Heinrich Lehl

Heinrich (Henry) Lehl

This is my great grandfather Henry (Heinrich) Lehl. He was born on October 28, 1880, in Norka, Russia, to Peter Lehl and Katharina Sedar. (Reportedly Peter Lehl was married three times and had 21 children by his three wives. Only 16 children have been proven.) Henry married Pauline Ione Sutton. They were the parents of: Jacob Earl; Goldie (she had red hair); Elsie; Dorothy Iris; and Richard Lester. Henry died on March 27, 1966, in Aurora, Colorado.

Peter and Katharina Lehl and family arrived in the United States on June 04, 1890 at the Port of Baltimore Maryland on the steamship America. They embarked in Bremen, Germany, with a final destination of Illinois. They came into Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska between 1890-1900. They were in the Denver area by the time of the 1900 U.S. Census.

Page 12 Passenger #8 through #17 SS America

Name -Age - Calling Country - Destination

Peter Lehl age 48 - laborer - Russia - Illinois -
Katharina age 36 Russia - Illinois
Margarette age 42 Russia - Illinois
Elizabeth age 18 Russia - Illinois
Johannes age 11 Russia - Illinois
Lorenz age 10 Russia - Illinois
Heinrich age 9 (Grandpa) Russia - Illinois
Jacob age 7 Russia - Illinois
Harry Chris age 5 Russia - Illinois
Alexander age 4 Russia - Illinois
Adam age 2 Russia - Illinois

Note: steerage A - 2 pieces of baggage
Margarette is possibly a sister to Peter

Contributed by Barbara Hale Reynolds