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George Foco Ukena (1853 - 1898)

George Foco Ukena
Born in Velde, East Frisia, Lower Saxony, Germanymap
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Husband of — married 14 Mar 1873 [location unknown]
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Died at age 45 in Pretty Prairie, Reno County, Kansas, USAmap
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Biography

This profile is part of the Ukena Name Study.

George was born in 1853. He passed away in 1898.

George Foco Ukena was the youngest son of Johann Ukena and Gesche Westendorp born in the small town of Velde in the District of Leer in present day Germany. He left Germany with his brother Gerhardt Friederich Ukena and immigrated to the United States to live with his older brothers who already resided in Madison County, Illinois sometime around 1867-1868.

When he was 20, he married Mary Elisabeth Henneke in Staunton, Macoupin County, Illinois. Shortly after his mother's death in 1876, he and Mary, along with son John Heinrich Ukena moved to Pretty Prairie, Reno County, Kansas.

They would have 8 children, William David (1877-1941), Charles G. Ukena (1880-1881), Frank Samuel (1881-1967), George Washington (1884-1948), Mary Martha (1887-1968), Henry Harrison (1890-1980), Edward Raymond (1893-1978), and Ellen Elizabeth (1896-1967).

George's primary occupation was of being a farmer. He is buried at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Ninnescah township, Reno County, Kansas.

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George Foco Ukena. [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] Focken Ukena. Focken Ukena. Found multiple versions of name. Using George Foco Ukena.

Born 21 January 1853. Velde, East Frisia, Lower Saxony, Germany. [15][16][17][18][19][20]

Died 21 March 1898. Pretty Prairie, Reno County, Kansas, USA. [21]

Buried Reno County, Kansas, USA. [22]

Residence Post Office: Edwardsville. 1870 Township 5 Range 7, Madison, Illinois, USA. [23] Marital status: MarriedRelation to Head of House: Self. 1880 Albion, Reno, Kansas, USA. [24] Marital Status: Married. 1 Mar 1885. Albion, Reno, Kansas, USA. [25] 1892 Almambra, Madison, Illinois. [26] 1882 Grant, Sedgwick, Kansas. [27]

Event: Arrival 9 Nov 1867. New York, New York. [28] Departure Bremen, Germany. [29]

File Format: jpg. George Ukena. Format: jpg. 2nd Page of Marriage Register. Format: jpg. Gerhard and Fokke Uckena headed to the usa. Format: jpg. Johann Ukena family data per Ostfrieslands Ortssipenbücher (Die Familien der Kirchengemeinde Detern (1644-1900). Format: jpg. Gerhard and Fokke Uckena headed to the usa. Format: jpg. Marriage Index of George Ukena and Mary Henneke. Format: jpg. 2nd Page of Marriage Register. Format: jpg. George Ukena burial. Format: jpg. George Ukena. Format: jpg. George Ukena burial.


Marriage 14 Mar 1873. Staunton, Macoupin, Illinois, United States. [30]

Sources

  1. ↑ Unsourced family tree handed down to Jina Lewellen.
  2. ↑ Source: #S454780036 Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925 Record
  3. ↑ Source: #S454720980
  4. ↑ Source: #S455011190 Year: 1867; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: M237, 1820-1897; Microfilm Roll: Roll 288; Line: 41; List Number: 1171
  5. ↑ Source: #S455011205 Collection Number: G&M_110; Roll Number: 110
  6. ↑ Source: #S455011205 Collection Number: G&M_51; Roll Number: 51
  7. ↑ Source: #S454780036 Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1885 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1885_111; Line: 22
  8. ↑ Source: #S455011235
  9. ↑ Source: #S454736312 Year: 1880; Census Place: Albion, Reno, Kansas; Roll: 394; Family History Film: 1254394; Page: 546B; Enumeration District: 296; Image: 0133
  10. ↑ Source: #S454729587
  11. ↑ Source: #S454726532
  12. ↑ Source: #S454816572 Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 5 Range 7, Madison, Illinois; Image: 312581
  13. ↑ Source: #S455097060
  14. ↑ Source: #S454729587
  15. ↑ Source: #S454780036 Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925 Record
  16. ↑ Source: #S454720980
  17. ↑ Source: #S455011190 Year: 1867; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: M237, 1820-1897; Microfilm Roll: Roll 288; Line: 41; List Number: 1171
  18. ↑ Source: #S454780036 Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1885 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1885_111; Line: 22
  19. ↑ Source: #S454736312 Year: 1880; Census Place: Albion, Reno, Kansas; Roll: 394; Family History Film: 1254394; Page: 546B; Enumeration District: 296; Image: 0133
  20. ↑ Source: #S454816572 Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 5 Range 7, Madison, Illinois; Image: 312581
  21. ↑ Source: #S454720980
  22. ↑ Source: #S454720980
  23. ↑ Source: #S454816572 Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 5 Range 7, Madison, Illinois; Image: 312581
  24. ↑ Source: #S454736312 Year: 1880; Census Place: Albion, Reno, Kansas; Roll: 394; Family History Film: 1254394; Page: 546B; Enumeration District: 296; Image: 0133
  25. ↑ Source: #S454780036 Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1885 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1885_111; Line: 22
  26. ↑ Source: #S455011205 Collection Number: G&M_51; Roll Number: 51
  27. ↑ Source: #S455011205 Collection Number: G&M_110; Roll Number: 110
  28. ↑ Source: #S455011190 Year: 1867; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: M237, 1820-1897; Microfilm Roll: Roll 288; Line: 41; List Number: 1171
  29. ↑ Source: #S455011190 Year: 1867; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: M237, 1820-1897; Microfilm Roll: Roll 288; Line: 41; List Number: 1171
  30. ↑ Source: #S455097060

Find a Grave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84988951/george-foco-ukena

  • Source: S454720976 Repository: #R-796932523 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=63084119&pid=48
  • Repository: R-796932523 Ancestry.com
  • Source: S454720980 Repository: #R-796932523 U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
  • Source: S454726532 Repository: #R-796932523 U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records, 1875-1940 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
  • Source: S454729587 Repository: #R-796932523 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
  • Source: S454736312 Repository: #R-796932523 1880 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc
  • Source: S454780036 Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Note:
    • 1855 Kansas Territory Census. Microfilm reel K-1. Kansas State Historical Society.
    • 1856, 1857, and 1858 Kansas Territory Censuses. Microfilm reel K-1. Kansas State Historical Society.
    • 1859 Kansas Territory Census. Microfilm reel K-1. Kansas State Historical Society.
    • 1865 Kansas State Census. Microfilm reels K-1 – K-8. Kansas State Historical Society.
    • 1875 Kansas State Census. Microfilm reels K-1 – K-20. Kansas State Historical Society.
    • 1885 Kansas State Census. Microfilm reels K-1 – K-146. Kansas State Historical Society.
    • 1895 Kansas State Census. Microfilm reels K-1 – K-169. Kansas State Historical Society.
    • 1905 Kansas State Census. Microfilm reels K-1 - K-181. Kansas State Historical Society.
    • 1915 Kansas State Census. Microfilm reels K-1 – K-271. Kansas State Historical Society.
    • 1925 Kansas State Census. Microfilm reels K-1 – K-177. Kansas State Historical Society.
  • Source: S454816572 Repository: #R-796932523 1870 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
  • Source: S455011190 Repository: #R-796932523 New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
  • Source: S455011205 Repository: #R-796932523 U.S., Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, 1860-1918 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
  • Source: S455011235 Repository: #R-796932523 Missouri, Western District Naturalization Index, 1848-1990 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
  • Source: S455097060 Repository: #R-796932523 Illinois, Marriage Index, 1860-1920 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.




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