The Children of the Immigrants - Next, Henry Elling

The first son and second child of Johann Friedrich Elling was Johann Heinrich Friedrich Elling, called Henry. In an earlier post, I noted that there were two Henry Ellings of near the same age in the New Hanover Church records.

In this German church record of his birth and baptism, it states:

Elling, Titlingen

Johann Heinrich Friedrich Elling, born 10 January, baptized 23 January. Father - Friedrich Elling of Tietlingen. Mother - Marie born Fuhrhop. Godparents - Johann von Hofe, Heinrich Helmann, Heinrich MacKenthau, Heinrich Fuhrhop.

It was my conclusion that Henry may have died around the age of 16, as noted in the New Hanover church records. Well, amazingly, I found the source to help support that notion. (If you dig long enough, it will come.) In the family history notes of the Mueller family - (Dora Elling,Henry's sister) - it stated:

"Dorothy had brothers Fred Jr of Napoleon and Henry who died in a train accident at age 17, and sisters Mary and Anna."

Now...what train? Where? Was he working or traveling? Lots of things to figure out still for proof certain.