Eleventh Generation

97. Rev. Socrates HENKEL³⁷ was born on 23 Mar 1823 in Lincoln (Catawba) County, North Carolina.¹⁴ He died on 20 Jun 1901 in New Market, Shenandoah County, Virginia.¹⁴
His biography, as given by History of the Evangelical Lutheran Tennessee Synod…, reads as follows:
Date/Place of Birth: March 23, 1823; Lincoln County, N.C.
Parents: The Reverend David Henkel and Catharine (Heyle/Hoyle) Henkel. A grandson of the Reverend Paul Henkel, and a younger brother of the Reverend Polycarp C. Henkel.
Spouse/Marriage Date: Eleanora C. (Henkel) Henkel, daughter of the Reverend Ambrose Henkel; 1850.
Children: Ambrose L., Elon O., Otto H. Probably others, names not known. Ambrose and Elon were proprietors of the Henkel press in New Market, Va.
Education: Received a D.D. degree.
Ordination: Ordained Deacon 1850 and Pastor 1851 by Tennessee Synod. Calls: All in Virginia. This is all we have about his ministry: "He entered the ministry of the Tennessee Synod in 1850 and took charge of Emmanuel congregation of New Market. It was the congregation of which his illustrious grandfather, The Reverend Paul Henkel, was pastor for many years. Dr. Henkel was pastor of Emmanuel for a period of forty-five years. In 1895 he was compelled to resign because of impaired health, but retained his pastorate as Emeritus until his death." (The Henkel Memorial 1717-1912, First Series, Number Four, p. 128.)
Other: Voluminous writer. Treasurer, Tennessee Synod, 1855, 1875,1879, 1881; Secretary, 1859, 1869, 1870; President, 1871, 1876, 1877, 1880, 1882; Member of Committee to Recommend a Book of Worship, 1871. This committee recommended the General Council Church Book, which was approved and used until 1919 when the Common Service Book was published. One of six Tennessee Synod clerical and three lay delegates to Diet at Salisbury in 1885 to consider Basis for closer cooperation among Southern Lutheran Synods, which resulted in the organization of the United Synod South in 1886, Tennessee and North Carolina Synods becoming members. Among literary contributions: History of the Evangelical Lutheran Tennessee Synod; translation from German and Latin into English, with others, of the Book of Concord, 1851, of which he was editor-in-chief, the first translation of that volume into the English language.
Date of Death/Burial Location: June 20, 1901; Emmanuel Church, New Market, Va.

Rev. Socrates HENKEL and Eleanora Caroline HENKEL were married on 5 Nov 1850 in New Market, Shenandoah County, Virginia. Eleanora Caroline HENKEL¹⁷ (daughter of Rev. Ambrose HENKEL and Mary KITE (OR FITE)) was born on 22 Dec 1821 in New Market, Shenandoah County, Virginia¹⁴ and died there on 12 Dec 1890.¹⁴