Individual Details
Wilhelm Hermann "William" Hanken
(1 Mar 1868 - 16 Dec 1933)
Born March 1, 1868
Another of the estimable sons of Jones county who were born and bred within her boundaries is William H. Hanken, the date of whose birth is March 1, 1868. A glance at Mr. Hanken's lineage shows it to be German. Both of his parents, Wessely and Margaret (Hyen) Hanken, were natives of that country and it was there that they were married. Not long afterward, in 1854, they decided to try their fortunes in the new world and upon their arrival went west to Dixon, Illinois, where they tarried for a short time only. The opportunities of Jones county, Iowa, having been brought favorably to their notice, they concluded to investigate it for themselves, making the journey by team as the meager railway facilities of that day necessitated. With them came William Hanken's grandfather and three of his uncles, thus constituting quite a little company of kindred adventurers. The grandfather and two of the sons bought eighty acres of land apiece, the three tracts all adjoining. Upon the farm they found a log house, built by the former owner, and here they lived for some years. To add to the difficulties of living, all the supplies had to be bought at Dubuque and hauled home. The grandfather, whose name was Nanna Hanken, here spent the remainder of his life, dying at the age of seventy-five. The father met with prosperity and at the time of his death, October 6, 1906, he was the possessor of a large farm, three hundred and eighty acres in extent. In his family were seven children, namely: Margaret, the wife of J. H. Eden; B. H., a resident, of Langworthy, Iowa; Dan, of Aurelia, Iowa; Gerhard, of Scotch Grove township, Jones county; John B., of Colorado; and Fred, of Langworthy, Iowa.
The subject of this sketch was reared at home and secured his education in the common schools. Until 1897 he worked for his father, but in that year he took the management of the home farm into his own hands, renting the place from his father. In March, 1903, he became one of the landowners of Jones county through the purchase of two hundred and seventy acres from the estate of his uncle A. H. Hanken. Since then he has added to his holdings from time to time until he owns at present a magnificent estate of five hundred and twenty-six acres. Besides this Lovell township tract he has ten acres of timber land in Richland township.
On the 16th of June, 1897, Mr. Hanken was united in marriage to Miss Augusta Stadtmueller, who was born in Castle Grove township, March 1, 1870, a daughter of John and Johannah (Oltman) Stadtmueller. Her father is still living but her mother died June 28, 1909. Their other children were Max, a resident of Pomeroy, Iowa; Kate, the wife of Rudolph Jacobs, of Scotch Grove township; Minnie, the wife of B. H. Hanken; Ferdinand, of Langworthy, Iowa; Austin, of Castle Grove township; Eliza, the wife of John H. Hanken; John, of Castle Grove township; Hannah, the wife of John Lienemann; and Ludwig, of Castle Grove township. Our subject and his wife have six children, who in order of birth are as follows: Hannah, Wesley, Rudolph, Gerhard, Lizzie and Minnie.
William H. Hanken is a stanch supporter of the republican party and is now serving his second term as township trustee. He is also a member of the school board and a valuable one as is attested by the fact that he has served in this capacity for the past ten or twelve years. Both he and his wife are members of the German Lutheran church. Mr. Hanken is one of those substantial citizens who form the bone and sinew of Lovell township.
From History of Jones County, Iowa, Past and Present, R. M. Corbitt, S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., Chicago, 1910, p. 366.
Events
Families
Spouse | Augusta Stadtmueller (1870 - 1959) |
Child | Johanna Hanken (1898 - 1938) |
Child | Wesley B. Hanken (1899 - ) |
Child | Living |
Child | Living |
Child | Living |
Child | Wilhelmina D. Hanken (1908 - 1913) |
Child | Anna Hanken (1910 - 1929) |
Child | Living |
Child | Living |
Father | Wessel Berends Hanken (1834 - 1906) |
Mother | Margaretha Mary Catharina Heyen (1834 - 1894) |
Sibling | Taalke Margaret Hanken (1859 - 1922) |
Sibling | Behrend Heinrich "Henry" Hanken (1860 - 1924) |
Sibling | Nannie Arend "Dan" Hanken (1862 - ) |
Sibling | Gerhard Henry "Gerd" Hanken (1864 - 1935) |
Sibling | Johann Behrend "John" Hanken (1866 - 1938) |
Sibling | Freidrich Arnold "Fred" Hanken (1876 - 1964) |
Notes
Census (family)
46, 47 Hanken, WB Head WM, Oct 1834, 65, Wd., M 40 yrs, Germany X3, 1858 42 Na, Farmer, Own free farm.Wm. H. Son, WM, Mar 1868, 32, M 3 yrs, IA, Germ, Germ, Farm labor
Augusta, D-in-law, WF, Mar 1870, 30, M- 3, 2 child born & living, IA, Germ, Germ
Hannah, G-daughter, WF, Apr 1898, 2, S, IA, IA, IA
Wesley, G-son, WM, Aug 1899, 4/12, S, IA, IA, IA
Fred, Son, WM, Aug 1876, 23, Single, IA, Germ, Germ, Farm labor
Stadmueller, Hannah, Servant, WF, May 1876, 34, Single, IA, Germ, Germ, Servant
Berringer, Thos, Boarder, WM, Nov 1880, 19, Single, IA, IA, England, Farm labor
(Hannah is Augusta's sister)
Census (family)
105 HANKEN WILLIAM H 56 IA H HANKEN, WESSEL B GER HEYEN, MARGARET GER GER106 HANKEN AGUSTA 54 IA W STADTMUELLER, JOHN GER OLTMAN, JOHANNA GER IA
107 HANKEN JOHANNA 26 IA D IA
108 HANKEN WESLEY B 25 IA S IA
109 HANKEN RUDOLPH 22 IA S IA
110 HANKEN GERRY 20 IA S IA
111 HANKEN ELSA 18 IA D IA
112 HANKEN ANNA 14 IA D IA
113 HANKEN KATE 12 IA D IA
114 HANKEN FRED 10 IA S IA
Death
SOURCE: MONTICELLO EXPRESS...PAGE 1...DECEMBER 21, 1933HE WAS A PROSPEROUS MAN, IDENTIFIED IN MANY PUBLIC ACTIVITIES
The many friends of Will H. Hanken will be pained to learn that he passed away at his home in Lovell Township last Saturday evening at 8 p.m. He had suffered a stroke of paralysis, which affected his right side, Saturday, December 9. He rallied to a certain extent, but embolism developed in his lungs and he died shortly thereafter.
Mr. Hanken spent his entire life in Lovell Township. He was born March 1, 1868, on the Hanken homestead and was a son of Wessel and Margaret (Heyen) Hanken. He was baptized in the Lutheran faith, and was confirmed in St. John's Lutheran church at the age of 15 years. After reaching manhood, Mr. Hanken was married to Augusta Stadtmueller, June 16, 1897. Mrs. Hanken was a daughter of the late John Stadtmueller. The marriage was performed by Rev. Hugo Lutz, at that time pastor of St. Peter and St. Paul's Lutheran church of Castle Grove Township.
This union was blessed by the birth of five sons and four daughters: two daughters preceded their father in death, Minnie at the age of 5 years and Anna at the age of 19 following an automobile accident. In addition to his widow, Mr. Hanken is survived by the following children: Wesley, Rudolph, Gerry, Fred, Johanna, Elesa and Kate. He is also survived by four brothers, Dan of Cherokee, John and Gerhard of Center Junction, and Fred of Langworthy. One brother, Henry, and a sister, Mrs. John Eden, died some years ago.
Funeral services were held at the family home at 10 o'clock last Tuesday morning and at St. John's church. Rev. Paul T. Gutknecht had charge of the services and burial was had at the cemetery adjoining the church.
In addition to being a successful farmer, Mr. Hanken took a great interest in the affairs of the community in which he lived. He had served on the board of directors of the Monticello creamery on numerous occasions and had been president of the board. He also had been a member of the board of trustees of Lovell Township and at the time of his death was president of the board of education of the Lovell township rural school district. He numbered his friends only by his acquaintances and will be sadly missed by his family circle.
Hanken, William H. b. 01 Mar. 1868 Iowa d. 16 Dec. 1933 Jones mother's maiden Heyen no. D53-0185 box D2701
Endnotes
1. Biography of William H. Hanken. From History of Jones County, Iowa, Past and Present, R. M. Corbitt, S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., Chicago, 1910, p. 366. (IA GenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~iajones/bio/hankenwh.htm c2000).
2. Biography of William H. Hanken. From History of Jones County, Iowa, Past and Present, R. M. Corbitt, S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., Chicago, 1910, p. 366. (IA GenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~iajones/bio/hankenwh.htm c2000).
3. SS Peter & Paul Lutheran Church Centennial Book. 100th Anniversary 1879-1979. (Monticello, Iowa: Church Committee. 1979.), p. 42.
4. Jones Co. Iowa marriage books, online.
BOOK D 1877-1884 :: BOOK E 1884-1891 :: BOOK F 1891-1898 (USGenWeb
5. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1900 > Iowa > JONES > LOVELL TWP Series: T623 Roll: 440 Page: 110.
6. Jones Co. Iowa Census, Jones Co. Iowa GenWeb online [http://iowajones.org/census/census.htm], accessed.
7. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1930 > Iowa > JONES > LOVELL TWP Series: T626 Roll: 662 Page: 147 .
8. Iowa State Archives, Death Certificate Index - Jones County (July 1918-1939) Query(http://www.iowahistory.org/archives/holdings/state-archives/death-certificates/assets/jones-county.pdf : accessed 14 August 2015), .