Eleventh Generation

72. Rebecca Ellen HENKEL was born on 10 Jan 1854 and died on 13 Feb 1909.

Rebecca Ellen HENKEL and Rev. David Socrates HENKEL were married on 3 Apr 1871. Rev. David Socrates HENKEL³⁶ (son of Rev. Polycarp Cyprian "PC" HENKEL and Rebecca FOX) was born on 24 Aug 1846 in Alexander County, North Carolina and died on 7 Feb 1914 in Chatham, Virginia. He was buried in Emmanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery, New Market, VA.

His biography, per Life Sketches of Lutheran Clergy, p. 197, read:
Date/Place of Birth: August 24, 1846; North Carolina.
Parents: The Reverend Polycarp C. Henkel and Rebecca (Fox) Henkel. and great-grandson of the Reverend Paul Henkel.
First Spouse/Marriage Date: Rebecca (Henkel) Henkel, daughter of Solomon D. Henkel: 1871. Children of First Marriage: Sallie, Alice, Beatrice, Tilden, Clinton, Roscoe. Herbert. George, Charles, Laura.
Second Spouse: Elizabeth (Vaughan) Henkel.
Child of Second Marriage: One son. License: Licensed 1863 by Tennessee Synod, but not ordained. Calls: St. Martin, Stanly County, 1865-67; Mt. Moriah. Rowan County. 1867-69.
Other: Treasurer, Tennessee Synod, 1867. After pastorate at Mt. Moriah. went to New Market, Va., and read law with Judge George R. Calvert and practiced law for about twenty years, serving in the Virginia Legislature. Left the Lutheran Church and became affiliated with the Disciples of Christ. Organized and served congregations in that church in Virginia, at Waynesboro, Basic City, Harrisonburg, Newport News, and Chatham from 1892-1914.
Date of Death/Burial Location: February 7, 1914; Emmanuel Church. New Market. Va.

Rebecca Ellen HENKEL and Rev. David Socrates HENKEL had the following children: