History of Cook County, Illinois From the Earliest Period to the Present Time, Part 160

Author: Andreas, A. T. (Alfred Theodore), 1839-1900
Publication date: 1884
Publisher: Chicago : A.T. Andreas
Number of Pages: 875

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¿CHRISTIAN G. KLENK. dealer in wines, liquors, cigars and proprietor of billiard parlor, was born in Wurtemberg. Germany. September 26, 1840, where he wasa brewer and butcher. Ile came to America in 1864 and settled at Rielimond, Mo., engaged in brewing until, in 1869, he came to Chicago. Ilere he was in the butcher business until he came to Kensington in 1881. The sub- ject of this sketch was married in 1867 to Miss Amelia Engler, of Baden, Germany, who died In the spring of 1881. leaving one son-Leonhardt. The same year he married Miss Anna Wiltz, of his native place. lle is a member of the German Druids of Chicago.

HERMAN LANGENHAIIN, dealer in wines, liquors and cigars, came to Chicago in 156t and engaged in cabinet-making. which he followed fifteen years, embarking in the above business in Kensington in 1882. Ile was born in Danzig, Germany, No- vember 8, 1835. and there learned cabinet-making. In 1860 he married Miss Adelia Neuber, of Saalfeld, Prussia, who has borne

him one daughter-Mary Ann. They are members of the German Lutheran Church. lle is a member of the Masonic Order, Knights of Pythias. A. O. U. W., and Knights and Ladies of Honor. He is also a member of the North Chicago and Chicago Sharp-Shooters' Association.

ALEXANDER MCKENZIE, foreman of the forge depart- ment of the Chicago Forging Company's works, was born in Scot- land March 16, 1842. He came with his parents to America in 1846, settling at Auburn, N. Y., where he was raised and educated, He began business life as a carriage ironer, serving an apprentice- ship of three years ; afterward worked some time at the trade. Next he worked teu years at drop-hammer forging at Auburn, N. Y .. for E. D. Clapp & Co .; was then promoted to foreman of their works, and served two years in that capseity. He then became foreman for the Philadelphia Drop Forging Company, Pennsylva- nia, two years. From 1876 to the time he came to Kensington. July, 1883-he was foreman for William Rose & Brothers, of Phil- adelphia, in their lange forging works.

THOMAS M. MALONE was born in Ireland in 1838. In 1860 he married Miss Margaret Gannon, a native of Ireland. They have twelve children-Mary, Michael, Hannah, John, Patrick, Margaret, Kate, Thomas, Nora, Sarah, Dela and James. In 1864 he came with his family to the United States, coming to Chicago in 1868. where be raised his family. lle followed blacksmithing for many years, then moved to Kensington in 1882, where he retails wines, liquors and cigars. Himself and son Michael are members of the Ancient Order of Hibernians.

JAMES E. MURPHY came to Chicago in 1878 and engaged in printing with J. L. Regan & Co. until he took charge of the hardware store of C. Mullen, in February. 1882, at Kensington. Ile was horu in County Wexford, Ireland, January 1, 1854. At the age of fourteen years he began learning the printer's trade. In t$60 he came to America, and at the age of eighteen became fore- man of the Montreal Gazette printing office, Canada. He has made printing his occupation many years.

CHARLES MULLEN, dealer in hardware, began business at Kensington in 1880. In t86t he first came to Chicago and worked for a stove firm, his business, until he began for himself. lfe was born in Ottawa, Canada, in 1844 : was married in 1871 to Miss Lillie Murphy, a native of County Wexford, Ireland. They have three children-Charlie, Theresa, and Harry. Mr. Mullen is a member of the A. O. U. W. and Knights of Honor.

BERNARD P. NETTLETON, of Kenworthy & Netticton, dealers in meats, was born uear Iron Mountain, Mo., October 12, 1854. He was brought up at Duquoin, Ill., and there began life as a clerk In a rallrond office, continuing until he came to Kens- Ington, in June, 188t. Here he entered the employ of the Illinois Central Railroad as elerk, and in 1882 engaged in the coal busi- ness, and in a year after opened his present business. In 1875 he married Miss Ida M. Dickman, of Duquoin. They have three children-Cora O., Pearl I .. and Emma B.

FRED W. NICHIOL.S. principal of the Kensington publie schools, was born in Marengo, Mich., February 28, 1858. He was raised and educated in his native State, graduating Irom Hillsdale College in 1875, and the next year from Michigan University. He also holds a State certificate for Illinois. He was principal of the Carson City high school one year, and in the fall of 1882 took his presen charge. In 1881 Mr. Nicbols married Miss Viola Wilson, of Goshen, Ind. They have one son, llenry William.

JOHN ORTEL. night watchman for the Illinois Central and Michigan Central railroads, came to America in August, 1854. and worked in a whiting factory in New York City some time ; then engaged in farming in New Jersey. He came to Cook County. Jil., March 8, 1858, and worked for M. F. Rexford eight months, after which he began bis railroad life, which he has since contin- ued. He has now been night watchman fourteen years. He was born in Prussia, Germany, January 12. 1825, and served two years in the 20th Regiment, German Army, iu Brandenburg, and one year in the 8th Regiment during the Polish revolution. February 23. 186t, he married Miss Mary Biederman, a native of Prussia, Germany. born May 23, 1838. She came with her parents to the United States in 1846 and settled in Chicago, Mrs. Ortel's father, Aug. Biederman, was the first German M. E. member in Chicago ; he died September 25. 1879. Mr. and Mrs. Oriels have six chil- dren-Emma C, Edward E., Johanna A., Willie J., Walter If. and Franklin In They are members of the German M. E. Charch of Kensington. Mr. Ortel was for nine years school director at Kensington, and for six years Postmaster.

T. W. PRIESTLY, of T. W. Priestly & Co., proprietors of American House, was born in Chicago May 13, 1853, and was raised and educated there. He began as a teamster and hack driver ; was engaged in the saloon business at Gilroy, Santa Clars Co., Cal., seven years ; then for four years was in the coffee and spice business in Chicago. He came to Kensington June 1, 1863. Mr. Priestly married, in 1872. Miss Kit Burdell, of Oakland, Cal.,

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and they have one son, Frank. H. II. PECK, member of the same firm, was born in New York City December 31, 1853, and was there raised and educated. He came 10 Cook County in 1871. and located in Chicago in 1873.

JULIUS REICHARDT, merchant tailor and dealer in genis' furnishing good ., was born in Saxony, Germany, Septem- ber 8, 1850. Ifis parents with their family came the same year and sellled at Blue Island, Cock Co., Ill., where he was raised and educalcd. Hc began in his present line of business al Riverdale in 1878, where he yet owns some properly. In the spring of 158t lie opcoed at Kensington, and is now crecting a store there. Sep- tember 26, 1878. he married Miss Amelia Melzner, a native of Saxony, Germany. They have two children, Minnie and Clara. llis wife has two children by a former marriage, Amelia and Ilenry. Mr. Reichardt is a member of the K. & L. of II., of Chicago.

G. T. SMITH, dealer in boots, shoes, and gents' furnishing goods, was born al Battle Creek, Mich., August 19, 1845, and was there raised and educated. For many years he was identified in the lumber trade, finally embarking io merchandise business. which he has followed since. Ile established his present business in Chicago io 1878. Mr. Smith is a member of the M. E. Church.

JAMES II. SNYDER, iraio master M. C. R. R. at Kensing- ton, was boro at Danville, Livingston Co., N. Y., December 7. 1844, and was there raised and educated. Hle was a deotal siu- dent two years, after which he practiced until September, 1871. He then became brakeman on the M. C. R. R., was promoted freight conductor in 1973, and held this position until, in 1878, he took charge of the company's yards at Michigan City as assistant train master ; and io a year was promoted train master. Novem- ber 1, 1881. he married Miss Jessie Sovereign, of Valparaiso, Ind. They have three children-Hattic E., Flora and Harry.

M. THORP, dealer in general merchandise, came lo Kensing- lon in August, 1881, erected a large store building and embarked in business January 1, 1882. Mr. Thorpc was born in Sandusky Couoty. Ohio, November 9. 1814. He was raised in Cass County, Mich., on a farm until eighteen years old, since which time he has been identified in merchandising. November 8, 1869. he married Miss Mary Lybrook, of Cassopolis, Mich.

JOHN C. TRAINOR, allorney al law, was born in Walcr- town, N. Y., May 18, 1858, and was raised and educated in his native place. He was a student in the Watertown high school a number of years. He began the study of the law in the office of Hannibal Smith, and was admitted to the Bar January 6, 1882. Hc is a member of the A. O. U. W., of Kensington, Ill. In 1880 he was married to Miss Dc Elle M. Cavanaugh, of Watertown, N. Y. They scitled at Kensington in the spring of 1983.

THOMAS VORCE, superintendent of the Chicago Forging Company's works, was born in Cayuga County, N. Y., August 19, 1843. He was raised on a farm in the town of Meniz, same county. until, al thirteen years of age, he was apprenticed 10 Icarn the blacksmith trade; soon went into a machine shop and served a four years' apprenticeship al Port Byron. He worked al the trade of machinist ihree ycars al Auburn N. Y., then for three years served ao apprenticeship as dic-sinker in a drop forging business, after which hc engaged with James Cunningham, Son, & Co., drop forgers, at Rochester, N. Y., taking charge of the manufacture of coach hardware ihrec years. He was then for a year superintend. ent of the Queen City Forging Company, at Cincinnati, Ohio, His health failing he spent some time at Rome, N. Y. He came 10 Kensington in April, 1883, and accepted his present position, Mr. Vorec was married, February 9. 1880, 10 Miss Minnic A. Dias, of Rome, N. Y., and they have one daughter, Adella. He is a member of the A. F. & A. M.

R. E. WARD, telegraph operator for the M. C. and I. C. rail- roads, came to Kensington, Cook County, in 1860, and took charge of his present office. He was born in England November 2, 1840, and was there raised and cducalcd. He came to America in 1851. and settled in Oakville, Halion Co., Canada, where he completed his education .. He began lelegraphing at the age of eighteen years. In 1865 Mr. Ward married Miss M. J. Bailey, of Danville. Ill. They have five children-Charles E., Willlc E., Nellie. Ernest and Alice.

CHIARLES WIIITCOMB, foreman of freight ear repairs, was born al Bolton, Worcester Co., Mass., October 28. 1821. He learned the corpenicr trade, and worked at it until 1846, when he engaged in car building at Ilanford, Conn. He came to Chicago November 7, 1852, and entered the employ of the American Car Company until 1855, working since for different railway compa- nies, From Mav, 1867, to August, 1876. he had charge of car repairs for the C., B. & Q. R. R .; then had charge of the wood machinery In ear building for Wells & French. He received his present position June 8, 1881. Mr. Whitcomb is a member of the I. O. O. F. of Massachusetts.

ROSELAND.

This is a Holland settlement on the Thornton Ridge road and west of Pullman, and formerly designated the Holland Settlement. From its elevated situation a magnificent view can be had of the palace-car city and the prairie settlements to the south-west of Chicago. The boundaries of the hamlet are Halsted Street, Indi- ana Avenue and Ninety-ninth and One Hundred and Fifteenth Streets ; its inhabitants are the sturdy, phleg- matie, industrious natives of Holland ; and standing by some of the little squat, small-windowed houses, hear- ing the high-Dutch gutturals, seeing the pollards and rectangular inclosures, the square-faced, wooden-shoed, tow-headed little Dutchmen ; in fact, observing the "tout ensemble" woukl cause one to fancy themselves rather near Amsterdam, or in primitive Nieuw Amster- dam, than fifteen miles from Chicago. Through the land of roses run seven lines of railroads, and twelve depots are casily accessible from its vicinity. The first plat of the village was made in 1873-74 by Goris Van der Syde* and John Ton ; Peter Dalenberg next subdivided a tract, and then James H. and Arthur Van Vlissingen surveyed the main subdivisions and placed some four hundred acres of their own upon the market ; these sur- veyed tracts constitute Roseland. The first settlers of Ruseland were Locke, Cornelins Kuyper, Lendert Van der Syde, John Ambuul. Peter Dalenberg, J. Ton, Peter de Jong, Jacob De Jong, John Brass, Hark Eningenburg and G. Eningenburg, all of whom came from the district between Amsterdam and Rotterdam, in Holland, in 1848. I.endert Van der Syde bought his house from a man named Locke, who rented it from a butcher in Chicago named Frink ; this house is stated by old settlers to have been moved to the corner of One Hundred and Eleventh Street and Michigan Avenue. The De Jongs built on the old Thornton road near One Hundred and Third Street, and here the first birth in the settlement occurred, being that of George De Jong, now spelt as pronounced, De Young', son of Jacob De Jong, in 1848, while yet the family lived in the barn, pending the completion of their house. Peter Dalenberg built his house on the Thornton road, corner of One Hundred and Eleventh Street. There are still numbers of antique houses that might have been erected forty years ago, in Roseland : their age is manifest from the peculiar, small window-panes, inserted when glass commanded a much higher rate on the market than now, and a whole window-light of which glass was about the size of a page of note-paper. Between the years 1849 and 1856, a number of settlers located on the Thornton road, among whom were A. Koker, Tennis Maat, Peter Prins, Peter Madderom, Nicholas Madderom, Berend Van Mynen, Martin Van der Starre and Charles Kionka. In 1854-56, J. Brand, J. Snip, H. Ton and Cornelius Roggeveen settled on the low-lying land between the ridge and Lake Calumet. The first storekeeper was Cornelius Kuyper, who opened a store stocked witht general merchandise, on One Hundred and Third Street, near Tracy Avenue, in 1848. He closed this store in 1849, when Goris Van der Syde opened a gen- cral store near the site of the present post-office. The first marriage was between Peter Dalenberg and Miss Lina Van der Syde, in the fall of 1852 ; Rev. Dr. Van Raalte, of the Dutch colony in Michigan, officiating. The first death wasthat of Tennis Maat in 1852; he was interred near One Hundred and Seventh Street, where

* Guris Van der Syde courteously gave many interesting items concerning the antiquities of Ruseland to the collater.

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the old cemetery now stands. The first blacksmith shop was opened in 1858, by - Karpenstein : the first brick dwelling house was built in 1872, by Cornelius Kuyper, near One Hundred and Third Street, and the first brick store was built in 1882, by Goris Van der Syde. The first Postmaster was Goris Van der Syde, appointed in 1861. Prior to his appointment a post-office was at Cal- umet Station, now Kensington, which was abolished in 1864, and Roseland named Hope Post-Office, which name it retained until 1873, when it was changed to Koscland. Mr. Van der Syde is still the Postmaster, having held the position without interruption.

The Reformed Church in America Society was organ- ized in 1848 with eighteen members. In 1849 a build- ing was erected near One Hundred and Seventh Street; here all the first settlers were accustomed to meet ; the first pastor was Rev. M. Ypma. The old building was torn down about 1853, to give place to a larger structure, which was used until 1868, when the present church was built ; this was fifty-six feet by thirty-four feet, but in 1882 an addition had to be made thereto of twenty-six feet by thirty-four feet, making the building eiglity-two feet by thirty-four fect. \ lecture room thirty feet by twenty feet also stands on the south of the the church ; the value of which, with the property, is about ten thousand dollars. The old grave-yard stands immediately north of the church. The present tras- tees of the church are Peter de Jong, John Ton, Sr., John Madderom, Dirk J. de Jong and the pastor, Cor- nelius Krickard, who has filled the pulpit since 1879. The present membership of the Church is two hundred and eighty. The Sunday-school was organized in 1873, and now has two hundred and fifty scholars, with thirty teachers and six officers.

The Holland Christian Reformed Church was formed from the Reformed Church, in 1878 in consequence of some differences of dogmatic theology. A small church was built which was added to and renewed, until now the congregation has a fine edifice, thirty-four feet by seventy-two feet, with an addition twenty feet by thirty feet; the value of the church prop- erty is about $6,200. The names of the present trustees are B. Stienstra, C. Clouzing, G. Vaarwerk, A. Klein- huizen, A. Dekker, J. Prins, C. Santevoort and John Kleinhuizen. Rev. Geert Broene, the first regular pastor of the Church, came in 1879. The congregation now comprises seventy-five families, and the Sunday- school has seventy or eighty scholars. Attached to the Church and subject to its jurisdiction, is a secular school of thirty scholars, wherein Dutch is the basis of the scholastic course, and of which Henry Jakobsma is principal.

Zion's Church of the German-Lutheran denomina- tion has a membership of fifteen, with a Sunday-school attendance of about forty ; their church is on Michigan Avenue near One Hundred and Thirteenth Street, and cost about $600. The pastor is Rev. H. Felton. The building was completed on September 4, 1882, and is utilized during the week as a parochial school, taught by Hugo Charli, where fifty-three scholars attend.

The German Methodist Church, of which Rev. Frederick George Wrede is pastor at present, meet in the Kensington school -house, until the church now being built on One Hundred and Thirteenth Street, near Indiana Avenue, is completed. Its estimated cost is $1,300, and its size forty-eight feet by twenty-eight feet. The congregation average about twenty, the Sunday-school scholars about seventeen. This church belongs to the Blue Island district, and is under the pastorship of Rev. Mr. Weinrich.

The Presbyterians hold meetings in Van der Syde Hall, whereat there is an average attendance of about sixty. Rev. David S. McCaslin, of Pullman, supplies the pulpit by their request. This gentleman also leads a Bible class in the Union Sunday-school. This Sun- day-school was organized May 26, 1883, by J. M. Lane, president, and has a large and interested attendance.

The Holy Rosary Catholic Church is situated 01 One Hundred and T'enth Street and Indiana Avenue, and is one hundred feet long by fifty feet wide, and is the parish church of Roseland, Kensington and Pullman. The parish was established May 21, 1882, by Archbishop Fechan, and Rev. John Waldron, Jr., then assistant priest at St. John's Church, corner of Eighteenth and Clark streets, was appointed its first pastor, which position he still occupies. The church cost $8,000, and the property, one hundred and sixty-five feet front by one hundred and twenty-five feet, $2,500; this whole amount was collected in the vicinity inside of one year. Rev. John Waldron, Jr., on taking charge of his parish is alleged to have said the first mass ever said in this district; at that time he had not one cent, but by his energy and the enterprise and liberality of the con- gregation they have the only church in the archiepisco- pacy of Chicago built and paid for within a single year. The congregation numbers about one thousand five hundred, and the Sunday-school has an attendance of about two hundred. Attached to the Church, is the society of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, having eighty members, and the following officers: John Far- rell, president; James Welsh, secretary, and James Reilly, treasurer.

THE FIRST SCHOOL .* was the one appertaining to the Dutch Reformed Church, and was inaugurated about 1848; the preceptor was Peter De Jong, and the ladder of learning was composed exclusively of Dutch rungs.

The First District School was also held in the Dutch Reformed Church about 1857. The first public school building was erected in 1859 on the site of the present building, corner of One Hundred and Third Street and Michigan Avenue, and was about twenty- four feet by thirty-four fect; it was sold in 1879, to make room for the present two-story brick building erected that year. The old building is still extant in the lot in rear of the present school-house.

"The school district is embraced by Ninety-ninth and One Hundred and Eleventh streets, and Indiana and Wentworth avenues. The principal is George Albert Brennan; the assistant, Miss Annie Hickman; the num- ber of pupils about two hundred. The present school directors are George De Young, Nicholas Roggeveen and Jolin Madderom. The population of Roseland by the school census was 1,200.

COMPANY G, 20 REGIMENT, ILLINOIS NATIONAL GUARDS, is accredited to Roseland. Steps are on foot to transfer it to Pullman. E. W. Henricks is its Captain ; William A. Swarts, First Lieutenant, and Arthur G. Lanc, Second Lieutenant.

FIRE COMPANY .- On September 1, 1882, Roseland Hose Company, No. 9, was organized; with apparatus consisting of one hand hose-cart and one hand engine, with four hundred. and fifty feet of rubber hose. Leonard Van der Syde is captain, and the company has eighteen men.

WEST ROSELAND, named Fernwood, in May, 1883. claims substantially the same hisitory as Roseland. A store and depôt was established on 'I'racy Avenue at the crossing of the Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad,

*George Albert Brennan furnished the principal part of the information given concerning the schouls.

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and a few cottages west of the track, and perhaps a half- dozen of houses, constituted the entire settlement. The table-land offers excellent facilities for residence prop- erty, which will doubtless be occupied in the expansion of the limits of suburban homesteads.

ROSELAND BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.

L. G. BASS, physician, was born in Berlin Township, Burean Co., Ill., July 25, 1848. He was educated at the home schools and at the Princeton High School, and graduated from the Uui. versity of Chicago in the June class of 1677, and from the Rush Medical College. Chicago, in 1830. He began the practice of medicine at Roseland in May. 1880. His father, Edwin Bass, is a farmer, and is one of the pioneer settlers of Bureau County, Ill .. having settled there in 1840.

CONRAD BICKI1AUS embarked in trade in November, 1881. being the first and only druggist in the village. He was born in Germany July 6, 1854, and was raised and educated in his native country. He served as a pharmacist seven and a half years in Germany, and is a graduate of the Hanover Pharmaceutical Col- lege. He came to America in 1873, and to Cook County in Octo- ber, 1881.

A. BONTHUIS, wagou-maker, came to Roseland in 1869, erected his dwelling, wagon and repair shop, and has since been engaged in the manufacture and repair of wagons. He was born in Holland February 14, 1839, was raised a wagon-maker in Hol- fand, and came to America in 1866. In 1867 he married Miss D. Ulchemer, a native of llolland. They have five children-Aldert, Asa, Frederick, Della and Andrew. They are members of the Reformed Church.

GEORGE A. BRENNAN, principal of the Rosciand public schools, was born in Westchester County, N. Y., April 1, 1855. His parents removed to Chicago in 1866, and he graduated in 18SI from the Cook County Normal School. He has tanght since 1876 in the district where he is now engaged. ffe was connected with the Spburban Enterprise newspaper of Kensington, and is now with the leading Holland paper of Chicago, De Nederlander. In 1876 Mr. Brennan married Miss Sophia M. Kroon, of Trenton, N. J. They have four children-Sebastian Bauman, Sophia Rye G. George Albert and Grace Agues.

PETER DALENBERG, farmer, P. O. Roseiand, came to Roseland in June, 1849, and began agricultural pursuits. Ile aiso kept cows, made butter and cheese, and sold bis products in Chicago. The first year he bought ten acres of land and a house ; the second year he added thirty acres more ; and twelve years alter- ward be again added forty acres to his farm, and has since followed farming and gardening. He was born in Netherland, Holland. February 25, 1834. lfe was a farmer in his native country, and eame to the United States in 1849. December 24. 1850, he mar- ried Miss Lena Vandersyde, who was born in Holland November 8, 1831. They have six children-Cornelius, Lane, Nicholas, Katie, George and Peter, Jr. They are members of the Dutch Reformed Church.

HENRY DE YOUNG, of De Young & Kleinhuizen, contrac- tors and builders, and dealers in sash, doors, blinds and mouldings. They embarked in the business as a firm March 27. 1882, Mr. De Young beginning the business ten years previous to that. His father, John, came to Cook County in 1846, and settled at South Holland, where llenry was born December 4, 1851. In October, 1874. he married Miss Jane Ambuul, a native of Roseland, Cook Co., Ill. They have have two children-John and Nellie. They are members of the Dutch Reformed Church.

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History of Cook County, Illinois From the Earliest Period to the Present Time, Part 160

Author: Andreas, A. T. (Alfred Theodore), 1839-1900 Publication date: 1884 Publisher: Chicago : A.T. Andreas Number of Pages: 875

Author: Andreas, A. T. (Alfred Theodore), 1839-1900
Publication date: 1884
Publisher: Chicago : A.T. Andreas
Number of Pages: 875