Lillian Fenker1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 12539, (1917 - 1998)
FatherClement Meade Fenker4,5,3 (28 May 1889 - 29 Sep 1952)
MotherMargaret Viola Thompson6,5,7 (2 Nov 1893 - 23 Mar 1931)

Key Events:

Birth: 8 Oct 1917, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio8,9,10
Marriage: 20 Feb 1943, Zoellner Rd., Groesbeck, Hamilton Co., Ohio, Ralph Edward Cors (30 Nov 1908 - 17 Feb 1982)11,12,13
Death: 5 Oct 1998, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio10,14,15
Burial: Rest Haven Memorial Park, Evendale, Hamilton Co., Ohio16
ChartsDescendants of Hermann Hinrich Fennker
Descendants of Jobst Wilhelm Wiemann
AncestryThe Fenker Family
The Wieman Family

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Lillian Fenker was born on 8 Oct 1917 in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio.8,9,10 Her birth certficate shows her name as Mary Lillian, but there is no evidence she ever used Mary as part of her name.17
     She appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, in the household of her parents, Clement Meade Fenker and Margaret Viola Thompson.4 She appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, in the household of her parents.5
     Her mother died on 23 Mar 1931, when Lillian was 13 years old.18,19,20
     After the death of her mother, Lillian was sent to Nashville, Tennessee, to live with her father's brother Howard and his wife. While there she graduated from Peabody Demonstration School.21
     Lillian has not been found in the 1940 census. It seems likely she was back in Cincinnati by then, and she may have been the Lillian Fenker listed in the 1940 city directory at 10 View Ct., the Glencoe-Auburn Hotel.22
     She was employed in the office of the city auditor before her marriage.3
     Lillian married Ralph Edward Cors, son of Albert George Cors and Laura Luhring, on 20 Feb 1943, at her father's home on Zoellner Rd., Groesbeck, Hamilton Co., Ohio, with Rev. R. Dale LeCount, pastor of College Hill Presbyterian Church, offciating.11,12,13
     Lillian and Ralph appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, at 3252 Dartmouth Dr, enumerated 11 Apr 1950, reporting they lived in a home that was not on a farm. Their two children were listed as living with them.23
     Lillian and Ralph separated about 1959, but remained on friendly terms and never divorced. He lived with his mother in Cincinnati. After his retirement in 1973 he also had a house in Orlando, Florida, where he lived during the winter.24,25,26,27
     She became a secretary for an insurance company.28
     Her husband died on 17 Feb 1982 in Melbourne, Brevard Co., Florida.29,30,31
     Lillian died on 5 Oct 1998 in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, at age 80.10,14,15 She was buried in Rest Haven Memorial Park, Evendale, Hamilton Co., Ohio, in the family plot with her husband, his mother and step-father, and their daughter Marilyn.16

Children:
     Children with Ralph Edward Cors

Lillian and Ralph's other child is still living (Mar 2024).
  • Marilyn Cors32,33,7 (10 Jun 1944 - 8 Nov 2009)

Citations

  1. [S10434] Clement Fenner household, 1920 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows name as Lillian Fenner.
  2. [S1830] Clement M. Fenker household, 1930 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows name as Lillian Fenker.
  3. [S10456] "City Employee is Wed to Attache of Court," The Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Feb 1943.
  4. [S10434] Clement Fenner household, 1920 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  5. [S1830] Clement M. Fenker household, 1930 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  6. [S10434] Clement Fenner household, 1920 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows the girl as daughter of Margaret's husband.
  7. [S465] Fenker letter to Marion Fenker, Sep 2002.
  8. [S10434] Clement Fenner household, 1920 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows age 2 and state.
  9. [S1830] Clement M. Fenker household, 1930 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows age 12 and state.
  10. [S1323] "Ohio Deaths, 1958-2002," Ancestry.com, record for Lillian Cors, citing cert. no. 80830, shows date, city, county and state.
  11. [S10456] "City Employee is Wed to Attache of Court," The Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Feb 1943, shows married last Saturday, her father's home, street, and town.
  12. [S13348] Ralph E. Cors household, 1950 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows married.
  13. [S1323] "Ohio Deaths, 1958-2002," Ancestry.com, record for Lillian Cors, shows her surname as Cors and that she was widowed.
  14. [S130] "Social Security Death Index," Rootsweb.com, record for Lillian F. Cors, Soc. Sec. No. 270-12-1543, shows date and last residence of "45251 (Cincinnati, Hamilton, OH)."
  15. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 162047851, Lillian F Cors, shows year and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  16. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 162047851, Lillian F Cors, includes tombstone photo.
  17. [S10495] Interview, Mike Cors, 22 Jul 2021, said he had seen her birth certificated with name as Mary Lillian.
  18. [S311] Margaret Viola Fenker, Certificate of Death, shows date, address, town as Norwood, county, and state.
  19. [S751] Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum, online burial records, record for Margaret Viola Fenker, 25 Mar 1931, shows date, Pleasant Ridge, city as Cincinnati, and state.
  20. [S465] Fenker letter to Marion Fenker, Sep 2002, shows she died on his ninth birthday in 1931.
  21. [S10495] Interview, Mike Cors, 22 Jul 2021.
  22. [S10413] William's Cincinnati Directory, 1940, pg 356.
  23. [S13348] Ralph E. Cors household, 1950 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  24. [S10495] Interview, Mike Cors, 22 Jul 2021, said parents separated when he was 13, remained friendly, father lived with his mother and had house in Florida.
  25. [S463] Interview, Marian Ruth Fenker, 20 Aug 2002, said they were separated, but apparently did not divorced.
  26. [S13358] Ralph E. Cors obituary, The Cincinnati Post, shows he lived in Florida during winter since he retired.
  27. [S10457] Ralph E. Cors obituary, The Orlando Sentinel, shows he moved from Orlando to Satellite Beach in 1975.
  28. [S1323] "Ohio Deaths, 1958-2002," Ancestry.com, record for Lillian Cors, citing cert. no. 80830, shows occupation as Secretaries and industry as Insurance.
  29. [S13358] Ralph E. Cors obituary, The Cincinnati Post, shows died Wednesday, city, and state.
  30. [S889] "Florida Death Index, 1936-1998," Ancestry.com, record for Ralph Edward Cors, shows date, county, and state.
  31. [S130] "Social Security Death Index," Rootsweb.com, record for Ralph Cors, Soc. Sec. No. 287-30-5244, shows month, year, and last residence as 45248 (Cincinnati, Hamilton, OH).
  32. [S13348] Ralph E. Cors household, 1950 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows the girl as daughter of Lillian's husband.
  33. [S463] Interview, Marian Ruth Fenker, 20 Aug 2002.