Joseph Nicolas HENRY was married to Elise CUMBER on New Years Day 1907 in Montpelier, ND. Joseph was a well know builder of grain elevators in the Midwest, he had gone to the Dakotas to build a grain elevators where he met Elise. After their marriage Elise went to Freeport, Minnesota with Joe where the Henry family farm was located. Joseph was 39 years old and Elise was 18. Elise’s parents warned her about marrying a man twice her age, she would be a young widow, but in reality Joe lived to me 95 years old. Elise only out lived him by 5 years.
Joe could do magic tricks with cards. He would reach towards the ceiling and all at once has a card in his hand. He played the violin. Even when he was very old he would dance though a whole evening.
Joe and Elise had 12 children. George was the oldest. His younger brothers and sisters looked up to him, maybe due in part to the fact that Joe was on the road a lot of the time. The 2nd child was Constance, then Norman who died at the age of 36 due to a heart ailment, leaving behind three children. Leona was the 4th child. 5th was Earl who died was killed in a hit and run accident while serving in the army during WWII. Lucille was the 6th child she died at the age of 28, they say she died of a broken heart after the death of her baby brother, Edward (Buddy) the youngest, who died in a barn fire while she was baby sitting him. Next came two more girls Elsie, known as Ginger, then Evelyn. The 9th child was Walter Sylvester known as Spud. Spud was always in trouble and phoning home for money. He disappeared for many years everyone thought he was dead then one Thanksgiving he called like nothing had ever happened. The 10th child was Viola Florence known to all as Aunt Vie. She was the life of the party. The youngest daughter was Cora Mae.
Joe could do magic tricks with cards. He would reach towards the ceiling and all at once has a card in his hand. He played the violin. Even when he was very old he would dance though a whole evening.
Joe and Elise had 12 children. George was the oldest. His younger brothers and sisters looked up to him, maybe due in part to the fact that Joe was on the road a lot of the time. The 2nd child was Constance, then Norman who died at the age of 36 due to a heart ailment, leaving behind three children. Leona was the 4th child. 5th was Earl who died was killed in a hit and run accident while serving in the army during WWII. Lucille was the 6th child she died at the age of 28, they say she died of a broken heart after the death of her baby brother, Edward (Buddy) the youngest, who died in a barn fire while she was baby sitting him. Next came two more girls Elsie, known as Ginger, then Evelyn. The 9th child was Walter Sylvester known as Spud. Spud was always in trouble and phoning home for money. He disappeared for many years everyone thought he was dead then one Thanksgiving he called like nothing had ever happened. The 10th child was Viola Florence known to all as Aunt Vie. She was the life of the party. The youngest daughter was Cora Mae.
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