Louisa Wenk

1841 - 1921  (80 years)

• Name	Louisa Wenk
  Born	15 Jun 1841	Gleba, Hessen, Germany   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Louisa Renfer
  Residence	1861	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1865	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Residence	1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1900	Peoria Township, Peoria, Illinois, USA   [6]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-295209
  Died	6 Oct 1921	Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, USA   [5]
  Buried	Springdale Cemetery and Mausoleum, Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States   [5]
  Person ID	I295209	Generations
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	John Wenk,   b. Abt 1800, of, Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Ann Eva Voelker,   b. Abt 1800, of, Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F21098	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	George Renfer,   b. 22 May 1838, Frankfurt, , Hessen, Germany ,   d. 20 Jan 1917, Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, USA  (Age 78 years)
  Married	16 Apr 1865	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Children	1. Louis Renfer,   b. 1867, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Emilia Renfer,   b. Jan 1870, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Otto Conrad Renfer,   b. 4 Oct 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Apr 1935, Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, USA  (Age 63 years)   4. Adolph Renfer,   b. 11 Aug 1873, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Feb 1948, , Marion Co., Oregon  (Age 74 years)   5. George Renfer,   b. 29 Dec 1877, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Clara M. Renfer,   b. Apr 1880, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1971  (Age ~ 90 years)   7. Herman C. Renfer,   b. 25 Jul 1882, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 May 1939, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States  (Age 56 years)   8. George Renfer,   b. 6 Apr 1885, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2024
  Family ID	F52842	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S190] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1871, Div. 3 Page 51. [S915] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1861, Dist. 8 Page 81. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. George Renfer, 26, res. Wellesley village, b. Curhessen, son of Jacob and Margaret, married 16 Apr 1865 Louise Wenk, 22, res. Berlin CW, b. Curhessen, daughter of John and Eve [S2126] Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths, Index, 1916-1947, George Renfer in entry for Herman Renfer, 01 May 1939; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,953,415. Herman Renfer Event Date: 01 May 1939 Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois Gender: Male Race: white Age: 56 Birth Year (Estimated): 1883 Birth Date: 25 Jul 1882 Birthplace: Wellesly, Ontario, Canada Father's Name: George Renfer Father's Birthplace: Frankfurt, Germany Mother's Name: Louisa Wenk Mother's Birthplace: Gleba, Germany Occupation: Printer Residence Place: Chicago, Ill. Burial Date: 03 May 1939 Burial Place: Peoria, Peoria, Illinois Cemetery: Springdale [S3231] Find A Grave, Louisa Wenk Renfer (1841 - 1921) - Find A Grave Memorial. (2016). Findagrave.com. Retrieved 3 December 2016, from https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=renfer&GSfn=louisa&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=158395350&df=all&. [S1835] Census - U.S. Census Population Schedule, 1900 12th Census, Peoria Township, District 3 Peoria city Ward 4, Peoria, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 101, sheet 7B, family 148, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL micro. George Germany May 1838 Book-keeper Louisa Jun 1841 Emily Canada Jan 1870 Adolph Aug 1873 George Dec 1877 Clara Apr 1880 Herman C. Jul 1882

  
  

• Event Map

  Residence - Lutheran - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1865 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 16 Apr 1865 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1900 - Peoria Township, Peoria, Illinois, USA Died - 6 Oct 1921 - Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, USA Buried - - Springdale Cemetery and Mausoleum, Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States  = Link to Google Earth