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Victor Henry

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Victor Henry

Birth
Östergötlands län, Sweden
Death
21 Jan 1945 (aged 83)
Kingsford, Dickinson County, Michigan, USA
Burial
Norway, Dickinson County, Michigan, USA GPS-Latitude: 45.7645115, Longitude: -87.9017482
Plot
Block 24, Lot 53
Memorial ID
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In 1893 Victor had a 12 passenger bus with team and driver which he hired out for special events like picnics, etc.

DICKINSON COUNTY MARRIAGE RECORDS 1878- 1891
As per license: Frank Victor Henry, 24, was a laborer when he married Ida Carolina Anderson, 20. Both were born in Sweden. Rev. K.J. Bohlen officiated the June 24, 1885 wedding in Norway, Dickinson, Michigan. Witnesses were Clara C. and Johan Forsberg, both of Norway.


Norway Currant Newspaper
Sat., June 27, 1885
Vol. 1, No. 21

In the Swedish Methodist Church, Wednesday, 24 June 1885, Mr. Victor Henry and Miss Ida Anderson, Rev. J.K. Bolin, of Escanaba officiating. The church was very handsomely decorated for the occasion, and during the ceremony was so crowded, so much so that even standing room was at a premium.



VICTOR HENRY WAS PIONEER IN NORWAY
Victor Henry, 83, a pioneer resident of Norway and the oldest member of the Swedish Methodist Church, for which he was an active member for 60 years, died at 4 yesterday afternoon at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Arthur Despins, 513 Harding Avenue, Kingsford, where he had lived the past few months,
He came to Norway in 1881. In June 1885 he was married to the former Ida Caroline Anderson, who died December 19, 1934, 6 months before the couple would have celebrated their golden wedding anniversary.
A retired fireman and hoisting engineer at the No. 5 Shaft of the Aragon Iron Ore Mine. He was in excellent health until the past year.
He leaves 3 sons: Arthur, Herbert and Wesley; 4 daughters: Mrs. Harry Miller, Mrs. Phillip Brottlund, Mrs. Carl Carlson and Mrs. Despins; a brother, Albin, Cunard; 28 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren.
(February , 1945, Daily News, Iron Mountain, Dickinson, Michigan.)
(Info. courtesy of KLH.)



Item ID:
County: Dickinson
City/village/township: Kingsford
Last Name: Henry
Given Name: Victor
Birth Year: 1861
Age: 83
Death Day: 22
Death Month: Jan
Death Year: 1945
Father's Given Name: Per August
Father's Last Name: Henry
Mother's Given Name: Charlotta
Rights: Certified copies of this record are available from the Michigan Department of Community Health’s Vital Records Office: http://www.michigan.gov/mdch/0,1607,7-132-4645---,00.html.
In 1893 Victor had a 12 passenger bus with team and driver which he hired out for special events like picnics, etc.

DICKINSON COUNTY MARRIAGE RECORDS 1878- 1891
As per license: Frank Victor Henry, 24, was a laborer when he married Ida Carolina Anderson, 20. Both were born in Sweden. Rev. K.J. Bohlen officiated the June 24, 1885 wedding in Norway, Dickinson, Michigan. Witnesses were Clara C. and Johan Forsberg, both of Norway.


Norway Currant Newspaper
Sat., June 27, 1885
Vol. 1, No. 21

In the Swedish Methodist Church, Wednesday, 24 June 1885, Mr. Victor Henry and Miss Ida Anderson, Rev. J.K. Bolin, of Escanaba officiating. The church was very handsomely decorated for the occasion, and during the ceremony was so crowded, so much so that even standing room was at a premium.



VICTOR HENRY WAS PIONEER IN NORWAY
Victor Henry, 83, a pioneer resident of Norway and the oldest member of the Swedish Methodist Church, for which he was an active member for 60 years, died at 4 yesterday afternoon at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Arthur Despins, 513 Harding Avenue, Kingsford, where he had lived the past few months,
He came to Norway in 1881. In June 1885 he was married to the former Ida Caroline Anderson, who died December 19, 1934, 6 months before the couple would have celebrated their golden wedding anniversary.
A retired fireman and hoisting engineer at the No. 5 Shaft of the Aragon Iron Ore Mine. He was in excellent health until the past year.
He leaves 3 sons: Arthur, Herbert and Wesley; 4 daughters: Mrs. Harry Miller, Mrs. Phillip Brottlund, Mrs. Carl Carlson and Mrs. Despins; a brother, Albin, Cunard; 28 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren.
(February , 1945, Daily News, Iron Mountain, Dickinson, Michigan.)
(Info. courtesy of KLH.)



Item ID:
County: Dickinson
City/village/township: Kingsford
Last Name: Henry
Given Name: Victor
Birth Year: 1861
Age: 83
Death Day: 22
Death Month: Jan
Death Year: 1945
Father's Given Name: Per August
Father's Last Name: Henry
Mother's Given Name: Charlotta
Rights: Certified copies of this record are available from the Michigan Department of Community Health’s Vital Records Office: http://www.michigan.gov/mdch/0,1607,7-132-4645---,00.html.


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  • Created by: Bill Schaefer
  • Added: Feb 23, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48666531/victor-henry: accessed ), memorial page for Victor Henry (13 Mar 1861–21 Jan 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 48666531, citing Norway Township Cemetery, Norway, Dickinson County, Michigan, USA; Maintained by Bill Schaefer (contributor 46564432).