HENKEL, Haller Hippocrates, 1852- Phys1c1an. F1nal Tear, 1877.Dr. H. H. Henkel, of Staunton, Virginia, was born in New Market, Virginia, on the5th of April, 1852. His father was Dr. Samuel Godfrey Henkel, of New Market, Virginia, and his mother was Miss Susan Koiner. On both sides of his house he is descended from German ancestors. His great-grandfather,Paul Henkel, was a Lutheran minister, and lived in Virginia, North and South Carolina. His grandfather, Solomon Henkel, was a Physician of New Market, Virginia. It is said that at one time there were two hundred and
fifty voters in the Koiner family in Augusta County, Virginia.Young Henkel was educated in the Polytechnic School at New Market, Virginia, from which he was graduated with the degree of Master of Arts in 1873. He then entered the University of Virginia, where he took the Law course under Professor Minor. The next session he began the study of Medicine, but was compelled to leave the University on account of illness. He then entered the University of the City of New York, and in 1878 was graduated the refrom with the degree of Doctor of Medicine. He was Interned in Bellevue Hospital for two years. He came to Staunton,Virginia, in January, 1881, and began the practice of Medicine, which still continues. He was Surgeon for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company for twelve years, a position which he resigned. He has been Surgeon of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad Company for fourteen years. He is a member of the Board of Health of Staunton, Virginia, which position he has held for many years. He is physician of the Mary Baldwin Seminary and of the Virginia Female Institute. He is a member of the Virginia State Medical Society and of the American Medical Association. In politics he is a Democrat. His wife, before her marriage, was Miss Lena Olivia Turney, daughter of Judge Thomas P.. Turney, of Cameron, Missouri. He has one child, Hallie Heater Henkel. His present address is Staunton, Virginia