Edith Helma Schaefer1,2,3,4

Family Chart
ID# 13090, (1918 - 1999)
FatherPaul Schaefer5,6,7 (17 Jul 1892 - 20 May 1975)
MotherKatherine H. Maurer8,9,10 (6 Mar 1894 - 6 Feb 1985)

Key Events:

Birth: 1 Aug 1918, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio11,12,13
Marriage: 27 Sep 1941, St. Paul Lutheran Church, Madisonville, Hamilton Co., Ohio, Gerhardt Ludwig Heindrick Fenker (24 Nov 1914 - 18 May 2002)14,15
Death: 12 Nov 1999, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio16,17,18
Burial: Arlington Memorial Gardens, Mount Healthy, Hamilton Co., Ohio19
ChartsDescendants of Hermann Hinrich Fennker

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Edith Helma Schaefer was born on 1 Aug 1918 in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio.11,12,13 Her first name may have actually been Ruth, as was shown in the newspaper announcement of her marriage, but no other record found shows that name.2
     She appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, in the household of her parents, Paul Schaefer and Katherine H. Maurer.5 She appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, in the household of her parents.6 She appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, in the household of her parents.20
     She was working in a bindery before her marriage, reporting in 1940 she had worked 40 hours the last week of March, and 36 weeks the prior year, earning $430.21
     Edith married Gerhardt Ludwig Heindrick Fenker, son of Fredrich Henrich Wilhelm Fenker and Louisa Wilhelmina Ruscher, on 27 Sep 1941 in St. Paul Lutheran Church, Madisonville, Hamilton Co., Ohio, with Rev. Walter Littmann officiating.14,15
     Edith died on 12 Nov 1999 in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, at age 81.16,17,18 She was buried in Arlington Memorial Gardens, Mount Healthy, Hamilton Co., Ohio.19

Children:
     Children with Gerhardt Ludwig Heindrick Fenker:

Gerhardt and Edith's children are still living.

Citations

  1. [S11181] Paul Schaefer household, 1920 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows name as Edith H. Schaefer.
  2. [S11180] "Fenker-Schaefer," The Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Nov 1941, shows name as Ruth Eduth Helma Schaefer.
  3. [S2904] Reis, "fenker geneology," e-mail to author (100), 30 Jan 2001, shows name as Edith Schaefer.
  4. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 169257564, Edith Helma Schaefer Fenker, includes tombstone photo showing name as Edith H. Fenker.
  5. [S11181] Paul Schaefer household, 1920 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  6. [S11182] Paul Schaefer household, 1930 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  7. [S11180] "Fenker-Schaefer," The Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Nov 1941, shows name as Paul Schaefer.
  8. [S11181] Paul Schaefer household, 1920 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows the girl as daughter of Katherine's husband.
  9. [S11182] Paul Schaefer household, 1930 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows the girl as daughter of Catherine's husband.
  10. [S11183] Edith Schalfer household, 1940 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows the girl as daughter of Catherine's husband.
  11. [S11181] Paul Schaefer household, 1920 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows age 1 and state.
  12. [S11182] Paul Schaefer household, 1930 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows age 11 and state.
  13. [S1324] "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944," Ancestry.com, record for Edith S. Fenker, citing cert. no. 106808, shows date, city, county, and state.
  14. [S11180] "Fenker-Schaefer," The Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Nov 1941, shows date, church, town, and officiant.
  15. [S2904] Reis, "fenker geneology," e-mail to author (100), 30 Jan 2001, shows date.
  16. [S1324] "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944," Ancestry.com, record for Edith S. Fenker, citing cert. no. 106808, shows date, city, county and state.
  17. [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)."
  18. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 169257564, Edith Helma Schaefer Fenker, shows year and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  19. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 169257564, Edith Helma Schaefer Fenker, includes tombstone photo.
  20. [S11183] Edith Schalfer household, 1940 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  21. [S11183] Edith Schalfer household, 1940 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows occupation as cindery work and industry as printing.