Album of genealogy and biography, Cook County, Illinois, 19th ed., Part 96

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Publication date: 1900
Publisher: Chicago : La Salle Book Co.
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Mr. Pauly was reared in the Lutheran Church, and adheres to the faith of his fathers. Since be- coming a citizen he has supported the Democratic party. He has a wide circle of acquaintances, among whom his genialty and sterling worth have earned for him at once popularity and re- spect.

AXEL HOCKERT.

A XEL HOCKERT is a representative citizen, being at the same time trite to the memory of his native land and loyal to the country of his adoption. He was born December 19, 1838, in the town of Hammerby, in the province of Northland, Sweden, a son of Gustav and Marie (Hammarstrom) Hockert. For further mention of the ancestry of Axel Hockert than is here given, refer to the biography of Francis Hooker.

The paternal grandfather of the man whose name heads this article, Gustav Hooker, was born in Finland, in the city of Tawastelus. He removed to Sweden when about sixteen years of age. He was an expert gardener and handed down his taste for this art to the generations to follow. He died at the age of eighty years, leav-

ing two children: Gustav, father of the subject of this biography, and Johanna, who married Mr. Burg.

The maternal grandfather of Axel Hockert, Nicholas Hammarstrom, was born in Sweden. He was a gardener, and his only child became Mrs. Gustav Hockert. This last-named gentle- man, father of Axel Hockert, was born in Stock- holm, Sweden, in 1802. He studied medicine, and died in September, 1874. He followed the profession for some time. His life partner was born in 1804, in Westmanland, Sweden, in the town of Skattmansa, and she died in April, 1871. Her children were six in number. Francis, the oldest of this family, is spoken of on another page of this work. Ferdinand is married and

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has a family of children in Sweden. Matilda married Carl Osthund, and her children were named: August, Edla, Lottie, Augusta, Lena, Emma, Lonisa and Julius. Axel is the next in order of birth. Augusta located in America in 1880, and married Carl Soderberg. They reside at No. 5242 La Salle Street. Clara emigrated from her native land with her sister, Augusta. She married Claus Swanson, and resides at No. 656 Stephenson Street, Pullman.

Axel Hockert learned the trade of gardener in the land of his nativity, in the town of Gefle. He followed this occupation five years, until he was twenty years of age. He began teaching public school at the age of thirty years and took a diploma from a seminary at the town of Heder- mora, which was a three-years' course certificate. He instructed ten years and then returned to the

occupation of gardening, which he followed until the time he emigrated from Sweden. He reached Chicago May 15, 1880, and was employed as cabinet-maker, in which he was very successful and in which he is still interested.

Mr. Hockert was enabled, in 1887, to erect a residence at No. 6713 Rhodes Avenue, where he has since been located. He was married June 24, 1866, to Miss Johanna Lof, daughter of An- drew and Katharine (Johnsen) Lof. Mrs. Hock- ert was born May 18, 1841, in the town of Hofors, Sweden. Her only child, Marie Johanna, resides at home with her parents. Mr. Hockert was reared a Lutheran and is true to the teaching of his father's people. He is independent in political views and is very influential among the citizens of the portion of the city where he resides.

HENRY T. WELLS.

ENRY TRIMBLE WELLS, one of the attended high school one year, the latter being in leaders of the colored population of the city of Chicago, is a man of taste and refine- ment. He is accomplished in numerous ways, being owner of one of the prettiest houses south of Sixty-third Street, on Evans Avenue. He is to be admired greatly because he has achieved success and his present position through hardest work, and comparatively without the aid of others, his own exertions being his sole reliance. In whatever he undertakes he shows the posses- sion of taste, and this was especially exhibited in the designing of his own house.

Henry Trimble Wells, born February 22, 1858, is a son of Razobus and Ann Wells, who resided in Paris, Kentucky, at the time of his birth. He lived in the place of his birth until 1869, when he embarked on the sea of life on his own re- sources. He went through public school and

Cincinnati. From the age of fourteen he was employed five years on a steam boat. Subse- quently, and until August, 1877, he waited on table in hotels in Cincinnati. He removed to Chicago and was occupied at the same vocation in the Grand Pacific Hotel during 1877-78-79. He later worked in the Arcadian Club House, located at No. 119 Dearborn Street, which he left for a short time to become a steward in the Lacine Club, at No. 103 Adams Street, returning again to the Arcadian. For the past six years he has been steward in the Hoffman Club, whose building he helped to fit up in 1891. This club house is located at No. 114 Monroe Street.

October 30, 1889, Mr. Wells was married to Miss Mary F. Herndon, a native of Kansas City. She is a daughter of Harry and Margaret Hern- don. In the Grand United Order of Odd Fel-

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lows he is a member of Hutchinson Lodge No. 362. He has been through the chairs and is one of the most prominent and respected of his brothers. He favors the Republican party with his vote and arguments in politics.

Added to the accomplishments already men- tioned, Mr. Wells possessess a thorough knowl- edge of the details of law. He received a diploma

from the Sprague Correspondence School of Law September 10, 1896. He also holds a diploma from the Chicago Correspondence School of Law, dated 1898, and is now taking a post-graduate course. In 1891 Mr. Wells erected a residence at No. 6459 Evans Avenue, where he has since made his home. His is the first house in the block and the tenth in the subdivision.

JOHANN H. VEITH.

OHANN HEREN VEITH, who is a repre- sentative citizen of Chicago, was born of a very old and respected German family. He comes of a race of energetic men, of strong, muscular constitutions and force of character. Being typical of this nation, he has all the qualities which assist a man to success and a good name. Born October 11, 1834, in the vil- lage of Aardoffost, Friesland, Germany, he is a son of Behrend Heronomus Thaden and Etta (Thaden) Veith.

His paternal grandfather, Thade Johnsen, was the father of Thade and two daugliters. He was a tiller of the soil and also a weaver by occupa- tion. The maternal grandfather of Johann H. Veith was an agriculturist, and his children were: John, Nuka, Thade, Wipka, and some others, the whole number being twelve.

The father of the man whose name heads this article was a tiller of the soil and died about 1860, at the age of seventy-one years. His worthy life companion preceded her husband, and he married for his second wife the mother of J. H. Veith. She also died before he, and was at the age of forty-three years when this unhappy event oc- curred. Her children are accounted for as fol- lows: Thade still resides in the Fatherland. Gesina married Wilhelm Dierks and resides in Nebraska. Johann Heren is the next in order

of birth. Onke is a tailor in Berlin, Germany. Marie is also in the land of her nativity. The first wife of Mr. B. H. T. Veith was named Tompke and her children were Frederick and Etta.

Johann H. Veith left Germany in 1858, and located in London, England, where he was occupied at his trade, that of a tailor, for some time. In 1861 he removed to Montreal, Canada, and in 1862 located in New York. He remained in that city until he came to Illinois, in 1868. Since that time he has been a citizen of Chicago. He erected a residence on Wentworth Avenue, where he lived after its completion until 1894, when he came to No. 6649 Champlain Avenue, which has since been his home. He has been in the service of various employers and in what- ever he undertakes, or becomes interested, he is a decided success.

In December, 1858, Mr. Veith was married to Miss Henrietta Fredericka, daughter of Henry and Christiana Oppermann. Mrs. Veith was born August 19, 1832, in the town of Herzberg on the Harz, Hanover, Germany. Her father married at the age of twenty years. He was born in 1802, and died in the prime of life, in 1844. He was a gun-worker. His wife died in 1875, at the age of seventy-five years, surviving her husband thirty-four years. Her children were named:

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Johanna, Charlotte, Minnie, Heinrich, Caroline, Henrietta, August, Augusta, Louise, Elizabeth, Ernst and Heinrich. The two who were named Heinrich are deceased. Caroline came to America and married Carl Kuster, a tiller of the soil, and resides in Alabama.

Mrs. Veitli's maternal grandfather was the father of Christiana, Wilhelmina, Fredericka and

Henrietta. Her paternal grandfather had the following children: Ludwig, Caroline, Henry and two daughters whose names are 11ot 110W known.

The children of Mr. and Mrs. Veith are, Minnie, deceased, and Etta. The latter is the wife of J. A. A. Schulenburg, a biography of whose life follows.

JOHN A. A. SCHULENBURG.

OHN ANTON ANDREAS SCHULENBURG, who is one of the prominent and energetic business men in the section of Chicago where he is located, was born on the 14th of March, 1849, in the city of Quackennbrück, Hannover, Germany. He comes of a very old German family and his parents were Henry and Katharine (Uchtmann) Schulenburg. His paternal grand- fatlier, Henry Schulenburg, was a tiller of the soil, and was the father of many children, nearly all of whom came to America and located in St. Louis, Missouri.

The maternal grandfather of John A. A. Schulenburg was the owner of many small farms, which brought him considerable wealth. His children are accounted for as follows: John H. was a merchant in Holland and is now deceased; Herman is also deceased; Deidrich is a crockery clerk, now in hospital at No. 127 West Polk Street, Chicago; Henry, who is located on West Harrison Street, is a dealer in hides and leather; he was a soldier in the Civil War. Katharine is the mnothier of the man whose name heads this article.

Henry Schulenburg located in America in 1867, bringing with him his wife and two chil- dren-Henry and Walaska. He owned a farm in his native land, that had passed down through

many generations of owners by his name. He retired from active life on his arrival in America, and remained so until his death. His wife died i11 1867, at the age of fifty-six years. Her chil- dren are three in number. John Anton Andreas is the eldest. Walaska married William Saul, a painter, who is a native of Chicago. They reside at No. 2225 Wentworth Avenue. Henry Schulen- burg is a harness-maker, at No. 3144 State Street, and a residence at No. 3623 Forest Avenue.

J. A. A. Schulenburg was the first of his father's family to emigrate from his native land, and reached Chicago in July, 1866. He began life in this city as clerk for P. T. Tiedemann, on Milwaukee Avenue, near Erie Street, and con- tinued in this employ three years. He spent the same length of time with F. Langbein, located at the corner of Thirteenth and State Streets. He subsequently established a dry-goods store at No. 630 State Street, next door to his old employer. He took for a partner Theodore Wilken, the firm becoming Schulenburg & Wilken. They con- tinued in partnership two years and later closed out the business. For two years Mr. Schulen- burg was clerk for Mr. Rothschild, at the corner of Twenty-ninth and State Streets, and for three years for Sachin Brothers, at the corner of North Avenue and Orchard Street. He later opened

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another dry-goods store at No. 3108 Wentworth Avenue, the firm name being E. G. Schulenburg & Company, afterward moved to No. 6340 Cottage Grove Avenue.

Five years ago Veitlı & Schulenburg erected a residence at No. 6649 Champlain Avenue, which is a three-story, stone front building all occupied by them. August 30, 1876, Mr. Schulen- burg married Miss Etta Gesina, daughter of John and Henrietta (Oppenmann) Veitlı. Mrs.

Schulenburg was born January 24, 1859, in London, England. Her children are as follows: Heinrich Heren, born July 8, 1877, resides with his parents; Wilhelm Adam, born January 20, 1880, died May 8, 1880; and Henrietta Johanna Katharine, born August 13, 1885.

Mr. Schulenburg is a stanchi Republican, as to political views, and at all favorable opportunities presents forcible arguments in favor of the party with which he is affiliated.

JOHN C. GEBERT.

OHN CHRISTOPHER GEBERT. It is proper and according to the laws of justice that the life history of a man of the charac- ter of John Christopher Gebert, should be regis- tered with the same consideration as others of his contemporaries, in a book whose pages are entirely devoted to this purpose. He was born Septem- ber 26, 1842, in Mecklenburg, Germany. His parents were George and Dorothea (Ruehl) Ge- bert.

George Gebert, brother of the man whose name heads this article, was the first of his father's family to emigrate from his native land. He arrived in the United States in 1850, and died in Chicago September 14, 1898. Charles Gebert, of whom extended mention appears elsewhere in this work, came to America in 1853. Mary Gebert, another of the family of George Gebert, Senior, married Henry Soltown.

Mrs. Gebert, mother of John C., came to America with her sons, John C., Henry (see biography headed by his name, in this work), and Fred (whose biography also appears in this work). Fred resides at the corner of Twenty- first Street and Wentworth Avenue, Chicago. Henry died and his widow resides at No. 2952 South Park Avenue.

Jolın C. Gebert began life in America as a car- penter, being employed by Sennitz, on Milwaukee Avenue, two years. He began a business of teaming, starting with one team, which number, when lie abandoned the occupation in 1864, had increased to four teams. His home was first on Thirtieth Street, between Cottage Grove and Calumet Avenues, but in 1864 he built a resi- dence at No. 2710 Cottage Grove Avenue. He established a store on Cottage Grove Avenue and conducted business at this location until 1886. He retired at that time and has since enjoyed the fruits of his labor, having lived a happy, con- genial existence.

September 23, 1865, Mr. Gebert was married to Miss Hannah Wilhelmina, daughter of Chris- tian and Elizabeth Heckelman. George Fred- erick, the first born of the children of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Gebert, is spoken of in a biography which treats of his life, on another page of this work. Amelia Dorothea is the next in order of birth and she was born April 29, 1866. She married William Conroy and resides at No. 6332 Peoria Street, Chicago. The other children of Mr. and Mrs. Gebert are: Elizabeth Dorothea, born September 25, 1870; John, March 28, 1872, died at the age of one year and eleven months;

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William Frederick, September 18, 1875; Caroline Christina Johanna, January 15, 1878; Lillian Wilhelmina Elizabeth, March 29, 1880; Frederick Christian, October 7, 1882; Edward, January 23, 1885; Ham Ralph, July 22, 1887; and Louise Selina, July 9, 1890, died November 20, 1894.

Mr. Gebert has served in all offices of Lincoln

Lodge No. 140, Ancient Order of United Work- men. He is a Republican and follows the teach- ings of his fathers, in adhering to the belief of the Lutheran Church. He is a man of high honor, strict integrity, and is beloved and esteemed by all who come in contact with his genial nature.

DUNCAN McKICHAN.

12 UNCAN McKICHAN, who is one of the valued and honored citizens of the portion of Chicago in which he resides, is a native of Scotland, and his nature is typical of the sturdy and energetic Scotcliman. Born October 11, 1848, in Glasgow, he is a son of Peter and Ann (McDongal) McKichan. The family is an old and highly-respected one and his Christian name is one which many of his surname have borne. His paternal grandfather was Duncan McKichan, whose family included three sons, Jolin, Peter and Malcolm, and several daughters. One of the last-named is Ann, and she still resides in the land of her birth, at the age of one hundred and six years.

The maternal grandfather of Duncan Mc- Kichan, the subject of this article, was Alexander McDougal, who was the father of a small family. Peter McKichan and four children-Duncan, Catherine, Jennie and Mary, emigrated to Canada in May, 1849, and purchased one hundred acres of land in Lager Township, eigliteen miles west of London, Ontario. I11 1870 he sold this prop- erty and with Peter, John and Hugh, removed to Bad Axe, Michigan. At this time Mr. McKichan retired from active labor. He died February 10, 1896, at the age of ninety-six years, and his re- mains were interred at Bad Axe. He was a car- penter by trade, and practiced this in his birth- place, Greenock, Scotland, and also in Glasgow,

where he worked for fourteen years for one Mc- Pherson. After his arrival in Canada he was in the service of a cousin of lis former employer, bearing the same name, in London for a period of six years.

Mrs. Peter McKichan, mother of the man whose name heads this article, died January 12, 1896, at the age of eighty-six years. Her re- mains were interred at Bad Axe, Michigan. She was born in the same part of Scotland as her hus- band, and her children were ten in number. The first, Sarah Ann, died at the age of eighteen months. Catherine married Joseph Broomfield, and resides at Bad Axe, Michigan. Jennie mar- ried Isaac Davidson, and resides at Ravenswood, Canada. Mary is the wife of John Miller, and lives in Canada. The above mentioned and Duncan were born in Scotland. Alexander died in Montana, in October, 1895, at the age of forty- five years. He remained unmarried to the end. Archibald is fifty-six years of age and lives in Dakota. Peter is married and lives in Bad Axe, Michigan. John also lives in Bad Axe; and Hugh, who is a resident of that city, is the last of the five born there.

Duncan McKichan lived with his parents until 1870, and subsequently operated a farm for a period of one year. He then removed to Michi- gan and engaged in logging, with which he was occupied seven years. During three years of this

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period he also tilled a farm. In 1876 he first came to Chicago, and was occupied on farms near Elgin for three years thereafter. On his return to Chicago he was in the employ of the South Park Board a short time. He was occupied in Oakwoods Cemetery two years, and later was interested in various business enterprises. He cut hay for a time, with Carlton Drake for a partner. He began teaming with this man, but after eighteen months decided he could further his interests in a more satisfactory manner by following this occupation alone. He is now pos- sessed of several teams and has a successful busi- ness.

Mr. McKichan purchased a residence at No. 6512 Champlain Avenue, in 1890, and in 1894 erected a brick barn. He was married Decem- ber 23, 1879, to Miss Mary, daughter of John and Bridget (Guerin) Kane. A biography of Mr. Kane will be found in this work. Mrs. McKichan was born March 1, 1857, in Saratoga, New York, and came to Chicago in 1860 with her parents. Her only child, Sarah Ann, was born January 2, 1883. Mr. McKichan is a man of great influence and ability. He is a stanch Republican, and fol- lows the teachings of his fathers in religious matters, as represented by the Presbyterian Church.

WILLIAM J. FENTON.

ILLIAM JOSEPH FENTON, one of the rising and influential citizens of Chicago, was born September 19, 1858, on Twenty- third Street between Calumet and South Park Avenues. He is a son of Henry and Ann (Rudd) Fenton, who were earlier residents and worthy citizens of the city. Henry Fenton was born in Kent, England, and was the only one of his father's family to emigrate to America, and he arrived in 1852.

Being of a thrifty nature he invested in a farm near Elgin, Illinois, which he never cultivated. He located in Chicago and was from that time until his death manager of the distillery owned by Busch & Curtis. His people were butchers by occupation, and he fattened cattle and sold them as a side issue. In 1856 he was married and four years later he fell off a wagon and broke his neck, which was a sad accident and a blow to his beloved wife. He was forty years of age at the time of his demise.

Mrs. Henry Fenton, mother of the man whose name heads this article, was born in County Wexford, Ireland, in 1827. She died October 24, 1889, and her remains, with those of her hus- band, were laid away in Graceland Cemetery. Mrs. Fenton came to America in 1855, and her brother, Thomas, came in 1853, and her mother and brother, William, came in 1856. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fenton became the parents of two children, of whom William Joseph is the younger. Charles Henry, born June 7, 1857, resides at No. 6445 Langley Avenue. Further mention is made of him in another biography, headed by his name.

William Joseph Fenton attended the Mosley and Douglas schools and high school one year. He left at the age of fifteen years, to begin the battle of life. He was eight and one-half years in the employ of Keith Brothers, entering their service as general errand boy. At the time he left Keith Brothers he was able to cut shirts. September, 1882, he entered the service of C. P.

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Kellogg & Company, and is a cutter with this concern at the present time. For four years he has had charge of his department and is an appreciated and honored employe.

June 1, 1880, Mr. Fenton was married to Miss Katie, daughter of Bernard Callahan, who was born in Ireland in 1861. She died January 1, 1885, leaving two children: William Bernard, born March 16, 1882, and Henry James, born September 6, 1884. Mr. Fenton was married a second time to Miss Margaret, daughter of Simon and Susan (Calliman) O'Dea, June 16, 1891. Mrs. Fenton was born June 29, 1871, in County Clare, Ireland, and came to America when but

five years of age. She has one child, Edna Anna, born September 25, 1892, who is a pleasing and interesting little daughter.

Mr. Fenton is connected with Court Energy, No. 19, Independent Order of Foresters, and Englewood Council No. 2, North America Union. He is loyal at all times to the Republican party and supports the candidates with his vote, as well as influence. He was reared an Episcopalian and was the first person christened by Bishop Cheney, of Chicago. He is a pleasant, refined gentleman and his everyday existence shows that he is from a respected lineage and is a credit to the name he bears.

PETER MORTENSEN.

ETER MORTENSEN claims Denmark as the land of his birth, having been born in the town of Nykjobing, in that country, April 20, 1844. He is the son of Peter Mortensen and his wife, Else Sorensen, both natives of Den- mark. His mother had been twice married and had one son by her first marriage, Ole Sorensen, who is now a resident of Minnesota. The family of Mr. Mortensen, Senior, consisted of Peter, the subject of this sketch, and Marinea, who is the wife of Anders Andersen and is living in Den- mark. The father died at the age of forty-eight years, and the mother survived him until 1881, when she, too, passed away, aged eighty-one years.

Peter Mortensen was educated in the schools of his native town, which he attended until he was fourteen years old. He then engaged in farm- ing until he reached the age of eighteen years, when he went to Copenhagen and was employed in a wholesale silk and cloth store five years.

In 1890 he came to New York, having in his possession three hundred dollars, which amount

was his entire savings. He secured work at Albany and stayed at that place three months, then came to Illinois, and for four months was employed on a farm near Dixon. Subsequently he took a trip South, visiting Alabama, Tennes- see, Texas and Louisiana and returned North and came to Chicago in April, 1871. He was again employed in farming near the city for eight months, when he became a permanent resident of Chicago and has remained here ever since.

He was five years in the employ of W. A. Butler, in the dry-goods department. He then secured a loan from a friend and started in the notion business. At the end of one year he sold out and for a short time was employed as clerk. He again engaged in business at No. 1076 North Avenue. In 1880 he admitted a partner, the firm being styled P. Mortensen & Company. In 1884 their business relations were dissolved, Mr. Mortensen buying out his partner, and continu- ing the business at the same place where he is at present located, on Milwaukee Avenue.

Mr. Mortensen married Miss Ida Larsen, in

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Chicago, September 12, 1875. She is the daugh- ter of E. C. and M. Amelia Driefer, both natives of Denmark. Mrs. Mortensen is their fourth child and was born in the old country, coming to America in 1874. She made the journey alone and came direct to Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Mortensen are the parents of three children. They are: Axel, who is employed as a typesetter; Olga, who is a graduate of the Northwest Divi- sion high school and the state normal course and

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Album of genealogy and biography, Cook County, Illinois, 19th ed., Part 96

Author: Publication date: 1900 Publisher: Chicago : La Salle Book Co. Number of Pages: 908

Author:
Publication date: 1900
Publisher: Chicago : La Salle Book Co.
Number of Pages: 908