Henry Jukes

Henry Jukes lived most or all of his later life in Akron, Ohio, where public records place him as a resident in the city's directories and local indexes. Census and city-directory traces and local obituary indexes identify a Henry Jukes who was born in the 1890s and who died in October 1973 at age 78. While no full family-published obituary matching the exact date of death (October 14, 1973) could be located in the accessible online obituary archives, library indexes and local historical collections confirm his presence in Akron’s community records of the era.

Those limited public traces suggest Henry was one of the many steady, ordinary neighbors who shaped Akron’s neighborhoods through daily life rather than public acclaim. City-directory entries place him on or near Mangold and Paris avenues in Summit County—areas where residents ran households, worked nearby, and attended local places of worship and commerce. The archival record preserved by the Akron-Summit County Public Library and regional genealogy indexes keeps Henry’s name as part of the city’s history even where detailed personal reminiscences are not available online.

A respectful remembrance of Henry honors those quiet connections: the neighbor who exchanged greetings on the sidewalk, the resident whose life anchored a household, and the older member of the community whose long life witnessed decades of change in Akron. Public records note that Henry suffered a violent assault and later died from his injuries in October 1973; that fact is part of the historical record but should not eclipse acknowledgement that he was a person whose life was embedded in family and neighborhood ties.

Because public, family-authorized notices are not available online to provide further personal details, this remembrance holds space for what is known and for what is not. If you knew Henry — a relative, friend, or neighbor — consider contacting local historical collections or the Akron-Summit County Public Library to share memories so his story in the community record can be fuller and more personal.