Johan Carl Heinrich "Henry" Asmussen

1854 - 1924  (70 years)

• Name	Johan Carl Heinrich "Henry" Asmussen
  Born	12 Jan 1854	Twedt, Schleswig-Flensburger Landkreis, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/72699819
  Immigration	1873	, Canada   [1]
  Name	Henry Asmussen
  Naturalization	1876  [1]
  Occupation	1881	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Farmer & Broom Maker
  Residence	1881	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Broom Maker
  Residence	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1901	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Broom Maker
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-37099
  Died	26 May 1924	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Buried	Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I37099	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	John Asmussen,   b. Abt 1832, of, Germany ,   d. Bef 1901  (Age ~ 68 years)
  Mother	Catherine Marie Koch,   b. 16 Dec 1832, Flensburg, , Schleswig-Holstein, Germany ,   d. 1 Feb 1915, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F9757	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Asmussen,   b. Abt 1831,   d. Bef 1891  (Age ~ 59 years)
  Mother	Catherine Marie Koch,   b. 16 Dec 1832, Flensburg, , Schleswig-Holstein, Germany ,   d. 1 Feb 1915, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F245300	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lucinde Haubner,   b. 13 Jan 1860, Centreville (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Oct 1935, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Children	1. Dorothea Catherine "Dora" Asmussen,   b. 22 Oct 1882, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Jan 1974, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)   2. Mary Asmussen,   b. 16 Apr 1884, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Apr 1884, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)   3. Maria Edith "Ida" "Edith" Asmussen,   b. 16 Apr 1884, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Jun 1947, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 63 years)   4. Albert William Asmussen,   b. 12 Jun 1886, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1961  (Age 74 years)   5. Carl Alfred "Alfred" Asmussen,   b. 25 Oct 1888, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1944  (Age 55 years)   6. Walter Asmussen,   b. 11 Dec 1890, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Jan 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)   7. George Edgar Henry "Edgar" Asmussen,   b. 24 Jan 1892, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1961  (Age 68 years)   8. Asmussen,   b. 11 Feb 1896, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Feb 1896, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)   9. Lenora Agnes "Nora" Asmussen,   b. 20 Jun 1897, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. Edna May Asmussen,   b. 1902, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   11. William Lorenz Asmussen,   b. 1 Jun 1905, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 May 1989, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F9756	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Born Johan Carl Heinrich Asmussen in the village of Twederholz Germany, near Flensburg January 12 1854, He was the eldest son of Johan Heinrich Asmussen and Catherina Asmussen and baptized at Adelby church near Flensburg Henry immigrated to Berlin, Ontario, Canada with his younger brother Christian as a young man in 1873. Henry purchased a property of about 8 acres with house at 268 Mill Street in Berlin in 1879. Henry worked as a broom maker from a shop on his property and was also a farmer of his own lands and also used lands nearby. He married Lucinda Haubner on October 02, 1881 in Berlin (now Kitchener) in Waterloo County. They had a total of 11 children, but sadly only 8 matured to adults. Henry is entered in the 1881, 1901, and 1911 census of Berlin in Waterloo County. He died of Apoplexy (Stroke) or aneurism on May 26, 1924 in the town of Kitchener, Ontario. He was 70 years, 4 months and 14 days old according to his Death Registration #032070. He was living at 268 Mill St. at the time of his demise. He was found by neighbors in his pasture land on Heiman Street. Date of Burial was May 29th, 1924. The memorial stone was erected by his youngest son William Lorentz Asmussen sometime in the 1960s. More information about the family history before immigration may be found at www.adelby.com Cemetery, Saint, North America, Waterloo Municipality, and Saint Cemetery. 1854. " Henry Asmussen (1854-1924) - Find A Grave...". Findagrave.Com. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/72699819.

  
  

• Sources

  [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-9 Page 10. [S158] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1881, Div 1 Page 65. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 3 Page 52. [S499] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - St. Peters Lutheran CC#4509 Internet Link . Asmussen/ Henry Asmussen/ 1854-1924/ His Wife/ Lucinda Haubner/ 1860-1935/ Their Children/ Walter/ 1 Month/ Clarence/ 3 Yrs. 7 Mos./ Mary/ Stillborn

  
  

• Event Map

  Immigration - 1873 - , Canada Occupation - Farmer & Broom Maker - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Broom Maker - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Broom Maker - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 26 May 1924 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth