Alvena Marie Wenkel Schnetzer 1889-1975 Part 2

Alvena Marie Wenkel Schnetzer 1889-1975

Part 2, age 20 to 27

Mini Pedigree from Ancestry.com

1910, age 21

1910 Gibson Township Michigan Census

Line 60, name is listed as Vena.  She lives with her parents August and Sophia Rohrsen Wenkel, her occupation is as Domestic doing General Housework.

1914 age 25

Her little brother William Carl Wenkel died at the age of 10.  He was the last sibling born, and he died young.

1914

Alvena Wenkel 1914 Directory Evanston IL

Alvena Wenkel is living in same address as sister Dora, both working as maids.  676 Greenwood Avenue, Evanston IL.  That address is replaced by a Bank of America and a parking lot today, according to a Google Maps search.

1917 age 27

 WWI starts, she was 27 years old, probably still living in Evanston Illinois.

Alvena Wenkel Schetzer 1889-1975 part 1

Alvena Marie Wenkel Schnetzer

Part 1, up to age 20

Mini Pedigree from Ancestry.com

 

My Great Aunt, sister of my Grandfather.  Two photos are from Dora's granddaughter, Christi Adams, which I share with her permission.  Alvena was 9 years old when my grandfather August was born.

Alvena Wenkel detail from photo of two sisters
about 1920 about age 30
courtesy of Christi Adams, used with permission

1900, age 11

1900 Gibson Michigan Census part 1

Line 50, Alvena Wenkel, age 11, living with her parents, born April 1889