Lewis and Marie Hagedorn and their family, Raymond, Robert, Roger and Mary Ann.
CHRISTIAN AND AUGUSTA HAGEDORN
Christian and Augusta Hagedorn were born in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany and
came to America to the Manning and Aspinwall area with their four children.
They farmed 1 1/2 miles north of Aspinwall. They retired to Aspinwall in a
house later purchased by John Uselding. They lived there until Augusta's death,
after which Christian went to South Dakota to live with his daughter's family,
the Conrad Koesters. Chris died there in 1916 and was
brought back here for burial in the Iowa Township Cemetery.
Their four children were Herman, Carl, Mary and Minnie. All are deceased.
Herman married Sophia Sievertsen. They moved to Mitchell, South Dakota. They farmed in that area and were the parents of four children, Amanda Scholenfeld, George and Charlie, all deceased, and Milda Schurg of Mitchell.
Carl married Anna Pepper and they lived on several farms in Iowa Township. A son and daughter were born to them on a farm one mile north of Aspinwall; another daughter Paulina was two when she died. They then moved to a farm near Manilla, then to Manning where Carl was a bartender in the John Frahm saloon. A daughter, Leona, was born here. When Anna passed away, Leona lived with her father until she married Sam Garmire of Gray. They moved to Walla Walla, Washington with their children. Sam and Leona are both deceased. Carl died in his home in Manning at 111 Center Street.
Mary married Louie Tollgaard and they lived first in the Manning area, later moving to Flandreau, South Dakota. They have two sons and six daughters. Emma, who married Henry Moeller, lived at Springfield, Minnesota. Minnie married Louie Lohrmann, and they farmed near Vail. Hilda married Hugo Wenzel and they farmed near Manilla.
Frieda married William Wenzel and farmed near Manilla. Amanda married Harry Wunder and they farmed north of Aspinwall. The sons, Frank and Carl, and daughter, Anna, who married Jack Johnson, moved to South Dakota with their parents and settled nearby in Flandreau. Of the eight children, the only survivor is Frieda Wenzel; she lives at the Manning Plaza.
Minnie married Conrad Koester, and they had five children. They first lived north of Aspinwall, where three of the children were born: Alfrieda, who died in infancy, Anna, and John. The family moved to a farm at Egan, South Dakota, where Frieda and Walter were born. Anna married Heiko Pantekoek and they have two sons. John married Elsie Moeller. Frieda married Joe Schladchek. Walter married Ruth Chamberlain and they have two sons. All the children were farmers; Anna and John are deceased, and Frieda and Walter are semi-retired at their farms near Flandreau, South Dakota and Pipestone, Minnesota. Conrad died in a nursing home in Flandreau and Minnie at the home of daughter Frieda Schladchek, near Pipestone.
LEWIS P. HAGEDORN FAMILY
Lewis, son of Louie and Bertha Joachimsen Hagedorn, was born in Carroll County
August 11, 1912. Lewis had two brothers, Lorn and Alvin, deceased, and has three sisters, Mrs. Elberta
Grimm, Mrs.Deloras Otto and Mrs. Myrtle Otto.
Marie Ehrichs was born June 16, 1913, to Chris and Anna Schroeder Kruse Ehrichs. They lived on the farm five miles northwest of Aspinwall with Marie's three half-brothers, Edward and C. Arthur Kruse, now deceased, and Harry Kruse. The family later lived one mile west and 1 1/2 miles north of Aspinwall. When her mother passed away, Marie and her father moved to Aspinwall and lived in the home on the east side of town where Erma Wiese lives now.
Lewis and Marie were married August 21, 1935 and lived on the following farm places: two miles north of Aspinwall; one mile west and 1 1/2 miles south of Aspinwall; four miles north of Aspinwall; and two miles west and 1/2 mile north of Aspinwall. They then moved to a farm one mile east and 2 1/2 north of Aspinwall. Lewis and Marie had a farm sale in 1968.
Lewis and Marie then moved to Manning. Lewis did carpenter work. He is now retired but still sharpens saws and has a hobby of woodworking. Marie did some babysitting and then took a job at Manning General Hospital, working in the kitchen.
Lewis and Marie have four children. Robert married Carol Vollstedt; they have four children, Jeff, Jon, Julie and Jackie. Roger married Deanna Petersen and they have four children, Shana, Shelli, Troy and Tonya; Shana is married to Bill Weitl and they have a son, Matthew. Mary Ann is married to Chris Brandt. Raymond is married to Norma Arp and they have a daughter Tina.
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CLAUDIUS (CLAUS) HANSEN
Claudius, son of Hans and Margaret Petersen Hansen, was born May 24, 1897, in
Crawford County. He farmed with his parents, and when his father passed away he
remained on the farm to assist his mother. Later, he moved with his mother to
Aspinwall, where both remained until their deaths.
Claus worked for the Crawford County Maintenance Department for 20 years, and it was a familiar sight to see him leaving town early in the morning and returning in the evening with his maintainer. During the winter snow storms he was always willing to keep the town streets open and even the farmers' lanes, even though he was not required to do so.
Claus was the Mayor of Aspinwall from 1948 to 1954, and also served as a councilman.
Most of his friends will remember his famous Denver sandwiches that he loved to make after the dances at Arcadia and the Five Mile House. He would serve his sandwiches and then play his button accordion until the early hours of the morning.
Claus passed away October 6, 1974, at Denison. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, Peter and William "Billy Sunday", an infant brother, and his sister, Emma Anthony. His remaining sister, Margaret Van Osdol, died December 13, 1976. He has one brother, Art, who still lives in Sacramento, California.
JULIUS VALENTINE HASS FAMILY
Julius Valentine Hass was born December 31, 1888, in Denison Township, Crawford
County, to Claus Henry and Anna Marie Meeves Hass. Julius' brother William and
sisters, Mrs. George (Ella) Beck and Mrs. Carl (Catharine) Otto, are all
deceased; his sister-in-law, Emma Hass resides at the Elm Crest Apartments in Manning.
Gondolena Henrietta Clausen, better known as Lena, was born June 7, 1894, in Otter Creek Township, Crawford County. Her parents were Henry Claus and Dorathea Rasmussen Clausen. Lena had two brothers, John and Lorenz, both deceased.
Julius and Lena were married November 19, 1913, and for a year after their marriage, they lived on the Ohde farm near Manning. They moved from there to Aspinwall, where Julius did carpenter work for three years. They bought a farm northwest of Aspinwall in 1918, where Julius and his sons were Spotted Poland China breeders for many years. Julius continued to farm until his death June 13, 1943.
Lena Hass had a farm sale in 1951 and moved to her home at 119 Main Street, Manning, where she passed away August 19, 1973. The farm was sold to Mrs. Margaret Irlbeck, who lives there today with son James.
Julius and Lena had seven children. Henry lives in Denison, Marvin died in 1954, Helen married Raymond Schuldt and lives in Denison. Melvin died in 1974, Laverne married Earl Schmidt and lives at Denison, Lester lives at Manilla, and Merlin lives in Manning. In addition to Merlin and his family, Melvin's widow Vernetta and Marvin's son Keith Hass and his family still live in Manning.
Mr. and Mrs. Hass were members of the Zion Lutheran Church in Manning.
ODDS AND ENDS
Dow City: The S.E. Davis trial has ended. Davis was fined $100 and costs on two
counts of the violation of selling intoxicating liquors contrary to law. The
liquors were taken when Davis' buildings were searched.
Denison Newspapers, February 5, 1886
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MELVIN HASS FAMILY
Melvin Carl Hass was born February 24, 1920, in Hayes Township, Crawford
County, to Julius Valentine and Gondalena Henrietta
(Clausen) Hass. Melvin and his four brothers and two sisters were raised on a
farm north of Aspinwall. He attended country school through the eighth grade.
Vernetta Mae Greder was born August 6, 1922, in Washington Township, Crawford County, to Johann Fredric and Hulda Theresa Hollander Greder. John was born February 5, 1897, in Washington Township, and Hulda was born November 28, 1897, in Iowa Township. John, a farmer, died October 4, 1962, and Hulda now resides in Eventide Nursing Home in Denison. Vernetta has two brothers and a sister; Vernon married Marie Fredericks and lives at Arion, Bernadine married Wallace Deiber and lives at Denison, and Sylvester married Lois Klink and lives at Denison. Vernetta attended school through high school.
Melvin and Vernetta were married May 19, 1943, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Dow City, with the Rev. Marvin Lilie officiating. They farmed near Dow City, Denison and Manning from 1944 until 1962. They moved to Manning in 1966 and Melvin was employed at MJM at the time of his death in 1974. Vernetta is now a licensed practical nurse and is employed at the Manning Plaza.
Melvin and Vernetta have three children, all graduates of Manning High School. Virgil Merlin, born January 14, 1948, lives at Auburn, California; he is married to Susanne McCabe and they have a son, Bosco Bennati, born in 1974, and a daughter Miriah, born in 1979. Sandra, born November 17, 1950, lives in Burbank, Illinois; she married Albert Vahl and they have two daughters, Gwendolyn, born in 1978, and Andrea, born in 1981. Bruce Melvin, born April 24, 1952, lives in New Castle, California. Virgil and Bruce both served in the Navy in the Vietnam conflict.
The family is affiliated with the Zion Lutheran Church in Manning.
TIM HENKELMAN
Timothy Lee Henkelman, son of Alfred and Betty Lou Ehrichs Henkelman, was born
June 11, 1954. He graduated from the Manilla High School in 1972, and attended
Iowa Western Community College at Council Bluffs for one year. He is now
employed as a bricklayer for Slechta Masonry of Denison.
He was united in marriage in 1977 to Roxanne Loew, daughter of Robert and Pat Loew of Leon (former Manilla residents). They have two sons, Robbie, who is four years old, and Ryan, born June 9, 1982.
Tim and his family reside in the home where his great-grandparents, John and Anna Ehrichs, once lived.
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It started to snow in the early morning hours of
February 16, 1909, and by afternoon the Aspinwall area was immersed in a
blizzard. In the midst of the raging storm, Dr. Williams of Manning was called
to deliver a baby in Aspinwall. He started out on his cutter, or one-horse,
open sleigh, but couldn't get through the snowdrifts. He turned back, then came on horseback.
I was born about 8 o'clock that evening. Mrs. John Will was
the mid-wife. Dr. Williams spent the night sleeping in a rocking chair and went
home the next morning. I am shown here six months later.
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RON HIATT FAMILY
Ruth Brady and Ron Hiatt were married October 4, 1949, at Manning.
Ruth was born and raised in Aspinwall, daughter of Ed and Rose Brady, and lived the first 21 years of her life over the depot where her dad was agent. She attended school at Aspinwall through the 8th grade and then attended Manning High School, graduating in 1946.
Ron and Ruth have two children, Paul, a Computer Programmer/Analyst for Garst & Thomas, and Jodi Foutch, who lives in Manning. They have two grandchildren, Nikki Foutch, 10, and Eric Foutch, 4 1/2.
Ron is co-owner of Thrifty Food Market in Manning. Ruth was co-owner with Mr. and Mrs. Merle Saunders of Saunders Steak House; she retired in 1978.
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Ed Brady, who lost an arm in a railroad accident, was a devout Irish Catholic.
After he was named depot agent in Aspinwall, he had a car specially made for
him so he could drive to Manning to attend Mass every Sunday.
Clara Ehrichs
HANS HINRICHS FAMILY
Hans Hinrichs was born in Schleswig, Germany, October 18, 1858. He came to
America with his family in 1866. Anna Margareta
Winkelman was born in Schleswig, Germany, in 1867, and came to America in 1881.
Her father, Christof Winkelman, and sister, Marie Magdalena, arrived in the United States in 1883.
Hans and Anna were married October 10, 1883, and from 1886 to 1892, he had a butcher shop in Aspinwall. Two of their five children were born while they lived in Aspinwall, Amanda, August 14, 1887, and Hans Jr., September 9, 1889.
The family moved to Manning in 1892, and the children received their education in the Manning School.
Amanda was married February 12, 1904, to William Brennan and they had two children, Francis Brennan of Manning (deceased) and Edna (deceased). About 1908 - 1909, Amanda and William went to Vivian, South Dakota, where they homesteaded. Amanda also studied to become a Registered Nurse, and for many, many years she was the only medical help in the territory, riding horseback to see her patients. William Brennan died in 1918. Amanda remained in Vivian until her last illness, and then returned to Manning. Amanda, now 94, resides in the east wing of the Manning Hospital, and Mrs. St. Onge enjoys attending parties and playing cards at the Manning Plaza.
Hans Jr. was married October 17, 1910, to Gertrude Schwaller of Templeton. Soon after their marriage, they went to California. At one time, Hans was employed on the Bill Hart Ranch for Bill Hart, the movie actor. Hans passed away June 6, 1944, at Long Beach, California and Gertrude passed away April 2, 1977 at Downey, California. They are buried at Sunnyside Cemetery, Long Beach, California.
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THE HOCKETT FAMILY
Among the first residents of Iowa Township, Crawford County, were
members of the Hockett family, long known for their pioneer spirit. William
Hockett, a native of North Carolina, and his wife Rachel (Hodson)
Hockett from Pennsylvania, had been some of the first settlers of Randolph
County, Indiana. They were Quakers and had five sons and two daughters. William
B. Hockett, born September 12, 1824, and his brothers and sisters played with
Indian children. William and his 10 year old son, William B., crossed the
Mississippi River enroute to the Iowa Black Hawk Purchase, July 4, 1834, and the family settled in what was to
become Henry County, Iowa.
After he was 17, William B. Hockett traveled extensively over the Territory of Iowa, spending much time in hunting. He was married in 1846 to Susanna Whitacre, and in 1855 they followed the railroad west to Marshall County. They were among the first settlers of that region, and William B. served as a U.S. Marshal there.
In 1872, William B. and his oldest son John T. again moved westward, this time breaking prairie in section 23 of Iowa Township on land purchased from $1.75 to $3.00 an acre. They returned to Marshall County for the winter, with the family moving to the farm in the spring of 1873. The farm, one mile east of Aspinwall, is now owned by Clarence Bowers; William B. and his family chose this somewhat hilly land over the flatter, but swampier, lands around it. They built a frame house with brick basement, which now serves as part of the Bowers hog house. They improved a large farm which included one of the best groves in the county, with the orchard occupying 14 acres.
John T. was the oldest of 13 children, four of whom died in childhood. John T. was married February 17, 1877, to Permelia Jane Ferguson, who came to Crawford County in 1873 with her parents, the Joe Fergusons, and settled 2 1/2 miles north of the Hockett farm. This is now the Albert Sturm farm.
In 1880, John T. purchased the southeast quarter of section 23 from his father and in 1885, he bought 120 acres in section 26 from the Iowa Railroad Land Company. After his father's death, John T. also took over the northeast corner of section 23. This 440 acres was the home of John T. and Permelia for nearly 40 years, and they became one of the leading cattle raisers and feeders of the area. After their retirement in 1919, they moved to 66 May Street, Manning.
John T. and Permelia had three children, Dora, wife of R.J. Summerville, who died in a flu epidemic in 1917; Loren; and John T. Jr.
John T. Jr. and his wife Geraldine Faus moved to the north part of the farm. They lived there until 1937, when they moved to Tennant, where "Jack" operated a trucking business. They had three children, Jessica, who died in infancy; James J., Tennant; and Jacquetta (Mrs. Kenneth Tucker), rural Persia. Geraldine died in 1967, and John Jr. was married to Betty Nibbe in 1970. They made their home in Council Bluffs, where he died December 29, 1977.
Loren married Bertha Pickett, daughter of Elmer and Amanda Pickett, December 21, 1904. His first business venture was as co-owner of the Hockett and Jahn Hardware Store in Manilla from 1904 until 1909. They then moved to Austin, Minnesota; while farming there, he served as Master of the Concord Grange and was secretary of the state Grange from 1915 to 1916. They returned to Iowa in 1920 and moved to the south part of his father's farm, which they purchased in 1922. They farmed for 35 years, moving to Manilla in 1955, when they sold the farm to Reuben and Edith Stoberl.
Loren was active in public affairs, serving on the Manilla Town Council from 1906 to 1909, as Crawford County Supervisor from 1955 to 1957, and as Mayor of Manilla from 1958 until his death January 5, 1967. He was an elder of the Manning Presbyterian Church for 34 years and of the Manilla Church for a number of years.
Loren and Bertha had two children, Kenneth, who worked for the U.S. Immigration Service at El Paso, Texas, and Mary, wife of former Des Moines pediatrician R.E. Dyson. Kenneth's widow Cecelia still lives in El Paso, and Mary moved to Arizona after her husband's death in 1981.
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CHRISTIAN HOLLANDER
FAMILY
Christian Hollander was born February 4, 1866, in Büttel Kreis,
Germany. January 3, 1907, he was married to Emma Biehl at the Lutheran Church at Lidderdale.
Emma was born November 30, 1874, in Goetzenberg Holstein, Germany. She came to America in 1892 and lived in Manning with her sister Marie, Mrs. John L. Hansen, until her marriage to Henry Luett in 1895. He died in 1903, leaving her with two young step-daughters, Elsie and Alma. They lived with her brother, Henry Biehl, until her marriage to Christian in 1907.
Christian and Emma purchased their first home in Aspinwall where they resided until 1920. While there, Christian was one of the first councilmen elected when Aspinwall was incorporated in 1914.
They moved to Manning in 1920, purchasing a home at 523 Nameless Street. He was a painter and paper hanger for many years, traveling from place to place with his horse and buggy. The barn still stands where he kept them.
In the late 1920s, Christian was instrumental in obtaining a number of people to open a Lutheran Sunday School class for Pastor Ansorge of Manning at the new school house recently built at Hayes No. 7 in Crawford County; 35 children, their parents and grandparents were instructed and confirmed. Several large classes were also instructed at the school house in Aspinwall. As a result of his simple missionary activities, several hundred adults were won for his church.
He died at Clarinda January 6, 1949, at the age of 82. Emma died April 2, 1932, at the age of 58.
ODDS AND ENDS
ASPINWALL NEWS: Chris Lemster and Meves Schacht made a flying trip to the
county seat last week. They reported a great many bridges were washed away by the late rains.
Manning Monitor, October 9, 1884
JOHN HOLLANDER FAMILY
John Hollander, son of Detrich Hollander and Catherine Wontinger, was born November 28, 1864 in
Margarethen on Elbe, Germany.
John came to the United States at the age of 17 with his sister, Mrs. John Woest, locating in Patta, where the town of Treynor is now. In 1882 he went back to Davenport and worked on a dairy farm; he came to Aspinwall in 1886 to begin farming.
Marie Margaretha Winkelmann was born December 30, 1871, at Lutzhon Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, to Christopher Winkelman and Margaretha Bracker.
Marie came to the United States in 1883 and settled near Vail.
John and Marie were married May 31, 1889, and they farmed 11 years near Aspinwall, moving to Manilla and retiring at Walkertown in 1929.
They had seven daughters and seven sons: Louie died at two months of age; Anna (Mrs. Carl Miller - Mrs. August Hubert), deceased; Alvina died at six months; Ida (Mrs. William Steinkuhler), Eventide, Denison; Alma (Mrs. John Heide), deceased; Martha (Mrs. Ferdinand Boger), Denison; Hulda (Mrs. John F. Greder), Eventide, Denison; Henry (Margaret Lindstrom), Manilla; William (Audrey Trapp), Manilla; Emma (Mrs. Bernard Petersen), deceased; Albert (Clara Petersen), deceased; Rudolph (Margaret Beermann), Denison; and two sons in infancy.
Vernetta Hass of Manning is a granddaughter.
A nephew of John's resides in Manilla, Otto Schmielau, wife Emma and son Merlin.
John Hollander's sister was first married to Otto Schmielau's father. Her second marriage was to John Woest.
ODDS AND ENDS
Frank Thomsan had worked in Templeton for a year and
is now in Aspinwall, a small town west of Manning. He would be a good boy if
his dad would not give him so much money.
Manning Monitor, December 13, 1883