Alfred William Fenker1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 28, (1881 - 1954)
FatherJohn William Fenker4,2,5 (25 Dec 1856 - 7 Nov 1912)
MotherAmelia Louise Wieman6,2,5 (16 Jun 1861 - 16 Dec 1943)

Key Events:

Birth: 15 May 1881, Covington, Kentucky7,8,9
Marriage: 14 Jun 1910, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, Jessie Blanch Billiter (9 Oct 1881 - 22 May 1973)10,11,12
Death: 8 Feb 1954, 5535 Montgomery Rd., Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio13,14,15
Burial: 11 Feb 1954, Cemetery of Spring Grove, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio5
ChartsDescendants of Hermann Hinrich Fennker
Descendants of Maximilian Friderich Wiemann and Anna Maria Margaretha Elisabeth Lüken
AncestryThe Fenker Family
The Wieman Family

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Alfred William Fenker was born on 15 May 1881 in Covington, Kentucky.7,8,9
     He appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, in the household of his parents, John William Fenker and Amelia Louise Wieman.4
     He was a clerk by 1898, when he was still a student. After finishing school he tried a number of occupations. By 1905 he was a salesman for E. K. Morris & Co., file manufacturers and wholesale and retail dealers in metals and metalworking tools, at 317 W 2nd.16,17,18 By the following year he was a clerk at The Pounsford Stationary Co., stationers, engravers, printers and binders, at 133 E 4th.19
     By 1909 he was listed as a manufacturer's agent for enamelware, at 10 E 2nd St., and listed separately as a merchandise broker at the same address. In 1910 he reported his occupation as a salesman for an exhaust manufacturing company.20,21,22
     He appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, in the household of his parents.23
     Alfred married Jessie Blanch Billiter, daughter of Allen Billiter and Mary Ann Burnett, on 14 Jun 1910 in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, with Rev. W. D. Malcom, minister of the Presbyterian Church.10,11,12
     In 1911 he was listed as a manufacturer of syrup for soda fountains at 913 W. Court St.. That business seems to have been short-lived, as by 1913 he found what became his career for many years, being a salesman. He was working for The Ira D. Washburn Co., which dealt in paints, window glass, oils, and varishes.24,25 Alfred registered for the draft for World War I on 7 Sep 1918, while living in 1615 Potter Place, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, reporting he was employed as a traveling salesman, for the Ira D. Washburn Co., 906 Central Ave., Cincinnati.3
     Alfred and Jessie appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, at 1615 Potter Place, enumerated 3 Jan 1920, with Jessie's mother, Mary Ann Burnett, listed as living with them.26
     He was a stock regulator for an auto tire company by 1920. By 1922 he had returned to sales, becoming a traveling salesman for The Standard Fruit Product Co., a position he held through the 1930's.27,28,29
     Alfred and Jessie appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, at 2622 Grover Hill Ave., enumerated 9 Apr 1930, reporting the family owned a home worth $8,000, and a radio set. Their children Edward and Mildred were listed as living with them, Jessie's mother, Mary Ann Burnett, was also in the household.30
     Alfred and Jessie appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, at 2622 Grover Hill, enumerated 3 May 1940, reporting they owned a home valued at $6,000, and that they had lived in the same house in 1935. Their children Edward and Mildred were listed as living with them, as was her mother.31
     By 1940 he was a salesman for Licht & Wankelman, jobbers of toys, fireworks, school supplies and novelties. That year he reported he had worked 24 hours the last week of March, and 30 weeks the prior year, earning $500.32,33
     Alfred registered for the draft for World War II on 26 Apr 1942, while living at 2622 Grover Hill Ave., Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, reporting he was employed by Ferro Concrete Construction Co., at 3rd and Elm, Cincinnati.34
     He was a cutter for Robertson Factories, curtain makers by 1948, working there the rest of his career. He reported in the 1950 census he had worked 40 hours the prior week, 52 weeks in 1949, earning $1,900 in wages or salary.35,36,37
     Alfred and Jessie appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, at Grover Hill Ave., enumerated 15 Apr 1950, reporting they lived in a home that was not on a farm and they lived in the same house the year before.38
     Alfred died on 8 Feb 1954 in 5535 Montgomery Rd., Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, at age 72, in the offices of his physician.13,14,15 He was buried on 11 Feb 1954 in Cemetery of Spring Grove, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, in the family plot owned by his mother.5

Children:
     Children with Jessie Blanch Billiter:

Citations

  1. [S161] William J. H. Fenker household, 1910 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows name as Alfred W. Fenker.
  2. [S8685] Marriage Record, Hamilton Co., Ohio, 223:102, Albert William Fenker and Jessie Billiter.
  3. [S1956] Alfred William Fenker, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
  4. [S715] William Fenker household, 1900 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  5. [S751] Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum, online burial records, record for Alfred Wm. Fenker, 11 Feb 1954.
  6. [S715] William Fenker household, 1900 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows him as the son of her husband.
  7. [S715] William Fenker household, 1900 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows month, year, age 19, and state.
  8. [S1956] Alfred William Fenker, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, shows date and age 37.
  9. [S10472] Alfred William Fenker, World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration), shows date, city, and state.
  10. [S8685] Marriage Record, Hamilton Co., Ohio, 223:102, Albert William Fenker and Jessie Billiter, shows date and officant.
  11. [S463] Interview, Marian Ruth Fenker, 20 Aug 2002, said their anniversary was Flag Day, June 16, and they were married about 1909 or 1910 in Cincinnati.
  12. [S505] Alfred W. Fenker household, 1930 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows first marriage for both at age 28.
  13. [S751] Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum, online burial records, record for Alfred Wm. Fenker, 11 Feb 1954, shows date, address, city, and state.
  14. [S463] Interview, Marian Ruth Fenker, 20 Aug 2002, consulting funeral notice, gave date.
  15. [S10471] Alfred W. Fenker obituary, The Cincinnati Enquirer, shows died yesterday, in offices of Pleasant Ridge physician.
  16. [S10413] William's Cincinnati Directory, 1898, pg 516, shows occupation as clk.
  17. [S715] William Fenker household, 1900 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows occupation as student.
  18. [S10475] William's Cincinnati Business Directory, 1906, pg 568, shows occupation as saleman at 317 W 2d, pg 2059, shows E. K. Morris & Co. at that address.
  19. [S10475] William's Cincinnati Business Directory, 1907, pg 586, shows occupation as clk at 133 E 4th; 1906, pg 1391, shows The Pounsford Stationary Co. at that address.
  20. [S10475] William's Cincinnati Business Directory, 1909, pg 148.
  21. [S10413] William's Cincinnati Directory, 1909, pg 579.
  22. [S161] William J. H. Fenker household, 1910 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows he was a salesman for an exhaust manufacturing company.
  23. [S161] William J. H. Fenker household, 1910 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  24. [S10413] William's Cincinnati Directory, 1911, pg 632; 1913, pg 628 and pg 2018.
  25. [S10475] William's Cincinnati Business Directory, 1912, pg 2673.
  26. [S439] Alfred W. Fenker household, 1920 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  27. [S439] Alfred W. Fenker household, 1920 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows he was a stock regulator for an auto tire company.
  28. [S10413] William's Cincinnati Directory, 1922, pg 511.
  29. [S505] Alfred W. Fenker household, 1930 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows he was a salesman for food products.
  30. [S505] Alfred W. Fenker household, 1930 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  31. [S10469] Alfred W. Fenker household, 1940 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  32. [S10469] Alfred W. Fenker household, 1940 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows occupation as salesman and industry as children's toys.
  33. [S10413] William's Cincinnati Directory, 1940, pg 356; 1942, pg 700.
  34. [S10472] Alfred William Fenker, World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration).
  35. [S10413] William's Cincinnati Directory, 1948, pg 377.
  36. [S13314] Alfred W. Fenker household, 1950 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows occupation as cuts cloth and industry as retail curtain manufacture.
  37. [S10471] Alfred W. Fenker obituary, The Cincinnati Enquirer, shows he was a cutter for Robertson Factories, curtain makers, for 20 years.
  38. [S13314] Alfred W. Fenker household, 1950 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  39. [S10471] Alfred W. Fenker obituary, The Cincinnati Enquirer.