William
Henkel
Born in New York, NY
Ancestors 
Son of Henry Henkel
and Sophie (Amberger) Kruck
Brother of
Henry Henkel Jr. and Eliza Henkel
Husband of
Sophia (Faller) Henkel
— married
15 May 1880 in New York
Descendants 
Father of
Josephine Henkel, Lilly (Henkel) Michel, William Henkel Jr., Dorothy (Henkel) Whitson, Matthew Arthur Henkel, Mabel (Henkel) Kreykenbohm, Robert C. Henkel, Georgiana (Henkel) Risch, Helen Grace (Henkel) Gartner, Unnamed Henkel and Ethel Florence (Henkel) Case
Died
at age 59
in New York, New York, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Aug 2016
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Biography
William was born December 14, 1859 in New York and died March 29, 1919.[1]
- According to his obituary he was buried at the Lutheran Cemetery
Find A Grave #182970686 [2]
William was married about 1880 to Sofia Faller.[3]
- William was listed with his parents (parents, Henry & Sophie, brother Henry Jr. and sister Eliza) in the 1870 Census,[4] and with his own family in the 1900 Census[5] the 1905 Census[6], and the 1910 Census [7]
Research Notes
A GOOGLE SEARCH OF WILLIAM HENKEL WILL BRING UP ALL SORTS OF INTERESTING INFORMATION. SUCH AS:
Story about Bat Masterson working for the Marshal's office under William Henkel, Marshal. When the Old West Met the Southern District[8]
He litigated quite a few court cases even going before the Supreme Court. Pretty impressive for a man who went to work in his teens to support his widowed mother (according to family history)
GEORGE W. BEAVERS, . v. WILLIAM HENKEL, United States Marshal in and for the Southern District of New York. 194 U.S. 73 (24 S.Ct. 605, 48 L.Ed. 882)
GEORGE W. BEAVERS, Appt. v. WILLIAM HENKEL, United States Marshal in and for the Southern District of New York.
No. 535. Argued: March 9, 10, 1904. Decided: April 11, 1904[9]
WITITAKER WRIGHT, , v. WILLIAM HENKEL, United States Marshal for the Southern District of New York, 190 U.S. 40 (23 S.Ct. 781, 47 L.Ed. 948)
WITITAKER WRIGHT, Appt., v. WILLIAM HENKEL, United States Marshal for the Southern District of New York, et al.
No. 661. Argued: April 28, 29, 1903. Decided: June 1, 1903[10]
John McNamara Appt. v. William Henkel, United States Marshal for the Southern District of New York, 226 U.S. 520 (1911) Supreme Court of the United States Filed: November 10th, 1911 Precedential Status: Precedential Citations: 226 U.S. 520 Docket Number: 687 Supreme Court Database ID: Unknown
226 U.S. 520 33 S. Ct. 146 57 L. Ed. 330
JOHN McNAMARA, Appt., v. WILLIAM HENKEL, United States Marshal for the Southern District of New York, et al.
No. 687. Argued December 4, 1912. Decided January 6, 1913[11]
State of New York: Delegates and Alternates to the National Republican https://books.google.com/books?id=0rsnAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA11&lpg=PA11&dq=William+henkel+delegate+to+republican+convention+from+New+York+1900&source=bl&ots=uH_3ejHORO&sig=BRztYIKG6u6GfsiEOt7yxEak8a8&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj0vo3S6LfZAhVO1lMKHa1-Ct4Q6AEIKTAA#v=onepage&q=William%20henkel%20delegate%20to%20republican%20convention%20from%20New%20York%201900&f=false
EDWIN F. HALE, Appt., v. WILLIAM HENKEL, United States Marshal. Supreme Court
Argued January 4, 5, 1906. Decided March 12, 1906.
Sources
- ↑ https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WZF-DVZ
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/182970686
- ↑ New York Marriages, 1686-1980," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F64V-F3R : 12 December 2014), William Henkel and Sophia Faller, 15 May 1880; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 1,562,358
- ↑ https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DZV7-PSZ.jpg?ctx=CrxCtxPublicAccess&header=Content-Disposition&headerValue=attachment%3B%20filename%3Drecord-image_S3HY-DZV7-PSZ.jpg
- ↑ United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSVP-JVT : 20 January 2015), William Henkel, Borough of Manhattan, Election District 17 New York City Ward 18, New York County, New York, United States; citing sheet 1A, family 2, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,102.
- ↑ https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9Q97-YSR9-KBW?i=19&wc=Q69N-ZB2%3A42719801%2C43004401%2C43941601%3Fcc%3D1463113&cc=1463113
- ↑ United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M5Z6-8JB : 29 October 2015), William Henkel, Manhattan Ward 18, New York, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1712, sheet 1B, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,049
- ↑ https://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/06/when-the-old-west-met-the-southern-district/?_r=0
- ↑ https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/194/73
- ↑ https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/190/40
- ↑ https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/97743/john-mcnamara-appt-v-william-henkel-united/
<https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/201/43>
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"New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WZF-DV8 : 20 March 2015), Henry Henkel in entry for William Henkel, 28 Mar 1919; citing Death, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,322,446.