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Richard Mathes Fenker^1,2,3

Parents:

Key Events:

• Born: on 8 Oct 1910 in 264 Hosea Ave., Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio.^4,5,6
• Married: Martha Watson Cobb on 12 Aug 1938 in Nashville, Tennessee.^7,8,9
• Died: on 2 Jun 1999 in Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas.¹⁰
• Buried: in Gallatin City Cemetery, Gallatin, Tennessee.¹¹

Citations

1. Richard Fenker, Richard, Certificate of Birth, shows name as Richard Fenker.
2. Howard W. Fenker household, 1920 U.S. Census, Lake Co., Florida, shows name as Richard M. Fenker.
3. Richard Mathes Fenker, Richard Mathes, Draft Registration Cards for Tennessee, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947.
4. Richard Fenker, Richard, Certificate of Birth.
5. Howard W. Fenker household, 1920 U.S. Census, Lake Co., Florida, shows age 9 and state.
6. Richard Mathes Fenker, Richard Mathes, Draft Registration Cards for Tennessee, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947, shows date, city, and state.
7. Richard M. Fenker and Martha Cobb, marriage bond and return, shows date, county, state, and officiant.
8. Martha Fenker, personal notes, typed list prepared by MCF, shows date.
9. Richard Mathes Fenker, Richard Mathes, Draft Registration Cards for Tennessee, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947, shows her as his wife.
10. Richard Mathes Fenker, Richard Mathes, Certificate of Death.
11. Personal knowledge of author.

Martha Watson Cobb^1,2,3

Parents:

Key Events:

• Born: on 3 Oct 1909 in Trenton, Todd Co., Kentucky.^1,4
• Married: Richard Mathes Fenker on 12 Aug 1938 in Nashville, Tennessee.^5,6,7
• Died: on 26 Dec 1999 in Ft. Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas.⁸
• Buried: in Gallatin City Cemetery, Gallatin, Tennessee.⁹

Citations

1. Martha Watson Cobb, Martha Watson, Special Certificate of Birth and Affidavits.
2. Nancy Logan Fenker, Nancy Logan, Certificate of Live Birth, shows name as Martha Watson Cobb.
3. Robert L. Cobb household, 1910 U.S. Census, Todd Co., Kentucky, shows name as Martha W. Cobb.
4. Robert L. Cobb household, 1910 U.S. Census, Todd Co., Kentucky, shows age 6/12 and state.
5. Richard M. Fenker and Martha Cobb, marriage bond and return, shows date, county, state, and officiant.
6. Martha Fenker, personal notes, typed list prepared by MCF, shows date.
7. Richard Mathes Fenker, Richard Mathes, Draft Registration Cards for Tennessee, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947, shows her as his wife.
8. Martha Cobb Fenker, Martha Cobb, Certificate of Death.
9. Personal knowledge of author.

Irma Aurelia Sander^1,2,3

Parents:

Key Events:

• Born: on 17 Jun 1883 in Cincinnati, Ohio.^4,5,6
• Married: Howard Wieman Fenker on 1 Nov 1905 in Hamilton Co., Ohio.^7,8
• Died: on 25 Sep 1971 in Nashville, Tennessee.^9,10

Citations

1. Adolph Sander, Adolph, Passport Application (8 Jun 1900), shows name as Irma Sander.
2. Marriage Record, Hamilton Co., Ohio, 185:16, Howard W. Fenker and Irma Sander.
3. Interview, Emilou Fenker Frazier, 3 & 5 Jul 2000, gave name Irma Aurela Sander.
4. Adalf Sander household, 1900 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows age 16, month, year, and state.
5. Adolph Sander, Adolph, Passport Application (8 Jun 1900), shows date, as 16th, city, and state.
6. "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com, record for Irma Sander Fenker, Soc. Sec. No. 410-76-3314, shows date, as 17th, city, and state.
7. Marriage Record, Hamilton Co., Ohio, 185:16, Howard W. Fenker and Irma Sander, shows date and officiant.
8. Howard W. Fenker household, 1910 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows married 4 years.
9. Fenker, Richard M. Jr., Family File "Fenker.FTW," 29 Sep 1998.
10. Martha Fenker, personal notes, typed list prepared by MCF, shows year only.

Howard Wieman Fenker^1,2,3

Parents:

Key Events:

• Born: on 5 Apr 1883 in Covington, Kentucky.^4,5,6
• Married: Irma Aurelia Sander on 1 Nov 1905 in Hamilton Co., Ohio.^7,8
• Died: on 17 Sep 1974 in Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee.^9,10
• Buried: on 19 Sep 1974 in Woodlawn Memorial Park, Nashville, Tennessee.⁹

Citations

1. Marriage Record, Hamilton Co., Ohio, 185:16, Howard W. Fenker and Irma Sander, he signed as Howard Wieman Fenker.
2. Howard Wieman Fenker Death Certificate, shows name as Howard Wieman Fenker.
3. Interview, Emilou Fenker Frazier, 3 & 5 Jul 2000, gave full name, middle name pronounced "Weeman."
4. Howard Wieman Fenker Death Certificate, shows date and state, as Kentucky.
5. "Social Security Death Index," Rootsweb.com, record for Howard Fenker, Soc. Sec. No. 411-46-6498, shows date.
6. William Fenker household, 1900 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows month, year, age 17, and state.
7. Marriage Record, Hamilton Co., Ohio, 185:16, Howard W. Fenker and Irma Sander, shows date and officiant.
8. Howard W. Fenker household, 1910 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows married 4 years.
9. Howard Wieman Fenker Death Certificate.
10. "Social Security Death Index," Rootsweb.com, record for Howard Fenker, Soc. Sec. No. 411-46-6498, shows month, year, and last residence of 37215 (Nashville, Davidson, TN.)

Emilou Fenker^1,2,3

Parents:

Key Events:

• Born: on 20 Apr 1913 in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio.^4,5,6
• Married: Homer Thomas Frazier on 21 Dec 1934 in Wightman Chapel, Scarritt College, Nashville, Tennessee.^7,8,5
• Died: on 14 Apr 2014 in Jacksonville, Florida.^9,10
• Buried: on 19 Apr 2014 in Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee.¹¹

Citations

1. Howard W. Fenker household, 1920 U.S. Census, Lake Co., Florida, shows name as Emilou Fenker.
2. "Wed at Wightman Chapel," The Nashville Tennessean, 23 Dec 1934, shows name as Miss Emilou Fenker.
3. Interview, Emilou Fenker Frazier, 3 & 5 Jul 2000, name spelled Emilou, no middle name. She was told her father wanted to name her Emma Louise for members of his family, but her mother wanted Emilou. By one story, her father had her baptized as Emma Louise, but that name was never used.
4. Howard W. Fenker household, 1920 U.S. Census, Lake Co., Florida, shows age 6 and state.
5. Interview, Emilou Fenker Frazier, 3 & 5 Jul 2000, verified date and gave city.
6. Emilou Fenker Frazier, Emilou Fenker obituary, obit- Frazier, Emilou FenkerWoodlawn-Roesch-Patton Funeral Home & Woodlawn Memorial Park, shows date, city, and state.
7. "Wed at Wightman Chapel," The Nashville Tennessean, 23 Dec 1934, shows date, chapel, and college.
8. Homer T. Frazier household, 1940 U.S. Census, Davidson Co., Tennessee, shows married.
9. Interview, Katherine Frazier, Katherine, 14 Apr 2014, said her mother died this morning.
10. Emilou Fenker Frazier, Emilou Fenker obituary, obit- Frazier, Emilou FenkerWoodlawn-Roesch-Patton Funeral Home & Woodlawn Memorial Park, shows date.
11. Emilou Fenker Frazier, Emilou Fenker obituary, obit- Frazier, Emilou FenkerWoodlawn-Roesch-Patton Funeral Home & Woodlawn Memorial Park.

Homer Thomas Frazier^1,2,3

Parents:

Key Events:

• Born: on 8 Jun 1911 in Nashville, Tennessee.^4,5,6
• Married: Emilou Fenker on 21 Dec 1934 in Wightman Chapel, Scarritt College, Nashville, Tennessee.^7,8,9
• Died: on 4 Jun 1982 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.^10,11,6
• Buried: in Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee.¹²

Citations

1. Ellis W. Frazier household, 1920 U.S. Census, Davidson Co., Tennessee, shows name as Homer T. Fraizer.
2. Homer Thomas Frazier, Homer Thomas, Draft Registration Cards for Tennessee, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947.
3. Interview, Emilou Fenker Frazier, 3 & 5 Jul 2000, gave name as Homer Thomas Frazier.
4. Ellis W. Frazier household, 1920 U.S. Census, Davidson Co., Tennessee, shows age 8 and state.
5. Homer Thomas Frazier, Homer Thomas, Draft Registration Cards for Tennessee, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947, shows date, city, and state.
6. Interview, Katherine Mathes Frazer, 6 Jul 2000, gave date.
7. "Wed at Wightman Chapel," The Nashville Tennessean, 23 Dec 1934, shows date, chapel, and college.
8. Homer T. Frazier household, 1940 U.S. Census, Davidson Co., Tennessee, shows married.
9. Interview, Emilou Fenker Frazier, 3 & 5 Jul 2000, verified date and gave city.
10. "Social Security Death Index," Ancestry.com, record for Homer Frazier, Soc. Sec. No. 410-01-5217, shows month, year, and last residence, as 37215, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee.
11. Interview, Emilou Fenker Frazier, 3 & 5 Jul 2000, saying he was in Murphysboro at a hosipital, gave year.
12. Interview, Emilou Fenker Frazier, 3 & 5 Jul 2000.

Elizabeth Schmidt^1,2,3

Key Events:

• Born: on 9 Jun 1877 in Rahrbach, Russia.^4,5,6
• Married: Johann Wiest abt 1897 in Russia.^7,8,9
• Died: on 29 Nov 1940 in Chico, Butte Co., California.^10,11,12
• Buried: in Chico Cemetery, Chico, Butte Co., California.¹³

Citations

1. Pound, Leland, Glabe Family, shows name as Elizabeth Schmidt.
2. S. S. Cymric arrival 12 Jul 1907, Passenger Lists, Boston, 1891-1943, shows name as Elisabeth Wiest.
3. Rootsweb.com, online, "California Death Records," record for John Roger Wiest, accessed 31 May 2002, shows mother's surname as Schmidt.
4. "California Death Index, 1940-1997," Ancestry.com, record for Elizabeth Wiest, shows date, and place as other country.
5. S. S. Cymric arrival 12 Jul 1907, Passenger Lists, Boston, 1891-1943, shows age 31, town, and country.
6. Ralph Pendleton household, 1910 U.S. Census, Adams Co., North Dakota, shows age 33 and country.
7. Ralph Pendleton household, 1910 U.S. Census, Adams Co., North Dakota, shows married 13 years.
8. S. S. Cymric arrival 12 Jul 1907, Passenger Lists, Boston, 1891-1943, shows married.
9. John Wiest household, 1920 U.S. Census, Stutsman Co., North Dakota, shows married.
10. "California Death Index, 1940-1997," Ancestry.com, record for Elizabeth Wiest, shows date and county.
11. Wiest, Harold, "Descendants of John Wiest", shows date, town, and state.
12. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 64209153, Elizabeth Wiest, shows year, and includes tombstone photo showing same.
13. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 64209153, Elizabeth Wiest, includes tombstone photo.