William Franklin Fenn, Sr.

William Franklin Fenn, Sr.

Male 1855 - 1922  (67 years)

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  • Name William Franklin Fenn 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Birth 1855  , Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Census: Federal 14 Jul 1870  , Notasulga, Macon County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • 1) John Fenn, white male age 45, farmer, $640 real estate, $200 personal estate, born in AL
      2) Emily Fenn, white female age 39, keeping house, born in GA
      3) Madison Fenn, white male age 17, farm hand, born in AL
      4) William Fenn, white male age 15, farm hand, born in AL, attended school
      5) Thomas S. Fenn, white male age 12, farm hand, born in AL, attended school
      6) Ida Fenn, white female age 7, born in AL
    Census: Federal 26 Jun 1880  , Beat 1-East half, Macon County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • 1) John Fenn, head, white male age 55, farmer, born in AL, parents born in GA
      2) Emily Fenn, wife, white female age 50, keeping house, born in AL, parents born in SC
      3) William Fenn, son, single white male age 28, laborer, born in AL
      4) Madison Fenn, son, single white male age 25, laborer, born in AL
      5) Thomas Fenn, son, single white male age 21, laborer, born in AL
    Census: Federal 2 Jun 1900  , Thompson Station-Greenwood-Precinct 8, Bullock County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • 1) W. F. Fenn, head, white male age [?]5, married 10 years, born Dec 18[?]5 in AL, parents born in AL, manager, rents a home
      2) Annie Leu Fenn, wife, white female age 19, mother of 4, 4 living, born Nov 1891 in AL, parents born in AL
      3) Carro Fenn, daughter, white female age 6, born Sep 1894 in AL
      4) Frank Fenn, son, white male age 4, born Jul 1896 in AL
      5) Arther Fenn, son, white male age 2, born Mar 1898 in AL
      6) Emmit Fenn, son, white male age 1, born Aug 1899 in AL
    Census: Federal Jan 1920  101 Commerce Street, Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • 1) William Finn, Sr., head, white male age 64, married for the second time, born in AL, parents born in AL, manager, rooming house
      2) Eva Finn, wife, white female age 33, married for the second time, born in AL, father born "Un," mother born in AL
      3) Carolyn L. Finn, daughter, single white female age 28, born in AL, parents born in AL, stenographer, dry goods store
      4) Emmett J. Finn, son, single white male age 21, born in AL, parents born in AL, engineer, steam locomotive
      5) William Culpeper, roomer, single white male age 38, born in AL, parents born "Un," agent, insurance
      6) Charles Seale, roomer, single white male age 30, born in GA, parents born in GA, motorman, street car
      7) Charles Langford, single white male age 48, born in GA, parents born in GA, salesman, fishmarket
    Residence 11 Mar 1922  24 North Hull St., Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Death 11 Mar 1922  , Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • myocardial insufficiency
    Burial Greenwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Person ID I4229  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 25 Aug 2023 

    Father John F. Fenn,   b. Abt 1829, , , Decatur County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 1880 and 1900, , , Macon County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 51 years) 
    Mother Emeline Harrell,   b. Feb 1831, , Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 7 Jun 1900, , , Russell County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 69 years) 
    Marriage 4 Feb 1849  , , Early County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8
    Family ID F354  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Eva Dakota,   b. Abt 1887, , , , Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage Between 1900 and 1910 
    Family ID F1540  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 18 Oct 2005 

    Family 2 Annie Stone,   b. Nov 1881, , , , Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1934 (Age ~ 52 years) 
    Marriage 5 Sep 1893  , , Bullock County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Carolyn L. Fenn,   b. Sep 1894, , , , Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     2. William Franklin Fenn, Jr.,   b. Jul 1896, , , , Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     3. Arthur L. Fenn,   b. Mar 1898, , , , Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     4. Emmett Marvin Fenn,   b. 26 Aug 1898, , , , Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 May 1959, , , , New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)
     5. Cecil Earl Carter Fenn,   b. Abt 1900, , Thompson Station-Greenwood-Precinct 8, Bullock County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Feb 1939, , Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 39 years)
     6. Robert Lee Fenn,   b. 16 Mar 1896   d. 1 Jul 1974 (Age 78 years)
    Family ID F1561  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 18 Oct 2005 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1855 - , Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus: Federal - 14 Jul 1870 - , Notasulga, Macon County, Alabama, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus: Federal - 26 Jun 1880 - , Beat 1-East half, Macon County, Alabama, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 5 Sep 1893 - , , Bullock County, Alabama, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus: Federal - 2 Jun 1900 - , Thompson Station-Greenwood-Precinct 8, Bullock County, Alabama, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus: Federal - Jan 1920 - 101 Commerce Street, Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 11 Mar 1922 - 24 North Hull St., Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 11 Mar 1922 - , Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Greenwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • His death certificate lists his name as "William Frank Fenn" and incorrectly shows his father, John Fenn, as being born in Tuskegee, Alabama.  His mother's name is listed as Emma Fenn.

  • Reference  Gail Rich Nestor. "William Franklin Fenn, Sr.". A Family Tree from Roots to Buds. https://roots2buds.net/getperson.php?personID=I4229&tree=nestortree (accessed November 28, 2023).

  • Sources 
    1. [S769] Alabama State Department of Public Health, Montgomery, Alabama, death certificate for William Frank Fenn, 11 Mar 1922, copy supplied by Kathy (kathy36110@wnconnect.com) at http://hometown.aol.com/kathy36110/JohnFenn.html.

    2. [S1466] Alabama, Macon County, 1870 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, M593, roll 27, Notasulga, p. 306, dwelling 287, family 298, John Fann household, accessed 30 Jun 2008.

    3. [S1424] Alabama, Macon County, 1880 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, T9, roll 21, Beat 1-East half, enumeration district (ED) 118, p. 425A, dwelling 298, family 322, John Fenn household, accessed 30 Jun 2008.

    4. [S1394] Alabama, Bullock County, 1900 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, T623, roll 4, Greenwood-Precinct 8 (Thompson Station), enumeration district (ED) 37, sheet 244A (stamped), p. 2 (penned), dwelling 39, family 43, W. F. Fenn household, accessed 29 Jun 2008.

    5. [S1346] Alabama, Montgomery County, 1920 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, T625, roll 36, Montgomery-Precinct 6, enumeration district (ED) 107, p. 15A, dwelling 386, family 563, William Finn, Sr. household, accessed 1 Jul 2008.

    6. [S820] Find a Grave, database and images, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10342208/william-franklin-fenn: accessed 15 August 2023), memorial page for William Franklin Fenn Sr. (1855–1922), Find a Grave Memorial ID 10342208, citing Greenwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by Kathy Lorena Cochran (contributor 46775484).

    7. [S57] Jordan Dodd, "Georgia Marriages to 1850," subscription database, Ancestry.com, Fenn, John and Harrell, Emeline, married 04 Feb 1849 in Early County.

    8. [S764] Nellie Cook Davis, History of Miller County, Georgia 1856-1980, 15.