Individual Details
Anna Elisabeth Toenjes
(30 Aug 1878 - 1 May 1965)
Anna was born in Wayne Township and raised in that community. Anna and Warren were married at Wayne Zion Lutheran Church. They lived one year in Amber before they moved to their farm in Cass Township, near Anamosa, Iowa. In 1940, Anna and Warren moved into Anamosa, after retiring from farming. Anna died of a heart attack while in a nursing home, on a Saturday afternoon. The funeral service was held at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Anamosa and she was laid to rest at Wayne Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Jones County, Iowa.
She had eight grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren at the time of her death.
Events
| Birth | 30 Aug 1878 | Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States |  | ||
| Baptism | 22 Sep 1878 | Wayne Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Marriage | 25 Nov 1903 | Wayne Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Warner Heiken | | ||
| Census (family) | 15 Apr 1910 | Cass Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Warner Heiken |  | | |
| Census (family) | 3 Jan 1920 | Cass Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Warner Heiken | | | |
| Census (family) | 1925 | Cass Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Warner Heiken | | | |
| Census (family) | 1930 | Cass Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Warner Heiken | | ||
| Census (family) | 1940 | Anamosa, Jones, Iowa, United States - Warner Heiken | | ||
| Death | 1 May 1965 | Jones, Iowa, United States | | | |
| Burial | 4 May 1965 | Wayne Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Jones, Iowa, United States | | |
Families
| Spouse | Warner Heiken (1877 - 1944) |
| Child | Wilma Agnetta Heiken (1904 - 1996) |
| Child | Lorenz Albert Heiken (1906 - 1907) |
| Child | Mildred Adelene Heiken (1909 - 1988) |
| Child | Rex Carl Heiken (1915 - 1993) |
| Father | Herman August Toenjes (1856 - 1938) |
| Mother | Anke Margaretha "Margaret" Zimmerman (1859 - 1941) |
| Sibling | Johann Christoph "John" Toenjes (1877 - 1962) |
| Sibling | Arend Gerhard Toenjes (1880 - 1926) |
| Sibling | Augusta Maria Friederike "Gusta" Toenjes (1882 - ) |
| Sibling | Juliane Engeline "Julia" Toenjes (1884 - 1969) |
| Sibling | Gertrude Johanna "Hannah" Toenjes (1886 - 1916) |
| Sibling | George Dietrich Toenjes (1889 - 1938) |
| Sibling | Elise Maria "Lizzie" Toenjes (1892 - 1974) |
| Sibling | Clara M Toenjes (1896 - ) |
| Sibling | Lorene Katharina "Laura" Toenjes (1899 - 1967) |
Notes
Census (family)
(indexed as Hicken, Warner)8, 8, Hieken, Warner, Head, MW, 41 Married 7 yrs, IA, Germany Germany Farmer, Own Mortgage Farm
, Anna, Wife, FW, 32, Married 7 yrs, 3 children born 1 dead, IA Germany Germany
, Mildred, Daughter, FW, 5 single, IA
, Wilma, Daughter, FW, 5/12, single, IA
Census (family)
Fm 9 9, Heiken, Warner, Head, Own Mortgage, 42 Married, Iowa Germany Germany, Farmer-General FarmAnna Wife , FW, 32 Iowa, Germany, Illinois
Wilma A. Daughter, FW 15, single, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa
Mildred A.Daughter, FW 10, single, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa
Rex C. Son , MW, 4 1/12, single, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa
Census (family)
71 HEIKEN WARNER 48 IA H72 HEIKEN ANNA 46 IA W
73 HEIKEN MILDRED 15 IA D
74 HEIKEN RAY 9 IA S
Census (family)
… Iowa » JONES » CASS TWP » 53-1 » Sheet 5AHeiken, Warner (b: 1877*) Household: Heiken, Anna (b: 1879*) Heiken, Mildred (b: 1910*) Heiken, Rex (b: 1916*)
Warner Heiken M 53, Married IA Germany Germany
Anna Heiken F 51, wife, married, IA Germany IA
Child Mildred Heiken F 20, daughter, single, IA IA IA
Child Rex Heiken M 14, son, single, IA IA IA
Census (family)
Head Warner Heiken M 63 Iowa, 8th grade, Farming, farm, Own account, 52 wks $0Wife Anna Heiken F 61 Iowa, 8th grade
Residence in 1935: Rural, Jones, Iowa
Death
MRS. WARNER HEIKENANAMOSA—Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon for Mrs. Warner (Anna Elizabeth) Heiken, at St. Paul's Lutheran church In Anamosa. The Rev, La Verne C. Beener officiated. Burial was at Wayne Zion Lutheran cemetery, rural Monticello. Mrs. Heiken died Saturday afternoon, May 1, at the Steeker Nursing home following a heart attack. She was born Aug. 30, 1878 in Wayne township, the daughter of August and Margaret Zimmerman Toenjes. She was raised in that community and was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran church. She was married to Warner Heiken Nov. 25, 1903. They lived one year in Amber after which they moved to a farm in Cass township. In 1940 they moved to Anamosa. She was preceded in death by her husband on Feb. 10, 1944, an infant son Lorenz in 1907, five brothers and two sisters. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Lee (Wilma) Sanner of Anamosa and Mrs. Carl (Mildred) Schoon of Monticello; one son, Rex Heiken of Anamosa; eight grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. Also surviving are five sisters, Mrs. Herman Folkers, Anamosa; Miss Julia Toenjes, Amber; Mrs. Elise Herren, Anamosa; Mrs. Ed Meister of Denver, Colo., and Mrs. George Siebels, Amber. Pallbearers included Albert Johnson, Leslie Toenjes, Carl Folkers, Donald Hagen, John Siebels and Duane Herren.
Burial
Heiken Anna 1878-1965 #137-4Endnotes
1. US Population Census - Iowa, Jones Co., 1920 (read Dec 17, 2001 by Nancy Prouty).
2. 1885 State Census, Iowa, Jones Co. Ln=Line Number Dw=Dwelling number Fm=Family number Tw=Township Rn=Range Se=Section Loc=Location M=Marital status Fa=Father (Native/Foreign) Mo=Mother (Native/Foreign) (transcribed by Don Thomson for Rootsweb http://www.rootsweb.com/~iajones/census/85castle.htm 2002).
3. , Seventy-fifth anniversary of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Congregation 1872-1947. (Wayne Township, Jones Co. Monticello, Iowa.:, 1947), p. 23.
4. , Seventy-fifth anniversary of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Congregation 1872-1947. (Wayne Township, Jones Co. Monticello, Iowa.:, 1947), p. 23.
5. US Population Census - Iowa, Jones Co., 1920 (read Dec 17, 2001 by Nancy Prouty).
6. , Seventy-fifth anniversary of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Congregation 1872-1947. (Wayne Township, Jones Co. Monticello, Iowa.:, 1947), p. 85.
7. "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, Family Search, (https://familysearch.org: accessed 29 March 2014), Warner Heiken and Anna E Toeujes, 25 Nov 1903.
8. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1910 > IOWA > JONES > CASS TWP Series: T624 Roll: 409 Page: 1.
9. US Population Census - Iowa, Jones Co., 1920 (read Dec 17, 2001 by Nancy Prouty).
10. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1920 > IOWA > JONES > CASS Series: T625 Roll: 495 Page: 220.
11. Iowa State Census, Jones Co. - 1925 (US GenWeb Joanne Wilken Jones Co. Lookup Sun, 6 Feb 2000).
12. "Brodersen Lindbloom", database, Sharon Lindbloom, Fort Wayne, IN, slindbloom13@yahoo.com, Rootsweb (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~slindbloom/ : accessed )"; submitted.
13. "MRS. WARNER HEIKEN," obituary, Monticello (Iowa) Express, 6 May 1965; Ross & Elizabeth Baty Public Library (http://batypl.newspaperarchive.com : accessed 27 January 2011), Newspaper Digital Archives.
14. 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), .