Individual Details
Maria Johanna "Mary Hannah" Eiben
(19 Sep 1881 - 1 Sep 1966)
Misses Caroline and Emma Heiken spent New Year's day with Mr. and Mrs. Gerd Heiken. at Manchester
Events
| Birth | 19 Sep 1881 | Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States |  |  | |
| Baptism | 11 Dec 1881 | Wayne Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Confirmation | 1896 | SS Peter & Paul Lutheran Church, Monticello, Jones, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Marriage | 4 Jul 1899 | SS Peter & Paul Lutheran Church, Castle Grove Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Gerd T. Janssen "John" Heiken | | | |
| Census (family) | 6 Jun 1900 | Castle Grove Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Gerd T. Janssen "John" Heiken | | ||
| Census (family) | 1910 | Castle Grove Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Gerd T. Janssen "John" Heiken | | | |
| Census (family) | 3 Feb 1920 | Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Gerd T. Janssen "John" Heiken | | | |
| Census (family) | 1925 | Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Gerd T. Janssen "John" Heiken | | | |
| Census (family) | 1930 | Monticello, Jones, Iowa, United States - Gerd T. Janssen "John" Heiken | | ||
| Census (family) | 1940 | Monticello, Jones, Iowa, United States - Gerd T. Janssen "John" Heiken | | ||
| Death | 1 Sep 1966 | Monticello, Jones, Iowa, United States | | | |
| Burial | Prairie Hill Cemetery, Castle Grove Township, Jones, Iowa, United States | | |||
| Soc Sec No | 478-24-0871 | |
Families
| Spouse | Gerd T. Janssen "John" Heiken (1873 - 1941) |
| Child | Johann Heinrich "Henry" Heiken (1901 - 1983) |
| Child | Christine Bernice Heiken (1903 - 2002) |
| Child | Maria Helene "Mary Helen" Heiken (1911 - 1955) |
| Father | Gerhard Wilhelm "Gerd" Eiben (1843 - 1911) |
| Mother | Christina von Beeston (1843 - 1916) |
| Sibling | Toenjes Cornelius E. Eiben (1866 - 1951) |
| Sibling | Tjack Eiben (1868 - 1870) |
| Sibling | Gerhard Wilms Eiben (1870 - 1873) |
| Sibling | Eibo Frederick Eiben (1872 - 1951) |
| Sibling | Tjarke Lena Gerhardina Eiben (1874 - 1927) |
| Sibling | Bernhard Eduard "Benjamin, Ben" Eiben (1875 - 1902) |
| Sibling | Willhelm Heinrich "William Henry, Will" Eiben (1877 - 1949) |
| Sibling | Christoph Gerhard "Chris" Eiben (1878 - 1949) |
| Sibling | Elise Katharina Margareta "Eliza, Elizabeth, Lizzie" Eiben (1880 - 1959) |
| Sibling | Johann Heinrich "John Henry, Hank" Eiben (1883 - 1968) |
| Sibling | Mathilda Katharina "Matilda, Tillie" Eiben (1884 - 1976) |
| Sibling | Gottlieb Johannes "John G." Eiben (1885 - 1964) |
| Sibling | Wilhelmine Christine "Minnie" Eiben (1886 - 1945) |
Notes
Birth
Location is from census. Date is from Al Heiken's notes.Marriage
The Monticello ExpressCastle Grove , July 4, (1899)
Mr. John Heiken and Miss Mary Eiben were married on July -4th in the Lutheran church, by Rev. Lutz. We extend our congratulations.
Census (family)
Iowa, Jones Co., Castle Grove Township. 4th day of June, by W.A. HoganSupervisor's District No. 5, Enumeration District No. 50 - Sheet No. 3
40, 40, Heiken, Ihnke A. Head, W, M; Feb 1871 29; Married 2 yrs. Iowa, Germany, Germany, Farmer, rents
Elizabeth Wife W F Feb 1880 20, M-2, 1 child born & living, Iowa, Germany, Germany
Gerd J. Brother W M Feb 1873 27; Married 1 yr, Iowa, Germany, Germany, Farm laborer
Mary sister-in-law F Sep 1882 18; M-1, 0 children, Iowa, Germany, Germany
Mary Daughter F June 1899 11/12 S Iowa, Iowa, Iowa
All except baby Mary could read, write and speak English.
Census (family)
97 97 Heiken, George Head MW 36 M, 11 Iowa Ger.English Ger.English English Farmer Farm yes yes O M F 92Mary Wife FW 28 M. 11 2, 2 Iowa Ger.English Ger.English
yes yes
John Henry Son MW 8 S Iowa Iowa Iowa yes yes yes
Christina Bernice Daughter FW 6 S Iowa Iowa Iowa yes
Census (family)
SD 5, ED 80 line 8Fm 159, 159 Heiken, Gerd J. Head O F 46 Iowa, Germany, Germany Farmer - General
Mary Wife 38 Iowa, Germany, Germany
Henry Son 18 Iowa, Iowa, Iowa
Bernice Daughter 16 Iowa, Iowa, Iowa
Helen Daughter 8 Iowa, Iowa, Iowa
Census (family)
122 Heiken G J 51 IA Father - John H Heiken Ger (dead) Mother W. M. Heiken 72 GER parents marriage in IA123 Mary Heiken 43 IA , Father - Gerd W Eiben (dead) Mother - Christina Von Beesten, parents born & married in Germany
124 Heiken, Helen 13 IA Daughter, IA, Father G J Heiken, Iowa, Mother Mary Eiben, Iowa Iowa
All Protestant
Census (family)
John Heiken M 57, head, married IA Germany GermanyMary Heiken F 48, wife, married, IA Germany Germany
Helen Heiken F 19, daughter, single, IA IA IA
Census (family)
Head G John Heiken M 67 Iowa, 8th grade, other work, 0 wks $0Wife Mary Heiken F 58 Iowa, 8th grade, housework
Residence in 1935: Same House
Death
MARIE HEIKENSSN 478-24-0871 Residence: 52310 Monticello, Jones, IA
Born 19 Sep 1881
Died Sep 1966 Issued: IA (Before 1951)
Her tombstone transcription reads 9/1/1968
The Monticello Express (Monticello, Iowa), Sept 8, 1966, A-12
Obituaries
MARY JOHANNA HEIKEN
MONTICELLO -- Funeral services were held Saturday morning at Goettsch Funeral home for Mrs. Mary Johanna Heiken with the Rev. Anton Kirkegaard officiating. Burial was in Prairie Hill cemetery. Mrs. Heiken died Thursday afternoon at John McDonald hospital after an illness of several weeks.
Mary J Eiben was born near Monticello, Sept. 19, 1881, the daughter of Gerd and Christine Von Besten Eiben. She attended the Jones county rural schools.
She married John Heiken July 4, 1899 and the couple farmed in the Monticello area until 1927 when they moved to Monticello to make their home. The couple were the parents of a son and two daughters.
Mr. Heiken died Sept. 6, 1941 and for the past 10 years Mrs. Heiken had been employed by Ricklefs Dry Goods store.
Survivors include a son, Henry, Scotch Grove; a daughter, Mrs. H. E. (Bernice) Husman, Monticello; a sister, Mrs. Matilda Martin, Manchesster; 10 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Heiken was preceded in death by her husband, a daughter Helen Heiken Hoag, three sisters and eight brothers.
Pallbearers were Harold Eiben, Ben Eiben, Ernest Heiken Paul Schmidt, George Balster, Gerhard Schmidt.
Endnotes
1. 1910 Federal Census, USA, Iowa, Jones Co. (read July 2000 by Nancy Prouty).
2. Husman, Jon, Family history on the Eibens, Heikens and Husmanns. (Emails Feb 2003).
3. , Seventy-fifth anniversary of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Congregation 1872-1947. (Wayne Township, Jones Co. Monticello, Iowa.:, 1947), p. 25.
4. Tombstone, Prairie Hill Cemetery, USA, Iowa, Jones Co., Castle Grove Twp. (Section 21 ); Jim Christianson for Jones County Genealogy Society,
5. , Seventy-fifth anniversary of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Congregation 1872-1947. (Wayne Township, Jones Co. Monticello, Iowa.:, 1947), p. 25.
6. Rev. G. Wolf, Pastor, History of St. Peter and St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1879-1929 (Castle Grove Township, Jones County, Monticello, Iowa: n.p., 1929), pg 24.
7. SS Peter & Paul Lutheran Church Centennial Book. 100th Anniversary 1879-1979. (Monticello, Iowa: Church Committee. 1979.), p. 42.
8. "Castle Grove, July 4," Monticello (Iowa) Express, 6 July 1899, John Heiken and Mary Eiben marriage announcement; Ross & Elizabeth Baty Public Library (http://batypl.newspaperarchive.com : accessed 26 January 2011), Newspaper Digital Archives.
9. "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, Family Search, (https://familysearch.org: accessed 29 December 2013), Gerd J. Heiken and Johanna M. Eiben, 2 Jul 1899..
10. Rev. G. Wolf, Pastor, History of St. Peter and St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1879-1929 (Castle Grove Township, Jones County, Monticello, Iowa: n.p., 1929), pg 29.
11. 1910 Federal Census, USA, Iowa, Jones Co. (read July 2000 by Nancy Prouty).
12. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1910 > IOWA > JONES > CASTLE GROVE TWP Series: T624 Roll: 409 Page: 14.
13. US Population Census - Iowa, Jones Co., 1920 (read Dec 17, 2001 by Nancy Prouty).
14. Jones Co. Iowa Census, Jones Co. Iowa GenWeb online [http://iowajones.org/census/census.htm], accessed.
15. Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com/ Copyright © 1998-2000, MyFamily.com Inc. and its subsidiaries.).
16. Husman, Jon, Family history on the Eibens, Heikens and Husmanns. (Emails Feb 2003).
17. Tombstone, Prairie Hill Cemetery, USA, Iowa, Jones Co., Castle Grove Twp. (Section 21 ); Jim Christianson for Jones County Genealogy Society,
18. Husman, Jon, Family history on the Eibens, Heikens and Husmanns. (Emails Feb 2003).
19. Husman, Jon, Family history on the Eibens, Heikens and Husmanns. (Emails Feb 2003).