John Henry Belke

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 13 Jul 1860, Grigsby Bluff, Port Neches, Jefferson Co, Texas
• Census: 1870, Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas
• Census: 1 Jun 1880, Galveston, Galveston Co, Texas
• Residence: 1882, Galveston, Galveston Co, Texas
• Residence: 1886, Galveston, Galveston Co, Texas

Notes:

Census:
Residence 392
Behlke Frederick 64 1796 Germany
Behlke Menah 36 1824 Germany
Behlke Henry 14 1846 Germany
Behlke Menah 10 1850 Germany

Residence 393
Gantz Christian 66 1794 Germany
Gantz Charlotte 62 1798 Germany
Gantz William 22 1838 Germany
Gantz Charles 20 1840 Germany
Gantz Ferdinand 16 1844 Germany

Residence 394
Beaumont John 53 1807 Pennsylvania
Frederica 26 1834 Germany
Josephine 17 1843 Texas

Residence 394
Beaumont Jacob 23 1837 Pennsylvania
Beaumont Luiza 6 1854 Texas
Beaumont Hellen 4 1856 Texas
Beaumont James A 3 1857 Texas
Beaumont John C 1 1859 Texas



Census:
residence 73
I Kenniff 65 1805 Ireland
Nancy Kenniff 40 1830 Louisiana
Mary Kenniff 22 1848 Louisiana
Thomas Kenniff 20 1850 Louisiana
Ellen Kenniff 18 1852 Texas (later married Henry Belke)
Joseph Kenniff 16 1854 Texas
Atley Kenniff 14 1856 Texas
Clary Kenniff 14 1856 Texas
Elizabeth Kenniff 13 1857 Texas
Liddy Kenniff 11 1859 Texas
Sary Jane Kenniff 8 1862 Texas
Nancy E Kenniff 6 1864 Texas
Edny I Kenniff 2 1868 Texas
I B Meaux 26 1844 Louisiana
H Belke 24 1846 Prussia (Henry Belke, later married Ellen)
Sarah Sealye 44 1844 Indiana
H Johnson 21 negro 1849


Census:
1880 1st, June, Galveston, Galveston Co
Avenue J residence 20
Henry Beahlk 36 1844 self Prussia/Germany, Germany, Germany
laborer in cotton prep (unemp 4 months of the year)
Ellen Beahlk 26 1854 wife Texas add add
Jno. Beahlk 3 son 1877 Texas add add
Lizzie Cunniff 19 1859 sister-in-law single Texas, add, add
Josephine Cunniff 6 1874 dau Wittenberg Germany; Germany;
>>> (see >>> Sophia Blumenthal)
Benj. M. Blumenthal 22 1858 son Louisiana, add, add
collector accounts (unemp 4 months of the year)
Matilda Blumenthal 17 1863 dau Louisiana, add add
dressmaker
Rosa Blumenthal 11 1869 dau Texas, add add
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>>> Sophia Blumenthal probably left out, and also been shown as head of the household with the Blumenthal children.

From: "Linda"
To:
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 6:44 PM
Subject: Proposed Change: Ellen Cuniff (I24157)

"In 1880 - well, I have read that some census takers took notes and then went home and copied the notes onto the census form. Some even had their wife or children copy the notes to the form.

It looks like someone was copying to this page and after copying Cunniff Josephine W F 6 daughter, they looked back at the notes - dropping to the birth place for Sophia Blumenthal and her parents - giving that birth place to Josephine and leaving Sophia out. Does that make any sense? (Louis was probably dead.)"

Note: Louis was listed in a Galveston city directory with one of his sons in 1880. Were they separated? Was the directory published after he died, and she was a widow by the time of the census? Is this surmised error on the part of the census taker what happened, or was Sophia someplace else and the kids were with Henry and Ellen for some reason? They are not Henry's natural children. Could he have had a brief marriage with Sophia and they were his steps? Sophia later is in New York with her children and going by the name Blumenthal. There was a Sophie Belke through the city directories shown as a widow to interchangeably Henry or Frederick Belke - this Sophie? As it turns out, there is a Sophie Balke whose death record in Galveston County is consistent with her being the widow of Henry's father, Frederick - probably named Frederick Henry, which seems much more likely than Sophia Blumenthal being that widow. Neverthless, since it is confusing in the census, and there's no absolutes, the children will remain attached to Henry, but they are not his children.
~ss



Residence:
1882 Galveston city directory
Belke, Dora Mrs (wid) home C.M. Hausinger
Belke, John Henry, foreman pickery Taylor press. r. ss Ave O bet 30th and 31st.




Residence:
1886 Galveston city directory
Belke, John H. foreman cotton pickery Taylor Cotton press, r. ss W. Ave P bt 28th, 29th.

Family/Spouse: (not Henry's kids). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Ellen Cuniff about 1875 in Jefferson Co, or Galveston Co, Texas. Ellen (daughter of John Cunniff (Cuniff) and Nancy Osborn) was born in Feb 1852 in Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas; died on 22 Dec 1914 in Galveston, Galveston Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1870, Galveston, Galveston Co, Texas
• Residence: 1876, Galveston, Galveston Co, Texas
• Census: 1 Jun 1880, Galveston, Galveston Co, Texas
• Census: 1900, Manhattan, New York, New York

Notes:

Birth:
birth record in New Orleans:
Name: Benjamin Blumenthal
Birth Date: 30 Aug 1857
Birth Place: New Orleans, Louisiana
Gender: Male
Race: White
Father's Name: Louis Blumenthal
Mother's Name: Sophie Neuburger


Census:
residence 465
Lewis Bannentahar 45 Russia
Sophia Bannentahar 42 Wurttemberg/Wurttemberg
Hinter Kender 20 1850 female Louisiana

residence 466
Jos Bannentahas 25 1845 (15 1855) Louisiana
Benjn Bannentahas 12 1858 Louisiana
Matilda Bannentahas 7 1863 Louisiana
Russ Bannentahas 1 (Rosa) 1869 Texas

Residence:
Blumenthal, J.H. tel. oper, Girardin House, res ns, Market. cor. 29th
Blumenthal, Theo., with Freiberg, Klein & Co, res. ss. Market, cor. 29th
Blumenthal, Jos., tel. office, res. ss, Market, cor. 299th
Blumenthal, Benj., clk, res. ss. Market, bet 29th and 30th
Blumenthal, L. shoemkr, ss. Market bet 29th and 30th


Census:
1880 1st, June, Galveston, Galveston Co
Avenue J residence 20
Henry Beahlk 36 1844 self Prussia/Germany, Germany, Germany
laborer in cotton prep (unemp 4 months of the year)
Ellen Beahlk 26 1854 wife Texas add add
Jno. Beahlk 3 son 1877 Texas add add
Lizzie Cunniff 19 1859 sister-in-law single Texas, add, add
Josephine Cunniff 6 1874 dau Wittenberg Germany; Germany;
>>>
Benj. M. Blumenthal 22 1858 son Louisiana, add, add
collector accounts (unemp 4 months of the year)
Matilda Blumenthal 17 1863 dau Louisiana, add add
dressmaker
Rosa Blumenthal 11 1869 dau Texas, add add

>>> Sophia Blumenthal probably left out
From: "Linda"
To:
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 6:44 PM
Subject: Proposed Change: Ellen Cuniff (I24157)

"In 1880 - well, I have read that some census takers took notes and then went home and copied the notes onto the census form. Some even had their wife or children copy the notes to the form.

It looks like someone was copying to this page and after copying Cunniff Josephine W F 6 daughter, they looked back at the notes - dropping to the birth place for Sophia Blumenthal and her parents - giving that birth place to Josephine and leaving Sophia out. Does that make any sense? (Louis was probably dead.)"


Note: Louis was listed in a Galveston city directory with one of his sons in 1880. Were they separated? Was the directory published after he died, and she was a widow by the time of the census? Is this surmised error on the part of the census taker what happened, or was Sophia someplace else and the kids were with Henry and Ellen for some reason? They are not Henry's natural children. Could he have had a brief marriage with Sophia and they were his steps? Sophia later is in New York with her children and going by the name Blumenthal. There was a Sophie Belke through the city directories shown as a widow to interchangeably Henry or Frederick Belke - this Sophie? As it turns out, there is a Sophie Balke whose death record in Galveston County is consistent with her being the widow of Henry's father, Frederick - probably named Frederick Henry, which seems much more likely than Sophia Blumenthal being that widow. Neverthless, since it is confusing in the census, and there's no absolutes, the children will remain attached to Henry, but they are not his children.
~ss


Census:
Sophie Blumenthal 65 Jan 1835 widow Germany Germany Germany
Immigrated 1860 40 yrs ago 3 births, 3 living
Benjamin Blumenthal 33 Aug 1866 editor La (scracthed out) then Mississippi, Germany Germany
Matilda Blumenthal 27 Mar 1873 Mississippi, Germany Germany
Rosa Blumenthal 20 Nov 1879 Texas Germany Germany

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1870, Galveston, Galveston Co, Texas
• Census: 1 Jun 1880, Galveston Co, Texas
• Census: 1900, Mahattan, New York, New York

Notes:

Birth:
Name: Mathilda Blumenthal
Birth Date: 5 Mar 1863
Birth Place: New Orleans, Louisiana
Gender: Female
Race: White
Father's Name: Louis Blumenthal
Mother's Name: Sophie Nieber


Census:
residence 465
Lewis Bannentahar 45 Russia
Sophia Bannentahar 42 Wurttemberg/Wurttemberg
Hinter Kender 20 1850 female Louisiana

residence 466
Jos Bannentahas 25 1845 (15 1855) Louisiana
Benjn Bannentahas 12 1858 Louisiana
Matilda Bannentahas 7 1863 Louisiana
Russ Bannentahas 1 (Rosa) 1869 Texas

Census:
1880 1st, June, Galveston, Galveston Co
Avenue J residence 20
Henry Beahlk 36 1844 self Prussia/Germany, Germany, Germany
laborer in cotton prep (unemp 4 months of the year)
Ellen Beahlk 26 1854 wife Texas add add
Jno. Beahlk 3 son 1877 Texas add add
Lizzie Cunniff 19 1859 sister-in-law single Texas, add, add
Josephine Cunniff 6 1874 dau Wittenberg Germany; Germany;
>>>
Benj. M. Blumenthal 22 1858 son Louisiana, add, add
collector accounts (unemp 4 months of the year)
Matilda Blumenthal 17 1863 dau Louisiana, add add
dressmaker
Rosa Blumenthal 11 1869 dau Texas, add add

>>> Sophia Blumenthal probably left out
From: "Linda"
To:
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 6:44 PM
Subject: Proposed Change: Ellen Cuniff (I24157)

"In 1880 - well, I have read that some census takers took notes and then went home and copied the notes onto the census form. Some even had their wife or children copy the notes to the form.

It looks like someone was copying to this page and after copying Cunniff Josephine W F 6 daughter, they looked back at the notes - dropping to the birth place for Sophia Blumenthal and her parents - giving that birth place to Josephine and leaving Sophia out. Does that make any sense? (Louis was probably dead.)"


Note: Louis was listed in a Galveston city directory with one of his sons in 1880. Were they separated? Was the directory published after he died, and she was a widow by the time of the census? Is this surmised error on the part of the census taker what happened, or was Sophia someplace else and the kids were with Henry and Ellen for some reason? They are not Henry's natural children. Could he have had a brief marriage with Sophia and they were his steps? Sophia later is in New York with her children and going by the name Blumenthal. There was a Sophie Belke through the city directories shown as a widow to interchangeably Henry or Frederick Belke - this Sophie? As it turns out, there is a Sophie Balke whose death record in Galveston County is consistent with her being the widow of Henry's father, Frederick - probably named Frederick Henry, which seems much more likely than Sophia Blumenthal being that widow. Neverthless, since it is confusing in the census, and there's no absolutes, the children will remain attached to Henry, but they are not his children.
~ss


Census:
Sophie Blumenthal 65 Jan 1835 widow Germany Germany Germany
Immigrated 1860 40 yrs ago 3 births, 3 living
Benjamin Blumenthal 33 Aug 1866 editor La (scracthed out) then Mississippi, Germany Germany
Matilda Blumenthal 27 Mar 1873 Mississippi, Germany Germany
Rosa Blumenthal 20 Nov 1879 Texas Germany Germany

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1870, Galveston, Galveston Co, Texas
• Census: 1 Jun 1880, Galveston, Galveston Co, Texas
• Census: 1900, Manhattan, New York, New York

Notes:

Census:
residence 465
Lewis Bannentahar 45 Russia
Sophia Bannentahar 42 Wurttemberg/Wurttemberg
Hinter Kender 20 1850 female Louisiana

residence 466
Jos Bannentahas 25 1845 (15 1855) Louisiana
Benjn Bannentahas 12 1858 Louisiana
Matilda Bannentahas 7 1863 Louisiana
Russ Bannentahas 1 (Rosa) 1869 Texas

Census:
1880 1st, June, Galveston, Galveston Co
Avenue J residence 20
Henry Beahlk 36 1844 self Prussia/Germany, Germany, Germany
laborer in cotton prep (unemp 4 months of the year)
Ellen Beahlk 26 1854 wife Texas add add
Jno. Beahlk 3 son 1877 Texas add add
Lizzie Cunniff 19 1859 sister-in-law single Texas, add, add
Josephine Cunniff 6 1874 dau Wittenberg Germany; Germany;
>>>
Benj. M. Blumenthal 22 1858 son Louisiana, add, add
collector accounts (unemp 4 months of the year)
Matilda Blumenthal 17 1863 dau Louisiana, add add
dressmaker
Rosa Blumenthal 11 1869 dau Texas, add add

>>> Sophia Blumenthal probably left out
From: "Linda"
To:
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 6:44 PM
Subject: Proposed Change: Ellen Cuniff (I24157)

"In 1880 - well, I have read that some census takers took notes and then went home and copied the notes onto the census form. Some even had their wife or children copy the notes to the form.

It looks like someone was copying to this page and after copying Cunniff Josephine W F 6 daughter, they looked back at the notes - dropping to the birth place for Sophia Blumenthal and her parents - giving that birth place to Josephine and leaving Sophia out. Does that make any sense? (Louis was probably dead.)"


Note: Louis was listed in a Galveston city directory with one of his sons in 1880. Were they separated? Was the directory published after he died, and she was a widow by the time of the census? Is this surmised error on the part of the census taker what happened, or was Sophia someplace else and the kids were with Henry and Ellen for some reason? They are not Henry's natural children. Could he have had a brief marriage with Sophia and they were his steps? Sophia later is in New York with her children and going by the name Blumenthal. There was a Sophie Belke through the city directories shown as a widow to interchangeably Henry or Frederick Belke - this Sophie? As it turns out, there is a Sophie Balke whose death record in Galveston County is consistent with her being the widow of Henry's father, Frederick - probably named Frederick Henry, which seems much more likely than Sophia Blumenthal being that widow. Neverthless, since it is confusing in the census, and there's no absolutes, the children will remain attached to Henry, but they are not his children.
~ss


Census:
Sophie Blumenthal 65 Jan 1835 widow Germany Germany Germany
Immigrated 1860 40 yrs ago 3 births, 3 living
Benjamin Blumenthal 33 Aug 1866 editor La (scracthed out) then Mississippi, Germany Germany
Matilda Blumenthal 27 Mar 1873 Mississippi, Germany Germany
Rosa Blumenthal 20 Nov 1879 Texas Germany Germany

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1880, Galveston, Galveston Co, Texas
• Other-Begin: 17 Sep 1894, Galveston Daily News, Galveston, Galveston Co, Texas
• Residence: 1895, Galveston, Galveston Co, Texas
• Residence: 1899, Galveston, Galveston Co, Texas
• Residence: 1901, Galveston, Galveston Co, Texas
• Residence: 1903, Galveston, Galveston Co, Texas
• Other-Begin: 18 Feb 1904, Galveston Daily News, Galveston, Galveston Co, Texas

Notes:

Census:
1880 1st, June, Galveston, Galveston Co
Avenue J residence 20
Henry Beahlk 36 1844 self Prussia/Germany, Germany, Germany
laborer in cotton prep (unemp 4 months of the year)
Ellen Beahlk 26 1854 wife Texas add add
Jno. Beahlk 3 son 1877 Texas add add
Lizzie Cunniff 19 1859 sister-in-law single Texas, add, add
Josephine Cunniff 6 1874 dau Wittenberg Germany; Germany;
>>> (see >>> Sophia Blumenthal)
Benj. M. Blumenthal 22 1858 son Louisiana, add, add
collector accounts (unemp 4 months of the year)
Matilda Blumenthal 17 1863 dau Louisiana, add add
dressmaker
Rosa Blumenthal 11 1869 dau Texas, add add

>>> Sophia Blumenthal probably left out
From: "Linda"
To:
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 6:44 PM
Subject: Proposed Change: Ellen Cuniff (I24157)

"In 1880 - well, I have read that some census takers took notes and then went home and copied the notes onto the census form. Some even had their wife or children copy the notes to the form.

It looks like someone was copying to this page and after copying Cunniff Josephine W F 6 daughter, they looked back at the notes - dropping to the birth place for Sophia Blumenthal and her parents - giving that birth place to Josephine and leaving Sophia out. Does that make any sense? (Louis was probably dead.)"


Other-Begin:
Galveston Daily News, Monday, September 17, 1894, page 8
A Challenge:
I, John Belke, do hereby challenge Kid Lewis or J. McGaffany for a fight to a finish for $100 a side. Kid Lewis preferred. Respectfully, John Belke.


Residence:
1895 Galveston city directory
Belke Ellen (wid Henry) r 2624 Ave P 1/2
Belke John, lab, h Mrs. E. Belke
Belke,Sophie (wid Henry) r 1909 28th

Residence:
1899 Galveston city directory
Belke, Ellen (wid J.H.), dressmkr, r 2120 27th.
Belke, John, lab, h. 2120 27th
Belke, Sophie (wid Henry) r 1909 28th

Residence:
1901 Galveston city directory
Belke, Ellen (wid J. Henry) dressmkr, r 1313 28th
Belke, John, h 1313 28th.

Residence:
1903 Galveston city directory
Belke, Ellen (wid J.H.) dressmkr. r. 1313 28th. 2
Belke, Sophie (wid Henry) r 2711 O.

(John is implied as residing with Ellen Belke by the "2" indicating there are two in her household.)


Other-Begin:
Galveston Daily News, Thursday, February 18, 1904, page 12

A Cutting Affray.
John Belke Received Knife Wounds.
E.B. Nichols Under Arrest.

In an array yesterday morning, Mr. John Belke received two ugly looking wounds, produced with a knife, one in the neck and the other on the right side of the head. He was removed to the Sealy Hospital; and last evening the officials of that institution stated that neither of the injuries is serious and that the victim will probably be able to out within the next couple of weeks.
E.B. Nichols was arrested upon the churge of assault to murder. He had an examining trial before Justice Fentaline yesterday evening, but waived examination, and was bound over to the grand jury in the sum of $500, which he gave and was released from custody.

John married (Mrs. John) Belke about 1898 in Galveston, Galveston Co, Texas. (Mrs. was born about 1877; died before 1900 in Galveston, Galveston Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]