Timeline
| YEAR | MONTH | DAY | PERSON | PLACE | EVENT | REFERENCE |
| -- | -- | -- | Wenckh, Wenck, Wening, Weniger, Wenin, Wenig, Wenisch, Wenk, Wenger, Wenge, Weining, Wiening, Weuning, Wauning | Bavaria. | Various spellings for 'Wenk'. | |
| 1700 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1705 | -- | -- | Wenk, Joseph | Grand Duchy of Baden, in what is now the Black Forest, or Schwarzwald, in Germany. | Approximate date of birth. | Research by Ernst Wenk, Davis, CA. |
| 1733 | -- | -- | Wenk, Joseph | Baden | Marriage
to MARIA DIETSCHIN (1705 - 1779) | Research by Ernst Wenk, Davis, CA. |
| 1733 | Sept. | 21 | Wenk, Joseph, Jr. | Russwihl, Baden, Germany | Birth. | Research by Ernst Wenk, Davis, CA. |
| 1736 | -- | -- | Wenk, Joseph | Baden | Death. | Research by Ernst Wenk, Davis, CA. |
| 1767 | August | 10 | Wenk, Joseph, Jr. | Russwihl, Baden, Germany | Marriage to MARIA BAHOLZER (1743 - 1800), also of Russwihl. | Research by Ernst Wenk, Davis, CA. |
| 1772 | Sept. | 12 | Wenk, Johan Michael | Oberwihl, Baden, Germany | Birth. | Research by Ernst Wenk, Davis, CA. |
| 1797 | August | 17 | Wenk, Joseph, Jr. | Baden | Death. | Research by Ernst Wenk, Davis, CA. |
| 17?? | -- | -- | Wenk, Johan Michael | Baden | Marriage to MARGARETHA EICHORN of Ebersbirhl Germany. | Research by Ernst Wenk, Davis, CA. |
| 1800 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 18?? | -- | -- | Wenk,
Margaretha | Baden | Death | Research
by Ernst Wenk, Davis, CA. |
| 1801 | Feb | 3 | Wenk, Johan Michael | Oberwihl, Baden, Germany | Remarried, to KATHARINA FALLER (27 Aug 1776 - 22 Sep 1843), also of Oberwihl | Research by Ernst Wenk, Davis, CA. |
| 1801 | Dec | 28 | Wenk, Johan Jr. | Oberwihl, Baden, Germany | Birth. | Research by Ernst Wenk, Davis, CA. |
| 1805 | -- | -- | -- | -- | Michigan Territory created in United States. | Penguin Atlas of North American History to 1870 by Colin McEvedy |
| 1823 | July | 30 | Gassmann, Ignanz | Rotzell, Waldshut, Baden | Birth | Research by Ernst Wenk, Davis, CA. |
| 1829 | Feb. | 26 | Wenk, Johan Jr. | Oberwihl, Baden, Germany | Married IDA GASSMANN on 26 Feb 1829. | Research by Ernst Wenk, Davis, CA. |
| 1829 | Feb. | 26 | Wenk, Johan Jr. | Oberwihl, Baden, Germany | Adopted Ida's son, Ignanz, who changed his name to WENK. Johan Jr. died on 06 Jul 1867 | Research by Ernst Wenk, Davis, CA. |
| 1837 | Jan. | 26 | -- | Michigan | Becomes a state | Michigan-Markers |
| 1849 | -- | -- | Baden | -- | Revolution. Civilian radicals and the military rebelled. Grand Duke Leopold forced to flee the country. | -- |
| 1849 | -- | -- | Wenk, Ignanz Gassmann | Gemeinde Gorwihl Holzenwald Kreis Waldthut Baden-Wuttenberg | Departs Baden for America |  |
| 1850 - 1870 | -- | -- | Wenk, Ignanz | Chelsea, Michigan | Married ANNA MARIA ESSIG (1798 - 1870) | -- |
| 1861-1865 | -- | -- | -- | -- | Civil War | -- |
| 1870 | July | 5 | Wenk, Ignatz | Freedom Tp., Washtenaw County, MI | 48 year-old farmer from Prussia, on $2500 property, $650 personal estate, married to Anna M. of Baden, age 72. | United
Sates Census, Roll: M593_707 Page: 177 Image: 358 |
| 1870 | -- | -- | Wenk, Anna Maria | Freedom Tp., Washtenaw County, MI | Death | -- |
| 1871 | -- | -- | Wenk, Ignanz | Michigan | Married EVA CATHERINE MANZ (1837 - 1923), originally from Oberkollbach, Calw, Germany |  |
| 1876 | Feb | 8 | Wenk, Martin | Washtenaw County, MI | Birth | |
| 1880 | June | 16 | Wenk, Ignatz | Millington, Tuscola, Michigan | 54 year-old farmer from Baden, with wife Catherine, 43, of Wurtemburg, and five kids: Catherine (11), John (9), Joseph (7), and Martin (4). | United States Census, Roll: T9_608; Page: 158D |
| 1897 | June | 27 | Wenk, Ignatz | Washtenaw County Michigan | Death. Buried at the Freedom Emanuel Evangelical Memorial Cemetery Founded 1847 Ellsworth Road near hexaboogles. |
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| 1900 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1900 | June | 16 | Wenk, Catherine | Freedom, Washtenaw, Michigan | 69 year-old head of household with sons Joseph (26) and Martin (24). | United States Federal Census. Roll: T623 746; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 94. |
| 1909 | Jan | 6 | Wenk, Martin | Lima Township, Washtenaw County, MI. | Married MARTHA CAROLINA GRIEB (12/8/1880 - 3/27/1937). |  |
| 1910 | May | 2 | Wenk, Martin | LIMA TWP, Washtenaw, Michigan. | 34 year-old thresher with wife Martha C, age 29, and son Elmer, 8/12 of a year old. | U.S.
Census Records. Series: T624 Roll: 677 Part: 2 Page: 223b. |
| 1910 | Aug | 13 | Wenk, Erwin | Lima Township, Washtenaw County, MI. | Birth. |
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| 1914 - 1918 | -- | -- | -- | -- | World War I | -- |
| 1920 | Jan | 17-19 | Wenk, Martin | Freedom Township, Washtenaw, Michigan. | 43 year-old farmer with wife Martha C, age 39, and Elmer (10), Erwin (9), Rubena (8), Edna (7), Ernest (5), and Norman (1 1/2). | U.S.
Census Records. T625_799 Page: 6A ED: 147 Image: 1175 |
| 1923 | -- | -- | Wenk, Catharina | Freedom Township, Washtenaw Co., Michigan. | Death. | The Freedom Emanuel Evangelical Memorial Cemetery Founded 1847 Ellsworth Road near hexaboogles. |
| 1929 | October | 29 | -- | Wall Street | "Black Tuesday:" Great Depression begins. | -- |
| 1930 | April | 3 | Wenk, Martin | Freedom Township, Washtenaw, Michigan. | 54 year-old farmer with wife Martha C, age 49, and Elmer (20), Erwin (19), Rubena (18), Edna (16), Ernest (15), and Norman ( 12). Owns a radio. | U.S. Census Records. T626, 2,667 rolls. Roll: 1029; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 22 |
| 1937 | March | 27 | Wenk, Martha Grieb | Freedom Township, Washtenaw Co., Michigan. | Death. | Buried at New Zion Lutheran Church, Chelsea, MI. |
| 1939 | Nov. | 11 | Wenk, Erwin | Freedom Township, Washtenaw, Michigan. | Wed to DOROTHY IRENE PRITCHARD (b. 15 Apr 1918). |  |
| 1940 | Oct. | 7 | Wenk, Martha Ellen | Chelsea Hospital, Chelsea, Michigan. | Birth. | |
| 1959 | June | 13 | Wenk, Martha Ellen | Ypsilanti, MI | Wed to CARLETON MARCHANT HAUSE, JR. (b. 25 Nov. 1939). |
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| 1961 | June | 7 | Hause, Jeffrey Carleton | Ann Arbor, MI | Birth. |
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| 1962 | Oct | 21 | Wenk, Martin | Chelsea, MI. | Death. | Buried at Zion Lutheran Church, Cheldea, MI |
| 1965 | Aug. | 12 | Hause, Kathleen Ellen | San Diego, CA | Birth. |  |
| 1967 | Sept. | 15 | Hause, Eric Donald | Oceanside, CA | Birth. |  | 1968 | -- | -- | -- | Detroit, MI | Riots | -- |
| 1968 | Sept. | 14 | Hause, Michele Marie | Oceanside, CA | Birth. |  |
| 1982 | Oct | 19 | Wenk, Erwin | Lima Township, Washtenaw County, Michigan | Death | Buried at New Zion Lutheran Church, Chelsea, MI |
| 1984 | Nov. | 17 | -- | -- | "Once Bitten," co-written by Jeff Hause, opens as the #1 movie in the USA. Critics weep. | Variety, Hollywood Reporter, USA Today |
| 1985 | June | 29 | Hause, Kathleen Ellen | Vista, CA | Weds HAL LARSEN. | -- |
| 1987 | July | 14 | Larsen, Sasha Ellen Marie | Oceanside, CA | Birth. |  |
| 1990 | April | 28-- | Larsen, Dylan Jeffrey Lee | Oceanside, CA | Birth to Hal & Kathy Larsen |  |
| 1996 | March | 23 | Hause, Eric Donald | Bonsall, CA | Weds MARY MOONSAMMY | -- |
| 1997 | Aug. | 10 | Hause, Madeline Camille | Colorado | Birth. |  |
| 1998 | June | 4 | Larsen, Camille | Oceanside, CA. | Birth. |  |
| 2000 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2005 | Feb | 1 | Jeffrey Hause | Los Angeles, CA | Finishes timeline | This web page. |
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