Carl Friedrich Henkel (1827 - 1904)

Born 4 Mar 1827 in Wenigentaft, Buttlar, Wartburgkreis, Thüringen, Deutschland

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Died 20 Mar 1904 at age 77 in Morris Plains, Morris, New Jersey, USA

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Biography

Carl Friedrich Henkel was born on 4 Mar 1827 in Wenigentaft, Buttlar, Wartburgkreis, Thüringen, the son of Caspar Henkel and Elizabeth Dittmar. ^[1]

Carl arrived in New York from Bremen on the ship Lion on 30 Sep 1848. He was travelling with his brothers Wilhelm (16) and Franz (14). The ship's passenger list noted they were farmers from Wenigendaft. Also listed near them on the list, and also from Wenigendaft were 32 year old Elizabeth Vogel and 41 year old Wilhelm Krops. The passenger list appears to list his age as 20 1/2, but he was actually 21 at the time. ^[2]

In 1850 he was a 24 year old laborer, living in New York Ward 9 District 2, New York, New York, with his mother Elizabeth and siblings Francis, William and Franklin. ^[3]

He married Josepha Wolk. They had at least seven children together:

1. Charles A. Henkel (1856-)
2. Adelaide Henkel (1859-1879)
3. William J Henkel (1860-1893)
4. Frank J Henkel (1865-abt.1930)
5. George E. Henkel (1866-1939)
6. Louis Henkel (abt.1870-1900)
7. John Henry Henkel (1872-1946)

In 1860 he was a 33 year old Cooper, living in Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey with his wife Josephine and children Charles (4) and Lenna (1). ^[4]

In 1870 he was 43 years old, ran a "Lager Beer Salloon" and lived in New York Ward 16 District 2, New York, New York with his wife Josephine, children Charles (15), Adeline (13), William (10), Francis (7), George (3), and Lewis (1), and Margaret Ohlman, a domestic servant and Anton Bohn, an 18 year old Bar Keeper. ^[5]

He applied for a United States passport, which was issued on 18 Oct 1870. It described him as being 5'7" tall, with a medium forehead, blue eyes, straight nose, medium mouth, round chin, blond hair, ruddy complexion and a round face. ^[6] He must have travelled soon afterwards, because he arrived in New York from Bremen on the ship Hansa on 19 Dec 1870. ^[7]

In 1880 he was a 53 year old Saloon Keeper, living in Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey with his wife Josephine, and children Charles (24), William (20), Frank (17), George (15), Lewis (10), Harry (8), and niece Ada Henkel (15). ^[8]

In 1900 he was a 74 year old widowed Saloon Keeper (born Mar 1826, according to the census), living in Jersey City Ward 11, Hudson, New Jersey with his sons George (33) and Louis (32) and nephew William Henkel (17). The census noted that he arrived in the US in 1848. ^[9]

He died on 20 Mar 1904 in Morris Plains, Morris, New Jersey.

Research Notes

• His passport application gave his birth as 6 Mar 1827 in Wenigendaft^[6]
• This profile previously showed his birth on 6 Mar 1827 in Wenigumstadt, Aschaffenburg, Bayern, but Wenigentaft is a better fit for his birthplace on his passport application (one letter off, d vs t) and the birth date is within two days (reasonable for an American immigrant in that era) and the parents match this profile, and the mother's first name matches the 1850 census

Sources

1. ↑ Matricula online > Deutschland > Fulda, r.k. Bistum > Buttlar, Mariä Geburt > Kirchenbuch (Taufbuch) (Jan. 1, 1820 – Dec. 31, 1843, Page 86, 2-01, image 02-Taufe-0044) https://data.matricula-online.eu/en/deutschland/fulda/buttlar-mariae-geburt/2-01/?pg=45
2. ↑ "New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957", Year: 1848; Arrival: New York, New York, USA; Microfilm Serial: M237, 1820-1897; Line: 25; List Number: 1131; Page Number: 2, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7488 #1023389936 (accessed 7 October 2022), Name: Carl Henkel; Gender: Male; Age: 20; Birth Date: abt 1828; Departure Port: Bremen, Germany; Arrival Date: 30 Sep 1848; Arrival Port: New York, New York, USA; Ship Name: Lion.
3. ↑ "1850 United States Federal Census", Year: 1850; Census Place: New York Ward 9 District 2, New York, New York; Roll: 543; Page: 219b; Line Number: 32, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #7362047 (accessed 7 October 2022), Charles Hangel (24), Laborer, in New York Ward 9 District 2, New York, New York, USA. Born in Germany.
4. ↑ "1860 United States Federal Census", Year: 1860; Census Place: Jersey City Ward 4, Hudson, New Jersey; Roll: M653_693; Page: 421; Family History Library Film: 803693, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #54270982 (accessed 7 October 2022), Charles Hinkle (33), Cooper, in Jersey City Ward 4, Hudson, New Jersey. Born in Germany.
5. ↑ "1870 United States Federal Census", Year: 1870; Census Place: New York Ward 16 District 2, New York, New York; Roll: M593_995; Page: 125A, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #33501241 (accessed 7 October 2022), Charles Henkle (43), Lager Beer Salloon, in New York Ward 16 District 2, New York, New York. Born in Wisconsin.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} "U.S., Passport Applications, 1795-1925", National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; Roll #: 169; Volume #: Roll 169 - 01 Oct 1870-30 Nov 1870, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1174 #1559908 (accessed 7 October 2022), Name: Charles Henkel; Age: 43; Birth Date: 6 Mar 1827; Birth Place: Wenigendaft, Prussia; Passport Issue Date: 18 Oct 1870; Has Photo: No.
7. ↑ "New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957", Year: 1870; Arrival: New York, New York, USA; Microfilm Serial: M237, 1820-1897; Line: 1; List Number: 1142, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7488 #15999520 (accessed 7 October 2022), Name: Charles Henkel; Gender: Male; Ethnicity/ Nationality: American; Age: 43; Birth Date: abt 1827; Place of Origin: New York; Departure Port: Bremen, Germany; Destination: USA; Arrival Date: 19 Dec 1870; Arrival Port: New York, New York, USA; Ship Name: Hansa.
8. ↑ "1880 United States Federal Census", Year: 1880; Census Place: Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey; Roll: 783; Page: 217C; Enumeration District: 026, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #49616348 (accessed 7 October 2022), Charles Henkel (53), married, Saloon Keeper, head of household in Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA. Born in Saxony.
9. ↑ "1900 United States Federal Census", Year: 1900; Census Place: Jersey City Ward 11, Hudson, New Jersey; Roll: 979; Page: 27; Enumeration District: 0163; FHL microfilm: 1240979, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #65873709 (accessed 7 October 2022), Charles Henkel (74), widowed, Saloon Keeper, head of household in Jersey City Ward 11, Hudson, New Jersey. Born in Germany.

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