Henry Carstens

Payette Independent
Thursday, May 18, 1933

Funeral For Henry Carstens Will Be Held Here Friday

After an illness of several months Henry Carstens, a pioneer of this vicinity, passed away at his home Monday evening at 11:50. Funeral services will be conducted at the St. John’s Evangelical church by Rev. N. H. Farnham Friday morning at 10 o’clock.

Henry Carstens was born in Schleswig Holstein, German, June 14th, 1860. He came to America at the age of 13 with his parents and the family settled in Davenport, Iowa, in 1873. From there, while still a young man, he went to Crawford county, and from there to Plainview, Nebraska, where he met his wife, Anna Dau. They were united in marriage on the 15th of July, 1886 and to this union nine children were born, eight now living. A son, John, passed away several years ago. The children are William N. and Herman of Boise; Emma Ferber, August D. Mrs. J. T. Hanigan and Edward D. of Payette; Henry T. of Seattle, Wash.; and Mrs. Frank Browning of Gypsum, Colorado, who survive him, besides his wife and one brother William Carstens of Bud Grove, Iowa, and two sisters, Mrs. Henry Hansen, Morgan, Minn.; and Mrs. Henry LaFrance, Schleswig, Iowa and nine grandchildren.

Mr. and Mrs. Carstens came to Falk Store in 1893 to make their home in the far west. In Falk Store they lived for six years, then moving to Payette, where they have resided for the past 34 years.

Mr. Carstens ran a stage route from Payette to Falk Store and later had the distinction of being the first rural carrier out of Payette, taking the mail to New Plymouth with a team and buggy. He has been on the board of directors for the Payette Irrigation Company for the past 20 years, serving in that capacity faithfully. He is a member of the Grange for which he served as treasurer, and was a faithful member of the St. John’s Evangelical church until the time of his death. He has made many friends in this city by whom he will be greatly missed.

Payette Enterprise (Thursday, May 18, 1933)

HENRY CARSTENS DIES AFTER LONG ILLNESS

Henry Carstens, a resident of this community for many years, died at his home on river street just before midnight Monday May 15th after an illness of many months, thus removing from our midst another of the early settlers of the Payette Valley. Mr. Carstens came to this section as one of the pioneers and did his full share in developing the country as long as his health would permit. He was born in Germany June 14th, 1860 and came to America with his parents when 13 years of age, setting at that time at Davenport Iowa, and later the family moved to Denison Iowa, and from here to the state of Nebraska where on July 15th, 1886 he was united in marriage to Anna Dau, and in 1893 he came with his family to Idaho settling at Falk Store where he ran a stage from Falk to Payette and a few years later moved to Payette where he carried the mail for several years from Payette to New Plymouth before the railroad was built, which was the first mail route out of Payette. Mr. Carstens continued to live in Payette until the time of his death. Besides his wife, he is survived by five sons and three daughters, William N. Carstens of Boise, Herman of Eagle, Idaho, Mrs. Emma Ferber of Payette, Henry of Seattle, Mrs. John T. Hanigan, August D. and Edward of Payette and Mrs. Frank Browning of Gypsum of Colorado.

The funeral will be from the Evangelical Church Friday at ten A. M. and will be conducted by the pastor Rev. Charles Hoffman.