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Charles Burgoyne HENIKA

Male 1837 - 1909


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  • Born  30 Apr 1837  New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender  Male 
    Census  1850  Canandaigua, Ontario, NY Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • He is listed as age 14 and had attended school in the past year.
    Military  1861  Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Census  1870  Wayland, Allegan, MI Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Occupation  1884  Petoskey, Emmet, MI Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    furniture and undertaking 
    • His place of employement was Henika & Tousley. An obituary from 1918 refers to the Henika undertaking parlors, 1919 to the Henika morgue and another from 1933 referred to the Henika Chapel.
    Died  24 Oct 1909  Petoskey, Emmet, MI Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9
    • I found evidence that the Henika Funeral Home was still in existence in 1921. (Emmet co Cemetery records)
    Residence  1909-1910  Petoskey, Emmet, MI Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    410 Michigan 
    _UID  EE56708923164605804FE6F730AAB6706D78 
    Buried  Petoskey, Emmet, MI Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Person ID  I5433  OuthouseLine2014 | Descendants of Emanuel Henika b. 1757 Germany
    Last Modified  6 Jan 2014 

    Father  Frederick HENIKA,   b. 8 Apr 1806, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Mar 1892, Madison, Dane, WI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  Lucy Fletcher PRATT,   b. 9 Sep 1810, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Nov 1891 
    Married  17 Dec 1829  Rushville, NY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID  F79  Group Sheet

    Family  Matilda Wilhelmine HILL,   b. 21 Jan 1843, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jan 1928 
    Married  19 May 1864  Texas, Kalamazoo, MI Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Children 
    >1. Frank H. HENIKA,   b. 29 Jan 1867,   d. 1927
    >2. Amos Lucius HENIKA,   b. 21 Nov 1869, Wayland, Allegan, MI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Dec 1942, Petoskey, Emmet, MI Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Living
     4. Living
     5. Ray HENIKA,   b. 1878,   d. 10 Aug 1878
    Last Modified  29 Aug 2004 
    Family ID  F2052  Group Sheet

  • Sources 
    1. [S364] Henika Family Bible, (unknown date).

    2. [S97] National Archives, Civil War Pension records (in possession of this recorder ) (place only) (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S85] Fed Census - 1850 - NY, pg 199 (backside) (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S84] American Civil War Soldiers, Historical Data Systems, comp., (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 1999).
      Enlisted on 9 Sep 1861 at Kalamazoo. Co G, 1st Engineers and Mechanics. Enlisted as private, mustered out as lieutenant.

      Charles B Henika Claimed Residence in Kalamazoo Enlist Date 09 September 1861 Enlist Place Kalamazoo, MI Enlist Rank Priv Enlist Age 24

      Promoted to Full 1st Sergt Promoted to Full 2nd Lieut on 03 November 1864 (As of Co. L) Promoted to Full 1st Lieut on 25 April 1865 (As of Co. H) Served Michigan Last Reported Residence at Petoskey, MI Enlisted G Co. 1st Eng Reg. MI Mustered Out at Nashville, TN on 22 September 1865 Source: Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers 1861-65 Abbreviation: MIRoster

    5. [S408] Record of Service of Michigan volunteers in the Civil War, 1861-1865, Pblg by Mich House of Representatives, (Kalamazoo, MI:), vol 43, pg 95 (Reliability: 3).
      Henika, Charles B., (veteran) Kalamazoo. Enlisted in company G, Engineers and Mechanics, Sept 9, 1861, at Kalamazoo, for three years, age 24. Mustered out Oct. 29, 1861. Re-enlisted Jan. 1, 1864. Mustered out March 12, 1864. First Sergeant. Discharged to accept promotion Dec. 6, 1864. Commissioned Second Lieutenant, company L, Nov. 3, 1864. Mustered out Dec. 7, 1864. Commissioned First Lieuteant company H., April 25, 1865. Mustered April 25, 1865. Mustered out at Nashville, Tenn., Sept 22, 1865. In battles of Mill Springs, Ky., Perryville, Ky., Farmington, Miss., Atlanta, Ga., and Savannah, Ga., and Bentonville, N.C. Present residence, Petoskey, Mich.

    6. [S191] Fed Census - 1870 - MI, Wayland, Allegan, MI, Pg 13/431 (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S144] Michigan Western Directory, 1884, Hines, Lois, comp..

    8. [S97] National Archives, Civil War Pension records (in possession of this recorder) (Reliability: 3).

    9. [S400] Michigan Death Records 1897-1920.
      Name: «tab»Charles B Henika
      Birth Year: «tab»1837
      Death Date: «tab»24 Oct 1909
      Death Place: «tab»Petoskey, Emmet
      Age: «tab»72
      Father's Name: «tab»Frederick Henika

    10. [S24] City Directory, 1910 Petoskey, MI, pg 84 (Reliability: 3).
      Henika, Charles B (C B Henika & Co) res 410 Michigan

    11. [S397] Find a Grave (Ancestry).
      Lieut. Chas. B. Henika
      Birth: «tab»1837
      Death: «tab»Oct. 24, 1909

      Chase and Matilda were married [date unknown at this time] and had a son Hay who died as an infant. They are all married [sic] at the Henika family plot

      Inscription:
      80 ?? MICH. E & ?

      Burial:
      Greenwood Cemetery
      Petoskey
      Emmet County
      Michigan, USA

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      Created by: J James M
      Record added: Jun 25, 2007
      Find A Grave Memorial# 20092782