Ephraim Wenger, Sr

1815 - 1893  (77 years)

• Name	Ephraim Wenger  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23]
  Suffix	Sr
  Birth	9 Sep 1815	Dayton, Rockingham, Virginia, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 15, 17, 18, 21]
  Gender	Male
  Family Search ID	KP91-JY4
  Occupation	Farmer  [5, 17, 18]
  Residence	1840	Rockingham County, Virginia, USA   [10]
  Residence	1860	Harrisonburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA   [5]
  	District 1
  Residence	1870	Central, Rockingham, Virginia, USA   [18, 20]
  Residence	1880	Ashby, Rockingham, Virginia, USA   [17, 19]
  Burial	1893	Blosser Cemetery, Dayton, Rockingham, Virginia, USA   [1, 3, 4, 8, 11, 15, 21]
  Death	26 Jan 1893	Rockingham County, Virginia, USA   [1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 11, 15, 21]
  Person ID	I2637	Woodworth Ancestry | Gottlieb Mauck Family
  Last Modified	7 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Rev Benjamin Wenger, Sr,   b. 28 Apr 1781, Edom, Rockingham, Virginia, USA d. 26 Feb 1865, Dayton, Rockingham, Virginia, USA (Age 83 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Ann Mauck,   b. 15 Aug 1783, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA d. 15 Dec 1850, Dayton, Rockingham, Virginia, USA (Age 67 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1802	Virginia, USA
  Family ID	F885	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susanna Good,   b. 1819, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA d. 10 Feb 1860, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA (Age 41 years)
  Marriage	1839	Virginia, USA   [9]
  Children	+ 1. Peter Wenger,   b. 14 Oct 1840, Harrisonburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA d. 10 Jul 1903, Harrisonburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA (Age 62 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Benjamin Wenger,   b. 16 Jan 1842, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 3. Jacob Wenger,   b. 8 Nov 1843, Dayton, Rockingham, Virginia, USA d. 15 Feb 1925, Ashley, Rockingham, Virginia, USA (Age 81 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 4. Christena Wenger,   b. 17 Oct 1845, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA d. 1902 (Age 56 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 5. John C Wenger,   b. 29 Jun 1848, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA d. 27 Dec 1923, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 6. Ephraim Wenger, Jr,   b. 1 Jan 1851, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA d. 16 Aug 1856, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA (Age 5 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Simeon Wenger,   b. 18 Jan 1853, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA d. 28 Jan 1855, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA (Age 2 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 8. Susanna Good Wenger,   b. 16 Feb 1856, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA d. 1918 (Age 61 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F2775	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 9 Sep 1815 - Dayton, Rockingham, Virginia, USA Marriage - 1839 - Virginia, USA Residence - 1840 - Rockingham County, Virginia, USA Residence - District 1 - 1860 - Harrisonburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Residence - 1870 - Central, Rockingham, Virginia, USA Residence - 1880 - Ashby, Rockingham, Virginia, USA Burial - 1893 - Blosser Cemetery, Dayton, Rockingham, Virginia, USA Death - 26 Jan 1893 - Rockingham County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

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