I searched the index for the 1880 census and found only one Frank Henkle, born in Missouri.....No father in the household at all...and he is in Indiana...All the Henry's in Missouri were in the St. Louis area... Here is that household...You might try for the 1870 census to place him better.... Census Place: Michigan City, La Porte, Indiana Source: FHL Film 1254291 National Archives Film T9-0291 Page 26C Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Dora HENKLE Self F W W 43 MECKLINBURG Occ: Keeping House Fa: MECKLINB Mo: MECKLINBU Hugo HENKLE Son M S W 17 HAMBURG Fa: HAMBURG Mo: MECKLINBU Anna HENKLE Dau F S W 15 HAMBURG Fa: HAMBURG Mo: MECKLINBU Ludwig HENKLE Son M S W 13 HAMBURG Fa: HAMBURG Mo: MECKLINBU Charles HENKLE Son M S W 9 KS Fa: HAMBURG Mo: MECKLINBU Wm. HENKLE Son M S W 6 KS Fa: HAMBURG Mo: MECKLINBU Frank HENKLE Son M S W 2 MO Fa: HAMBURG Mo: MECKLINBU > >Please I need help in Joplin, Mo. >I am looking for my ggparents. I know my ggfather Henry J Henckel >immigrated to Joplin, Mo @ 1866-8 from Launsberg, state of Mullin, Germany >but other than 2 newspaper articles in 1879 in the Joplin papers, I cannot >find any other reference to him or my ggmother Molinda or the children. I >do know there were 7 children beginning in @ 1867 to 1879. My grandfather >Frank Henckel was born in Joplin but we have never found a birth record due >to a fire in the courthouse I'm told. Can anyone there give me some >assistance from a census or land record listings? I do know my ggfather is >buried in the Fairview Cemetary in Joplin in the Henckel plot & there seem >to be large connections with the Schifferdecker family. I can't seem to >find the port of entry either so locating him has been very difficult. >Thank you for any help. >Sue Henckel Doherty > > _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx