over ning ▁Body ▁of ▁Je hov ah ' s ▁Wit ness es ▁and ▁succeeded ▁Frederick ▁W . ▁Franz ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Watch ▁Tower ▁Society ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Mil ton ▁H ensch el ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Pom ona , ▁New ▁Jersey . ▁His ▁father , ▁H erman ▁George ▁H ensch el ▁assist ed ▁in ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁Watch ▁Tower ▁Society ' s ▁farm ▁on ▁St aten ▁Island , ▁working ▁with ▁and ▁ment oring ▁the ▁staff ▁about ▁once ▁each ▁week ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s . ▁The ▁family ▁re located ▁to ▁Brook lyn , ▁New ▁York ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁to ▁enable ▁H erman ▁to ▁work ▁on ▁construction ▁projects ▁in ▁the ▁printer ies ▁and ▁resid ences ▁for ▁Je hov ah ' s ▁Wit ness es ' ▁headquarters ▁there . ▁ ▁Mil ton ▁was ▁bapt ized ▁as ▁a ▁Je hov ah ' s ▁Wit ness ▁minister ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁full - time ▁Watch ▁Tower ▁staff ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 . ▁His ▁older ▁brother , ▁Warren , ▁was ▁a ▁full - time ▁minister ▁assigned ▁to ▁Oregon ▁until ▁he ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁serve ▁at ▁the ▁Brook lyn ▁facility ▁around ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁H ensch el ▁married ▁Luc ille ▁Ben nett , ▁a ▁gradu ate ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁class ▁of ▁the ▁Watch t ower ▁Bible ▁School ▁of ▁G ile ad ▁and ▁a ▁former