Helen Anna Fenker1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 13076, (1898 - 1976)
FatherFriedrich August Fenker4,5,3 (20 Sep 1862 - 22 Nov 1936)
MotherFriederike Luise Wilhelmine Schlüter4,3 (20 Mar 1865 - 1908)

Key Events:

Birth: 31 May 1898, Pleasant Ridge, Ohio6,7,8
Marriage: 15 Dec 1920, Hamilton Co., Ohio, Arthur Gabriel (27 Sep 1890 - 3 Jun 1955)9,10
Divorce: Apr 1944, Hamilton Co., Ohio, Arthur Gabriel (27 Sep 1890 - 3 Jun 1955)11,12
Death: 3 Apr 1976, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio13,14
Burial: Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Pleasant Ridge, Hamilton Co., Ohio15
ChartsDescendants of Hermann Hinrich Fennker
AncestryThe Fenker Family

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     16 Helen Anna Fenker was born on 31 May 1898 in Pleasant Ridge, Ohio.6,7,8
     She appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Pleasant Ridge, Hamilton Co., Ohio, in the household of her parents, Friedrick A. Fenker and Friederike Luise Wilhelmine Schlüter.4
     Her mother died in 1908, when Helen was about 10 years old.17,18,19
     She appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Pleasant Ridge, Hamilton Co., Ohio, in the household of her father, Friedrick A. Fenker.5 She appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, in the household of her father. Lawrence Kreidler, age 2 and 7 months, was also in the household, listed as a grandson of her father.20
     Helen married Arthur Gabriel, son of Herman Gabriel and Anna Mathies, on 15 Dec 1920 in Hamilton Co., Ohio, with Rev. Fred Hohmann offciating.9,10
     It appears that Arthur, and Helen if she was not his birth mother, adopted Lawrence John Kreidler after they married. He is shown with surname Gabriel on all later records found and shown as their son in all records that identify his parents.21,22,23
     Helen and Arthur appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, at 3298 Harvest Ave., enumerated 9 Apr 1930, reporting that the family rented its home for $25 monthly, and owned a radio. Their children Lawrence, Arthur and Roy were listed as living with them, as well as her father. Her sister Elsie and her family had been living in the house next door since before 1920.24
     Helen and Arthur appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, at 3298 Harvest, enumerated 8 Apr 1940, reporting they owned a home valued at $6,500, and that they had lived in the same house in 1935. Their children Lawrence, Arthur and Roy were listed as living with them.25
     In 1940 Arthur reported he had been out of work 104 weeks, but was working as a laborer in road construction for the Works Progress Administration. He reported he had worked 30 weeks the prior year, earning $300. Helen was working as a saleslady in a variety store, reporting she had worked 48 hours the last week of March, and 52 weeks the prior year, earning $624.26
     Helen was granted a divorce from Arthur in Hamilton Co. in Apr 1944, on grounds of neglect.11,12
     Helen died on 3 Apr 1976 in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, at age 77.13,14 She was buried in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Pleasant Ridge, Hamilton Co., Ohio.15

Children:
     Children with Arthur Gabriel

The birth parents of Lawrence are unknown. Every record found after 1920 shows him as the son of Helen and Arthur, with the surname Gabriel. But he was born three years before their marriage, and in the 1920 census he is listed as Lawrence Kreidler, shown as the grandson of Helen's father, while she is listed as single. No record has been found of her having an earlier marriage.
  • Lawrence John Kreidler27,24,28,29 (20 May 1917 - 11 Sep 2004)
  • Margaret H. Gabriel30 (1 Aug 1921 - 9 Aug 1921)
  • Arthur F. Gabriel Jr.24,28,31 (10 Oct 1923 - 11 Nov 1993)
  • Roy Donald Gabriel24,28 (7 May 1925 - 10 Nov 1995)

Citations

  1. [S480] Frederick Fenker household, 1900 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows name as Helena Fenker.
  2. [S493] Frederick H. Fenker household, 1910 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows name as Helen Fenker.
  3. [S8685] Marriage Record, Hamilton Co., Ohio, 313:442, Arthur Gabriel and Helen Anna Fenker.
  4. [S480] Frederick Fenker household, 1900 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  5. [S493] Frederick H. Fenker household, 1910 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  6. [S480] Frederick Fenker household, 1900 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows month and year, age 2, and state.
  7. [S493] Frederick H. Fenker household, 1910 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows age 11 and state.
  8. [S8685] Marriage Record, Hamilton Co., Ohio, 313:442, Arthur Gabriel and Helen Anna Fenker, shows age 22 on 31 May 1920, town, and state.
  9. [S8685] Marriage Record, Hamilton Co., Ohio, 313:442, Arthur Gabriel and Helen Anna Fenker, shows date and officiant.
  10. [S1831] Arthur Gabriel household, 1930 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows his first marriage at age 30 and hers at age 23.
  11. [S10768] "More Divorces Granted," The Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Apr 1944.
  12. [S10771] Arthur Gabriel, Certificate of Death, shows divorced.
  13. [S10770] "Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007," FamilySearch.org, record for Helen F. Gabriel, citing cert. no. 27859, shows date, city, county, and state.
  14. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial #5596672, Helen Fenker Gabriel.
  15. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial #5596672, Helen Fenker Gabriel, includes photo of tombstone.
  16. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial #5596672, Helen Fenker Gabriel, photo of tombstone shows nee Fenker.
  17. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 64525174, Friederike Luise Wilhelmine Schlater Fenker, shows year and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  18. [S493] Frederick H. Fenker household, 1910 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows her husband as a widower.
  19. [S313] Frederick A. Fenker, Certificate of Death, shows he was a widower.
  20. [S436] Frederick Fenker household, 1920 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  21. [S1831] Arthur Gabriel household, 1930 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows Lawrence's surname as Gabriel, and lists him as Arthur's son.
  22. [S10764] Athur Gabriel household, 1940 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows Arthur as Lawrence's father.
  23. [S1500] "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com, record for Lawrence John Gabriel, Soc. Sec. No. 276-26-5906, shows Arthur as Lawrence's father.
  24. [S1831] Arthur Gabriel household, 1930 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  25. [S10764] Athur Gabriel household, 1940 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  26. [S10764] Athur Gabriel household, 1940 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows his shows occupation as laborer and industry as road construction W. P. A., and hers as saleslady and industry as variety store.
  27. [S436] Frederick Fenker household, 1920 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows Lawrence Kreidler as Frederick's grandson.
  28. [S10764] Athur Gabriel household, 1940 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows him as the son of her husband.
  29. [S1500] "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com, record for Lawrence John Gabriel, Soc. Sec. No. 276-26-5906.
  30. [S1233] Margaret H. Gabriel, Certificate of Death.
  31. [S1500] "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com, record for Arthur Gabriel Jr., Soc. Sec. No. 299-18-3618.