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Elisha Pratt HENIKA

Male 1845 - 1934


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  • Born  21 Jun 1845  Canandaigua, Ontario, NY 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 6 and had attended school in the past year.
    Census  1860  Oregon, Dane, WI Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Occupation  1870  Madison, Dane, WI Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    hat, caps & furs merchant at 187 Main 
    Occupation  1873  Madison, Dane, WI Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    clerk at M.S.R. & Co 
    Occupation  1877-1881  Madison, Dane, WI Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8
    travel agent 
    Residence  1870-1881  Madison, Dane, WI Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 9, 10, 11
    33 Henry 
    News item  16 Nov 1887  Oshkosh, WI Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Occupation  1889  Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    salesman 
    • The city directory lists his work address as 377 E. Water.
    Occupation  1890  Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI Find all individuals with events at this location  [14
    travel agent 
    • His work address is listed as 373 E. Water, Milwaukee.
    Residence  1889-1890  Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI Find all individuals with events at this location  [15
    188 13th St. 
    Census  1900  Chicago, Cook, IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [16
    Occupation  1900  Chicago, Cook, IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [17
    manufacturer 
    Census  1910  Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI Find all individuals with events at this location  [18
    Occupation  1910  Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI Find all individuals with events at this location  [19
    manufacturer 
    Census  1930  Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI Find all individuals with events at this location  [20
    Residence  1934  Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI Find all individuals with events at this location  [21
    843 N. 32nd St. 
    _UID  7ED02813F65949DDA930FC81B273827B76D6 
    Died  10 Feb 1934  Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI Find all individuals with events at this location  [22, 23
    Buried  12 Feb 1934  Madison, Dane, WI Find all individuals with events at this location  [24, 25
    • Death Source #1: Buried in Grave #3, Lot 72, Section 29.
    Person ID  I5456  OuthouseLine2014 | Descendants of Emanuel Henika b. 1757 Germany
    Last Modified  21 May 2012 

    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  Mary PACKHAM,   b. Oct 1846, Jordan, Ontario Co., NY Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jan 1934, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  12 Jan 1870  Madison, Dane, WI Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 26
    • Original source is Vital Record Vol 6, pg 7. Unknown if this is State of Wisconsin or Dane County. They were married at Grace Episcopal Church in Madison.
    Children 
    >1. Emma HENIKA,   b. 18 Nov 1870, Dane Co., WI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Louia M. HENIKA,   b. 18 Sep 1874, Dane Co., WI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Apr 1935, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI Find all individuals with events at this location
    >3. Elisha Ray HENIKA,   b. 29 Sep 1883,   d. Mar 1968, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified  29 Sep 2006 
    Family ID  F2054  Group Sheet

  • Notes 
    • There is an unmarked grave of another Henika in this plot. Died 1935, Section 29, Lot 72, Grave 5 of Forest Hills Cemetery.

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

    2. [S8] STATON, Marcia.

    3. [S85] Fed Census - 1850 - NY, pg 199 (backside). Census taken Sept. 24, 1850. (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S201] Federal Census, 1860 Oregon, Dane, Wisc., Fam #422 (Reliability: 3).
      age 16

    5. [S24] City Directory, Madison, 1870 (Reliability: 3).
      Brainerd, A. (ed.) / Madison city directory and business advertiser, for 1871-2, containing the name and residence of all independent persons, a business directory and sketch of the city, with information in relation to its various societies and institutions--city, county and other public officers (1870) http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/

    6. [S24] City Directory, Madison, 1873 (Reliability: 3).
      Brainerd, A. (ed.) / Madison city directory and business advertiser for 1873, containing the name and residence of all independent persons, a business directory and sketch of the city, with information in relation to its various societies and institutions--city, county and other public officers (1872) http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/WI/WI-idx?type=turn&entity=WI035816590063&isize=M&q1=henika

    7. [S24] City Directory, Madison, 1877-1878 (Reliability: 3).
      Pryor and Co.'s Madison city directory 1877-8. Comprising an alphabetical list of citizens, a classified business directory, lists of city and county officers, churches, schools, societies, streets and wards. http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/WI/WI-idx?type=turn&entity=WI035816610054&q1=henika

    8. [S24] City Directory, Madison, 1880-1881 (Reliability: 3).

    9. [S24] City Directory, Madison, 1873 (Reliability: 3).
      E.P. Henika, clk M.S. R. & Co., r 33 Henry Brainerd, A. (ed.) / Madison city directory and business advertiser for 1873, containing the name and residence of all independent persons, a business directory and sketch of the city, with information in relation to its various societies and institutions--city, county and other public officers (1872) http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/WI/WI-idx?type=turn&entity=WI035816590063&isize=M&q1=henika

    10. [S24] City Directory, Madison, 1877-1878 (Reliability: 3).
      http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/WI/WI-idx?type=turn&entity=WI035816610054&q1=henika

    11. [S24] City Directory, Madison, 1880-1881 (Reliability: 3).
      Morrissey and Bunn's Madison city directory. 1880-81. Comprising an alphabetical list of citizens, a classified business directory, lists of city and county officers, churches, schools, societies, streets and wards. (1880) http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/

    12. [S150] Newspaper, The Daily Northwestern, Oskkosh, Wis, 16 Nov 1887 (Reliability: 3).
      Hansen's Empire Fur Company of Milwaukee ad state that their representative, Mr. E. P. Henika will be at Tremont House with a "beautiful display of furs."

    13. [S24] City Directory, Milwaukee, 1889 (Reliability: 3).

    14. [S24] City Directory, Milwaukee, 1890 (Reliability: 3).

    15. [S24] City Directory, Milwaukee, 1889, 1890 (Reliability: 3).

    16. [S201] Federal Census, 1900 North Town, Chicago, Cook, Ill. Fam #121 (Reliability: 3).
      He appears as a boarder in a boarding house on Dearborn Avenue. He is listed as married for 30 years.

    17. [S201] Federal Census, 1900 North Town, Chicago, Cook, Ill. Fam #121 (Reliability: 3).

    18. [S201] Federal Census, 1910 Milwaukee Ward 16, Milw., Wis; E.D. 168, Fam #128 (260 7 Wells St.) (Reliability: 3).
      age 64

    19. [S201] Federal Census, 1910 Milwaukee Ward 16, Milw., Wis; E.D. 168, Fam #128 (260 7 Wells St.) (Reliability: 3).

    20. [S201] Federal Census, 1930 Milwaukee, Milw, Wisc; E.D. 53, Fam #(not listed); 18 0 18th St. (Reliability: 3).
      age 85, renter, has radio, PP$65

    21. [S100] Obituary, 1920 Oak Park, Cook, Ill., Dist 145, Fam #8 (Reliability: 4).

    22. [S361] Record of Burials, Forest Hill Cemetery, Dane Co,.

    23. [S100] Obituary, Milwaukee Journal, 10 Feb 1934, Section L, 11:1 (Reliability: 4).
      HENIKA: Elisha Pratt, Feb. 10, at 9 a.m., at the residence, 843 N. 32d st., aged 89 years. Funeral services Monday, Feb 12, from the residence at 10 a.m. Burial at Forest Hill cemetery, Madison, at 1:30.

    24. [S361] Record of Burials, Forest Hill Cemetery, Dane Co,.
      He is buried in Section 29, Lot 72, Grave 3 of Forest Hills Cemetery.

    25. [S406] Forest Hills Cemetery burial records (website).
      Henika, Elisha Pratt
      Born: 6/21/1845
      Died: 2/10/1934
      Burial Date: 2/12/1934
      military: none
      Father's Name: Fred Henika
      Mother's Maiden Name: Julia Pratt
      Place of Death: Milwaukee, Wis
      Place of Birth: New York state
      Cause of Death: senile debility
      Marker: none
      Occupation: retired
      Perp Care: Yes
      Funeral Home: Ftich-Lawrence-Cress
      Vault: Wilbert stainless steel SST
      No appl. He was 87 2/3 years old, born in 1827, marker says he died March 29, 1905. He served as pvt in Co. D 23rd Appl by Oelerich Funeral Home, West Allis. Marker says he was born in 1846
      Section 29, Lot 72, Grave: 4
      Lot purchased 7/15/1876, owner: Emma Packham
      vol 2, pg 605
      10 gr $25 + $100 PC established by W. Packham & Son 10/16/1919

    26. [S201] Federal Census, 1910 Milwaukee Ward 16, Milw., Wis; E.D. 168, Fam #128 (260 7 Wells St.) (Reliability: 3).
      md 40 years, first mrg for both