Family:Frank Kennerk and Genevieve Gladieux (1)

Frank and Genevieve were married by Rev. Allgeier. It was the first marriage for both of them. Frank was 28 years old and Genevieve was 24. Frank was a farmer.

In 1942, when Frank registered for the draft for World War II, he was a farmer working for himself in Jefferson Township in Allen County, Indiana.

In 1946 and 1950, Frank and family were residing in Monroeville, Indiana. In 1946 he was a packer at the International Harvester Company. In 1950 he was a warehouseman there.

Frank and Genevieve had three children, one daughter and two sons.

Frank's obituary reads, "FRANK KENNERK. Frank Kennerk, 55, of R. R. 1, Monroeville, died at 8:25 p.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph's Hospital. A native of Jefferson Township, he moved to Monroeville about four years ago. He was a farmer and an employee of the International Harvester Company. He belonged to St. Rose Catholic Church at Monroeville and its Holy Name Society. Surviving are his wife, Genevieve; a daughter, Mrs. Geraldine Mulligan, Detroit; two sons, Donald and Robert, at home; a grandchild; his mother, Anna Kennerk, New Haven; three brothers, Paul, New Haven, Cornelius, Fort Wayne, and Clarence, Roanoke; and three sisters, Mrs. Bertha Scahak, Mrs. Mildred Rosswurm and Mrs. Gertrude Mattingly, New Haven. The body was taken to the Mongoven Funeral Home in New Haven." [Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, Wednesday 8 November 1950, pg. 28]

Genevieve's obituary reads, "MRS. GENEIEVE KENNERK. Mrs. Geneieve Kennerk, 72, of Monroeville, died at 7 p.m. yesterday in Turtle Creek Nursing Home where she had been a patient since September. She was a native of Allen County and belonged to the St. Rose Catholic Church and its Rosary Society, Monroeville. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. John Mulligan, Bryan, Ohio; two sons Donald of Monroeville and Robert of Fort Wayne; two sisters, Mrs. Bernette Rorick and Mrs. Lela Henry, both of New Haven, and 10 grandchildren. The body is at Marquart Funeral Home, Monroeville." [Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, Sunday 14 November 1971, pg. 10A]

They are both buried in Besancon Cemetery at St. Louis Catholic Church in New Haven, Indiana.

1.   Marriage Record, in Indiana, United States. Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941 [database on-line]. (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2005)
   9 May 1923.

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2.   1920 U S Federal Census, in Froyle, Hampshire, England. Census 1841-1901
   5A, 18 Feb 1920.

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3.   1930 U S Federal Census, in Froyle, Hampshire, England. Census 1841-1901
   10B, 15 Apr 1930.

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4.   Draft Registration, in United States. World War II Draft Registration Cards
   Roll WW2_2281950, 1942.

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