Lafayette Schenck (1830 - 1913)

Born 17 Jun 1830 in New Jersey, United States

Husband of Sarah S. (Vanderveer) Schenck — married 17 Nov 1853 in Freehold, Freehold Township, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States

Died 21 Feb 1913 at age 82 in Monmouth, New Jersey, United States

Biography

Lafayette Schenck was born in June 17, 1830 in New Jersey. He died February 21, 1913 in Monmouth, New Jersey at age 82.

Son of DeLafayette Schenck (1781-1862) and Eleanor Conover (1787-1873).

1850 United States Census, Atlantic Township, Monmouth, New Jersey: DeLafayette Schenck is head of household, a farmer age 68, with wife Eleanor Schenck age 62 and son Lafayette Schenck, a farmer age 20. Also in the home are 7 boarders.

Lafayette Schenck married Sarah S. Vanderveer on November 17, 1853 in Freehold, Freehold Township, Monmouth. At the time of marriage, Lafayette was 24 years old, and Sarah was 21.

Children:

1. Jane A Schenck (1856–1880).
2. Henry Irving Schenck (1867–1950).

1860 United States Census, Atlantic Township, Monmouth, New Jersey: Lafayette F. Schenck is head of household, a farmer age 30, with wife Sarah S. Schenck age 27, and daughter Jane A. Schenck age 3.

1870 United States Census, Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey: Lafayette Schenck is head of household, (see original for occupation) age 40, with wife Sarah S. Schenck age 37, and children Jane A. Schenck age 13, and Henry J. Schenck age 3.

1880 United States Census, Atlantic, Monmouth, New Jersey: Lafayette Schenck is head of household, a farmer age 50, with wife Sarah S. Schenck age 47, and children Jane A. Schenck age 23, and Henry I. Schenck age 13.

1900 New Jersey State Census, Atlantic Township, Monmouth, New Jersey: L. F. Schenck is head of household, a farmer age 70, with wife Sarah S. Schenck age 67, and son Henry R. Schenck, a machinist age 33. Also in the home is Sarah's sister Elizabeth Vanderveer age 59, and 5 boarders from Russia, Poland and Germany.

1905 New Jersey State Census, Monmouth, New Jersey. Lafayette Schenck is head of household, age 76, with wife Sarah S. Schenck age 72, and son Henry I. Schenck, a machinist age 38, with wife Helen V. D. Schenck age 25. Also in the home is Sarah's sister, Elizabeth Vanderveer age 63.

Sources

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LXQQ-4B8
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• "New Jersey Marriages, 1678-1985", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZGL-1R5 : 20 January 2020), Sarah S. Vanderver in entry for Lafayett Schanck, 1853.
• "United States Census, 1860," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9BS8-ZBS?cc=1473181&wc=7QPF-BFS%3A1589430930%2C1589431274%2C1589431605 : 24 March 2017), New Jersey > Monmouth > Atlantic > image 14 of 43; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-XXX3-W46?cc=1438024&wc=KGFY-PTL%3A518652701%2C519444001%2C519261701 : 13 June 2019), New Jersey > Monmouth > Freehold > image 29 of 110; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
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• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVV2-P32M : 27 July 2019), Lafayette Schanck, 1913; Burial, Marlboro, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States of America, Old Brick Reformed Church Cemetery; citing record ID 19979093, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.