Wilbert Thomas Henry Fenker1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 13070, (1920 - 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: 29 Jan 1920, Cincinnati, Ohio10,11,12
Marriage: 16 May 1942, Lutheran Church of Our Savior, Norwood, Ohio, Agnes Jewell Jesswein (25 Apr 1919 - 3 Oct 2016)13,14,15
Death: 4 May 2002, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio16,17,18
Burial: Arlington Memorial Gardens, Mount Healthy, Hamilton Co., Ohio19
ChartsDescendants of Hermann Hinrich Fennker
AncestryThe Fenker Family

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Wilbert Thomas Henry Fenker was born on 29 Jan 1920 in Cincinnati, Ohio.10,11,12
     He appeared on the 1930 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 1940 Federal Census of Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, in the household of his parents.5
     He was a laborer in 1940, reporting he had worked 45 hours the last week of March, and 20 weeks the prior year, earning $400.20
     Wilbert registered for the draft for World War II on 1 Jul 1941, while living at Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, reporting he was employed by Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co. in Norwood, as a stator winder.2
     Wilbert married Agnes Jewell Jesswein, daughter of Adolph John Jesswein and Ida Jewell Clemmons, on 16 May 1942 in Lutheran Church of Our Savior, Norwood, Ohio.13,14,15
     Wilbert was drafted as a private in the U.S. Army 7 Oct 1942, in Cincinnati.21 He was discharged 22 Dec 1945.22
     Wilbert died on 4 May 2002 in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, at age 82.16,17,18 He was buried in Arlington Memorial Gardens, Mount Healthy, Hamilton Co., Ohio.19

Children:
     Children with Agnes Jewell Jesswein:

The children of Wilbert and Agnes are still living.

Citations

  1. [S1832] William Fenker household, 1930 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows name as Wilber T. Fenker.
  2. [S11184] Wilbert Thomas Fenker, Draft Registration Cards for Ohio, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947.
  3. [S10374] Fenker, "[Fwd: Fenker history]," e-mail to author (100), 13 Jul 2002, shows name as Wilbert Thomas Henry.
  4. [S1832] William Fenker household, 1930 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  5. [S10815] William Fenker household, 1940 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  6. [S10816] William Fenker obituary, The Cincinnati Enquirer.
  7. [S1832] William Fenker household, 1930 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows him as the son of her husband.
  8. [S10815] William Fenker household, 1940 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows him as the son of her husband.
  9. [S10820] Louise Fenker obituary, The Cincinnati Enquirer.
  10. [S1832] William Fenker household, 1930 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows age 10 and state.
  11. [S11184] Wilbert Thomas Fenker, Draft Registration Cards for Ohio, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947, shows date, city, and state.
  12. [S1324] "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944," Ancestry.com, record for Wilbert Thomas Fenker, citing cert. no. 39813, shows date, city, county, and state.
  13. [S11185] "Fenker-Jesswein," The Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Jun 1942, shows date, church, and city.
  14. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 171137746, Wilbert T Fenker, includes tombstone photo showing date.
  15. [S10374] Fenker, "[Fwd: Fenker history]," e-mail to author (100), 13 Jul 2002, shows date.
  16. [S1324] "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944," Ancestry.com, record for Wilbert Thomas Fenker, citing cert. no. 39813, shows date, city, county and state.
  17. [S1500] "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com, record for Wilbert Thomas Fenker, Soc. Sec. No. 269-01-7347, shows date.
  18. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 171137746, Wilbert T Fenker, shows year and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  19. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 171137746, Wilbert T Fenker, includes tombstone photo.
  20. [S10815] William Fenker household, 1940 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows occupation as laborer and industry as glm ? co.
  21. [S1356] "U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," Ancestry.com, record for Wilbert T Fenker, Service No. 35664168, shows enlistment date, enlistment city and state, component as Selectees (Enlisted Men) (drafted), and rank.
  22. [S11184] Wilbert Thomas Fenker, Draft Registration Cards for Ohio, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947, has discharge date added at top of card.