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Biographical History of Cherokee County, Iowa
W. S. Dunbar & Co., Chigago - 1889

[page 535]

    HANS HADENFELDT was born in Holstein, Germany, June 8, 1849, and is a
    son of HENRY and ANNA (ELAS) HADENFELDT.  In 1869 the parents deter-
    mined to emigrate to America, believing there they would find better
    opportunities both for themselves and children.  After landing they
    continued their journey until they reached Iowa, and there they located
    in Benton County, where they have since made their home.  They have a
    family of seven children: KATIE, wife of JACOB PRUISER; CLAUS; HANS,
    the subject of this notice, FRED, JOHN, ANNA, and HENRY (deceased).
    HANS was nineteen years old when the family came to America, and he
    settled in Benton County, remaining under the parental roof for some
    time after.  In 1881 he came to Cherokee County, and located on a farm
    which he had purchased in the fall of 1880; it is situated in Tilden
    Township, and contains 240 acres.  At that time it was raw prairie,
    with no more trace of civilization than the red man left behind him,
    but to-day it presents a vastly different appearance; there is a good
    frame residence, and one of the finest barns in the county; two acres
    and a half of beautiful grove add much to the attractiveness of the
    place, and everything indicates that industry and economy are the rules
    of the owner.  Mr. HADENFELDT disposed of eighty acres included in his
    first purchase, and afterward bought forty acres more, so that his farm
    now covers 200 acres.  Employing his full time and attention to this
    one line of business, he has made a marked success, and through honesty
    and fair dealing has won the confidence and respect of a large circle
    of friends.  Mr. HADENFELDT was married in the spring of 1875, to Miss
    ROSA SHEEL, a daughter of HANS and KATIE SHEEL.  She was born in
    Holstein, Germany, and came to America when she was a small child; her
    parents settled in Benton County, Iowa, and there she grew to woman-
    hood.  Mr. and Mrs. HADENFELDT have seven children: JOHN, born November
    14, 1875; LU, born February 26, 1878; AGGIE, born July 17, 1880; LAURA,
    born May 24, 1885; PAULIE, born June 23, 1886; HENRY, born July 26,
    1888.  The parents are members of the Lutheran Church, and are among
    the most worthy people of Cherokee County.


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