SCHWENK, Charles August

1879 - 1954  (74 years)

• Name	SCHWENK, Charles August
  Birth	1 Aug 1879	Kirksville, Adair County, MO
  Gender	Male
  Death	5 Jan 1954	Independence, Jackson County, MO
  Person ID	I1270	Laur from Germany
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2020

  
  

  Father	SCHWENK, Carl August,   b. 3 Aug 1840, Kayh, Baden-Württemberg, Germany d. 30 Jun 1922, Kansas City, Jackson County, MO (Age 81 years)
  Mother	RAUB, Christiana,   b. 1845, Germany d. 9 Dec 1924, Kansas City, Jackson County, MO (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1876	prob Missouri
  Family ID	F105	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	CORDES, Louise Caroline,   b. 1882   d. 15 Nov 1935, Independence, Jackson County, MO (Age 53 years)
  Marriage	28 Feb 1904	MO
  Children	1. SCHWENK, Cordes Joseph,   b. 9 Sep 1905, Independence, Jackson County, MO d. 5 Jul 1987, Independence, Jackson County, MO (Age 81 years)   2. SCHWENK, Dorris Bernice,   b. 23 Jun 1914, Independence, Jackson County, MO d. 16 Dec 1995, Bellflower, Los Angeles County, CA (Age 81 years)   3. SCHWENK, Helen Louise,   b. 21 Mar 1920, Maywood, Jackson County, MO d. 10 Jul 2002, CA (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F726	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Nov 2024

  
  

  Family 2	GARNET, Christie Inez   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	17 Jan 1942	Kansas City, Jackson County, MO
  Family ID	F77373	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Nov 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Charles was born in Kirksville, Missouri. Later, he moved to the Kansas City area. Charles and his younger brother, Joseph, pursued careers in the metal works area as tinners, turners or proprietors of hardware or metal works businesses. Coincidentally, their cousins, children of their Aunt Louise Schwenk Timmer who also lived in Kansas City, were engaged in similar businesses. He married Louisa Cordes on February 28, 1904. They had four children, one died as an infant. Louisa was just 53 years old when she passed away at her home at 1809 Northern, Independence, Mo. Louisa died in 1935 at the age of 53. When he was 61, Charles married Christie Inez Hartley, 47 years old, on January 17, 1942 in Maywood Baptist Church. They had no children together. Those surviving Charles were listed as: (2nd) wife, Christie I. Hartley Schwenk; son Cordes J. Schwenk of Independence (MO), daughters Mrs. T.W. Forester of Bellflower, CA and Mrs J.M. Keeley of Bronx, NY; two stepsons Kenneth Hartley, Denver, CO; Milton Hartley, Las Vegas, NE; brother Joseph W. Schwenk of 9501 E 18th Street (Independence) and two sisters, Mrs. J.W. Taylor of Los Angeles, CA and Mrs. Martin (Emma) Stoeltzing, 3440 Montgall, Kansas City, MO. There are 9 grandchildren.