Arthur Nicholson Fenker1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 12516, (1890 - abt 1947)
FatherFrederick John Fenker4,5,3 (25 Dec 1858 - 13 Nov 1916)
MotherMary Ellen Marcum6,7,3 (8 Mar 1865 - 5 Jun 1921)

Key Events:

Birth: 18 Mar 1890, Covington, Kenton Co., Kentucky8,9,10
Marriage: 22 Feb 1911, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, Scharlotte Knight (Oct 1892 - about 16 Apr 1958)11,12,13
Divorce: 2 Jul 1918, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, Charlotte Knight (Oct 1892 - about 16 Apr 1958)14,15
Marriage: 16 Sep 1922, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, Ruth P. Rappold (22 Oct 1900 - 7 May 1941)16,17,15
Death: about 18 Jan 194718,19
ChartsDescendants of Hermann Hinrich Fennker

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Arthur Nicholson Fenker was born on 18 Mar 1890 in Covington, Kenton Co., Kentucky.8,9,10
     He moved to Michigan with his parents by 1900.20 He appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, in the household of his parents, Frederick John Fenker and Mary Ellen Marcum.4
     He was a messenger by 1907.21
     He moved to the Cleveland area with his parents by 1909. He appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Lakewood, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, in the household of his parents.5
     Arthur married first Scharlotte Knight, daughter of James Knight and Catherine Schuler, on 22 Feb 1911 in Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, with Rev. Charles Bremmer officiating.11,12,13
     He was a clerk in an office according to the 1910 census, but seems to quickly become a traveling salesman. By 1916 he was again in an office job, as assistant secretary At Wright Varnish Co.22,23,24 He registered for the draft for World War I on 5 Jun 1917, while living in 1301 W. 93rd, Cleveland, Ohio, reporting he was employed as an office manager by the W. S. Ferguson Co., Cleveland. He requested exemption on the gound of his dependents, a wife and child.2
     Arthur and Charlotte were divorced on 2 Jul 1918 in Cuyahoga Co., Ohio.14,15
     Arthur appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Lakewood, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, in the household of his mother, Mary Ellen Marcum.7
     By 1920 he was a commercial traveler again, dealing in plumbers valves.25,26
     Arthur married second Ruth P. Rappold, daughter of Gottleib H. Roppold and Bertha B. Mueller, on 16 Sep 1922 in Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, with Rev. S. W. Mautz officiating.16,17,15
     Arthur and Ruth appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Lakewood, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, at 17816 Cannon, enumerated 5 Apr 1930, reporting they were renting their home, at $15 per month, and owned a radio. Their children George, Ruth and Arthur were listed as living with them, as were her mother, Bertha B. Mueller, and her brother, Joseph Rappold.27
     He was a salesman of architectural aluminum by 1929, for the Aluminum Company of America. He remained in that field the rest of his career. He reported in 1940 he had worked 40 hours the last week of March, and 52 weeks the prior year, earning $3,900.28,29,30
     Arthur and Ruth appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Rocky River, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, at 2301 Wooster Road, enumerated 30 Apr 1940, reporting they rented their home, for $50 per month, and that they had lived in the same house in 1935. Their children George and Ruth were listed as living with them.31
     His second wife died on 7 May 1941 in Rocky River, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio.32,33
     Arthur registered for the draft for World War II on 27 Apr 1942, while living at 2301 Wooster Rd., Rocky River, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, reporting he was unemployed.34
     Arthur died about 18 Jan 1947.18,19

Children:
     Child with Scharlotte Knight:

  • Grafton James Fenker35,36,37 (26 Apr 1912 - Apr 1978)

Children:
     Children with Ruth P. Rappold

Arthur and Ruth's other child is still living.
  • George Cowan Fenker27,31,38 (31 Mar 1925 - 29 Mar 1998)
  • Ruth M. Fenker27,31,39 (23 Apr 1928 - 15 Apr 1994)
  • Arthur Nickolson Fenker Jr.40,27 (abt May 1929 - 31 Dec 1931)

Citations

  1. [S10501] Fred J. Fenton household, 1900 U.S. Census, Wayne Co., Michigan, shows name as Arthur N. Fenton.
  2. [S3207] Arthur Nicholson Fenker, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
  3. [S864] Marriage Records, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, no. 72657, Arthur N. Fenker - Scharlotte Knight, 20 Feb 1911.
  4. [S10501] Fred J. Fenton household, 1900 U.S. Census, Wayne Co., Michigan.
  5. [S484] Fred J. Fenker household, 1910 U.S. Census, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio.
  6. [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.
  7. [S431] Mary E. Fenker household, 1920 U.S. Census, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio.
  8. [S10501] Fred J. Fenton household, 1900 U.S. Census, Wayne Co., Michigan, shows month, year, age 10, and state.
  9. [S864] Marriage Records, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, no. 72657, Arthur N. Fenker - Scharlotte Knight, 20 Feb 1911, shows age 21, city, and state.
  10. [S3207] Arthur Nicholson Fenker, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, shows date, age 27, city and state.
  11. [S864] Marriage Records, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, no. 72657, Arthur N. Fenker - Scharlotte Knight, 20 Feb 1911, shows date, officiant, and first marriage for both.
  12. [S409] Smithies, "Fenker Family," e-mail to author (100), 2 Jan 2002, shows as his first marriage.
  13. [S3207] Arthur Nicholson Fenker, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, shows he was married with a child.
  14. [S864] Marriage Records, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, no. 172498, Arthur N. Fenker - Ruth P. Rappold, 16 Sep 1922, shows his second marriage, he was divorced, date, and "C. P. Ct." which I read as Cuyahoga Probate Court.
  15. [S431] Mary E. Fenker household, 1920 U.S. Census, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, shows him as divorced.
  16. [S864] Marriage Records, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, no. 172498, Arthur N. Fenker - Ruth P. Rappold, 16 Sep 1922, shows his second marriage, date, and officiant. Archives copyist has added in the margin that Rev. Mantz was with Martin Luther Evangelical Lutheran Church.
  17. [S357] Ruth R. Fenker, Certificate of Death, shows married.
  18. [S773] "Cleveland Necrology File," Cleveland Pubic Library website, record ID# 0096656, for Arthur N. Fenker, from an unknown source, 20 Jan 1947, unclear whether date is date of death or date of publication of a notice.
  19. [S357] Ruth R. Fenker, Certificate of Death, shows she was married at her death.
  20. [S10506] The Cleveland Directory, 1909, pg 442.
  21. [S10505] Detroit City Directory, 1907, pg 1022.
  22. [S484] Fred J. Fenker household, 1910 U.S. Census, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, shows occupation as clerk in an office.
  23. [S864] Marriage Records, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, no. 72657, Arthur N. Fenker - Scharlotte Knight, 20 Feb 1911, shows occupation as salesman; 1916, pg 482.
  24. [S10506] The Cleveland Directory, 1910, pg 460, shows occupation as salesman; 1912, pg 476, shows occupation as coml trav; 1916, pg 482.
  25. [S431] Mary E. Fenker household, 1920 U.S. Census, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, shows occupation as a commercial traveler, in plumbers valves.
  26. [S864] Marriage Records, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, no. 172498, Arthur N. Fenker - Ruth P. Rappold, 16 Sep 1922, shows occupation as salesman.
  27. [S497] Arthur N. Fenker household, 1930 U.S. Census, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio.
  28. [S497] Arthur N. Fenker household, 1930 U.S. Census, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, shows occupation as salesman and industry as aluminum architectural.
  29. [S10516] Arthur N. Fenker household, 1940 U.S. Census, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, shows occupation as saleman and industry as aluminum manufacture products.
  30. [S10506] The Cleveland Directory, 1929, pg 721.
  31. [S10516] Arthur N. Fenker household, 1940 U.S. Census, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio.
  32. [S357] Ruth R. Fenker, Certificate of Death.
  33. [S773] "Cleveland Necrology File," Cleveland Pubic Library website, record ID# 0096659, for Ruth Fenker, from an unknown source, 10 May 1941.
  34. [S10515] Arthur Nicholson Fenker, World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration).
  35. [S864] Marriage Records, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, no. 43926, Grafton F. J. Fenker - Dorothy Lois Stead, 26 Jul 1937.
  36. [S409] Smithies, "Fenker Family," e-mail to author (100), 2 Jan 2002.
  37. [S431] Mary E. Fenker household, 1920 U.S. Census, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, shows Arthur as son and Grafton as grandson of Mary.
  38. [S818] Applications for Marriage License, Probate Court, 326:267, George C. Fenker - Martha G. Eicher, 19 Aug 1947.
  39. [S818] Applications for Marriage License, Probate Court, 426:440, Roy Thompson - Ruth M. Fenker, 2 Oct 1951.
  40. [S773] "Cleveland Necrology File," Cleveland Pubic Library website, record ID# 0096657, for Arthur Nicholson Fenker, Jr., from an unknown source, 2 Jan 1932.