EdwardF. Hackman
EDWARD F. HACKMAN, a farmer of section 26,township 17, range 12, was born at his father’s home, in this county, November28, 1857. He is the second son and fifth child. His parents were John Frederickand Inglehert (Meyer) Hackman, natives of Hanover, Germany, coining ofpure German ancestry. They came to America in 1835, with their respectivefamilies. They grew up, were married in Cass county, and soon afterwardsettled on a farm in Indian Creek precinct, and later, they came to Arenzvilleprecinct, where they purchased their present home. They bought from timeto time, and made improvements, and now have a beautiful home. for furtherparticulars, with regard to ancestry, see biography of William Hackman.)Edward was reared on his father’s farm andremained there until he was twenty-five years old. He has since tilledhis own farm. He has resided on the farm he now owns for eleven years,and last year, 1890, he bought it. It is a fine farm, and he has made manyimprovements upon it. It contains 240 acres.
He was married here to Amelia Jokish, anaccomplished young lady, born and reared in the county. Since her marriage,she has been a devoted wife and mother. (For family history, see biographyof C. G. Jokisch.) Mr. and Mrs. Hackman are the parents of five children:Elmer, Orville E., Cora M., Morton H., and Earl R. All are bright, smartchildren. Mr. and Mrs. Hackman are members of the Emanuel Methodist EpiscopalChurch, of which Mr. Hackman has been Steward for five years. He is a Republicanin politics, and is very prominent in politics.
Mr. John Frederick and wife have lived honoredlives in the county, and their sons and daughters are a credit to them.The father and sons are all strong Republicans, and the former is seventy-fiveyears of age, but he is in poor health, and for the past ten years hasbeen retired from active business. He was one of the first members of theEmanuel Methodist Episcopal Church of this place. His wife is also a memberof the same, and is seventy-two years of age. They have eight childrenliving: Wilhelmenia, widow of Henry Winkle, residing in Beardstown, motherof three bright daughters; Herman; Sophia, wife of M. L. Korse, a hardwaredealer of Beatrice, Nebraska; Matilda is at home keeping house for herparents; Edward; Sarah, wife of Philip Jokisch; Henry, of the firm of Korse& Hackman, hardware dealers at Beatrice, Nebraska.
Herman Hackman is a prominent young farmerand stock-raiser, yet single, of section 30, township 17, range 11. Hemanages his father’s old homestead of 319 acres, and has run it on hisown account for the past ten years. He was born on this farm, May 6, 1850,and was reared and received his first education in the county; later heattended a commercial school in St. Louis. He has always followed the vocationof farming, and is a hard-working young man. He, like his father and brothers,is a staunch Republican in politics, and a Methodist in religion.
Biographical Review of Cass, Schuylerand Brown Counties, Illinois, Biographical Review Publishing Co., Chicago,1892, pages 211-212.
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