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William Herchenbach

7 Nov 1864 – 13 May 1956

Birth	7 Nov 1864
Death	13 May 1956
Cemetery	Saint Bernard Cemetery Lindsay , Platte County , Nebraska , USA
Added by	Anonymous on 01 Jul 2010
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23206040

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Born in Neunkirchen, Germany. William was the son of Henry and Helen (Wiersberg) Herchenbach. At age 19, Willim immigrated to America with several other youths. He lived and worked as a farm hand in LaSalle County, Illinois about nine years. On 9 Feb 1892, William married Miss Mary Happ in La Salle County, Illinois. In 1900, William purchased 160 acres of land on Section 13 in St. Bernard Township, Platte County, Nebraska. In 1915, he purchased another 160 acres in the same section. He raised Holstein cattle and bred Red Polled cattle and Duroc-Jersey hogs. William was a member of St. Bernard Catholic Church. He and his wife were the parents of six children. They were Carrie, Henry, Peter, Eva, Helen and Edward. (Source - "Past and Present of Platte County," 1915, pgs 373 & 374)

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• Anna Gertrude Pitstick Sondgeroth 1863–1958 FaG
• Mary Happ Herchenbach 1867–1938

Children

• Caroline Herchenbach Sand 1894–1942
• Henry Joseph Herchenbach 1896–1952
• Peter Anthony "Pete" Herchenbach 1898–1971
• Eva Herchenbach Klassen 1901–1994
• Agnes Helen "Ella" Herchenbach German 1905–1993
• Damian Anthony Herchenbach 1910–1978

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