Name: Alex Henke
Age: 8
Birth Year: abt 1872
Birthplace: Prussia
Home in 1880: Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: August Henke
Father's Birthplace: Prussia
Mother's Name: Augustine Henke
Mother's Birthplace: Prussia
Neighbors: View others on page
Occupation: At School
Cannot read/write:
Blind:
Deaf and dumb:
Otherwise disabled:
Idiotic or insane:
Household Members:
Name Age
August Henke 30
Augustine Henke 34
Lizzie Henke 13
Alex Henke 8
Felix Henke 6
Tonney Henke 3
Willie Henke 1

(Source: 1880 United States Federal Census)

Name: Alexander R Henke
Gender: Male
Spouse Name: Augusta Empke
Marriage Date: 27 Nov 1895
Marriage County: Rock Island
Comments: This record can be found at the County Court Records, Film # 1428580 - 1428581.

(Source: Illinois, Marriages, 1851-1900)

Name: Alexander R Henke [Alexander Henke]
Age: 28
Birth Date: Apr 1872
Birthplace: Germany
Home in 1900: Rock Island Ward 7, Rock Island, Illinois
Race: White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1874
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Augusta Henke
Marriage Year: 1896
Years Married: 4
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Occupation: View on Image
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Household Members:
Name Age
Alexander R Henke 28
Augusta Henke 26
Leota A J Henke 2
William A Henke 3/12

(Source: 1900 United States Federal Census)

Name: Alexander R Henke
Age in 1910: 37
Birth Year: 1873
Birthplace: Germany
Home in 1910: Zuma, Rock Island, Illinois
Race: White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1875
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Augusta Henke
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
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Household Members:
Name Age
Alexander R Henke 37
Augusta Henke 36
Leota A Henke 12
William Henke 10
Benjiman Henke 7

(Source: 1910 United States Federal Census)

Name: Alexander R Henke [Alexander R Hanke]
Age: 47
Birth Year: abt 1873
Birthplace: Germany [Berlin, Stadt (city)]
Home in 1920: Zuma, Rock Island, Illinois
Race: White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1879 [1874]
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Agusta Henke
Father's Birthplace: Posen
Mother's Birthplace: Posen
Home owned: Own
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
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Household Members:
Name Age
Alexander R Henke 47
Agusta Henke 46

(Source: 1920 United States Federal Census)

Name: Alexander R Henke
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1873
Birthplace: Germany
Race: White
Home in 1930: Zuma, Rock Island, Illinois
Marital Status: Married
Immigration Year: 1874
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: Agusta Henke
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Occupation:
Education:
Military service:
Rent/home value:
Age at first marriage:
Parents' birthplace:
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Household Members:
Name Age
Alexander R Henke 57
Agusta Henke 56

(Source: 1930 United States Federal Census)

Name: Alexander Henk
Respondent: Yes
Age: 68
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1872
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Germany
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Zuma, Rock Island, Illinois
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Zuma, Rock Island, Illinois
Residence in 1935: Same House
Citizenship: Naturalized
Sheet Number: 3B
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 55
Occupation: Carpenter
House Owned or Rented: Owned
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 3560
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: High School, 1st year
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 40
Duration of Unemployment: 38
Class of Worker: Working on own account
Weeks Worked in 1939: 26
Income: 350
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Alexander Henk 68
Augusta Henk 66

(Source: 1940 United States Federal Census)

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Parents:
August Henke
Augustine Henke

Spouse:
Augusta Empke

Children:

Leota A J Henke (1897 – ????)
William A Henke (1900 – ????)
Benjiman Henke (1903 – ????)∼
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The information presented here was found in records at the Hampton Township office implying that this person was laid to rest in Hampton Cemetery. But nothing else has been found about this person's life so it is requested that anyone having more information please let me know. Thanks.
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