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Adam Henz

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Gelenberg, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Death: March 16, 1899 (80)
Rockville Township, Stearns County, Minnesota
Place of Burial: Saint Wendelin Church Cemetery, Luxemberg, Stearns County, Minnesota
Immediate Family:

Son of Lorenz Henz and Anna Maria Scheid
Husband of Anna Maria Michels
Father of Michael Henz and Mary Ann Henz

Managed by: Daniel Dillman
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About Adam Henz

GEDCOM Note

Note:
≤p>≤/p>
≤p> Spelling of surname was HENS in Germany, became HENZ by 1900 in the USA.≤/p>
≤p> Adam's godparents were ADAM SCHMITZ, an uncle from Hirschhausen and ANNA BARBARA SCHMITZ PAULI from Gelenberg.≤/p>
≤p> Notes from Maxine Schoenig: Adam Henz was a farmer, blacksmith and had an inn in Retterath, Germany. When the familly came to the USA they lived in the St. Cloud and St. Paul, Minnesota areas.≤/p>
≤p> August 1875- Adam is the godfather for his granddaughter, ElizabethHalfmann, in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.≤/p>
≤p> April 1879 - family moves to Minnesota.≤/p>
≤p> May 1883 - Adam applies for naturalization in Stearns County, Minnesota.≤/p>
≤p> 1885 census - Rockville, Stearns, Minnesota. Adam has bought a forty acre farm on the south east end of Rockville, on Schoolhouse Road.≤/p>
≤p> 1895 census - Rockville,Stearns,Minnesota. Adam states that he has lived in Minnesota 16 years and has lived in Rockville 12 years.≤/p>
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≤p> Information from Bev Ewing from her book on Retterath:≤/p>
≤p> 845 Retterath≤/p>
≤p> Hens Adam 20.02.1849 Michels Anna Maria≤/p>
≤p> Hens Laurentius + 6/52/1 Michels Nikolaus≤/p>
≤p> Scheid Maria Gilgenbach Maria≤/p>
≤p> aus FBNr 1705≤/p>
≤p> aus Gelenberg aus Retterath≤/p>
≤p> Schmied≤/p>
≤p>≤/p>
≤p> 1. 02.08.1849 Maria + 09.08.1849 (6 T)(7/78/1)≤/p>
≤p> Mathias Michels, Retterath; Maria Clara Krein, Kolverath≤/p>
≤p> 2. 01.08.1850 Maria Anna≤/p>
≤p> Michael Hens, Gelenberg; Maria Clara Krein, Kolverath≤/p>
≤p> 3. 20.09.1851 Margarethe≤/p>
≤p> 4. 19.07.1854 Johann Philipp≤/p>
≤p> Johann Philipp Hens; Catharina Krein, Kolverath≤/p>
≤p> 5. 25.10.1856 Susanna≤/p>
≤p> Peter Mertes, Retterath; Susanna Krein, Kolverath≤/p>
≤p> 6. 17.07.1859 Gertrud≤/p>
≤p> Johann Peter Krein, Kolverath; Gertrud Gilles, Retterath≤/p>
≤p> 7. 23.06.1863 Anna Maria≤/p>
≤p> Johann Brost, Mannebach; Anna Maria Krein, Kolverath≤/p>
≤p> 8. 23.07.1866 Michael≤/p>
≤p> Michael Schaefer, Retterath; Anna Maria Brost, Mannebach≤/p>
≤p> 9. 08.11.1869 Maria Anna≤/p>
≤p> Maria Anna Michels, Retterath; Mathias Michels, Retterath≤/p>
≤p>≤/p>
≤p> 1875 nach den USA ausgewandert.≤/p>
≤p>≤/p>
≤p>Sources:≤/p>
≤p>≤/p>
≤p> 1. Abbrev: Ancestry World Tree Project: Auswanderer Kelberg≤/p>
≤p> Title: Ancestry World Tree Project: Auswanderer Kelberg≤/p>
≤p> Author: Schule at Kelberg≤/p>
≤p> Publication: Kelberg Schule≤/p>
≤p> Note:≤/p>
≤p> Contact person is: KJ Tonner; email: KJ_Tonner@t-online.de≤/p>
≤p> Page: 4953≤/p>
≤p> Quality: 3≤/p>
≤p> 2. Abbrev: Adam Henz≤/p>
≤p> Title: Adam Henz≤/p>
≤p> 3. Abbrev: Germans to America≤/p>
≤p> Title: Germans to America≤/p>
≤p> Page: Vol 19≤/p>
≤p> Quality: 3≤/p>
≤p> 4. Abbrev: Ancestry World Tree Project: Auswanderer Kelberg≤/p>
≤p> Title: Ancestry World Tree Project: Auswanderer Kelberg≤/p>
≤p> Author: Schule at Kelberg≤/p>
≤p> Publication: Kelberg Schule≤/p>
≤p> Note:≤/p>
≤p> Contact person is: KJ Tonner; email: KJ_Tonner@t-online.de≤/p>
≤p> Page: 4953 ≤/p>

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Adam Henz's Timeline

1819
January 25, 1819
Gelenberg, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
1866
July 23, 1866
Retterath, Kelberg, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
1869
November 8, 1869
Retterath, Kelberg, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
1899
March 16, 1899
Age 80
Rockville Township, Stearns County, Minnesota
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Saint Wendelin Church Cemetery, Luxemberg, Stearns County, Minnesota