BUCKENDAHL, Heinrich Christopher

1867 - 1932  (65 years)

• Name	BUCKENDAHL, Heinrich Christopher
  Nickname	Henry
  Birth	27 Mar 1867	Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	Abt 1870
  Death	16 Aug 1932
  Person ID	I3115	Jindra and Chaloupka Family Trees | Sporleder Family Tree (Ellen's Maternal)
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2023

  
  

  Family	SPORLEDER, Caroline,   b. 4 Oct 1873, Joliet, Will, Illinois, United States d. 24 Sep 1941, Pierce, Nebraska, United States (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	18 Feb 1890	Pierce, Pierce, Nebraska, United States
  	Address: St. John's Lutheran Church
  Children	+ 1. BUCKENDAHL, Lizetta Louise,   b. 29 Dec 1890, Pierce, Nebraska, United States d. 22 Mar 1979, Pierce, Nebraska, United States (Age 88 years) + 2. BUCKENDAHL, Fritz Wilhelm,   b. 3 Sep 1893, Pierce, Nebraska, United States d. May 1964, Pierce, Nebraska, United States (Age 70 years) + 3. BUCKENDAHL, Rosa Maria Sophia,   b. 14 Dec 1896, Pierce, Nebraska, United States d. 11 May 1972, North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (Age 75 years) + 4. BUCKENDAHL, Hugo Albert Johann,   b. 30 Nov 1898, Pierce, Nebraska, United States d. 13 Aug 1960, Malvern, Mills, Iowa, United States (Age 61 years)   5. BUCKENDAHL, Ella Rose,   b. 21 May 1900, Pierce, Nebraska, United States d. Yes, date unknown + 6. BUCKENDAHL, Otto Charles Wilhelm,   b. 21 May 1900, Pierce, Nebraska, United States d. 21 Feb 1951, Scotts Bluff, Nebraska, United States (Age 50 years) > 7. BUCKENDAHL, Carl Johann Herman,   b. 4 May 1902, Pierce, Nebraska, United States d. 30 Apr 1980, Santa Ana, Orange, California, United States (Age 77 years) + 8. BUCKENDAHL, Theodore Albert Heinrich,   b. 2 Aug 1904, Pierce, Nebraska, United States d. 30 Oct 1992, Pierce, Nebraska, United States (Age 88 years) + 9. BUCKENDAHL, Edward Heinrich Carl,   b. 15 Jan 1907, Pierce, Nebraska, United States d. 26 Jul 1969, Pierce, Nebraska, United States (Age 62 years) + 10. BUCKENDAHL, Ruben Reinhold,   b. 9 Oct 1911, Pierce, Nebraska, United States d. 24 Dec 1989, Norfolk, Madison, Nebraska, United States (Age 78 years)   11. BUCKENDAHL, Donald,   b. 1917   d. DECEASED
  Family ID	F1092	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Oct 2025

  
  

• Notes

  The Henry and Lena Sporleder Buckendahl Family Lena Sporleder was born October 4, 1873, at Joliet, Illinois. At age tw o, she moved with her parents to Carroll, Iowa. Later, they moved to Pierc e. She attended school and was confirmed into the Lutheran faith at St. John's Lu theran School east of Pierce. Henry C. Buckendahl was born on March 27, 1867, at Hanover, Germany. He ca me to the United States with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Buckendahl, when he was three years of age. Information from the Zion Lutheran Cemeter y, Henry Senior was born in 1837 and died in 1922. His wife was born in 18 41 and died in 1914. The family initially lived in Omaha, Nebraska and then h omesteaded a farm six miles east of Pierce. Henry and Lena were married on February 18, 1890, at St. John's Lutheran C hurch. To this marriage were born seven sons; Fritz Wilhelm (Fred), Car l, Hugo J., Otto, Theodore, Edward, and Ruben as well as two daughters, Lizzie a nd Rose. Henry and Lena purchased a homestead tract seven miles east of Pierce a nd farmed until 1907. They then moved to Pierce and engaged in the hardwa re and implement business. After serving on the Pierce city council, Henry was elected mayor for thr ee terms. He served as the president of the Board of Directors of the Farm ers Grain Company and the Pierce County Fair and Agricultural Association. He w as a member of the Community Club. He was Chairman of the Board of Trustee s for the Zion Lutheran Church. At the time of his death, the local newspape r's obituary noted he, "was a man of honor and integrity. He was squa re in his business dealings and to this fact might be attributed his success as a Pi erce business man." Henry suffered from diabetes for a number of years and underwent surge ry to amputate his left leg. The shock of the operation caused him to d ie of a heart attack on August 16, 1932, at the age of 64. Lena died September 24, 194 1, at the age of 67. She had been of ill health for more than a year and d ied because of a heart condition as well as other complications.