History of the Catholic church in Indiana, Volume II, Part 46

Author: Blanchard, Charles, fl. 1882-1900, ed
Publication date: 1898
Publisher: Logansport, Ind., A. W. Bowen & co.
Number of Pages: 1476

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John Hoose, whose name introduces this biographical notice, was about seven years of age when his parents settled in St. Joseph county, Ind. He was educated in the district schools of South Bend, as well as in a parochial school, and lived on the home farm until eighteen years old, when he enlisted, April 21, 1863, in an Indiana battery of artillery, and served until June 23, 1864, when he was honorably discharged. Returning to St. Joseph county, Ind., he worked for six years on the farm owned by Edward Irvin, and in 1870 bought a place in Greene township, which he cultivated until 1892, when he permanently settled in South Bend. For two years following he was engaged in buying and selling wood, and then embarked in his present traffic in hay and grain, which he has wrought up to quite a considerable mag- nitude. While a resident of Greene township, he served for a number of years as supervisor, but since he has taken up his resi- dence in South Bend he has given but little attention to matters political, outside of exercising his franchise at the polls. where he unfailingly casts his vote in support of the republican party.

The marriage of Mr. Hoose took place in the spring of 1868 with Miss Rosilla Roth, the fruit of the union being seven children, of whom five are still living, viz: Frank W., Clara E., Mary E., Gertrude A. and Caroline-all, with the parents, included in the congregation of St. Patrick, South Bend. Mr. Hoose is a self- made man and enjoys an excellent business reputation for vera-

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ciousness and straightforward dealing, and he and family stand high in the esteem in both the social and church circles of South Bend and St. Joseph county.

M ICHAEL HORAN was born in King's county, Ireland, Sep- tember 25, 1850, the son of Thomas and Ann (Young) Horan, both parents natives of the Emerald isle.

Thomas Horan and family came to the United States in the early 'fifties, locating first at Peru, Ind., where for several years Mr. Horan was employed in a distillery. About 1870 he removed to Bloomington, Ill., where his wife died, and later, 1872, he went to Indianapolis, in which city his death occurred December 2.4, 1876, at the age of sixty years. Ten children were born to Thomas and Ann Horan, but four of whom are living at this time, Michael being the eldest of the family. The second in order of birth, Eliza J., married John P. Dwyer, a locomotive engineer, and resides in Indianapolis; John is also a resident of the same city, and Patrick is an employee on the I., V. & W. R. R. Of the six members of the family deceased, two died in infancy and the others in early youth.

The early life of Michael Horan was spent in the various places where the family resided, and while still young he began to work for himself as water boy on the Wabash railroad. Subse- quently he entered the employ of the I., V. & W. and Belt roads, remaining with the same for a period of sixteen years, passing, the meanwhile, through the various stations to that of conductor. While employed in the latter capacity, he met with a serious acci- dent, which caused the loss of the thumb and the first and second fingers of his left hand, thus necessitating his retirement from the railway service. For about eight years after leaving the road, Mr. Horan ran a sample room in Indianapolis, and during the four suc- ceeding years was engaged in the wholesale cigar business, carry- ing on the manufacture of cigars in connection therewith.

In 1895 Mr. Horan began the real estate and insurance busi- ness, which he has since conducted upon quite an extensive scale,

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doing a large and lucrative business in Indianapolis and elsewhere. He was married in St. John's church, in the year 1882, to Miss Mary Ann Dwyer, the ceremony being solemnized according to the impressive service of the Roman Catholic church by the Very Rev. Mgr. Bessonies, who, at the same time, united in the holy bonds of wedlock a sister of the subject, and I. F. Dwyer.

Mr. and Mrs. Horan are the parents of one son, John, a bright youth of fifteen, and two children that died in infancy. The family's church relations are with St. Anthony's parish, Haugh- ville, of which Mr. Horan was largely instrumental in founding. He is a member of the A. O. H. and Y. M. I., and has ever mani- fested a lively interest in the welfare of the church, doing all within his power toward promoting its efficiency in his own parish in Indianapolis and elsewhere.

E DWARD HOWARD, a well-respected member of St. Simon's parish, and foreman in the boiler department of the B. & O. S. W. railway shops, at Washington, Ind., was born at Mays- ville, Ky., February 2, 1853, a son of James and Sabina (Crayhan) Howard. His parents were neighbors in county Galway, Ireland, and in their early life came to this country and married here. They located in Kentucky, but in 1856 moved to North Madison, Ind., where they remained ten years; in 1866 they moved to Han- nibal, Mo., whence, after a two years' residence, they moved to Quincy, III., where they remained two years, and then went to Keokuk, Ia., where they both died, the father August 15, 1886, and the mother June 8, 1895. They were parents of seven chil- dren, of whom our subject was the eldest. They were members of St. Peter's church at Keokuk.

Edward Howard was educated in the parochial schools, and early in life learned the trade of boiler-making, which he has since followed. His first employment was at Quincy, Ill., for one year, after which he went to Keokuk, where he was employed for three years. Afterward he spent two years at Indianapolis, and then a year at Terre Haute. In 1876 he went to Vincennes, and in 1882

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was promoted to be foreman in the boiler shops of the B. & O. S. W. railway. In 1889, he was transferred to Washington and has since satisfactorily filled a similar position in the shops here.

He was married at Vincennes, July 1, 1880, to Miss Alice Stephens, who was born in Martin county, Ind., April 30, 1859. They have had the following children: Mary A., deceased; James; Irene; Huldah; Helen; John, deceased; Catherine, and Marie. Mrs. Howard is a convert to the Catholic faith, and both are active in the work of the church. Politically Mr. Howard is a strong democrat.

R EV. HYPOLITE PIERRARD, pastor of the church of the Annunciation, Brazil, Clay county, Ind., was born in Belgium, May 11, 1843, and was a lad of but seven or eight years of age when brought to America by his parents, Nicholas and Victoria (Hinc) Pierrard, who settled in Perry county, Ind., where they passed the remainder of their lives-the parents of eight children.

The education of Rev. Hypolite Pierrard was begun in the public and parochial schools, chiefly in the latter, and his classical studies were pursued for six years at Bardstown, Ky. ; his theolog- ical course was had at St. Meinrad's seminary, Ind., and May 29, 1877, he was ordained priest by Bishop de St. Palais. His first charge was at Leopold, his old home in Perry county, Ind., where he remained three years and one month, when he was transferred to his present charge in Brazil, August 10, 1880, of which he has since been the beloved and devoted pastor and untiring worker for the spiritual and temporal advancement of his flock.

Father Hypolite Pierrard has won golden opinions and high respect from all classes of society since his residence in Brazil began, irrespective of creed or nationality, and with his flock, who venerate him for his kindness of heart, his piety and profound wisdom, he is " grappled to their souls with hooks of steel." His labors for the good of his people have been unwearying and con- stant, and his unswerving fidelity to the interests of the church has met with an approbation from his superiors that will be made more manifest as the days roll by.

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Jours Truly Rev. H. Vierrara:

ANNUNCIATION OF THE B. V. M. CHURCH, BRAZIL, IND.

CATHOLIC CHURCH OF INDIANA.

H JON. HENRY T. HUDSON, ex-state senator, is a native of Boston, Mass., was born December 7, 1850, and is a son of George and Ann (Gillighan) Hudson-the father a native of Dub- · lin, and the mother of county Sligo, Ireland, but who were married in Gibralter, Spain.

George Hudson, the father, was steward on an English man- of-war, and spent a number of years in the service of the English crown, some five or six of which were spent on the Mediterranean sea and in Italian ports. His father was an Episcopalian, though his mother was a Catholic, and George was reared in this faith. He came to America in 1848, locating first at New York, but soon after went to Boston, where he was a merchant, and where he lost his wife in 1873, and where his own death took place- in the winter of 1883. The family consisted of two sons and six daughters. John, the only brother of subject, was killed in an accident at Cambridge, Mass., on the Fitchburg railroad, in Sep- tember, 1892. He was ten years older than subject, and left a wife and eight children. The eldest of this family was Elizabeth, wife of James Breslin, a wholesale cigar dealer in Boston; John was second in order of birth; Mary, unmarried, resides in Boston; Esther, now Mrs. Tollman, also lives in Boston; Henry T. is the subject of this notice; Emma is unmarried; Annie is married and resides in Bangor, Me .; Charlotte, unmarried, resides in Boston.

Henry T. Hudson was educated in the public schools of Bos- ton, and there learned the plumber's trade. He was married, in 1878, to Miss Ann Raftery, a native of Castle Blakeney, county Galway, Ireland, and came to Boston with her parents when a child of eight years. Her father was Thomas, and her mother was Bridget (Fallen) Raftery, natives of Ireland, and they had a family of three sons and three daughters, all still living. The fam- ily of subject removed from Boston to Indianapolis in 1883, stop- ping temporarily at Cincinnati, Ohio. Henry T. at once engaged in working at his trade here, continuing to the present. He is now located at No. 1219 Madison avenue, with his residence at the same number.

At the general election of 1888, Mr. Hudson was elected as a democrat to the office of state senator, serving two sessions. He

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was the champion of the labor element of this city, being the only mechanic in the body. He introduced various measures looking to the advantage of the laboring people, was chairman of the com- mittee on labor and labor statistics, and was also a member of the committee on health and committee on public buildings, affairs of the city of Indianapolis and the committee on claims. He served four years, his term ending with the session of 1891, though his successor was elected in 1892. Mr. Hudson is a recognized leader in local politics and influential in the councils of his party. The family are members of St. Patrick's church, Rev. Father O'Don- aghue pastor. Mr. Hudson was a charter member of St. Patrick's branch, No. 563. C. K. of A., is also a member of Capital council of the Y. M. I .; Mrs. Hudson is a member of the Altar society of St. Patrick's and the Third order of St. Francis at the Sacred Heart church.

Mr. and Mrs. Hudson are the parents of four children, viz: George Henry, born August 17, 1879, is a student at Teutopolis, Ill., St. Joseph's Franciscan college, preparing for the ministry, and now in his fifth year's work; Anna, born December 7, 1881, is a graduate of St. Patrick's academy and is employed in newspaper work; Andrew was born August 17, 1883, and is a student in St. Patrick's school; Mamie was born March 5, 1885, in this city; the other three were born in Boston. The family are held in high respect throughout the city of Washington, Ind., and Mr. Hudson is especially esteemed for his many noble qualities of head and heart.

JOHN HUBERS, a prosperous general merchant at St. Mein- rad's, Spencer county, Ind., was born in Hanover, Germany, April 16, 1839, a son of Theodore and Anna Maria Hubers, who were the parents of six children. The father, an extensive agri- culturist, died in Germany in 1845.

John Hubers was educated in the common schools of his native country and was reared to manhood on the home farm. In 1861 he came to the United States, landing in Baltimore, whence he went at once to Louisville, Ky., where he engaged in

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laboring until 1876; from 1876 to 1879 he was engaged in the dairy business with gratifying success, and in the latter year came to St. Meinrad's, and here entered into general merchandizing. He is now one of the most prosperous merchants of the city, carrying a stock valued at $4,000 to $5,000, and he owns, beside, personal property valued at $2,500. He is also proprietor of the leading hotel of the city, and this is one of the best fitted-up in the state, and is very popular with both the traveling public and the perma- nent residents. In connection with this establishment, Mr. Hu- bers likewise conducts a livery barn, which is well supplied with all rigs necessary to fill local demands.

Mr. Hubers first married Miss Anna Derweske, who bore him two children, Anna M. and Catherine, the latter now the wife of John Schaefer, of Fulda, Spencer county, Ind. Mrs. Anna Hubers died a devout Catholic, September 2, 1874. and Anna M., the daughter, followed her to the grave seven weeks later. Mr. Huebers next married, July 27, 1875, Miss Anna Mayer, and this union has been blessed with six children, of whom five are still living, viz: Bernard John, Maria C., Anna M., John H. and Edward John. The family are all members of St. Meinrad's church in Spencer county, and enjoy the respect and esteem of all who know them.

JOHN HUGHES, a respected business man of South Bend, and J an ex-soldier of the Civil war, was born in Penn township, St. Joseph county, Ind., March 29, 1844, a son of Thomas and Anna (Gillen) Hughes, natives of Ireland, but married in America.

Thomas Hughes was born in county Meath in 1800, came to America at the age of twenty years, and landed in Boston, Mass., but later came to Indiana, and for about four years worked on a farm near Laporte, for Aaron Stanton, after which he followed agricultural pursuits in various parts of the state until 1842, when he married, at Mishawaka, Ind., Miss Anna Gillen, who was born in 1818. This union was blessed with nine children, three of whom, Thomas, Gatherine and Margaret, are deceased, and their remains interred in Notre Dame cemetery. The six survivors are

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Mary, wife of John Rector, of Laporte; Patrick, Edward and John, of South Bend; Christopher, of Cassopolis, Mich., and Joseph, of Lakeville, Ind. The father of this family died at Lakeville, Jan- uary 22, 1882, and the mother, June 10, 1890, and both were laid to rest in the cemetery of Notre Dame.

John Hughes, whose name opens this biographical notice, was educated in the district schools near Lakeville, St. Joseph county, Ind., and when his school days had ended engaged in farming until the outbreak of the Civil war, when he enlisted at Lakeville, in company K, Twenty-ninth Indiana volunteer infantry, for three years, and did gallant service in some of the most important battles of the war, including Shiloh, Corinth, Stone River, Liberty Gap, Chickamaugua, Chattanooga and many others, and was honorably discharged September 26, 1864. He was a brave and faithful soldier, ever at his post, and cheerful in the performance of his duty. On his return from the service, he resumed farming near Lakeville, Ind., and so continued until April, 1869, when he set- tled in South Bend, where he has ever since been engaged in his present business.

The marriage of Mr. Hughes took place September 2, 1896, at Cassopolis, Mich., to Miss Anna Halpin, the ceremony being performed at the home of his brother Christopher. Mr. and Mrs. Hughes are members of St. Patrick's church at South Bend, are liberal contributors to its support, are faithful in their church duties and enjoy the respect of a large circle of sincere friends.

OHN THOMAS HUNT, a member of chemical company No. J 2, Indianapolis city fire department, was born in county Ros- common, Ireland, April 25, 1865, a son of John and Ann Hunt, who came to America in 1868 and first located in New York, whence they went to Hamilton, Ohio, and in 1870, came to Indian- apolis, where the father died in September, 1874, and where the mother still resides. There were four children born to Mr. and Mrs. Hunt-three in Ireland and one in Hamilton, Ohio, viz: Anna, who is the wife of Martin Gavin, living on Agnes street, Indianapolis; James, who died in Ireland in childhood; John (760)

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Thomas, whose name opens this paragraph, and Patrick, weigh- master for the Kingan Packing company.

John Thomas Hunt was educated at St. John's academy and subsequently was for fourteen years employed by the Kingan Packing company as city salesman. October 1, 1892, he was appointed a member of the city fire department, and in this employ he has ever since remained. November 25, 1896, he was married, at the church of the Sacred Heart, by Rev. Father Haase, to Miss Frances T. Gantner, a native of Jennings county, Ind., and a daughter of Michael and Lena Gantner, now of Indianapolis. Mrs. Hunt is a graduate of Sacred Heart academy, and at the time of her marriage was a member of the Sacred Heart church choir, being a vocalist of more than local reputation. Of the eight children born to Mr. and Mrs. Gantner, beside Mrs. Hunt, four are deceased, the survivors being Lena, who is a bookkeeper and cashier for a mercantile house in Indianapolis; a daughter who is a sister in a convent in Kansas City, Mo. ; Michael, a tinner in Indian- apolis, and Frank, a theological student under the Franciscan order.

Mr. Hunt is a devout Catholic and has been active in his church life since infancy. He was an altar boy and assisted at the mass read when Bishop Chatard was exalted to his present emi- nent position, and served in the mass at the ordination of the Very Rev. D. O'Donaghue, and for four years was altar boy under the pastorate of that distinguished divine, and was five years a trustee of St. John's church. He was one of the organizers of the Emmett Guards, of which he was a first lieutenant, but resigned this com- mission to join the Indiana light infantry, in which he was a ser- geant; he was also a member of Bessonies commandery, Knights of Father Mathew, but resigned his membership in all, to accept his present position. In politics he is an unswerving democrat. His attendance at divine service is regular, Sunday being his day off duty, and he is generous, in his contributions to the support of the church and her good work. He and wife enjoy the society of a large circle of social acquaintances, and are greatly respected among all for their intrinsically good qualities, and have their pleasant residence at No. 631 South Missouri street, which is the old homestead.

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F RANK HULSMAN, a retired merchant, now residing on his farm in Shelby county, Ind., was born in Oldenburg, Germany, February 16, 1840, a son of Joseph and Mary (Holterhenriche) Hulsman, who were both born, reared and married in the same parish, and became the parents of nine children, viz: Elizabeth, Joseph, Henry and Christopher, all deceased; Bernard, a grocer of Cincinnati, Ohio; Teressa, widow of Peter Slusser, of Shelby- ville, Ohio; Charles and Caroline, deceased; and Frank, the sub- ject. The father of this family was a wealthy farmer and was very prominent in the work of the Catholic church in his native land.

Frank Hulsman, the subject, attended the parochial schools of his native province until fourteen years of age, and at the age of seventeen, in 1857, came to America with his sister, Caroline, and located in Cincinnati. Thence he went to the college of St. Thomas, at Bardstown, Ky., remained there until 1861, and then. entered St. Meinrad college, from which he graduated in 1862 and returned to Cincinnati, where he entered mercantile life as a clerk in a dry-goods store, in which he remained until 1864, when he formed a partnership with Louis Enneking and August Horst, and carried on the dry-goods trade until 1879, when he came to Shelby county, Ind., and bought a farm of 105 acres, to which he has since added 160 acres, and which is still his home, having also an inter- est in the Farmers' National bank of Shelbyville.

The marriage of Mr. Hulsman took place May 5, 1866, in Cincinnati, to Miss Philomena Rieckelman, a native of that city, born May 5, 1844, and a daughter of Herman H. and Catherine (Buddecke) Rieckelman, natives of Germany. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Hulsman has been blessed with seven children, viz: Philomena, wife of Peter Bierck, a harnessmaker of Madison, Ind .; Henry, of Shelby county; Victor, Agatha and Leo, at home; Cecile, a student of music at Madison, and Louis, a student at St. Mary's institute, of Dayton, Ohio. Mr. Hulsman and family are members of St. Vincent's Catholic church, in which Mr. Hulsman has served as secretary, treasurer and trustee, and has always been ardent and devout in the performance of his religious duties. In farming he devotes most of his attention to the raising of grain and the breeding of Jersey cattle, fine horses, etc. He has proven him- (762)

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self to be equally well qualified for agriculture as for merchan diz -- ing, and his social standing and that of his family is with the best people of Shelby county.

JOHN C. HUNTER, of Washington, Daviess county, Ind., is a native of this county and was born in Barr township July 29, 1863, a son of William and Lucinda Hunter. He was educated in the common schools, and at twenty-one years of age began farming on his own account, on a tract of 120 acres of good farm land given him by his father. This excellent farm he cultivated until 1895, in August of which year he located in Washington and embarked in the livery business, which he successfully prosecuted about two years. He was accommodating and square and just in all his dealings, and necessarily became a favorite with the public. He still owns and operates his farm, but has retired from the livery business.

Mr. Hunter was united in marriage October 21, 1891, with Miss Maggie O'Keefe, a native of Daviess county and a daughter of Morris and Mary O'Keefe, and this marriage has been blessed by the birth of one child-Helen. Mr. and Mrs. Hunter are consistent members of St. Simon's Catholic congregation, and in his politics Mr. Hunter is a democrat. An honest, straightforward and oblig- ing man, Mr. Hunter has won the respect of all, both in business and social circles, and his wife shares with him in general esteem.

C HARLES HUPE, M. D., of LaFayette, Ind., was born in Wellingholthausen, Hanover, Germany, July 26, 1857, son of Henry and Elizabeth (Moellering) Hupe, both parents natives of the same country.

Henry Hupe was a physician of distinguished ability and a man prominent in the public affairs of his native city. He accu- mulated a handsome competence in the practice of his profession and died in the kingdom of Hanover in August, 1886; his wife pre-

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ceded him to the grave, departing this life in the year 1871. They were the parents of five children, but two of whom survive, Con- rad, a professor in the university of Papenburg, Germany, and Dr. Charles Hupe, for whom this sketch is prepared. The Hupe family for generations have been ardent Catholics and the above-named Henry was a leader in the church of Wellingholthausen.

Dr. Charles Hupe's preliminary education was received in the parochial schools of his native town, which he attended until four- teen years of age, after which he was under a private tutor, who prepared him for college. He completed his literary course in the college at Muenster, Westphalia, and then entered upon the study of medicine in the medical department of the university of Halle, which he attended till 1880, when he entered the medical college at Greipswald, graduating from that institution two years later.

In November, 1883, the doctor came to the United States, landing at New York, proceeding thence to LaFayette, Ind., where he at once entered upon the active practice of his profession, which he has since successfully continued. He was married, Octo- ber 13, 1886, in LaFayette, to Josephine Riedlinger, daughter of Stephen and Frances (Honer) Riedlinger, the ceremony being solemnized in St. Boniface church by Father Pius. Dr. and Mrs. Hupe have three children, viz: Mary, Alice and Edward, who with the parents are members of St. Boniface parish. The doctor is medical examiner of four councils of the C. B. L., of LaFayette, Catholic Order of Foresters, belongs to the Knights of St. John, and is also a member of the Tippecanoe Medical society and ranks with the most successful physicians and surgeons of the city.

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History of the Catholic church in Indiana, Volume II, Part 46

Author: Blanchard, Charles, fl. 1882-1900, ed Publication date: 1898 Publisher: Logansport, Ind., A. W. Bowen & co. Number of Pages: 1476

Author: Blanchard, Charles, fl. 1882-1900, ed
Publication date: 1898
Publisher: Logansport, Ind., A. W. Bowen & co.
Number of Pages: 1476