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Louis Edwin Hecht

Birth	:	20 Nov 1885 Bern, Nemaha County, Kansas, USA
Death	:	14 Aug 1887
Burial	:	German Lutheran Cemetery, Bern, Nemaha County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.9794500, -96.0234300
Description	:	Son of Louis Henry & Mary (Boehmer) Hecht. Died at age 1 year, 8 months & 25 days. Obit in the Seneca, KS paper Aug. 18, 1887. The following account of this little boy's family was sent as an edit- Louis Hecht (51483666) Suggested edit: From: Tennal, Ralph. History of Nemaha County, Kansas. Lawrence, Standard 1891. 509-10. “Louis Hecht was born in Nemaha county, Kansas, June 3, 1861, and grew up on his father’s farm on which he put in many long hours of labor when he would have preferred to be splashing in the creek, or lying in the... Read More	Son of Louis Henry & Mary (Boehmer) Hecht. Died at age 1 year, 8 months & 25 days. Obit in the Seneca, KS paper Aug. 18, 1887. The following account of this little boy's family was sent as an edit- Louis Hecht (51483666) Suggested edit: From: Tennal, Ralph. History of Nemaha County, Kansas. Lawrence, Standard 1891. 509-10. “Louis Hecht was born in Nemaha county, Kansas, June 3, 1861, and grew up on his father’s farm on which he put in many long hours of labor when he would have preferred to be splashing in the creek, or lying in the shade. He attended No. 8 district school during the short terms it was in session. At the age of twenty-two years, he rented land for a year from his father and farmed it with considerable success, and the following year, he became heir to 160 acres of fine land in the southwest quarter of section 11. By hard work he has increased his holdings to 390 acres, all of which is productive. His land was unimproved, and Mr. Hecht had to build a frame house in which to live. Originally his house was 16x24 feet in size, but later he made an addition increasing the size of it. In 1891 he built a spacious barn, 30x40 feet in size and sixteen feet high. This is one of the best barns in the township, and Mr. Hecht is justly proud of it. He has made other extensive improvements on his farm which cannot be mentioned in the space at hand, but it can be said that he is always on the alert to make additions to his farm which will increase its usefulness and value. Thirty acres of his present holdings are in timber of excellent quality. “On February 28, 1884, he was married to Mary Boehmer, a daughter of Henry and Caroline (Hotham) Boehmer, natives of Oldenburg and Hessen, Germany. When young people, they left their native land and came to America, settling in Wisconsin where the father worked in the pine forests. He was married in Illinois and came to Nebraska in 1860, where he remained until his death, October 12, 1910, at the age of eighty-six years. The mother is still living on the old home place in Pawnee County, Nebraska, with her youngest son. Mr. and Mrs. Boehmer were the parents of eight living children: Henry, Richardson county, Nebraska; Fred, Pawnee county, Nebraska; Mrs. Mary Hecht; Mrs. Caroline Koester, DuBois, Nebraska; Mrs. Sophia Siske, Pawnee county, Nebraska; William, Pawnee county, Nebraska; Mrs. Rosa Siske, Pawnee county, Nebraska; Herman, at home. “Mr. and Mrs. Hecht are the parents of seven children as follows: Edwin, deceased; Carl, born January 9, 1889; Elmer, born September 11, 1891; Jesse, born December 26, 1894; Lottie, born June 13, 1898; Rosa, born November 5, 1900; Leslie, born April 28, 1906. Carl is farming in Iowa. Elmer is a farmer in Nemaha township, and Lottie is his housekeeper. “Mr. Hecht is a Republican, who has been elected to the school board, on which he has served with complete satisfaction to his constituents and also served as road overseer for two terms. He professes the Evangelical faith, and has maintained a high reputation among his neighbors for uprightness and probity. Throughout the community there is the deepest respect for his achievements and for the success he has won despite overwhelming difficulties” (pp. 509-510). Contributor: Eileen Cunningham (47612450) • [email protected]

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Louis Edwin Hecht's memorial is located at: German Lutheran Cemetery, Bern, Nemaha County, USA.
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Latitude: 39.9794500
Longitude: -96.0234300

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Parent

Louis Henry Hecht

(1861 - 1942)

Mary Boehmer Hecht

(1864 - 1926)

Siblings

Jesse John Jacob Hecht

(1893 - 1984)

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