Gottlieb Hahn Home Then and Now

 



On North Main Street in Roberts.  Still standing.

Sale of 3 School Houses

--Roberts Herald. 5 March 1947.

SCHUTE SCHOOL 2 1/2 Miles SW on 54.
MINCH SCHOOL 2 Miles S on 116.
ROEDER SCHOOL 2 Miles E.

None of these are standing right?
At the bottom . . . buildings to be removed within 60 days of date of sale.

 

Gottlieb Hahn Struck by Fast Train

GOTTLIEB HAHN DIES FROM ACCIDENT

Roberts Citizen Struck by Fast Train on Friday.

Roberts, Ill., Nov. 14. --Gottlieb Hahn of this place was struck by the fast north-bound passenger train on the Illinois Central R. R. Friday afternoon at the "south" crossing near his home, and he died as the result of his injuries on Saturday afternoon at 2:15 o'clock.
Mr. Hanh was on his way home from town and crossed the tracks just in front of the engine, but one of the rods hit him and he was thrown with great force against a switch lever at the side of the track. Dr. Colteaux was hurriedly called and it was found that four ribs had been fractured on one side and three on the other. His left elbow was mashed and it is believed that internal injuries had resulted from the blow which he received by the locomotive's coupling rod, which is located on the pilot.
Mrs. Robert Knilands is the only person who witnessed the horrible accident. Mr. Hahn was conscious most of the time after he received the fatal injuries and talked to the members of his family and friends.
His death was sad indeed and he leaves many sorrowing friends who extend sympathy to the bereaved relatives.
Gottleib Hahn.
Gottleib Hahn was born in Altbire, Germany, Sept. 27, 1827, and died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Amelia Barnett, Nov. 11, 1916, aged 89 years, 1 month and 15 days. His parents passed away when he was very young, he being the last survivor of a family of six children. He made his home with his sisters in the fatherland till the age of 20. In 1847 he came to the United States, locating first in Hennepin, Putnum county, Illinois. In 1850 he was married to Mrs. Elizabeth Warner, widow of George Warner. By a former marriage Mrs. Hahn had five children, only two of whom survive, Mrs. Mary Woolsoncroft of Roberts and Mrs. Elizabeth Moore of Hartford, S.D. Unto the deceased and his wife were also born five children, two of whom survive, William and Mrs. Amelia Burnett of Roberts, Ill., three having precede him in death -- two dying in infancy, Anna C., Aug. 31, 1852, and Edward R., April 4, 1865. Conrad passed away Oct. 31, 1916. After his marriage he and his bride moved to a log house near Hennepin, Ill., its dimensions being 14 x 16 feet, where he lived for several years. He was engaged in farming in and around La Salle county, Ill., as a renter for nine years. At the expiration of that period he purchased a farm of 160 acres in Livingston county, on which he lived for thirteen years. He then retired and moved to Roberts, where he spent his declining years. Here his wife died in Jan. 28, 1911. Mr. Hahn was baptized in the Lutheran faith, but on coming to Roberts he united with the Congregational church, where he remained a faithful and consistent member until the time of his death. After the death of his wife he made his home with his children in Roberts. Mr. Hahn had voted with the Republican party since becoming a naturalized American citizen, having cast his vote on Tuesday preceding his death. He leaves to mourn his loss besides the children already mentioned, twenty-six grandchildren, forty-two great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren, besides a host of friends.
Funeral services were held Monday afternoon, Nov. 13, 1916, at 2 o'clock at the Congregational church, Rev. W.B. Milne of Clifton officiating, assisted by Rev. D. G. Du Bois of the M.E. church, Interment in Lyman cemetery. W. W. Campbell, Wm. Wakelin, Wm. Seng, H. Netherton, R. B. Chambers and Fred Dodd acted as pall bearers. Those who attended the funeral from a distance were Mrs. Mary Kerchenfaut of Omemee, N.D.; David Warner of Normal, Ill,; Mrs. Elizabeth More and C. C. Ewing of Hartford, S.D., Harry Moore of Pontiac, Ill.; William, Jessie, Clyde and Homer Hahn, Mrs. Frances Hahn and Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Keene of Momence, Ill.; Harold Turney of Gibson City; Dr. G. V. Woolsoncroft of Cissna Park; Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Hahn of Piper City; Richard Hahn of Chatsworth, and Mr. and Mrs. William Scott of Gilman.

--Paxton Record. 16 November 1916.

GOTTLIEB HAHN & ELIZABETH HAHN

GOTTLIEB HAHN
--History of Ford County, Illinois. From Its Earliest Settlement to 1908. Vol. II. A. E. Gardner. The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co. 1908. P. 507.

ROBERTS HOTEL / MAGNOLIA HOUSE

Roberts Locker Plant to Open

--Roberts Herald. 22 January 1947.

Roberts Locker Plant

 

 

--Roberts Herald. 23 January 1946.

Yackee Bros. sell to J. W. Kenward

 

 

 

 

Photo from:

--"Memories of Roberts" 1994 Calendar
Sponsored by the Roberts Woman's Club

Article from:
--Roberts Herald. 23 January 1946.

Memorial to Clayton Hale

 

 

This is located in Paxton, Illinois. Clayton's parents live in rural Roberts.

Johann Heinrich Roeder

Civil War Veteran Johann Heinrich Roeder. Born in Germany Heinrich came to America in 1862. At 17 he like so many Germans enlisted and went off to war, joining Co C of the 29th Illinois Infantry. After marrying he moved to Roberts. He was a member of the GAR and was 1 of 4 surviving veterans in Gilman, Illinois by 1929.

--Posted by Daniel Flora to the Ford County, Illinois Heritage FB page on 27 May 2015.

Beset Grove is visited by the Queen of Romania

Two hotels were built at Beset Grove?  I don't think I have heard that before.  More research.

--The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. 12 June 1959.

Bristle Oil Station Robbery

--The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. 30 June 1955.

Roberts Advocate 1875

--The Pantagraph.  Bloomington, Illinois.  6 August 1939.  Page 5.

Roberts Hospital to be Razed.

The Roberts Hospital was a residence, built in 1907 by Dr. Ben Zahn. Dr. Colteaux purchases the building from Dr. Zahn in 1923.

--The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. 13 September 1964.

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Colteaux

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Colteaux and Dr.
--Shared by Shirley Meece on the Ford County, Illinois Heritage page.

C. S. Daugherty

--Roberts Herald. 26 April 1939.

Train Car Accident at the Keup Crossing

 

Wales or Vales?  Keup Crossing, the cemetery?

 

--Roberts Herald. 15 December 1937.

Henry A. Schneider Accidental Death

--Roberts Herald. 6 September 1944.

Earl R. Ayersman Accidental Death

 

Mrs. Arysman was formerly Miss Nettie Kief of Roberts.

--Roberts Herald. 16 May 1923.

ELIAS B. BEIGHLE, CIVIL WAR VET

E. B. Beighle
Civil War Vet Buried in Lyman Township Cemetery
--Portrait and Biographical Record of Ford County, Illinois: containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, together with biographies of all the governors of the state, and of the presidents of the United States.
Lake City Publishing Company, Chicago...
Published 1892. Page 296

F. G. LOHMAN

EARLY DAYS IN THE TOWN OF LYMAN
by Bela Foster
Continuing . . . 

In 1879, John Drummond was elected Town Clerk. He was a harness maker and worked for Thomas McNeish. In 1880, F. G. Lohman, a teacher in the Roberts school, was elected Town Clerk.
He was born in Watertown, Wisconsin, in 1849. His parents were German Lutherans. In 1851 there was an epidemic of a choleric sort that raged in its fury. His father and mother were stricken and died leaving Franz, then a little over a year old, in the care of his grandfather, a widower. He loved his grandson and desired that he become a Lutheran minister. When he was thirteen years of age his grandfather died. He left some money for the education of his grandson. He was sent to a select school for two years and then entered the preparatory department of the North Western University at Watertown.
By the time he was seventeen years old he passed the examination for the freshmen class. The funds left for his education were exhausted. As he did not want to be a Lutheran minister he seized upon the opportunity and started teaching school in Wisconsin. He had a good German education and taught a German parochial school in Watertown and then taught in the Grammar department of a German school in Milwaukee, Wis. His health being impaired, he returned to Watertown and went to work in a steam saw mill where he had previously worked.
In 1869 his hip became diseased, the joint was dislocated and left him lame. He, thinking the climate of Wisconsin too severe, came to Ford County, Illinois. He farmed near Paxton for a few years, then concluded to try teaching again.
He applied for the Roberts school in 1875 and took up the work in the fall. He taught here for several years with marked success. He was elected County Superintendent of Schools in 1882 and held the position for two years. He was Town Clerk in 1881, 1885, 1886, and 1887.
In 1878, Mr. Lohman was united in marriage to Miss Florence Belle McCann of Roberts. She was one of the nicest mothers I ever met. She was a fine singer and for years, with her husband, sang in the Congregational Church choir. They had five children, two sons and three daughters. Sherrill and Florence are deceased. Leona lived in Utah, Howard in Washington and Adelaide in Chicago.
F. G. Lohman died in 1897 and Mrs. Lohman in 1923.
to be continued . . .

--Roberts Herald. 1 January 1936. Bela Foster.

Some interesting excerpts from the Lewis E. Bressie bio . . .



BUSINESS

 

 

CIVIL WAR

 

VALUABLE PIECES OF NEEDLEWORK

 

 

LEWIS E. BRESSIE
Civil War Vet Buried in Lyman Township Cemetery
--Portrait and Biographical Record of Ford County, Illinois: containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, together with biographies of all the governors of the state, and of the presidents of the United States.
Lake City Publishing Company, Chicago
Published 1892. Page 804



Lewis E. Bressie

LEWIS E. BRESSIE

Civil War Vet Buried in Lyman Township Cemetery

 

--Portrait and Biographical Record of Ford County, Illinois: containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, together with biographies of all the governors of the state, and of the presidents of the United States.
Lake City Publishing Company, Chicago...
Published 1892. Page 804

 

 

Looking for a cemetery.

1884 & 1990 PLATS

 

RED MARKINGS.

This burial referenced in the Historical Atlas of Ford County Illinois:
 "The first death was Mrs. Henry Dennis, who was buried on the A. M. Peck farm, Section 4."
So Mrs. Henry Dennis is the burial under the pine trees on 115 north of the Flessner home site?  Correct? "The first death in Lyman Township."

BLUE MARKINGS.

I still believe there is another cemetery. Located on section 2 on what was the J. T. Forbes farm.

--Roberts Herald. 31 October 1923.
"The first cemetery in Lyman Township was on the Forbes farm. Now the Charles Dietterle farm. Quite a number of early settlers were buried there." 

Death at Beset Grove

ALONZO FLETCHER
--Paxton Record. 22 September 1870.

Roberts Farmers Grain

Day - Peterson Wedding

Married, at Paxton, Thanksgiving Day, November 27th, 1919, Miss Grace Peterson of the Lake Shore District to Mr. Beryl Day of Roberts.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Peterson. She has lived here all her life and is one of the most popular young ladies of the community. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Day. He is also a native of the place. He has been a prominent young farmer, but last week he engaged in business in Roberts and is now one of the proprietors of the new restaurant opened in the Kenward building just east of R. B. Chambers' store. Both these young people have a host of friends here who extend congratulations and best wishes for long, happy and prosperous lives. The Herald joins them in both.

-- Roberts Herald. 3 December 1919.

Brown - Roeder Wedding

Wedding bells rang out their message of happiness last Thursday December 11, 1924, when Miss Corna Brown was married to Mr. Harvey Z. Roeder, at Kankakee, Rev. C. E. Nichols pastor of the Evangelical Church of Roberts officiating. The wedding came as a surprise to their many friends here who join in extending to them congratulations and best wishes for long, happy and prosperous lives.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Brown of Roberts. She is an accomplished young lady having many friends who hold her in high esteem. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Roeder also of Roberts. He has lived here all his life and is an industrious, honorable and worthy young man who will make an excellent husband for the bride of his choice.
A reception will be held for the bride and groom at the home of the groom's parents Friday evening at six o'clock.
Mr. and Mrs. Roeder will make their home on the Zahn farm east of Roberts.

--Roberts Herald.  17 December 1924.