"Charles Huebner, a well known farmer living south of Tracy, Big Island, died at 6 o'clock this morning following an extended illness (one newspaper said cancerous trouble for 2 years). He was born in Germany, Aug. 4, 1850, and settled in LaPorte county.
He leaves a wife and three sons, two daughters. One of the sons, Fred, lives in LaPorte. The service will be held Thursday afternoon at 1 o'clock from Immanuel Lutheran church in Tracy. Interment will be in the Tracy Lutheran cemetery. John Sweir (?), Union Mills is the undertaker in charge."
from the LaPorte Newspaper.
At age 21 he left Germany and arrived in New York on 5/23/1871. He applied for US citizenship on 10/12/1874 in La Porte County, Indiana. It was granted by the La Porte County Court on 11/22/1892.
He married Dora Meier on 7/10/1875 at Immanuel Ev Lutheran Church (first wedding in the new church building) Rev JF Neithammer officiated.
Ancestry.com suggest that Carl's parents were Johann Friedrich Christian Hoeppner 1/11/1820 - 9/8/1882 & Maria Dorothea Friedericka Christine (Laborn) Hoeppner 2/15/1824 - 8/27/1911 both in Germany.
"Charles Huebner, a well known farmer living south of Tracy, Big Island, died at 6 o'clock this morning following an extended illness (one newspaper said cancerous trouble for 2 years). He was born in Germany, Aug. 4, 1850, and settled in LaPorte county.
He leaves a wife and three sons, two daughters. One of the sons, Fred, lives in LaPorte. The service will be held Thursday afternoon at 1 o'clock from Immanuel Lutheran church in Tracy. Interment will be in the Tracy Lutheran cemetery. John Sweir (?), Union Mills is the undertaker in charge."
from the LaPorte Newspaper.
At age 21 he left Germany and arrived in New York on 5/23/1871. He applied for US citizenship on 10/12/1874 in La Porte County, Indiana. It was granted by the La Porte County Court on 11/22/1892.
He married Dora Meier on 7/10/1875 at Immanuel Ev Lutheran Church (first wedding in the new church building) Rev JF Neithammer officiated.
Ancestry.com suggest that Carl's parents were Johann Friedrich Christian Hoeppner 1/11/1820 - 9/8/1882 & Maria Dorothea Friedericka Christine (Laborn) Hoeppner 2/15/1824 - 8/27/1911 both in Germany.
Inscription
Selig Sind Die Todten, Die Indem Herrn Sterben Von Nun An. Ja Der Geist Spricht, Das Sie Ruhen Von Ihrer Arbeit, Den Ihre Werke Folgen Ihner Nach. Translated: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord henceforth. Yea saith the Spirit that they may rest from their labors, for their works do follow them. Revelation 14:13.
Family Members
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William John Ludwig Hoeppner
1875–1909
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John Carl Christian Hoeppner
1877–1959
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Carl Johann Frederick Hoeppner
1879–1959
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Emma Emily Anna Hoeppner
1881–1969
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Fred Henry Ludwig Hoeppner
1883–1965
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Albert Carl Heinrich Hoeppner
1885–1952
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Clara Emma Anna Hoeppner Allwater
1889–1964
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Edward John William Hoeppner
1891–1949
