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- [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), p. 74.
Bertha Anna Wengler was born on 6 December 1881 at Oxford, Sumner County, Kansas.
- [S211] Article or notice, "Prof. Wellemeyer Becomes Benedict.".
Warrenton Banner (Warrenton, Missouri); Friday, 24 August 1917; volume 53, number 2; page 1 column 3. State Historical Society of Missouri. (http://statehistoricalsocietyofmissouri.org/cdm/ref/collection/warrentonb/id/9967). Accessed in May 2014.
"The bride was the teacher of art and domestic economy in the college the past two years, and with her pleasing disposition won many friends during her short stay here."
- [S217] Book, The Pulse, 1916.
(Warrenton, Missouri: the Senior Class of Central Wesleyan College; printed by Banner Publishing Company, 1916). Central Wesleyan College Archives Digital Collection, Special Collections Department, Pickler Memorial Library, Truman State University (Kirksville, Missouri). Accessed in May 2014.
On an unnumbered page (about page 20) of the college yearbook in a section on faculty is a portrait and a brief list of acacemic credentials: "Bertha Wengler, Professor of Art and Domestic Economy. (South Western College; Art Students League, New York.)."
Bertha Wengler is also shown in a group portrait on an unnumbered page (about page 67) accompanying a description of the Art Department.
- [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), p. 74.
Bertha Anna died on 31 January 1959 at Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas.
- [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), p. 74.
A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Mrs. Bertha Anna Wellemeyer which she reported had appeared on 2 February 1959 in the Wichita (Kansas) Beacon.
- [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 74.
Charles Louis Wellemeyer and Bertha Anna Wengler were married on 22 August 1917 at Warrenton, Warren County, Missouri.
- [S211] Article or notice, "Prof. Wellemeyer Becomes Benedict.".
Warrenton Banner (Warrenton, Missouri); Friday, 24 August 1917; volume 53, number 2; page 1 column 3. State Historical Society of Missouri. (http://statehistoricalsocietyofmissouri.org/cdm/ref/collection/warrentonb/id/9967). Accessed in May 2014.
"Professor Charles L. Wellemeyer and Miss Bertha Anna Wengler were married Wednesday, August 22, 1917, at the home of the bride's parents at Oxford, Kan."
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