Individual Details
Henry Moenk
(Nov 1863 - 19 Dec 1945)
Events
| Birth | Nov 1863 | Germany | |||
| Immigration | 1886 | ||||
| Marriage | 28 Dec 1892 | Castle Grove Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Gretke Margaretha "Maggie" Siebels |  |  | |
| Census (family) | 1900 | Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Gretke Margaretha "Maggie" Siebels | | ||
| Census (family) | 1920 | Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Gretke Margaretha "Maggie" Siebels | | ||
| Death | 19 Dec 1945 | Jones, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Burial | Wayne Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Jones, Iowa, United States |
Families
| Spouse | Gretke Margaretha "Maggie" Siebels (1874 - 1965) |
| Child | Mary Elizabeth Moenk (1893 - 1968) |
| Child | Anna Margaretha Moenk (1895 - 1902) |
| Child | Henry Lewis Moenk (1896 - 1977) |
| Child | Menno John "Menns" Moenk (1898 - 1937) |
| Child | Gesine "Sena" Moenk (1899 - 1998) |
| Child | Edith Moenk (1901 - 1980) |
| Child | August Heinrich Monk (1902 - 1995) |
| Child | John Gerritt Moenk (1904 - 2003) |
| Child | Anna Margaretha Moenk (1906 - 1988) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Wilhelmina Monk (1913 - 2008) |
| Child | Conrad Wilhelm Moenk (1915 - 1973) |
| Father | John Moenk ( - ) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Busch ( - ) |
Notes
Marriage
Nov 9, 1892 in the SS Peter & Paul Lutheran Church bookCensus (family)
Head Henry Monck M 37 Germany Germany Germany, Nov 1863, married 7 yrs (1893), immigrated 1886, FarmerWife Graetra Monck F 25 Germany Germany Germany, Sep 1875, M-7 yrs, immigrated 1884, 5 children born & living
Daughter Mary Monck F 7 Iowa, Oct 1893
Daughter Anna M Monck F 5 Iowa, May 1895
Son Henry L Monck M 4 Iowa, May 1896
Son Monno Monck M 3 Iowa, Jul 1897
Daughter Gazena Monck F 1 Iowa, Dec 1899
Census (family)
Head Henry Monk M 55 GermanyWife Maggie Monk F 46 Germany
Son Henry Monk M 22 Iowa
Son Manno Monk M 21 Iowa
Daughter Gena Monk F 20 Iowa
Daughter Ida Monk F 18 Iowa
Son August Monk M 17 Iowa
Son John Monk M 15 Iowa
Daughter Anna Monk F 15 Iowa
Son George Monk M 10 Iowa
Daughter Gusta Monk F 8 Iowa
Daughter Wilhime Monk F 7 Iowa
Son Conard Monk M 4 Iowa
Death
THE MONTICELLO EXPRESS….DECEMBER 20, 1945…PAGE 1Funeral For Henry Monk To Be Saturday
Funeral services for Henry Monk, 82, who died at his home Wednesday morning, will be held Saturday afternoon. Rites will be observed at 1 p.m. at the family home at 419 N. Maple St., Monticello, and at 1:45 p.m. at the Wayne Zion Lutheran church. The Rev. F. H. Kehren will be in charge of the services. Burial will be in the Zion cemetery. Mr. Monk had been in ill health
for the past 2 months.
Born in Blohnhund, Germany, Nov. 9, 1863, Henry Monk came to this country in the year 1888. All of his life had been spent in this community. He had been a farmer until he retired 15 years ago.
Dec. 12, 1892, he was married to Maggie Siebels in Castle Grove by Rev. C. Mardorf. Surviving are his wife, 5 sons, 6 daughters, 28 grandchildren, and 3 great grandchildren. Two sisters and one brother, John Monk, Ceney, Kan., Mrs. Henry Grusing, Bazine, Kan., and Mrs. Margaret Tyuden, Germany, are still living. Living sons and daughters are as follows: Mrs. Eilert Prull, Monticello; Mrs. William Rickels, Monticello; Mrs. Fred Blohm, Monticello; Mrs. Carl Brockhohn, Anamosa; Mrs. Clifford Soper, Anamosa; Mrs. Fred Ahrenholtz, Monticello;
Henry, Wyoming; August, Anamosa; John, Monticello; Conrad, Langworthy, and George, U.S.
army. Six grandsons will act as pall bearers at the funeral.
Endnotes
1. "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, Family Search, (https://familysearch.org: accessed 17 December 2017), M Siebils in entry for Henry Moenk and Genke Maggie Siebils, 28 Dec 1892, Castle Grove, Jones, Iowa, United States; citing reference item 1, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,255,529..