Peter Wenner was born c.1814. The Wenner family is from Crumstadt,
Hessen. The Wenner family immigrated to the United States in 1864. They
arrived at New York on 5 July, 1864, on board the Steamship, New York.
Peter was a farmer in Fosters Meadow in 1880. Peter Wenner died on 6
April, 1884.
Elizabeth Kraft was Peter’s first wife but she died before he immigrated to
America. No additional information on Elizabeth Kraft. Peter and Elizabeth
had four children together. (see below).
Catherina Wenner Catherina’s maiden name was either Roth or Sneider.
These names are both listed on two of her children’s New York death
certificates.
Catherina was Peter’s second wife and she was born in May of 1830.
Catherina died on 16 October, 1904. Peter and Catherina had seven
children together. (See Below).
Peter and Catherina are both buried at the old Elmont Cemetery next to
Beth David Cemetery on Elmont Road, Elmont, New York.
Peter and Elizabeth Wenner’s Five Children:
1: Susan Wenner was born in August of 1843. Married Charles H.
Walter in c.1867. Charles Walter was born in July, 1843. The 1870
through 1910 censuses list Charles as a farmer in the Hempstead area
of New York. Susan died in 1921. Charles died on 10 October, 1918
and was buried on 13 October, 1918. Charles and Susan are buried at
the St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Elmont, New York.
Charles and Susan had ten children together.
i: Peter Walter was born on 16 April, 1868. Peter died on 15 July,
1923, at Port Washington, Nassau, New York. Peter was a farmer
on Middle Neck Road in North Hempstead, New York, until his
death in 1923. Peter married his first wife, Mary Callahan, on 28
August, 1892. Mary was born on 31 December, 1866. She died
on 12 November, 1904. Peter and Mary are buried at the St.
Paul’s Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Elmont, New York. Peter
and Mary had three sons and a daughter.
Peter’s second wife was Catherine Golden. They were married on
2 June, 1906. Catherine was born on 3 October, 1872 and died
on 17 October, 1918. Peter and Catherine are buried at the St.
Paul’s Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Elmont, New York. They
had two sons together.
Peter married Adelaide “Addie” Denlea born on 13 January, 1885,
as his third wife. Adelaide was the niece of second wife Catherine
Golden. Peter and Adelaide were married on 29 May 1919.
Adelaide died on 13 February, 1978. Adelaide is buried at the St.
Patrick Cemetery, Upper Brookville, Nassau, New York. They had
no children.
ii: Henrietta Walter was born in July, 1869. Her first marriage was
to Charles Grain. Charles was born c.1866 and died on 6
February,1908. Charles was a farmer in the Hempstead area of
New York. Henrietta and Charles were married on 31 July, 1892,
at the St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church in Elmont, New York.
Henrietta and Charles had one son and one daughter. Henriette
married her second husband, George Wood on 4 April, 1909.
George was a building contractor. Henriette and George lived in
Floral Park, New York. Henriette Wood died on 6 February, 1944.
George Wood died on 23 May, 1922. George is buried at the St.
Paul’s Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Elmont, New York.
iii: Edward Walter was born c.1870. On the 1880 census Edward
was ten years old. No additional information found.
iv: Charles Walter was born on 26 January, 1871. Charles married
Louise Ryf, born on 15 August, 1870. Charles was a farmer in the
Hempstead area of New York. Charles and Louise had one son
and three daughters together. Charles died on 12 October, 1918
and was buried on 15 October, 1918. Louise died on 10 February,
1957. Charles and Louise are buried the St. Paul’s Presbyterian
Church Cemetery, Elmont, New York.
v: Louisa Walter was born in September, 1873. Louisa married
Jacob Stattel on 1 March, 1896 at St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church
in Elmont, New York. Jacob Stattel was born on 15 August, 1871.
On the 1900 census Jacob and Louisa were living in Hempstead.
Jacob was working as a teamster. From 1910 through 1940, they
were living in Marlboro Township in New Jersey. Jacob was then
working as a farmer.
Louisa died in 1947 and Jacob died in June of 1955. Louisa and
Jacob are buried at the Old Brick Reformed Church Cemetery,
Marlboro, Monmouth County, New Jersey. They had one son and
one daughter together.
vi: John Walter was born in c.1875. John was 17 years old on the
1892 census. He was living with his parents, Charles, and Susan
Walter, and was listed as a farmer. No other information for John
was found.
vii: William Walter was born in January, 1878. William was living
with his parents in 1900 and he was listed as a farm laborer. No
additional information found.
viii: Henry Christopher Walter was born on 15 September, 1882.
Henry died on 22 April,1947. Henry was listed as a farm laborer
on his WWI draft registration. He was listed as self-employed on
his WWII draft registration. Henry is buried at the St. Paul’s
Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Elmont, New York. No family
was found.
ix: Jacob Walter was born on 7 September, 1884. Jacob was
married to Mary (maiden name unknown) c.1922. Jacob died in
c.1962. Mary’s death date unknown. Burial location for Jacob and
Mary unknown.
x: Annie Walter was born c.1887. In 1920, Anna was living with
her brother Jacob and her mother in North Hempstead. No
additional information found.
2: Marie Wenner birth year is based on the 5 July, 1864, ship
manifest, of the steamship, New York. Marie’s age was listed as 20
years old, which would make her birth c.1844. No additional
information found for Marie.
3: Peter Wenner was born in February, 1846. Peter immigrated alone
from Crumstadt, Hessen, to New York about three months earlier than
his family. He arrived on 28 March, 1864, aboard the steamship
America. Peter married Louisa Amelia Seufert (Seifert) on 8 July, 1871
in the City of New York. In 1900 Peter was a farmer in the Hempstead
area of New York. He farmed in the Brookhaven area until his death.
Peter died on 31 August, 1924, in Brookhaven, New York. Louisa
Amelia Wenner died in 1910. Peter and Louise Amelia are buried at
the St. John’s Methodist Church Cemetery, Valley Stream, New York.
Peter and Louise had nine children together.
i: Peter Wenner was born on 23 August, 1871. Peter died on 15
September, 1871. He was 22 days old. Peter is buried at the St.
Paul’s Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Elmont, New York.
ii: Amelia Wenner was born in 1874. Amelia married George Klein
on 26 October, 1898, at the St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church in
Elmont, New York. Amelia died on 22 February, 1900. George
died on 5 January, 1906, and was buried on 7, January, 1906.
Amelia and George are buried at the St. John’s Methodist Church
Cemetery, Valley Stream, New York.
iii: Mary Wenner was born in September of 1875. No additional
information found.
iv: Elizabeth Wenner was born on 8 November, 1877. Elizabeth
married John Michael Jacobs on 17 January, 1911. John was
born on 25 August, 1873. In 1920 Elizabeth and John were living
in Jamaica, New York and John was working as a carpenter. In
the 1930 and 1940’s John was working as a florist. Elizabeth died
on 5 January, 1941. Elizabeth is buried at the St. John’s
Methodist Church Cemetery, Valley Stream, New York. No
children found.
v: Louisa Katherina Wenner was born on 27 November, 1879.
Louisa married Herbert Hicks on 12 October, 1905. Herbert was
born on 26 May, 1873. Herbert was a teamster for a contracting in
1910. From 1930 to the 1950’s, Louisa and Herbert were living in
Oyster Bay, New York. Herbert was a horticulturist for a nursery.
In the 1940’c and 1950’s, Herbert was a watchman for a state
institution. Louise died in 1958. Herbert died on 31 December,
1956. Louise and Herbert are buried at the Amityville Cemetery,
Amityville, New York. Louisa and Herbert had three daughters
together.
vi: Theodor Wenner was born on 25 May,1882. Theodor is not
listed on the 1892 or 1900 census. Probably died before 1892.
vii: Lotte “Lottie” Catherina Wenner was born on 3 January, 1884.
Lotte was the name used on the St. Paul’s Church birth record.
Census documents used Lottie and Charlotte. Charlotte was living
with her father into 1915. In 1920 she was living with her brother
Emil. No additional information found.
viii: Florence Wenner was born on 10 April, 1885. Florence
married Frederick Stewart in 1908. Frederick was an electrician
for the phone company in 1910. From 1920, Frederick was an
equipment engineer for the telephone company. Florence died on
19 December, 1966. Frederick died on 1 September, 1947. They
are both buried at the Plain Lawn Cemetery, Hicksville, New York.
Florence and Frederick had two sons and a daughter.
ix: Emil Arthur Wenner was born on 22 September, 1888. Emil
married Mary A. Blanchard c.1918. In the 1920-1930’s Emil was a
farmer in the Brookhaven area of New York. Emil died in March
of 1949 and Mary died in June of 1982. They buried at the Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Coram, New York. Emil and Mary had four
sons and a daughter.
4: Jacob Wenner was born in c.1850. His mother was Elizabeth
Kraft. Jacob married Elizabeth Buck on 26 April, 1874 at the St.
Paul’s Reformed Church in Jamaica, New York. Jacob was a farm
laborer. Jacob died on 13 November, 1890, Queens, New York.
Elizabeth died on 11 January, 1927, at Melville, Suffolk, New York.
Jacob and Elizabeth are buried at the St. Paul’s Presbyterian
Church Cemetery in Elmont, New York. Jacob and Elizabeth had
a one son and two daughters together.
i: Mary “Mammie” Wenner was born in January 1876. She
married George Frank Stiehler (1876-1952) on 25 January, 1899.
They were married at the St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church, Elmont,
New York. George was a farmer in the Hempstead area of New
York. Mary died on 3 December, 1959. Mary and George are
buried at the Greenfield Cemetery, Uniondale, New York. They
had one son together.
ii: Theresa “Daisy” Wenner was born on 4 February, 1879.
Theresa married Henry Frank Jr. (1877-1950) about 1901. Frank
was a farmer in the North Hempstead area. Mary died about 1933
in Northport, New York. No burial information for Theresa or
Frank. They had two sons together.
iii: Frank Charles Wenner was born on 25 August, 1881. Frank
married Anna Marie Young (1891-1951) on March 1912. Frank
and Anna were married at the St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church in
Elmont, New York. Frank was a farmer in the Hempstead and
Huntington areas of New York. Frank died on 19 May, 1936 and
is buried at the St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church in Elmont, New
York. No burial information for Anna Wenner. Together, they had a
son and a daughter.
5: Margarethe Wenner was born on 25 January February, 1851.
Margarethe mother was Barbara Kraft. Margarethe married her first
husband, Peter Rudolph, on 14 September, 1870. Peter was a cigar
maker. Margarethe and Rudolph had one son together.
i: Peter Rudolph was born in August, 1880. Peter was working as
wagon painter. No additional Information.
Margarethe married her second husband, Anton Quidemus, at the St.
Paul’s Presbyterian Church on 10 April, 1881. Anton was born in July,
1844. Anton ran his own nursery and was a well know florist.
Margarethe died on 26 March, 1913. Anton died on 4 February, 1920.
Margarethe and Anton are buried at the St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church
Cemetery, Elmont, New York. Margarethe and Anton had four children
together.
i: Anton Heinrich Quidemus was born on 21 December, 1883.
Anton married Mattie Lanoce on 26 September, 1909. Mattie was
born in c.1880. From 1920 to the 1940’s Anton Was an
automobile mechanic. On the 1950 census, Anton was unable to
work. Anton died on 15 April, 1951. Mattie died on 31 December,
1956. Anton and Mattie are buried at the St. Paul's Presbyterian
Church Cemetery, Elmont, New York. Anton and Mattie had one
son together.
ii: Edward Anton Quidemus was born on 8 October, 1886. Edward
died on 19 April, 1990. Edward is buried at the St. Paul’s Church
Cemetery, Elmont, New York.
iii: Elsie Marie Quidemus was born in c.1893. Elsie married
George Simon Jr. on 31 March, 1913. George worked as a
plumber. George died on 4 March, 1919 and is buried at the St.
Paul’s Presbyterian church Cemetery, Elmont, New York. No
additional information on Elsie.
iv: Jacob Franz Quidemus was born on 17 May, 1889. St. Paul’s.
Married Edith Bertha Butehorn on 4 April, 1913. Edith was born
on 29 April, 1892. On Jacob’s WWI draft registration, dated 5
June, 1917, he claimed that he was physically unable to work due
to sickness. Jacob died on 13 January, 1918. He is buried at the
St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Elmont, New York.
Edith died on 11 December, 1973. She is buried at the All-Faiths
Cemetery, Middle Village. New York under her second marriage
name of Meyer. No children found.
Peter and Catherina Wenner’s Seven Children:
1: Louisa Wenner was born in August 1857. Louisa married William
Thomas 20 December, 1880, in New York City, New York. Louisa and
William lived in Flushing in 1892 and William was working as a hotel
keeper. From the 1900 though the 1910 census, Louisa and William
were living in North Hempstead on Middle Neck Road and William still
worked as a Hotel Keeper. Louisa and William had four children
together. Children from the 1900 census:
From the 1900 census:
i: William Thomas born in December, 1891.
ii: Arthur Thomas born in March, 1888.
iii: George Thomas born in June, 1890.
iv: Isabelle Thomas born in March, 1895
No additional information found.
2: Elisa Wenner was born in c.1859. This is based on the 1864 ship
manifest where her age is listed as five years old. Elisa’s mother is
listed as Catherine Sneider on her death certificate. Elisa married John
Moore c.1880 and he was born on 4 February, 1851. John worked as a
laborer at various jobs in the Borough of Queens from 1910 through
the 1920’s. Elisa died on 21 September, 1934 and her burial was on 23
September, 1934. John died on 31 January, 1934. Elisa Moore and her
husband, John Moor(e), are buried at the St. Paul’s Church Cemetery
in Elmont, New York.
Elisa and John had nine children but only five were alive on the 1900
census. The five are listed below.
i: Florence Amelia Moore was born in May,1883. Florence married
Robert Anthony Graf c.1906. Robert was born on 6 July. 1878. In
1910-1915 Robert was a helper in a green house and was a florist.
Robert was a carpenter from 1920 through 1940. Florence died on 30
November, 1963. Robert died on 18 January, 1964. Three sons and
two daughters.
ii: Leona Catherine “Kate” Moore was born in July, 1885. Leona
married Peter Henry Graf on 14 May, 1908. Peter was born on 14
June, 1884. From the 1910 to 1950 census occupation was list as
a florist. Leona died on 30 April, 1982 in Grand Junction,
Colorado. Peter died in February, 1969. Leona and Peter are
buried at the Crown Hill Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Colorado. Leona
and Peter had one daughter together.
iii: Leonard Moore was born on 3 October, 1891. From 1910
through 1940, Leonard worked as a nurseryman and florist. In
1940, Leonard was still single and was living with his Aunt
Barbara Wenner in Queens, New York. Leonard died on 16 July,
1945. Leonard is buried at the St. Paul’s Church Cemetery,
Elmont, New York. Leonard had no wife or children.
iv: Hilda Barbary (Moor) Moore was born on 26 August 1894.
Hilda worked for a candy manufacturer as a baker and packer.
She was single when she died of a heart attack, at age 31, on the
main station platform at a Long Island Railway in Queens New
York. Hilda died on 3 December, 1925. She is buried at the St.
Paul’s Church Cemetery in Elmont, New York.
v: Viola Bertha Moore was born on 17 November, 1896. In 1920,
Viola had a clerical job in a paper factory. Viola married William
Rausch on 25 August, 1921. William Rausch was born in c.1880.
William died on 31 December, 1923. William is buried at the St.
Paul’s Church Cemetery, Elmont, New York. No additional
information on Viola.
3: Barbara Wenner was born on 15 December, 1861. In 1900,
Barbara lived with her mother, Catherine, in Hempstead, New York.
After her mother died in 1904, Barbara lived with her sister Elise and
her husband John Moore into the early 1940’s. She was living with her
niece, Mrs. Rober Graf, when she died on 8 March, 1944. Barbara was
never married.
4: Henry Wenner was born in January 1866. Henry married Amelia
Lousia Hoffman on 27 August, 1886. Amelia Louisa Hoffman was born
in June of 1866. Henry and Amelia (Emilie) were married at the St.
Paul’s Presbyterian Church in Elmont, New York, on 27 August, 1886.
Henry was a farmer in Port Washington, on Middle Neck Road, from
1900 until his death in 1941. Henry died on 19 December, 1941.
Amelia died in Port Washington, New York, on 4 November, 1959.
When she died at age 93, she had forty Grand Children, sixty Great
Grandchildren and nine Great-Great Grand Children. Henry and
Amelia are buried at the Greenfield Cemetery, Uniondale, New York.
They names are inscribed on the Roepke tombstone and they are
buried in the Roepke cemetery plot. They had thirteen children
together:
i: Charles Wenner was born on 30 September, 1884. In 1920,
Charles was a motor truck chauffeur. Charles married Louise
Fischer on 13 April, 1923. Louise was born in 1891. Charles was
a truck farmer during the 1930-1940’s in Port Washington, New
York. Charles died on 19 August,1969, at the Bayside Gardens
Nursing Home. Louise died in 1963. Charles and Louise are
buried at the Flushing Cemetery, Queens, New York. Charles and
Louise deaths are inscribed on the Fischer family tombstone. No
children found.
ii: Katherine Emilie Wenner was born on 13 October, 1887.
Katherine married Leon Richedieu on 5 March, 1904. Leon was
born on 11 January, 1882. In 1910, Leon was a driver for a farm.
Leon was listed as a welder in 1920. Leon was living in Port
Washington in 1930 and was working as a Mason Helper. Leon
was on government relief in 1940. Katherine died in January,
1982. Leon died on 25 May, 1940. Katherine and Leon had three
sons and two daughters together.
iii: Henry Charles Wenner Jr. was born on 4 April 1889. Henry
married Emma Langley Livingstone on 26 November, 1913.
Emma was born on 3 June, 1892. Henry and Emma lived in the
Port Washington area of New York. Henry worked as a plumber.
Henry died on 25 April, 1941. Emma died on 16 September, 1946.
No children found.
iv: Peter Louis Wenner Born on 19 October, 1891. Peter married
Dora Kateryniuck before 1930 and after 1925. Dora was born
c.1891 in Poland. Dora was a widow with two sons when she
arrived in America in 1916. In 1930 and 1940, Peter and Dora
were living in Port Washington. During this period, Peter was
working as a gardener and Dora was housekeeping for a private
family. In 1950, Peter was working on road maintenance as a
mechanic. Peter died on 11 November, 1967 and is buried at the
Pinelawn Memorial Park and Arboretum, East Farmingdale, New
York. No children found for Peter and Dora.
v: Arthur Jacob Wenner was born on 27 July, 1893. During WWI,
Arthur was inducted in the army on 28 September, 1917. He
served overseas from 28 March 1918 to 30 April 1919. He was
discharged on 9 May. 1919. Arthur married Kathleen Wenner
c.1922. Kathleen was born in England c.1892. During 1925,
Arhtur was a general contractor. In 1930 and 1940, Arthur was a
gardener on a private estate. Arthur died on 20 October, 1973.
Kathleen died on 4 December, 1946. Arthur and Kathleen are
buried at the Long Island National Cemetery, Farmingdale, New
York. They had no children.
vi: Mildred May Wenner was born on 10 March, 1895. Mildred
married James Sherrard c.1926. This was James second
marriage. James was born on 2 May 1896. In 1930 James was
chauffeur in trucking. In 1940 and 1950 James was foreman for a
trucking company. Mildred and James lived in North Hempstead.
New York. Mildred died on 25 July, 1982. James died on 23
October, 1958. Mildred and James had three sons and two
daughters.
vii: Bertha Louisa Wenner was born on 14 born May, 1896. Bertha
married Otto Roepke on 20 January, 1919. Otto was born on 10
May, 1895. In 1920, Otto was a chauffeur for a private family.
From 1930 to 1950, Otto was a driver for a coal Company. Bertha
died on 14 May, 1971. Bertha is buried at the Greenfield
Cemetery, Uniondale, New York. Otto died in January, 1975.
Bertha and Otto had one son and four daughters.
viii: Emma Lena Wenner was born on 21 September, 1898.
Emma married James F. Fleming on 12 May, 1922. Emma died
on 27 January, 1992. No additional information found for Emma
and James.
ix: Emil Wilhelm Wenner born on 6 December, 1899. Emil married
Rose Boriotti on 22 June, 1922. Emil was a farmhand and farmer
from 1915 through the 1930’s in the Port Washington area of New
York. In the 1940’s, Emil was an operator for the Metropolitan
Sand & Gravel Company in Port Washington. Emil died on 21
May, 1961. Emil and Rose had two sons and a daughter.
x: Blossom M. Wenner was born on 24 February, 1902. Blossom
married William Allen on 7 July, 1920. William came to America
from London, England, when he was nine years old. William was
a chauffeur in the 1920 and 1930’s. The 1940 census lists William
owning his own radio repair shop. Blossom died in December,
1985. William Allen died on 26 June, 1968. William is Buried in
the Pinelawn Cemetery, Farmingdale, New York. Blossom and
William had two sons and a daughter.
xi: Minnie A. Wenner Brew 5 September, 1904. Minnie married
Arthur Louis Brew on 22 September, 1923 and he went by Louis.
Louis was born on 22 January, 1902. In 1930, Louis was an
automobile mechanic. In the 1940’s Louis was a driver for the
Lewis Oil and Coal Company. Louis was a mechanic for a radio
parts factory in 1950. Minnie died in March, 1973. Arthur Louis
died in October, 1974. Minnie and Louis had one son together.
xii: Clifford Wenner was born in 1908 died in 1908. Clifford is
buried at the Greenfield Cemetery, Uniondale, New York. Clifford
is buried at the Roepke plot.
xiii: Louis Edward Wenner was born on 10 December, 1909. Louis
married Anna M. Jacobs on 12 July, 1936. Anna was born in
c.1914. Louis was working as a farmer on his father’s farm in
1930. In 1940, Louis was a superintendent on a private estate.
Anna died c.1946. Louis and Anna had two daughters together.
Louis married his second wife, Lola Ann Carpenter, on 22 March,
1951 at Sarasota, Florida. Louis and Lola had three sons and one
daughter together. Louis retired as an automotive repairman.
Louis died on 6 December, 1992 in Deltona, Florida. He is buried
at the Deltona Memorial Gardens, Orange City, Florida.
5: Catherine Wenner c.1868 died 21 March, 1881. She was thirteen
years old. St. Paul’s Church Record. Buried at Van Nostrand’s Yard.
6: Bertha Wenner was born c.1875. No additional found.
7: John Wenner was born on 9 January 1875. John married Theresa
Finnegan on 24 October, 1918. John worked as a brewer in a brewery
until his death. Theresa died on 6 September, 1920. John died on 17
December, 1937 and was cremated at the Ferncliff Crematory, New
York.