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Evers Family

If only Mr. Evers could have known that some day in the far distant future a plane bearing a certain "Charles A. Lindbergh", would land on his farm field, delivering the local mail!

Henry Ever's farmland in section 20 of Proviso Township, was located on what was to become Yackey Airfield in the early 1920's. Here, pilots offered five-minute flights over Maywood for $5.00. The field was also used by airmail pilots like Mr. Lindbergh, who socialized with their friends at the Lilac Lodge or stopped in to visit local merchants.

Born in Hanover, Germany circa 1810, Heinrich Evers was possibly one of the first to immigrate to the area. Other than what became of his farmland, we know very little about the man. According to the 1850 census he was a farmer whose land in Proviso Township was one block south of Roosevelt Road. Here, he acquired 240 acres in Section 20. The land at that time was valued at $3,000.00.

His first wife's name was Mary and his second wife's name was Dorothea. He had one child, Louise Evers, who was bom in 1851 and eventually married a man from the Boeger family. In 1852 he joined eight other families from Franzosenbusch as they sought permission from Zion Evangelical Lutheran in Bensenville to form a school district in the area. At the time, he was not a member of the Zion church.

By 1863 the Evers lands comprised almost 300 acres in survey section 20 (Proviso Township).  Its northern boundary was 12th Street (Roosevelt Road) and its western boundary was Wolf Road.  It extended east for about three quarters of a mile and south for about a half mile.  August Heidorn was his neighbor to the south, Henry Mesenbrink his neighbor to the west.

It is known that sometime after his death, his farm was sold to the family of William C. Boeger in 1898. Part of his farmland eventually became the site of the present day Oak Ridge Cemetery. A Street in Westchester carries his name.

One of Henry Evers' daughters, Louise, married William C. Boeger from Hinsdale.  Louise and William had six children (Louis Boeger being the oldest) and lived on the Wolf Road farm until about 1900 and then built a large white frame home at 4401 Roosevelt Road, the present site of the Hillside Racquet Club.

Streets in Westchester carry the Evers and Boeger names.

A "fact sheet" for Heinrich Evers can be found at Heinrich Evers.

 

If you are aware of more information regarding Heinrich Evers, please feel free to help us complete his biography!

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Last Modified:  10/15/2002