Charles Joseph Fahrner

Brief Life History of Charles Joseph

When Charles Joseph Fahrner was born on 7 July 1895, in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, his father, Johannes Fahrner, was 32 and his mother, Susanna Bauer, was 28. He married Anita Josephine Rademacher on 18 December 1922, in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. He lived in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States in 1940 and Hartland, Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States in 1955. He died on 13 October 1973, in Oconomowoc, Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States.

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Charles Joseph Fahrner
1895–1973
Anita Josephine Rademacher
1897–1972
Marriage: 18 December 1922
Charles Joseph Fahrner
1924–1974
John Kenneth Fahrner
1925–1996
Robert Allen Fahrner
1928–2003

Sources (18)

  • Charles Fahrner in household of John Fahrner, "Wisconsin State Census, 1905"
  • Charley J Fahrner, "Wisconsin Birth Index, 1820-1907"
  • Charles Joseph Fahoner, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

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Name Meaning

German and Swiss German: variant of Farner .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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