Individual Details
Fenche Tenke Cath "Fanny" Gerriets
(31 Oct 1863 - 5 Jun 1935)
Events
| Birth | 31 Oct 1863 | Etzel, Wittmund, Weser-Ems, Niedersachsen, Germany |  | ||
| Marriage | 31 Oct 1887 | Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Dirk Harms Schafer | | ||
| Census (family) | 25 Jun 1900 | Cass Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Dirk Harms Schafer |  | ||
| Census (family) | 1920 | Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Dirk Harms Schafer | | ||
| Census (family) | 1925 | Monticello, Jones, Iowa, United States - Dirk Harms Schafer | | ||
| Census (family) | 1930 | Monticello, Jones, Iowa, United States - Dirk Harms Schafer | | ||
| Death | 5 Jun 1935 | Monticello, Jones, Iowa, United States | | |
Families
| Spouse | Dirk Harms Schafer (1858 - 1937) |
| Child | Harm Johann Schafer (1888 - 1891) |
| Child | Juergen Heinrich "Henry" Schafer (1890 - 1970) |
| Child | Johann Harm "John" Schafer (1893 - 1901) |
| Child | George Dietrich Schafer (1897 - 1974) |
| Child | Anna Margaretha Schaefer (1900 - 1980) |
| Father | Living |
| Mother | Grace Margaret Tuetken ( - ) |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | Living |
Notes
Census (family)
149, 149, Schaffer, Dirk, Head, WM, Dec 1858, 41, Married 13 yrs, Germany 3x, 1882 18 yrs in US Na Farmer, Own mortgage farm" , Fanny G. Wife, WF, Oct 1863, 36, M-13, 5 children born 4 living, Germany 3x, 1882 18 yrs in US
" , Henry , Son, WM, Feb 1890, 10, single, IA Germ Germ, Farm Laborer
" , John H, Son, WM, May 1893, 7, single, IA Germ Germ
" , George D, Son, Jan 1897, 3, single, IA, Germ Germ
" , Anna M, Daughter, WF, Feb 1900, 3/12, single, IA Germ Germ
Census (family)
Dirk Schafer Head Male 61 GermanyFanny Schafer Wife Female 56 Germany
George D Schafer Son Male 22 Iowa
Anna M Schafer Daughter Female 19 Iowa
Census (family)
119 SCHAFER DIRK 66 GER H SCHAFER, HARM, GER, JOHNSON, ETTA, GER GER120 SCHAFER FANNIE 61 GER W GERRIETTS, DURGN, GER TUTKENN, MARGARET, GER GER
Census (family)
Dirk Schafer Head Male 71 Germany, Imm 1883 NaFannie Schafer Wife Female 66 Germany imm 1882 Na
Death
Fenche GerriettsMrs. Dirk Schafer
Mrs. Dirk Schafer passed away June 5 at her home on South Chestnut Street, Monticello. She was born at Etzel, Germany 31 October 1863. her parents were Jurgen and Grace Margaret (Tuetken) Gerrietts. She was baptized at Etzel, Germany by Rev. Hibben at the Lutheran Church. On August 15, 1882 she immigrated to the US at age 18, settling in Pekin, Illinois with some uncles. She was accompanied to this country by her brother, John Gerrietts. Later came to Wayne Township to visit friends and found work in the home of John Bates. Mrs. Schafer was married October 31, 1877. Mr. and Mrs. Schafer were the parents of five children—Harm, died in 1890; John, died in 1901; Henry, of Scotch Grove Township; George, who lives on home place in Wayne; and Mrs. Carl Gerdes (Hanna) who lives in Cass. She is also survived by a brother and sisters. John of Manito, Illinois; George and Mrs. Anna Hinrichs, Parma, Missouri; Mrs. George (Minnie) Helle, Peoria, Illinois.
Submitted by: Steve Hanken
Source: Monticello Express, 6 June 1935
Note: Mrs. Schafer's first name was Fenche.
Endnotes
1. Jones Co. Iowa Census, Jones Co. Iowa GenWeb online [http://iowajones.org/census/census.htm], accessed.
2. Steve Hanken, "Jones Co. Iowans," e-mail messages from
3. Jones Co. Iowa Census, Jones Co. Iowa GenWeb online [http://iowajones.org/census/census.htm], accessed.
4. Steve Hanken, "Jones Co. Iowans," e-mail messages from
5. "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, Family Search, (https://familysearch.org: accessed 23 March 2020), Dirk Harm Shafer and Fanny Cath Garricts, 21 Oct 1887, Wayne Twp, Jones, Iowa, United States; citing reference 117, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,255,529..
6. Steve Hanken, "Jones Co. Iowans," e-mail messages from