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     Elisha Henricks was born on 4 October 1822.¹ He married first Ann Michael.¹ He married second Hannah Kuns, daughter of John Kuns and Hannah Wolf, on 21 March 1852 (the main text in the Wolf/Cripe genealogy says 21 April 1852, while a separate family group sheet included with it says 21 March 1852) in Carroll Co., Indiana.^2,3 He died on 2 February 1890 in Piatt Co., Illinois, at age 67.¹ He was buried at LaPlace Cemetery in Piatt Co., Illinois.¹
     He came to Carroll Co., Indiana, from Ohio, with his parents in the spring of 1829.¹ He and his second wife Hannah lived in Woodford and Piatt Co., Illinois.¹

     John Neher was born on 4 May 1822 in Clark Co., Ohio.¹ He married first Elizabeth Garst.¹ He married second Lydia Studebaker.¹ He married third Sarah Parrot.¹ He married fourth Hannah Kuns, daughter of John Kuns and Hannah Wolf, on 27 January 1893 in Macon Co., Illinois.¹ He died on 12 May 1913 in Girard, Macoupin Co., Illinois, at age 91.¹ He was buried at Pleasant Hill Cemetery.²

     Hannah Elizabeth Henricks was born on 14 August 1853 in Clinton Co., Indiana.¹ She married John H. Neher, son of Joseph J. Neher and Elizabeth Arien, on 11 January 1872 in Piatt Co., Illinois.¹ She died on 1 July 1924 in Guthrie, Logan Co., Oklahoma, at age 70.¹ She was buried at Summit Cemetery in Guthrie, Logan Co., Oklahoma.¹
     She and her husband John moved to Kansas in 1883.¹ In 1889 they moved again, to Oklahoma, where they began homesteading in Logan Co., northwest of Guthrie.¹ They had nine children, but names are known for only seven: Joseph H. (b 22 March 1873, d 27 March 1961), Elisha Allen (b 17 December 1874, d 30 December 1944), Hannah Elizabeth (b 23 April 1876, d 7 March 1925), M. I. Leroy (b 8 July 1879, d 22 November 1966), Ollie Mae (b 2 March 1881, d 26 June 1895), Gold W. (b 5 February 1884, d 12 November 1946), Grace Lee (b 22 February 1893).¹

     Elisha Emos Henricks was born on 21 August 1856 in Roanoke, Woodford Co., Illinois.¹ He married Hattie Pearl Scott on 27 June 1891.¹ He died on 15 May 1915 in LaPlace, Piatt Co., Illinois, at age 58.¹ He was buried at the LaPlace Cemetery.¹
     He and Hattie had six children, but names are known for only five: Mertie Elizabeth (b 8 April 1892, d 4 November 1940), Eldo R. (b 25 October 1893, d 14 March 1972), Herbert Q. (b 23 January 1895, d 5 November 1965), Glen E. (b December 1896), Firman (b and d 12 November 1905).³

     James Rufus Henricks was born on 30 March 1859 in Woodford Co., Illinois.² He married Christena Waggoner, daughter of Jacob Waggoner and Barbara Wolf, on 18 January 1880 in Piatt Co., Illinois.² He died of heart failure on 19 December 1918 in Caldwell, Sumner Co., Kansas, at age 59.² He was buried at Highland Cemetery in Wichita, Sedgwick Co., Kansas.²
     In 1881 James Rufus Henricks became a deacon in the Church of the Brethren.² He and his wife Christena moved to Wichita, Sedgwick Co., Kansas, in 1901.² They later moved to Caldwell, Sumner Co., Kansas.² They had the following known children, all born in Piatt Co., Illinois: a son (b and d 28 November 1880), Flora Almeta (b 3 April 1882, d 15 October 1955), a daughter (b and d August 1883), Ida May (b 26 July 1884, d 9 September 1964), Harvey J. (b April 1886, d 1953), Rosa Ann (b 1 January 1888, d 18 May 1942), Katie Luella (b 9 March 1890, d 14 September 1961), Minnie Priscilla (b 29 February 1892, d 1969), Chloe Ellen (b 30 June 1895, d 28 January 1945), Merlin (b May 1897).³

     Barbara Ellen Henricks was born on 19 November 1860 near Roanoke, Woodford Co., Illinois.² She married Gus A. Roberts on 27 August 1885 in Piatt Co., Illinois.³ She died from Bright's Disease on 12 December 1923 at home in Cerro Gordo, Piatt Co., Illinois, at age 63.² She was buried in the Cerro Gordo Cemetery.²
     She and Gus had the following known children, all born in Piatt Co., Illinois: Roy (b August 1885), Rhoda (b August 1886, d 27 December 1966), Zoe (b November 1888), Ellis (b September 1891, d 1957), Rhea (b July 1892), Alma (b December 1895, d 1935), Joy (b November 1898), Gussie (b abt 1901).³

     Joseph Henricks was born about 1868 in Woodford Co., Illinois.² He married Jenetta Bowen, daughter of Daniel Bowen and Evaline Wells.²
     He and Jenetta had the following known children: Pearl (b abt 1889), Ola (b abt 1889), twins George and Ola (b abt 1894), Lela (b abt 1896).³

     David Simon Henricks was born in 1872 in Woodford or Piatt Co., Illinois.¹ He married Irene Flora, daughter of John H. Flora and Anna Young, on 5 February 1896 in Macon Co., Illinois.¹ He died in 1940 in Guthrie, Logan Co., Oklahoma.¹ He was buried at Summit Cemetery in Guthrie, Logan Co., Oklahoma.¹
     He and Irene had the following known children: Neal Flora (b 1 August 1897), Myrle Clette (b 29 September 1902), Doyle David (b 2 March 1905).³

     John H. Neher was born on 4 May 1849 in Clinton Co., Indiana.¹ He married first Hannah Elizabeth Henricks, daughter of Elisha Henricks and Hannah Kuns, on 11 January 1872 in Piatt Co., Illinois.¹ He married second Emma Schmitzer on 13 September 1927 in Sumner Co., Kansas.¹ He died on 19 November 1932 in Guthrie, Logan Co., Oklahoma, at age 83.¹ He was buried at Summit Cemetery in Guthrie, Logan Co., Oklahoma.¹
     He and his first wife Hannah moved to Kansas in 1883.¹ In 1889 they moved again, to Oklahoma, where they began homesteading in Logan Co., northwest of Guthrie.¹ They had nine children, but names are known for only seven: Joseph H. (b 22 March 1873, d 27 March 1961), Elisha Allen (b 17 December 1874, d 30 December 1944), Hannah Elizabeth (b 23 April 1876, d 7 March 1925), M. I. Leroy (b 8 July 1879, d 22 November 1966), Ollie Mae (b 2 March 1881, d 26 June 1895), Gold W. (b 5 February 1884, d 12 November 1946), Grace Lee (b 22 February 1893).¹

     Hattie Pearl Scott was born on 14 August 1872 in Mooresville, Morgan Co., Indiana.¹ She married Elisha Emos Henricks, son of Elisha Henricks and Hannah Kuns, on 27 June 1891.¹ She died on 21 September 1962 in LaPlace, Piatt Co., Illinois, at age 90.¹ She was buried at the LaPlace Cemetery.¹
     She and Elisha had six children, but names are known for only five: Mertie Elizabeth (b 8 April 1892, d 4 November 1940), Eldo R. (b 25 October 1893, d 14 March 1972), Herbert Q. (b 23 January 1895, d 5 November 1965), Glen E. (b December 1896), Firman (b and d 12 November 1905).²

     Christena Waggoner was born on 10 July 1857 in Clinton Co., Indiana.¹ She married James Rufus Henricks, son of Elisha Henricks and Hannah Kuns, on 18 January 1880 in Piatt Co., Illinois.¹ She died "after eight months of intense suffering from diabetes" on 9 December 1916 in Caldwell, Sumner Co., Kansas, at age 59.¹ She was buried at Highland Cemetery in Wichita, Sedgwick Co., Kansas.¹
     She and her husband James moved to Wichita, Sedgwick Co., Kansas, in 1901.¹ They later moved to Caldwell, Sumner Co., Kansas.¹ They had the following known children, all born in Piatt Co., Illinois: a son (b and d 28 November 1880), Flora Almeta (b 3 April 1882, d 15 October 1955), a daughter (b and d August 1883), Ida May (b 26 July 1884, d 9 September 1964), Harvey J. (b April 1886, d 1953), Rosa Ann (b 1 January 1888, d 18 May 1942), Katie Luella (b 9 March 1890, d 14 September 1961), Minnie Priscilla (b 29 February 1892, d 1969), Chloe Ellen (b 30 June 1895, d 28 January 1945), Merlin (b May 1897).²

     Barbara Wolf was born on 22 August 1821 in Montgomery Co., Ohio.³ She married Jacob Waggoner, son of David Wagoner and Elizabeth Shively, on 18 July 1841 in Clinton Co., Indiana.³ She died on 25 January 1866 in Clinton Co., Indiana, at age 44.³ She was buried at Pyrmont Cemetery in Carroll Co., Indiana.³

     Gus A. Roberts was born in January 1864 in Ohio.¹ He married Barbara Ellen Henricks, daughter of Elisha Henricks and Hannah Kuns, on 27 August 1885 in Piatt Co., Illinois.² He died on 26 April 1924 at age 60.¹ He was buried in the Cerro Gordo Cemetery.¹
     He and Barbara had the following known children, all born in Piatt Co., Illinois: Roy (b August 1885), Rhoda (b August 1886, d 27 December 1966), Zoe (b November 1888), Ellis (b September 1891, d 1957), Rhea (b July 1892), Alma (b December 1895, d 1935), Joy (b November 1898), Gussie (b abt 1901).²