Alfred Renfer (1864 - 1913)

Born Nov 1864 in Switzerland

Husband of Pauline (Unknown) Siebenmann — married 7 Oct 1893 (to before Feb 1901) in Cook, Illinois, United States

Husband of Elise A (Schneider) Renfer — married 5 Apr 1902 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

Descendants

Died 24 Oct 1913 at age 48 in Arlington Township, Van Buren, Michigan, United States

Biography

Alfred Renfer, son of John Renfer and Elizabeth Scheeal, was born in 1964 in Switzerland.

Immigrated into the United States in 1885.

1890 US Census age 25

Alfred married^[1] Pauline (Renfer ?) on October 7th of 1893 in Cook, Illinois, United States.

They had Children

1. ? Renfer (no dates)
2. Arthur Renfer (1896-1966)
3. ? Renfer (no dates)

1900 US Census^[2] Alfred Renfer age 36, is with his wife and son in border 'Frederick Renfer' (farm labourer) household in Falls Township (south part) Cottonwood Falls city, Chase, Kansas, United States. ("United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch([1] : Frederick Renfer, Falls Township (south part) Cottonwood Falls city, Chase, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 28, sheet 14B, family 290, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,473.)

Alfred and Pauline had separated and were divorced by February of 1901.

Alfred was married^[3] to Elise Schneider on April 5th of 1902 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States.

They had Children

1. John Renfer (1903-1945)
2. Elise Renfer (1904).
3. Alfred Renfer Jr. (1907-1942)

1910 US Census ^[4] Alfred age 45 and living with his wife and children in Arlington, Van Buren, Michigan, United States.

US State Death record ^[5]

Burial: Arlington Hill Cemetery in Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan, USA. ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1920", database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7XK-58N : Alfred Renfer and Pauline Renfer, 07 Oct 1893.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMT7-2HG : Alfred Renfer in household of Frederick Renfer, Falls Township (south part) Cottonwood Falls city, Chase, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 28, sheet 14B, family 290, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,473.
3. ↑ "Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1920", database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N74Q-RXF : Alfred Renfer and Elisa Schneider, 05 Apr 1902.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLTW-KB5 : Alfred Renfer, Arlington, Van Buren, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 148, sheet 6B, family 141, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 676; FHL microfilm 1,374,689.
5. ↑ "Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHTB-6H9 : Alfred Renfer, 1913.
6. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 11 February 2020), memorial page for Alfred Renfer (1864–1913),  Find A Grave: Memorial #183653265, citing Arlington Hill Cemetery, Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan, USA ; Maintained by KathyFournierJillson (contributor 48328375) .