Biographical and historical memoirs of Adams, Clay, Hall and Hamilton counties, Nebraska, comprising a condensed history of the state, a number of biographies of distinguished citizens of the same, a brief descriptive history of each of the counties mentioned, and numerous biographical sketches of the citizens of such counties, Part 42

Author: Goodspeed Brothers
Publication date: 1890
Publisher: Chicago, The Goodspeed publishing co.
Number of Pages: 820

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raised a good average crop last year, and is one of the first-class farmers of his township.

Christian P. Hargleroad, farmer and stock raiser, Holstein, Neb. Mr. Hargleroad was originally from Franklin County, Pa., where his birth oc- curred December 5, 1852, and is the son of M. E. - Hargleroad, a native of Pennsylvania, whose sketch immediately precedes this. Christian Hargleroad was early taught the duties of farm life, and it was but natural perhaps, that when he was starting out in life for himself he should choose agricultural pursuits as his future occupation. He received a good common school education, and this he has greatly improved by self study since reaching years of maturity. He moved with his parents to Ne- braska, in the spring of 1875, settled in Adams County, and entered land in Cottonwood Township. Later he sold this place and purchased his present property, which consists of 160 acres of good land two miles from Holstein. He has a comfortable house, good out buildings, and has a fine young orchard of a select variety of fruit. In his political views he affiliates with the Republican party, and has held a number of local positions in the town- ship. He was elected assessor of Cottonwood Town- ship, and served in 1879 and 1885, and re-elected in 1886, but did not qualify, and was elected town- ship treasurer in 1887. He was elected in 1880 and served as magistrate one term, and also served as a member of the school board. Mr. Hargleroad was married here on January 9, 1881, to Miss Mary A. Evans, a native of Pennsylvania, and the daughter of John Evans. Mrs. Hargleroad was reared and educated in Lancaster County. To this union have been born two children: Proe and Maria M. Mr. Hargleroad is one of the young but very successful and progressive farmers of the county. He raised forty-five acres of corn last year, thirty acres of barley, twenty-five acres of wheat and ten acres of oats. He also has some of the place in timothy.

Michael A. Hargleroad. Among the worthy citizens of Adams County, Neh., none are more deserving of mention than Mr. Hargleroad, whose residence within the borders of this county has extended over a period of sixteen years. During this time he has been a hard working, industrious

man, and has served his county in various capacities, and the success which has attended his labors in the conduct of his official affairs is such that naught but words of commendation have been bestowed upon him. He is one of the first members of the board of supervisors of Adams County, and has been school moderator of his district for three years. He was born in Franklin County, "Keystone State," July 13, 1854, and is one of a family .of six sons and four daughters born to Michael E. and Eliza- beth (Brough) Hargleroad, both of whom were born in Franklin County, and left their Pennsylvania home in 1874 to seek a home in the far West. They settled in Cottonwood Township, Adams County, Neb., and here engaged in the occupation of hus- bandry. The mother is now deceased, having passd from life in full communion with the Dunkard Church. Michael A. Hargleroad was reared to man- hood in this locality, and was married here to Miss Sadie E. Conley, a daughter of James and Martha E. (Banta) Conley, natives of Wisconsin. Mr. and Mrs. Hargleroad have been blessed by the birth of two sons: Charles and Robert.

R. J. Harrenstein has long been considered one of the leading agriculturists and stockmen of Adams County, Neb., and it may be said that he fully deserves the success which has crowned his efforts. He was born in Hanover, Germany, in 1844, being the third child born to C. G. Harrenstein and Galy Heddinga, his wife, the former of whom was a suc- cessful merchant and died in the town of Hinte in 1889, at the age of eighty-three years. His wife died in 1883 at the age of seventy-four years. Their children are: Garret, Sarah, R. J., Bernhard, John and Allie. In the year 1868 R. J. Harren- stein started out in life to do for himself, and think- ing the New World offered better advantages for an ambitious and enterprising man, he came to the United States and settled on a farm near Freeport, in Stephenson County, III., but in 1872 he removed to Grundy Connty, Iowa. Here he was married the same year to Miss Swancy Deacon, a daughter of Sebelt Deacon, of Illinois, and two years after the celebration of his nuptials he settled in Hanover Township, Adams County, Neb., taking up land to the amount of eighty acres. Ile has since pur-

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chased 120 acres, and now has a fine, well improved and stocked farm. Being one of the early pioneers here he experienced many hardships in securing a comfortable home for his family, but being persist- ent, energetic and frugal, he met with the success his labors merited, and is considered by all to be a substantial citizen of the county and a good friend and neighbor. Schools and churches find in him a liberal patron, and in his political views he has been a Republican since coming to this country. He and wife are members of the Reformed Church, and have become the parents of the following children: Tiny, the eldest, died in 1875; Galy, Tiny, Cornelia, Frida, Sarah, Anna and Dora.

Michel Antony Hartigan is a prominent member of the Hastings bar, and his name is identified with the welfare of that city and Adams Connty. He was born in Carbondale, Luzerne County, Pa., July 12, 1849, and was the eldest of ten children born to William and Kathleen (Ragan) Hartigan, the former of whom was born in Ireland in 1817, and the latter in Pennsylvania, in the city of Phila- delphia, in 1824. William Hartigan came to the United States at the age of twelve years, and first located in Schuylkill County, Pa., and after reaching a suitable age, was for a number of years superintendent of the Lackawanna Iron & Coal Company, at Scranton, Pa. Later he engaged in farming and this occupation now receives his atten- tion. John Ragan, the maternal grandfather, was born in the "Emerald Isle," but was exiled during the troubles of 1798, and upon reaching the shores of America he settled in Pennsylvania, where he died in 1865, at the advanced age of one hundred and nine years. Michel Antony Hartigan re- mained on the farm until fourteen years of age, and on June 20, 1863, joined the Pennsylvania Reserves, and took part in the bloody battle of Gettysburg, where he was severely wounded, and from the field of battle was taken to the hospital at Fort Schuyler, N. Y. Upon his recovery he returned home and entered St. Joseph's College, at St. Joseph, Pa., with the intention of preparing himself for a priest, but this college was burned on January 1, 1864, and Mr. Hartigan then entered Owego Academy, at Owego, N. Y., where he remained four years and

eight months, during which time he lived in the house of Hon. John M. Parker, a judge of the New York supreme court. £ Subsequently Mr. Hartigan entered the University of Notre Dame, at South Bend, Ind., and in 1878 graduated from this insti- tution in the literary and law departments, receiving the degree of LL. B. Prior to this, in March, 1869, Mr. Hartigan had wedded Miss Martha Cran- dall, at Cold Water, Mich., and in this State he made his home until 1878, at which time he came to Nebraska, and was an active legal practitioner of Plattsmouth until 1888, when he came to Hastings. Here he has become well known, and is already ranked among the leading lawyers of the State. He is a stockholder in the City National Bank, also the Hastings Electric Light & Power Company, for both of which he acts as counsel, as well as for the Eastern Banking Company. He has always been a Republican in politics, and during his residence in Michigan was elected three different times as county superintendent of schools, one term as circuit court commissioner, and three times as mayor of Reed City, the place of his residence. He is liberal in his religious views, while his wife, and children, who number six, are members of the Episcopal Church. The names of the latter are: John C., Kathleen, Michel A., William B., Anna and Gil- more (twins).

Philander E. Hatch, junior member of the firm of Norton & Hatch, bankers of Kenesaw and Mad- rid, Neb., is a native of Connecticut, born at New Milford, July 25, 1861. His parents, John and Diana Louisa (Canfield) Hatch, were both natives of Connecticut, where they now reside, and where the father is extensively engaged in farming. Philander E. Hatch attended the public schools, and after- ward entered Whittlesey's Seminary at New Preston, Conn., where he completed his course. At the age of fourteen years he accepted the responsible posi- tion of station and express agent in the employment of the Shepaug Valley Railroad, and after having spent two years here he entered the commercial de- partment of Yale Business College, where by close application he finished the usual six months' course in four months, graduating in 1877. Following his graduation he accepted a position as assistant book-

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keeper with Sargent & Co., of New Haven, and re- mained there nearly two years. He then became bookkeeper for Peck & Bishop of the same place, and later was head bookkeeper for H. B. Armstrong & Co., where he remained till failing health com- pelled him to resign. In April, 1887, he came to Kenesaw, and became a member of the present firm. On November 7, 1883, at Guilford, Conn., he was united in marriage with Miss Elouise C. Norton, a native of Guilford, Conn., and a daughter of Henry E. and Lucy A. (Munger) Norton. [For particulars of parents see sketch of Henry E. Nor- ton. ] One child, Florence E., whose birth occurred on August 20, 1887, is the result of this union. Mr. and Mrs. Hatch are members of the Presby- terian Church, and have the respect and esteem of all acquainted with them. In 1889 Mr. Hatch was elected clerk of Kenesaw Township, and is at present clerk of the village of Kenesaw. He has also served as a member of the town board. He is a K. of P.

John G. Hayzlett, merchant, Kenesaw, Neb. Mr. Hayzlett, one of the oldest settlers and promi- nent business men of Kenesaw, is a native of Vir- ginia, born March 5, 1830, and is the son of An- drew and Catherine (Huggard) Hayzlett, who were both natives of Virginia. In 1831 the parents re- moved to Indiana, located in Hancock County, where they resided until 1853, and then removed to Iowa. They settled in Linn County, and there the father died in 1886 at the age of eighty-five years. His widow followed him to the grave in 1888, being ninety-one years of age at the time of her death. Their family consisted of three sons and one daugh- ter, John G. being the eldest. He grew to matu- rity with his parents, receiving such limited advan- tages for an education as the district schools of that early period afforded, and when twenty-one years of age he began farming, which occupation he followed in Indiana until 1854, when he removed to Linn County, Iowa. Previous to this, on March 20, 1851, he married Miss Eleanor K. Hatfield, a native of the Old Dominion, who died in 1872, leaving seven children. In 1857 Mr. Hayzlett began merchan- dising in Linn County, and in 1867 he was elected sheriff of that county, filling the office in such an able and efficient manner that he was twice re-elected,

holding the office longer than any other person before or since. Previously he had been elected justice of the peace, and had served in that capacity for several years. In 1862 he enlisted in Company F, Twenty-fourth Iowa Volunteer Infantry, and was elected first lieutenant of the company. Ile partici- pated in the battle of Port Gibson, bombardment of Grand Gulf, Champion's Hill, Black River, Vicks- burg, was present at its capture, and was in the battle of Jackson. In 1863 he resigned his com- mission and returned to his home. He was never wounded during service. On May 2, 1876, he was united in marriage to Miss Jennie L. Platner, a native of New York. Mr. and Mrs. Hayzlett are both respected members of the Presbyterian Church of Kenesaw, of which he is an elder, and is also superintendent of the Sabbath-school. Mrs. Hayz- lett is active in woman's work, and takes a deep interest in all charitable and benevolent enterprises. In 1888 she was elected a delegate, from Nebraska, to the national meeting of the W. C. T. U., held in the city of New York. In 1878 Mr. Hayzlett came to Kenesaw, where he purchased a farm and also established himself in the mercantile business in the young town, being among the earliest inhabitants of the place. He has since continued in the mercantile business, and enjoys the confidence and patronage of a large circle of acquaintances. In 1878 he was appointed justice of the peace and was the first to hold that office in Kenesaw. He has since been several times re-elected, and has held the position continuously since, with the exception of about two years. He is a member of the G. A. R., and is also a member of the Masonic Fraternity, Kenesaw Lodge No. 144, and Mount Nebo Commandery No. 11, Hastings, Neb.

S. L. Ileaps, farmer and stock raiser, Pauline, Neb. Mr. Heaps, one of the pioneer settlers of Lit- tle Blue Township, homesteaded 160 acres of land on Section 20 in 1872, and is now one of the sub -. stantial and enterprising citizens of the county. He was born in Henry County, Ill., in 1851, and was the eighth in a family of nine children born to the union of W. G. and Ilester (Green) Heaps, natives of Pennsylvania. The father was one of the sturdy sons of toil, and in 1846 moved to Henry County,

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Ill., where he bought land at Government price, com- menced improving it, and there made his permanent home. The mother died in Illinois in 1886. Of their children, C. L., married, and resides in Illinois; Barbara, now Mrs. Wolf, resides in Henry County, Ill .; W. T., married, and resides in Hayes County, Kas .; I. G., enlisted, in 1861, for three years in Company I, Twenty-seventh Illinois Infantry, served three years and held the rank of first lieutenant; he was wounded at Pittsburg Landing, and then at Island No. 10 he was taken prisoner and confined in Andersonville for six months; at the expiration of his term of enlistment he recruited a company- Company I, Twenty-seventh Illinois Infantry, and was made captain of the same; he served until cessation of hostilities; he is now traveling for a journal company; John B., enlisted in Company A, One Hundred and Twelfth Illinois Infantry, for three years; he was killed at Resaca, Ga., on May 2, 1864, and is buried in the South; Mary, now Mrs. Maxwell, a widow, resides in Illinois; Martha is now Mrs. Arnold, of Little Blue Township, Adams County, Neb .; S. L. and J. P., married, and the latter re- sides on the homestead in Illinois. S. L. Heaps was reared to farm life and educated in the schools of Henry County, Ill. He commenced farming for himself on his homestead in 1872, and improved his farm as he could. He also taught school in Adams County, and thus made most of his time. He was married in February, 1876, in Illinois, to Miss Mary E. Twyer, a native of Canada. Her death occurred in September, 1881. To this union were born two children: Aldis and Elton. S. L. Heaps' second marriage took place in Henry County, Ill., in 1883, to Miss Anna E. Luhmann, a native of that county, and her death occurred in January, 1888. Two children were the fruits of this union: Guy and Leroy. Mr. Heaps was married at What Cheer, Iowa, in 1889, to Mrs. Mollie Killion, nee Henry, who was reared in that State. She has two children by her former marriage: Stella and Ray Killion. In the spring of 1876 Mr. Heaps erected a frame house, and has taken pains to set out a good orchard. He has good barns and outbuildings and a pipe laid in the house furnishes them with both soft and hard water. Mr. Heaps is quite deeply in-

terested in stock raising, making a specialty of Hereford stock and having a good grade of Norman horses. He is active in politics, and votes with the Republican party. He is chairman of the Republi- can central committee, and has been supervisor two terms, after which he resigned. He is a member of the Farmers' Alliance. He owns the store and hall in Paulina, and is one of the prominent citizens of the community. His farm consists of 400 acres of good tillable land.

Michael Hess, farmer and stock raiser, Hastings, Neb. Among the many residents of foreign birth in Adams County, Neb., none are more deserving of mention than the subject of this sketch. He was born in Bavaria, Germany, in 1840, and was the son of Thomas and Barbara (Balling) Hess. The father was born in 1800, was a farmer by occupation, and was married in Germany to Miss Balling, which union resulted in the birth of four sons and one danghter: Thomas, Barney, Barbara, Michael, and John, who left his native country for America, located in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1870, and is there engaged in the hotel business. Michael Hess re- mained in his native country until thirty-one years of age. From twenty-one till twenty-eight years old he served as soldier in the Second Cuerasier Regi- ment, Prince Adelbert, in the Army of Bavaria, and fought in the War of 1866 on the Austrian side against the Prussians; and in 1871 emigrated to the United States, settling in Leland, Mich., and while there worked in a blasting furnace. He was married in 1871 to Miss Margaret Menninger, daughter of John Menninger, and in 1872 he moved to Nebraska, locating where he now resides. He entered 160 acres of. land, and now has all well improved and all under fence. He has five children living and two deceased, Emile and Anna B. being the ones deceased, and the following are now living: Bertha, born in Michigan in 1872; Hattie, born in Nebraska in 1874; Alexander, born in Nebraska in 1877; Amelia, born in Nebraska in 1879, and Barbara, who was born in 1881. All the children are at home. When Mr. Hess first moved to Ne- braska the country was all in prairie, and his nearest neighbor was miles distant. Since then there have been many improvements, and Hastings has built

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up very rapidly. He likes the country, and expects to make it his home. He and his wife are members of the Catholic Church. He is interested in politi- cal matters, and is a Democrat in his principles.

John D. Hleye, farmer and stoekman, Hastings, Neb. John Henry Heye, the father of the subject of this sketch, was a native of Germany, and was a carpenter by trade. He was married in his native country to Miss Geske Janssen, also a native of Germany, and to them were born the following children: John D., Anna, Lena, and an infant son (name not remembered). The parents died in the old country in 1868 and 1864, respectively. They were members of the Lutheran Church. John D. Ileye passed his school days in Germany, and was mar- ried in that country in 1858 to Miss Anna M. Boltjes, a daughter of Fred and Mina Boltjes, natives also of Germany. John D. Ileye erossed the ocean to the United States in 1864, settled in New York City, and there remained two years. In 1866 he came west and settled in Ogle County, Ill., remained there for eight years, and in 1874 moved to Nebraska, settling in Blaine Township, Adams County. In 1877 he purchased 480 acres of land, and now has this fine traet of land under cultivation and well improved. He has been very successful in farming and stock raising. To his marriage have been born ten children, the first three of whom were born in Germany: Lena (now Mrs. Stimbert, re- sides in Kansas), John (married to Miss Mary Hil- bers and resides on his father's place in Blaine Township), George (deceased), Louis F. (married to Miss Katie Johnson and lives in Adams County), Henry (at home), Minnie Anna (in Kansas with her sister), Dedrick (at home), Lizzie (at home), Herme- nia (at home), and August (also at home). Mr. and Mrs. Heye are members of the Lutheran Church, and active workers in the same. He has been a mem- ber of the school board of his district for three years, and is a man who is generous to all worthy enterprises. He was here during the grasshopper season, and being one of the pioneers, has witnessed the rapid development of the country. In politics he affiliates with the Democratic party.

Herman Hibbeler, farmer and stock raiser, Hastings, Neb. Mr. Hibbeler is another of those of

foreign birth who have come into this county and made for themselves a comfortable home, becoming respected citizens of the community. He was born in Oldenburg, Germany, in 1831, spent his boyhood days in his native country, and in 1869 came to the United States. Ile settled in Omaha, Neb., and followed the stone mason trade. He was married in Nebraska in 1871 to Miss Sophia Roskamp, daugh- ter of John and Mary (Danneman) Roskamp, who had a family of eight children: Catherine, Annie, Margaret, Mary, John, Sophia, Christiana, Herman, all born in Germany, where they spent their child- hood. Two of them are in the United States, Annie in Omaha, Neb., and Sophia, wife of Her- man Hibbeler, the subject of our sketch. The latter came to this country from Germany in 1870. Two children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Hibbeler: Mary, born in 1872, and Henry, in 1878. Mr. Hibbeler moved to Hastings, Neb., in 1872, followed the plasterer's trade, and plastered some of the first houses in that town. This pursuit he followed for twelve years, and in 1884 moved to his farm in Ilanover Township, which he had taken up as timber claim in 1872, and which consisted of eighty aeres. Aside from this he is also owner of property in Hastings, and all his property has been the result of honest, industrious labor. He is a Democrat in his political views, and he and wife are members of the Lutheran Church. He is one of the pioneers of Adams County, and says that when he first settled here it was all prairie land. Mr. Hibbeler's father, Christian Hibbeler, was a native of Germany, and was a successful agrienlturist. He was married to Miss Catherine Danneman; and to them were born eight children; Herman, Mary, Anna, Sophia, Ded- rick, Henry, Ludwig and Mattie, all in Omaha with the exception of Anna, Sophia, Henry and Herman, the first three of whom are in Germany.

Charles E. Higinbotham. The magnitude of the real estate business in Hastings, and the incessant activity in the market, have enlisted the services of many of her most responsible men, among the num- ber being Mr. Higinbotham, who was born in Dane County, Wis., April 19, 1861, being the eldest of three children born to George W. and Ann (Thomp- son) Iliginbotham, the former of whom was born in

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Pennsylvania, and died in Dane County, Wis., in 1871. Mrs. Higinbotham was born in Scotland, and in early life came to the United States, and is now a resident of Sutton, Neb., having moved there from Wisconsin, in November, 1874. Charles E. Higinbotham was thirteen years of age at this time, consequently the greater part of his education was received in this town. For two years he attended Doane College, of Crete, Neb., after which he re- mained for one year in Sutton, then spent the three succeeding years in traveling throughout Nebraska in the interest of the Walter A. Wood harvesting machines. In 1884 he came to Hastings, and since that time has devoted his attention to the real estate and collecting business, at which he has done exceptionally well. He is acknowledged by all to be an excellent financier and, possessing unquestion- able integrity, those entrusting their interests to him may rest assured they will receive the most prompt and careful attention. Socially he is a member of the Knights of Pythias, and being a member of the Republican party, his first presidential vote was cast for James G. Blaine, in 1884. His marriage to Miss Etta M. Cox was celebrated in February, 1884, she being born in Wayne County, Ind., in 1861, and by her he has two little daughters: Ethel and Clara.

George W. Hill is recognized as a careful, ener- getic agriculturist, and by his advanced ideas and progressive habits, has done not a little to advance the farming interests of Adams County. He was born in Huntington County, Ind., January 29, 1849, a son of John and Mary (Beard) Hill, both of whom were born in Fairfield County, Ohio, and died in Huntington County, Ind., the former's death occurring in 1863, at the age of fifty-five years, and the latter's a year later, also aged fifty-five. George W. Hill is next to the youngest of their five chil- dren, and in youth became familiar with the details of farm work on the old homestead in Indiana, and received the advantages of the common schools. Owing to failing health he concluded to seek a change of location, and in 1873 came to Nebraska and settled in Hastings, and being favorably im- pressed with Adams County, determined to make it his home, and in 1874 settled on his present farm

of 160 acres, which is situated two miles southwest of Hastings. His land is well improved with neces- sary buildings, fences, etc., and has also a good bearing orchard, and it is only necessary to give a glance over Mr. Hill's possessions to see that his farm is admirably managed. In 1872 he was united in the bonds of matrimony to Miss Lydia Smith, a daughter of John and Nancy (Hutsel) Smith, by whom he has two children: Harlen and Alice. Mrs. Hill was born in Miami County, Ohio, April 3, 1849. Mr. Hill has always identified himself with the Republican party, but is not an unreasonable partisan.

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Author: Goodspeed Brothers Publication date: 1890 Publisher: Chicago, The Goodspeed publishing co. Number of Pages: 820

Author: Goodspeed Brothers
Publication date: 1890
Publisher: Chicago, The Goodspeed publishing co.
Number of Pages: 820