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Local History:    Early Residents, Settlers (and other important persons)

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• Entries for E to H

See also:

• Early Residents and Settlers -- A to D

• Early Residents and Settlers -- I to N

• Early Residents and Settlers -- O to S

• Early Residents and Settlers -- T to Z

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- E -

Ely, Frank

Frank Ely proposed the name La Grange Park and was elected to its first Board of Trustees.

Epcke Family

See Epcke Family

Evans, Wolcot H.

Wolcott H. Evans succeeded Miss Eileen Cate as postmaster in 1895 and held the position until November of that year when Lucien J. Rice was appointed.  At that time the post office was located at the passenger station of the Chicago and Great Western Railroad at Bellwood Avenue. 

Evers Family

See Evers Family

- F -

See Bernard Fantus.

Farrand, Ernest

One of six members of the first Westchester Board of Trustees, 1926.  In 1927 he retained his role as a Village of Westchester Trustee.

Fenhouse, George

See George Fenhouse.

Fippinger Family

Fippinger, P. H.
Fippinger, John, Sr.
Fippinger, John, Jr.
See Fippinger.

Field, Jo and Charles

See Charles and Jo Fields.

See Louisa Haase_LDS Obituary of Early Settlers.

Forbes, Stephen

Stephen Forbes was an early settler when he moved into Lyons Township in 1829.  He would later become the Cook Country Sheriff.

Fox, George M., Dr.

See Dr. George M. Fox.

Franke, Reverend

Reverend Franke succeeded Reverend Brauer as the minister of the Lutheran Church in Addison.  Like Reverend Brauer  he gave Bible lessons at the first Immanuel Lutheran schoolhouse in Franzosenbusch.

See Porter, Augustin.

- G -

Pastor Edward Gabel came to Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church from 1949 to 1961.

See Early Residents and Settlers--John Gaden.

See Gale Family.

Gallagher, Charles G.

See Charles G. Gallagher.

Gardner, Charles R.

One of six members of the first Westchester Board of Trustees, 1926.  In 1927 he retained his role as a Westchester Trustee.

Gardaphe

See Gardaphe Family.

Giles, Harriet Phinetta

See Covell Family.

Giles, Samuel Harrison

See Covell Family.

Gipson, Joe

A World War I veteran from Canton, Mississippi.  He became the foreman of the dust or limestone plant at Covell's Quarry which also supplied bag cement to the road builders and contractors.

Glos Family

See Glos Family with entries for Elizabeth, Henry G., Jacob, John, Louis and Phillip

See Emma Goldman.

Gorke, Otto F. Jr.

See Otto F Gorke Jr.

Gorke, Otto F. Sr.

See Otto F Gorke Sr.

Granger, Phares

See Granger, Phares.

Gray, Robert

See Robert Gray.

Graue, Friedrick

See Graue Family.

Graue, Wilhelm

See Graue Family.

Graul, Gustave

Gustave Graul became Broadview's new Village Collector in 1930.  He is perhaps most noted for being kidnapped on his way to the installation of new village officers.  The kidnapping was carried out by Andrew Borg -- Broadview's Marshall -- on August 26, 1930.  Read news clipping of these events in May 1930--Exciting Times.

Griffin, A. M., Reverend

Reverend Griffin served as the first pastor at Saint Domitilla from 1923 until 1935.  Among his many responsibilities was to oversee the completion of the construction of the first school building.  The building's construction was started under Father Strehl in 1922.

Grosse, Martin W.

See Martin W Grosse.

Grosser, William F.

See William F Grosser.

Grove, Orville

Orville "Lefty" Grove emerged in 1940 as a rising baseball star on the Chicago sports scene. A resident of Bellwood since 1928, Orville Grove had attended Roosevelt School and Proviso High.  At age 18,  Lefty Grove became a rookie pitcher on a White Sox farm team in Dallas, Texas.  He went on to pitch in the major leagues for the Chicago White Sox.

See William C. Grunow.

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Haase, Ferdinand

See Ferdinand Haase.

Haase, Louisa

See Louisa Haase_LDS Obituary of Early Settlers.

Hagan, James W., Reverend

See James W Hagan.

Hagemeister, Joseph

Joseph Hagemeister was an active Bellwood policeman for the first 22 years of the village's incorporation. His main duties in those years were lighting the kerosene and gas street lights.  He also took care of the sewer system.

Hahn, Mr.

Mr. Hahn was the first resident teacher at the first Immanuel Lutheran School.

Haines, Louise Marie

On April 13, 1930, Louise Marie Haines became the first person baptized at the Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church.

Hall, Grace

See Hemingway, Clarence E and Grace Hall.

Handke, Otto K., Dr.

See Otto K Handke.

Hann, Herman H.

See Herman H Hann.

Hartley, George F.

See George F Hartley.

Hasselbring, E. R.

See E R Hasselbring.

Haupt, Mrs.

President of Westchester PTA, 1938-1939.

Heidorn Family

See Heidorn Family.

Heidorn, Mathilde

See Puscheck

Henthorne, Florence

See Florence Henthorne.

Herrick, Origen White

See Origen White Herrick.

Hemingway, Clarence E., Dr. and Grace Hall

See Hemingway, Clarence E and Grace Hall.

Herpolheimer, Mr.

Teacher at the second Immanuel Lutheran school after Mr. Kirchner left in 1861.

See Frederick Hintze.

Hintze, Otto F.

See Otto F Hintze.

Hintzes, Robert

See Hintze

Hoermann, Ernest

In 1870 Ernest Hoermann built his farmhouse on the southwest corner of 17^th Avenue and 14^th Street (Broadview).  For a time Seventeenth Avenue was named Hoerman Avenue.

Hoffman, Marjorie, George, Paul, James and Hallech

Marjorie Hoffman settled in Western Springs in 1892.  She lived with her parents Mr. and Mrs. George Hoffman, and her three brothers, Paul, James, and Hallech.  They lived at 4142 Grove Avenue (Western Springs).  The family moved to California in 1908.  Her brother Paul later became the chairman of the board of the Studebaker Corporation, and then president of the Ford Foundation.

Holden, John

See John Holden.

Holland, Elizabeth

See Covell Family.

Horn, Frank

Appointed as a Deputy Marshall to assist the Marshall Huszar of Broadview sometime between 1918 and 1921.

See Doris Humphrey.

See Roberts, Thomas E and Alice Hovey Hurlbut.

Huszar, Joseph "Indian Joe"

See Joseph Huszar.

See also:

• Early Residents and Settlers -- A to D

• Early Residents and Settlers -- I to N

• Early Residents and Settlers -- O to S

• Early Residents and Settlers -- T to Z

Numerous sources were used in the compilation of these and subordinate entries including but not limited to:

• "Progress, Pride, Growth, 1905 - 1980, 75^th Anniversary --Village of Hillside", C.1981 published by Village of Hillside, Hillside, IL, by Ruth Lommatzsch and Ann Hoogstra
• DuPage County Genealogical Sociey - issue of March 2000 #151
• "Bellwood, 1900-1975: The Heart of Proviso Township, A Diamond Jubilee History from the Beginning to the Present with an Emphasis on the Formative Years", by the Bellwood Public Library
• Images of America -- La Grange and La Grange Park, Illinois by RoseAnna and Robert Mueller, Arcadia Publishing
• La Grange Centennial History 1879-1979, William J Cromie, Editor, La Grange Area Historical Society, 1979
• Broadview Golden Jubilee -- 1914 to 1964, Articles by Val Koch, published by the Village of Broadview
• Records and materials supplied from the archives of Broadview Historical Society--courtesy of Michael Kaminski

• From "Nature's Choicest Spot" ... a Guide to Forest Home and Germany Waldheim Cemeteries prepared by The Historical Society of Oak Park and River Forest.

• Graveyards of Chicago by Matt Hucke and Ursula Bielski -- a book which describes many of the Chicago area cemeteries.

• "The Village of Harlem: Its People, Homes and Business – 50^th Anniversary Souvenir 1856 to 1906", provided by Richard Vitton, President of the Historical Society of Forest Park.
• From the Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 2, Ed. 5, Social Security Death Index: U.S., Date of Import: 13 Nov, 1998, Internal Ref. #1.112.5.68283.115

Other specific references are noted within individual entries.

We intend on adding much more information as it becomes available.  Please feel free to contact me at j.arbuthnot@sbcglobal.net.  I will route your email through our other researchers.

Last Modified:  03/25/2006