Sophie (Amberger) Kruck (abt.1837-abt.1911)

Sophie Kruck formerly Amberger aka Henkel

Born about 21 Feb 1837 in Griedel, Friedberg,Germany

Ancestors

Daughter of Conrad Amberger and Elizabeth (Wetz) Amberger

Sister of Katharina Elizabeth (Amberger) Hildebrand

Wife of Henry Henkel — married 1858 (to 1874) in New York

Wife of Konrad Kruck — married 5 Jan 1878 in Manhattan, New York

Descendants

Mother of William Henkel, Henry Henkel Jr. and Eliza Henkel

Died about 1 Dec 1911 at about age 74 in New York, New York

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BIOGRAPHY

Sophie Amberger Henkel Kruck

Born 21 Feb 1837 in Griedel, Friedberg, Germany. Daughter of Conrad Amberger Amberger-10 and Elizabeth (Wetz) Amberger Wetz-20

Name: Sofia Amberger
Gender: weiblich (Female)
Event Type: Taufe (Baptism)
Birth Date: 21 Feb 1837
Baptism Date: 5 Mrz 1837 (5 Mar 1837)
Baptism Place: Griedel, Hessen (Hesse), Deutschland (Germany)
Father: Konrad Amberger
Mother: Elizabetha Amberger
City or District: Griedel
Parish as it Appears: Griedel
Page Number: 4;5 ^[1]

Children of Conrad Amberger and Elizabeth Wetz:

Georg Amberger (1839-1841)
Heinrich Philip Amberger (1842-1842) ,
Sophie Amberger Henkel Kruck (1837-1911),
Katharina Elizabeth Amberger Hildebrand Amberger-11 (1844-1937),
Jakob Amberger (1847-1850).
Her mother, Elizabeth Wetz Amberger died 6 October 1847.^[2]

Her father remarried 4 January 1849 to Elizabeth Sein sein-5 and in July 1851 He, his wife and 1 infant emigrated to New York and settled in New Jersey. Unknown why he left his 2 living daughters behind.^[3]

13 February 1854 Sophie (15) and her sister Elise amberger-11 (9) immigrated to New York. I cannot find any record of who accompanied them or whether they ended up in New Jersey.^[4]

Information about the SS Vesta https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Vesta

Sometime before 14 Dec 1859 when her first child (William Henkel Henkel-300) was born she married Henry Henkel Henkel-301. They had 2 more children Henry Jr. Henkel-319 1861-1915 buried at the Lutheran Cemetery (I don’t believe he married) and Eliza Henkel Henkel-320 born about 1866 and died 27 October 1872 about age 6, buried at the Lutheran Cemetery. According to 1900 Census she had 5 children, but only 2 living.

Meanwhile Sophie’s sister Elisa (1844-1937) married in1868 in New York to George Hildebrand Hildebrand-783 (1839-1918) and they had 1 child, Mary. Interestingly both Elisa and George are buried at the Lutheran Cemetery.

Henry Henkel (father of William Henkel Henkel-300) died 1 Sept 1874 buried at the Lutheran Cemetery. According to family tradition and William Henkel’s obit he went to work to support his widowed mother at age 9 but perhaps his age was more like 14 or 15.

5 January 1878 Sophie married Konrad Kruck Kruck-14 who died 21 Nov.1882.^[5]

She died December 1, 1911 ^[6]

Sources

↑ Ancestry.com. Hesse, Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1661-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
↑ https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:9HY2-CJQ : accessed 2017-02-25
↑ https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939V-5GSM-R?mode=g&i=87&cc=1849782
↑ https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939V-RM93-6S?mode=g&i=217&cc=1849782
↑ "New York Marriages, 1686-1980," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6HW-4L3 : 12 December 2014), Konrad Kruck and Sophia Amberger Henckel, 05 Jan 1878; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 1,562,245.
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Joy (Young) Jacobs

She is the mother of William Henkel, the U.S. Marshal of the Southern District from 1898 – 1915 (appointed by 4 Presidents: McKinley, Roosevelt, Taft and Wilson) which is a pretty amazing thing considering her history.

She was born 21 Feb 1837 in Griedel, Friedberg, Germany. The daughter of Conrad Amberger and Elizabeth (Wetz) Amberger. They had 5 children but only Sophie and her sister Katharina lived to be older than 3. Her mother died 6 October 1847 when Sophie was 10. Her father remarried 4 January 1849 to Elizabeth Sein. In July 1851 Conrad, his wife and 1 infant immigrated to New York and settled in New Jersey. It’s unknown why he left his 2 living daughters behind.

13 February 1854 Sophie (15) and her sister Katharina (9) immigrated to New York on The Vespa. (pictured) I have no knowledge of who accompanied them and I do not believe they went to New Jersey to be with their father. Sophie is listed on the Embarkation form as a domestic.

Sometime before 14 Dec 1859 when her first child (William Henkel) was born she married Henry Henkel (1833-1874). Henry is buried at the Lutheran Cemetery. They had at least 2 more children Henry Jr. (1861-1915) buried at the Lutheran Cemetery (he never married) and Eliza Henkel born about 1866 and died 27 October 1872 about age 6, buried at the Lutheran Cemetery. According to the 1900 Census Sophie had 5 children with 2 living.

5 January 1878 Sophie married Conrad Krick who died 21 Nov.1882.

Meanwhile, Sophie’s sister Elisa (1844-1937) married in 1868 in New York to George Hildebrand (1839-1918) and they had 1 child, Mary. Interestingly both Elisa and George are buried at the Lutheran Cemetery.

My Grandma Ethel Henkel Case wrote a memory of her childhood and has many good memories of Grandma Krick especially the Charlotte Rouse (a type of dessert) Sophie made and visits to Grandma Krick’s sister. I haven’t been able to find her death date but know it’s after 1910 as we have the census record of her and her son Henry living together that year. I rechecked my mom’s records and saw 1912 by Sophie’s name, so I assume that is when she died.

posted 29 Jul 2018 by Joy (Young) Jacobs [thank Joy]

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