The Henkel memorial - historical, genealogical, and biographical - a serial publication devoted to collecting and preserving the history of the Rev. Anthony Jacob Henkel (known in history as Rev. (14593645249)

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Title: The Henkel memorial : historical, genealogical, and biographical : a serial publication devoted to collecting and preserving the history of the Rev. Anthony Jacob Henkel (known in history as Rev. Gerhart Henkel), an exiled Lutheran clergyman who came from Germany to Pennsylvania in 1717, one of the founders of his church in America and father of a great and honorable posterity : also to collect and preserve the history of his worthy descendants of whatsoever name or creed
Year: 1910 (1910s)
Authors: Henkel Memorial Association Stapleton, Ammon, 1850-1916, ed Henkel, Elon O., ed
Subjects: Henckel family
Publisher: York, Pa. : A. Stapleton
Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive



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re issue we will give more concerning the fore-going families. Meantime we will notice in brief Mrs. EydiaKoenigmacher. We must ever regret that we never came intouch with this woman who was a typical and representativeHenkel descendant. She died in her ninety-seventh yearwith her mental faculties unimpaired. She was a living en-cyclopedia of our family history, and known far and wide forher intelligence. At her death the newspapers gave elabor-ate sketches of her life. It was she who rescued from hergrandfathers garret the study chair of her great grandfather,41 the Pioneer, Rev. Anthony Jacob Henkel. She hadbut one child, Rebecca, wife of Moore Connell of Ephrata..She died a widow in 1898, aged 72. Mrs. Connell had fivedaughters—all unmarried: Susan, died 1909; Abbie, died1904; Maggie; Bella; and Nora. The surviving sistersoccupy the Connell mansion at Ephrata. They are highlyrefined and giftedladies, and we owe much to what they re-membered of what grandmother Koenigmacher said.1
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Arm Chair Brought from Germany by the Pioneer, Rev. AnthonyJacob Henkel, in 1717, in Possession of the ConnellFamily Descendants , F.phrata, Penna. THE HENKEL MEMORIAL. 195 MORE INTERESTING RELICS OF THEPIONEER. In the First Series will be found a description of severalarticles brought over with the family of the Pioneer in 1717.They are a bandbox, beautifully ornamented with poppiesand tulips in natural size and color, with portraits of JohannaFredrica Henkel, oldest daughter of the Pioneer, and herhusband, Valentine Geiger, to whom she was married about1715. This box is in possession of the Editor. Then alsoa silver spoon said to have been part of the plate given as awedding gift to the Pioneers wife. It has engraved on it aheart pierced with forget-me-nots, coat of arms of the Ger-man nobility, and the date, 1685, supposedly the time oftheir marriage. This spoon is in the possession of AmbroseL. Henkel of New Market, Virginia. Since April, 1913, wehave unearthed many more as follow