Albert August Fenker1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 34, (1862 - 1933)
FatherJohann Hinrich Wilhelm Fennker4,5,6 (2 Jan 1830 - 7 Oct 1888)
MotherJohanna Louise Baum4,5,6 (17 Jun 1836 - 4 Apr 1916)

Key Events:

Birth: 19 Sep 1862, Covington, Kentucky7,8,9
Marriage: 28 Oct 1885, 1031 Russell St., Covington, Kenton Co., Kentucky, Mary Grant Hillebrandt (2 Apr 1865 - 19 Dec 1941)10,11,12
Death: 27 May 1933, 693 Vernon Rd., Bexley, Franklin Co., Ohio13,14,15
Burial: 29 May 1933, Cemetery of Spring Grove, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio16,17
ChartsDescendants of Hermann Hinrich Fennker
AncestryThe Fenker Family

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Albert August Fenker was born on 19 Sep 1862 in Covington, Kentucky.7,8,9
     He appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Covington, Kenton Co., Kentucky, in the household of his parents, William Fenker and Louisa Lebeau.18 He appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Covington, Kenton Co., Kentucky, in the household of his parents.19
     He was working as a clerk by 1880 according to the city directory, working at 423 Central Ave., in Cincinnati, where Herman Nippert had his jewelry shop. He was reported in the 1880 census as apprenticed to a watchmaker. By 1884 he was listed as a watchmaker in the Covington city directory.20,21,22,23
     Albert married Mary Grant Hillebrandt, daughter of William Hillebrandt and Caroline Jane Gibbs, on 28 Oct 1885 in 1031 Russell St., Covington, Kenton Co., Kentucky, the home of his parents.10,11,12
     By 1888 he had his own shop as a watchmaker in Cincinnati. But two years later he was listed as a salesman at the same address.24
     Albert, his brothers Frederick and Theodore, and the wives of the older two, all moved to Michigan in the late 1890's, as did their mother. Theodore and his mother seemed to have moved together, following the older two. Frederick and his wife settled in Detroit, while the others all settled in Kalamazoo.
     Albert and Mary were living at 520 Lincoln Ave., Detroit by 1894. He was a traveling salesman for Morgan, Puhl & Morris, dealers in Masonic paraphernalia.25
     Albert and Mary moved to Kalamazoo by 1899, when they were living at 432 Stuart Ave. He was a traveling salesman for Henderson Ames Co., a Kalamazoo dealer in Masonic paraphernalia.26 They appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Oxford Twp, Oakland Co., Michigan, on Dennison St., enumerated 2 Jun 1900. Their children Ernst, William, Ruth and Evelyn were listed as living with them.27
     Albert and Mary returned to Detroit by 1903, when they were living at 972 Brooklyn Ave. He was again working as a traveling salesman for Morgan, Puhl & Morris. By 1905 he had become a department manager for Detroit Regalia Co.28,29
     Albert and Mary moved to Ohio by 1906, when they were living at 15 Auburn Ave., Columbus. He was working as a clerk in 1906, and a traveling salesman by 1908, selling regalia. The 1917 city directory was the first to identify his employer, M. C. Lilley & Co., a Columbus regalia company, though it seems likely he was working for them from the time he moved there.30,31,32
     Albert and Mary appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio, at 15 Auburn Ave., enumerated 29 Apr 1910. Their children Ernst, William, Ruth and Evelyn were listed as living with them.33
     Albert and Mary moved to 1520 Bryden Rd. by 1915.34 They appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio, at 1520 Bryden Rd., enumerated 8 Jan 1920. Their daughter Evelyn was listed as living with them.35
     Albert and Mary appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Bexley, Franklin Co., Ohio, at 956 College Ave., enumerated 7 Apr 1930, reporting that they rented their, home for $36 per month, and owned a radio. Their daughter Evelyn and her husband, Edward Emerson Thompson, were listed separately but as living in the same house.36
     He was a department manager for the Lilley Co. by 1932. According to family lore, he wrote catalogs for Masonic orders, and designed Masonic pins, and was a traveling salesman for Masonic items throughout the east. At some point he worked in New York, but his family remained in Ohio where he returned on weekends.37,38,39
     Albert and Mary moved to 693 Vernon Rd., Bixley, about 1932.40,41
     Albert died on 27 May 1933 in 693 Vernon Rd., Bexley, Franklin Co., Ohio, at age 70, at his home.13,14,15 He was buried on 29 May 1933 in Cemetery of Spring Grove, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, in the lot owned by the heirs of his father-in-law.16,17

Children:
     Children with Mary Grant Hillebrandt:

Citations

  1. [S751] Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum, online burial records, record for Albert August Fenker, 29 May 1933.
  2. [S92] Christine Baum, shows name as Albert.
  3. [S308] Albert Fenker, Certificate of Death, does not show middle name.
  4. [S9885] Marriage Record, Kenton Co., Kentucky, 1882-1887, pg 148, Albert A. Fenker and Mary G. Hillebrandt.
  5. [S308] Albert Fenker, Certificate of Death.
  6. [S159] William Fenker household, 1870 U.S. Census, Kenton Co., Kentucky, appears in household of William and Lousia.
  7. [S159] William Fenker household, 1870 U.S. Census, Kenton Co., Kentucky, shows age 7 and state.
  8. [S9885] Marriage Record, Kenton Co., Kentucky, 1882-1887, pg 148, Albert A. Fenker and Mary G. Hillebrandt, shows age 23 at marriage 27 Oct 1885, city, and state.
  9. [S308] Albert Fenker, Certificate of Death, shows date, with year as 1862, city, and state.
  10. [S9885] Marriage Record, Kenton Co., Kentucky, 1882-1887, pg 148, Albert A. Fenker and Mary G. Hillebrandt, shows date of issue as 27th.
  11. [S26] Fogg, Family File "Fenker_Al.FTW," 1 Mar 2000, shows date, as 28th, address, city, and state. In a telephone call 8 Mar 2000, cited the wedding invitation for this information.
  12. [S775] Albert A. Fenker household, 1900 U.S. Census, Oakland Co., Michigan, shows married 14 years.
  13. [S308] Albert Fenker, Certificate of Death, shows date, town as Bexley, county, and state.
  14. [S751] Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum, online burial records, record for Albert August Fenker, 29 May 1933, shows date, place of death his residence, and address, town, and state of residence.
  15. [S26] Fogg, Family File "Fenker_Al.FTW," 1 Mar 2000, shows date, city, as Columbus, and state.
  16. [S308] Albert Fenker, Certificate of Death, shows date and cemetery.
  17. [S751] Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum, online burial records, record for Albert August Fenker, 29 May 1933, shows date and lot.
  18. [S159] William Fenker household, 1870 U.S. Census, Kenton Co., Kentucky.
  19. [S160] William Fenker household, 1880 U.S. Census, Kenton Co., Kentucky.
  20. [S10413] William's Cincinnati Directory, 1880, pp 343, 788.
  21. [S160] William Fenker household, 1880 U.S. Census, Kenton Co., Kentucky, shows occupation as appet. to watchmaker.
  22. [S10504] Williams' Covington and Newport Directory, 1884, pg 65.
  23. [S9885] Marriage Record, Kenton Co., Kentucky, 1882-1887, pg 148, Albert A. Fenker and Mary G. Hillebrandt, shows occupation as jeweler.
  24. [S10413] William's Cincinnati Directory, 1888, pg 382; 1890, pg 384.
  25. [S10505] Detroit City Directory, 1894, pg 21, shows him in the Removals, Alterations and Omissions section, shows company and residence address.
  26. [S10534] F. A. Corey's Annual Directory of Kalamazoo City, 1899, pg 236.
  27. [S775] Albert A. Fenker household, 1900 U.S. Census, Oakland Co., Michigan.
  28. [S10505] Detroit City Directory, 1903, pg 989; 1905, pg 1051.
  29. [S775] Albert A. Fenker household, 1900 U.S. Census, Oakland Co., Michigan, shows occupation as commercial salesman.
  30. [S8886] R. L. Polk & Co's Columbus City Directory, 1906, pg 378; 1908, pg 368; 1917, pg 479.
  31. [S483] Albert A. Fenker household, 1910 U.S. Census, Franklin Co., Ohio, shows occupation as commercial trader in regalia.
  32. [S432] William T. Fenker household, 1920 U.S. Census, Erie Co., Ohio, shows he was a commercial trader in regalia.
  33. [S483] Albert A. Fenker household, 1910 U.S. Census, Franklin Co., Ohio.
  34. [S8886] R. L. Polk & Co's Columbus City Directory, 1915, pg 449.
  35. [S433] Albert A. Fenker household, 1920 U.S. Census, Franklin Co., Ohio.
  36. [S502] Albert A. Fenker household, 1930 U.S. Census, Franklin Co., Ohio.
  37. [S502] Albert A. Fenker household, 1930 U.S. Census, Franklin Co., Ohio, shows he was a traveling salesman in the regalia business.
  38. [S8886] R. L. Polk & Co's Columbus City Directory, 1932, pg 420, show dept mgr Lilley Co.
  39. [S26] Fogg, Family File "Fenker_Al.FTW," 1 Mar 2000, with additional details provided by telephone call 8 Mar 2000.
  40. [S8886] R. L. Polk & Co's Columbus City Directory, 1932, pg 420.
  41. [S308] Albert Fenker, Certificate of Death, shows address with house number 693, town as Bixley.
  42. [S2785] Marriage Register, State Copy, Michigan, 1913, Wayne, no. 94796, Ernest H. Fenker and Mary Schauroth.
  43. [S2785] Marriage Register, State Copy, Michigan, 1917, Monroe Co., no. 357, William T. Fenker and Mary Lillie Cheetham.
  44. [S10572] Marriage Record, Franklin Co., Ohio, 62:510, Edward Pryce Fischer and Ruth Fenker.
  45. [S10572] Marriage Record, Franklin Co., Ohio, 101:180, no. 84963, Edward E. Thompson and Evelyn Fenker.