May Elise Schauroth1,2,3,4

Family Chart
ID# 14217, (1888 - 1977)
FatherClemens Schauroth5,2,6 (10 Apr 1847 - 5 Apr 1920)
MotherClara M. Watson7,8,2 (12 May 1854 - 30 Aug 1918)

Key Events:

Birth: 22 May 1888, Michigan9,10,11
Marriage: 14 Jun 1913, Detroit, Michigan, Ernst Hillebrandt Fenker (9 Oct 1887 - 25 Jul 1969)12,13,14
Death: 10 Oct 1977, Pinellas Co., Florida15,16
Burial: White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery, Troy, Oakland Co., Michigan17
ChartsDescendants of Hermann Hinrich Fennker

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Narrative:

     18 May Elise Schauroth was born on 22 May 1888 in Michigan.9,10,11
     She appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, in the household of her parents, Clemens Schauroth and Clara M. Watson.5 Her father was also listed in a home at 57 Park St., Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan.19
     She appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, in the household of her mother.8 Her father was listed in a rented home at 57 Park St., Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan.20
     May married Ernst Hillebrandt Fenker, son of Albert August Fenker and Mary Grant Hillebrandt, on 14 Jun 1913 in Detroit, Michigan, with Rev. J. M. Barkey officating.12,13,14
     May and Ernst appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, at 73 Seebaldt Ave., enumerated 8 Jan 1920, reporting they rented their home. William Hoppe, a 27-year-old auditor was listed as a roomer in their household.18
     May and Ernst appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Orchard Lake, Oakland Co., Michigan, enumerated 23 Apr 1930, reporting they owned a home valued at $35,000, and owned a radio. His cousin Grafton Thrasher Fenker and his wife, Edith L. Marshall, were listed as living with them, as was Agnes Swabona, a maid.21
     May and Ernst appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Orchard Lake, Oakland Co., Michigan, at 4901 Old Orchard Trail, enumerated 18 Apr 1940, reporting they owned a home valued at $15,000, and that they had lived in the same house in 1935. His cousin Grafton and his wife Edith were listed as living with them, as were Norman and Myrtle Lenox, a gardener and housekeeper.22
     May and Ernst moved to Florida about 1960.23
     Her husband died on 25 Jul 1969 in St. Petersburg, Pinellas Co., Florida.24,25,26
     May died on 10 Oct 1977 in Pinellas Co., Florida, at age 89.15,16 She was cremated and her remains were interred at the White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery, Troy, Oakland Co., Michigan.17

Children:
     Children with Ernst Hillebrandt Fenker:

Ernst and May had no children.27

Citations

  1. [S10547] Clemens Schauroth household, 1900 U.S. Census, Wayne Co., Michigan, shows name as May Schauroth.
  2. [S2785] Marriage Register, State Copy, Michigan, 1913, Wayne, no. 94796, Ernest H. Fenker and Mary Schauroth.
  3. [S537] Mary S. Fenker letter to author (100), 16 Mar 2003, gives name as May Elise Schauroth, correcting my record showing Mary E., and citing a paper that "Ernie's wife filled out for me in 1974."
  4. [S10550] Clara M. Schauroth household, 1910 U.S. Census, Wayne Co., Michigan, shows name as May E. Schauroth.
  5. [S10547] Clemens Schauroth household, 1900 U.S. Census, Wayne Co., Michigan.
  6. [S537] Mary S. Fenker letter to author (100), 16 Mar 2003, citing a paper that "Ernie's wife filled out for me in 1974."
  7. [S10547] Clemens Schauroth household, 1900 U.S. Census, Wayne Co., Michigan, shows the girl as daughter of Clara's husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  8. [S10550] Clara M. Schauroth household, 1910 U.S. Census, Wayne Co., Michigan.
  9. [S10547] Clemens Schauroth household, 1900 U.S. Census, Wayne Co., Michigan, shows month, year, age 12, and state.
  10. [S10550] Clara M. Schauroth household, 1910 U.S. Census, Wayne Co., Michigan, shows age 21 and state.
  11. [S889] "Florida Death Index, 1936-1998," Ancestry.com, record for May E. Fenker, citing certificate 75892, shows date.
  12. [S2785] Marriage Register, State Copy, Michigan, 1913, Wayne, no. 94796, Ernest H. Fenker and Mary Schauroth, shows date, city, state, and officiant.
  13. [S449] Earnest H. Fenker household, 1920 U.S. Census, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan, shows married.
  14. [S10509] Ernest H. Fenker household, 1930 U.S. Census, Oakland Co., Michigan, shows married, with his age at first marriage as 25, and hers as 24.
  15. [S889] "Florida Death Index, 1936-1998," Ancestry.com, record for May E. Fenker, citing certificate 75892, shows date and county.
  16. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 143767163, May Fenker, shows year and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  17. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 143767163, May Fenker, includes tombstone photo.
  18. [S449] Earnest H. Fenker household, 1920 U.S. Census, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan.
  19. [S10552] Clements Schauroth household, 1900 U.S. Census, Kent Co., Michigan.
  20. [S10551] Clemmons Scharouth household, 1910 U.S. Census, Kent Co., Michigan.
  21. [S10509] Ernest H. Fenker household, 1930 U.S. Census, Oakland Co., Michigan.
  22. [S10510] Ernest Fenker household, 1940 U.S. Census, Oakland Co., Michigan.
  23. [S10545] Ernest H. Fenker obituary, The Tampa Tribune, shows he came here nine years ago.
  24. [S10545] Ernest H. Fenker obituary, The Tampa Tribune, shows died Friday.
  25. [S889] "Florida Death Index, 1936-1998," Ancestry.com, record for Ernst H Fenker, citing volume 3266, certificate 43634, shows month, year, and county.
  26. [S130] "Social Security Death Index," Rootsweb.com, record for Ernst Fenker, Soc. Sec. No. 372-10-0680, shows month, year, and last residence as "33540 (Zephyrhills, Pasco, FL)."
  27. [S26] Fogg, Family File "Fenker_Al.FTW," 1 Mar 2000, shows no marriage nor issue, and Donald said in a telephone call 8 Mar 2000 that he had no issue.