Marshall County KS Archives Biographies.....Fenwick, George L. 1881 - living in 1917 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ks/ksfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@gmail.com July 21, 2005, 11:35 am Author: B. F. Bowen GEORGE L. FENWICK. George L. Fenwick, proprietor of the Independent auto garage at Marysville and sales agent for cars and Bull tractors at that place, is a native son of Marshall county and has been a resident of this county all his life with the exception of the time spent in school at Manhattan and at Quincy, Illinois. He was born on a pioneer farm in the neighborhood of Bigelow, June 12, 1881, son of William and Melissa (Boyd) Fenwick, early settlers in that part of the county, the former of whom was born in Bath county, Kentucky, in 1840, and who were the parents of four children, those besides the subject of this sketch being as follow: Martha, deceased; Eva, who married Greely Warders and is now deceased, and Nettie, who married W. J. Williams, who died about six months after marriage, and fifteen years later she married Charles Jones and is now living on the old home place in the neighborhood of Bigelow. George L. Fenwick was reared on the paternal farm in this county and received his elementary schooling in the district schools of that neighborhood. At the age of nineteen years he started attending school at Manhattan and in 1902 entered the business college at Quincy, Illinois, from which he was graduated in 1904, after which he traveled with a band, as a musician, for one year, at the end of which time he returned to the home farm, which he rented from his father, and there made his home until 1911, in which year he moved to Marysville and for awhile thereafter was connected with one of the local garages. He then determined to engage in the automobile business on his own account and built his present commodious and well-equipped garage, a .structure forty-four by one hundred and thirty-two feet, in which he has since very successfully carried on' a general business in automobiles and accessories and has established a high reputation as the proprietor of one of the best service stations in this part of the state. Mr. Fenwick is the local sales manager for Bull gasoline tractors and has built up quite a business in these lines, carrying on his business in accordance with strictly up-to-date methods. On May 25, 1904, George L. Fenwick was united in marriage to Louise M. Jansen, who was born at Quincy, Illinois, December 2, 1881, a daughter of Thee, and Louise (Ruff) Jansen, natives of Illinois, and the former of whom was a druggist at Quincy. Mrs. Fenwick is a graduate of the business college at Quincy and is a valuable aid to her husband in his business, taking the part of bookkeeper in the garage and sales establishment. Mr. and Mrs. Fenwick are attendants at the Christian church and take a proper part in the general social activities of their home town. Mr. Fenwick is "independent" in his political views and has ever given his thoughtful attention to local civic affairs. Additional Comments: Extracted from: History of Marshall County, Kansas: its people, industries, and institutions by Emma E. Forter Indianapolis, Ind.: B.F. Bowen & Co. (1917) File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ks/marshall/bios/fenwick19bs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ksfiles/ File size: 3.6 Kb