Gerhardt Ludwig Heindrick Fenker1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 13069, (1914 - 2002)
FatherFredrich Henrich Wilhelm Fenker4,5,6 (13 Jul 1873 - 9 Jul 1949)
MotherLouisa Wilhelmina Ruscher7,8,9 (27 Nov 1875 - 4 May 1959)

Key Events:

Birth: 24 Nov 1914, Cincinnati, Ohio10,11,12
Marriage: 27 Sep 1941, St. Paul Lutheran Church, Madisonville, Hamilton Co., Ohio, Edith Helma Schaefer (1 Aug 1918 - 12 Nov 1999)13,14
Death: 18 May 2002, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio15,16,17
Burial: Arlington Memorial Gardens, Mount Healthy, Hamilton Co., Ohio18
ChartsDescendants of Hermann Hinrich Fennker
AncestryThe Fenker Family

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Gerhardt and Louisa adopted an unknown person when she was an infant.19 He was born on 24 Nov 1914 in Cincinnati, Ohio.10,11,12
     He appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, in the household of his parents, Fredrich Henrich Wilhelm Fenker and Louisa Wilhelmina Ruscher.4 He appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, in the household of his parents.5 He appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, in the household of his parents.20
     He was a newsboy on a paper route in 1930, and a carpenter by 1940, when he reported he had worked 45 hours the last week of March, and 34 weeks the prior year, earning $780 in 1930.21,22 He registered for the draft for World War II on 16 Oct 1940, while living at 3316 Alamo Ave., Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, reporting he was employed by Carl Oeverman, in Cincinnati.2
     Gerhardt married Edith Helma Schaefer, daughter of Paul Schaefer and Katherine H. Maurer, on 27 Sep 1941 in St. Paul Lutheran Church, Madisonville, Hamilton Co., Ohio, with Rev. Walter Littmann officiating.13,14
     His wife died on 12 Nov 1999 in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio.23,24,25
     Gerhardt died on 18 May 2002 in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, at age 87.15,16,17 He was buried in Arlington Memorial Gardens, Mount Healthy, Hamilton Co., Ohio.18

Children:
     Children with Edith Helma Schaefer:

Gerhardt and Edith's children are still living.

Citations

  1. [S450] William Fenker household, 1920 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows name as Gerhart Fenker.
  2. [S11179] Gerhardt Henry Fenker, Draft Registration Cards for Ohio, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947.
  3. [S452] Lukasik, "Fredrich Wilhem Fenker descendants," e-mail to author (100), 4 Jul 2002, shows name as Gerhardt Heinrich Fenker.
  4. [S450] William Fenker household, 1920 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  5. [S1832] William Fenker household, 1930 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  6. [S10816] William Fenker obituary, The Cincinnati Enquirer.
  7. [S450] William Fenker household, 1920 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows him as the son of her husband.
  8. [S1832] William Fenker household, 1930 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows him as the son of her husband.
  9. [S11179] Gerhardt Henry Fenker, Draft Registration Cards for Ohio, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947, shows her as his mother.
  10. [S450] William Fenker household, 1920 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows age 5 and state.
  11. [S1832] William Fenker household, 1930 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows age 15 and state.
  12. [S11179] Gerhardt Henry Fenker, Draft Registration Cards for Ohio, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947, shows date, city, and state.
  13. [S11180] "Fenker-Schaefer," The Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Nov 1941, shows date, church, town, and officiant.
  14. [S2904] Reis, "fenker geneology," e-mail to author (100), 30 Jan 2001, shows date.
  15. [S1433] Gerhard H. Fenker obituary, Enquirer, shows date, and place as St. Margaret Hall.
  16. [S452] Lukasik, "Fredrich Wilhem Fenker descendants," e-mail to author (100), 4 Jul 2002, shows date, city, county, and state.
  17. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 169257563, Gerhard Henry Fenker, shows year and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  18. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 169257563, Gerhard Henry Fenker, includes tombstone photo.
  19. [S11244] Lukasik, "RE: Fenker ancestral photos 2002 #33," e-mail to author, 9 Jan 2022.
  20. [S10815] William Fenker household, 1940 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  21. [S1832] William Fenker household, 1930 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows occupation as newsboy and industry as paper route.
  22. [S10815] William Fenker household, 1940 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows occupation as carpenter and industry as contractor.
  23. [S1324] "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944," Ancestry.com, record for Edith S. Fenker, citing cert. no. 106808, shows date, city, county and state.
  24. [S130] "Social Security Death Index," Rootsweb.com, record for Edith S. Fenker, Soc. Sec. No. 300-09-8141,shows date and last residence as "45224 (Cincinnati, Hamilton, OH)."
  25. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 169257564, Edith Helma Schaefer Fenker, shows year and includes tombstone photo showing same.