Dorothy Virginia Henne (Fuhler) (-1G)

daughter-in-law of one of our great aunts (paternal side)
(Click for a chart showing her relationship to us)

The (-2G), etc. after the names indicates the number of generations before Erven Thoma.

Dorothy's birth-father, Edward T. Henne, was born on 02 Sep. 1885 and was a clerk for an oil company. His parents were Theo. Henne and Emma Javis (sp?).

Dorothy's mother was born in Missouri on 17 Nov. 1888 of Peter and Anna Koeser. She died 11 Sep. 1986 in Centralia, Marion County, IL. and was buried in New Marcus Cemetery in St. Louis County, MO on 15 Sep. 1986. Her S. S. # was 499-32-7336 which was issued in Missouri. She was married to Edward Henne ca 1910 and they had Dorothy on 13 May 1911.

I found entries for an obituary and a burial notice in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch which indicates that Edward Henne died on 17 Apr. 1913 in St. Louis. At this time Edward and Emma were residing at 31000 Osceola.

Dorothy's adopted father George J. Fuhler, born ca 1886, was the son of Theodore and Margaret Fuhler. George had four siblings: Mary, Theodore, Joseph, and Elizabeth. In St. Louis there is record of an Elizabeth Garst who was married to a George Fuhler

The 1910 Fed. Census for Missouri (St. Louis ward 24, supv. dist. 10, enum. dist. 386, sheet 3A, stamped p. 245, dwelling 48, family 53, line 38-39, dated 18 Apr.) shows George J. Fuhler and Elizabeth living at 4220a Chippewa St. He is 24 and she is 23.

George's first wife (Elizabeth) died in 1910 at the age of 23. We can conclude that our George Fuhler was married to Elizabeth before he married Emma Koeser. George and Elizabeth Garst had a daughter, Elizabeth Christina, who was born ca 1910 and died in 1912.

Dorothy's widowed mother married George J. Fuhler between Apr. 1913 and Sep. 1014. Then George adopted Dorothy.

Emma and George had only one child, Ruth (26 Jun. 1915), who is then Dorothy's half-sister.

George registered for the WWI draft on 11 Sep. 1918 in St. Louis when he and his family were living at 4020 Chippewa in St. Louis. He was a brickmason at L. W. Peters in Jackson, IL. His wife, Mrs. Emma Fuhler, is listed as his closest relative. Although not native born, he was naturalized as a minor when his father was naturalized. He had brown hair and eyes and was of short height and medium built. (draft board 24, roll 1683856)

The 1930 Census for Missouri (supv. dist. 9, enum. dist. 96-475, sheet 21A, printed page #77, dwelling #409, family #459, lines 19-22, dated 20 Apr.) shows her family living at 4220 Chippewa St. in ward 13, block 5626 of St. Louis. Her mother, Emma is 41 years old and was married at age 26. She was born in Missouri of parents born in Germany. No occupation is listed. Her father, George J. Fuhler, is 44 years old and was married at age 29. He is a brick mason. He was born in Germany of parents also born in Germany. He immigrated in 1893 and is naturalized. Dorothy is 18 and is single. She was born in Missouri; her father in Germany, her mother in Missouri. Her half-sister, Ruth, is 14 and is single and is in school. Ruth was also born in Missouri; her father in Germany, her mother is Missouri. All can read, write and speak English.

Dorothy married Philip Wm. Corneli (-1G) ca 1932 and they had one child, Philip Pannier Corneli (0G) on 06 Jan. 1934 in St. Louis.

Their only child, Philip Pannier Corneli (0G) was born on 06 Jan. 1934 in St. Louis, MO.

The 1936 St. Louis (city) Directory has Philip W. (Dorothy) Corneli, salesman, residing at 1126 Dover Pl. Dorothy has a separate listing in this directory as treasurer of Fuhler Bricklaying Co., residing at 1126 Dover Pl.

Dorothy applied for Social Security number 489-16-4741 on 31 Jan. 1938 when she was working for the W. P. A. Project 4-3-141 at the Municipal Courts Bldg. in St. Louis. She was working since Dec. 1937. At the time of her application she and her husband were living at 1126 Dover Pl. in St. Louis.

In the 1938 St. Louis Directory, Dorothy is the treasurer of the Fuhler Bricklaying Co. at 4220 W. Chippewa. Her father is the president and secretary and her mother is the vice-president.

In the 1939 St. Louis Directory, Dorothy Corneli is the treasurer of the Fuhler Bricklaying Co. at 4220 W. Chippewa. Her father is the president and secretary, her mother is the vice-president, and Dorothy's half-sister Ruth is a salesperson for the company.

In the 1940 and 1941 St. Louis Directories, Dorothy is the secretary of the Fuhler Bricklaying Co. at 4220 W. Chippewa. Her father is the president, her mother is the vice-president and treasurer and her half-sister Ruth is a buyer for the company.

The 1941 St. Louis County Dir. has Philip (Dorothy) Corneli, no occupation, home at 8010 Brittin Ave. in Affton. The 1942 St. Louis Directory has Dorothy Corneli secretary of Fuhler Bricklaying Co. at 4220 W. Chippewa. Her father is the president and her mother is the vice-president and treasurer of the company. The 1942 St. Louis Dir. also has Philip W. Corneli, employee at Peverly Dairy Co. and residing at 6216 Dexter Dr. in Affton.

Her parents appear in the 1944 and 1946 St. Louis Directories.

Her adopted father, George J. Fuhler died in Oct. 1946 in St. Louis (city). In the 1947 Directory her mother, Emma (-2G), is marked as the widow of George J. Fuhler (-2G).

The 1949 St. Louis County Dir. (Polk) has Philip W. Corneli living at Hagemann Rd. in Lemay 8. Dorothy has a separate lising at the same address.

She was a member of Delta Gamma Sorority.

She died Sun. 9 Apr. 1995 in Zip Code Area 63111 which is in the city of St. Louis, MO. The St. Louis Pub. Lib. Obit. Index lists an obituary in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on 11 Apr. 1995. The obituary has her maiden surname as Fuhler. The obituary says that Ruth was her sister; no other sibling is mentioned. Services were at Ziegenhein Funeral Home at 7027 Gravois. She was buried in Sunset Memorial Park, St. Louis, MO on Wed. 12 Apr.

Her birth (13 May 1911) and death (09 Apr. 1995) are found in the S. S. Death Index (#489-16-4741). Her last residence was in Zip Code 63111 (St. Louis).

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Her husband died on 3 (or 4th) Oct. 1998 in Zip Code Area 63111 which is in St. Louis. An obituary appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on 05 Oct.

Her step-sister Ruth married a Fickinger. She died on 26 Apr. 2001 when she was living in Zip Code 62801, Centralia, Marion County, MO. Her S. S. # was 493-09-9622.

A Mary Catherine Fuhler married a Bernard H. Nienaber Sr. She died 4 Sep. 1911

An Anna Fuhler married a William Bozdech. She died 12 Sep. 1918 in St. Louis area and was buried SS. Peter and Paul Cemetery. She was a daughter of Katherine Fuhler.

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My appreciation is extended to Dorothy's son and to a relative of George Fuhler who supplied much information for this page and for the pages of her parents.

Created Thurs. 2 May 2002. Last updated 16 May 2006.