Heinrich "Henry" COLLING,1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 son of Theodor COLLING and Elizabeth SCHADECK, was born 8 Oct 1833 in Obersgegen, Bitburg, District of Trier, Prussia now Germany,5, 7, 8, 9, 10 died in 1899 in Indianola, Red Willow, Nebraska, USA 6, 8, 11, 12, 13 at age 66, and was buried in Indianola, Red Willow, Nebraska, USA. 5, 6, 10, 14
• Other names for Heinrich were Henry Heinrich COLLING, and 10 Heinrich KOLLING. 14
• Ancestral File Number: 1JS8-QJS.
• He has conflicting birth information of 8 Oct 1835 3, 5 and 9 Oct 1833 and
.....Obersgegen, , , Prussia. 5, 12
• He emigrated 22 Jun 1855 to New York, Long Island, New York, USA. 5, 18
• He was naturalized 3 Jul 1858 in Naperville, DuPage, Illinois, USA. 5, 18 Renounced
.....allegiance to King of Prussia or Germanic Confederation
• He worked as a Farmer, Farmstead at 2 mile W & N of Elburn, Illinois, Sec 25 Virgil
.....Township of Kane County 1872. 2, 5, 20
• He appeared on the census 1 Jul 1870 in Virgil Township, Kane, Illinois, USA. 2, 5
• He appeared on the census in 10 Jun 1880 in Virgil Township, Kane, Illinois, USA. 5

Heinrich married Katherine BECKER

From Evelyn's collection: Theodore Colling Family Group
Record Notes; General: Page 19, Volume 2 of "The Colling Family in America" Written by Dr. Jerry Colling. A copy of Heinrich Colling's birth certificate #20 witnesses Franz Borman a farmer from Rodershausen and Jacob Ersch from Neuerburg. Copy of Naturalization Declaration of Heinrich Kolling page 18, Volume 10. According to Dr. Colling's book all birth certificates before 1850 spelled the name Colling with a C" after 1850 they spelled it with a K" and some still spell it that way.
Obersgegen is just 5 miles from Lahr, in Germany. 14

Henry and Nicholas came to the US (1855) in order to escape the Prussian military draft not popular in the Rhineland. 17

The Colling Family in America: Copy of the faded ship list from Brother Bede showing our ancestors boarded "The Gaston".
1 May 1855 They boarded (sailing ship 14) "Gaston" (ship # 535) at Antwerp, Holland on 1 May 1855, arrived 7 weeks later in New York, 22 June 1855 after seven weeks at sea. 9
New York Passenger Lists, 1851-1891; Name: Heinrich Colling, Arrival Date: 22 Jun 1855, Estimated Birth Year: 1833, Age: 22, Gender: Male, Destination: United States of America, Place of Origin: Germany, Ship Name: Gaston, Port of Arrival: New York, Line 1, Microfilm Roll: 153, List Number: 535
June 22, 1855, 14 Arrival in New York, older sons Henry and Nikolaus, who were 1st to come over to America. 21 They preceded parents to America by 4 years. 22, 9

1856 Henry was sought by the Prussian Army for the draft in 1856, a year after he had come to America. 14

Henry and his wife Kathrina lived at Elburn, Ill 14

Jul 1866 Naturalized in Naperville 3 Jul 1866. N.B. Wheaton became county seat in 1870. Naperville would not give up the county records, so a night raid by Wheatonians seized many of the records. Some were burned, some sent to Chicago for safekeeping and were destroyed in the Chicago Fire of 1871. 23

1870 Federal Census: Page: 15, State: Illinois, County: Kane, City: Virgil, Post Office: Lodi, Stamped 491, Enumeration Date: 1 July 1870, 1. Dwelling #: 128, 2. Family #: 124, 3. Name: Colling, Henry, 4. Age: 38, 5. Sex: M, 6. Color: W, 7. Profession: Farmer, 8. Value of Real Estate 2400, 9. Value of Personal Estate: 300, 10. Place of Birth: Prussia, Parentage: 11. Father of Foreign born: checked, 12. Mother of Foreign born: checked, Constitutional Relations 19. Male Citizens 21& up: checked
1870 Census shows a John Giren 17 yrs, living with Henry & he probably married William Colling's daughter, Elisabeth, born 1869. 24

Henry's farm is in Section 25 of the Virgil Township map of Kane County, 1872. It lies west and north of Elburn, Ill, no more than 2 miles. 20

1880 Federal Census: State: Illinois, County: Kane, City: Virgil, Page: 11, E.D.: 95, Enumeration Date: 10 June 1880, Stamped: 486, (7-296), Name of Street: none, House #: 93, 1. Dwelling #: , 2. Family #: 93, 3. Name: Colling, Henry, Personal Description: 4. Color: W, 5. Sex: M, 6. Age: 46, 8. Relationship: , Civil Condition: 10. Married, 13. Occupation: Farmer, 14. Numbers of months unemployed: checked, 24. Person's Place of Birth: Prussia, 25. Father's Place of Birth: Prussia, 26. Mother's Place of Birth:
Prussia

1899 Henry was the first of the 5 brothers to die (in Indianola, Nebraska), in 1899, age 66. 14

Cedar Grove & St. Catherine's Cemeteries Record, Red Willow County, NE, Cemeteries Canvassed & Recorded by Helen Mc New & Phyllis Stinnette 1994 has:
Colling, Henry b. 1833, d. 1899, Father
Kathrine b. 1842, d. 1909, Mother

1985 Colling family reunion, One of five brother who Immigrated (in Picture taken in 1890's) to America, farmed at Elburn, Illinois and died in Indianola settled 14 in Iowa. His home NW of Elburn, Kane, Illinois, is where Elisabeth & Theodor spent their final days. Brother Bede Stradler visited several cemeteries around Elburn, Illinois in Kane County where Henry lived, but could not find the grave of Elisabeth Schadeck, who lived with Henry at the time of her death. 1985 More than 300 Colling family members gathered over the Memorial Day weekend in the Chief Motel assembly room to celebrate the 130th anniversary of their ancestors' coming to America. Attending were many descendants of five German Colling brothers (Theodor's sons) from the 1850's and 1860's coming from 17 states. Sunday the group had a dinner in St. Catherine's Catholic Church, Indianola, Nebraska. They were served by the Altar Society. Leslie Colling, Austin, Minnesota, presided and awarded the prize for the oldest descendant to Mrs. Matilda Colling Quigley of Indianola and the youngest to Jason Bryant of McCook. Dr. Jerry Colling, Carlsbad, California, gave a slide presentation of pictures of the Colling ancestors, the ancestral home in Dasburg (Bitburg County) Germany, and the present day Collings still living in Germany. 2, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19

Picture of Henry and Katherine's Children

Source Citations
1. Ancestral Files at LDS Family History Center, Salt Lake City, Utah or Mesa, AZ,
2. 1870 United States Federal Census
3. Chart - Colling Descendents, Compiler: Martin Colling, Egon Colling, Jerry Colling
.....and Bradly Colling.
4. Colling Family Tree - Jerry's D. Colling, Jerry D. Colling (corrected 24 Dec 1983),
.....Henry Colling.
5. The Colling Family in America, Jerry D. Colling, M.D., Volume 1, pg. 6.
6. Ibid, Volume 2, pg. 13.
7. 130 Years of Collings in America: 1855-1985, Compiler: Jerry D. Colling, 1833.
8. Colling Family Tree - Jerry's D. Colling, Jerry D. Colling (corrected 24 Dec 1983).
9. Letter - Dec 1983 Christmas, Jerry D. Colling.
10. Evelyn's Collection, Compiler: Evelyn, Theodore Colling Family Group Record.
11. 130 Years of Collings in America: 1855-1985, Compiler: Jerry D. Colling, place
.....only.
12. Family Histories - 23 Typed pages (Compiler: Lucille's collection).
13. The Colling Family in America, Jerry D. Colling, M.D., Volume 1, pg. 3, 6.
14. 130 Years of Collings in America: 1855-1985, Compiler: Jerry D. Colling.
15. Family Records - Vital Records, Family Search, Vital Records Index, Western
.....Europe Family History Resource File CD set by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter
.....Day Saints (CD set).
16. Evelyn's Collection, Compiler: Evelyn.
17. GEDCOM - Joachim (URL: http://home.pi.se/collings-system/fam/a-fam-us.htm
.....Contact: joachim@collings-system.se).
18. Naturalization - Henry Colling, Naturalization Declaration (Locality: , DuPage,
.....Illinois).
19. Ship List - Colling/Uerling, New York Passenger Lists, 1851-1891 (Ancestry.com,
.....Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc. 2003. Original data: New York. Passenger Lists of
.....Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897. National Archives, Washington,
.....D.C.; For Heinrich: Line 1, Microfilm Roll: 153, List Number:535).
20. Letter - Dec 1983 Christmas, Jerry D. Colling, pg.
21. Family Histories - Where are the graves? Author: Jerry D. Colling, 2 Nov 1980
22. The Colling Family in America, Jerry D. Colling, M.D. Volume 1, Pg. 23.
23. Naturalization - Henry Colling, Naturalization Declaration, Locality: , DuPage, Illinois.
.....Date: 3 Jul 1858
24. Where are the graves of Theodor and Elizabeth Colling? by Dr. Jerry Colling.