Henry C. Fenker1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 35, (1869 - 1944)
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: 17 Mar 1869, Covington, Kentucky7,8,9
Marriage: 11 Jun 1889, Hamilton Co., Ohio, Hattie M. Crane (8 May 1869 - 24 Dec 1921)10,11
Marriage: 12 Jul 1922, Greene Co., Ohio, Myrtle F. Dodd (27 Feb 1885 - 11 Mar 1971)12,13,14
Death: 10 Jan 1944, Springfield, Clark Co., Ohio15,16,17
Burial: 14 Jan 1944, Jamestown Cemetery, Jamestown, Greene Co., Ohio18,19
ChartsDescendants of Hermann Hinrich Fennker
AncestryThe Fenker Family

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Henry C. Fenker was born on 17 Mar 1869 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.1 He appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Covington, Kenton Co., Kentucky, in the household of his parents.20
     His father died on 7 Oct 1888, when Henry was 19 years old.21,22,23
     Henry married first Hattie M. Crane, daughter of George William Crane and Martha Jane Shade, on 11 Jun 1889 in Hamilton Co., Ohio, with Rev. Howard Henderson, Methodist Episcopal minister, officiating.10,11
     He was listed as a painter in the 1900 census. His neice described him as an artist, so it is unclear whether the occupation of painter refers to him being a house painter or an artist.24,25
     Henry and Hattie appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Xenia Twp., Greene Co., Ohio, enumerated 12 Jun 1900, living on a farm.2
     Henry and Hattie opened a florist shop in Jamestown, Ohio, about 1907. They also operated a greenhouse.26,27,28,29
     Henry and Hattie appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Silvercreek Twp., Greene Co., Ohio, enumerated 30 Apr 1910.30
     Henry and Hattie appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Jamestown, Greene Co., Ohio, at S. Jefferson Rd., enumerated 25 Jan 1920.31
     His wife died on 24 Dec 1921 in Silvercreek, Greene Co., Ohio.32,33
     Henry married second Myrtle F. Dodd, daughter of John P. Dodd and Mary Lucy Bartly, on 12 Jul 1922 in Greene Co., Ohio, with Rev. Bertha E. Day officiating.12,13,14
     After their marriage, Myrtle joined Henry in operating his florist shop and the Fenker Greenhouse. It appears she retired before 1940, as she is not listed as involved in the 1940 census. That year he reported he had worked 60 hours the last week of March, and 52 weeks the prior year, earning $2,600.34,35,36,37 When she sold the greenhouse property after his death it was described as 10,000 square feet under glass, 11 acres, and a six-room modern house.38
     Henry and Myrtle appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Silver Creek Twp., Greene Co., Ohio, enumerated 9 May 1930.39
     Henry and Myrtle appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Silver Creek Twp., Greene Co., Ohio, enumerated 11 Apr 1940, reporting they owned a home valued at $5,000, and that they had lived in the same house in 1935.40
     Henry was a member of the Jamestown, Ohio Friends Meeting.41,42
     Henry died on 10 Jan 1944 in Springfield, Clark Co., Ohio, at age 74, after a serious operation.15,16,17 He was buried on 14 Jan 1944 in Jamestown Cemetery, Jamestown, Greene Co., Ohio, between his two wives.18,19

Children:
     There were no children with Mary C. Crane

Children:
     There were no children with Myrtle F. Dodd

Citations

  1. [S159] William Fenker household, 1870 U.S. Census, Kenton Co., Kentucky.
  2. [S482] Henry C. Fenker household, 1900 U.S. Census, Greene Co., Ohio.
  3. [S8685] Marriage Record, Hamilton Co., Ohio, 109:5, Henry C. Fenker and Hattie M. Crane.
  4. [S159] William Fenker household, 1870 U.S. Census, Kenton Co., Kentucky, appears in household of William and Lousia.
  5. [S10582] Marriage Record, Greene Co., Ohio, 17:21, Henry C. Fenker and Miss Myrtle Dodd.
  6. [S359] Henry C. Fenker, Certificate of Death.
  7. [S159] William Fenker household, 1870 U.S. Census, Kenton Co., Kentucky, shows age 1 and state.
  8. [S10615] Henry C. Fenker obituary, The Daily News-Journal, shows date, with year as 1870, city, and state.
  9. [S10582] Marriage Record, Greene Co., Ohio, 17:21, Henry C. Fenker and Miss Myrtle Dodd, shows age 51 on 17 Apr 1922, city, and state.
  10. [S8685] Marriage Record, Hamilton Co., Ohio, 109:5, Henry C. Fenker and Hattie M. Crane, shows date and officant.
  11. [S482] Henry C. Fenker household, 1900 U.S. Census, Greene Co., Ohio, shows married 10 years.
  12. [S10582] Marriage Record, Greene Co., Ohio, 17:21, Henry C. Fenker and Miss Myrtle Dodd, shows date and officiant.
  13. [S316] Henry C. Fenker obituary, The American Friend, shows year.
  14. [S503] Henry C. Fenker household, 1930 U.S. Census, Greene Co., Ohio, shows married, with his first marriage at age 20 and hers at 36.
  15. [S1324] "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944," Ancestry.com, record for Henery C. Fenker, shows date, city, county and state.
  16. [S359] Henry C. Fenker, Certificate of Death, shows date, place, city, county, and state.
  17. [S10615] Henry C. Fenker obituary, The Daily News-Journal, shows died at 9:30 P.M. at Springfield City Hospital, operation.
  18. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 60505756, Henry C Fenker, includes tombstone photo.
  19. [S10615] Henry C. Fenker obituary, The Daily News-Journal, shows services Friday, and Jamestown Cemetery.
  20. [S160] William Fenker household, 1880 U.S. Census, Kenton Co., Kentucky.
  21. [S6638] Wm. Fenker obituary, The Enquirer, shows he died "yesterday."
  22. [S284] Linden Grove Cemetery, burial records, no. 3770, Wm Fenker, shows date, street address, which is also listed as his "late residence."
  23. [S410] Smithies, copied documents, Return of Death for William Fenker, no. 618, shows month and day, and cause of death as cerebral apoplexy.
  24. [S482] Henry C. Fenker household, 1900 U.S. Census, Greene Co., Ohio, shows occupation as painter.
  25. [S277] Louise A. Fenker, ""The Fenker Family" and "The Wieman Family"", shows him as artist and florist in Jamestown Ohio.
  26. [S494] Henry C. Fenker household, 1910 U.S. Census, Greene Co., Ohio, shows both Henry and Hattie as florists, operating their own greenhouse.
  27. [S434] Henry C. Fenker household, 1920 U.S. Census, Greene Co., Ohio, shows occupation as florist, in his own greenhouse.
  28. [S312] Hattie M. Fenker, Certificate of Death, shows occupation as florist.
  29. [S10615] Henry C. Fenker obituary, The Daily News-Journal, shows he was proprietor of florist shop in Jamestown 37 years.
  30. [S494] Henry C. Fenker household, 1910 U.S. Census, Greene Co., Ohio.
  31. [S434] Henry C. Fenker household, 1920 U.S. Census, Greene Co., Ohio.
  32. [S312] Hattie M. Fenker, Certificate of Death, shows date, town, county, and state.
  33. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 60505775, Hattie M Fenker, shows year and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  34. [S10645] Myrtle Fenker obituary, The Xenia Daily Gazette, shows she and her husband operated the Fenker Greenhouse for many years.
  35. [S503] Henry C. Fenker household, 1930 U.S. Census, Greene Co., Ohio, shows him as proprietor of his greenhouse, with Myrtle as his assistant.
  36. [S10614] Henry C. Fenker household, 1940 U.S. Census, Greene Co., Ohio, shows no occupation for him but reports hours and weeks worked and income, shows nothing for her.
  37. [S359] Henry C. Fenker, Certificate of Death, shows residence in Jamestown, Ohio and occupation as florist.
  38. [S10646] "Fenker Greenhouse," Business Opportunities Want Ad, The Journal Herald, 27 Aug 1944.
  39. [S503] Henry C. Fenker household, 1930 U.S. Census, Greene Co., Ohio.
  40. [S10614] Henry C. Fenker household, 1940 U.S. Census, Greene Co., Ohio.
  41. [S316] Henry C. Fenker obituary, The American Friend.
  42. [S10615] Henry C. Fenker obituary, The Daily News-Journal.