PENSGEN ANNEX
Barbara Ann (Pensgen) (Drake) Frankos Pedigree
(Start at generation 1, below.)
WORKING DRAFT
Last Change: 12 June 2021
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Origin of
the surname “Pensgen:”
Generation
6
5 Anthony/Anton Pensgen
A. Biographical notes:
Born about 1855 in/near Germany. Died about
1880 at Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan.
1880 US Census: Anthony Penskin/Peuskin, age 37 (b. Germany; parents b. Germany) and
employed as a stone cutter, was heading a household in the City of Rochester,
Monroe County, New York. The household
also included his wife, Decla Penskin,
age 24 (b. NYS; parents b. Germany); son, Toney Penskin,
age 4 (b. NYS); and son, Heugo Penskin,
age 3 (b. NYS).
B. Wife: Deckla/Thekla/Helka C.
Jacobs
Born 20 March 1856 at Wheatfield, Niagara County, New York; daughter of
Dr. Carl Guido and Pauline
Cecilie (Turck) Jacobs. Died 22 November 1924 at Rochester, Monroe County, New York. Married (1st) Anton
Pensgen. Married (2nd) Louis T./F. Spohr (b. Aug 1837 at Hanover, Germany, d. 16 May 1916
at Rochester, Monroe Co., NY) about 1889.
Louis had married (1st) Amelia "Emily" Wagner (b. Germany) on
10 July 1866 at Rochester, Monroe County, New York.
1870 US Census: Guido Jacobs, age 53 (b. Prussia)
and employed as a physician, was heading a household in the City of Detroit,
Wayne County, Michigan. His personal
property was valued at $1,000. The
household also included his wife, Pauline Jacobs, age 53 (b. Prussia);
daughter, Auguste Jacobs, age 17 (b. Prussia); son,
Paul Jacobs, age 16 (b. Prussia) and employed as a druggist apprentice;
daughter, Thekla Jacobs, age 14 (b. NYS); and son, Hugo Jacobs, age 8 (b. NYS).
1892 NYS Census: Louis Spohr, age 45 (b. Germany)
and employed as a clerk, was heading a household in the City of Rochester,
Monroe County, New York. The household
also included his wife, Dackla Spohr, age 36 (b. US);
step-son, Tony Pensgen, age 17 (b. US) and employed as an optician; and
step-son, Hugo Pensgen, age 16 (b. US).
1900 US Census: Louis Spohr, age 62 (b. Aug 1837 in
Germany; parents b. Germany), with no record of employment, was heading a
household at 14 Rome Street in the City of Rochester, Monroe County, New
York. He immigrated to the US in 1852
(subsequently naturalized). The
household also included his wife of 11 years, Dachli
Spohr, age 44 (b. Mar 1856 in NYS; parents b. Germany), who had had no
children.
1905 NYS Census: Lewis Spohr, age 67 (b. Germany),
was heading a household in the City of Rochester, Monroe County, New York. The household also included his wife, Dackla Spohr, age 49 (b. US).
1910 US Census: Louis T. Spohr, age 72 (b. Germany),
who had his own income, was heading a household at 14 Rome Street in the City
of Rochester, Monroe County, New York.
He immigrated to the US in 1853 (subsequently naturalized) and had been
married twice. The household also
included his wife, of 21 years, Helka C. Spohr, age
54 (b. NYS; parents b. Germany), who had been married twice and had had 2
children, both still alive; and cousin [should be step-grandson], Wilbur? H.
Pensgen, age 13 (b. NYS; parents b. NYS).
1920 US Census: Tecla
Spohr, age 63 (b. NYS; parents b. Germany), widowed, and not employed, was
heading a household at 220 Kenwood Avenue in the City of Rochester, Monroe
County, New York. The household also
included her grandson, Wilbur H. Pensgen, age 23 (b. NYS; parents b. NYS),
single, and employed as a cutter in a clothing factory; and boarder, Louis M. Simen?, age 30 (b. NYS; father b.
Russia; mother b. England), single, and employed as prop in the clothing
linings industry.
C. Children:
1. Anthony "Tony" Peter Pensgen:
See generation 4, below.
2. Hugo Pensgen: Born 26 August 1876 at Rochester,
Monroe County, New York. Died there 10 March 1950.
1918 WWI Draft Registration: Hugo Pensgen, age 42
(b. 26 Aug 1876) and self-employed as a plumber, resided at 130 Franklin Street
in the City of Rochester, Monroe County, New York. He designated his mother, Mrs. Takla Spohr of 120 Kenwood Avenue in the City of Rochester
as his nearest relative.
1920 US Census: Hugo Pensgen, age 43 (b. NYS; father
b. Berlin, Germany; mother b. NYS), single, and employed as a plumber, was
heading a household in Webster Township, Monroe County, New York. The household also included his housekeeper,
Elizabeth Bogert, age 55 (b. NYS; parents b. Holland)
and widowed.
1930 US Census: No record found.
1940 US Census: Hugo Pensgen, age 63 (b. NYS),
single, and employed as a plumber in his own shop, was lodging in the household
headed by Mary Fosco, age 39 (b. PA) in the City of
Rochester, Monroe County, New York. He
had completed 8th grade. On 1 April 1935
he resided in the same city.
4 Anthony Peter Pensgen
A. Biographical notes:
Born July 1875 in New York. Died 1949.
1900 US Census: Anthony Pensing,
age 24 (b. Jul 1875 in NYS; parents b. Germany) and employed as a machinist,
was heading a household at 59 Weeger Street in the
City of Rochester, Monroe County, New York.
The household also included his wife of 4 years, Matilda Pensing, age 24 (b. Oct 1875 in NYS; parents b. Germany),
who had had 3 children, all still alive; son, Wilber Pensing,
age 3 (b. Apr 1897 in NYS); son, Clayton Pensing, age
1 (b. Mar 1899 in NYS); and daughter, Gladys Pensing,
age 2 months (b. Mar 1900 in NYS).
1910 US Census: Anthony P. Pensgen, age 34 (b. NYS;
father b. Germany; mother b. NYS) and employed as a machinist in his own shop,
was heading a household at 59 Weeger Street in the
City of Rochester, Monroe County, New York.
He had been married once. The
household also included his wife of 14 years, Matilda A. Pensgen, age 34 (b.
NYS; parents b. Germany), who had had 3 children, all still alive; son, Wilbur
H. Pensgen, age 13 (b. NYS); son, Clayton G. Pensgen, age 11 (b. NYS);
daughter, Gladys E. S. Pensgen, age 10 (b. NYS); and sister-in-law, Ruth L.
Scherer, age 19 (b. NYS; parents b. Germany), single, and not employed.
1920 US Census: Anthony Pensgen, age 45 (b. NYS;
parents b. Prussia) and employed as a farmer, was heading a household in
Webster Township, Monroe County, New York.
The household also included his wife, Matilda Pensgen, age 45 (b. NYS;
parents b. Wassan/Germany?); son, Clayton Pensgen,
age 20 (b. NYS; parents b. NYS), single, and employed as a stock keeper for the
Kodak factory; and daughter, Gladys Pensgen, age 19 (b. NYS; parents b. NYS),
single, and employed as a matcher for a clothing factory.
1930 US Census: Anthony P. Pensgen, age 53 (b. NYS;
father b. Germany; mother b. NYS) and employed as a machinist for a wholesale
machine manufacturer, was heading a household on Hatch Road in Webster
Township, Monroe County, New York. He married 1st at age 20, and his residence
was valued at $3,000. The household also
included his wife, Matilda A. Pensgen, age 53 (b. NYS; parents b. Germany), who
married 1st at age 20; and daughter, Gladys E.? Pensgen, age
29 (b. NYS; parents b. NYS), single, and employed as a tailoress
for a wholesale clothing manufacturer.
Of interest, the household headed by his son, Wilber H. Pensgen, age 32,
was enumerated after him on the same census page.
1940 US Census: Anthony Pensgen, age 63 (b. NYS) and
employed as a machinist for a machine shop, was heading a household on Hatch
Road in Webster Township, Monroe County, New York. He had completed 6th grade, and his residence
was valued at $4,000. The household also
included his wife, Matilda Pensgen, age 63 (b. NYS), who had completed 6th
grade; son, Wilbur H. Pensgen, age 42 (b. NYS), single, and employed as
supervisor for a WPA clothing project, who had
completed 4 years of high school; and daughter, Gladys Pensgen, age 39 (b.
NYS), single, and employed as a tailoress for a tailor
shop. On 1 April 1935 they resided in
the same house. Of interest, the
household headed by his son, Clayton G. Pensgen, age 40, was enumerated
directly after him on the same census page.
B. Wife: Mathilda/Matilda
Ann Scherer
Born October 1875 in New York; daughter of William and Eliz (Steinhauer) Scherer. Died 1949.
C. Children:
1. Wilbur H. Pensgen: See generation 3,
below.
2. Clayton George Pensgen: Born March 1899 in New
York.
1930 US Census: Clayton G. Pensgen/Penogen, age 30 (b. NYS; parents b. NYS) and employed as a
carpenter in the house construction industry, was heading a household on Ridge
Road in Webster Township, Monroe County, New York. He married 1st at age 23, and his residence
was valued at $10,000. The household
also included his wife, Marie L. Pensgen, age 33 (b. NYS; parents b. Germany),
who married 1st at age 26.
1940 US Census: Clayton G. Pensgen, age 40 (b. NYS)
and employed as a carpenter in the building construction industry, was heading
a household on Hatch Road in Webster Township, Monroe County, New York. He had completed 2 years of high school, and
his residence was valued at $1,200. The
household also included his wife, Marie Pensgen, age 44 (b. NYS), who had
completed 8th grade. On 1 April 1935
they resided in the same house. Of
interest, the household headed by his father, Anthony Pensgen, age 63, was
enumerated directly before him on the same census page.
At age 23 Clayton Pensgen married Marie Louise Peck,
age 26, daughter of Ernest and Amelia (Steckler)
Peck, on 30 November 1922 in Monroe County, New York.
3. Gladys E. S. Pensgen: Born March 1900 in New
York. In 1940 was age 39, single, and
resided with her parents on Hatch Road in Webster Township, Monroe County, New
York.
3 Wilbur H. Pensgen
A. Biographical notes:
Born 6 April 1897 at Rochester, Monroe County, New
York. Died March 1982, age 85. Resided last at
Spencerport, Monroe County, New York.
1900 US Census: Wilber Pensing,
age 3 (b. Apr 1897 in NYS) resided with his parents at 59 Weeger
Street in the City of Rochester, Monroe County, New York.
1910 US Census: Wilbur H. Pensgen, age 13 (b. NYS;
parents b. NYS) resided in the household headed by his step-grandfather, Louis
T. Spohr, age 72, at 14 Rome Street in the City of Rochester, Monroe County,
New York. The household also included
his grandmother, Helka C. Spohr, age 54.
1918 WWI Draft Registration: Wilbur H. Pensgen, age
21 (b. 6 Apr 1897 at Rochester, Monroe Co., NY) and self-employed as a farmer,
resided on Burnett Road in Webster Township, Monroe County, New York. He designated his mother, Mrs. Matilda
Pensgen, as his nearest relative.
1920 US Census: Wilbur H. Pensgen, age 23 (b. NYS;
parents b. NYS), single, and employed as
a cutter in a clothing factory, resided in the household headed by his
grandmother, Tecla Spohr, age 63, at 220 Kenwood
Avenue in the City of Rochester, Monroe County, New York.
1930 US Census: Wilbur H. Pensgen, age 32 (b. NYS;
parents b. NYS) and employed as a clothing cutter for a wholesale clothing
manufacturer, was heading a household on Hatch Road in Webster Township, Monroe
County, New York. He married 1st at age 23, and his residence
was valued at $8,000. The household also
included his wife, Lillan M. Pensgen, age 35 (b.
English-speaking Canada; parents b. England), who immigrated to the US in 1896
(subsequently naturalized), and married 1st at age 26; son, Wallace L. Pensgen,
age 5 (b. NYS); son, Russell A. Pensgen, age 4 years and 1 month (b. NYS); and
son, Claude H. Pensgen, age 2 years and 3 months (b. NYS). Of interest, the household headed by his
father, Anthony P. Pensgen, age 53, was enumerated before him on the same
census page.
1940 US Census: Lillian Pensgen, age 46 (b. French-speaking
Canada), married, but separated, with no record of employment, was heading a
household on Ridge Road in Webster Township, Monroe County, New York. She had completed 8th grade. The household also included her son, Wallis
Pensgen, age 15 (b. NYS); son, Russel Pensgen, age 14
(b. NYS); and son, Claud Pensgen, age 12 (b.
NYS). On 1 April 1935 they resided in
the same house.
B. Wife: Lillian May
Lewis
Born 1894 at Toronto, Ontario, Canada; daughter of Frank
(b. England) and Sarah Ann (Hipkins) Lewis (b.
England). Died . Married Wilbur H. Pensgen
on 16 June 1921 (license issued 15 Jun 1921) at Rochester, Monroe County, New
York.
C. Children:
1. Wallace Lynn Pensgen: Born about 1925 in New
York. Married Marjorie Jane White (b. 17
Sep 1924 in Lincoln Twp, NY, d. 30 Sep 2012, age 88, at Rochester, Monroe Co.,
NY), daughter of Irving and Hazel (Warren) White, and had the following
children: (order uncertain)
a. Gary Pensgen.
b. Dale Pensgen.
c. Mark Pensgen.
d. David Pensgen.
e. Paul Pensgen.
2. Russell Arnold Pensgen: See generation
2, below.
3. Claude Harwood Pensgen: Born 3 December 1927 at
Rochester, Monroe County, New York. Died
9 March 1988, age 61, in Webster Township, Monroe County, New York; interred Furnaceville Cemetery, Ontario Township, Wayne County, New
York. Married Betty Michielsen
(b. 12 May 1927 in NYS, d. 1 Jan 2013, age 85, in Webster Twp, Monroe Co., NY;
interred with Claude), daughter of Peter Edward and Cora Elizabeth (Ameele) Michielsen, and had the
following children: (order uncertain)
a. Jonathan Pensgen: Married Brenda (?).
b. Greig Pensgen: Married
Karen (?).
c. Yvonne Pensgen: Married Thomas Leach.
d. Jeannine Pensgen: Married James Pray.
e. Sonya Pensgen: Married Paul Piotrowski.
2 Russell Arnold Pensgen
A. Biographical notes:
Born 17 February 1926 in New York. Died 30
January 2013, age 86, in Penfield Township, Monroe County, New York. In 1978 resided at Rochester, Monroe County,
New York.
B. Wife: Rita Margaret
Bach
Born 11 September 1930 in Penfield Township, Monroe County, New York;
daughter of George William and Hazel
E. (Walzer) Bach. Died there 18 November
2008.
1940 US Census: George Bach, age 41 (b. NYS) and
employed as a mechanic for a state garage, was heading a household in Penfield
Township, Monroe County, New York. He
had completed 8th grade, and his residence was valued at $2,000. The household also included is wife, Hazel
Bach, age 40 (b. NYS), who had completed 8th grade; daughter, Rita Bach, age 9 (b. NYS); and son, George Thomas Bach, age 5 (b. NYS). On 1 April 1935 they resided in the same
township.
C. Children: (order uncertain)
1. Lynda Pensgen: Born 1 May 1952 at Rochester,
Monroe County, New York. Died 5 November 1997 at Webster, Monroe County, New York. Married Bruce LaPlant.
2. Sandra Pensgen: Married Charles Abbott.
3. Barbara Ann Pensgen: See generation 1,
below.
4. Patricia Pensgen: Married John Tuchrello.
5. Donna Pensgen: Married James Edwards.
1 Barbara Ann Pensgen
Born 1955. Married (1st),
as his 1st wife, John
Edward Drake, descendant 2.1 of generation 13 of the Descendants of Almond Henry Drake. Married (2nd) James Earl Frankos; subsequently divorced and reinstated Pensgen as
her legal surname.
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