Individual Details

Herman August Toenjes

(11 Mar 1856 - 27 Jun 1938)

H. A. Toenjes, farmer, Sec. 28; P.O. Monticello; born in Germany in 1856; came to America and Jones Co. in 1874. Owns eighty acres. Wife's maiden name was Zimmerman, a native of Ohio; they were married in 1877; have two children - John and Annie. All the family are Lutherans.

Events

Birth11 Mar 1856Oldenburg, Germany
Immigration1874
Marriage28 Jan 1877Wayne Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Anke Margaretha "Margaret" Zimmerman
Census1880Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States
Census1885Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States
Census (family)1 Jun 1900Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Anke Margaretha "Margaret" Zimmerman
Census (family)1925Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Anke Margaretha "Margaret" Zimmerman
Death27 Jun 1938Jones, Iowa, United States
Burial30 Jun 1938Wayne Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Jones, Iowa, United States

Families

Notes

Census

H. A. TOENYES Self M Male W 24 OLDENBURG Farmer OLDENBURG OLDENBURG
Mary TOENYES Wife M Female W 21 IL Keeping House HANOVER HANOVER
John TOENYES Son S Male W 3 IA OLDENBURG IL
Anna TOENYES Dau S Female W 2 IA OLDENBURG IL
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Source Information:
Census Place Wayne, Jones, Iowa
Family History Library Film 1254348
NA Film Number T9-0348
Page Number 361C

Census

85 3 28 SE NE
16 72 82 Toenjes H. August 28 M M Farmer Germany F F Militia, Voter
17 Toenjes Margaret 25 F M Keeping House IL F F
18 Toenjes John 7 M Jones Co., IA F N
19 Toenjes Anna 6 F Jones Co., IA F N
20 Toenjes Gerhard 4 M Jones Co., IA F N
21 Toenjes Augusta 3 F Jones Co., IA F N
22 Toenjes Julia 1 F Jones Co., IA F N
23 Rickless Henry 20 M S Laborer Germany F F Alien

Census (family)

178, 179, Tonjes, Herman, Head, WM, Mar 1856, 44, married 24 yrs, Germany 3x, 1874 - 26 yrs in US, Na, Farmer, can read, write, and speak English, Own free farm.
Margaret, Wife, WF, May 1859, 41, M-24, 12 children born, 10 living, Illinois, Germany Germany,
Ann E, daughter, WF, Aug 1878, 21, single, Iowa
Gerhard A, son, WM, June 1880, 19, single, Iowa
Augusta, daughter, WF, Jan 1882, 18, single, Iowa
Julia E, daughter, WF, Jan 1884, 16, single, Iowa
Hannah M, daughter, WF, May 1886, 14, single, Iowa
George D, son, WM, June 1889, 10, single, Iowa
Lizzie M, daughter, WF, Mar 1892, 8, single, Iowa
Clara M, daughter, WF, Dec 1896, 3, sngle, Iowa
Laura K, daughter, WF, June 1899, 11/12, single, Iowa
Munmen/Mimmen?, Tertj, servant, WM, May 1882, 18, single, Germany 3x, 1900 - 0 yrs in US, farm laborer, can read & write, but cannot speak English.

Next door is the Zimmerman's, Ann's parents.

Census (family)

115 TOENJES AUGUST 68 GER H TOENJES, J C GER JULFS, ANNA GER GER
116 TOENJES MARGRET 65 IL W ZIMMERMAN, AREND GER GRUMM, ANNA 88 GER IL
117 TOENJES GEO 34 IA S IA

Death

82 years 3 mos 16 days
Intest. Obstruct.
Margaaaret Toenjes
1 Bro. 6 sisters

Endnotes

1. Biograpy of H. A. Toenjes. From History of Jones County, Iowa, Past and Present, R. M. Corbitt, S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., Chicago, 1910, p. 569. (IA GenWeb Project c 2001 2002).

2. Biograpy of H. A. Toenjes. From History of Jones County, Iowa, Past and Present, R. M. Corbitt, S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., Chicago, 1910, p. 569. (IA GenWeb Project c 2001 2002).

3. Biograpy of H. A. Toenjes. From History of Jones County, Iowa, Past and Present, R. M. Corbitt, S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., Chicago, 1910, p. 569. (IA GenWeb Project c 2001 2002).

4. , Seventy-fifth anniversary of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Congregation 1872-1947. (Wayne Township, Jones Co. Monticello, Iowa.:, 1947), p, 81.

5. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints., Transcription of the United States Federal Population Census - 1880 (http://www.familysearch.org/ Oct. 2002).

6. 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).

7. 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: 232.

8. Jones Co. Iowa Census, Jones Co. Iowa GenWeb online [http://iowajones.org/census/census.htm], accessed.