Doretta Heins1

(October 9, 1857 - 1924)
Doretta Hiens Hachmann's Gravestone
Lutheran Church Cemetery, St. Donatus, Iowa
     Doretta Heins was born on Friday, October 9, 1857 in Germany.2 She was also known as Dorothea.3 And also as Doris. And her last name has also been found to be spelled as Hiem (Hiems).3,4,5

She was affectionately called "Aunt Dora" by her nieces and nephews.6

Doretta married Fred Strohmann in Germany. Five children were born to Doretta (from her 1st marriage).7

She became a widow when her husband, Fred, died before 1894 in Germany.8,2

In 1894, Doretta Heins immigrated to the United States of America. The 1920 census indicates that she immigrated in 1881.2,9

As a widow, Doretta married again June 27, 1894. The groom was John Henry Hachmann, son of Johann Niclaus Hachmann and Anna Katherina Madgalena Grefe. The ceremony took place in Bellevue, Jackson County, Iowa. Eibe Henry Hachmann and Kunigande Dietz were witesses.7,3

Doretta appeared on the Prairie Springs Township, Jackson County, Iowa, US census of June 20, 1900 living with her husband, Henry. She was 42 years old. At the time, she was the mother of six children. She and J. Henry had been married for six years. They owned their own farm on farm schedule #106. The farm was mortgaged. Five children were living at home: Richard age 19, Wilhelmina age 15, Magdalena age 12, Dora age 10, and Emily was three years old. Also living with them was J. Henry's aunt Anna. She was 69 years old.2

Her daughter, an unknown person , married an unknown person.3

On February 26, 1908, her daughter, Martha, married William D. Griebel.3,10

The Prairie Springs Township census of April 28, 1910 shows Doretta living with her husband, Henry. She was 52 years old. They had been married for 16 years. At the time, she was the mother of six children and they were all living. Their two children Emily age 13, Johann age nine, as well as Dora, her daughter from her first marriage were living at home. Dorothy was 19 years old and single.11

On January 28, 1915, her daughter, Emily, married Edward William Yeager.12,3,13,14

Her daughter, Magdalena, married Richard Mann.3

Her daughter, Dora, married Charles Yeager.3

About April 6, 1922, her son, Johann, married Elda Simpson.3,15,16



Family historian, Elgene Mesch wrote the following biographical sketch,
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“Doretta was the widow of Fred Stromen, and she came to the U.S., from Germany with her 5 children. They knew the Hachmans in came to Bellevue and later married Henry Hachman. They had two children of their own, John, who married Elda Simpson, and Millie, deceased, who married Ed Jaeger. John and Elda had two sons, Scott and Grant, and one daughter, Desell. John died in 1974. He ran a hardware store for many years before his death.

Martha (stromen)[sic] Griebel married Willie Griebel, and had 3 children when Willie died at age 34. She remained a widow and moved to Bellevue, from the farm they lived on. Her 3 children are: Royal, deceased, Arlene Haven, and Florabelle, married to Mr. Holdefer who had two sons who are M.D.s at Iowa city. And one daughter, Doris, married to doctor Mickelson. Her father-in-law is an M.D., also, in Bellevue.

Martha Griebel gave me this information at the age of 92. She was such a delight to converse with, and had a very fine mind.“.4


Doretta died in 1924.17,18

Her obituary in an unidentified newspaper clipping reads:
Mrs. Henry Hackmann Passed Away Suddenly Saturday of Apoplexy
This community was greatly shocked Satruday afternoon when announcement was made that Mrs. Henry Hackman had been found dead in her home shortly after two o'clock. She and her husband had finished dinner and the latter had gone away for the afternoon. Mrs. Hackman washed the dinner dishes after which she sat down near a window and read a paper, when she was suddenly summoned to her Maker. Her daughter Mrs. Martha Griebel went to the house to assist her mother in doing some baking and was horrified to find the latter dead. A physician was hastily called and he pronounced death due to apoplexy.

Deceased was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Helm and was born in Germany, October 9, 1857, being therefore nearly sixty-seven years of age. She married Fred Strohman, who preceded her in death thirty-four years. In 1894 the family came to America and settled in Jackson county, and the subject of this sketch married a second time to Henry Hackman. They pursued the occupation of farming and five years later became residents of Bellevue.

Mrs. Hackman was a kind and loving wife and mother a good neighbor and a faithful and devout Christian. She was a memeber of the Lutheran church.

Besides her husband she is survived by two sons and five daughters namely; Mrs. Richard Mann of Gardina, Cal; Mrs. George Yeager and Mrs. Martha Griebel of Bellevue; Mrs. Chas. Yeager and Mrs. Edward Yeager of White Lake, S. D; and John Hackman of Bellevue.

All the children were here for the funeral excepting the oldest son and daughter who reside in California.

Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the Lutheran church conducted by Rev. M Mutscumann, following which the cortege moved to St. Donatus, where interment was made. The pallbearers were John, Charles, and Barney Yeager, Diedrich Laumeyer, John Mootz and Fred Wohlers.4
She was laid to rest in the St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery in St. Donatus, Jackson County, Iowa.19

Children of Doretta Heins and John Henry Hachmann

Citations

  1. [S3] Compiled by Doug & Gloria Lenhart with contributions by Grace Elda (Lenhart) Smith / Harriet Deahl / and other family members, "1998 Lenhart Family Reunion Notes", Washington State Department of Health (1998) Some portions recorded in Irvin Public Library, Irvin, Penn: Hachman History. Hereinafter cited as "1998 Lenhart Reunion."
  2. [S126] 1900 US Census, US Census Search, Heritage Quest Online, 1900 Iowa, Jackson, Prairie Springs Twp; Series: T623 Roll: 438 Page: 162.
  3. [S199] Adell Schoop Seward, Hachman Family History Booklet (Publish Date: 28 Aug 1989). Hereinafter cited as Hachman Family Booklet.
  4. [S228] Interview with Elgene Mesch (Dubuque, IA), by Susan Noyes, June 6 2005.
  5. [S3] Compiled by Doug & Gloria Lenhart with contributions by Grace Elda (Lenhart) Smith / Harriet Deahl / and other family members, "1998 Lenhart Family Reunion Notes", Washington State Department of Health (1998) Some portions recorded in Irvin Public Library, Irvin, Penn. Hereinafter cited as "1998 Lenhart Reunion."
  6. [S228] Interview with Elgene Mesch (Dubuque, IA), by Susan Noyes, June 6 2005, J. Henry Hachmann Family Group Sheet.
  7. [S3] Compiled by Doug & Gloria Lenhart with contributions by Grace Elda (Lenhart) Smith / Harriet Deahl / and other family members, "1998 Lenhart Family Reunion Notes", Washington State Department of Health (1998) Some portions recorded in Irvin Public Library, Irvin, Penn: Hachmann History. Hereinafter cited as "1998 Lenhart Reunion."
  8. [S3] Compiled by Doug & Gloria Lenhart with contributions by Grace Elda (Lenhart) Smith / Harriet Deahl / and other family members, "1998 Lenhart Family Reunion Notes", Washington State Department of Health (1998) Some portions recorded in Irvin Public Library, Irvin, Penn: Hachmann Family History page. Hereinafter cited as "1998 Lenhart Reunion."
  9. [S130] 1920 US Census, 1920 Iowa, Jackson, La Motte; Richland; Series: T625 Roll: 495 Page: 168.
  10. [S228] Interview with Elgene Mesch (Dubuque, IA), by Susan Noyes, June 6 2005, John Henry Grieble FGS.
  11. [S129] 1910 US Census, US Census Search, Heritage Quest Online, 1910 Iowa, Jackson, Prairie Springs Twp.; Series: T624 Roll: 407 Page: 200.
  12. [S264] Eibe Heinrich Hachman & Wilhelmine Adickes marriage, 24 May 1899, in Marriage Registrations: St. John's Lutheran Church St. Donatus, St. John's Lutheran Church ~ Repository, St. Donatus, Jackson County, Iowa. Hereinafter cited as Marr. Reg. Index.
  13. [S228] Interview with Elgene Mesch (Dubuque, IA), by Susan Noyes, June 6 2005, Research notes (Ref.: Makoqueta Excel, Jan 22, 1915).
  14. [S12] Family History Library, Online: FamilySearch.org, LDS Research Center . IGI-North America. Note: Unverified information, added here only as a suggestion as I continue researching this family line. Please conduct your own research before quoting it as fact.
  15. [S30] Unidentified Newspaper Clipping viewed by Susan J. Noyes. Date about 1947.
  16. [S131] 1930 US Census, 1930 Iowa, Jackson, Bellevue; Series: T626 Roll: 660 Page: 50.
  17. [S16] Cemetery Marker/Gravestone Hereinafter cited as "Cemetery Marker."
  18. [S228] Interview with Elgene Mesch (Dubuque, IA), by Susan Noyes, June 6 2005, (Ref.: Bellevue Leader, 10 Sep 1924).
  19. [S228] Interview with Elgene Mesch (Dubuque, IA), by Susan Noyes, June 6 2005, research comment.
  20. [S3] Compiled by Doug & Gloria Lenhart with contributions by Grace Elda (Lenhart) Smith / Harriet Deahl / and other family members, "1998 Lenhart Family Reunion Notes", Washington State Department of Health (1998) Some portions recorded in Irvin Public Library, Irvin, Penn: Lenhart Reunion Notes -Information from Elgean Schmidt Mesch, grandaughter of Lena Hachmann Gerber. Hereinafter cited as "1998 Lenhart Reunion."
 


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