Sophie Louise Wilhelmine Fenker1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 13074, (1869 - 1951)
FatherHermann Heinrich August Fenneker1,4 (31 Dec 1835 - 18 Apr 1901)
MotherMarie Christine Engel Striethorst1,4 (24 Jan 1839 - 11 Sep 1915)

Key Events:

Birth: 1 Dec 1869, No. 100, Brockum, Kingdom of Prussia5,6,7
Marriage: 26 Aug 1891, Hamilton Co., Ohio, Conrad Kellermann (6 Nov 1857 - 23 Jan 1921)8,9
Death: 14 Sep 195110,11
Burial: 18 Sep 1951, Pleasant Ridge Presbyterian Cemetery, Pleasant Ridge, Hamilton Co., Ohio12,13
ChartsDescendants of Hermann Hinrich Fennker
AncestryThe Fenker Family

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Sophie Louise Wilhelmine Fenker was born on 1 Dec 1869 in No. 100, Brockum, Kingdom of Prussia.5,6,7
     She was baptized on 12 Dec 1869 in Evangelische Lutherische Kirche, Brockum, Kingdom of Prussia, with pastor Stendel officating, and wife of the Anbauers (farmer) Fenker, Marie Wilhelmine Engel neé Kokemohr; wife of the Vollköthner (farmer) and School warden Schmutte, Marie Sophie Charlotte neé Striethorst; and wife of the Brinksitzer (farmer) Abeler, Marie Engel Louise neé Koop, as witnesses.1
     Sophie immigrated to United States in 1890.14,15,16
     As was the custom, she used one of her middle names, in her case the second one, and in the United States dropped the second "n" in Fennker, being known as Louise Fenker until her marriage.2,17,18,3
     Louise married Conrad Kellermann, son of Henry Kellermann, on 26 Aug 1891 in Hamilton Co., Ohio, with Rev. H. W. Pohlmeyer offciating.8,9
     Louise and Conrad appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Oakley, Hamilton Co., Ohio, on Columbia Rd., enumerated 15 Jun 1900, reporting they owned their home. Their children Henry, Ernst and Alma were listed as living with them.19
     Louise and Conrad appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Oakley, Hamilton Co., Ohio, at Carpenter Ave., enumerated 26 Apr 1910, reporting they owned their home, which was mortgaged. Their children Henry, Ernst, Alma and Edward were listed as living with them, Her brother William and his family were apparently living close by, as they were listed as the next household.20
     Louise and Conrad appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, at 3338 Alamo Ave., enumerated 2 Jan 1920, reporting they owned their home, free of mortgage. Their children Henry, Ernst, Alma and Edward were listed as living with them, Again, her brother William and his family were living close by, now half a block down the street, at 3316 Alamo Ave.21
     Her husband died on 23 Jan 1921 in Oakley, Hamilton Co., Ohio.22,23,24
     Louise applied for a passport 5 May 1921, stating that she intended to travel to Switzerland and Holland to visit relatives, planning to depart from New York 21 May. The passport was issued 10 May.25 She returned to New York 17 Sep 1921 aboard the Noordam, having departed Rotterdam 7 Sep.26
     Louise appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, at 3338 Alamo Ave., enumerated 18 Apr 1930, reporting she owned a home valued at $5,000, and did not own a radio. Her son Henry was listed as living with her.27
     Louise appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, at 3338 Alamo Ave., enumerated 17 Apr 1940, reporting she owned a home valued at $2,800, and that she had lived in the same city in 1935.28
     Sophie was living in 2131 Cameron Ave., Norwood, Ohio, at the time of her death.29
     Louise died on 14 Sep 1951 at age 81.10,11 She was buried on 18 Sep 1951 in Pleasant Ridge Presbyterian Cemetery, Pleasant Ridge, Hamilton Co., Ohio.12,13

Children:
     Children with Conrad Kellermann:

Citations

  1. [S11240] Taufregister (Baptism Register), Kingdom of Hanover, 1869, pg 206, no. 28, Sophie Louis Wilhelme Fenker.
  2. [S8685] Marriage Record, Hamilton Co., Ohio, 116:204, no. 407, Conrad Kellermann and Louisa Fenker.
  3. [S10784] Lousia Kellermann obituary, The Cincinnati Enquirer, shows name as Lousia Kellermann (nee Fenker).
  4. [S2905] Fenker, "Fenker lineage," e-mail to author (100), 3 Dec 2000.
  5. [S11240] Taufregister (Baptism Register), Kingdom of Hanover, 1869, pg 206, no. 28, Sophie Louis Wilhelme Fenker, shows date and village.
  6. [S10785] Louise Kellerman, Passport Application (5 May 1921), shows date and place, as Hanover, Germany.
  7. [S10726] Jackson, "Family Group Sheet", family of Hermann Heinrich August Fenker and Marie Christine Engel Striethorst, shows date, address, village, and state.
  8. [S8685] Marriage Record, Hamilton Co., Ohio, 116:204, no. 407, Conrad Kellermann and Louisa Fenker, shows date, county, state, and officiant.
  9. [S10778] Conrad Kellerman household, 1900 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows married 9 years.
  10. [S10784] Lousia Kellermann obituary, The Cincinnati Enquirer, shows date.
  11. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 63917572, Louise Fenker Kellerman, shows year and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  12. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 63917572, Louise Fenker Kellerman, includes tombstone photo.
  13. [S10784] Lousia Kellermann obituary, The Cincinnati Enquirer, shows funeral 18 Sep.
  14. [S10778] Conrad Kellerman household, 1900 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows year, and in US 10 years.
  15. [S10780] Conrad Kellerman household, 1910 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows year.
  16. [S10781] Conrad Kellerman household, 1920 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows year.
  17. [S10778] Conrad Kellerman household, 1900 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows name as Louisa Kellerman.
  18. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 63917572, Louise Fenker Kellerman, includes tombstone photo showing name as Louise Kellermann.
  19. [S10778] Conrad Kellerman household, 1900 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  20. [S10780] Conrad Kellerman household, 1910 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  21. [S10781] Conrad Kellerman household, 1920 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  22. [S1324] "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944," Ancestry.com, record for Conrad Kellerman, shows date, county and state.
  23. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 63917497, Conrad Kellerman, shows year and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  24. [S10779] Conrad Kellerman, Certificate of Death, shows date, city, as Cincinnati Oakley, county, and state.
  25. [S10785] Louise Kellerman, Passport Application (5 May 1921).
  26. [S10786] Noordam arrival 17 Sep 1921, Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957.
  27. [S10782] Louisa Kellerman household, 1930 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  28. [S10783] Louisa Kellerman household, 1940 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  29. [S10784] Lousia Kellermann obituary, The Cincinnati Enquirer.
  30. [S6779] Report of Deaths, Hamilton Co., Ohio, 1:10, Wm Fredk Henry Kellerman.
  31. [S10778] Conrad Kellerman household, 1900 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows him as the son of her husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  32. [S10780] Conrad Kellerman household, 1910 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows him as the son of her husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  33. [S8685] Marriage Record, Hamilton Co., Ohio, vol 327, no. 110, Ernst Kellermann and Carolina Barnett.
  34. [S10780] Conrad Kellerman household, 1910 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows the girl as daughter of Louisa's husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  35. [S8685] Marriage Record, Hamilton Co., Ohio, 312:293, George Thomas Seidenspinner and Alma Fredericka Kellerman.
  36. [S6779] Report of Deaths, Hamilton Co., Ohio, 2:13, Infant Kellerman, shows surname Kellerman, and born and died in Oakley.
  37. [S10778] Conrad Kellerman household, 1900 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows her as mother of 5, with 3 living, and them living in Oakley.
  38. [S10781] Conrad Kellerman household, 1920 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows him as the son of her husband.
  39. [S8685] Marriage Record, Hamilton Co., Ohio, 376:222, Edward Kellerman and Elizabeth Blaurock.