Mary Ellen Marcum1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 12515, (1865 - 1921)
FatherJohn Marcum4

Key Events:

Birth: 8 Mar 1865, Louisville, Kentucky5,6,7
Marriage: about 1881, Frederick John Fenker (25 Dec 1858 - 13 Nov 1916)8,9
Death: 5 Jun 1921, 17444 Norton Ave, Lakewood, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio4
Burial: 7 Jun 1921, Riverside Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio10,11
ChartsDescendants of Hermann Hinrich Fennker

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Narrative:

     Mary Ellen Marcum was born on 8 Mar 1865 in Louisville, Kentucky.5,6,7
     No record has been found listing Mary with her parents. We know her father's name only from her death certificate, provided by her son Fred. Her mother's name is shown as unknown. Several John Macum's can be found in Kentucky records of the period, but none can be identified as her father. This suggests that her mother died soon after her birth, and possibly her father as well. Her first son's middle name was Thrasher, suggesting that may have been her mother's maiden name. There were Trasher families in Kentucky, but no connection has been found to them either.4,12
     There is a Mary E. Marcum, age 8 and born in Kentucky, on the 1870 Federal Census of Lawrence Co., Kentucky, enumerated 21 Apr 1870, that could be her. She is listed in the household of John and Nancy Wallace and their daughter Ida. Attempts to find a link between either of them and Mary's parents have been unsuccessful. She is not listed with them in 1880.13
     There is a Mary E. Markum, age 17 and born in Kentucky appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Bowling Green, Warren Co., Kentucky, enumerated 6 Jun 1880, that could be her. She is listed in a school headed by Angelica Dwyer, Sister Superior. There are also five Sisters of Charity, two other girls, and a servant, listed in the establishment.14
     Mary married Frederick John Fenker, son of Johann Hinrich Wilhelm Fennker and Johanna Louise Baum, about 1881.8,9
     Mary and Frederick moved to Michigan by 1900.15 They appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, at 695 Hecla St., enumerated 7 Jun 1900, reporting they rented their home. Their children Grafton, Arthur and Fred were listed as living with them.16
     Mary and Frederick moved to the Cleveland area by 1909. They appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Lakewood, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, at 1432 Wagar Ave., enumerated 3 Apr 1910. Their children Arthur and Fred were listed as living with them.17
     Her husband died on 13 Nov 1916 in 1479 Woodward Ave., Lakewood, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio.18,19,20
     Mary appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Lakewood, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, at 1479 Woodward Ave., enumerated 14 Jan 1920, reporting she owned her home, which was mortgaged. Her children Arthur and Fred were listed as living with her, as were Arthur's son, Grafton, and Flora and Oscar Anderson, who were listed as boarders.21
     Mary died on 5 Jun 1921 in 17444 Norton Ave, Lakewood, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, at age 56, at home.4 She was buried on 7 Jun 1921 in Riverside Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio.10,11

Children:
     Children with Frederick John Fenker:

Citations

  1. [S484] Fred J. Fenker household, 1910 U.S. Census, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, shows name as Mary Ellen Fenker.
  2. [S310] Mary Ellen Fenker, Certificate of Death, shows name as Mary Ellen Fenker, father John Marcum.
  3. [S864] Marriage Records, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, no. 72657, Arthur N. Fenker - Scharlotte Knight, 20 Feb 1911, shows name as Mary Marcum.
  4. [S310] Mary Ellen Fenker, Certificate of Death.
  5. [S310] Mary Ellen Fenker, Certificate of Death, shows date, city, and state.
  6. [S10501] Fred J. Fenton household, 1900 U.S. Census, Wayne Co., Michigan, shows month, year, age 36, and state.
  7. [S484] Fred J. Fenker household, 1910 U.S. Census, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, shows age 45 and state.
  8. [S10501] Fred J. Fenton household, 1900 U.S. Census, Wayne Co., Michigan, shows married 18 years.
  9. [S484] Fred J. Fenker household, 1910 U.S. Census, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, shows married 28 years.
  10. [S310] Mary Ellen Fenker, Certificate of Death, shows date and cemetery.
  11. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 145141125, Mary E Fenker.
  12. [S10507] Grafton Thrasher Fenker, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
  13. [S10502] John Wallace household, 1870 U.S. Census, Lawrence Co., Kentucky.
  14. [S10503] Angelica Dwyer household, 1880 U.S. Census, Warren Co., Kentucky.
  15. [S10506] The Cleveland Directory, 1909, pg 442.
  16. [S10501] Fred J. Fenton household, 1900 U.S. Census, Wayne Co., Michigan.
  17. [S484] Fred J. Fenker household, 1910 U.S. Census, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio.
  18. [S309] Fred John Fenker, Certificate of Death.
  19. [S431] Mary E. Fenker household, 1920 U.S. Census, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, shows his wife as widowed.
  20. [S773] "Cleveland Necrology File," Cleveland Pubic Library website, record ID# 0096658, for Fred J. Fenker, from an unknown source, 16 Nov 1916, shows date, and address of residence.
  21. [S431] Mary E. Fenker household, 1920 U.S. Census, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio.
  22. [S10501] Fred J. Fenton household, 1900 U.S. Census, Wayne Co., Michigan, shows him as the son of her husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  23. [S864] Marriage Records, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, no. 62335, Grafton T. Fenker - Edith M. Hasselo, Jun 1909.
  24. [S864] Marriage Records, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, no. 72657, Arthur N. Fenker - Scharlotte Knight, 20 Feb 1911.
  25. [S864] Marriage Records, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, no. A202998, Fred D. Fenker - Alice E. Benfer, 13 Jul 1925.