Henry John Stricker, Sr

Other Events and Attributes:

• Religion: Central Christian Church, Waco, McLennan Co, Texas
• Residence: 1894, 625 South 9th, Waco, McLennan Co, Texas
• Residence: 1900, Clay btw Plum & Spring, Waco, McLennan Co, Texas; to 1901
• Census: 16 Jun 1900, Waco (Precinct 1), McLennan Co, Texas
• Census: 29 Apr 1910, Waco, McLennan Co, Texas
• Census: 27 Jan 1920, McLennan Co, Texas
• Census: 1930, 1620 North 15th St., Waco, McLennan Co, Texas; D.C.

Notes:

family story from Kris Banvard, Henry's brother "Herman lived in Arlington, Texas in a big two story house. He enticed his brother, Henry, to come to Arlington and open a fruit store/newsstand. Henry went broke in less than a year and moved back to Waco."

also, told of Henry John Stricker, Sr.:
He was a cabinet maker and then was part owner of a furniture store. He had to quit school at age 9 to to to wrk when his father died. In 1899 he was making $9 per week at Mailander's Furniture Store in Waco. After 1912 he worked as a cabinet maker for Stratton Furniture Company (they may have taken over from Mailander). He became a shipping clerk, then a chief salesman. By about 1919, he was a partner, buying into the store at $10 per week."


Religion:
Very active in the church, he was an elder and was featured in the 4 Mar 1928 edition of The Lookout, Magazine of Christian Education, published in Cincinnati, for the boys' class he taught at Central Christian. The story is headlined "Thoe Old Gang o' Mine."
"Henry Stricker, Sr., of Waco, Texas, thinks of the class of boys he teaches at Central Christian Church as "that old gang o' mine." An unusual spirit of comradeship exists between him and all the boys of the group. He spends much time and energy for the class and enjoys the activities and associations just as much as the do the boys..."


Residence:
Stricker Annie B (wid W.), r 625 S 9th
Stricker Henry J., appc upholsterer, h. Mrs. A.B. Stricker.
Stricker Herman, trav slsmn, h. Mrs. Annie B. Stricker
Stricker Peter W., appc plumber J.S. Brazelton & Co, h Mrs. A.B. Stricker
Stricker Walter W., clk John Cummins, h. Mrs. A.B. Stricker.
625 South 9th, Waco, McLennan Co, Texas

Residence:
Stricker Henry J., wks (works) compress, r. ns (north side) Clay bt (between) Plum, Spring, E. Waco.

Census:
Stricker Henry J head Jan 1886 20 married 1 yr
TX Germany Germany ?nnchemical
Runie wife May 1881 19 m 1 yr TX Georgia Missouri
Walter W son Jan 1890 9 Texas Texas Texas

Census:
Henry J Stricker 29 m 10 yrs cabinet maker
Runie Stricker 28 4 births 3 living
Henry Stricker 6 1904 son
Mary Stricker 4 1906 dau
Eugene Stricker 2 1908 son
Mary M Moore 66 1844 mother in law widowed MO KY MO


Census:
Stricker, Henry J b 1880 age 40 TX self, married Germany, Germany
Henry J age 1904 16 Texas
Mary A 1906 14 Texas
Eugene M, 1909, 11 Texas
Mary M Stricker (Moore) 76

Died:
d.c. Henry J. Stricker Sr., age 50, lived in city 45 years.
residence 1620 North 15th st.
furniture dealer, Stratton-Stricker Company
born in Texas; died of leukemia, at home at 4:30 a.m.
father Werner Stricker, Germany
mother, Annie Barbara Franz, Germany
informant, Mrs. Runie Stricker, Waco, Texas

note from Kris Banvard:
He died of Leukemia. The obit says he had been ill about two years and been confined to his home for two weeks. It is said he was too weak to attend his mother's funeral; she died a few weeks before he did. Henry is listed as the 'informant' on Anna Barbara's death certificate. I don't know whether that meant he felt strong enough to go down there or did it over the phone or through a proxy.

Henry married Runie Mable Moore on 10 May 1899 in Marlin, Falls Co, Texas. Runie (daughter of William Calhoun Moore and Mary Madden Jones) was born on 30 May 1881 in Battle, McLennan Co, Texas; died on 06 Oct 1968 in Waco, McLennan Co, Texas; was buried on 09 Oct 1968 in Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, McLennan County, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
Texas Marriages 1873-1973

from the notes of Kris Banvard,
"Their marriage license was obtained in McLennan county, but they were married in in Marlin, Falls County. They were married at 2:00 p.m. at the home of Mrs. H.G. Houghton, aunt of the bride. According to the newspaper clipping I have announcing it, the wedding 'will be a quiet affair, only relatives and a few friends being expected.' The couple will live in Waco, the clipping said, "Mr. Stricker having prepared a home for his bride in that city."

1. Walter William Stricker was born in 1900 in McLennan Co, Texas; died in 1902 in Waco, McLennan Co, Texas; was buried in Greenwood Cem, Waco, McLennan Co, Texas, USA.
2. Henry John Stricker, Jr was born in 1903 in Waco, McLennan Co, Texas; died on 5 Mar 1993 in Waco, McLennan Co, Texas; was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, McLennan County, Texas, USA.
3. Mary Anne "Nona" Stricker was born on 17 May 1905 in Waco, McLennan Co, Texas; died in 2006 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
4. Eugene Nelson Stricker was born on 22 Jan 1908 in Texas; died on 11 May 1931 in Waco, McLennan Co, Texas; was buried on 12 May 1931 in Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, McLennan County, Texas, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: 9 Mar 1858, "The Laura," Bremen, Germany; New York, New York
• Military: Between 18 Apr 1866 and 19 Apr 1869, Texas
• Census: 28 Aug 1870, Robertson Co (Precinct 1), Texas
• Census: 1880, Robertson Co, Texas
• Residence: 1890, Waco, McLennan Co, Texas

Notes:

Immigration:
This is the translation Ancestry did of the info on the page. (I don't know what Archive name and archive collection means)
Name: Werner Stricker
Birth year:1843
Birth place: Vegesack
residence: Vegesack
date mustered: 9 Mrz (Mar) 1858

Ship: Laura
Port of Departure: Bremen
Destination: New York, New York
Archive Name: Bremen Staatsarchiv
Archive collection: 4,24-E.7 Musterungslisten der Schiffe, geführt vom Bremer Wasserschout, 1837 Juli- 1873 Mai

Military:
Register of Enlistments - United States Army

Werner Stricker,
Enlisted Apr 19 1866
born Bremen Germany
age 23
clerk
blue eyes
light hair
light complexion
height 5 feet 6 inches
13 Infantry
Discharg'd Apr 19 1869 at Fort Sully

Census:
residence 135
Franz, Bettie 48 housekeeper, 500 Baden
father and mother of foreign born checked
Franz, Anna B. 10 1860 Baden
Franz, Peter 8 1862 Texas

residence 196
Stucker, Warner 25 1845 Bremen
Stephenson, Andrew 22 1848 London

(Ancestry translated Franz as Frank)

Census:
W. Stricker 37 merchant Prussia Prussia Prussia
A.B. Stricker 26 Prussia Prussia Prussia
H. Stricker 4 daughter Texas
Walter Stricker 2 Texas
Henry Stricker 5m Texas
Barbara Franz 53 mother in law Prussia Prussia Prussia
Peter Franz 18 bro in law Texas Prussia Prussia Prussia
Jacob Kling 45 boarder baker Alsces Alsces Alsces
M. Klein 27 boarder clerk in store Prussia Prussia Prussia


Residence:
Name: Walter Stricker
Location 2: Mrs. A. B. Stricker
Business Name: R. H. Gray
Occupation: driver
Year: 1890, 1891
City: Waco
State: TX

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Name: Walter W. Stricker
Location 2: Mrs. Anna B. Stricker
Business Name: I. Loewenstein
Occupation: clerk
Year: 1892, 1893
City: Waco
State: TX


Died:
As recorded in the journal called "Texas Girlhood," written by Mary Ann "Nona" Stricker, his granddaughter, "When Papa was but nine years old, his father, an itinerant German baker, had drunk a glass of cold water one summer afternoon, lain down to rest, and died, as we children were told, because the ice water froze the marrow around his heart. We were never clear as to the exact nature of the anatomical area involved, but it was a long time before I could drink a glass of ice water and then lie down without misgivings s to the certainty of my subsequent arising."

Walter married Anna Barbara Franz on 24 Aug 1870 in Robertson Co, Texas. Anna (daughter of Peter Franz and Barbara (..) Franz) was born on 25 Sep 1853 in Kassel, Germany; died on 24 Nov 1930 in Waco, McLennan Co, Texas; was buried on 26 Nov 1930 in Greenwood Cem, Waco, McLennan Co, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: 2 Jan 1858, "The Julius," Bremen, Germany; New Orleans, Louisiana
• Census: 16 Jul 1860, Robertson Co (Precinct 3), Texas; P.O. Sterling
• Census: 28 Aug 1870, Robertson Co (Precinct 1), Texas
• Census: 1880, Robertson Co, Texas
• Residence: 1894, 625 South 9th, Waco, McLennan Co, Texas
• Census: 1900, McLennan Co (Precinct 1), Texas

Notes:

As written by granddaughter Mary Ann "Nona" Stricker in her journal, Texas Girlhood, of her grandmother who was widowed with seven young children, "Grandma also had to find salaried employment. She spent long hours sewing uniforms for college students at Baylor University, leaving her own mother, Grossmutter Frans, to tyrannize over and harangue the seven fatherless Strickers."

Immigration:
Anna Francis 2 Jan 1858 4 Female Bremen, Germany Julius New Orleans, Louisiana M259_45
Barbara Francis 2 Jan 1858 30 Female Bremen, Germany Julius New Orleans, Louisiana M259_45
Peter Francis 2 Jan 1858 34 Male Bremen, Germany Julius New Orleans, Louisiana M259_45 locksmith


Census:
Peter France 36 1824 Bavaria blacksmith 100, 300
Barbary 33 1827 Bavaria
Anna B. 7 1853 Bavaria
John 3 1858 Bavaria


Census:
residence 135
Franz, Bettie 48 housekeeper, 500 Baden
father and mother of foreign born checked
Franz, Anna B. 10 1860 Baden
Franz, Peter 8 1862 Texas

residence 196
Stucker, Warner 25 1845 Bremen
Stephenson, Andrew 22 1848 London

(Ancestry translated Franz as Frank)

Census:
W. Stricker 37 merchant Prussia Prussia Prussia
A.B. Stricker 26 Prussia Prussia Prussia
H. Stricker 4 daughter Texas
Walter Stricker 2 Texas
Henry Stricker 5m Texas
Barbara Franz 53 mother in law Prussia Prussia Prussia
Peter Franz 18 bro in law Texas Prussia Prussia Prussia
Jacob Kling 45 boarder baker Alsces Alsces Alsces
M. Klein 27 boarder clerk in store Prussia Prussia Prussia


Residence:
Stricker Annie B (wid W.), r 625 S 9th
Stricker Henry J., appc upholsterer, h. Mrs. A.B. Stricker.
Stricker Herman, trav slsmn, h. Mrs. Annie B. Stricker
Stricker Peter W., appc plumber J.S. Brazelton & Co, h Mrs. A.B. Stricker
Stricker Walter W., clk John Cummins, h. Mrs. A.B. Stricker.


Census:
(District 1, east of Brazos River excl Waco City)
Annie B. Stricker 47 Sep 1853 widowed Germany Germany Germany
10 births, 7 living, immigrated 1859 (41 yrs ago)
can read/write/speak English
Walter W Stricker Jan 1878 22 Texas
Peter W Stricker Sep 1882 17 Texas
Annie D.C. Stricker Nov 1884 15 Texas
Hellen B. Stricker 14 Jan 1886 Texas



Died:
d.c., Mrs. Annie Barbara Stricker, age 77, widowed; 1620 North 15th St. Waco in Waco for 42 years
born Germany; father Peter Franz, Germany, and mother Barbara - - - , Germany.
informant, H.J. Stricker, Waco, Texas

(died at Stricker's home)




Buried:
Greenwood Cemetery:
STRICKER,Annie Franz F 1854 1930
married 1874 Mr. STRICKER father: FRANZ

Notes:

Married:
Texas Marriages 1837-1973
Werner Stricker Annie B Franz 24 August 1870, Robertson, Texas

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: 2 Jan 1858, "Juilius," Bremen, Germany; New Orleans, Louisiana
• Census: 16 Jul 1860, Robertson Co (Precinct 3), Texas; P.O. Sterling

Notes:

Immigration:
Anna Francis 2 Jan 1858 4 Female Bremen, Germany Julius New Orleans, Louisiana M259_45
Barbara Francis 2 Jan 1858 30 Female Bremen, Germany Julius New Orleans, Louisiana M259_45
Peter Francis 2 Jan 1858 34 Male Bremen, Germany Julius New Orleans, Louisiana M259_45 locksmith


Census:
Peter France 36 1824 Bavaria blacksmith 100, 300
Barbary 33 1827 Bavaria
Anna B. 7 1853 Bavaria
John 3 1858 Bavaria

Died:
Surname: Peter Franz
Year: 1870
County: Robertson CO.
State: TX
Age: 47
Gender: M (Male)
Month of Death: Jun
State of Birth: Bn
ID#: MRT197_110371
Occupation: GUNSMITH
Cause of Death: DYSENTERY

Peter married Barbara (..) Franz about 1850 in Prussia. Barbara was born in 1827 in Prussia; died after 1900 in of, Waco, McLennan Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: 2 Jan 1858, "The Julius," Bremen, Germany; New Orleans, Louisiana
• Census: 28 Aug 1870, Robertson Co, Texas
• Census: 1880, Robertson Co, Texas

Notes:

Immigration:
Anna Francis 2 Jan 1858 4 Female Bremen, Germany Julius New Orleans, Louisiana M259_45
Barbara Francis 2 Jan 1858 30 Female Bremen, Germany Julius New Orleans, Louisiana M259_45
Peter Francis 2 Jan 1858 34 Male Bremen, Germany Julius New Orleans, Louisiana M259_45 locksmith


Census:
residence 135
Franz, Bettie 48 housekeeper, 500 Baden
father and mother of foreign born checked
Franz, Anna B. 10 1860 Baden
Franz, Peter 8 1862 Texas

residence 196
Stucker, Warner 25 1845 Bremen
Stephenson, Andrew 22 1848 London

(Ancestry translated Franz as Frank)

Census:
W. Stricker 37 merchant Prussia Prussia Prussia
A.B. Stricker 26 Prussia Prussia Prussia
H. Stricker 4 daughter Texas
Walter Stricker 2 Texas
Henry Stricker 5m Texas
Barbara Franz 53 mother in law Prussia Prussia Prussia
Peter Franz 18 bro in law Texas Prussia Prussia Prussia
Jacob Kling 45 boarder baker Alsces Alsces Alsces
M. Klein 27 boarder clerk in store Prussia Prussia Prussia