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Josiah W Enke

Birth	:	22 Dec 1828 Pennsylvania, USA
Death	:	14 Sep 1913 Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Elmwood Cemetery, Morning Sun, Louisa County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.0978012, -91.2612991
Plot	:	M.C. Brown's Addition, Lot 77
Description	:	Josiah Enke, well known in this vicinity, died at the home of his son, Lewis Enke, near Winfield, at an early hour Sunday morning. The funeral services were held from his late home Tuesday forenoon, conducted by his pastor, the Rev. D. L. McBride. The interment was in Elmwood cemetery, near this place. Mr. Enke was born in Pennsylvania, Dec. 22, 1828. After a residence of some years in Ohio and Illinois, he came to Iowa in 1855, settling southwest of Morning Sun, on the county line in Des Moines County, where he lived several years.... Read More	Josiah Enke, well known in this vicinity, died at the home of his son, Lewis Enke, near Winfield, at an early hour Sunday morning. The funeral services were held from his late home Tuesday forenoon, conducted by his pastor, the Rev. D. L. McBride. The interment was in Elmwood cemetery, near this place. Mr. Enke was born in Pennsylvania, Dec. 22, 1828. After a residence of some years in Ohio and Illinois, he came to Iowa in 1855, settling southwest of Morning Sun, on the county line in Des Moines County, where he lived several years. He was married to Cynthia Ann Bevans in 1848. Mrs. Enke died in 1892, since which time he has made his home with his son Lewis, living north of Winfield for the past nineteen years. Nine children were born to Mr. Enke and wife, six living at the present time. The surviving children are: J. W. Enke, Charles Enke, Lewis Enke and Mrs Nellie Enke of Winfield; Frank Enke of Mt. Union, and Mrs. Lizzie Shaw living in South Dakota. He also leaves two sisters and one brother to mourn his death: Mrs. Mary Peel* of Memphis, Missouri, who was here to attend the funeral; Mrs. Lydia Wilson* of Wessington, South Dakota, and Hi Enke of Hinton, Oklahoma. He was a member of the U. P. Church at Winfield, and will be greatly missed by his relatives and friends.

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Josiah W Enke's memorial is located at: Elmwood Cemetery, Morning Sun, Louisa County, USA.
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Josiah W Enke death on 14 Sep 1913 in Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 41.0978012
Longitude: -91.2612991

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Cynthia Ann Bevans Enke

(1829 - 1892)

Siblings

Sarah K. Enke Upson

(1836 - 1912)

Lydia A Enke Wilson

(1840 - 1919)

Children

Lucretia Enke Morgan

(1850 - 1900)

James Washington Enke

(1856 - 1940)

Francis Marion Enke

(1858 - 1940)

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