Josiah Enke

I received an E-Mail from a newly discovered relative, Barbara Gulk, who is the 2nd great granddaughter of Lydia Enke (as I am). She gave me the following website: www.the-roundup.com/quaker/bevans. I had already checked this one out, but to my knowledge haven't written about the Bevans/Enke connection in my blog. Thanks, Barb for reminding me. Josiah Enke was the brother of Lydia.

This takes place in Morning Sun, Iowa. What a beautiful name.

Cynthia Ann Bevans...born 1829, Highland Co., Ohio. Migrated to Peoria Co., Ill, in 1838. m. Nov. 2, 1848, Peoria Co., Illinois, Josiah W. Enke, b. Dec. 22, 1828, in Pennsylvania. Cynthia d. Morning Sun, Iowa, August 18, 1892, at the age of 63 years. Josiah W., d. Sept. 14, 1913. Both buried Elmwood cemetery, Morning Sun, Louisa Co., Iowa.

Here is the obituary of Josiah Enke as found in the Morning Sun, Iowa News Herald of Sept. 18, 1913.

Josiah Enke, well known in this vicinity, died at the home of his son, Lewis Enke, near Winfield, at an early hour Sunday morning. The funeral services were held from his late home Tuesday forenoon, conducted by his pastor, the Rev. D.L. McBride. The interment was in the Elmwood cemetery, near this place. Mr. Enke was born in Pennsylvania, Dec. 22,1828. After a residence of some years in Ohio and Illinois, he came to Iowa in 1855, settling southwest of Morning Sun, on the county line in Des Moines County, where he lived several years. He was married to Cynthia Ann Bevans in 1848. Mrs. Enke died in 1892, since which time he has made his home with his son Lewis, living north of Winfield for the past nineteen years. Nine children were born to Mr. Enke and wife, six living at the present time. The surviving children are; J.W. Enke, Charles Enke, Lewis Enke and Mrs. Nellie Enke of winfield; Frank Enke of Mt. Union and Mrs. Lizzie Shaw living in South Dakota. He also leaves two sisters and one brother to mourn his death; Mrs. Mary Peel of Memphis, Missouri, who was here to attend the funeral; Mrs. Lydia Wilson of Wessington, SD and Hi Enke of Hinton, Oklahoma. He was a member of the U.P. Church at Winfield and will be greatly missed by his relatives and friends.