Individual Details
Johann Willms "John" Heiken
(25 Sep 1849 - 18 Jan 1901)
Immigrated with parents in 1855 to Minn. After marriage they farmed near LeSeur, MN. In 1884 they bought a farm in Bushton. KS.
Events
| Birth | 25 Sep 1849 | Germany |  | ||
| Marriage | 2 Nov 1873 | Ottawa, Le Sueur, Minnesota, United States - Caroline Leitzke | | ||
| Census (family) | 1900 | Valley Township, Ellsworth, Kansas, United States - Caroline Leitzke |  | | |
| Death | 18 Jan 1901 | Ellsworth, Kansas, United States | |||
| Burial | Baptist Cemetery, Lorraine, Ellsworth, Kansas, United States |
Families
| Spouse | Caroline Leitzke (1856 - 1941) |
| Child | Edward Henry Heiken (1877 - 1967) |
| Child | John Heiken (1879 - ) |
| Child | Frederick "Fred" Heiken (1881 - ) |
| Child | Caroline "Carrie" Heiken (1883 - ) |
| Child | Helen Lydia Heiken (1884 - 1974) |
| Child | Louis Willms Heiken (1886 - 1988) |
| Child | Eilert Gerhard Heiken (1892 - 1933) |
| Child | Ernest Harm Heiken (1894 - ) |
| Child | Walter Heiken (1898 - 1962) |
| Father | Harm Behrens Heiken (1817 - 1899) |
| Mother | Rixtie Margartha "Rixia" Willms (1819 - 1906) |
| Sibling | Talke Maria Heiken (1843 - 1896) |
| Sibling | Herman Behrens Heiken (1852 - 1852) |
| Sibling | Henrich Jurgen "Henry" Heiken (1858 - 1935) |
Notes
Census (family)
Has mother Rixia living with him, next door is his brother John.242, 242, Heiken, H. J., Head, WM, Jan, 1858, 42, married 20 yrs, Germany 3x, 1872, 28 yrs in US, nat, Farmer, Own free farm
, Berlinia, Wife, WF, Dec 1859, 40, M-20, 8 children born 7 living, Indiana Germany Germany
, Herman, Son, WM, Aug 1881, 18, single, Kansas, farm laborer
, Amelia, Daughter, WF, Sep 1887, 12, single, Kansas, at school
, Paulina, Daughter, WF, Feb 1890, 10, single, Kansas, at school
, Margritta, Daughter, WF, Mar 1892, 8, single, Kansas
, Mary, Daughter, WF, Oct 1894, 5, single, Kansas
, Clara, Daughter, WF, Feb 1897, 3, single, Kansas
, Rixia, Mother, WF, Feb 1819, 81, Widowed, 57, 5 children born 2 living, Germany 3x
243, 243, Heiken, John, Head, WM, Dec 1849, 50 Married 27 yrs, Germany 3x, 1866 US 34 yrs, nat, Farmer, own free farm
, Caroline, Wife, WF, Feb, 1856, 44, M-27, 13 children born 9 living Germany 3x
, Edward, Son, WM, Aug 1877, 22, single, MN, Farm Laborer
, John, Son, WM, June 1879, 20, single, MN, at school
, Frederick, Son, WM, Apr, 1881, 19, single, MN, at school
, Caroline, Daughter, WF, Apr 1883, 17, single, MN, at school
, Lydia, Daughter, WF, Dec 1884, 15, single, KS, at school
, Louis, Son, WM, Nov 1886, 13, single, KS, at school
, Eilert, Son, WM, Oct 1892, 7, single, KS, at school
, Ernest, Son, WM, May 1894, 6, single, KS
, Walter, Son, WM, May 1898, 2, single, KS
Endnotes
1. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1900 census.
2. Letters from Douglass Gerhardt Heiken (Bend, Oregon) to Albert Heiken, 1987; held by Nancy Prouty (Occidental, California)..
3. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1900 > KANSAS > ELLSWORTH > VALLEY TWP Series: T623 Roll: 480 Page: 295.