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Julius Henke arrived in 1884 per the 1900 census (16 years in the US).

Julius Henke
United States Germans to America Index
Name: Julius Henke
Immigration 03 Jul 1884
Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 23
Birthplace: Germany
Occupation: Farmer
Ship Name: Hohenzollern
Birth Year (Estimated): 1861
Departure Port: Bremen
Literacy: Unknown
Destination Place: Usa
Transit or Travel Compartment: Staying in the USA [Transit]; Steerage [Travel]

Ellis Island Passenger List
DATE OF ARRIVAL: Aug 7, 1894
Ship of Travel: ELBE
Port of Departure: BREMEN
Intended Destination: Rockdale
"Intending protracted sojourn"
Number of pieces of baggage: 3
0125. Henke, Juline M 34y M Germany, German, farmer
0126. Henke, Alrine F 28y M Germany, German
0127. Henke, Willi M 1y 6m S Germany, German

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Julius Hanke [Julia Hanke]
Home in 1900: Justice Precinct 4, Milam, Texas
Age: 39
Birth Date: Jul 1860
Birthplace: Germany
Race: White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1884
Relationship to Head of House: Head
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Mother: number of living children: 0
Mother: How many children: 0
Spouse's name: Emma
Marriage Year: 1900
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 0
Occupation: View on Image
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Julius Hanke 39 , Jul 1960, 39 M, 0,Germany, Germany, Germany, 1884, 16, PA, Farmer
Emma Hanke 26 , Oct 1873, 26, M,0, 0 children, Germany, Germany, Germany, 1900, 3/12
Wm Hanke 7 , Sept, 1892, 7, s, Germany, Germany, Germany, 1894, 6
Elfreda Hanke 5 , Oct 1894, 5, Texas, Germany, Germany,
Selma Hanke 2 , Aug 1897, 2, Texas, Germany, Germany

Baltimore Passenger Lists, 1820-1948 Record
Name: Julius Henke
Arrival Date: Jul 1884
Age: 23 Years 0 Months years
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1861
Gender: Male
Port of Departure: Bremen, Germany
Ship Name: Hohenzollern
Port of Arrival: Baltimore, Maryland

MILAM COUNTY TEXAS - Newspapers: Gleanings from the Rockdale Messenger 1900 Rockdale Messenger, Thur., 22 Nov 1900

Death - Julias Henke died last Saturday morning at his home near Salty. It was reported to be a suicide, but his brother William Henke said it was not known that he did commit suicide. They could not tell for sure what was the cause of death.

NOTE: Julius's wife Anna died in 1899 possibly in during childbirth. He very quickly married a woman straight from Germany. From conversations with relatives of the family, it is rumored that his second wife poisoned him shortly after they married. She apparently had two previous husbands in Germany that died under mysterious circumstances. A later husband also commited suicide mysteriously as did her son.

Citizenship papers - from Milam County Geneology
HENKE, JULIAN Rec. of Dec., Vol. 1, p. 8 Co. Ct.
born - Germany
age - 27
Aug. 2, 1887 Dec. of Int.