Henrietta may have been the eldest child of Newberry & Sarah (Combs) Abrams. She was 10 in their 1850 census and 19 in their 1860 census for the Flatlands, Kings Co., NY. She grew up in a community of fishermen. Sometime between 1860 and the 1865 NY census, she married James H. Banks, who was listed in that census as 26 NY and a soldier. Their children were listed as Catherine A. Banks 4 NY and Sarah M. Banks 2 NY. Sarah appears to have died in 1868. In the 1870 Flatlands , Kings Co., NY census, Catharine A. Banks 8 NY and Florence Banks 2 NY were living with Henrietta's parents, so she may have married Warren Mitchell between 1865 and 1870.
1875 Brooklyn, Kings, NY state census
Warren Mitchel 44 Kings Co., NY carpenter
Henrietta Mitchel 36 Kings Co., NY
Amanda Mitchel 14 Kings Co., NY
Florence Mitchel 7 Kings Co., NY
Henry Mitchel 5 Kings Co., NY
In this 1875 state census they were living near a Catholic orphanage. Perhaps that's where they adopted little John H. Michel 2 NY in the 1880 census. Amanda Mitchell and Florence Mitchell appear to have been Catherine A. Banks and Florence Banks from Henrietta's first marriage.
1880 Brooklyn, Kings, NY census
Warren Mitchel 49 NY carpenter
Henrietta 40 NY
William H. Mitchel 24 NY son (engineer)
John H. Mitchel 2 NY adopted
(I wonder if Henry Mitchell from the 1875 census died the reason they adopted John H. Mitchell?)
The 1890 Brooklyn death record for the widow Henrietta says that both of her parents were born in Woodsburgh, NY. Woodsburgh is a village in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau Co., on the South Shore of Long Island, NY.
1875 Brooklyn, Kings, NY state census
Warren Mitchel 44 Kings Co., NY carpenter
Henrietta Mitchel 36 Kings Co., NY
Amanda Mitchel 14 Kings Co., NY
Florence Mitchel 7 Kings Co., NY
Henry Mitchel 5 Kings Co., NY
In this 1875 state census they were living near a Catholic orphanage. Perhaps that's where they adopted little John H. Michel 2 NY in the 1880 census. Amanda Mitchell and Florence Mitchell appear to have been Catherine A. Banks and Florence Banks from Henrietta's first marriage.
1880 Brooklyn, Kings, NY census
Warren Mitchel 49 NY carpenter
Henrietta 40 NY
William H. Mitchel 24 NY son (engineer)
John H. Mitchel 2 NY adopted
(I wonder if Henry Mitchell from the 1875 census died the reason they adopted John H. Mitchell?)
The 1890 Brooklyn death record for the widow Henrietta says that both of her parents were born in Woodsburgh, NY. Woodsburgh is a village in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau Co., on the South Shore of Long Island, NY.
Henrietta may have been the eldest child of Newberry & Sarah (Combs) Abrams. She was 10 in their 1850 census and 19 in their 1860 census for the Flatlands, Kings Co., NY. She grew up in a community of fishermen. Sometime between 1860 and the 1865 NY census, she married James H. Banks, who was listed in that census as 26 NY and a soldier. Their children were listed as Catherine A. Banks 4 NY and Sarah M. Banks 2 NY. Sarah appears to have died in 1868. In the 1870 Flatlands , Kings Co., NY census, Catharine A. Banks 8 NY and Florence Banks 2 NY were living with Henrietta's parents, so she may have married Warren Mitchell between 1865 and 1870.
1875 Brooklyn, Kings, NY state census
Warren Mitchel 44 Kings Co., NY carpenter
Henrietta Mitchel 36 Kings Co., NY
Amanda Mitchel 14 Kings Co., NY
Florence Mitchel 7 Kings Co., NY
Henry Mitchel 5 Kings Co., NY
In this 1875 state census they were living near a Catholic orphanage. Perhaps that's where they adopted little John H. Michel 2 NY in the 1880 census. Amanda Mitchell and Florence Mitchell appear to have been Catherine A. Banks and Florence Banks from Henrietta's first marriage.
1880 Brooklyn, Kings, NY census
Warren Mitchel 49 NY carpenter
Henrietta 40 NY
William H. Mitchel 24 NY son (engineer)
John H. Mitchel 2 NY adopted
(I wonder if Henry Mitchell from the 1875 census died the reason they adopted John H. Mitchell?)
The 1890 Brooklyn death record for the widow Henrietta says that both of her parents were born in Woodsburgh, NY. Woodsburgh is a village in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau Co., on the South Shore of Long Island, NY.
1875 Brooklyn, Kings, NY state census
Warren Mitchel 44 Kings Co., NY carpenter
Henrietta Mitchel 36 Kings Co., NY
Amanda Mitchel 14 Kings Co., NY
Florence Mitchel 7 Kings Co., NY
Henry Mitchel 5 Kings Co., NY
In this 1875 state census they were living near a Catholic orphanage. Perhaps that's where they adopted little John H. Michel 2 NY in the 1880 census. Amanda Mitchell and Florence Mitchell appear to have been Catherine A. Banks and Florence Banks from Henrietta's first marriage.
1880 Brooklyn, Kings, NY census
Warren Mitchel 49 NY carpenter
Henrietta 40 NY
William H. Mitchel 24 NY son (engineer)
John H. Mitchel 2 NY adopted
(I wonder if Henry Mitchell from the 1875 census died the reason they adopted John H. Mitchell?)
The 1890 Brooklyn death record for the widow Henrietta says that both of her parents were born in Woodsburgh, NY. Woodsburgh is a village in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau Co., on the South Shore of Long Island, NY.
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Henrietta, Warren, and her mother Sarah A. (Combs) Abrams are all buried in the same grave.
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