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Daniel Hartnett
Daniel Hartnett, who has lived in Nebraska for over 70 years, and has had a prominent part in the building up of the state, was born at St. Charles, Missouri, August 31, 1856, the son of John and Margaret (Fitzpatrick) Hartnett. His father, a farmer, was born in County Limerick, Ireland, 1816, and died at Hubbard, Dakota County, Nebraska, October 5, 1893. His mother was born in County Limerick, in 1825, and died at St. John's, Dakota County, Nebraska, February 10, 1864.
Mr. Hartnett is treasurer of School District Number 71 at Hubbard, is affiliated with St. Mary's Church, and holds membership in the Nebraskana Society. He was active in the Red Cross during the World War. He is a Democrat.
His marriage to Margaret Case was solemnized at Sioux City, Doodhury County, Iowa, June 16, 1885. Mrs. Hartnett was born at Osburn, Canada, December 25, 1858. The following children were born to this marriage: Joseph, born March 23, 1886, who married Ethel Rice, and who died March 14, 1925; John E., born September 11, 1887, who married Mary E. Calihan; Mary C., born June 15, 1889, who married John C. Hayes; Thomas K., born September 16, 1891, who married Alma Fredrickson; Margruette, born June 14, 1893, who married Owen E. Beacom; Daniel, born April 11, 1896, who married Pearl Harty; James B., born January 6, 1898, who married Claire Kavanaugh; William P., born September 5, 1901, who married Elnor Lynch; and Raymond H., born January 14, 1904, who married Mabel Babbs. Residence: Hubbard.
Andrew Harvey
Andrew Harvey, physician and surgeon, was born at North Bend, Nebraska, October 26, 1884, the son of Andrew and Margaret (Ritchie) Harvey. His father, who was born at Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland, April 1, 1843, and died at North Bend, August 22, 1922, was a farmer and fruit grower. His mother was born at Dundee Scotland, November 22, 1846, and died at North Bend, April 30, 1926.
Dr. Harvey attended rural school and in 1903 was graduated from the North Bend High School. He received the B. S. degree at Bellevue College, and the M. D. degree at the University of Nebraska, 1913. There he was secretary-treasurer of Phi Rho Sigma. For a time he was a science teacher in the high school at Fergus Falls, Minnesota, and since 1913 has been engaged in the practice of medicine at Fremont.
During the World War Dr. Harvey served as a member of the draft board in Dodge County. He is a member of the Nebraska State Medical Society, and holds a fellowship in the American Medical Association. He is a member of the Rotary Club at Fremont, the Nebraskana Society, the Young Men's Christian Association, and the Fremont Golf Club. He is a Mason, Knight Templar, Shrine. He is affiliated with the First Presbyterian Church of Fremont.
On October 22, 1913, he was married to Mabel Isabelle Thone at North Bend. Mrs. Harvey, whose ancestry is Scotch and Irish, was born at North Bend, October 8, 1888. They have the following children: Dorothy Jean, born September 20, 1915; Alexander, born November 10, 1917; and Donald Andrew, born February 28, 1925. Dr. Harvey is an independent, politically. His hobbies are reading, biography, and history, and his favorite sport is golf. Residence: Fremont.
Earle Alonzo Harvey
Earle Alonzo Harvey, physician and surgeon at Fairfield, Clay County, Nebraska, has lived in this state for the past 45 years. He was born at Newark, Kearney County, Nebraska, May 25, 1886, the son of Alonzo Abraham and Mary Louise (Maurer) Harvey. His father, who is a farmer, was born at Racine, Wisconsin, March 15, 1856; his father, Henry Harvey, was born in Lincolnshire, England, in 1829, and came to this country in 1841; his mother was born in America of English parents.
Dr. Harvey's mother, who was a school teacher, was born at Waukegon, Michigan, May 29, 1857; her ancestry was German. Dr. Harvey was graduated from the Gandy High School in 1907; attended Hastings College in 1908; in 1917 was awarded the M. D. and D. P. H. degrees at Eclectic Medical University, and has had considerable post graduate work in surgery. He has been engaged in the practice of medicine and surgery since 1917, and holds membership in the county, state, and American Medical Societies. Now city physician, he served as president of the Fairfield Commercial Club in 1930, is a member of the board of education, and is a member of the Methodist Church at Fairfield. Dr. Harvey holds a commission as first lieutenant in the Medical Reserves. His hobby is hunting.
He was united in marriage with Jennie L. Frank at Heartwell, Nebraska, January 6, 1909. Mrs. Harvey, who is a nurse, was born at Heartwell, January 3, 1886. Their children are: Keith A., born July 15, 1912, now a pre-medic student at Wesleyan; Paul F., born September 30, 1914, and Lloyd R., born June 19, 1919. Dr. Harvey is a Republican. He is a Mason, a member of the Eastern Star and the Woodmen. Residence: Fairfield, (Photograph on Page 518).
Kitty B. Harvey
Born at Wells, Minnesota, July 23, 1867, Kitty B. Harvey has resided in Nebraska for the past fifty-four years. She is the daughter of Edward Henry and Eliza (Obrian) Taylor, early settlers in Nebraska.
Edward Henry Taylor was born in Fulton County, New York, February 27, 1835, enlisted in the Civil War in 1862, with the 147th Illinois Infantry and served until the end of the War. He was a farmer and stockman until his death at Sargent on August 22, 1907.
Eliza Taylor, wife of Edward, was born in Vales Mills, New York, November 20, 1835, and died at Taylor, Nebraska, June 26, 1901. She was a fine Christian homemaker and mother, and a member of the Woman's Relief Corps.
On August 15, 1883, Kitty A. Taylor was married to James H. Harvey at Loup City. Mr. Harvey was born in West Virginia in 1844, and died at Taylor January 8, 1922. He was a farmer and stock raiser, and a veteran of the Civil War.
There are six children, James Clarence, born October 5, 1884, married Mary Thompson; John L., born February 18, 1886, married Maud Pierce; Nellie May, born October 16, 1885, married Will Bromwich; Harry, born December 16, 1892, married Hattie Lenke; Ruth, born September 8, 1896, married Leslie Galbreath; and William McKinley, born June 4, 1899, who married Lois Alder.
Mrs. Harvey is a member of the Taylor Congregational Church, the Red Cross, the Royal Neighbors of America, The Nebraskana Society and the Kent Corner Club. Residence: Taylor.
Robert George Harvey
Robert George Harvey, banker, was born at Farwell, Nebraska, December 21, 1889, son of James and Anna (Hadden) Harvey. Mr. Harvey's ancestry is Scotch, his family having settled in America about 1843.
Upon the completion of his public school education Mr. Harvey went to the St. Paul Business College.
On September 3, 1919, he was married to Beatrice Hayden Atkins at Gering. She was born at Elgin, Nebraska, July 3, 1892.
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at Camp Funston, Kansas, during the World War. He is a Republican, a Presbyterian and a Mason. Residence: Gering.
Jan D. Hasik
Born at Zverotice, Tabor County, Czechoslovakia, April 9, 1874, Jan D. Hasik, is the son of Matej Hasik and Katerina (Dusek) Hasik. His father was born in Zverotice, Czechoslovakia, October 24, 1847, and came to the United States in the fall of the year, 1879. His ancestors were farmers in which occupation he was also engaged, in connection with blacksmithing. He died July 6, 1915, at Abie, Nebraska. His mother was born at Zverotice, September 13, 1848, and is living with her son.
Jan Hasik was graduated from the Abie High School in 1891. He was united in marriage with Emma Ruby Faytinger, September 21, 1898, at Abie, Nebraska, where she was born July 29, 1881. To this union were born five children: Otto, October 5, 1900, a graduate of Kearney State Normal School, who is married and has been superintendent of schools for seven years; Milo, April 20, 1902, took a two year course at the State University and is a mechanic; Clarence, December 13, 1903, who is a farmer; Dorothy, August 28, 1905, who is a teacher; and Irene. April 12, 1911, who also teaches school. Both daughters attended college at Kearney and the University of Nebraska.
Mr. Hasik taught school from 1894-1903, was a rural mail carrier from 1904-10, since which time he has been a farmer and dairyman. He was a member of the Nebraska legislature from 1911-13, elected on the Republican ticket. He has also been city clerk and justice of peace. Mr. Hasik has contributed many articles concerning general farming to The Hospoder, a leading Bohemian farm paper.
During the World War he was active in the loan drives, fund drives, Red Cross and Young Men's Christian Association work. Jan Hasik was a member of the State Board of Agriculture for six years; is a charter member of the Nebraska Crop Growers Association, and is a member of the State Dairy Association. He holds membership in the State Historical Society, the National Geographic Society and the Nebraskana Society. From 1929-31 he was a member of the Deer Creek Parent Teacher's Association, and was a moderator of School District No. 26. He is a member of the David City Commercial Club, and Knights of Pythias, and the Western Bohemian Fraternal Association. Reading farm and dairy articles is Mr. Hasik's hobby. Residence: David City.
William Wesley Haskell
William Wesley Haskell, founder of the Ord Quiz, was born at Earlville, Illinois, January 23, 1857, and since November 9, 1881, has resided in Nebraska.
His father, Sylvester Smith Haskell, was a farmer, descended from one of the three Haskells who came from England, and was also descended from General Putnam. He died at Ord. His wife, who was a lineal descendant of a brother of Ethan Allen, also died at Ord.
Mr. Haskell attended common school, and was a student for a time at Northwestern University. He earned his way through his junior year, when he was compelled to leave school because of lack of funds. He became part owner of the Ord townsite; founded and edited the Ord Quiz for thirty-six years. Mr. Haskell is the former owner of the Ord gas plant, and was, until recent years, an extensive landowner. For a number of years he was a member of the Modern Woodmen of America, and at the present time is a life member of The Nebraskana Society. He is a Methodist.
On November 6, 1881, he was married to Cecelia Victoria Cutler at Chicago. Mrs. Haskell was born in Van Buren County, Michigan, November 22, 1858, and descended from the Sprague family. Five children were born to them, Zilpha, Winifred (Mrs. Herman N. Mattley); Cosa Dell (wife of Dr. D. N. Lindberg); John Roseoe, who married Ruth Wilson; and Zerna Mae. Zilpha and Zerna are both deceased. Residence: Ord.
George Alfred Haslam
Born at Fremont, February 10, 1899, George Alfred Haslam is the son of George James and Mary Elizabeth (Dern) Haslam. His father was born in Manchester, England, May 10, 1858, and came to America in 1886. A physician and surgeon, he was an outstanding member of his profession and a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. His death occurred at Fremont, April 23, 1923. His wife, Mary, was born at Fremont, December 18, 1870, of German parentage.
Dr. Haslam was graduated from Fremont High School in June, 1917, received his A. B. in 1921, B. S. in 1922, and his M. D. in 1924. The A. B. and B. S. degrees were from the University of Nebraska while his M. D. was awarded by the University of Pennsylvania. He is a member of the La Place Surgical Society and Phi Rho Sigma from Pennsylvania, and Delta Upsilon from the University of Nebraska.
On September 2, 1922, he was united in marriage to Gertrude Valentine Miller, daughter of John A. and Florence Valentine Miller at Kearney, Nebraska. Mrs. Haslam was born at Kearney, January 7, 1901, and traces her ancestry to colonial days in America. There are two sons, George J., born April 27, 1925, and John A., born November 9, 1927.
In the active practice of surgery since 1926, Dr. Haslam is a member of the American, Nebraska State and Dodge County Medical Societies. He served as a second lieutenant of Infantry in the World War, and is a member of the American Legion. He enjoys golf, and is fond of gardening. He occasionally delivers addresses. Residence: Fremont. (Photograph in Album).
Emil Bernhard Hassel
Emil Bernhard Hassel was born at Loomis, Nebraska, October 24, 1884, the son of John Erick and Benga (Bodelson) Hassel. His father, who was born at Vestmanland, Sweden, October 19, 1850, came to this country in 1879, and has engaged in farming in Nebraska since then. His mother was born at Skane, Sweden, January 11, 1850, and died at Portland, Oregon, in May, 1918.
Mr. Hassel attended rural school in Phelps County, Nebraska, and studied in the business department of Lather College at Wahoo, Nebraska, for a time. He was a farmer until 1908, when he entered the employ of the Kranquest Implement Company, and since then has been connected with the Farmers Union Exchange of Holdrege, Nebraska, and the Nichols & Shepherd Threshing Machine Company of Lincoln. At this time he is serving as county treasurer of Phelps County.
He holds membership in the Holdrege Chamber of Commerce, is affiliated with the Bethel Lutheran Church of Holdrege, and holds membership in the Red Cross. He is a Mason, an Odd Fellow, and a Republican. His hobby is mechanics.
On February 17, 1909, he married Emma Amanda Swanson at Holdrege. Mrs. Hassel was born at Atlanta, Nebraska, August 4, 1888. Mrs. Hassel's parents came to America in 1880, settling in Indiana where they remained three years. They then came to Nebraska, where they spent the remainder of their lives. Mr. and. Mrs. Hassel have one son, La Monte Bernhard, born June 20, 1920. Residence: Holdrege. (Photograph in Album).
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Earl L. Hasselbalch
Earl L. Hasselbalch was born at St. Edward, Nebraska, June 27, 1901, the son of Nels Christian and Anna Christina (Anderson) Hasselbalch. His father, a merchant, was born at Bodense, Denmark, August 2, 1858, and died at St. Edward, July 14, 1926; he came to America in 1880, and was a resident of St. Edward from 1883 until his death, holding various city offices in his community. His mother was born in Denmark, February 15, 1862, and came to this country in 1867, and makes her home at St. Edward.
Mr. Hasselbalch attended Culver Military Academy, at Culver, Indiana, was graduated from St. Edward High School in 1919, received the B. S. degree at the university of Nebraska in 1923, and was awarded the J. D. degree at Stanford University in 1926. His fraternities were Phi Sigma Kappa and Delta Theta Phi.
A Republican, he served as state representative from Boone County in 1929 and at this time is city attorney of St. Edward where he is also engaged in general legal practice. He is affiliated with the First Presbyterian Church of St. Edward and is a member of The Nebraskana Society.
His marriage to Nellie Mae Burke was solemnized at St. Edward, August 16, 1928. Mrs. Hasselbalch was born at Harrison, Nebraska, May 18, 1904. Residence: St. Edward.
Joseph Hassler
Joseph Hassler, grain and lumber dealer, was born in Lyons, Iowa, September 17, 1861, and for the past 55 years has resided in Nebraska. He is the son of Joseph and Magdeline Hassler.
The father was born in Baden, Germany, March 14, 1834, and engaged in the building contracting business until his death at Exeter, June 20, 1925. His wife, Magdeline, was born in Chicago, Illinois, June 10, 1840, and died at Exeter, Nebraska, January 23, 1907.
On December 27, 1898, Mr. Hassler was married to Minta Ellen Boyer at Golden, Colorado. Mrs. Hassler was born at Victoria, Illinois, August 26, 1875, and has resided in Nebraska for 45 years. Mr. and Mrs. Hassler have four children, Josephine, born September 3, 1903, who married V. C. Forbes; Lena, born May 11, 1905, who married R. A. Freeman; Gretchen, born August 3, 1909; and Kathleen, born January 6, 1916. Residence: Culbertson.
Charles Edward Hastert
On June 3, 1873, Charles E. Hastert was born, at Chicago, Illinois, the son of Nicholas and Catherine (Shuh) Hastert, His father, who was born at Luxemburg, December 6, 1842, and died at Alton, Iowa, December 8, 1914, came to this country in 1860, and settled in Chicago. His mother was born at Sandweiler, Luxemburg, October 17, 1861, and died at Alton, March 25, 1918.
Mr. Hastert has been a resident of Nebraska for 54 years, and is the owner of a hardware store at Shelby, Nebraska He was married to Lena Albena Schlentz at David City, Nebraska, February 3, 1898. They have seven children: Bernard, born November 22, 1898, who died July 9, 1916; Louis A., born July 17, 1900, who married Rose Gabriel; Viola C., born November 12, 1903, who married William Lux; Clarence J., born October 12, 1906, who is a civil engineer in Peru. Francis C., born November 7, 1911, who is a student at the University of Nebraska; Marie, born November 25, 1913; and Margaret, born September 27, 1915. Residence: Shelby.
Robert Richardson Hastings
Robert R. Hastings, distinguished lawyer, and a lifetime resident of Crete, Nebraska, was born there November 27, 1888, the son of George Henry and Helen Mary (Richardson) Hastings. His father, who was born at Coral, McHenry County, Illinois, August 26, 1848; practiced law at Crete, from 1871 until his death; he served as attorney general of Nebraska from 1892 to 1896; he died at Crete, July 24, 1926. His mother was born at Aurora, Kane County, Illinois, October 3, 1850, and died at Crete, January 24, 1925.
Mr. Hastings was graduated from the Crete High School, May 25, 1906. He was awarded his A. B. degree at Doane College in 1910; and received the LL. B. degree at the University of Nebraska in 1913. He was a member of the Doane College debating team for three years; was president of the junior class, 1908-09; and was president of the junior law class at the University of Nebraska, 1911-12. He was a member of Pi Kappa Delta at Doane College and Delta Chi at the University of Nebraska. He was awarded college letters in track, both at Doane College and the University of Nebraska.
He was first associated with the law firm of Hastings & Ireland at Crete, and later was a member of the firm Hastings & Hastings. He is now in practice alone. He is president of the Crete Loan & Savings Association, and is a stockholder in the Crete State Bank. He was an active war worker in 1917-18; was active in the Red Cross; was a patriotic speaker; and assisted the draft board. He is a member of the Sons of the American Revolution, Nebraska State Bar Association, Saline County Bar Association, Crete Chamber of Commerce, and the Nebraskana Society. He served as secretary of the Crete Rotary Club in 1923-24. He is a member of Crete Lodge Number 37 of the Masons, Royal Arch, at Crete, Mount Moriah Commandry Number 4 at Lincoln, Sesostris Temple, Lincoln, and Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, Lincoln. His social. club is the Shrine Country Club at Lincoln. His hobby is horticulture. He is a Republican.
Mr. Hastings was married at Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, July 28, 1915, to Edith Mae Lapp. Mrs. Hastings was born at Cold Water, Branch County, Michigan, June 23, 1887. They have a daughter, Anna Mae, born April 18, 1922. Residence: Crete.
William Charles Hastings
Since 1903 William Charles Hastings has been a dentist at Newman Grove, Nebraska, where he is also active in civic and professional organizations. He was born at Emmetsburg, Iowa, August 15, 1876, the son of Charles William and Sarah Ann (Wright) Hastings, the former a grain buyer and farmer. His father was born at Manitowoc, Wisconsin, October 10, 1850, the son of Charles Hastings and Lucinda Harrison, and died at Retlaw, Canada, April 15, 1915. His mother, who is the daughter of John Wright and Harriett McKay, was born at West Falls, New York, May 1, 1857, and died at Ryegate, Montana, August 10, 1928.
Dr. Hastings was graduated from the Ruthven High School in 1892, and received the D. D. S. degree at Keokuk Medical College in Iowa, in 1903. He was employed in the office of the Ruthven Free Press for a time, was connected with the W. E. Wilson Drug Company of Ruthven as a pharmacist, and since 1903 has successfully practiced dentistry at Newman Grove.
He holds membership in the District Medical Society, the Nebraska State Dental Society, the Five County Medical Society, and the Nebraska Gold Foil Club. He served as chairman of the Red Cross in Madison County, Nebraska, during the World War and was lieutenant of the local Home Guards. Dr. Hastings is a member of the committee of the Boy Scouts of America, has been president of the local library board since 1920, and was formerly president of the local school board. He is a Master Mason and an Odd Fellow. His hobby is flower gardening, while his sports include golfing and shooting.
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man Grove, June 1, 1908. Mrs. Hastings, who was a teacher before her marriage, was born at Casville, Wisconsin, April 10, 1883, the daughter of John and Lucinda (Haistead) Doty, and died at Newman Grove, March 15, 1913. They have one daughter, Gretchen, born January 22, 1913, who is a senior at the University of Nebraska. On November 12, 1919, Dr. Hastings was united in marriage with Margaret Hansen of Tilden, Nebraska. Their son, William, was born January 22, 1921. Mrs. Hastings is very active in Woman's Club work and is president of the Newman Grove Woman's Club and is vice president of the local P. E. O. chapter. Residence: Newman Grove.
William Granger Hastings
One of the most beloved figures in the legal and judicial life of Nebraska, is William Granger Hastings. Judge Hastings was born at Woodstock, Illinois, April 9, 1853. His father, Carlisle Hastings, was born in Suffield Township, Connecticut, April 12, 1815. He was county superintendent of public instruction, county sheriff of McHenry County, Illinois, 1852-53, and laid out the school districts of that county in 1839. He was decended from Thomas Hastings of Ipswich, England, who settled at Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1632. He died at Coral, Illinois, March 21, 1901. Hannah Granger, wife of Carlisle Hastings, was born at Suffield Township May 11, 1817, and died at Coral, March 19, 1903. She was descended from John Granger who settled on Block Island in Long Island Sound in 1628.
Until he reached the age of fourteen William G. Hastings attended district school in McHenry County, Illinois, and then attended high school at Marengo, Illinois, two winters. Thereafter he taught district school two winters, and later entered the University of Chicago, where he received his A. B. in 1876. He wrote the sophomore prize essay at the University of Chicago in 1874, and was elected to Delta Kappa Epsilon at the same university. In 1924 he received his LL. D. from the University of Nebraska. In 1900 he was the winner of a $2,000 prize from the American Philosophical Society. He has been a member of Phi Beta Kappa since 1898.
Fifty-four years ago he came to Nebraska. From 1877 to 1892, he was engaged in active legal practice in Saline County. On January 1, 1892, he was made judge of the seventh judicial district. He is a Democrat and served as state senator from 1885 to 1887, and as county attorney of Saline County from 1890-91. In 1896 he was again elected judge of the seven district, serving until 1900. From 1901 to 1904 he was Supreme Court Commissioner, and from 1904 to 1921 was teacher of law at the University of Nebraska Law School. Since 1923 he has been judge of the fourth judicial district of Nebraska, which district embraces Douglas, Washington and Burt Counties. He is the author of Police Power, the American Philosophical Society prize essay above referred to, and of a translation from the Russian of Korkunov's General Theory of Law.
On October 20, 1880, he was united in marriage to Elizabeth Hackley, in McHenry County, Illinois. Mrs. Hastings, who was born in Allegany, Michigan, September 12, 1851, died at Omaha, June 18, 1922. She was the granddaughter, on the maternal side, of Dirk Lansing of Lansingburg, New York, and the granddaughter of Professor Hackley of Hartford, Connecticut. Their two children are Helen, born June 20, 1882, who before her marriage to George Buckland was auditor of the State Bank of Lincoln; and Laura, born May 12, 1884, who is unmarried. Residence: Omaha.
William Albert Hatcher
William Albert Hatcher, a lumber and hardware dealer, was born at Benton, Tennessee, May 22, 1875, son of William and Caroline (Cameron) Hatcher.
His father was born at Sevierville, Tennessee, and died at Benton, October 14, 1903. He was a farmer. His wife was born and died at Benton.
Mr. Hatcher attended common county school at Benton and for the past 29 years has lived in Nebraska At the present time he is president of the W. A. Hatcher Lumber Company, is president of the Commercial Club, a member of the Congregational Church and of the Masons.
On February 10, 1909, he was married to Eva May Burt at Smithfield, Nebraska. She was born at Granville, Illinois, January 1, 1885. Residence: Venango,
Thomas Elial Hattel
On December 4, 1899, Thomas E. Hattel was born in Thayer, Nebraska, son of Charles Hattel, who was of French parentage, and Mary Jane (Owens) Hattel.
Charles Hattel took a homestead one mile south of Thayer, and lived in that community all his life. His mother was born July 26, 1857, in Montgomeryshire, North Wales. She is living; her husband died in Thayer, Nebraska, July 11, 1901.
Thomas Hattel attended the Thayer, Nebraska, grade school, and entered high school in Gresham, Nebraska, where he played basketball for two years. He was graduated in 1919.
Mr. Hattel taught school five years in York and Polk counties, worked two years for the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Company; worked four years as assistant cashier in the Shelby State Bank, and has been a cashier in the State Bank of Surprise, Nebraska, for two years.
Mildred May Curry, born July 7, 1902, in Superior, Nuckolls County, Nebraska, became Mr. Hattel's wife in York, Nebraska, August 22, 1922. Mrs. Hattel is of French-Irish parentage. They have two children: Norma Lucille, born May 24, 1923, and Thomas Jr., born September 12, 1924.
Mr. Hattel is director of the State Bank of Surprise, Nebraska, president of the Community Club, treasurer of Read Township, city clerk, and secretary of the Parent-Teachers' Association in Surprise. He is a Republican and a Protestant, is a member of the Red Cross, and is a member of the order of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons.
Thomas Hattel is a member of the Nebraskana Society. He has had success in raising and showing pure bred White Wyandotte chickens which is his avocation. Residence: Surprise.
Dean Allan Hatten
Dean Allan Hatten was born at Fullerton, Nebraska, September 25, 1898, the son of William Price and Belle (Fiske) Hatten. His father, who was born at Hamburg, Iowa, was cashier of the Fullerton National Bank for 23 years, was treasurer of Nance County, Nebraska for several years, and is now retired. His mother was born at Cuba, New York.
Mr. Hatten was graduated from Fullerton High School, where he was active in athletics, attended Hastings College for a year, and was a student at the University of Nebraska for a year. He served in the Fullerton National Bank for a year, was cashier of the Lancaster County Bank at Waverly, Nebraska, for two years, acted as vice president of the Farmers State Bank at Belgrade, Nebraska, for nearly three years, and for over a year sold bank supplies. He has been the owner and manager of the Grand Island Credit Association at Grand Island, Nebraska for the past eight years.
He holds membership in the Kiwanis Club, of which he was trustee and secretary for a number of years, is affiliated with the First Presbyterian Church of Grand island and is serving on the membership committee of
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the Grand Island Chamber of Commerce. His sports include golfing and swimming and he is a member of the Fairview Golf Association. His hobby is bridge. Mr. Hatten was connected with every Liberty loan and war stamp campaign in his county during the World War.
He married Lillian Mina Blofield of Fullerton, Nebraska. Mrs. Hatten, whose ancestry is English, was born at Palmer, Nebraska. They have one daughter, Annabell, born June 7, 1918. Residence: Grand Island.
Arthur Edsell Hauke
For the past 54 years Arthur Edsell Hauke has lived in Nebraska where he has been a leader in the business and agricultural world. He was born in Clinton County, Iowa, August 22, 1868, the son of Samuel Wesley and Hannah (Livingston) Hauke, the former a clergyman, teacher, and farmer. Samuel Hauke, who was a descendent of Countess Van Hauke of Holland, was born in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, December 1, 1844, came to Nebraska from Iowa in 1878, and died at Wood River, Nebraska, December 16, 1881.
Hannah (Livingston) Hauke, whose father was a descendant of David Livingston, the African explorer, was born in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, November 26, 1847.
Mr. Hauke attended rural and city schools in Hall County. He has been a farmer near Wood River for many years, serving as president of the Hall County Farm Bureau, president of the Wood River Chautauqua Association, and a director in the Wood River Building & Loan Association, is president of the local chapter of the Nebraska Children's Home Society in Wood River, and is serving as president of the Wood River Chamber of Commerce.
He served as director of the local school board from 1902 to 1920, is a member of the Red Cross and The Nebraskana Society, and is affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal Church. During the World War he served as member of the Council of Defense, was assistant chairman of the Red Cross Committee, and participated in loan drives of various kinds. He is a Mason and Odd Fellow.
Mr. Hauke is a profound student and reader. He has held various public offices at Wood River, including: justice of the peace; township treasurer; assessor. His favorite, sport is football.
He was married at Wood River, February 17, 1891, to Sadie Hannah Barrick who was born at Wood River, November 27, 1872. Six children were born to their marriage, four of whom are living: Myrtle, December 19, 1891, who married Donald L. Garrison; Lena, August 12, 1893; Lavern, January 9, 1896, who married Irene Blanchard, and who died May 17, 1926; Anna, February 7, 1899, who married Lex A. Wescott; Ralph,, born May. 26, 1901, who died January 3, 1902; and Arthur, December 12, 1902. Lena is district extension agent at the College of Agriculture at Fallon, Nevada, and Arthur is connected with the Rural Economics Department of the Michigan College of Agriculture. Residence: Wood River.
Leo Morgan Hauptman
One of Nebraska's most promising younger men is Leo Morgan Hauptman, superintendent of public schools at Burr. Mr. Hauptman was born on a farm three miles northeast of Julian, in Otoe County, on June 3, 1909. His father, Lee William Hauptman, a farmer, was born one and a half miles north of Julian, on May 16, 1884. Lee William Hauptman's father was born in Prussia, in 1833, and died in America, in 1890. His mother was born in Covington, Kentucky, in 1848, and died in 1919.
Lee W. Hauptman married Albert Lorena Elwell, who was born at Tabor, Iowa, September 24, 1885. Her father was born at Stoneham, Massachusetts in 1851, and is still living; her mother, who was born at Tabor, in 1865, died in 1887. Of Scotch-Irish descent, the family is descended from Elbridge Gerry, signer of the Declaration of Independence and vice-president of the United States, and from George Walton, also a signer, both on the paternal side.
Leo Morgan Hauptman attended the town and country schools of Otoe County, and was graduated from country school with highest honors in Otoe County's first examination in 1923. From 1923-27 he attended the Nebraska City High School, his average grades being 92.96, the third highest among fifty-six students. He entered Peru State Teacher's College in 1927, and has reached the rank of senior in the college. He was granted a first grade state teacher's certificate from Peru, in 1929. During the summers of 1929 and 1930, he attended Peru, and during the summers of 1927 and 1928 he was editorial assistant for the Nebraska Daily News-Press. During the fall of 1926 he was Nebraska City manager of the Omaha Deity News, and from December, 1926 to May, 1927, was assistant instructor in shorthand and typewriting in the Nebraska City night school.
Mr. Hauptman has received many scholastic honors. He is a member of Kappa Delta Pi, national honorary educational fraternity; Pi Gamma Mu, national honor social science fraternity; Sigma Tau Delta, national honorary professional English fraternity; national honorary society for journalists in high school, and also national honor society for students in high schools; the Philomathean Literary Society of which he was treasurer in 1928; the Peru Dramatic Club, of which he was president in 1928. Mr. Hauptman has taken leading parts in many of the eleven dramatic productions he has appeared in, and has directed five major productions. He was the winner of the Daughters of the American Revolution Award for excellency in history in Nebraska City, and of the highest award in civics from the Nebraska Daily News-Press; and first place in sectional academic Civics contest at Peru.
In 1929 he was associate editor of The Peruvian, Peru College Annual; he is the author of a series of newspaper articles of an historical nature published in The Nebraska Daily News-Press and Omaha World Herald in 1927 and 1928. In 1929 he wrote Martin Stowett, Conductor Underground Railroad, the original copy of which is in the Peru College Library, and for some time he has been engaged on the biography of Hon. Thomas Jefferson Majors, one of Nebraska's most prominent and best beloved men.
On August 24, 1930, Mr. Hauptman was married to Lucile Marie Lash, at Auburn. Mrs. Hauptman was born north of Auburn, on December 7, 1908, of Pennsylvania Dutch and Scotch-Irish parentage. She is a teacher in the public school of Burr and an artist. Mrs. Hauptman is a graduate of Peru State Teacher's College with an A. B. degree in January, 1932. She is a charter member of Kappa Omicron Phi, National Honorary-Professional Home Economic Fraternity.
For the past two years Mr. Hauptman has been superintendent of the Burr public schools, and was elected for a third term but resigned so he and Mrs. Hauptman could complete their degrees at Peru during 1931-1932. In addition to this work, he carries on his historical research work, and plans soon to enter the field of journalism. He is the author of a one-act play, The Test of Time, not yet published. His hobby is the collection and filing of newspaper articles, and local historical research.
Mr. Hauptman is extremely active in religious and civic work, and has devoted much of his time to local affairs. While in high school he managed the collection of $100 for near East Relief, and while in Peru, during the summer of 1928, represented the Young Men's Christian Association at a summer camp in Estes Park and in state meetings. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Nebraska City; was treasurer of the Young People's Branch of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union in 1926, president in 1927, and treasurer of the Ep-
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