Veenker, Gerrit & Bertha, Greenwood, Clark Co., Wisconsin History

----Source: 75th Anniversary Commemorate of the Founding of Immanuel Evangelical & Reformed Church.

Rev. Bruengger of the Warner, WI Evangelical & Reformed Church resigned his ministry in 1882 and was replaced by Rev. Gerrit Veenker (later changed to George) of Marathon County, WI. He'd previously ministered in Pleasant Valley, Grundy, IA. He and his wife Bertha and sons, Ralph G., Hermann moved to the heavily wooded church community and stayed until 1884 when Rev. C. Busch assumed the leadership of the growing flock.

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Pat Braun & Janet Schwarze.

Name: Gerrot Veenker
Birth Year: abt 1857
Birth Place: Germany
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Census Date: 1885

Occupation: Reverend
Household Members:
Geerd Veenker 28
Bertha Veenker 26 (1859)
Rolf Veenker 1
Hermann Veenker 0
Hermine Scheferkort 18

Name: George Venker
Home in 1900: Forreston, Ogle, Illinois
Age: 42
Birth Date: Aug 1857
Birthplace: Germany
Race: White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1868, 32 yrs. in USA
Relationship to Head of House: Head
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Spouse's name: Bertha
Marriage Year: 1882
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 18
Residence : Forreston Town, Ogle, Illinois
Occupation: Clergyman
Household Members:
George Venker 42, b. Germany, both parents b. Germany
Bertha Venker 40, Jul 1959, b. WI, , both parents b. Germany, mother of 6 children/6 living
Ralph Venker 15, b. WI, Jul 1884
Herman Venker 14, b. IA, Oct. 1885
August Venker 11, b. IA, Aug. 1888
Elizabeth Venker 14, b. IA, Mar. 1890
George Venker 6, b. IA, Apr. 1894
Frederick Venker 2, b. IA, May, 1898

Name: Gerrit Veenker
Census Date: 26 Jun 1905
Birth Location: Germany
Gender: Male
Age: 54, (1851)
Race: White
Father's Birth Location: Germany
Mother's Birth Location: Germany

Name: George Veenker
Age in 1910: 53 (1857)
Birthplace: Germany
Head of House
Father's Birth Place: Germany
Mother's Birth Place: Germany
Spouse's name: Bertha
Home in 1910: Clara, Chippewa, Minnesota
Marital Status: Married 28 yrs.
Race: White
Gender: Male
Year of Immigration: 1868
Occupation: Minister

Immigrated 1868
Household Members:
George Veenker 53
Burtha Veenker 51
Elizabeth Veenker 20
George Veenker 15
Frederick Veenker 11

Name: Charles Bush
Age in 1910: 37 (1873)
Birthplace: Iowa
Head of House
Father's Birth Place: Germany
Mother's Birth Place: Germany
Spouse's name: Cassie
Marital Status: Married 7 yrs.
Race: White
Gender: Male
Occupation: Carpenter
Household Members:
Charles Bush 37
Cassie 27 b. Illinois
Jacob 5 b. MN
John 4 b. MN
Joseph 30 b. Iowa (1880)

Name: Charles Bush
Census Date: 26 Jun 1905
County: Chippewa
Locality: Rheiderland
Birth Location: Iowa
Gender: Male
Estimated birth year: abt 1873
Race: White
Father's Birth Location: Germany
Mother's Birth Location: Germany
Occupation: Carpenter
Household members:
Cassie Bush (wife), 23, b. IL, Father b. Germany, Mother b. IL

Name: Charley Bush
Age: 57 (1873)
Birthplace: Iowa
Head of House
Spouse's name: Cassie, she 1st married @ 20 yrs.
Race: White
Occupation: Farming
Rent/home value:
Age at first marriage: 29 yrs.
Parents' birthplace: Germany
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Charley Bush 57
Cassie Bush 48 (1881), b. IL, Father b. Germany, Mother b. IL
George Bush 18

Name: Christian Busch
Age in 1870: 40 (1830)
Birthplace: Rheinland / Rhineland
Race: White
Gender: Male
Value of real estate:
Post Office: Belle Plaine
Household Members:
Christian Busch 40

Name: Charles Busch
Age: 52
Estimated birth year: abt 1828
Birthplace: Prussia
Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head)
Spouse's name: Mina
Father's birthplace: Prussia
Mother's birthplace: Prussia
Occupation: Stone Mason
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
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Household Members:
Charles Busch 52
Mina Busch 46
Mary Busch 13
Sophia Busch 11
Ernst Busch 7
Charles Busch 5
Martha Busch 7 months

Name: Charles Busch
Birth Year: abt 1828
Birth Place: Germany
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Census Date: 1885
Household Members:
Charles Busch 57
Wilhelmina Bush 50
Sophie Bush 15
Ernst Bush 11
Charles Bush 9
Martha Bush 5

Name: Mr. Charles Bush of Chippewa Co., MN
Birth Date: 12 Jan 1873
Death Date: 19 Mar 1960
State File Number: 002567
Certificate Number: 002567
Certificate Year: 1960
Record Number: 1429862

Name: Cassie Bush
SSN: 474-58-7839
Last Residence: 56201 Willmar, Kandiyohi, Minnesota, United States of America
Born: 15 Dec 1881
Died: 15 Oct 1969
State (Year) SSN issued: Minnesota (1965)

Name: Jacob Bush
Death Date: 24 May 1923
Death County: Chippewa
State File Number: 002270
Certificate Number: 002270
Certificate Year: 1923
Record Number: 379136

Name: Christian Busch
Death Date: 1870
Page #: 15
Birth Date: 1833
Cemetery: So. Pleasant Valley
Town: Fremont
Level Info: Gravestone Records of Butler County, Iowa

I am a successor to George Veenker. Born 1941. George's brother Herman, our grandfather, passed in 1957. Our grandfather Herman was George's brother Herman; our father Albert George Veenker, b 1910 Clare city MN, d Jan 1974. My brother Ron b 1937 and I, b 1941, live in Holden Beach NC 28462. We each have a son. I further have two daughters and a stepson and stepdaughter. Stephen Veenker

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