Obit: Henkel , Venia, (1871 - 1916)

Contact: Stan

Surnames: HENKEL WEISE

----Source: Colby Phonograph, Thursday November 23, 1916, Page 1

Mrs. Charles HENKEL

Mrs. Charles Henkel died at her home in the town of Hull Tuesday morning November 21, 1916, of cancer of the stomach, after an illness of about two years. She was 45 years, 9 months and 12 days old at the time of her death.

Venia Weise was born at Appleton Wisconsin February 9, 1871 and lived with her parents until her marriage to Charles Henkel of Sheboygan on March 26, 1894. In 1902 they came to Colby and made this city their home for four years, her husband being the proprietor of the dray line during that time. When Mr. Henkel sold the dray line, they moved onto the farm in the town of Hull, this being her home up to the time of her death.

She was a woman of strong character, patient in her great suffering, loving and self-sacrificing. She leaves to mourn her death her husband, two sons, Milton and Harvey, and one daughter, Carol.

The funeral was held Thursday afternoon from the Immanuel Reformed church, Reverend A. L. Scherry officiating.

Note: The following research was done by Marsha Hofeld mahosfeld@yahoo.com

FATHER:
Emil Weise, born 1827,Schwarzburg, Sondershausen, Germany; son of John Adam Weise and Eva Hering
(There is a "tree" online that says he died 20 Aug 1921 in Austin, MN, but I did not find any supporting records)
MOTHER:
Theresa Johanna? Puchert, born 1835, Germany; daughter of Johann Puchert and Hannah Seubrig
(I could not pin down a date of death for her)

The children I found were:
1855 Wilhelm Weise Census: 1860, 1870 m. 1871, Sheboygan WI, Wilhelmina Neumeister?
1859 Jefferson Weise Census: 1860
1861 Celia Weisse Census: 1870, 1880 Christine L. H. A. Weise? m. 1882, Appleton WI, William Koch?
1863 Lena Weisse Census: 1870
1865 Sarah Weisse Census: 1870, 1880 m. Carl Muench??
1868 Freddy Weisse Census: 1870, 1880 b. Dec 1868? m. Nelly, 1891?
1869 Emil Weisse Census: 1870
1871 Adolphina Weise Census: 1880 << Venia
1873 Emma Weise Census: 1880 Emmaline Mathilda Agnes Weise?, m. Herman Hirthe ? m. John Groat?

(Additionally - I have attached a Word document with details of the records I found. If you have questions, please email me.
Hope this helps!)

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CHARLES HENKEL, b. 19 Feb 1864 Plymouth WI – d. 1952
2nd marriage: Mrs. Meta Michaelson, 29 May 1918, Colby WI
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U.S. City Directories, 1821 - 1989
Name: Venia Weise Residence Year: 1887
Street Address: 6 e of Durkee Residence Place: Appleton, Wisconsin
Publication Title: Appleton, Wisconsin, City Directory, 1887
1887 Appleton WI City Directory
WEISE (at same residence) – res. s. s. College av., 6 e. of Durkee
Emil, ins. agt.
Emma
Sarah, clk.
Venia
(No addr…)
William, lab. Appleton Gaslight Co.

Wisconsin, Marriages, 1836 - 1930
Name: Emil Weise Spouse's Name: Theresia Puchert
Event Date: 16 May 1853 Event Place: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Father's Name: John Adam Weise Mother's Name: Eva Hering
Spouse's Father's Name: Johann Puchert Spouse's Mother's Name: Hannah Seubrig
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I00724-7 System Origin: Wisconsin-EASy
GS Film number: 1292027 Reference ID: 1998

NATURALIZATION
W – 200 Weisse (Weise) Emil
Addr: Milwaukee Certificate: 2457 V. 9 P. Loc: County
Country of Birth: Schwarzburg Sondershausen Born: 1827
Date of arrival in U.S.: Sept 1851, New York Date of Naturalization: 11/3/1856
Witnesses: Nicolaus Heinel (Meinel ?); Simon Jahn

1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Emile Weise Age in 1860: 32 Birth Year: abt 1828 Birthplace: Swaitzburgh
Gender: Male Post Office: Milwaukee Value of real estate: 700 Personal: 100
Home in 1860: Milwaukee Ward 9, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Emile Weise 32 Occupation: Cooper
Theresia Weise 25
Wilhelm Weise 5 b. WI
Jefferson Weise 1
Adam Linck 15 Cooper App b. Hesse Darmstad

1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Emil Weisse Age in 1870: 41 Birth Year: abt 1829
Birthplace: Sachsen (Kgr. /Land in Bundesrepublik) / Saxony (Kingdom/State)
Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Appleton
Home in 1870: Appleton Ward 2, Outagamie, Wisconsin
Emil Weisse 41 Saxony Fire Insurance Agt Real Estate 1000 Personal 500
Theresa Weisse 35 Prussia Keeping House
William Weisse 15 WI
Celia Weisse 9 WI
Lena Weisse 7 WI
Sarah Weisse 5 WI
Freddy Weisse 2 WI
Emil Weisse 8/12 WI b. Oct 1869
Delia Hanff 17 Prussia Domestic (last name Hauff ?)

1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Adolphina Weise Age: 9 Birth Year: abt 1871 Birthplace: Wisconsin
Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Daughter Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Emil Weise Father's Birthplace: Saxony
Mother's Name: Jahanna T. Weise Mother's Birthplace: Saxony
Home in 1880: Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin
Head Emil Weise 52 Saxony Fire Insurance Agt
Wife Jahanna T. Weise 45 Saxony Keeping House
Dau Celia Weise 19 WI Milliner
Dau Sarah Weise 14 WI
Son Fred F. K. Weise 12 WI
Dau Adolphina Weise 9 WI << Venia
Dau Emma Weise 7 WI
Boarder Simon Jahn 69 Saxony Music Teacher

(Could not find Emil Weise in the 1900 Census)

1905 Wisconsin State Census
Name: Emil Wise Birth Location: Germany Marital Status: Widowed
Gender: Male Estimated Birth Year: abt 1827 Race: White Relation: Head
Census Date: 1 Jun 1905 Line: 27 Roll: CSUSAWI1905_20
Locality: Appleton, Residence County: Outagamie, Wisconsin
Emil Wise 78

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Emil Weise Age in 1910: 83 Birth Year: abt 1827 Birthplace: Germany
Race: White Gender: Male Immigration Year: 1852 Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Widowed Father's Birthplace: Germany Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Home in 1910: Appleton Ward 2, Outagamie, Wisconsin
Emil Weise 83

SUMMARY:
Emil Weise, b. 1827, Germany (d. 20 Aug 1921 in Austin, Mower, Minnesota??)
Theresa Johanna? Puchert Weise, b. 1835, Germany

1855 Wilhelm Weise Census: 1860, 1870 m. 1871, Sheboygan WI, Wilhelmina Neumeister ?
1859 Jefferson Weise Census: 1860
1861 Celia Weisse Census: 1870, 1880 Christine L. H. A. Weise? m. 1882, Appleton WI, William Koch ?
1863 Lena Weisse Census: 1870
1865 Sarah Weisse Census: 1870, 1880 m. Carl Muench ??
1868 Freddy Weisse Census: 1870, 1880 b. Dec 1868 ? m. Nelly, 1891 ?
1869 Emil Weisse Census: 1870
1871 Adolphina Weise Census: 1880 << Venia
1873 Emma Weise Census: 1880 Emmaline Mathilda Agnes Weise m. Herman Louis Hirthe ? m. John Groat ?

Wisconsin, Marriages, 1836 - 1930
Name: Wilhelm C. Weise Birthplace: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Spouse's Name: Wilhelmina S. M. Neumeister
Event Date: 09 Jan 1877 Event Place: Sheboygan, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Father's Name: Emil Weise Mother's Name: Therese Weise
Spouse's Parents: Christian Neumeister and Elisabeth Neumeister
Race: White Spouse's Race: White Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01057-5
System Origin: Wisconsin-EASy GS Film number: 1275568 Reference ID: pg 305

Wisconsin, Marriages, 1836 - 1930
Name: Herman Louis Hirthe Spouse's Name: Emmaline Mathilde Agnes Weise
Event Date: 03 Sep 1895 Event Place: Madison, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Father's Name: Charles Hirthe Mother's Name: Caroline Casube
Spouse's Father's Name: Emil Weise Spouse's Mother's Name: Therese Puchert
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01691-0 System Origin: Wisconsin-EASy
GS Film number: 1292304 Reference ID: 00476

Wisconsin, Marriages, 1836 - 1930
Name: William Koch Birthplace: Milwaukee Spouse's Name: Christine L. H. A. Weise
Event Date: 01 Jul 1882 Event Place: Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin
Father's Name: Wm Koch Mother's Name: Margaretha Koch
Spouse's Father's Name: Emil Weise Spouse's Mother's Name: Theresia Weise
Race: White Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M00350-6
System Origin: Wisconsin-EASy GS Film number: 1292401 Reference ID: cn 02443

Hi Dan,
In response to the inquiry you sent to the Clark County WI History website, I researched Venia Weise Henkel. Here are my results. As far as I can tell, her parents were:
FATHER:
Emil Weise, born 1827,Schwarzburg, Sondershausen, Germany; son of John Adam Weise and Eva Hering
(There is a "tree" online that says he died 20 Aug 1921 in Austin, MN, but I did not find any supporting records)
MOTHER:
Theresa Johanna? Puchert, born 1835, Germany; daughter of Johann Puchert and Hannah Seubrig

The children I found were:
1855 Wilhelm Weise Census: 1860, 1870 m. 1871, Sheboygan WI, Wilhelmina Neumeister?
1859 Jefferson Weise Census: 1860
1861 Celia Weisse Census: 1870, 1880 Christine L. H. A. Weise? m. 1882, Appleton WI, William Koch?
1863 Lena Weisse Census: 1870
1865 Sarah Weisse Census: 1870, 1880 m. Carl Muench??
1868 Freddy Weisse Census: 1870, 1880 b. Dec 1868? m. Nelly, 1891?
1869 Emil Weisse Census: 1870
1871 Adolphina Weise Census: 1880 << Venia
1873 Emma Weise Census: 1880 Emmaline Mathilda Agnes Weise?, m. Herman Hirthe ? m. John Groat?

I have attached a Word document with details of the records I found. If you have questions, please email me.
Hope this helps!

Marsha, Rockford IL
Clark County WI History Buff