William Henry Denker

  General Notes:

Research of James W. Straw - Cora had no children by him

passport info -
William Denker Birth Date: 13 Jul 1860 Birth Place: Bremenhaven, Germany Age: 42 Residence: San Jose, California Passport Issue Date: 8 Apr 1903 Passport Includes a Photo: No
born Bremerhofen, Germany on 13 July 1860; emig to US 1 Sep 1881 aboard the Switzerland from Antwerp; resided 21 yrs [1881-1903] in Washington and California; citizenship Santa Clara Co, CA on 7 Feb 1890...permanent residence San Jose, CA

1887 Garfield County, Washington
Wm Denker 27 b. Germany; B. Keeper[hard to read - could be teacher?]
Cora Denker 20 b. Oregon

In 1900 San Jose, Santa Clara County, California.
William Denker b. July 1860 Germany; parents b. Germany; occ: clerk in probate court
Cora b. Aug 1866 OR; married 1887; ch: none
Ethel Offield b. Sep 1886 WA [sister of Cora]

1920 San Jose, CA
William and Cora Denker; Wm is a probate clerk for court house

1930 San Jose, CA
William Denker b. 1861 Germany; occ: probate clerk for county
Cora b.1867 OR

William married Cora Cornelia Offield, daughter of James Washington Offield and Caroline Frances Jones. (Cora Cornelia Offield was born on 22 Aug 1866 in Oregon City, Oregon, died on 23 Aug 1949 in Santa Clara County, California and was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery in San Jose, Santa Clara County, California.)