John William Fenker1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 26, (1856 - 1912)
FatherJohann Hinrich Wilhelm Fennker4,5,2 (2 Jan 1830 - 7 Oct 1888)
MotherJohanna Louise Baum5,2,4 (17 Jun 1836 - 4 Apr 1916)

Key Events:

Birth: 25 Dec 1856, Covington, Kentucky6,7,8
Marriage: 26 May 1880, North German Lutheran Church, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, Amelia Louise Wieman (16 Jun 1861 - 16 Dec 1943)9,10,11
Death: 7 Nov 1912, 4104 Fergus St., Cincinnati, Ohio12,13,14
Burial: 9 Nov 1912, Cemetery of Spring Grove, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio15,16,17
ChartsDescendants of Hermann Hinrich Fennker
Descendants of Jobst Wilhelm Wiemann
AncestryThe Fenker Family

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     John William Fenker was born on 25 Dec 1856 in Covington, Kentucky.6,7,8
     He was universally known as William, with only a few documents using his first name of John.18,19,20
     He appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Covington, Kenton Co., Kentucky, in the household of his parents, William Fenker and Louisa Lebeau.4 He appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Covington, Kenton Co., Kentucky, in the household of his parents.21
     John married Amelia Louise Wieman, daughter of Henrich Friedrich Wiemann and Anna Maria Catharine Charlotte Rothefeld, on 26 May 1880 in North German Lutheran Church, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio.9,10,11
     John and Amelia appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Covington, Kenton Co., Kentucky, at 718 Willard St., enumerated 5 Jun 1880, apparently living with a 70 year old widow, Barbara Hermann.22
     John and Amelia moved about 1892 to 1108 Gest St., Cincinnati, Ohio, the home of her parents, to take care of her father after the death of her mother.5
     He joined the Third Presbyterian Church in 1898, and while there was active in the Railroad branch of the YMCA. He transferred his membership to the North Presbyterian Church 14 Feb 1909, and became a teacher in the Sabbath School there. He was elected a ruling elder 5 Apr 1911.1
     John and Amelia appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, at 925 Gest St., enumerated 6 Jun 1900. Their children Alfred, Howard, Louise and Clement were listed as living with them.23
     John and Amelia appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, at 4104 Fergus Street, enumerated 16 Apr 1910. Their children Alfred, Louise and Clement were listed as living with them.3
     He apparently followed his father's trade as a baker in his youth, as he reported that trade in the 1880 census.24 By 1900 he was a porter at the Railroad YMCA. But he later took up the trade of painter. In the 1910 census he reported that he was a painter in a machine shop.25,26,27
     John died on 7 Nov 1912 in 4104 Fergus St., Cincinnati, Ohio, at age 55.12,13,14 He was buried on 9 Nov 1912 in Cemetery of Spring Grove, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, originally in a single lot, but then his wife apparently bought a family plot, and he was removed there 5 Dec 1912.15,16,17

Children:
     Children with Amelia Louise Wieman:

Citations

  1. [S472] Schneider, McKnight and Nunneker, "In Memoriam – John William Fenker" North Presbyterian Church.
  2. [S354] John Wm Fenker, Certificate of Death.
  3. [S161] William J. H. Fenker household, 1910 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  4. [S320] William Fenker household, 1860 U.S. Census, Kenton Co., Kentucky.
  5. [S277] Louise A. Fenker, ""The Fenker Family" and "The Wieman Family.""
  6. [S354] John Wm Fenker, Certificate of Death, shows date, with year as 1856, city, and state.
  7. [S320] William Fenker household, 1860 U.S. Census, Kenton Co., Kentucky, shows age 3 and state.
  8. [S715] William Fenker household, 1900 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows month, year as 1857, age 42, and state.
  9. [S410] Smithies, copied documents, "Restored Cincinnati Marriages -- 1870-1884" entry for Wilhelm Fenker and Amelia Wieman, shows date.
  10. [S387] William Fenker household, 1880 U.S. Census, Kenton Co., Kentucky, shows married within the census year.
  11. [S715] William Fenker household, 1900 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows married 20 years.
  12. [S354] John Wm Fenker, Certificate of Death, shows date with day as 7th, place, city, and state.
  13. [S751] Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum, online burial records, record for John Wm Fenker, 9 Nov 1912, shows date.
  14. [S472] Schneider, McKnight and Nunneker, "In Memoriam – John William Fenker" North Presbyterian Church, shows date.
  15. [S751] Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum, online burial records, record for John Wm Fenker, 9 Nov 1912, shows date, original location, and removal.
  16. [S354] John Wm Fenker, Certificate of Death, shows date and cemetery.
  17. [S277] Louise A. Fenker, ""The Fenker Family" and "The Wieman Family"", context not completely clear, but seems to indicate he was buried in Linden Grove cemetery. Mentions his mother, noting she outlived him, then states "They were buried" here.
  18. [S92] Christine Baum, shows name as William Fenker.
  19. [S277] Louise A. Fenker, ""The Fenker Family" and "The Wieman Family"", shows name as William Fenker.
  20. [S159] William Fenker household, 1870 U.S. Census, Kenton Co., Kentucky, shows name as William Fenker.
  21. [S159] William Fenker household, 1870 U.S. Census, Kenton Co., Kentucky.
  22. [S387] William Fenker household, 1880 U.S. Census, Kenton Co., Kentucky.
  23. [S715] William Fenker household, 1900 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  24. [S387] William Fenker household, 1880 U.S. Census, Kenton Co., Kentucky, shows occupation as a baker.
  25. [S161] William J. H. Fenker household, 1910 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows occupation as a painter in a machine shop.
  26. [S354] John Wm Fenker, Certificate of Death, shows occupation as painter.
  27. [S715] William Fenker household, 1900 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows occupation as porter R.R. YMCA.
  28. [S8685] Marriage Record, Hamilton Co., Ohio, 223:102, Albert William Fenker and Jessie Billiter.
  29. [S751] Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum, online burial records, record for Alfred Wm. Fenker, 11 Feb 1954.
  30. [S8685] Marriage Record, Hamilton Co., Ohio, 185:16, Howard W. Fenker and Irma Sander.
  31. [S177] Howard Wieman Fenker Death Certificate.
  32. [S250] Interview, Emilou Fenker Frazier, 3 & 5 Jul 2000.
  33. [S751] Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum, online burial records, record for Louise Fenker, 4 Sep 1981.
  34. [S284] Linden Grove Cemetery, burial records, no. 4573, Henry Frederick Fenker, shows parents as "Wm Fenker."
  35. [S277] Louise A. Fenker, ""The Fenker Family" and "The Wieman Family"", shows him as "my younger brother Henry."
  36. [S8685] Marriage Record, Hamilton Co., Ohio, 262:241, Clement M. Fenker and Margaret V. Thompson.
  37. [S1229] Clement M. Fenker, Certificate of Death.