Tunis Henion (1815 - 1893)

Born 10 Nov 1815 in Fayette, Seneca, New York, United States

Husband of Emeline (Genung) Henion — married 1837 in Brockport, Monroe, NY

Descendants

Died 23 Feb 1893 at age 77 in Batavia, Genesee, New York, United States

This profile is part of the Henion Name Study.

Biography

Tunis Henion was born about 1815 in New York, United States.^[1][2] His parents were both born in New Jersey.^[2]

In the 1850 US census, Tunis Henion (35) was living in Monroe, Clarkson, New York, with wife Emeline (30) and children Olive (12), Adalaide (10) and Amanda (4), and Mary Ann Tunny (27). He was a wagon maker.^[1]

In the 1880 US census, Tunis Henion (65) was living in Brockport, Monroe, with wife Emeline Henion (60) and daughter Amanda (33).^[2] (Note that the name on the original census might be Louis, but this could be a census taker error. There is no other use of Louis as his name.)

US Census Collection

Death

Name: Tunis Henion
Death Date: 16 Feb 1893
Death Place: Batavia, New York, USA
Certificate Number: 7476^[3][4]

Research Notes

Parents?

If it is assumed that Tunis (born 1815 in Seneca New York) was named after his father (born in New Jersey), then there are plausible records for a Tunis Henion, born about 1770 in New Jersey, living in Seneca New York in 1810-1850.

In the 1830 US census, there were two Tunis Henion's in Seneca, New York:

• Tunis Henion (60-70, born 1760-1770) living in Fayette, Seneca, New York. His household included one male 10-15, one male 60-70, one female 10-15, one female 20-30, and one female 50-60 (wife, born 1771-1780).^[5]
• Tunis J Henion (60-70, born 1760-1770) living in Varick, Seneca, New York. This household included one male 15-20, one male 60-70, and one female 50-60.^[6]

By the 1840 US census, two Tunis Henion were living in Fayette, Seneca, while one was living in Varick, Seneca:

• T Henion, age 70-80, living in Fayette, Seneca.^[7]
• T Henion Jr, 40-50, living adjacent to the above T Henion in Fayette, Seneca.^[7]
• Tunis Henion, 30-40, living in Varick, Seneca.^[8]

By the 1850 US census, there were still three Tunis Henion living in Seneca:

• Tunis Henion (82, born about 1768 in New Jersey), living in Fayette, Seneca, with wife Rachel Henion (78, born about 1772 in New Jersey) and daughter Ann (45).^[9]
• Tunis Henion (35, born 1815 in New York), living in Fayette, Seneca with wife Emmeline.^[1]
• Tunis Henion (50, born 1800 in New Jersey) living in Varick, Seneca with wife Elizabeth Henion (43).^[10]

Records for James Henion

James was born about 1815. He is the son of Clarkson Monroe NY Henion.

New York and Vicinity, United Methodist Church Records, 1775-1949

Name: James Henion
Baptism Age: 0
Event Type: Baptism
Birth Date: 18 Dec 1817
Baptism Date: 11 Jan 1818
Baptism Place: New York, New York, USA
Father: James E Henion
Mother: Charity Henion ^[11]

Alternative Data

Merged profile data had birthplace as Ontario County, New York, and death date as 16 September 1893.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Tunis Henion (May be transcribed as James Henion). Year: 1850; Census Place: Clarkson, Monroe, New York; Roll: M432_528; Page: 179A; Image: 87. See image on this profile page.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Tunis [Louis] Henion. Year: 1880; Census Place: Brockport, Monroe, New York; Roll: 862; Page: 528C; Enumeration District: 067. See image on this profile page.
3. ↑ Tunis Henion, New York Death Index. Ancestry Record 61535 #1252999
4. ↑ Unsourced profile for Tunis Henion: Find A Grave: Memorial #106778227
5. ↑ Janis [Tunis] Henion. 1830; Census Place: Fayette, Seneca, New York; Series: M19; Roll: 109; Page: 65; Family History Library Film: 0017169. Ancestry Record 88513 #88513 or Family Search Record
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPQ-JZT : 19 August 2017), Tunis J Henion, Varick, Seneca, New York, United States; citing 85, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 109; FHL microfilm 17,169.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHYN-5HB : 16 August 2017), T Henion, Fayette, Seneca, New York, United States; citing p. 334, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 339; FHL microfilm 17,206.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHYN-LJ5 : 16 August 2017), Tunis Henyon, Varick, Seneca, New York, United States; citing p. 236, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 339; FHL microfilm 17,206.
9. ↑ Tennis [Tunis] Henion. Year: 1850; Census Place: Fayette, Seneca, New York; Roll: M432_597; Page: 161B; Image: 326. Ancestry Record 1850usfedcenancestry #8434112
10. ↑ Tunis Henion. Year: 1850; Census Place: Varick, Seneca, New York; Roll: M432_597; Page: 67B; Image: 140. Ancestry Record 8054 #8426427
11. ↑ New York and Vicinity, United Methodist Church Records, 1775-1949

See also:

• Genung, Ganong, Ganung Genealogy: A History of the Descendants of Jean Guenon of Flushing, Long Island by Leon Nelson Nichols (A.W. Heinrich's Printing Company, 1906).
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106778227/tunis-henion : accessed 20 December 2021), memorial page for Tunis Henion (1815–23 Feb 1893), Find a Grave Memorial ID 106778227, citing Mount Albion Cemetery, Albion, Orleans County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Butterfly~Kisses (contributor 46994799) .