HEINRICH FERDINAND "HENRY"
(KOSCHNITZKI) KAY
HEINRICH FERDINAND "HENRY" KAY was born November 16, 1885 in Balje, Germany. Henry immigrated to the United States with his parents, Carl Frederich and Anna Sophia along with his sister Marie on April 28, 1901. It is not known at this time how long he remained in Washington state, but he did attend school in Buncombe Hollow.
Henry was a house carpenter and a contractor before becoming a building inspector in San Francisco for many years. The 1920 U.S. Census has him living as a lodger in San Francisco at 422 Valencia Street, age 34 and single.
Apparently, Uncle Henry loved to ride motorcycles. The following is a response from a SF motorcycle club:
"By your description of the silver plated metal, it would seem your uncle was the Club's "Top Rider" in 1909. What that means is that your uncle attended more meetings and rode on more club rides than anyone else in the club that year. That was quite a big deal as the club had about 500 members in those early years. Only 3 awards were handed out in those days, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place. You can feel quite proud of your uncle for his determination."
HELEN SODERMAN
HELEN SODERMAN was born September 27, 1873 in California and was the daughter of Soderman and Molsteadt, both born in Sweden.
MARRIED LIFE
Henry met and married Helen. They had no children.
Henry died April 16, 1959 in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California.
Helen died December 25, 1983 in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California.