William Hensiek Sr. was born January 21, 1866, in Oldenburg, Germany, and
  died April 10, 1952, at Nashville, Kansas; he is buried in St. John's
  Cemetery south of Nashville.
    Katherine Mueller Hensiek was born October 1, 1872, in Hesslingen, Germany;
  she died December 9, 1956, at Nashville and is buried in the Lutheran
  Cemetery.
    Mr. Hensiek came to America as a young man, leaving his family in Germany;
  he came to Alma and Blackburn, Missouri, area. There he met and married his
  bride, Katherine, who came to America with her parents, who also came to
  Missouri. Mr. Hensiek, being a farmer, came and bought land about three-
  fourths of a mile west of Nashville in 1908. He made arrangements to have 
  a home built for his family and then, in 1909, brought his family to Kansas.
    There were eleven children in the Hensiek family. Three infants died and
  were left behind in Missouri. Theodore was born August 6, 1897, in Missouri,
  and died May 23, 1960, at Nashville. Frieda Hensiek Bether, wife of the late
  Charles Bether was born February 16, 1900, in Missouri and now lives in South
  Haven, Kansas.
    Edna Hensiek Westerman, wife of Henry Westerman, was born June 24, 1902,
  in Missouri and died September 8, 1927, at Nashville. Hulda Hensiek Westerman,
  wife of the late Fred Westerman, was born September 9, 1904, in Missouri and
  now lives in Nashville.
    Amanda Hensiek Westerman, wife of George Westerman, was born June 6, 1907,
  in Missouri and lives southwest of Zenda. William Hensiek Jr. was born
  August 23, 1910, at Nashville and died August 19, 1960, at Nashville.
    Erwin John Herman Hensiek was born June 6, 1914, at Nashville. He and his
  wife Hilda reside on the Hensiek farm. Erna Hensiek Weinrich, wife of the
  late Carl Weinrich, was born August 20, 1916, and now resides in Ponca City,
  Oklahoma.
    The Hensiek family, as well as all the pioneer families, endured many
  hardships in the earlier years. Included were the Great Depression, Dust 
  Bowl Days, grasshopper invasions when the hoppers even ate the bark off the
  fence posts, 25 cents per bushel for wheat and many other hardships.
    The church membership of the Hensiek family has always been with the
  Lutheran Church.
                  
  Source:St. John's Lutheran Church Centennial 1893-1994, Nashville, Kansas, pg. 41 
  Submitted by: Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Hensiek