Hinrich Junge (1876 - 1948)

Born 16 Aug 1876 in Sankt Margarethen, Steinburg, Duchy of Holstein

Ancestors

Husband of Alvena Margaret (Stein) Junge — married 25 Sep 1900 in Toledo, Tama County, Iowa, United States

Descendants

Died 21 Aug 1948 at age 72 in Dysart, Tama County, Iowa, United States

Biography

Hinrich "Henry" Junge, the son of Hans Junge and Gesche Dolling, was born on 16 Aug 1876^[1] in Sankt Margarethen, Steinburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.^[2]

Heinrich immigrated to the United States with his family at age 4. The family originated in Lansheide, Schleswig-Holstein, departed from Hamburg on 24 May 1883 aboard the "Polaria", and arrived in New York, New York on 13 Jun 1883.^[3] Steerage passengers traveling were: Hans 51, Gesche 46, Maria 18, Gesche 17, Peter 14, Anna 9, Lena 8, Heinrich 4, and Emma 6 months.^[4]

Henry married Alvena Stine in Toledo, Tama County, Iowa on 25 Sep 1900.^[5][6] They had six children:^[5]

1. Eldo, b. 6 Aug 1901, d. 22 Jan 1977, m. Edna Pohlmann, 3 ch.;
2. Henry, b. 19 Feb 1903, d. 29 Dec 1969, m. Norma Feuerbach, 1 ch.;
3. Leona, b. 3 Nov 1905, m. Elmer Schuldt;
4. Viola, b. 8 Feb 1908, m. Lester Fink;
5. Hilda, b. 4 Jul 1914, m1. Leroy Selk (1 ch.), m2. Eldon Goodwin (2 ch.), m3. Donald Kinnard;
6. Darlene, b. 30 Apr 1927, m. Melvin Foley, 2 ch..

Henry died in 1948 and was buried at Dysart Cemetery in Dysart, Tama County, Iowa.^[7] His obituary was published in the Dysart Reporter on 26 Aug 1948 follows:^[8]

Henry Junge, 72 Has Fatal Stroke

"On Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock funeral services for Henry Junge, Sr., 72, were conducted at the home in Dysart with Rev. P.W. Pfaltzgraff, pastor of the Van Horne Lutheran church, officiating. Mr. Junge died August 21 of a stroke suffered on Monday. Miss Nelda Schlue and Mrs. Dean Curtis, Van Horne sang "In the Garden" and "Rock of Ages". Casket bearers were Rudy Homire, Ed Junge, Lester Selk, Ben Eggers, Arlen Lorenzen and Elmer Stein. Interment was in the Dysart cemetery.

Mr. Junge was born August 16, 1876 in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. He came with his parents to America at the age of seven. The family located on a farm near Keystone, where he grew to manhood. On Sep 25, 1900 he married Alvena Stein. The couple engaged in farming near Keystone then moved to Butterfield, Minn., where they farmed two years. On returning to Iowa they bought a farm three miles southwest of Dysart where they farmed until they retired to Dysart in 1912. Surviving are two sons, Eldo and Henry, Jr. of Keystone; three daughters, Mrs. Lester Fink of Traer, Mrs. Eldon Goodwin and Mrs. Melvin Foley of Dysart.

He was preceded in death by his wife and one daughter, Mrs. Elmer Schuldt, Dysart."

CENSUS and RESIDENCE HISTORY

1885 • Leroy, Benton, Iowa, USA - Junge household: Hans 57, Gedie 46, Johan 29, Peter 16, Lena 11, Henry 7, and Emma 2.^[9]

1900 • Kane, Benton, Iowa, USA - Junge household: Hans 66, Gesche 62, Henry 24, and Emma 17.^[10]

1910 • Homer, Benton, Iowa, USA - Junge household: Henry 33, Vina 28, Eldo 8, Henry 6, Leona 4, and Viola 2.^[11]

1915 • Clark, Tama, Iowa, USA - age 38, married.^[12]

Apr 1916 • Dysart, Tama, Iowa, USA - Henry Junge resided in Dysart, Iowa, per the obituary of his mother.

Sep 1918 • Dysart, Tama, Iowa, USA - age 42, married, farmer.^[13]

1920 • Clark, Tama, Iowa, USA - Junge household: Henry 43, Vena 38, Eldo 18, Henry 16, Leona 14, Viola 11, and Helda 5.^[14]

1925 • Harrison, Benton, Iowa, USA - Junge household: Henry Sr. 48, Lena 44, Hilda 10, Viola 16, and Leana 19.^[15]

1930 • Dysart, Tama, Iowa, USA - Junge household: Henry 53, Vena 48, Viola 22, Hilda 15, and Darleen 2.^[16]

1935 • Dysart, Tama, Iowa, USA.^[17]

1940 • Dysart, Tama, Iowa, USA - Junge household: Henry [63], Vena 59, and Darlene 13.^[17]

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015: Henry A Junge, m/w, b.16 Aug 1876 in Federal Rep of Germany, father: Han Junge, mother: Geschen Dolling, SSN: 482107658.
2. ↑ "Deutschland, Schleswig-Holstein, Steinburg, Zivilstandsregister, 1874-1983," database with images, FamilySearch: 18 Mar 2018, Hinrich Junge, 16 Aug 1876; citing Birth, Sankt Margarethen, Steinburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany Gemeinschaftsarchiv Schleswig-Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. "New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957", [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Year: 1883; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: M237, 1820-1897; Microfilm Roll: Roll 466; Line: 31; List Number: 740.
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. Staatsarchiv Hamburg. Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2008. Hamburg, Deutschland; Hamburger Passagierlisten; Volume: 373-7 I, VIII A 1 Band 048 C; Page: 832; Microfilm No.: K_1729.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Junge, Emma Esther Seeck, "The Family History of the Descendants of Hans and Gesche (Dolling) Junge, 1898-," accessed through ExLibris Rosetta, Genealogical Society of Utah d.b.a FamilySearch, 1980 - pub'd 2010, Utah. Pages 11, 191-198.
6. ↑ "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch: 20 Sep 2017, Henry Jounge and Alvena Stine, 25 Sep 1900, Toledo, Tama, IA, USA; citing reference Vol 2 p 180, county courthouses, IA; FHL microfilm 1,022,738.
7. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images: accessed 7 Jul 2019, memorial page for Henry Junge (1876–1948), Find A Grave: Memorial #152189212, citing Dysart Cemetery, Dysart, Tama County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by AK Gray: headstone photo.
8. ↑ Iowa GenWeb - Obituary submitted 19 Jun 2000 by Carol Bryant.
9. ↑ "Iowa State Census, 1885," database with images, FamilySearch: 11 Mar 2018, Henry Junge in household of Hans Junge, Blairstown, Leroy, Benton, Iowa; citing p. 3, 1885, State Historical Society, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,021,441.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch: accessed 28 Jun 2018, Henry Junge in household of Hans Junge, Kane Twp, Keystone, Benton, IA, USA; citing ED 15, sheet 10A, family 170, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, DC: NARA, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,417.
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch: accessed 27 Jun 2018, Henry Junge, Homer, Benton, IA, USA; citing ED 12, sheet 5B, family 86, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington DC: NARA, 1982), roll 391; FHL microfilm 1,374,404.
12. ↑ "Iowa State Census, 1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK4Y-3T35 : 17 March 2018), Henry Junge, 1915; citing Dysart, Tama, Iowa, United States, card no. , Iowa State Historical Department, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,462,834.
13. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch: 13 Mar 2018, Henry Junge, 1917-1918; citing Tama Co., IA, USA, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington DC: NARA, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,643,357.
14. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch: accessed 27 Jun 2018, Henry Junge, Clark, Tama, Iowa, USA; citing ED 178, sheet 11A, line 40, family 9, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington DC: NARA, 1992), roll 513; FHL microfilm 1,820,513.
15. ↑ "Iowa State Census, 1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKQW-CX4H : 16 March 2018), Henry Junge Sr, Benton, Benton, Iowa, United States; citing Benton, Benton, Iowa, United States, Iowa State Historical Department, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,429,211.
16. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch: accessed 27 Jun 2018, Henry Junge, Cheyenne, Laramie, Wyoming, USA; citing ED 1, sheet 6B, line 71, family 105, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington DC: NARA, 2002), roll 2623; FHL microfilm 2,342,357.
17. ↑ ^{17.0 17.1} "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch: accessed 27 Jun 2018, Henry Junge, Dysart, Clark Twp., Tama, IA, USA; citing ED 86-5, sheet 9B, line 43, family 227, 16th Census of the US, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, DC: NARA, 2012, roll 1207.