Individual Details
Gerd J. Heiken
(27 Aug 1808 - 18 Sep 1880)
Events
| Birth | 27 Aug 1808 | Germany, Ostfriesland, Ovelgönne |  | ||
| Marriage | 28 Jan 1840 | Germany, Ostfriesland, Lopsum - Folke Margaretha Benters | | ||
| Occupation | Bet 1841 and 1856 | laborer (Arbeiter) - Germany, Ostfriesland | | ||
| Occupation | Bef 1867 | settler or tenant farmer (Colonist) - Germany, Ostfriesland, Kirmeer | | ||
| Immigration | Abt 1868 | Castle Grove Township, Jones, Iowa, United States | |||
| Occupation | Bet 1868 and 1873 | Farmer - Castle Grove Township, Jones, Iowa, United States | |||
| Census | 5 Jun 1880 | Castle Grove Township, Jones, Iowa, United States |  | | |
| Death | 18 Sep 1880 | Castle Grove Township, Jones, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Burial | Abt 20 Sep 1880 | Prairie Hill Cemetery, Castle Grove Township, Jones, Iowa, United States | | |
Families
| Spouse | Folke Margaretha Benters (1814 - 1878) |
| Child | Anke Maria "Anna" Heiken (1840 - 1923) |
| Child | Trienke Margarethe "Katherine Marie" Heiken (1844 - 1929) |
| Child | Albert Heike Heiken (1846 - 1899) |
| Child | Johann Hinrich "Henry" Heiken (1848 - 1873) |
| Child | Wübke Maria "Mary" Heiken (1852 - 1948) |
| Father | Albert Heiken / Haiken (1760 - 1826) |
| Mother | Ancke Kleyhauer (1770 - 1827) |
| Sibling | Haicke Heiken (1792 - ) |
| Sibling | Wübke Maria Heiken / Haicken (1794 - 1851) |
| Sibling | Ihnke Heiken (1796 - 1851) |
| Sibling | Margarethe Elisabeth Heiken (1798 - 1802) |
| Sibling | Albert Heiken (1802 - 1884) |
| Sibling | Johann Heiken (1805 - 1872) |
| Sibling | Margaretha Elisabeth Heiken (1812 - 1846) |
Notes
Census
Living with his son Albert:Albert HEINKEN Self M Male W 33 HANOVER Farmer HANOVER HANOVER
Mary HEINKEN Wife M Female W 23 HANOVER Keeping House HANOVER HANOVER
Gerd HEINKEN Son S Male W 6 HANOVER Attending School HANOVER HANOVER
Wardnar HEINKEN Son S Male W 3 IA HANOVER HANOVER
Maggie HEINKEN Dau S Female W 6M IA HANOVER HANOVER
Gerd HEINKEN Father W Male W 73 HANOVER HANOVER HANOVER
Burial
Jones County Gravestone RecordsPage: 84
Name: Gerd Heiken
Birth Date: 24 Aug 1808
Death Date: 18 Sep 1880
Cemetery: Prairie Hill
Town: Castle Grove
Prairie Hill Cemetery
13 22 Gerd Heiken 08/24/1808 09/18/1880
Endnotes
1. Janssen, Ludwig, Erhard Schlte and Hans Rudolph Manger, compiler, Die Familien der Kirchengemeinde Reepsholt (Aurich: Ostfriesische Landschaft, 1982), p 463 #2433.
2. Tombstone, Prairie Hill Cemetery, USA, Iowa, Jones Co., Castle Grove Twp. (Section 21 ); Jim Christianson for Jones County Genealogy Society,
3. Janssen, Ludwig, Erhard Schlte and Hans Rudolph Manger, compiler, Die Familien der Kirchengemeinde Reepsholt (Aurich: Ostfriesische Landschaft, 1982), p 463 #2433, Vol 2.
4. Janssen, Ludwig, Erhard Schlte and Hans Rudolph Manger, compiler, Die Familien der Kirchengemeinde Reepsholt (Aurich: Ostfriesische Landschaft, 1982), p 463 #2433.
5. Janssen, Ludwig, Erhard Schlte and Hans Rudolph Manger, compiler, Die Familien der Kirchengemeinde Reepsholt (Aurich: Ostfriesische Landschaft, 1982), p 463 #2433.
6. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints., Transcription of the United States Federal Population Census - 1880 (http://www.familysearch.org/ Oct. 2002).
7. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1880 > IOWA > JONES > CASTLE GROVE Series: T9 Roll: 348 Page: 288.
8. SS Peter & Paul Lutheran Church Centennial Book. 100th Anniversary 1879-1979. (Monticello, Iowa: Church Committee. 1979.), p. 45.
9. WPA - Work Project Administration 1930's Graves Resgistration Survey, IAGenWeb, IowaWPAGraves.com online [http://iowawpagraves.org/index.php], accessed Oct 2008.
10. SS Peter & Paul Lutheran Church Centennial Book. 100th Anniversary 1879-1979. (Monticello, Iowa: Church Committee. 1979.), page 45.