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Brunswick Distinguished Citizen

Edna Virginia Wenner

Born: February 24, 1892 – 
Died:  December 1980, buried St Marks, Petersville, MD

Brunswick Distinguished Citizen 1977 – From Brunswick:  100 Years of Memories:  One of nine children of Edna Virginia Garret and Charles Malcolm Wenner, Sr., Edna Virginia Wenner received her early education in Shenk’s Seminary and St. Francis Parochial School, graduating from Brunswick High, then located between East A and Potomac Streets, in 191.  She began her teaching career in 1911 at the West Brunswick Elementary School, located next to the present Brunswick Post Office.  In 1918 she became principal of Brunswick Elementary, continuing in that post until transferring to Parkway Elementary School in Frederick in 1932.  After teaching at Middletown briefly, she returned to West Brunswick Elementary in 1946, retiring as principal in 19598 after 48 years in teaching.  She held a B.S. degree in Education from the University of Virginia and was an active member of Grace Episcopal Church.
From Smoketown History, courtesy of Peter Wenner:  E. Virginia (Patty) Wenner was the first woman to serve as a school principal in Frederick County before he came out of retirement to be the first head of the consolidated Brunswick Elementary School in 1952. Descended from a long line of teachers, she was the first woman public school principal in Frederick County at Middletown Elementary School.

Known as a good teacher and tough disciplinarian, Miss Wenner was considered uniquely qualified as a Brunswick native to lead the consolidation of public elementary schools in town. She had to grapple with 2 challenges. First was the merging of 2 schools that had long been rivals. Second was the desegregation of the U.S. public school system that was working its way through the courts in the early 1950s.


1910 United States Federal Census
Name:	Edna V Wenner
Age in 1910:	18
Birth Year:	abt 1892
Birthplace:	Maryland
Home in 1910:	Brunswick Ward 2, Frederick, Maryland
Street:	Maple Avenue
Race:	White
Gender:	Female
Relation to Head of House:	Daughter
Marital Status:	Single
Father's name:	Charles M Wenner
Father's Birthplace:	Maryland
Mother's name:	Edna V Wenner 
Mother's Birthplace:	Maryland
Native Tongue:	English
Attended School:	Yes
Able to Read:	Yes
Able to Write:	Yes
	
Household Members:	Name	Age
Charles M Wenner 
47
Edna V Wenner 
43
Charles M Wenner Jr 
24
Edward G Wenner 
22
Charles F Wenner 
20
Edna V Wenner 
18
Annie L Wenner 
16
William B Wenner 
14
Edith O Wenner 
12
Richmond G Wenner 
10
Margaret C Wenner 
7
Lavania C Wenner 
76

1940 United States Federal Census
Name:	Edna Wenner
Age:	48
Estimated birth year:	abt 1892
Gender:	Female
Race:	White
Birthplace:	Maryland
Marital Status:	Single
Relation to Head of House:	Mother
Home in 1940:	Brunswick, Frederick, Maryland
Street:	Maple
House Number:	832
Inferred Residence in 1935:	Brunswick, Frederick, Maryland
Residence in 1935:	Same House
Citizenship:	Naturalized
Sheet Number:	7B
Attended School or College:	No
Highest Grade Completed:	High School, 4th year
Income Other Sources:	No
Household Members:	Name	Age
Malcomb Wenner 
54
Evelyn Wenner 
39
Virginia Wenner 
73
Edna Wenner 
48
Mary Padgett 
54

U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Name:	E. Wenner
	
Last Residence:	21716 Brunswick, Frederick, Maryland, USA 
BORN:	24 Feb 1892
Last Benefit:	21716, Brunswick, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Died:	Dec 1980
State (Year) SSN issued:	Maryland (1956)

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