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Friedrich Christop Heinrich Kensing 1855 - 1925

Friedrich Christop Heinrich Kensing was born on May 8, 1855 at Honey Creek in Gillespie County, Texas United States to Johann Friedrich Heinrich Kensing and Hanne Justine Wilhelmine Sophia Louisa (Borchers) Kensing, and had siblings Heinrich Friedrich Ludwig Kensing, Dorothe Friederike Kensing, Heinrich Friedrich Karl Kensing, and Christine Justine Louise Charlotte (Kensing) Braeutigam. He married Mathilde (Lemburg) Kensing on June 1, 1873, and they were married until Friedrich's death on March 7, 1925. He had children Auguste Bertha (Kensing) Donop, Emma Wilhelmina (Kensing) Metzger, Marichen (Kensing) Worley, Alfred William Kensing, Thekla Clara (Kensing) King, and Benjamin August Kensing. Friedrich Kensing was buried at Crosby Cemetery in Mason, Mason County.
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May 8, 1855
Honey Creek in Gillespie County, Texas, United States
March 7, 1925
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  • 05/8
    1855

    Birthday

    May 8, 1855
    Birthdate
    Honey Creek in Gillespie County, Texas United States
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    On 20 January 1846, brig Gerhard Hermann arrived at Galveston. Among its passengers, were Johann Friedrich Heinrich Kensing of of Bad Münder am Deister, Hameln-Pyrmont, Lower Saxony, Germany, and Hanne Justine Wilhelmine Sophia Louise Borchers of Lüttringhausen, Kingdom of Hannover, Prussia. They left Bremen on 13 November 1845 and traveled for a few months. Heinrich (Johann Friedrich Heinrich) Kensing, his wife Johanne (Hanne Justine Wilhelmine Sophia Louise Borchers), Heinrich's brother Karl and their sister youngest Christine Kensing left for Fredericksburg. At first, the young couple lived not far from the town. On 19 July 1848, Henry was granted 640 acres of land (Fisher-Miller grant) north of the Llano River. He worked as a blacksmith. They moved again, when Henry obtained 160 acres of land in Mason County. He was both a farmer and a blacksmith. On 26 July 1865, Henry and Johanna were coming back home from a visit at their relatives who lived at Beaver Creek. When the couple passed the hill called "Platt Kopf" (Flat Head) on the southern part of Mason County, the Comanches attacked them. Henry was scalped and killed instantly. Johanna (who was pregnant then) was drugged away from her spouse's body and cruelly assaulted, her body was horribly mutilated, she was also scalped and shot with an arrow. Johanna was found, still alive, a few hours later. She was attended by the family of Konrad Welge. sadly, the lady passed away two days after the incident. Henry, Johanna, and their baby were buried on the land which belonged to Mr. Karl Kensing, Heinrich's brother. Friedrich Christop Heinrich Kensing was the sole surviving male heir of Johann Friedrich Heinrich Kensing and Hanne Justine Wilhelmine Sophia Louise (Johanne) Borchers.
  • 03/7
    1925

    Death

    March 7, 1925
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  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Crosby Cemetery in Mason, Mason County, Texas 76856, United States
    Burial location
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