Margaret Louise Fenker1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 12538, (1916 - 2000)
FatherClement Meade Fenker4,5,6 (28 May 1889 - 29 Sep 1952)
MotherMargaret Viola Thompson7,5,6 (2 Nov 1893 - 23 Mar 1931)

Key Events:

Birth: 2 Feb 1916, Ohio8,9,10
Marriage: Charles Donald Cox (11 Aug 1916 - )11,12,13
Divorce: before 1945, Charles Donald Cox (11 Aug 1916 - )14
Marriage: 30 Jul 1951, Bernalillo Co., New Mexico, Rousseau Hayner Flower (21 Mar 1913 - 27 Feb 1988)15,16
Death: 3 Mar 200017,18,19
ChartsDescendants of Hermann Hinrich Fennker
AncestryThe Fenker Family

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Margaret Louise Fenker was born on 2 Feb 1916 in Ohio.8,9,10
     She appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, in the household of her parents, Clement Meade Fenker and Margaret Viola Thompson.4 She appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, in the household of her parents.5
     Her mother died on 23 Mar 1931, when Margaret was 15 years old.20,21,22
     Margaret married first Charles Donald Cox, son of Hugh D. Cox and Elizabeth G. [surname unknown].11,12,13
     Margaret and Charles appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, at 1328 Manss Ave., enumerated 11 Apr 1940, reporting they rented their home, for $32.50 per month, and that he had lived in Manchester, Ohio in 1935, and she had lived in Cincinnati. Maurice Barnes, age 24, was also listed in the household, identified as a cousin.23
     Margaret and Charles were divorced before 1945.14
     Margaret married second Rousseau Hayner Flower, son of Franklin R. Flower and Ethna M. Hayner, on 30 Jul 1951 in Bernalillo Co., New Mexico.15,16
     Margaret was living in Las Cruzes, New Mexico, in 1984.24
     Her husband died on 27 Feb 1988 in Socorro, New Mexico.25,26
     Margaret died on 3 Mar 2000 at age 84.17,18,19

Children:
     Children with Charles Donald Cox

Margaret and Charles's other child is believed to be still living.
  • John Phillip Cox27,28 (6 Aug 1940 - 15 Oct 2008)

Children:
     There were no children with Rousseau Hayner Flower

Citations

  1. [S10434] Clement Fenner household, 1920 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows name as Margaret L. Fenner.
  2. [S1830] Clement M. Fenker household, 1930 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows name as Margaret L. Fenker.
  3. [S10453] Charles Donald Cox, Draft Registration Cards for Ohio, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947, shows name as Margaret Lousie Cox.
  4. [S10434] Clement Fenner household, 1920 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  5. [S1830] Clement M. Fenker household, 1930 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  6. [S465] Fenker letter to Marion Fenker, Sep 2002.
  7. [S10434] Clement Fenner household, 1920 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows the girl as daughter of Margaret's husband.
  8. [S10434] Clement Fenner household, 1920 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows age 3 and state.
  9. [S1830] Clement M. Fenker household, 1930 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows age 14 and state.
  10. [S130] "Social Security Death Index," Rootsweb.com, record for Margaret F Flower, Soc. Sec. No. 525-54-7303, shows date.
  11. [S10452] Charles D. Cox household, 1940 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows married.
  12. [S10453] Charles Donald Cox, Draft Registration Cards for Ohio, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947, shows her as his wife.
  13. [S465] Fenker letter to Marion Fenker, Sep 2002, shows as her first marriage.
  14. [S1356] "U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," Ancestry.com, record for Charles D Cox, Service No. 45007733, shows him as divorced, with dependents.
  15. [S10454] "Bernalillo County, New Mexico, U.S., Marriage Index, 1888-2017," Ancestry.com, record for Rousseaw H. Flowers and Margaret F. Cox, shows date, county and state.
  16. [S465] Fenker letter to Marion Fenker, Sep 2002, shows as her second marriage.
  17. [S130] "Social Security Death Index," Rootsweb.com, record for Margaret F Flower, Soc. Sec. No. 525-54-7303, shows date and list residence as 88005 (Las Cruces, Dona Ana, NM).
  18. [S463] Interview, Marian Ruth Fenker, 20 Aug 2002, said died within last 5 years.
  19. [S465] Fenker letter to Marion Fenker, Sep 2002, shows she is dead.
  20. [S311] Margaret Viola Fenker, Certificate of Death, shows date, address, town as Norwood, county, and state.
  21. [S751] Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum, online burial records, record for Margaret Viola Fenker, 25 Mar 1931, shows date, Pleasant Ridge, city as Cincinnati, and state.
  22. [S465] Fenker letter to Marion Fenker, Sep 2002, shows she died on his ninth birthday in 1931.
  23. [S10452] Charles D. Cox household, 1940 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  24. [S10448] Mary Sullivan Fenker obituary, The Cincinnati Enquirer.
  25. [S130] "Social Security Death Index," Rootsweb.com, record for Rousseau H Flower, Soc. Sec. No. 525-88-0071, shows date and list residence as 87801 (Socorro, Socorro, NM).
  26. [S1500] "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com, record for Rousseau Hayner Flower, Soc. Sec. No. 525-88-0071, shows date.
  27. [S463] Interview, Marian Ruth Fenker, 20 Aug 2002.
  28. [S465] Fenker letter to Marion Fenker, Sep 2002, shows Margaret had two children by Don.