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About Gustav Henry Henke:

Henke, Gus H. of 930 E 49-1/2 St., Austin. Age 81. Died 4/1972 (Tuesday) in a local (Austin) hospital. Services held (Thursday) at Hyltin-Manor Funeral Home. Burial in Capital Memorial Gardens. Pastor Robert J. Adix officiated. He was born 5/24/1890. Before moving to Austin in 1939, he was manager of the grocery department of the Thorndale Mercantile Co. Next, he was a partner in the drug business with Martin Moerbe at Eagle Pharmacy from 1933-1939. Moved to Austin in 1930 and was a groceryman for John Bremond Co. and Checker Front Stores. He was employed by the State Treasury Department for 10 years before his retirement. Member of St. Martin Lutheran Church and resident of Austin for 33 years. Survivors: Wife, Mrs. Louis K. Henke of Austin; 2 sons, Floyd a Henke of Austin and Capt. Alvin E Henke with the Navy in Brunswick, Ga,; daughter, Mrs. Eileen Jackson of Houston; 5 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren.

1920 United States Federal Census
Home in 1920: Justice Precinct 4, Milam, Texas
Henry Hanky 29
Louisa Hanky 24
Ellen Hanky 6
Flarlan Hanky 1

About Louise Katherine Henry:

Henke, Mrs. Louise K. (Henry) of Austin. Age 86. Died 6/1981 (Sunday. Services held (Tuesday) in St. Ignatius Catholic Church in Austin. Burial in Memorial Park. Wilke-Clay Funeral Home of Austin in charge of arrangements. She was born 11/12/1894 and lived for many years in Thorndale, where she reared her family to adulthood. Survivors: Daughter, Mrs. Eileen Jackson of New Braunfels; son Alvin E. Henke of Austin; sister, Mrs. Hilda Loehr of Bay St Louis, Miss., 5 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren.