 1949)10,11,12,13
Death: 4 May 1959, Restview Rest Home, 3550 Washington Ave., Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio14,15,16
Burial: Laurel IOOF Cemetery, Madisonville, Hamilton Co., Ohio17
ChartsDescendants of Hermann Hinrich Fennker

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Narrative:

     Louisa and Gerhardt adopted an unknown person when she was an infant.18 She was born on 27 Nov 1875 in Ohio.7,8,9
     She appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Oakley, Hamilton Co., Ohio, in the household of her parents, William Gerhard Ruscher and Charlotte Grunemeier.4
     Louisa married William Fenker, son of Hermann Heinrich August Fenneker and Marie Christine Engel Striethorst, on 23 May 1894 in Hamilton Co., Ohio, with Rev. C. P. Schulz offciating.10,11,12,13
William Fenker and Louise Reuscher
courtesy Mark Turner

     Louisa and Fredrich appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Columbia Twp., Hamilton Co., Ohio, on Columbia Rd., enumerated 15 Jun 1900. Their children August and Karl were listed as living with them.19
     Louisa and Fredrich appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Oakley, Hamilton Co., Ohio, on Carpenter Ave., enumerated 26 Apr 1910, reporting that they owned their home, and living apparently next door to Louise's parents. Their children August, Ludwig and Clarence were listed as living with them.20
     Louisa and Fredrich appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, at 3316 Alamo Ave., enumerated 2 Jan 1920. Their children August, Ludwig, Clarence, Esther, Walter and Gerhardt were listed as living with them.21
     Louisa and Fredrich appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, at 3316 Alamo Ave., enumerated 18 Apr 1930, reporting that the family owned a home worth $5,000, but did not own a radio set. Their children Ludwig, Esther, Walter, Gerhardt and Wilbert were listed as living with them.22
     Louisa and Fredrich appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, at 3316 Alamo, enumerated 17 Apr 1940, reporting they owned a home valued at $3,100, and that they had lived in the same house in 1935. Their children Ludwig, Esther, Gerhardt and Wilbert were listed as living with them.23
     Her husband died on 9 Jul 1949 in 3316 Alamo Ave., Oakley, Hamilton Co., Ohio.24,25,26
     Louisa was living in 3316 Alamo, Cincinnati, Ohio, until shortly before her death.27
     Louisa died on 4 May 1959 in Restview Rest Home, 3550 Washington Ave., Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, at age 83.14,15,16 She was buried in Laurel IOOF Cemetery, Madisonville, Hamilton Co., Ohio.17

Children:
     Children with Fredrich Henrich Wilhelm Fenker:

Citations

  1. [S8685] Marriage Record, Hamilton Co., Ohio, 125:131, no. 261, William Fenker and Louisa Ruscher.
  2. [S2923] Journal Birth Record, Hamilton Co., Ohio, 42:164, case BR 13444, delayed birth registration of Ludwig John Fenker, citing testimony of August Fred Fenker and William C. Finke, and Baptismal Certificate, shows name as Louisa Wilhelmina Ruscher.
  3. [S306] Louise Fenker, Certificate of Death, shows name as Louise Fenker, father's surname as Ruscher.
  4. [S10819] Garate Rusa household, 1880 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  5. [S306] Louise Fenker, Certificate of Death.
  6. [S10819] Garate Rusa household, 1880 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows the girl as daughter of Charlotte's husband.
  7. [S10819] Garate Rusa household, 1880 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows age 4 and state.
  8. [S1849] William Fenker household, 1900 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows month, year age 24, and state.
  9. [S306] Louise Fenker, Certificate of Death, shows date and state.
  10. [S8685] Marriage Record, Hamilton Co., Ohio, 125:131, no. 261, William Fenker and Louisa Ruscher, shows date and officiant.
  11. [S1849] William Fenker household, 1900 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows married 6 years.
  12. [S1836] William Fenker household, 1910 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows both married 16 years.
  13. [S3209] William Fenker, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, shows Lousia Fenker as nearest relative.
  14. [S10820] Louise Fenker obituary, The Cincinnati Enquirer, shows date.
  15. [S306] Louise Fenker, Certificate of Death, shows date, place, city, county, and state.
  16. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 186289125, Louisa Wilhelmina “Louise” Ruscher Fenker, shows year and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  17. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 186289125, Louisa Wilhelmina “Louise” Ruscher Fenker, includes tombstone photo.
  18. [S11244] Lukasik, "RE: Fenker ancestral photos 2002 #33," e-mail to author, 9 Jan 2022.
  19. [S1849] William Fenker household, 1900 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  20. [S1836] William Fenker household, 1910 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  21. [S450] William Fenker household, 1920 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  22. [S1832] William Fenker household, 1930 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  23. [S10815] William Fenker household, 1940 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  24. [S10816] William Fenker obituary, The Cincinnati Enquirer, shows died Saturday, at his home, address, city, as Oakley, and two weeks after retirement.
  25. [S1232] Wilhelm F. Fenker, Certificate of Death, shows date, address, city, as Cincinnati, and state, and that same address as his home.
  26. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 71629503, Wilhelm Freiderich “William” Fenker, shows year and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  27. [S306] Louise Fenker, Certificate of Death, shows as her residence.
  28. [S10820] Louise Fenker obituary, The Cincinnati Enquirer.
  29. [S2904] Reis, "fenker geneology," e-mail to author (100), 30 Jan 2001.
  30. [S1849] William Fenker household, 1900 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows him as the son of her husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  31. [S1836] William Fenker household, 1910 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows him as the son of her husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  32. [S8685] Marriage Record, Hamilton Co., Ohio, 325:344, August Fenker and Louise Tieman.
  33. [S2923] Journal Birth Record, Hamilton Co., Ohio, 42:164, case BR 13444, delayed birth registration of Ludwig John Fenker, citing testimony of August Fred Fenker and William C. Finke, and Baptismal Certificate.
  34. [S450] William Fenker household, 1920 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows him as the son of her husband.
  35. [S8685] Marriage Record, Hamilton Co., Ohio, 372:324, Clarence C. Fenker and Marie Blaurock.
  36. [S450] William Fenker household, 1920 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows Esther as the daughter of Louisa's husband.
  37. [S1832] William Fenker household, 1930 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows the girl as daughter of Louis's husband.
  38. [S1832] William Fenker household, 1930 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows him as the son of her husband.
  39. [S1500] "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com, record for Walter August Fenker, Soc. Sec. No. 269-05-4103.
  40. [S11179] Gerhardt Henry Fenker, Draft Registration Cards for Ohio, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947, shows her as his mother.
  41. [S10815] William Fenker household, 1940 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows him as the son of her husband.