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Timothy J. Wenger

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Birth	:	18 Feb 1864 Harrisonburg, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
Death	:	11 Feb 1956 Fentress, Chesapeake City, Virginia, USA
Burial	:	Mount Pleasant Mennonite Church Cemetery, Chesapeake, Chesapeake City, USA
Coordinate	:	36.7143430, -76.1475230
Plot	:	E-19
Description	:	Wenger, Timothy J., son of Jacob and Hannah (Brenneman) Wenger, was born near Harrisonburg, Va., on Feb. 18, 1864; passed away at his home near Fentress, Va., on Feb. 11, 1956; aged 91 y. 11m. 23 d. Death was preceded by an illness of about 5 weeks, up to which time he had enjoyed good health, and had been a regular attendant of church and Sunday school each Sunday. In 1886 he was married to Mary Powell. To this union were born 2 sons and 8 daughters. He was preceded in death by his wife in 1923, and 2 daughters.... Read More	Wenger, Timothy J., son of Jacob and Hannah (Brenneman) Wenger, was born near Harrisonburg, Va., on Feb. 18, 1864; passed away at his home near Fentress, Va., on Feb. 11, 1956; aged 91 y. 11m. 23 d. Death was preceded by an illness of about 5 weeks, up to which time he had enjoyed good health, and had been a regular attendant of church and Sunday school each Sunday. In 1886 he was married to Mary Powell. To this union were born 2 sons and 8 daughters. He was preceded in death by his wife in 1923, and 2 daughters. Surviving are one sister (Mrs. Katie Brunk, Denbigh, Va.), 8 children (Anna-Mrs. Moses Hertzler, and Mollie-Mrs. Sam Brunk, of Denbigh; Mrs. Lessie Hershberger , Harrisonburg, Va.; Etta-Mrs. Ernest Miller, Mrs. Lula Lehman, Mrs. Ida Shaddinger, Roy and Powell, all of Fentress), 34 grandchildren, 51 great-grandchildren, and many other relatives and friends. He accepted Christ in his youth and in 1900 was ordained deacon of the Springdale Mennonite Church in Augusta County. He also taught school a number of years in the Greenmount vicinity, and in Augusta County. In 1908 he moved with his family to Fentress and served as deacon of the Mt. Pleasant Church, where he remained a faithful worker and regular attendant. At the time of his death he was the oldest ordained man in the Mennonite Church and had served longest as deacon. Funeral services were conducted in the Mt. Pleasant Church by Joseph R. Driver and Clayton Bergey, with burial in the adjoining cemetery. Gospel Herald Volume XLIX, Number 37 September 11, 1956

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Timothy J. Wenger death on 11 Feb 1956 in Fentress, Chesapeake City, Virginia, USA
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Latitude: 36.7143430
Longitude: -76.1475230

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Mary E. Powell Wenger

(1865 - 1923)

Siblings

Anna Wenger Brenneman

(1858 - 1934)

Amos Daniel Wenger

(1867 - 1935)

Katie Wenger Brunk

(1875 - 1957)

Children

Anna Belle Wenger Hertzler

(1888 - 1962)

Hannah Etta Wenger Miller

(1892 - 1977)

Mollie Wenger Brunk

(1893 - 1969)

Lula Fannie Wenger Burkholder

(1895 - 1964)

Lydia Wenger

(1907 - 1909)

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