Hellweg, Henrietta

Female 1854 - 1923  (69 years)


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  • Name Hellweg, Henrietta 
    Born 28 Feb 1854  Pettis County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    • According to birth records in the Hellweg-Danker family bible, Henrietta was born at 5 o'clock in the evening.
    Gender Female 
    Census 1860  Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    • According to the 1860 enumeration, Henrietta Helvick, age 7 (born in Missouri), lived with her parents, Peter Helvick (age 42), a Lutheran clergyman, and Martha Helvick (age 37), and seven siblings, ages 17 to 1 year of age.
    Census 1870  Colony, Delaware County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    • According to the 1870 enumeration, Henrietta Hellwig was living with her parents, Peter Hellwig (age 53) and Martha Hellwig (age 47) and her brother, Edward (age 10). The enumerator reported that Henrietta was 16 years old and been born in Mississippi. The place of birth here would appear to be an error.
    Died 5 Jun 1923  Garner, Hancock County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 8, 9

    • The following obituary was published in the Garner Signal (Garner, Iowa) on Wednesday, 13 June 1923.

                MRS. ADAM SCHNEIDER.
           Mrs. Henrietta Hellwig [sic] Schneider was born Feb. 28, 1854, in Pettis County Mo.
           She was a daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. Peter Hellwig, one of the pioneer members of the Northwest German Conference. Being a daughter of the parsonage, she early in life learned of the joys as well as of the struggles of the itinerant preacher. She thus also had the good fortune to be reared in a Christian home, surrounded by every Christian influence. This meant much in her after life. It was very natural of her to think and to speak along the lines of church work and activities.
           More especially was this the case as the years went by. About April 26, 1889 the deceased was married to Mr. Adam Schneider, then one of the businessmen of Garner. Two children were born to this union, her daughter Ethel who for the last several years has been one of the teachers of the public schools of Davenport, Ia., and a little son who died in infancy.
           Heh [sic] husband died Dec. 11, 1911. Since then she has redided [sic] in her home in Garner awaiting the call of her Master to join those who had gone before. This call came on Tuesday evening June 5, after lingering illness and invaldism [sic] covering many years.
           She is survived beside by rer [sic] daughter, by two brothers E. W. Hellwig of Hayward, Wis. and two sisters Mrs. Dr. Schneider of Conway, Mo., and Mrs. Rev. H. R. Fienenbaum [sic] of Wendell, Idaho, and by the following stepsons and daughters John Schneider of Garner, Lon of Lisbon N. D., Mrs. Phil Webster, Minneapolis, Mrs. E. T. Andrews, of Eugene Oregon, Mrs. Richard Baldwin and Herman Schneider of Garner. We mention especially also Miss Alice Harding who made her home with the family for about twenty five years and who gave the deceased the most devoted care during her long illness.
           Finally, quietly and peacefully her end drew near in the words of the poem "The Sweet Surprise:
      "No trembling, sad farewell
           From her quivering lips was heard;
      So softly she crossed that the quiet stream
           Was not by a ripple stirred.
      She was spared the parting of tears,
           She was spared the mortal strife,
      It was scarcely dying - she only passed
           In a moment to endless life.

      So low was her Master's call
           That it did not reach our ears;
      But she heard the sound and her quick response
           Was full of joy - no fears,
      Weep not for her soft release
           From earthly pain and care;
      Nor grieve that she reached her home and rest
           Ere she knew that she was there.

      But think of the sweet surprise,
           The sudden and strange delight,
      she felt as she met her Savior's smile
           And walked with him in white.
      Weep not for her toils are o'er,
           And thy race may soon be won;
      So with sandaled feet and staff in hand
           Let thy work for the Lord be done."

      On the front page of the same newspaper was this notice:

                CARD OF THANKS
           We wish to thank the many kind friends and neighbors for their expression of sympathy and thoughtfulness shown us during the illness and death of our mother, aunt and sister.
                Ethelyn Schneider.
                Alice Harding.
                E. W. Hillweg.
    Buried Garner, Hancock County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Henrietta was buried in Concord Cemetery.
    Person ID I6914  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2013 

    Father Hellweg, Peter,   b. 13 Mar 1817, Assel, Duchy of Bremen Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Feb 1897, Garner, Hancock County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Danker, Martha,   b. 21 Nov 1822, Amt Ottersberg, Duchy of Bremen Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1898  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 12 Nov 1841  Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
    • According to a biographical sketch of Peter, published in 1913, the couple had 9 children.
    Census (family) 1860  Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    • According to the 1860 enumeration, the household consisted of Peter Helvick, age 42, born in Hannover, a Lutheran clergyman; Martha Helvick, age 37, born in Hannover, the wife; Anna C. Helvick, age 17, born in Ohio; John Helvick, age 15, born in Ohio; George H. Helvick, age 13, born in Ohio; Louisa Helvick, age 11, born in Ohio; Mary E. Helvick, age 9, born in Missouri; Henrietta Helvick, age 7, born in Missouri; Charlotte Helvick, age 4, born in Missouri; and Edward Helvick, age 1, born in Illinois.
    Census (family) 1870  Colony, Delaware County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    • According to the 1870 enumeration, the household consisted of Peter Hellwig, age 53, born in Hannover (both parents of foreign birth), a clergyman and a U.S. citizen; Martha Hellwig, age 47, born in Hannover (both parents of foreign birth), keeping house; Henrietta Hellwig, age 16, born in Mississippi, attending school; Edward Hellwig, age 10, born in Illinois, attending school.
    Family ID F1362  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Schneider, Adam,   b. 20 Jul 1838, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Dec 1911, Garner, Hancock County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 25 Apr 1888  Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [17, 18

    • The following announcement was published in the Garner Signal (Garner, Iowa) on Wednesday, 2 May 1888.

           After Adam Schneider had been in Garner one week he was so well pleased with the business out-look and so well satisfied he could sell enough dry goods and clothing to support himself and a little more that he hied himself to Charles City and got
           Married at Charles City, April 25th, by Rev. H. R. Fiegenbaum, Miss Henretta [sic] Helwig, [sic] of Charles City to Mr. Adam Schneider, of Garner.
           We extend the congratulation of the SIGNAL force to Mr. and Mrs. S. and wish them much joy.

      Rev. Heinrich Rudolph Fiegenbaum was married to Henrietta Hellweg's sister, Maria Elisabeth.
    Children 
     1. Schneider, Ethelyn,   b. Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Schneider, [son],   b. Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F2441  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1860. NARA microfilm M653, roll 222, census page 225 (image 479).
      1860 U.S. census, population schedule; Illinois, Rock Island County, City of Rock Island, Ward 3, census page 225, enumerated on 6 July 1860; Peter Helvick household, dwelling 1,741, family 1,658, lines 17-26. Access through Ancestry.com in July 2009.
           In the household was: 24) Henrietta Helvick; age 7; female; born in Mo. [Missouri].
           By calculation from the information provided, Henrietta would have been born about 1852-1853. For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1860 U.S. census for this person.

    2. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1870. NARA microfilm M593, roll 387, page 40 (image 81).
      1870 U.S. census, population schedule; Iowa, Delaware County, Colony, Earlville post office, census page 8, enumerated on 6 July 1870; Peter Hellwig household, dwelling 53, family 54, lines 28-31. Access through Ancestry.com in July 2009.
           In the household was: #) 30) Hellwig, Henrietta; age 16; born in Miss [Mississippi?]; father of foreign birth; mother of foreign birth.
           By calculation from the information provided, Henrietta would have been born about 1853-1854. On the basis of other information on the family, it seems unlikely that Henrietta was actually born in Missississippi. For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1870 U.S. census for this person.

    3. [S113] Web site, IAGenWeb Project. Burial Index for all Hancock County Cemeteries. Submitted by the Hancock County Genealogical Society, 1986.
      Accessed March 2010. (http://iagenweb.org/hancock/Cemeteries/burialindex.html). Burial Index - S (http://iagenweb.org/hancock/Cemeteries/bi_s.html).
           Schneider, Etta (Henrietta) Hellwig; born: 1854; died: 1923; cemetery: Concord.

    4. [S255] John H. Hellweg, Genealogical research, Rev. Peter Hellweg family bible.
      Published in 1856. From a PDF file emailed to J. Mark Fiegenbaum on 14 June 2013 containing selected pages from the bible. Birth records were entered twice, in German and in English.
           German record: "Hanna Gette den 28ten Februar Abens 5 Uhr 1854; Pettis Caunty Missury." English record: "Henrietta the 28 February 1854; Pettis Co Missouri."

    5. [S22] Obituary, "Mrs. Adam Schneider." Garner Signal (Garner, Iowa), Wednesday, 13 June 1923; page 3, column 3.
      "Mrs. Henrietta Hellwig [sic] Schneider was born Feb. 28, 1854, in Pettis County Mo." "She was a daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. Peter Hellwig, one of the pioneer members of the Northwest German Conference."

    6. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1860. NARA microfilm M653, roll 222, census page 225 (image 479).
      1860 U.S. census, population schedule; Illinois, Rock Island County, City of Rock Island, Ward 3, census page 225, enumerated on 6 July 1860; Peter Helvick household, dwelling 1,741, family 1,658, lines 17-26. Access through Ancestry.com in July 2009.
           The household consisted of: 17) Peter Helvick; age 42; male; race=[stroke]; occupation=Luthn. Clergyman; value of real estate=4000; value of personal estate=400; born in Hanover. 18) Martha Helvick; age 37; female; race=[stroke]; occupation=wife; born in Hanover. 19) Anna C. Helvick; age 17; female; race=[stroke]; born in O [Ohio?]. 20) John Helvick; age 15; male; race=[stroke]; born in O [Ohio?]. 21) George H. Helvick; age 13; male; race=[stroke]; born in O [Ohio?]. 22) Louisa Helvick; age 11; female; race=[stroke]; born in O [Ohio?]. 23) Mary E. Helvick; age 9; female; race=[stroke]; born in Mo. [Missouri]. 24) Henrietta Helvick; age 7; female; race=[stroke]; born in Mo. [Missouri]. 25) Charlotte Helvick; age 4; female; race=[stroke]; born in Mo. [Missouri]. 26) Edward Helvick; age 1; male; race=[stroke]; born in Ills. [Illinois].

    7. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1870. NARA microfilm M593, roll 387, page 40 (image 81).
      1870 U.S. census, population schedule; Iowa, Delaware County, Colony, Earlville post office, census page 8, enumerated on 6 July 1870; Peter Hellwig household, dwelling 53, family 54, lines 28-31. Access through Ancestry.com in July 2009.
           The household consisted of: 28) Hellwig, Peter; age 53; male; white; Clergyman; value of real property=5480; value of personal estate=200; born in Hanover; father of foreign birth; mother of foreign birth; male citizen of U.S. over 21 years. 29) Hellwig, Martha; age 47; female; white; keeping house; born in Hanover; father of foreign birth; mother of foreign birth. 30) Hellwig, Henrietta; age 16; female; white; at school; born in Miss [Mississippi?]; father of foreign birth; mother of foreign birth; column for "if married within the year, state month" is checked, but no month is recorded; did attend school within the year; ability to read and ability to write are not recorded. 31) Hellwig, Edward; age 10; male; white; at school; born in Ill [Illinois?]; father of foreign birth; mother of foreign birth; column for "if married within the year, state month" is checked, but no month is recorded; did attend school within the year; ability to read and ability to write are not recorded.

    8. [S22] Obituary, "Mrs. Adam Schneider." Garner Signal (Garner, Iowa), Wednesday, 13 June 1923; page 3, column 3.

    9. [S22] Obituary, "Card of Thanks." Garner Signal (Garner, Iowa), Wednesday, 13 June 1923; page 1.

    10. [S5] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Genealogical research.
      Mary Elizabeth Helwig; born 24 October 1857 in Lake Creek, Benton County, Missouri. Daughter of Peter Helwig and Martha Danker. The marriage is assumed here; no data was provided.

    11. [S177] Ancestry.com (library edition), Iowa Cemetery Records. "Peter Hellwig.".
      Provo, Utah: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000. Accessed in July 2009. Original data is from Works Project Administration. Graves Registration Project. Washington, D.C.: n.p., n.d.
           Name: Peter Hellwig. Birth date: 1817. Death date: 5 February 1897. Cemetery: 80. Town: Garner. Comment: wif: Martha D.; chi: John; chi: Dr. A. A.; chi: Edw.; chi: Mrs. H. R. Fiegenbaum; chi: Mrs. H. T.; chi: Schneider; chi: Mrs. Adam Schneider. WPA index page no.: 19. "Level info: Gravestone Records of Cemeteries in Hancock County, Iowa."

    12. [S133] E. W. Henke, et al, Die Nordwest Deutsche Konferenz der Bischöflichen Methodistenkirche: Geschichtlich, Sachlich und Biographisch Geschildert (Charles City, Iowa: The Conference, 1913), pages 72-73.
      Biographical sketch of Peter Hellweg.
           "...und kam im Frühjahr 1841 nach Marietta, Ohio. Hier trat er in den Stand der heiligen Ehe mit Martha Danker, einer Tochter von Rev. Geo Danker." [...and in the Spring of 1841 came to Marietta, Ohio. Here he entered into holy matrimony with Martha Danker, a daughter of Rev. Geo. Danker.].

    13. [S133] E. W. Henke, et al, Die Nordwest Deutsche Konferenz der Bischöflichen Methodistenkirche: Geschichtlich, Sachlich und Biographisch Geschildert (Charles City, Iowa: The Conference, 1913), page 74.
      Biographical sketch of Peter Hellweg.
           "Gattin, drei Söhne und drei Töchter schauen ihm nach, währen drei Kinder vorangegangen sind." [The widow, three sons and three daughters survive him; three children have preceded him.].

    14. [S255] John H. Hellweg, Genealogical research, Rev. Peter Hellweg family bible.
      Published 1856. From a PDF file emailed to J. Mark Fiegenbaum on 14 June 2013 containing selected pages from the bible. Record of marriages.
           A handwritten notation in the groom and bride columns: "Peter Hellweg Martha von Danker den 12ten November 1841. Marietta Ohio." The "von" in Martha's name has been added by a different hand.

    15. [S274] Biographical History of Montgomery and Adams Counties, Iowa. Containing Portraits of all the Presidents of the United States, with accompanying Biographies of each; a Condensed History of Iowa, with Portraits and Biographies of the Governors of the State; Engravings of Prominent Citizens of the Counties, with Personal Histories of many of the Early Settlers and Leading Families (Chicago, Illinois: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1892), page 269; biographical sketch of Dr. Charles A. Hillweg.
      "Dr. Charles A. Hillweg, of Corning, was born in Muscatine, Iowa, June 26, 1856, the son of Rev. P. and Martha (Danker) Hillweg."

    16. [S22] Obituary, for Dr. C. A. Hillweg [sic]. Adams County Free Press, of Corning, Iowa; Saturday, 1 February 1913.
      Volume 31, number 5; page 7, column 3.
           "Charles A. Hillweg was born June 20, 1857, at Muscatine, Iowa, and was next to the youngest child of Rev. and Mrs. Peter Hillweg."

    17. [S22] Obituary, "Mrs. Adam Schneider." Garner Signal (Garner, Iowa), Wednesday, 13 June 1923; page 3, column 3.
      "About April 26, 1889 the deceased was married to Mr. Adam Schneider, then one of the businessmen of Garner. Two children were born to this union, her daughter Ethel who for the last several years has been one of the teachers of the public schools of Davenport, Ia., and a little son who died in infancy."

    18. [S22] Obituary, Hancock County Democrat; Thursday, 14 December 1911; page 4, column 4.
      "The Passing of Adam Schneider."
           "Early in the year of 88 he moved to Garner and in April of that year was married to Miss Henrietta Helweg [sic]. To this union were born two children, a boy who died in infancy, and Ethylyn who survives him."