Henry Samuel Fox

Henry Samuel Fox

• Henry Samuel Fox was born on 15 October 1833 in Preußen.
• He married Elisabeth Gohlman, daughter of Henry Gohlman and Sophia (?), on 8 December 1857 in Harris County, Texas.
• Elisabeth Gohlman and Henry Samuel Fox appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Houston, Harris County, Texas. Also in the household were A. Fox (age 16) and Pauline Fox (18), likely Henry's brother and sister. It is an educated guess that the former is drygoods merchant Arthur Fox, found in Grimes County in 1870.
• He was a merchant, according to the 1860 census.
• Henry Samuel Fox became a widower at the 1861 death of his wife Elisabeth Gohlman.
• He married Lena M. Gohlman, daughter of Henry Gohlman and Sophia (?). Lena was a sister of Henry's first wife..
• Henry Samuel Fox and Lena M. Gohlman appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Houston, Harris County, Texas. Other members of the household included Elizabeth Fox and Mary Ann Fox. Also in the household were three domestic servants.
• He was a wholesale iron merchant, according to the 1870 census.
• Henry Samuel Fox and Lena M. Gohlman appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Houston, Harris County, Texas, at Preston Street. Other members of the household included Mary Ann Fox and Henry Samuel Fox Jr. Also in the household were a hostler, a cook, and one other house servant.
• He was a banker, according to the 1880 census.
• Henry Samuel Fox became a widower at the 14 May 1887 death of his wife Lena M. Gohlman.
• He married Lenora Harby, daughter of Harry James Harby and Louisa E. Gohlman, circa 1889. Lenora was a daughter of Henry's first and second wives' sister Louise Gohlman Harby..
• Henry Samuel Fox and Lenora Harby appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Houston, Harris County, Texas, at 1206 Southwest Main Street. Other members of the household included Gladys Louise Fox, William Gains Twyman and Mary Ann Fox. Also in the household were a coachman, cook, maid, and aother young male servant.
• He was a banker, according to the 1900 census.
• Henry Samuel Fox died on 20 February 1912 at age 78.
• He was interred at Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas.
• Were Henry Samuel Fox and S. Fox related?

• Last Edited: 22 Aug 2012