Individual Details
Gerd Hinrich "Garret" Heiken
(3 Feb 1874 - 12 Apr 1937)
Events
| Birth | 3 Feb 1874 | Germany |  | ||
| Baptism | 1 Mar 1874 | Leerhafe, Wittmund, Hannover, Preußen, Deutschland | |||
| Immigration | 1876 | | |||
| Census | 4 Jun 1900 | Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States |  | | |
| Marriage | 3 Feb 1904 | Wayne Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Meta Engeline Herren | | ||
| Census (family) | 15 Apr 1910 | Union Township, Delaware, Iowa, United States - Meta Engeline Herren | | | |
| Census (family) | 12 Jan 1920 | Union Township, Delaware, Iowa, United States - Meta Engeline Herren | | | |
| Census (family) | 1930 | Milo Township, Delaware, Iowa, United States - Meta Engeline Herren | | ||
| Death | 12 Apr 1937 | Manchester, Delaware, Iowa, United States | | | |
| Burial | Oakland Cemetery, Manchester, Delaware, Iowa, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Meta Engeline Herren (1883 - 1956) |
| Child | Elsie Margaretha Heiken (1905 - ) |
| Child | Augusta Gerdina Heiken (1908 - ) |
| Child | Leslie Albert Heiken (1913 - ) |
| Child | Reva Marie Heiken (1918 - 1980) |
| Child | LaVonne J Heiken (1928 - ) |
| Father | Albert Heike Heiken (1846 - 1899) |
| Mother | Elmerich Margareta "Meta" Collmann (1848 - 1878) |
| Sibling | Warner Heiken (1877 - 1944) |
Notes
Census
This appears to be someone else!17 17 Hanken, Herman, Head
Mary A. Wife
Johanna, Sister
Heiken, Gerhard, servant, MW, Mar 1876, 24, Single, Germ, Germ Germ, 1885, 15 yrs, Na, Farm labor. yes yes yes (education)
Census (family)
2, 2, Heiken, Gerd, Head, MW, 36 Married1-6 yrs, Germany 3x, Immigrated 1875, Farmer, General farm, can speak English, Own free farm" , Meta, Wife, FW, 27 M1-6 yrs, 2 children born & living, IA Germany Germany
" , Elsie, Daughter, FW, 4 single, IA Germany IA
, Augusta, Daughter, FW, 1 11/12, single, IA Germany IA
Census (family)
Fm 40 40, Heiken, Gerd H, Head, Own Free, MW, 45 Married, Germany3x, Farmer, general farm" , Meta E, Wife, FW, 36 Married, IA,Germany Germany
, Elsie M, Daughter, FW, 14 single, IA Germany Iowa
, Augusta F, Daughter, FW, 11 single, IA Germany Iowa
, Leslie A, Son, MW, 6 single, IA Germany Iowa
, Reva M, Daughter, FW, 1 4/12, single, IA Germany Iowa
Census (family)
Gerd H Heiken M 56, head, married, Germany Germany Germany, immigration yr 1876Meta E Heiken F 47, wife, married, IA Germany Germany
Leslie A Heiken M 16, son, single, IA Germany IA
Reva M Heiken F 11, daughter, single, IA Germany IA
Lavon J Heiken F 2, Daughter, single, IA Germany IA
Death
Monticello Express April 15, 1937Former Castle Grove Citizen Dies Apr. 12
Funeral Services Held For Garret Heiken Held At Manchester Lutheran Church Wednesday Afternoon
Garret Heiken, 63, for many years a resident of Castle Grove, died of a heart attack at his home at Manchester, on Monday, April 12. Mr. Heiken had been ill for the last year with heart trouble. Funeral services were held Wednesday at the Lutheran church at Manchester with Rev. W. Adix officiating.
Garret Heiken was born February 3, 1874, in Germany, coming to this country with his parents, Albert and Margaret Coleman Heiken, when he was only two years old.
The family settled in Castle Grove township and it was in this community that the deceased grew to manhood. On Feb. 3, 1904, he was united in marriage with Meta Herren of Wayne township. The Rev. C. Mardorf officiated at this ceremony.
After his marriage Mr. Heiken and his wife lived in the Buck Creek community.
In addition to his widow he is survived by five children, Elsie, a teacher at Lester, Iowa, Augusta, a teacher at Manchester, and Leslie, Reva, and LaVonne at home.
Warner Heiken of Anamosa, a full brother of the deceased, and the following half brothers and sisters also survive: Will of Comanche, Mont.; John of Olin; George of Cass; Ben of Center Junction; and Carl and Fred of Castle Grove; Mrs. Henry Johnson, Anna Heiken, and Mrs. George Specht of Castle Grove.
Endnotes
1. "Former Castle Grove Citizen Dies Apr. 12," Monticello (Iowa) Express, 15 April 1937; Ross & Elizabeth Baty Public Library (http://batypl.newspaperarchive.com : accessed 22 April 2011), Newspaper Digital Archives.
2. "Former Castle Grove Citizen Dies Apr. 12," Monticello (Iowa) Express, 15 April 1937; Ross & Elizabeth Baty Public Library (http://batypl.newspaperarchive.com : accessed 22 April 2011), Newspaper Digital Archives.
3. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1900 > IOWA > JONES > WAYNE TWP Series: T623 Roll: 440 Page: 222.
4. , Seventy-fifth anniversary of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Congregation 1872-1947. (Wayne Township, Jones Co. Monticello, Iowa.:, 1947), p. 85.
5. "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, Family Search, (https://familysearch.org: accessed 22 December 2013), Berend Herren in entry for Gerd Henry Heiken and Meta E Herren, 1904.
6. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1910 > IOWA > DELAWARE > UNION TWP Series: T624 Roll: 400 Page: 205Series: T624 Roll: 400 Page: 205.
7. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1920 > IOWA > DELAWARE > UNION Series: T625 Roll: 487 Page: 199.
8. "Former Castle Grove Citizen Dies Apr. 12," Monticello (Iowa) Express, 15 April 1937; Ross & Elizabeth Baty Public Library (http://batypl.newspaperarchive.com : accessed 22 April 2011), Newspaper Digital Archives.
9. Sharon Lindbloom, Amy Robbins-Tjaden, Gail Wenhardt, gerald olsen, "Heiken graves in Iowa," database, Find a Grave (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 1 September 2011), .