Descendants of Captain Arthur Fenner

Martin VanBuren Fenner

 

[b 31 Mar. 1843 in Chautauqua Co., NY; d 22 April 1909 at Streator, IL] On 27 Jan. 1876, Martin m Mary Ann Defenbaugh [b 3 Feb. 1850 in Ohio; d 21 Jan. 1942 at Streator, IL] in LaSalle, IL. For many years, Martin forbade his daughters from marrying, but Ella ran away and married. On her wedding trip, she visited Fenner relatives, to find out that Collins Fenner, her great uncle, had recently died. Martin died of cancer at the age of 66.

  1. Viola Jane [b 17 Dec. 1876 at Reading Twp., IL; d 2 June 1937 at Reading Twp., Livingston Co., IL] m James Clinton Hale.

  2. George Leonard [b 25 Nov. 1878; d 21 Jan. 1937 at Streator, IL] m Louise Sass.

  3. Lena Lucretia [b 22 Mar. 1881; d 1 Mar 1967 at Reading Twp., Livingston Co., IL] m Oakley Lawson.

  4. Ellen “Ella” [b 31 Dec. 1882; d 2 May 1969 at Marion, IN] m Prof. Maxie Simeon Cole on 3 Sept. 1906 at Marion, IN.

  5. Frankie [b 17 Oct. 1885; d 1 Sept. 1886] twin of Daisy Nellie Fenner.

  6. Daisy Nellie [b 18 Oct. 1885; d 1964]. Daisy was born a day after Frankie.

  7. Rozell Nelson [b 11 Nov. 1890; d 1970], unmarried.

  8. Baby Fenner [b 4 Feb. 1893 at Streator, IL; d 14 Aug. 1893].

Clockwise from top: Viola, Ellen, Daisy, Lena, Feb. 1901.

Lineage:
Arthur | Thomas | Thomas | Daniel | Thomas | William | Nathaniel | Leonard | Martin

Sources:
1. Eva Fenner, Notes, 219–222. Letter to Eva Fenner from Daisy Nellie Fenner, 18 Nov. 1958.
2. Eva Fenner, Notes, 411. Letter to Eva Fenner from Daisy Nellie Fenner, 7 Nov. 1959.
3. Martin’s memorial at FindaGrave.com, no. 31122677