Walter Eibe Schenk1

(October 4, 1907 - July 6, 1947)
Walter Eibe Schenk|b. Oct 4, 1907\nd. Jul 6, 1947|p1515.htm|William G. Schenk|b. Mar 25, 1865\nd. Apr 9, 1930|p223.htm|Mithilda (Tillie) Rebecca Hachmann|b. Jan 9, 1872\nd. Sep 12, 1960|p222.htm|Johann H. Schenk|b. Aug, 1832|p1500.htm|Margareta D. Rebenklau||p1501.htm|Johann N. Hachmann|b. Jun 22, 1833\nd. Mar 11, 1908|p14.htm|Anna K. M. Grefe|b. Nov 27, 1831\nd. Feb 5, 1908|p15.htm|

Relationship=1st cousin 1 time removed of Rev. Don Emmet (Sr.) Smith.
Relationship=Great-grandson of John Frederick Hachmann.
Relationship=Grandson of Johann Niclaus Hachmann.
     Walter Eibe Schenk was born on Friday, October 4, 1907 in Mosalem Township, Dubuque County, Iowa, son of William G. Schenk and Mithilda (Tillie) Rebecca Hachmann.1

Walter married Irene Yeager in November, 1925.1

Walter died on Sunday, July 6, 1947 at age 39.1

Children of Walter Eibe Schenk and Irene Yeager

  • Donald Schenk2 (living)
  • Janice Schenk2 (living)

Citations

  1. [S199] Adell Schoop Seward, Hachman Family History Booklet (Publish Date: 28 Aug 1989). Hereinafter cited as Hachman Family Booklet.
  2. [S228] Interview with Elgene Mesch (Dubuque, IA), by Susan Noyes, June 6 2005.
 


  • A family history
    leads to the satisfaction in really knowing who you are
    and from when you came.

  • "Nor long shall any name resound
    Beyond the grave, unless't be found
    In some clerk's book; it is the pen
    Gives immortality to men."

  • A good life lasts for several generations.

  • In all of us there is a hunger, marrow-deep,
    to know our heritage, to know who we are
    and where we come from.

    — Alex Haley
  • To forget one's ancestors
    is to be a brook without a source,
    a tree without a root.

    — Chinese Proverb
  • Family faces are magic mirrors.
    Looking at people who belong to us,
    we see the past, present, and future.
    We make discoveries about ourselves.

    — Gail Lumet Buckley
  • In every conceivable manner,
    the family is a link to our past,
    a bridge to our future.

    — Alex Haley
  • What greater thing is there for human souls
    than to feel that they are joined for life – to be with each other
    in silent unspeakable memories.

    — George Eliot
  • Some people come and go in our lives.
    Some stay forever.

  • We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors,
    we borrow it from our children.

    — Native American Proverb
  • The memories we give may a lifetime live in the heart
    of those we hold so close.

    — Unknown
  • Families are like fudge . . .
    mostly sweet with a few nuts.

    — Unknown
  • The family is one of Nature's masterpieces.

    — George Santayana
  • Having a place to go – is a home.
    Having someone to love – is a family.
    Having both – is a blessing.

    — Donna Hedges
  • Every man is his own ancestor,
    and every man is his own heir.
    He devises his own future,
    and he inherits his own past.

    — Fredrick Henry Hedge