Name |
John Henry Belke |
Birth |
1844 |
Germany |
Gender |
Male |
Census |
13 Jul 1860 |
Grigsby Bluff, Port Neches, Jefferson Co, Texas |
- 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
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1860 Texas, Jefferson County, Grigsby Bluff census Charles Gentz and John Beaumont families |
Census |
1870 |
Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas |
- 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
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Census |
1 Jun 1880 |
Galveston, Galveston Co, Texas |
- 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
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Residence |
1882 |
Galveston, Galveston Co, Texas |
- 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.
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Residence |
1886 |
Galveston, Galveston Co, Texas |
- 1886 Galveston city directory
Belke, John H. foreman cotton pickery Taylor Cotton press, r. ss W. Ave P bt 28th, 29th.
|
Death |
Between 1886 and 1890 |
Galveston, Galveston Co, Texas |
Person ID |
I47089 |
Roots |
Last Modified |
14 Feb 2013 |
Family 1 |
(not Henry's kids) |
Children |
| 1. Benjamin M. Blumenthal, b. 30 Aug 1857, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana d. Aft 1900, Manhattan, New York, New York (Age 43 years) |
| 2. Matilda Blumenthal, b. 5 Mar 1863, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana d. Aft 1900, of, Manhattan, New York, New York (Age 37 years) |
| 3. Rosa Blumenthal, b. 1869, Texas d. Aft 1900, of, Manhattan, New York, New York (Age 32 years) |
|
Family ID |
F16534 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
14 Feb 2013 |
Family 2 |
Ellen Cuniff, b. Feb 1852, Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas d. 22 Dec 1914, Galveston, Galveston Co, Texas (Age ~ 62 years) |
Marriage |
Abt 1875 |
Jefferson Co, or Galveston Co, Texas |
Children |
| 1. John Belke, b. Oct 1877, Jefferson Co, Texas d. Aft 1880, of, Galveston, Galveston Co, Texas (Age ~ 3 years) |
| 2. Birdie Belke, b. Apr 1885, Galveston, Galveston Co, Texas d. Aft 1900, of, Galveston, Galveston Co, Texas (Age ~ 15 years) |
|
Family ID |
F15555 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
14 Feb 2013 |