Henry Wenke

1865 - 1932  (67 years)   Has 24 ancestors and 2 descendants in this family tree.

Simon Henrich Franz Wenke

1824 - 1903  (78 years)

Birth	27 Jan 1824	Mosebeck, Detmold, Germany
Died	20 Jan 1903	Nehawka, Cass Co., NE
Buried	21 Jan 1903	8 Mile Grove Cemetery, Cass Co., NE
Father	Johann Heinrich Christoph Wenke,   b. 31 Jul 1795, Mosebeck, Detmold, Germany
Mother	Catharine Sophie Sasse,   b. 14 Jan 1803, Lemgo, Lippe, Germany
Married	5 Oct 1822	Mosebeck, Detmold, Germany
Family 1	Sophie King
Children	1. Caroline Wenke,   b. 1858, Dodge Co, WI   2. Mary Wenke,   b. 11 Jul 1859, Dodge Co, WI + 3. Amelia Wenke,   b. Oct 1862, Dodge Co, WI
Family 2	Wilhemina Amalie Elizabeth Wehrbein,   b. 23 Jan 1839, Baga, Evangelisch, Lippe, Detmold, Germany
Married	25 Mar 1862	Portland, WI
Children	+ 1. Matilda Wenke,   b. Aug 1864, Dodge Co, WI + 2. Henry Wenke,   b. 2 Jul 1865, Watertown, WI, USA   3. Louisa Wenke,   b. 20 May 1867, WI   4. Freddie Wenke,   b. 3 Jun 1869 + 5. August Wilhelm Fredrich Wenke,   b. 18 Apr 1873, Portland, Wisconsen + 6. George August Wenke,   b. 21 Jun 1875, Cass Co, NE   7. Dorethea Wenke,   b. 18 Oct 1877, Cass Co, NE   8. Frankie Wenke,   b. 10 Sep 1879, Cass Co, NE

Wilhemina Amalie Elizabeth Wehrbein

1839 - 1892  (53 years)

Birth	23 Jan 1839	Baga, Evangelisch, Lippe, Detmold, Germany
Died	18 May 1892	Cass Co., NE
Buried	20 May 1892	8 Mile Grove Cemetery, Cass Co., NE
Father	Johann Fredrich Wehrbein,   b. 18 Feb 1806, Lippe, Detmold, Germany
Mother	Amalie Elisabeth Godeke,   b. 1813, Lippe, Detmold, Germany
Married	25 Oct 1839	Lippe, Detmold, Germany
Family	Simon Henrich Franz Wenke,   b. 27 Jan 1824, Mosebeck, Detmold, Germany
Married	25 Mar 1862	Portland, WI
Children	+ 1. Matilda Wenke,   b. Aug 1864, Dodge Co, WI + 2. Henry Wenke,   b. 2 Jul 1865, Watertown, WI, USA   3. Louisa Wenke,   b. 20 May 1867, WI   4. Freddie Wenke,   b. 3 Jun 1869 + 5. August Wilhelm Fredrich Wenke,   b. 18 Apr 1873, Portland, Wisconsen + 6. George August Wenke,   b. 21 Jun 1875, Cass Co, NE   7. Dorethea Wenke,   b. 18 Oct 1877, Cass Co, NE   8. Frankie Wenke,   b. 10 Sep 1879, Cass Co, NE

Glen Wenke

1894 - 1958  (64 years)

Birth	1 Mar 1894	Weeping Water, Cass, Nebraska, United States
Died	26 May 1958	Spencer, Boyd County, Nebraska
Buried	Union Cemetery, Boyd, Nebraska, United States
Father	Henry Wenke,   b. 2 Jul 1865, Watertown, WI, USA

Ellsworth Henry Wenke

1903 - 1988  (85 years)

Birth	11 Apr 1903	Columbia Township, Knox, Nebraska, United States
Died	1 Dec 1988	Spencer Township, Boyd, Nebraska, United States
Buried	4 Dec 1988	Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Bristow, Boyd, Nebraska, United States of America
Father	Henry Wenke,   b. 2 Jul 1865, Watertown, WI, USA

Pavline Metzger

Family	Henry Wenke,   b. 2 Jul 1865, Watertown, WI, USA
Married	1892

• Name	Henry Wenke
  Birth	2 Jul 1865	Watertown, WI, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	14 Nov 1932	Spencer, NE, USA
  Burial	Spencer Township, Boyd, Nebraska, United States
  Person ID	I81	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Simon Henrich Franz Wenke,   b. 27 Jan 1824, Mosebeck, Detmold, Germany d. 20 Jan 1903, Nehawka, Cass Co., NE (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Wilhemina Amalie Elizabeth Wehrbein,   b. 23 Jan 1839, Baga, Evangelisch, Lippe, Detmold, Germany d. 18 May 1892, Cass Co., NE (Age 53 years)
  Marriage	25 Mar 1862	Portland, WI
  Family ID	F18	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1
  Children	1. Glen Wenke,   b. 1 Mar 1894, Weeping Water, Cass, Nebraska, United States d. 26 May 1958, Spencer, Boyd County, Nebraska (Age 64 years)   2. Ellsworth Henry Wenke,   b. 11 Apr 1903, Columbia Township, Knox, Nebraska, United States d. 1 Dec 1988, Spencer Township, Boyd, Nebraska, United States (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F502309	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Pavline Metzger
  Marriage	1892
  Family ID	F82	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2026