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David Wenger and Sarah Kauffman married on 12 May 1842 in Rockingham County, Virginia. [1]

1860 Danl Wenger (age 39, born in Virginia) lived in District 1, Rockingham County, Virginia, in a household with Sarah Wenger (age 39), Gideon Wenger (age 17), Benjamin Wenger (age 15), Samuel Wenger (age 13), Danl Wenger (age 12), Anna Wenger (age 10), Elizabeth Wenger (age 6), Sarah Wenger (age 4), Solomon Wenger (age 2), and Benj Wenger (age 79). Danl Wenger's occupation was farmer. [2]

1870 Daniel Wenger (age 49, born in Virginia) lived in Central, Rockingham County, Virginia, in a household with Sarah Wenger (age 49), Daniel Wenger (age 22), Annie Wenger (age 20), Elizabeth Wenger (age 16), Sarah Wenger (age 14), Solomon Wenger (age 12), Mary Wenger (age 10), Moses Wenger (age 8), and John M Wenger (age 5). Daniel Wenger's occupation was farmer. [3]

1880 Danniel Wanger (age 59, born in Virginia, married) lived in Ashby, Rockingham County, Virginia, in a household with Sarah Wanger (age 59), Elisabeth Wanger (age 26), Sarah Wanger (age 24), Solomon Wanger (age 22), Mary Wanger (age 19), Moses Wanger (age 17), and John M. Wanger (age 15). Danniel Wanger's father was born in Pennsylvania and his mother was born in Virginia. Danniel Wanger's occupation was farmer.

1880 Benjamin Winger (age 35, born in Virginia, married) lived in Bear Creek, Emmet County, Michigan, in a household with Augusta Winger (age 34), and Laura Winger (age 15). Benjamin Winger's parents were both born in Virginia. Benjamin Winger's occupation was laborer. [4]

See Mennonite records: Benjamin Wenger (July 7, 1844 - October 18, 1920), died at the home of his son, Chester Wenger, near Des Allemands, Louisiana. Married Augusta Keoroke. Two children were Chester A and Myrtle. [5]

1900 Chester A Wenger (born in Michigan in Apr 1882, single), nephew, lived in Central, Rockingham County, Virginia, in a household with Jonas H Blosser (age 48), Annie Blosser (age 50), M*Tie E Wenger (age 19), and Jennie Dixon (age 30). Chester A Wenger's father was born in Virginia and his mother was born in Germany. Chester A Wenger's occupation was farm work. [6]

1914 Mabel Anna Wenger, child of Chester Arthur Wenger and Salome Christophe, was born, on April 10, 1914, in Van Buren, La Grange County, Indiana. (Birth certificate: 26062). [7]


Footnotes:

[1] John Vogt and T. William Kethley, Rockingham County Marriages 1778-1850 (Iberian Press, 1984), 225, [GoogleBooks].

[2] United States Federal Census, 1860, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[3] United States Federal Census, 1870, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[4] United States Federal Census, 1880, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[5] Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, Genealogical Card File (Lancaster, Pennsylvania), [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].

[6] United States Federal Census, 1900, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[7] Indiana, Birth Certificates, 1907-1940, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].