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JAMES HERSON,
of the St. James Hotel, was born at Cincinnati, Ohio, March 31st, 1852, and came to Daviess County, Missouri, in 1855, and to St. Joseph in 1864. He received a good education in Dr. Huffaker's seminary, in Gallatin, Missouri, and commenced his eventful career as a hotel keeper while very young, occupying every position, from a waiter boy to an accom- plished landlord. He became a favorite of the railroad officials and the
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traveling public as the keeper of the Kansas Pacific dining hall at Law- rence, Kansas, and at Hago, Colorado, where he remained for several years. He also was the popular clerk at the Otis House, at Atchison, Kansas. In all these positions he gained hosts of friends by his kind and affable manners and uniform courtesy to' all. He conducted a res- taurant in this city for two years. At the Exposition of 1880, in this. city, he managed the main dining hall, which he conducted with marked success, giving general satisfaction. In October, 1880, he leased the old Heaton House, on Sixth Street and changed its name to the St. James, and has opened a house which is a credit to St. Joseph and its. worthy proprietor. He married Miss Mary E. Fuller, in Atchison, Kan- sas, Nov. 28th, 1877. They have two children : Maud and James.
LOUIS HERWIG
was born in Germany in 1850, and emigrated to America in 1867, land- ing at New York. He came direct to St. Joseph. Had a good common school education ; was married, June 6, 1868, to Miss Rosa Zillas, a native of Germany, and by this union they have two children. He is a member of the Mannærchor, and German benevolent societies.
M. E. HERBERT,
of the firm of M. E. Herbert & Co., was born in Chicago, Illinois, August 15, 1851, and there was educated, raised to manhood and learned the trade of plumbing and gas fitting. He came to St. Joseph in Jan- uary, 1880, engaging in trade on Market Square. His business soon increased to such an extent that he was obliged to remove to the com- modious store he now occupies, which is well filled with a line of gas fixtures, lamps, etc., that will compare favorably with any in this vicin- ity. His trade extends into Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa. He is one of the most thoroughly skilled gas fitters and plumbers in the West.
IGNATIUS HERBERT,
carriage trimmer, was born November 1I, 1841, at Fladungen, Bavaria, South Germany, where he was raised. In the spring of 1854, his family emigrated to America, and settled in Utica, New York, where they resided six months. September 1, 1854, they came to St. Joseph and located. Here Herbert served his apprenticeship with Alexander Doeff. In 1861, upon the outbreak of the war, he enlisted in the First Nebraska Infantry, and served three years. In 1864, after being honorably dis- charged, he returned to St. Joseph and followed his trade, and in 1876, he opened the Herbert House, which he carried on successfully, and rented it in order to give his whole attention to his business as carriage
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trimmer. Was married, June II, 1865, to Miss Clara P. Walter. She died August 19, 1880, leaving one child, Flora Matilda, born September 1, 1866.
GEORGE HERBST,
contractor and builder, was born in Baden, Germany, September 6, 1825, and was there raised and learned his trade. He came to the United States in 1853, his father, Matthias, locating with the family in St. Jos- eph, where he was a constant resident. Our subject engaged in working at his trade, and to-day in St. Joseph there are many specimens of his skill, among which are the St. Joseph and New Ulm breweries, the can- ning factory, and others. In 1873, he met with a severe loss. He con- structed the Exposition building, and as it neared completion, a cyclone demolished the entire structure. It crippled his finances to an alarming extent, but with an energy characteristic of a German, soon recovered his losses. He was married in Dubuque, Iowa, to Miss Tris Walden- spul. They have two children, Anson and Herman, a promising young man, and a carpenter.
JOSEPH HERMANN.
brick manufacturer, was born in Baden, Germany, March 10, 1842, and in 1857, came to America with his parents, the family taking up their abode in St. Joseph, where our subject has since been a constant resident, with the exception of a few years spent in the far West. He here learned the brick making trade, which he has given his entire attention. He has been closely identified with the building interests of the city, furnishing the brick for many of its substantial structures. In this important branch of industry, he is numbered among the largest manufacturers in the northwest. He was married in 1867, to Mary Weidberger. By this union they have three children, Emma, Phena and Eliza. He is a member of the German Benevolent Society.
J. F. HESCHONG,
book binder and paper hanger, has been a resident of Buchanan County for twenty-four years, and was born- June 4, 1825, at Zweibrucken, Rhein- flake, South Germany. There he was raised, and learned the trade of book binding. In 1847, he opened his business, which he carried on suc- cessfully until 1849, when the revolution broke out. Having nourished for a long time liberal ideas, he joined the Republican party and took an active part in their fights and struggles. When his party was conquered, his property was confiscated, and he had to leave his birth-place. He went to Strasburg, France, where he was employed for about one year ; then emigrated to America, and arrived in 1850 at New Orleans, and
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after a short time went to Cincinnati, Ohio. There he remained for two years ; and having accumulated a fair fortune, came to Hannibal, Mis- souri, where he opened his business, and continued it for five years. In 1857, he came to St. Joseph and opened immediately after his arrival a book bindery and paper hanging establishment, which he carried on, aided by his two sons, with great success. He was married in 1851, to Miss Katharina Kiefer, who died six months after. In 1852, he married Miss Augusta Sauppe. They have four children-John Friedrich, born August 2, 1856; was married to Miss Ottilie Neuendorfer, and settled in Peoria, Illinois ; Gustav Adolph, born October 6, 1860; Emma Louise, born November 23, 1862 ; Wilhelm August, born December 6, 1864.
HESSE & WICKENHŒFER,
manufacturers of carriages, buggies and spring wagons. This firm established their trade in the spring of 1881. They are both accom- plished workmen, and in first-class work and general repairing, promise in the future to rival the older establishments. Fred. Hesse is a native of Saxony, Germany, and was born October 30, 1840; was reared and learned his trade in his native country, and came to the United States in 1868, locating in St. Joseph. For a number of years he was in the employ of Conrad Tanner. In 1877, erected the shop now occuped by John Haflinger. His wife was formerly Miss Mary Brombecker. They have two children, Minna and Herrman. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. Encampment, and Foresters. Jacob Wickenhæfer was born in Hessen, Germany, March 25, 1855, and came to the United States in 1871, locating in Farmington, Iowa, where he learned the wagon making trade. After this he worked in different points in Iowa, Illinois and Missouri, coming to St. Joseph in the spring of 1877. Until 1881 he was in the employ of William Pape. Mr. W. is one of the accomplished workmen and popular young men of this city ; is a member of the Turner Rifles.
JOHN HILL,
of the firm of W. W. Scott & Co., roofers, was born in DeKalb, Buchanan County, Missouri, August 25, 1852. His father, Thomas Hill, was a farmer, and in 1865 went to Montana, engaging in stock raising. John accompanied him, and returned during the autumn of 1867. In 1874, he again went there, remaining three years, and later visited the western country, spending a few years in Texas and the Cherokee country. In the spring of 1881 he formed a partnership with Mr. Scott. He is a Mason and an Odd Fellow.
F. HENSHAW,
of Henshaw & Co.'s carriage repository, is an early settler of Buchanan County, and has contributed much to St. Joseph's enterprises. Is a
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native of Prussia, Germany, and was born March 25, 1826. In 1845, he came to the United States. After a short sojourn in New Orleans he removed to St. Louis, where he resided for a time, engaged in the jew- elry trade, and in 1849, came to St. Joseph. For a number of years he worked on the river between St. Joseph and Omaha, in the capacity of steward, after which, for seventeen years, he was employed in keeping the eating house at the Hannibal & St. Joseph Railway depot. Was at Cameron in the same capacity for some time. Few men of St. Joseph were more closely identified with the early steamboat trade than Mr. Henshaw, or of latter years as a business man. In 1880, he engaged in his present business. Is a member of the Masonic fraternity and a Knight Templar.
WILLIAM HINDENNACH,
the premium boot and shoe man, was born in Wurtemberg, Germany, September 3rd, 1840, and received instructions in his trade at London and Paris. In 1872, he came to the United States and located at once in St. Joseph, in a short time establishing himself in his trade, which has been very successful. In 1877, he married Rosa Craps. They have one daughter, Hellaman. Mr. H. well merits the title of the "Premium," as can be shown by the number of diplomas and silver medals which he has received for the finest workmanship on boots, shoes, etc. Such work- men as he are few and far between.
GEORGE T. HOAGLAND,
retired banker, etc., is a native of Elizabethtown, New Jersey, and was born February, 7, 1814. His father, Cornelius H. Hoagland, was an old resident of that state, and died in 1832. His mother, formerly Catharine Brown, died in 1880. The subject of this sketch came West in 1837. In 1838, he located in Boonville, Missouri, and opened the first lumber yard at that point, remaining until 1852, when he located in St. Joseph, opening a yard on the corner of Fourth and Edmond Streets. He also opened the first regular yards in pine and domestic lumber, at Council Bluffs and Omaha, the latter, his son, G. A., now operates. He also opened a yard at Hannibal, and afterwards became one of the organizers and is now President of the Badger State Lumber Company, their whole- sale point being Hannibal, and their mills are located on the Chippewa River, Wisconsin. In that state they own extensive tracts of pine lands. For a number of years Mr. H. was President of the Buchanan County Bank, and he has been a member of the City Council, and has been closely identified in all matters pertaining to the city's interest. Owing to failing health, of late years, he has been obliged to retire from active business. Religiously Mr. Hoagland's sympathies are with the Metho-
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dists, and in that cause has been an active worker, and also a local min- ister of that denomination. He was originally a Presbyterian, having been united to that faith in 1832. To him much credit is due for estab- lishing the Presbyterian Church at Boonville, of which he was an elder for several years. He was married in February, 1842, at Elizabethtown, New Jersey, to Miss Nannie Gale, of Haverhill, Massachusetts. She is .an estimable lady. They have had three children, George A., Theodore B., and Emeline B., wife of Benjamin R. Vineyard, one of St. Joseph's attorneys.
JOHN A. HORN,
was born in Germany, November 25, 1808, and emigrated to America in 1835, locating at Baltimore, Maryland, thence to Wheeling, Virginia, Cincinnati, Ohio, St. Louis, Missouri, and in 1847, located permanently at St. Joseph, where he has resided ever since. He was married to Louisa Hornung in 1841. She was born August 18, 1826, in Germany. They had five children, Louis, born November 26, 1843; John, born March 23, 1845 ; August, born September 18, 1853; Bettie, born June 15, 1856; and Charles, born August 20, 1864. All the children are living. In early life Mr. Horn learned the trade of a baker, and afterwards became a farmer. In 1856, he was shot through the head by a colored man, but fortunately nothing serious resulted therefrom. The bullet entered in front of the left ear, ranging upward, passing out between the upper portion of the right ear and temple. The assassin, whether a colored man in reality or imitation, was in pursuit of money, but owing to the report, became frightened and made a hasty retreat with- out securing anything of value. Mr. Horn lost considerable property by the late war. He is a member of the German Lutheran Church.
WILLIAM E. HOSEA,
of the firm of Tootle, Hosea & Co., St. Joseph, one of the largest dry goods jobbing houses in the West, was born in Sussex County, Dela- ware, April 26, 1846. He was the youngest of a family of ten children. His father, John Hosea, was a farmer. He died in 1852. His mother's maiden name was Nancy T. Jefferson. Young William was raised on his father's farm, from which he attended school in the winter season. In 1862, he determined to seek a wider field for the development of his energies, and starting West, he settled in St. Joseph, Missouri. He first secured a position as porter in the house of Tootle & Fairleigh at a small salary, which was increased from year to year till, by the year 1867, he had rendered his services of sufficient value to secure an inter- est in the business. He was the first salesman from St. Joseph to go out upon the road with samples of dry goods. He continued, for five years,
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to fill the position of traveling salesman, meeting during that period with excellent success. January 1, 1877, the firm name was changed to Tootle, Hosea & Co. Since that time he has devoted his attention entirely to the management of the business and making purchases for the house. In 1873, he married Miss Jennie Smith, daughter of the late George Smith, one of St. Joseph's early, as well as most reputable mer- chants. They have a family of five children living, Jeannie N., William Edwin, George Smith, Lenora and Katie B. One daughter, Edna May, died in infancy. Mr. Hosea, in his success in life, is a living evidence of what pluck and perseverance, coupled with sterling integrity, may accomplish.
J. B. HOWEL,
grocer, among the first settlers of the Platte Purchase, and a man who has figured conspicuously in the pioneer days in Northwestern Missouri, is our subject. He is a native of Washington County, Kentucky, and was born December Ist, 1816. At an early age he removed to Indiana with his parents, and afterwards to Illinois. His father, Benjamin, died when J. B. was quite young. The latter subsequently returned to Indi- ana, and in 1839, came to Missouri, locating in what was known as Jim- town, Andrew County, five miles northeast of the present site of St. Joseph. Here he engaged in the furniture trade, continuing until the autumn of 1841, when he removed to Savannah, where he was interested in trade for a number of years, and at times was engaged in agricultural pursuits. In September, 1867, he established himself in trade in St. Joseph. For forty-two years Mr. Howel watched the development of the Platte Purchase, and to that development he has contributed amply, and few residents at the present day are more widely known. He is a gentleman, unassuming in his demeanor, and popular with the masses. In 1850, he went to California by the overland route, and was gone about a year. Was married in 1848, to Miss Elizabeth Carroll, of Ken- tucky. They had two children, one of whom is living, Benson A. Prince Edward is deceased.
DR. JOHN BLACK HOWARD
was born in Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Kentucky, on the 16th day of December, 1819. His parents, John H. Howard and Sarah Marrifield, were most excellent persons, but very poor. His father died when he was but eight years old, leaving his family, consisting of a wife and eight children in very destitute circumstances. He was fortunate enough to be able to attend a seminary for a short time, and became so well versed in the rudiments of English that he afterwards taught schools, successfully, in the same neighborhood and also in Washington County.
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When twenty-three years of age he began the study of medicine in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, and continued his studies four years and nine months before he commenced the practice. He was wholly without means and had to struggle hard to make a living for himself and his mother's family. A young friend of his, Mr. E. H. Haycraft, a young apothecary, having determined to come to the then promising town of St. Joseph, he concluded to accompany him. His business flourished and he prospered. His advice and prescriptions became so popular that he was compelled to resort to the practice of his profession, and very soon he had a large and lucrative practice, and, in 1851, notwithstand- ing his immersion in the mysteries and labors of his profession, he felt a restlessness and disquietude which he could not cast off, and for which he could not account. A fair girl, a Miss Herndon, had recently come to St. Joseph, and the Doctor was accidentally thrown into her associa- tion. He found her image constantly rising upon his mental vision wherever he might be, and he could only be satisfied when in her pres- ence. He had been so platonic and reserved in ladies' society thereto- fore that no one suspected that he could ever have awakened in his bosom a tender sentiment, but that cunning little god, who takes delight in discharging his arrows everywhere, saw fit to shoot one straight into the Doctor's heart, and, like all others who receive the fatal shaft, he had to succumb, and the consequence was he married Miss Sarah Herndon, of Richmond, Kentucky, April 10th, 1851. They have five children liv- ing : Kate R., Martha, Ann M., Dixie and Leo P.
JAMES HOY,
of the firm of James Hoy & Son, ice dealers, was born in County Louth, Ireland, and came to America with his parents when seven years of age, locating in Maryland, and was there raised to manhood, and educated, and came west in 1855, locating at Sioux City, Iowa, where he resided a few years. He owned one-half the land, and assisted in laying out the town of Covington, Nebraska, and in 1858 came to St. Joseph. For a number of years he was engaged in trade, and for two years has con- fined his attention to the ice business. In 1861, he was married to Miss Ann Shea. By this union they have had eleven children, five of whom are living : James H, John, Annie, Will and Kate ; lost six : Ellen, Peter, Michael, Rose, Richard and Joseph.
CHRISTIAN A. HUBACHER,
manager of the Eagle Milling Company, was born in 1843, at Fraubran- nen, Canton Bern, Switzerland, and when six years old, came with his mother to the United States. They arrived at New Orleans, and went to St. Louis, remaining for six months. From there Christian came to St.
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Joseph, in 1849, where, after having received his education, he was employed in a bakery and grocery until 1863. Having had the desire to see the Far West, he went to Montana, where he opened a store, which he kept with great success for three years and a half. In 1866, he returned to St. Joseph, and was in the employ of Hartwig & Brother until 1873, when a partnership was formed with C. N. Mayer, in the boot and shoe business. From this Mr. H. retired in October, 1873. In June, 1874, he became business manager of the Eagle Milling Company, which responsible position he still holds. The company are able to turn out one hundred barrels of flour daily. Was married May 3, 1869, to Miss Hannah L. Schmidt. They have five children-Theodore Rudolph, born May 5, 1870; Charles Edwin, born July 6, 1872; Albert Wilhelm, born November 14, 1875 ; Eda Fredericka, born January 6, 1878; Clara, born April 19, 1880.
DR. CLARENCE G. HUBBELL
was born in Clay County, Missouri, December 13, 1845, and was raised a farmer, receiving a common school education in youth, which he sup- plemented by a three years' course at Bethany College, Virginia, mak- ing choice of the practice of medicine as a profession, and attended lectures at the St. Louis Medical College, from which he was graduated. At Columbus, Boone County, Missouri, in 1868, he commenced the active duties of his profession, and continued his residence there until 1877, when he came to St. Joseph. For several years he has given a great deal of attention to the study of the eye and ear, and he has become very successful in their treatment. The Doctor is connected with the College of Physicians and Surgeons, and is Professor of Chemistry, and also lec- turer on the eye and ear; is a member of the Northwestern Medical Soci- ety, and while living in Boone County was one of the organizers of the Boone County Medical Society. Miss Marian Russell, daughter of Col. F. T. Russell, an able attorney of Columbia, is his wife. They have one daughter, Carrie.
DANIEL J. HUBBARD,
farmer, Section 27, post office St. Joseph, was born in Virginia, Novem- ber 7, 1822, and had a very limited education. He emigrated to Mis- souri, in 1847, locating in Buchanan County, and has followed farming all his life. Was married December 5, 1861, to Miss Mary E. Adams. She was born in Caldwell County, Missouri, March 8, 1844. By this union, they had four children, Smith, born October 16, 1863, died August 1, 1865 ; William, born. July 17, 1865; Katie, born November 17, 1868, and Mattie, born April 4, 1871. By his own assiduity, he has saved 160 acres of land, mostly under fence, with a good house and barn, and in a
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good state of cultivation, with ten acres of orchard, and three and one half acres of vineyard. He also has valuable property in St. Joseph. He has been school director for several years.
LOUIS HUGGINS.
of F. L. Sommer & Co., is a native of Kentucky, and was born February 1, 1843, and is the son of James and Mary Huggins, pioneers of that state. When Louis was in his fifteenth year, the family removed to St. Joseph, where he was raised to manhood and educated. It may be said that since he came to this city, he has been constantly identified with the business circles, as for a number of years he clerked in different houses, and was also engaged in the notion trade. In 1874, he embarked in the soap manufacturing business, in which he continued until 1877, when he became one of the firm of F. L. Sommer & Co., cracker manufacturers.
W. A. HUNTER,
of the Vulcan Iron Works, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 6, 1837, and was raised to manhood, educated and learned his trade in that city. Upon immigrating west, he located at Jacksonville, Illinois, pursuing his trade for five years. In 1880, he came to St. Joseph. His specialty is in making steam boilers, oil and water tanks, bank and jail vaults, etc. He is an accommodating gentleman, and is doing a lucrative business.
H. H. HUGHES,
General Agent for the St. Joseph and DesMoines Railroad, one of the popular railroad agents in St. Joseph, and one who is deserving of more than a passing notice, is the subject of this sketch. He was born in Plymouth, Devonshire, England, January 7, 1841, and there received his education and spent his boyhood days. At the age of eighteen, he became cashier in the Law and Fire Insurance Company of London. The duties of this important position he discharged creditably to him- self and the satisfaction of his employers for ten years. At the same . desk worked Mr. Charles Cushman, brother of Charlotte Cushman, America's favorite actress. The lineage of the Hughes family is traced back to the Norman conquest, as per De Brito Baronetage. His father, William, was a barrister, and a son of the Rev. Sir Robert Hughes, bar- onet. In the spring of 1869, Mr. Hughes came to the United States, tak- ing up his abode in St. Joseph, and for five years was with George Olds, the General Freight Agent for the Kansas City, St. Joseph & Council Bluffs Railroad. On the Ist of November, 1878, he accepted his present position. Few men in railroad circles stand higher or have a larger circle of appreciative acquaintances than Mr. Hughes. He has been
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twice married. First to Miss Elizabeth Howell, daughter of Rev. H. Howell, an Episcopalian minister of Hampshire, England. By this union he had one daughter, Beatrice. Mrs. Hughes died in her native country. His present wife was formerly Miss P. H. Wilson, of London, England, whom he married in 1869.
A. L. HUNT,
the Market Square painter, is a native of Platte County, Missouri, and was born .February 19, 1847; was there raised and educated, learning his trade principally in Kansas City. In 1875, he took up his abode in St. Joseph, and worked as journeyman until 1878. For a time he con- ducted business in Platte City. In 1878, he engaged in trade. He mar- ried, in 1871, Miss Clara Wardtfager, They have a family of five child- ren : Minnie, James, Emma, Jennie and an infant. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. and the Foresters.
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