Frank Gerdes Renken (1853 - 1906)

Born 1 Nov 1853 in Germany

Husband of Rebecca Catherina (Carstens) Renken — married 12 Oct 1884 in Pocahontas County, Iowa, USA

Husband of Huldah M. (Deimel) Worsencroft — married 12 Jun 1889 in Manson, Calhoun, Iowa, USA

Died 27 Oct 1906 at age 52 in Manson, Calhoun County, Iowa, USA

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Biography

Frank Renken has German Roots.

Frank Gerdes Renken was born as German on 1 Nov 1853 in Germany.

Born as Ranken, name changed to Renken sometime after immigration and with this name also on the headstone.

He emigrated from Germany to USA.

1st Marriage to Rebecca Catherina Carstens (1862-1885) on 12 October 1884 in Pocahontas County, Iowa, USA.

2nd Marriage to Huldah Deimel (1873 - 1949) on 12 Jun 1889 in Manson, Calhoun County, Iowa, USA.

Frank passed away, aged 52, on 27 Oct 1906 in Manson, Calhoun County, Iowa, USA.

BURIAL: Rose Hill Cemetery, Manson, Calhoun County, Iowa, USA

Sources

• 1880 United States Census,
  database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDLC-MW5 : 14 January 2022), Frank Ranken in household of Gerd J. Ranken, Lizard, Pocahontas, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm
• 1895 Iowa State Census,
  database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTS2-W8L : 20 February 2021), Frank G Ranken, Calhoun, Iowa, United States; citing p. 430, 1895, State Historical Society, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,020,337
• 1900 United States Census,
  database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M927-8B5), Frank Renken
• 1905 Iowa State Census,
  database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2SZ5-HK5 : 20 February 2021), Frank G Ranken, Calhoun, Iowa, United States; citing card #451, State Historical Department, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,430,309
• Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934,
  database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJ7B-B92 : 6 November 2017), Frank G. Ranken and Catherine Carstens, 12 Oct 1884, Pocahontas Co., Iowa, United States; citing reference 259, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,401,832
• Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992,
  database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XV3M-PHG : 13 January 2020), Frank G. Renken, Spouse's Name: Huldah Deimel, Marriage: 12 Jun 1889
• FamilySearch ID L8WP-PV8 - Frank Gerdes Renken
• Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951,
  database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPZY-J4Z6 : 18 October 2019), Frank Gerdes Ranken, 27 Oct 1906, Manson, Calhoun, Iowa, United States; citing certificate #, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 102842707
• Iowa Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990",
  database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XVWP-8X8 : 16 January 2020), Frank G Rankin*, 1906 - *wrong spelled
• Find a Grave, database and images, memorial page for Frank Gerdes Renken (1 Nov 1853–27 Oct 1906), Find A Grave: Memorial #23552519, citing Rose Hill Cemetery, Manson, Calhoun County, Iowa, USA ; Maintained by Burt (contributor 46867609)

Acknowledgments

Thanks to A.W.Gürth for starting this profile.