Robert Cumming Schenck (1809 - 1890)

Born 4 Oct 1809 in Franklin, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Renelsche W. (Smith) Schenck — married 21 Aug 1834 in Nissequogue, New York, USA

Died 23 Mar 1890 at age 80 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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Biography

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Major General Robert Schenck served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 1861
Mustered out: 1863
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 8th Army Corps, 102d Ohio Volunteer Infantry

Robert Cummings Schenck, a Union Army general in the American Civil War, and American diplomatic representative to Brazil and the United Kingdom, was born on October 4, 1809, in Franklin, Ohio, to Gen., William C. Schenck and ElizabethRogers. He married Renelche Smith on August 21, 1834, in Setauket, New York. They had six children in 16 years. He was commissioned Brigdier General by President Lincoln in 1861, and resigned his commisson as Major General in 1863. He died on March 23, 1890, in Washington, District of Columbia, having lived a long life of 80 years, and was buried in Dayton, Ohio.

Birth

• Robert Cummings Schenck was born on October 4, 1809, in Franklin, Ohio, to Elizabeth Rogers, age 32, and Gen. William Cortenus Schenck, age 37.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]}

Military

• Robert Cummings Schenck served in the military in Ohio. Volunteering his services at the outbreak in 1861, President commissioned him Brigadier General of Volunteers. He commanded troops at the First and Second Battles of Bull Run and at Cross Keys. He was promoted to Major General and put in command of the Eighth Army. He resigned his commission in December of 1863 take his elected seat in the House of Representatives..^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]}

Marriage

• Robert married Renelche Smith in Setauket, New York, on August 21, 1834, when he was 24 years old.GEN Robert Cummings Schenck was born on October 4, 1809, in Franklin, Ohio, to Elizabeth Rogers, age 32, and Gen. William Cortenus Schenck, age 37.^{[1][2][4][6][11]}

Death

• Gen Robert Cummings Schenck died of diptheria on March 23, 1890, in Washington, District of Columbia, when he was 80 years old.^{[1][2][3][4][6][7][8]}

Burial

• Gen Schenck is buried in Section 34, Lot 351 of Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum in Dayton, Montgomery County.^{[12][2][3][6][7][8]}

Offices Held

• Robert was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives in 1839, serving until 1843.^[7]
• Robert was elected in 1841 to the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio, being reelected and serving to 1851, when he was appointed as Minister to Brazil.^{[2][3][4][5][6][7]}
• Robert was appointed as minister to Brazil in 1851 by President Fillmore. He held position until 1854.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]}
• Gen Schenck was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, again, from Ohio. He resigned his commission in December 1863 to served this position and be reelected. He served until 1870, when President Granted appointed him Minister to England.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]}
• Gen Schenck was appointed as Minister to England by President Grant in 1870. He served in this position until 1875.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]}

Education

• Robert entered Miami University in Oxford, Ohio in November, 1824 and graduated in September, 1827 with a BA. He stayed on, teaching, to complete his MA degree in 1830.^{[3][1][2][4][5][6][7]}

Family

• Robert and Reneiche had the following issue:^[1]
  1. Mary Smith, b. 1832, Dayton. Ohio, d. 1913.
  2. Elizabeth Rogers, b. 1837, Dayton, Ohio, d. 1921.
  3. Julia Crane, b. 1839, Dayton. Ohio, d. 1905.
  4. Mary S., b. 1845, Dayton, Ohio; d. 1848.
  5. Sally L., b. 1845, Dayton, Ohio, d. 1931.
  6. RENNELCHE, b. 1848, Dayton, Ohio, d. 1849.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8} Schenck, A. D., The Rev. William Schenck, His Ancestry and his Descendants, Rufus H. Darby, Publisher; Washington; 1883. Page 100-105. https://books.googleusercontent.com/books/content?req=AKW5QaeVcUE5HCtfhi53ntCz_03DFkWhVxln46fjfDK2HuevX1sNhJch61h8bKsrdyxRLEA_SJhrXZsuApmNGiKDBj4oex_hHREbVdGP6CF21582di52VwpwrBAV34OOhqG07Kt0sMt9aO0OIWEvgXJYwFmPBjnqCy5J4EjUTqKvSAlqT4embom5Qlwqb84C0CuDbkvdQlMRbfBZB3bJw_i_0TgPG_XzJCkbceMZn7znDQodCQmbANmxOxI-OkmuhZTAhdvn2oSz0JCve7fek_ud5sgDNZm0sw2OVYtSAcfBk_RDEHnb238
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9} Harry Searles. "Robert Cumming Schenck October 4, 1809 - March 23, 1890", American History Central; R.Squared Communications, LLC; https://www.americanhistorycentral.com/entries/robert-cumming-schenck/
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8} History, Art & Archives, U.S. House of Representatives, “SCHENCK, Robert Cumming,” https://history.house.gov/People/Listing/S/SCHENCK,-Robert-Cumming-(S000118)/ (June 17, 2021)
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8} The New Netherland Institute, Robert Cumming Schenck; https://www.newnetherlandinstitute.org/history-and-heritage/dutch_americans/robert-cumming-schenck/
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6} "Robert C. Schenck", Ohio History Central, 17 June 2021, http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Robert_C._Schenck
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9} Wikipedia contributors, "Robert C. Schenck," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Robert_C._Schenck&oldid=1018526666 (accessed June 17, 2021)
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.9} Joyner, Fred B. Robert Cumming Schenck, First Citizen and Statesman of the Miami Valley. Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Quarterly 58 (July 1949): 286-97
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2} Graves Registration Cards Collection, Ohio History Connection, Columbus, Ohio. https://www.fold3.com/image/616024246?xid=1022
9. ↑ Fold3, Robert Cumming Schenck (https://www.fold3.com/memorial/655689083/robert-cumming-schenck-civil-war-stories : accessed June 17, 2021), database and images, https://www.fold3.com/memorial/655689083/robert-cumming-schenck-civil-war-stories
10. ↑ Department of Commerce and Labor, Bureau of the Census. Official Register of the United States, Containing a List of the Officers and Employees in the Civil, Military, and Naval Service. Digitized books (77 volumes). Oregon State Library, Salem, Oregon.
11. ↑ Presbyterian Historical Society; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1907; Book Title: Register of Marriages; Accession Number: VAULT BX 9211 .N71733 P72 v.1
12. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/3728/robert-cumming-schenck : accessed 17 June 2021), memorial page for Robert Cumming Schenck (4 Oct 1809–23 Mar 1890), Find a Grave Memorial ID 3728, citing Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave .

• Trial of E. M. Yerger: Before a Military Commission for the Killing of Bv't-Col. Joseph G. Crane, at Jackson, Miss., June 8th, 1869
• Sarah Schenck Crane, The Crane Family History (1911), p. 34.
• Historical Data Systems, comp.. American Civil War General Officers [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.
• United States. Congress. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 2005.