Historical encyclopedia of Illinois and history of Hancock County, Volume II, Part 112

Author: Bateman, Newton, 1822-1897. cn; Selby, Paul, 1825-1913. cn; Currey, J. Seymour (Josiah Seymour), 1844-1928. 4n; Scofield, Charles J. (Charles Josiah), 1853- 4n
Publication date: 1921
Publisher: Chicago : Munsell Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 1174


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HEARNE, Hon. Campbell S., now deceased. was for many years one of the important factors in the legislative life of Illinois, and a prominent citizen of Quincy, Ill. He was born in Woodford County, Ky .. November 20, 1844, and came from one of the oldest and most highly distinguished families of that state. His parental grandfather, Jacob Hearne, migrated from Maryland to Fayette County, Ky .. thence to Owen County, Ky., building a primitive horse-power mill in the latter county. His son, father of former Senator Campbell S. Hearne, was the first white child to be born in Owen County, Ky.


Growing up in Kentucky, amid southern sur- roundings, it was but natural that Campbell


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S. Hearne should cast his lot with the Con- federacy when the division occurred between the North and the South, and he served with distinguished bravery in the Confederate army, enlisting May 6, 1862, and fighting until General Lee's surrender ended the struggle. Follow- ing the close of the war, Senator Hearne spent two years in Kentucky, but realizing that it would be a long while before the South recovered from the reverses of the Lost Cause, he came to Adams County, Ill., where he not only found congenial surroundings, material success as a farmer, and honors in public life, but a wife, he being married on September 10, 1872 to Eliza- beth Hastings. They had three children, name- ly : George R., who is in an undertaking business at Carthage; W. F., who is engaged in farm- ing in Nebraska; and May K., who is the wife of O. J. Browning. Mrs. Hearne died April 21, 1875, and Mr. Hearne was married (second) to Emma Felt, whose death occurred three weeks later.


Senator Hearne was a man well fitted to discharge public responsibilities, and not only was a supervisor of Adams County, but served the board as chairman for seven years; was a member of the State Board of Equalization, and of the Southern Illinois Penitentiary Board. After serving in the lower house of the Illinois State Assembly for two terms, he was elected to the upper house, and was a state senator when he died in 1914. During his legislative career the matter of a Centennial celebration was under consideration and he introduced the bill that created the 1918 Centennial Celebration Commission providing also its erection of the Centennial Building at the capital in Springfield, Ill. He was the chairman of the commission until his death and it was his crowning effort to see the 100th anniversary of Illinois well on its way to a generous completion. In politics he was a Democrat, and he belonged to the Elks and Odd Fellows. Few men of the south- land who came to Illinois rendered their adopted state more signal service, and because of this his life history properly belongs in a work of this character.


HEARNE, George R., one of the substantial and reliable men of Hancock County, is conducting an undertaking business at Carthage. He was born at Quincy, Ill., June 30, 1873, a son of C. S. and Elizabeth (Hastings) Hearne. C. S. Hearne was born in Woodford County, Ky., in 1844, and died at Quincy, Ill., in 1914. He served as one of the board of supervisors for Adams County, Ill., and was chairman of the board for seven years; and he was elected as a member of the State Board of Equalization. Further honors were bestowed upon him, for he was elected for two terms to the State As- sembly in the lower house, and for one term to the upper house, being a state senator at the time of his death. A staunch Democrat, he was very active in his party. For many years he was a member of the Democratic State Central Committee. In spite of the various positions


he filled with distinction, he was a self-educated man. Fraternally he belonged to the Odd Fel- lows and Elks. Of his five children, four now survive, namely : George R .; W. F., who is a farmer of Nebraska; May K., who is the wife of O. J. Browning, principal of the commercial department of the Newton (Iowa) Business school; and Luke, who lives at Newton, Iowa.


George R. Hearne attended the common schools and the Gem City Business College, from which he was graduated. After completing his studies, he was mailing clerk for the Quincy post office for two years, then went to Gales- burg, Ill., to engage with the Adams Express Company. In the meanwhile he decided upon his present line of business and took a thorough course at the Barnes School of Embalming, and in 1909 located at Carthage, where he has since remained, building up a very valuable connection by reason of his reliable and honorable methods, and skill in his profession.


Mr. Hearne was married to Carrie McFarland of Warren County, Ill., who was graduated from a business college and the Cincinnati, Ohio, School of Embalming. Mr. and Mrs. Hearne have three children, namely : Cora E., who is a graduate of the Carthage High school; George M., who is also a graduate of the Carthage High school; and May K., who is attending the Carthage High school. Mr. Hearne belongs to the Christian Church, in which he is a deacon. He belongs to Bentley Lodge, No. 412, I. O. O. F. While he is a Democrat in national matters, locally he is inclined to be influenced by the fitness for office on the part of the candidate, rather than by party affiliations.


HEBERER, George William, one of the pros- perous general farmers and stockraisers of So- nora Township, is entitled to a place among the representative agriculturists of Hancock County. He was born in Sonora Township, Au- gust 7, 1852, a son of Adam and Amanda (Weikel) Heberer, natives of Hessedarmstadt, Germany and Pennsylvania, respectively. In 1848, Adam Heberer came to Hancock County, Ill., and settled at La Harpe. Amanda Weikel was brought to La Harpe in childhood by her mother. Adam Heberer and Amanda Weikel were married at La Harpe, and then moved to Sonora Township, where he bought wild land, and improved it. In 1904, he died at the age of sixty-eight years. His wife died in 1864. They had the following children : Clara Anna, who is a widow of Sonora Township; George William; Charles, who lives at West Point, Iowa; Jacob, who lives at Fort Madison, Iowa ; Henry; who lives at Aberdeen, S. D. ; and Emma, who is Mrs. Charles Balmer of Carthage, Ill. George William Heberer attended the schools of his district, and remained on his father's ' farm until he was twenty-one years old. For two seasons he was engaged in working as a harvest hand in Minnesota, when he returned to the homestead. A short time afterwards he went to Iowa, and upon his return he began farming for himself, first renting land in Sonora Township, but after sixteen years, he bought


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the old Datin homestead of sixty acres of im- proved land, on which he has since resided, en- gaged in general farming and cattle raising.


On November 9, 1876, Mr. Heberer was mar- ried to Rebecca Jane Datin, born in Sonora Township, a daughter of Joseph N. and Cath- erine (Sparks) Datin, natives of Kentucky, who became early settlers of Sonora Township. Mr. and Mrs. Heberer became the parents of the following children : Jessie, who is Mrs. Nor- man J. Ford of Chicago, Ill .; Percy, who is a farmer of Sonora Township; Ralph, who lives in South Dakota ; Maude, who is Mrs. Michael Scarry of St. Louis, Mo .; and Floyd E., who lives at Nauvoo, Ill. Mr. Heberer is a Demo- crat, and he served as highway commissioner for seven years. His record as a man and of- ficial is such as to entitle him to the respect and confidence of his neighbors.


HEIZER, Paul M., a prosperous general farmer and stockraiser of Hancock County, rents and operates 180 acres of very valuable land on sections 7 and 18 Augusta Township. He was born in Des Moines County, Iowa, October 10, 1888, a son of Frank and Elizabeth (Jamison) Heizer, natives of the same county as their son. Father and son were born in the same room of the homestead where Frank Heizer and his wife still live.


Paul M. Heizer attended the local schools and the adjacent high school, and remained with his parents learning from his father the details of farming, until he was married, when he located in Hancock County, where he has since resided.


On September 13, 1913, Paul M. Heizer was married to Verna Mecum, born in Schuyler County, Ill., November 28, 1887. Mr. and Mrs. Heizer have two children, namely: Mary L., who was born June 3, 1915; and Francis, who was born July 18, 1917. Mr. Heizer belongs to the Congregational Church, and Mrs. Heizer is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In politics Mr. Heizer is a Republican, but he has not entered public life as an officeholder. A live, energetic young man, he has made his way in the world and deserves the prosperity which has attended him.


HENDRICKS, J. Harold, one of the leading business men of Carthage, and a man known all over this and adjoining counties, was born near Denver, Ill., August 9, 1893, a son of James I. and Mary J. (Fleming) Hendricks, who are now living at Carthage. Receiving his educa- tion in the Carthage public schools, Carthage College Academy and Gem City Business Col- lege, Quincy, Ill., Mr. Hendricks began his business career as a salesman for the Buick & Cadillac Company of Quincy. Leaving that concern he spent a year with the Hudson peo- ple of Quincy. For a time he represented a Ford accessories house on the road. Having in these connections gained a thorough knowl- edge of the automobile business, he came to Carthage, but finding a good opening in another


line, bought a half interest in a shoe store and conducted it for a year, and then sold it at a profit, and it is now conducted by his former partner, Edward Rowe, for Mr. Hendricks found that he preferred to handle his original line of goods. On October 15, 1918, he established himself in his present business, and is now conducting a general repair shop, and handles accessories for automobiles and is the repre- sentative for Hancock County of the Overland and Paige cars.


On August 9, 1916, Mr. Hendricks was mar- ried to Gertrude E. Griffiths, no issue. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church, to which he gives a generous support. His fraternal af- filiations are with the Odd Fellows. Having a knowledge of his business in all its phases, Mr. Hendricks is able to render excellent serv- ice, and enjoys a large patronage.


HENDRIX, Wharton Wycliffe, a progressive general farmer and stockraiser of Pilot Grove Township is recognized as one of the most sub- stantial men of this locality. He was born in Durham Township, March 24, 1878, a son of George William and Martha Isabell (Potter) Hendrix, natives of Adams County, Ill .. and Durham Township. The grandparents James and Amy (Enlow) Hendrix, natives of Pennsyl- vania, were among the early settlers of Durham Township, as were the maternal grandparents, James and Jane (Bartlett) Potter. After their marriage, George William Hendrix and his wife located in Durham Township, where they lived until the spring of 1897, when they moved to Shelby County, Mo., and spent six years there, and then moved on a farm at Humboldt, Neb., but later moved to Limon, Colo., where they have since resided. Their children are as fol- lows : Arvilla, who is Mrs. Boyd Nehr, of Hum- boldt, Neb .; Wharton W .; Amy E., who is Mrs. Charles Coats, of St. Louis, Mo .; James G., who lives at Humboldt, Neb. ; Grover C., who lives at Humboldt, Neb .; Claude, Maude and Ruth, all of whom live with their parents.


Wharton W. Hendrix attended the Durham Center district school until he was fifteen years old, when he began earning his own living, working by the month among the farmers in his neighborhood. On June 22, 1910, he was mar- ried to Cleola Mamie Ketcham, born at Apple- ton City, Mo., a daughter of Wesley and Ida Virginia (Crabell) Ketcham, natives of Apple- ton City, Mo., and Fountain Green Township, respectively. Mr. and Mrs. Hendrix became the parents of the following children: Martha Vir- ginia, who was born July 29, 1911; George Ketcham, who was born February 21. 1914; Clifford Douglass, who was born March 29, 1917, and Lois Clare, who was born January 5. 1919. After his marriage, Mr. Hendrix moved to his present farm of 240 acres of land in Pilot Grove Township, which is finely improved. Here he carries on general farming and raises Poland- China hogs, and is very successful. He is a Democrat, and since 1914, has been a school director. For one year he was collector of Durham Township. Fraternally he belongs to


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the Burnside Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Durham Camp. M. W. of A., and Burnside Lodge, K. & L. of S.


HENNING, Augustus F., D. D. S., one of the most successful dental surgeons of Hancock County, is engaged in a general practice at Augusta. He was born at Paris, Mo., July 14, 1866, one of the seven children of his parents, six of whom grew to maturity. Dr. Henning is a son of David W. and Margaret J. (Semley) Henning. David W. Henning was born in Vir- ginia, but he came to Missouri, and was engaged there in farming. His death occurred in 1910, and the mother passed away in 1912.


Augustus F. Henning attended the public schools of his native state, and later, entering the Chicago Dental College, was graduated therefrom in 1892. That same year, Dr. Hen- ning entered upon practice at Beardstown, Ill., remaining there until November 15, 1895, when he came to Augusta, where he has since re- mained, and has built up a very large practice. Professionally he belongs to the county, state and national dental associations. In addition to his practice, Dr. Henning has been a director of the First National Bank of Augusta since 1900, and he is also a director of the Savings, Loan and Building Association of this city. Fraternally he is a Mason of high standing, belonging to the Blue Lodge, Chapter and Com- mandery, the following having him as a member : J. L. Anderson Lodge No. 818, A. F. & A. M .; Augusta Chapter No. 72, R. A. M .; Advise Council No. 17, R. & S. M .; Almoner Com- mandery No. 32, K. T., and Augusta Chapter No. 783. O. E. S. He also belongs to the Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias and Wodmen of America.


HERBERT, Edward Franklin, a successful gen- eral farmer of Montebello Township, and a man widely known and universally respected, was born in Sonora Township, May 16, 1872, a son of George and Josephine (Luce) Herbert, he born in February, 1839, in Germany, and she at Rockford. Me. John and Harriet Luce, the maternal grandparents, were early settlers of Hancock County, while George Herbert was brought here by his mother, they first stopping in Ohio, from whence they came to Hancock County. After their marriage, George Herbert and his wife settled at Sonora Landing, and for twelve years he conducted a blacksmith shop, and also helped to build the Keokuk canal on the Keokuk rapids. He then engaged in farm- ing for seven years, and then returned to Sonora Landing and engaged in buying and shipping grain. He then went to Georgia and took a soldier's homestead, which he sold two years later and returned to Hamilton, where his wife died October 13, 1904, having been born Decem- ber 6, 1850. Since her death he has been living among their children, which were as follows: Edward F. and Harry, who lives at Quincy, I.1.


Edward F, Herbert attended the district schools and worked on various farms during the summer months, while doing so. On March


2, 1893, he was married to Ida May Hamma, born in Sonora Township, April 18, 1872, a daughter of Christian and Malissa (Houghton) Hamma, he born in Hanover, Germany, Novem- ber 7, 1827, and she in Orange County, Vt., February 19, 1832. They were married April 18, 1851. She died January 16, 1907, and he December 6, 1910. After his marriage, Mr. Herbert engaged in farming for himself in So- nora Township until 1898, and in the spring of that year moved to Montebello Township, and rented land until 1903 when he bought forty acres of land, partially improved, but since then he has made many other improvements. He also rents 100 acres additional, and carries on general farming, and raises stock and poultry. In politics he is a Republican and has held the office of school director.


HERBERT, Frank, one of the progressive farmers of Appanoose Township, and a man of substance in Hancock County, stands very well with his neighbors. He was born in Adams County, Ill., February 12, 1854, a son of John and Mary (Therlau) Herbert, natives of Han- over and Prussia, Germany, respectively. They came to the United States in their youth, and were married at St. Louis, Mo., where they lived for about a year, and then went to Adams County, Ill. In April, 1854, they came to Han- cock County, and bought two and one-half acres of land at Nauvoo, on which they lived until 1861. The father then bought twenty acres of land in Appanoose Township, to which he added until there are now sixty acres in the homestead, and on this he resided, continuing his farming operations, which he had also car- ried on in Adams County, until his demise Feb- ruary 16, 1895. The mother later bought eight acres in Senora Township, where she lived until her death April 1, 1913. By a former marriage the father had three sons, namely : Henry, Martin and Bernard, the last two of whom are deceased. By his second marriage his children were as follows: Frank; Agnes, who is Mrs. William Arms of Holke, Col .; Al- bert J., who lives at Ft. Madison, Iowa; and Louis, who was drowned when sixteen years of age.


Frank Herbert secured but a limited educa. tion, and lived with his mother until he was twenty-eight years of age, when he went to Grand Island, Nebr., and spent six months, and then returned home. On October 30, 1888. he was married to Magdalene Veith, born at Nauvoo, a daughter of Frank and Mary (Brueg- ger) Veith, natives of Baden, Germany, and St. Louis, Mo. For the first seven years after his marriage, Mr. Herbert rented land in Ap- panoose Township, and then bought an unim- proved farm of twenty-six acres of land, to which he added forty acres. He is one of the heirs of the old homestead and owns sixty acres adjoining it. On his home farm he has erected modern buildings, put in tiling, made wire fences and other improvements, which add to the value and comfort of the place. Here he


JAMES E. SMIDDY


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carries on general farming and raises Durham cattle.


Mr. and Mrs. Herbert became the parents of the following children : Frank L., who lives at Detroit, Mich .; Hillary, who lives in Appanoose Township; Raymond, who lives in Montebello Township; and Henry, Cecelia, Cornelius and Bernadine, all of whom are at home. All the members of the Herbert family are Catholics. In politics Mr. Herbert is a Democrat, and he has served for six years as a school director. Fraternally he belongs to the Knights of Colum- bus, and he and his wife are members of the Hancock County Mutual Association.


HERTEL, William Frederick, pastor of the Lutheran Church of Nauvoo, and one of the learned and scholarly men of Hancock County, is greatly beloved by his people. He was born at Nauvoo, Ill., June 18, 1883, a son of Rev. Wolfgang and Johanna (Christ) Hertel, he born in Bavaria, Germany, and she in Wurtenburg, Germany. They came to the United States in 1871, and were married at Boscobel, Wis. In 1876 they came to Nauvoo, where he took charge of the church of which his son is now pastor and remained here until 1889, when he was sent to Shumway, Ill. In 1892, he went to Nebraska, and was pastor at Beatrice, later being at Elkhart, Iowa, for six years, when he went to Coal Camp, Mo. Still later he spent seven years at Adaza, Iowa, and then, retiring, he returned to Nauvoo, where he is now living. He and his wife became the parents of the following children : Johanna, who is a Sister of Charity ; Rosetta who is a public school teacher ; Louisa, who is Mrs. J. B. Reents, her husband being pastor of the Lutheran Church at Beatrice, Neb. ; Herman, who lives at Louisville, Ky. ; Rev. Hertel ; Sigmund, who served in the World War: Oscar, who lives at Indianapolis, Ind., and Alfred, who is at Louisville.


Rev. William F. Hertel attended Wartburg Col- lege of Clinton, Iowa, and Wartburg Seminary of Dubuque, Iowa, and did post graduate work at several universities here and abroad. In 1904 he was ordained a minister of the Lutheran Church, and took charge of the church as mis- sionary field in Texas. He also did missionary work in Iowa and Illinois, and then in 1913 was placed in charge of his father's old church at Nauvoo, where he still remains. In recent years he has been doing Chautauqua lecture work, and is very popular in the lecture field. He belongs to the International Lyceum Associa- tion.


On August 1. 1911 Rev. Hertel was married to Leone Tyler, born at Dunlap, Iowa, a daughter of Leonard and Edith (Norton) Tyler, natives of Burlington, Vt., and Sheffield, Ill., respectively. Mr. and Mrs. Hertel have two children, namely : Ruth, and Robert Vincent. In politics Mr. Her- tel is a Republican.


HERTENSTEIN, William F., one of the lead- ing fruit growers of Hancock County, owns fifty-five acres of valuable and highly cultivated


land, all of which in grapes' and small fruit, at Nauvoo. He was born in Des Moines County, Iowa, August 14, 1858, . son of Michael and Catherine (Niehaus) Hertenstein, natives of Germany. When the father was a small boy, he was brought to this country by his parents, and they located eight miles east of Columbus, Ohio, on a timber farm that had but five acres cleared. In spite of hard work in putting in crops, the early settlers found it impossible to raise them on account of the numbers of wild pigeons and turkeys which ate up the grain, and so the only way to make a living was to chop and haul cord wood to Columbus, the market price being one dollar per load. Tiring of these hard conditions Michael Hertenstein learned to be a hewer of stone, and found employment in building or construction of the casual, and later he went to Burlington, Iowa, to engage in the building of the county jail, and after he moved to Nauvoo, in 1858, he continued working at his trade until his death which occurred in 1900. The mother died in 1903. Their children were as follows: William F .; Minnie, who is Mrs. H. Oberman of Keokuk, Iowa; Sophia, who is Mrs. Neal Kreymer, of Appanoose Township; and Catherine, who is Mrs. W. Gilliam, of Nauvoo, Ill.


William F. Hertenstein attended the common schools until he was sixteen years old, and then learning the shoemaking trade, worked at it for four years, when he began farming and was thus engaged for ten years, during which time he bought four acres of land suitable for fruit culture, in Nauvoo, and moving on his land. he began putting in grapes, raspberries and other small fruits, and added to his holdings until he now owns fifty-five acres.


On December 6, 1890, Mr. Hertenstein was married to Kena M. Eichorn. born in West Point, Iowa, a daughter of Henry and Lena (Vogt) Eichorn, natives of Germany. Mr. and Mrs. Hertenstein have two children, namely : Clifford and Ezra, both of whom live at Keokuk, Iowa. Mr. Hertenstein is a Presbyterian. A Democrat, he has served as a school director for seven years; as alderman from the Third Ward for six years; as school trustee, and was elected supervisor in 1900, and held that office eight years. Fraternally he belongs to the Nauvoo Lodge No. 222, I. O. O. F., the Modern Woodmen of America, and the Rebekahs, and Mrs. Hertenstein belongs to the latter order and is noble grand.


HICKS, John, a veteran of the Civil War, and one of the retired farmers of West Point, was formerly very active in agricultural matters in Hancock County, and still owns his fine farm one and one-half miles west of town. He was born in Erie County, Pa., in June, 1844, a son of Constant Webb and Susanna (Kelley) Hicks, natives of Vermont and Pennsylvania, respectively. For some years the father was a manufacturer of woolen goods at Erie, Pa., but in 1851 came to St. Albans Township, Han- cock County, buying land on which he was en- gaged in farming until his death in September,


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1878. The mother survived him until February, 1906. Their children were as follows: Minerva, who married B. E. Slattery, is deceased as is her husband; John, whose name heads this re- view; Theodore, who is deceased; Margaret, who is also deceased ; William, who lives in St. Albans Township; and C. W., who is deceased.


John Hicks was married in December, 1874, to Pricilla S. Rhoades, born in Adams County, Ill., a daughter of E. B. and Amelia (Frantz) Rhoades, natives of Pennsylvania and Kentucky. When Amelia Frantz was eighteen years old she came to Liberty, Adams County, Ill., and E. B. Rhoades was brought to Adams County when twelve years old by an uncle. After their marriage John Hicks and his wife moved to the 221-acre farm he owned just west of West Point, Ill., and he conducted it and raised all kinds of stock until September, 1918, when he moved to West Point, to a residence he had purchased, and his son, C. B. Hicks conducts the farm. Mr. and Mrs. Hicks became the parents of the following children : Susan, who is at home ; C. B., who is on the homestead ; Minnie A., who is Mrs. C. E. Kelley, has a daughter, Susie Belle; and Katie and Julia May, both of whom are at home. Both Mr. and Mrs. Hicks are well educated, he having attended the grade schools and the high of Warsaw, and she the Augusta High school and Keokuk (Ia.) College. The family belongs to the Christian Church, and Mrs. Hicks and her daughters are active in all of the church societies. Mr. Hicks is a Re- publican and served as assessor and collector of his township and once was on the petit jury in a case of the United States court at Quincy, Il1. During the Civil War, he enlisted in October, 1864, in Company E, Twenty-eighth Illi- nois Volunteer Infantry, and was assigned to the Department of the Gulf, participating in the siege of Spanish Fort and the engagement at Blakely. and was honorably discharged Novem- ber 6, 1865, at Brad's Island, Tex., at that time being in the hospital on account of sickness. After his recovery, he returned to Hancock County and resumed his ordinary occupations. For many years he has belonged to Cory Post No. 616, G. A. R. of West Point, and served it as commander, and held all of the other offices, being now vice commander. His son, C. B. Hicks, married Mary Nicoll and they have two children, Dorothy and Margaret.




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