Franz Heinrich Toensing

1841 - 1919  (77 years)

• Name	Franz Heinrich Toensing  [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Born	14 November 1841	Wimmer, Wittlage, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany   [3, 4]
  Baptism	21 November 1841	Lintorf, Wittlage, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany   [4]
  	sponsor: Franz Heinrich Volbert & Gerhard Heinrich Frickenhelm
  Emmigration	31 January 1867  [5]
  Immigration	14 March 1867	New York, New York, New York, USA   [5, 6]
  Death Notice	Willmar Tribune, June 25, 1919, Image 5 OBITUARY FRANZ TOENSING With the passing of Franz Toesning on June 12th, 1919, the group of pioneer founders of the German Lurtheran church of Harrison became extinct. The deceased had attained the very mature age of 78 years and thus fell subject to illnesses attendant to old age. The late Franz Toensing was born in Hanover, Germany and at the age of twenty-seven years he left his native land and sought America. He located at Cleveland, Ohio and later removed to St. Paul, Minn. In 1871 he settled on a farm in the town of Harrison and became a well known figure in our county where he resided for many years. In 1896 he left Harrison and located first at Swede Grove and later at Alexandria where he passed away. His wife and two children Charles and Minnie have preceded him into the Great Beyond whie a son Henry of Alexandria and a daughter Mrs. William Dickman of Harrison and other relatives are left to mourn his demise. The remains were transferred from Alexandria to Harrison on June 16th and on the following day at 10:30 a. m. funeral services were conducted in the German Lutheran church at the latter place. Rev. F. C. Rathert of Harrison officiated at the funeral rites. Large numbers of old friends and neighbors attended the burial together with relatives from St. Paul and Alexandria, Minn.
  Residence(s)	1841: #90, Wimmer, Wittlage, Hannover, Germany 1867-1871: Cleveland, Ohio 1871: Harrison, Kandiyohi Co., MN 1875: Kandiyohi, MN 1880: Harrison, Kandiyohi, MN 1885: Kandiyohi Co., MN 1896-1910: Sections 20, 28, 29, Swede Grove, Meeker Co., MN  [4, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Died	17 June 1919	Alexandria, Douglas, Minnesota, USA   [3]
  Headstones	Submit Headstone Photo
  Person ID	I4725	Lisa's Genealogy
  Last Modified	19 August 2016

  
  

  Father	Johann Conrad Tönsing,   b. 17 August 1801, Wimmer, Wittlage, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany ,   d. 23 August 1869, Wimmer, Wittlage, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Maria Clara Johann-Wlecke,   b. 10 May 1806, Wimmer, Wittlage, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany ,   d. 28 August 1876, Atwater, Kandiyohi Co., Minnesota, USA  (Age 70 years)
  Married	5 September 1827	Wimmer, Wittlage, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany   [3, 11, 12, 13]
  Family ID	F3153	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family/Spouse	Anna L.,   b. January 1844,   d. before 1910  (Age ~ 65 years)
  Married	about 1870  [9]
  Children	1. Charles F. “Carl” Toensing,   b. July 1871, Minnesota, USA ,   d. March 1913  (Age ~ 41 years)   2. Clara Toensing,   b. about 1873, Minnesota, USA   3. Wilhelmina L. “Minnie” Toensing,   b. April 1874, Minnesota, USA   4. Henry F. Toensing,   b. February 1880, Minnesota, USA
  Family ID	F3163	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S381] Tonsing Genealogy Forum, mesage 15, Frank H. [S1068] Franz Heinrich. [S383] Roots Web Free Pages. [S1068] . [S2137] Niedersächsisches Landesarchiv, Staatsarchiv Osnabrück: Sonderfindbücher, Auswanderer, Nr. 800, Rep 335, Kirchspiel Lintort. [S381] Tonsing Genealogy Forum, message 15, 1870. [S3433] . [S3434] . [S3431] . [S3435] . [S381] Tonsing Genealogy Forum. [S562] Christopher G. Toensing's of Shoreview, MN. [S875] .