The
History
of
Arthur Allen Hackenberg
by
Robert Earl Hackenberg
Arthur Allen Hackenberg was the fifth child of Adam and Adeline Hackenberg. He was born Wednesday 25 September 1872 in Chippewa Township, Wayne County, Ohio, USA.1 Great-Grandfather Arthur was 19 at the time of his marriage to Great-Grandma Cora. She was all of seventeen.2 Their marriage date was 8 September 1890. Arthur’s father, Adam, had to sign for him to get married.3a Because Cora was seventeen, she undoubtedly needed her father, George Burgner, to sign. Her mothers name was Isabella Baughman3b Grandma Cora was born on 18 December 1874, in Medina County, Wadsworth, Ohio, USA.4a She died 15 May 1914.4b The following is her obituary.
Barberton Young Woman Dies Today
Mrs. Cora Hackenberg, aged 40, died very suddenly at her home on 110 Frederick St. (now 23rd St.) this morning. Death was said to be due to blood poisoning. Mrs. Hackenberg's death came as a shock to all who knew her, many not knowing she was ill. She was on the street Monday, apparently in good health. Wednesday she was taken ill. She leaves a husband, Arthur A. Hackenberg who is manager of the Central Delivery Company and four children: Bertha, Laura, Clarence and Earl. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2:00 o'clock at Johnson Corners M. E. Church and internment will be made inLakewoodCemetery -- Rev. Robert Davidson (officiating).
(Born: 18 December 1874 -- Died: 15 May 1914)
The cause of her death was Peritonitis (inflammation of serous membrane that lines the cavity of a mammal and is folded inward over the abdominal and pelvic viscera). A contributing factor was a Rupture Tubal Pregnancy. She died at 6: 30 A. M. The attending physician was G. E. Gardner. She was in Barberton Citizen's Hospital for three days before death. Mrs. Hackenberg's occupation was that of a housewife. She gave birth to four children. She died pregnant.
It was at a very young age, that she died. Great-Grandma was thirty-nine years, four months and twenty-seven days old.5 The date of her death was 15 May 1914. The undertaker was W. L. Campfield. She was laid to rest in Lakewood Cemetery.6
The church spoken of was located where the candy shop or the auto store is before you come to the light at Johnson Corners. Then it moved to Gale Drive. It is now located on the corner of
Wooster Road and Johnson Road.
I have this record concerning Great-Grandfather Arthur and Hamertown. This (It) was a crossroads like Johnson Corners. However, it no longer exists. He was the manager of The Central Delivery Company.
His son Earl gives us this record, that he and his brother Clarence helped their father with the duties of the store. After Arthur worked for the paint works, he left this job and took the job of lighting and putting out Barberton's gas street lights. Again, his sons Clarence and Earl helped him do this. In a letter written to the Barberton Herald by Uncle Earl titled "Enchanted Acres" he states that his father held this position until the city installed electric street lights.
Arthur died Monday March 21, 1932. The cause of his death was a Hemorrhage into the brain (blood vessel bursting). R. A. Matthews was the attending physician. His occupation was that of a farmer.7
Obituary of the Barberton Herald March 25, 1932
Arthur A. Hackenberg Dies of Heart Ailment
Widow, Three Daughters and Four Sons survive West Barbertonian Arthur A. Hackenberg, 69, dies of heart trouble at his home 14 - 23rd St. NW. He was a member of the First Church of Christ and the Eagles Lodge. Funeral services were held at two o'clock Thursday afternoon with Rev. Henry Davison of Akron and Rev. Henry Cohagan, pastor of First Church of Christ officiating. Burial was made in Lakewood Cemetery. E. O. Taylor was the undertaker in charge.
He leaves his widow, Mrs. Violet Hackenberg. (He married Violet Iva Hawsman 15 September 1915; This was 1 year after Great-Grandma Cora died in 1914.8) Three daughters, Mrs. Bertha Lance of Barberton, Mrs. Alyce Hammond [and] Mrs. Laura Palmer of Akron. Four sons, Clarence Hackenberg of Cleveland, Earl Hackenberg of Barberton and Nelson Hackenberg and Charles Hawsman at home.
The Lord gave Arthur and Cora Four children. Let me give them according to their birth. They are as follows: Clarence Leroy Hackenberg, He was born 8 April 1891 in Wayne County, Hametown, Ohio, USA.9 He married Nellie Ellen Franks 12 April 1910. The minister was Wm. J. Thompson, a Baptist Pastor.10a Grandma Hackenberg was born in Holmes County, Big Prairie, Ohio, USA 1 April 1890.10bGrandfather died 16 August 1933 in Summit County, Ohio, USA.11 He was buried in Lakewood Cemetery on 18 August 1933 12 Grandma Hackenberg died 8 March 1953.13 She also is buried in Lakewood Cemetery.14 It is noteworthy to mention, that grandma is one year and seven days older than grandfather. In my genealogy research, I find this to be quite typical. This is especially true in the 1800's. Because folks pretty much stayed with like minded people, when they moved. The next child was Bertha Mae Hackenberg. She was born 16 December 1892 in Chippewa Township,, Wayne County, Ohio, USA.15 Aunt Bertha married Henry D. Lance, Sr.. He was born 10 October 1862.16 The Lord gave them twin boys. Their names were Henry D. Lance, Jr. and Darrell Lance.17 Then on 23 February 1945, Henry Sr. Died.18 He was buried 2 March 1945 in Greenlawn Cemetery, Summit County, Akron, Ohio, USA.19 Then on 17 July 1963, Aunt Bertha died, and she was buried in Greenlawn Cemetery next to her husband. The date was 20 July 1963.20 Earl William Hackenberg, he was born 5 February 1896 in the log cabin, that his great-grandfather, Lazarus, built.21 The cabin was in Chippewa Township, Wayne County, Ohio, USA.
Uncle Earl was a business man. My father and my Aunt decided one day, that their mother was the brains behind my Grandfather Clarence’s success. Likewise, my brother and I feel grandpa was the finances behind Uncle Earl’s success. He kept good records. This is what any good genealogist would appreciate. Let me share some of his stories with you. The first is a letter that he wrote to the Barberton Herald, a local newspaper, titled “Enchanted Acres.”
ENCHANTED ACRES
With this issue we resume the telling of Barberton's history, as your editor Mrs. [Roberta] Hawse [Barberton Library Historian] is reconstructing the early days from priceless living sources. Your contributions to this tale of the Magic City of Barber and Johnston are welcomed.
Chapter 32
Earl W. Hackenberg
Here we are, back again at our delightful task of piecing together the informal history of early Barberton. For our chapter today we will use a letter that I received some time ago. It came from Earl W. Hackenberg, of 32 24th Street, SW. We thank him from the bottom of our hearts for the time he took to write us. We know you will remember many of the things that he mentions in his letter. If you do, I think that he would like to talk over the old times with you personally. Mr. Hackenberg's letter follows:
Just a few more lines to add to Enchanted Acres to keep it going...I am fifty-six years old and have lived in Barberton all my life except the first year. [I was] born in a log cabin my great grandfather built in 1802, about one mile south of Hametown. [That would be Lazarus Hackenberg. This account can't be true as Lazarus was born 15 February 1800]. My parents [That would be Arthur and Cora Burgner Hackenberg] moved to Barberton before I was a year old. We lived at 110 Frederick Street which is now 23 St., NW [ It would be safe to assume, if Uncle Earl was born in this log cabin, so was his brother Clarence who was six years older than he ].
APRIL SNOW
One of my earliest recollections is a big snow storm in April I was visiting my grandparents in the Northend. It was New Portage then. [I] have a picture of it. [I] became home sick and Grandfather Burgner took me home in a sleigh. The date on the back of the picture says 12 April 1901. [I surmised the year to be 1901. It is blocked out as are a lot of things in this paragraph. It was necessary to reconstruct a few things. 1901 is the most logical year as Uncle Earl was born in 1896. The number 1 was very clear, but the rest wasn't. The year had to end in 1. Was it 1911? No because the number next to it is round, and he did say one of my earliest recollections.
BIG PARADE
Another memory is a parade that was held in Barberton on a Fourth of July or a Labor Day which my father took part in. He put overalls and a straw hat on the horse and decorated the wagon. [I] have a picture of it, also. The other fellow on the wagon with my father was William Wolfe, who used to work with my father at the Carrara Paint Works which was located where the Barberton Incinerator is now.
THE LAMPLIGHTER
My father, who was Arthur Hackenberg, left the paint works and took the job of lamplighter in Barberton. There were gas and gasoline street lights [in] those days. You lit them every night and turned them out every morning. I was about 8 or 9 years old then and used to help my father and my brother, Clarence Hackenberg, turn the lights out in the morning before going to school. I would start at 23rd St. and Wooster Rd. and walk down to the Chemical railroad track at 14th Street. Then, I would ride over to 8th St. and Wooster Rd. with my father. He drove a horse and buggy. He would turn all of the lights out on the side streets. I would start at 8th street on Wooster Rd., which was Baird Ave. in those days, and go down to Paul and Henry's around the depot back out to South 2nd Street and down to the end of South 2nd, to the railroad crossing on Wolf Street. Then retrace my tracks back up to Ford and Fourth and would meet my father there and ride home. Then I would walk back to the old Central School at the corner of Second and Hopocan. My father held that job until the city installed electric lights.
As I grew older, I used to run one route. It took two men and two horses and buggies for the job. One route was all North of West Tuscarawas Ave. in West Barberton and all North of Hopocan Ave. to what is now State Street. [In] those days it was known as Young's Crossing. [It was] named after Morris Young who ran a grocery and meat market at the location right next to the canal on East State Street.
RECALLS FIRST TRIP TO GROCERY
My first trip to Morris Young's was with my Grandmother Burgner There was coffee with prizes and she let me pick out a pound of coffee. The name of the coffee was Bluebird. I drew a big washbowl. The biggest of all the prizes! The building where Young's store was is still standing.
MAN OF TRANSPORTATION
I can remember watching the canal boats go down and up the canal. They were pulled by horses or mules. My Uncle, Raymond Burgner, use to take me down to the canal fishing. Another thing my brother and I did was to run the first jitney that was ever run in this part of the country. [Clarence] read about one in California, years later he started the first bus line to Akron
FIRST BUS DRIVER
I drove the first bus that was run between Akron and Barberton. My father, brother and I also ran a livery barn at 24th and Wooster Rd. in West Barberton. We also ran the old Central Delivery which delivered the groceries for all the leading groceries in Barberton [in] them days. [Some are the] Flickinger Brothers [and] Quigley Brothers, ect.. [The] Quigley Brothers [was] located at the corner of Fourth and Tuscarawas where Weiss' Clothing is now. [The] Flickinger Brothers [is] near 2nd St. where John Smither's Electric Shop is now.
YUM YUM
Flickinger Brothers used to roast their own coffee and peanuts. When the coffee was roasting you could smell it all over town. I worked in their store in 1913 and 1914. That was one of my jobs, roasting coffee and peanuts.
The clerks then were John Miller, who just passed on a short time ago at about 84 years of age, and Ray Herman, who is around somewhere yet cutting meat. [Editor's note: Mr. Herman where are you?], and Clair Turner. Mrs. Cheaman [was the] bookkeeper and clerk and there were John and George Flickinger and myself. Saturday night was a busy night for me.
THE GOOD OLD DAYS
It kept me busy roasting and selling peanuts. Two pounds for a quarter!
THE BIG FLOOD
[I] don't know if anyone has mentioned the big flood of 1913. Wooster Road was under at least five feet of water. To get to work I had to go up the Erie Railroad and walk the tracks over the bridge that spans WolfCreek. [I] had to stay in town for about five days. Harry Ferguson, who was mentioned in Enchanted Acres a few chapters back, with his small team of mules and dray wagon would haul people back and forth from 9th Street to 16th Street when the water went down to about two feet. The water was backed up from Tenth St.16th Street. There was one man drowned in that flood. [He was] trying to cross Wooster Road when the water was too high.
COLD MULES
I can remember Harry Ferguson going into Dick Baysinger's saloon which was on the corner of 9th and Wooster. He'd get a pint of liquor and pour it down the mules to warm them up, I guess. The water was ice cold and up to their bellies.
THE ORIENTAL LODGE
[I] don't think anyone has mentioned the Oriental Lodge. We used to hold our meetings in Davis Hall on East Tuscarawas. The Lodge was just for fun, and I think just about every man in Barberton belonged to it in those days. If he didn't belong, it was because he was a coward, afraid of the initiation We sure had some good times. Dues [was] a $1.00 a year, no benefits. Just a big time once a year at Young's Hotel. We would rent all the big launches from Akron and there would not be a horse and buggy in any of the livery barns that night. "Anyway to get to Young's" was the slogan. "Be There!" Jim Cain was the Grand Orient. Tom Bronso and Phil Slayman were the captains on the initiation team. Ask Sam Sing the laundry man in Barberton if he remembers the night [that] he joined the Orientals? [Editor's Note: We expect to have a full story from Mr. Sing one of these days].
So ended our letter from Earl W. Hackenberg. We expect to talk to him one of these days and we’ll probably be able to tell you a lot more about his contribution to the life of early Barberton. Until we do get around to it , we think [that] he would like to talk over the early days with you.
Uncle Earl died Tuesday 8 June 1954. The following is his obituary.
Earl W. Hackenberg
dies on fishing trip
on Blind River, Canada
Earl W. Hackenberg 58, of 32 Twenty-Fourth Street SW, died Tuesday morning from a heart attack in a place where he probably preferred to spend his last hours alive - at a fishing camp on Blind River, Ontario, Canada. He had taken frequent fishing trips through the years into Canada and other fishing areas and was active in the Goodyear Hunting and Fishing Club.
He had arrived at the fishing camp only two days before death arrived Tuesday. His companion on the trip was Raymond Shaffer.
Mr. Hackenberg leaves his wife Emma; one grandson Linn (Lynn) Hackenberg; and one sister Mrs. Bertha Lance. He had operated his own meat retailing business for 25 years. He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, and was a life resident of Summit County, Mr. Hackenberg was born 5 February 1896
Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at 3:30 in the Campfield-Hickman Funeral Home. Burial will be in Greenlawn Memorial Park.
This information was taken from the Barberton Herald 10 June 1954 Page A-7. (His place of death was St. Paul's Hospital in Ontario, Canada).
Uncle Earl wrote about quite a few of his fishing experiences. The read as follows:
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1937 Fishing Trip To Kagawong Lakeon the Manitoulin Islandand Lakes North of Blind River-Ontario Canada
Leave Barberton 2 PM. Sat. July 3,I937 . Arrive at Mackinaw City Mich. at 5:30 A. M. Sunday July 4th. Two miles of cars waiting to cross on the ferry to St. Ignas Mich. This ferry is across the Straits of Macinac, Got on the 8:30 A. M. ferry arrived at St. Ignas 9:30 A. M. Filled up with gas and headed for the Soo. Arrived at the Soo 11 A. M. Sunday July 4th. Waited for the Soo Ferry one hour. Mileage to the Soo from Barberton was 550 miles. No trouble getting through the Customs Office at the Soo Canada. Ate lunch and then headed for Blind River Ontario. Picked up my old pal Hector Bordeleau at Blind River. We were soon on our way to Kagawong. Arrived at Allie*s at
5 P.M.
Sunday July 4th. hurried and unpacked the trailer and set up the sleeping tent. Cooked supper and ate before dark and then to bed.
July 5th I got up at 5:30 A. M. Monday morning went out fishing before breakfast caught 8 Bass and 20 Perch with the fly rod using a white fly and a small silver spinner troweled it rather deep. Back to camp got Bob and Hector up,fried Fish for breakfast. Breakfast over we spent the rest of the morning
setting up the cook tent and visiting with Allie.
Tues, July 6th Went down to Mud Creek Bay caught 31 Bass around Bob Tucheon*S Point back to camp at 11 A. M. had dinner loaded boat on trailer
and went to West Bay Lake trout fishing troweled till 6 pm. only one strike.
Wed. July 7. Bob and Hector sick they stayed at camp all day In the afternoon I went for a ride with Jerold Groves and lady friend and Mr.& Mrs.Quigley from Kenmore Ohio, We visited the cave and Mr. Miller*s Rock Garden on Lake Mindemoya
Thursday July 8, Got up at 5 A. M. drove over to Maple lake seen 2 deer on the road over and I on the Lake while fishing Started fishing at 8.30 am caught 42 G. N. Pike Back to the car at 1 P. M. ate our lunch at a farmers house and got ice off of him packed fish in trunk of car, about 3 pm. we went over to Loon Lake to try for some big Bass, not much luck only caught 3 Arrived back at camp 7:30 P. M. Cooked a good supper Bob washed the dishes and we went to bed. Weather awful hot.
Friday July 9 Fished West Bay for Lake Trout got a hold of a big one and it broke the copper line, never got another strike troweled 4 hours.
Sat. July 10 Went down to Carr*s Point on Kagawong troweled for Pike about 1 hour no strikes seen several big ones laying in the weed bed but they would not hit. Started to fish for Bass with worms about IO: 3O A. M. and 1:30 P. M. we had a bag full. Cooked dinner on the shore Fried Fish beans bread butter and tea for dinner, Took a good nap and then back up the lake to camp. After cleaning the Bass we counted them 55 was the count, took them to A. Hunt*s hotel as Mrs. Hunt had asked us to catch some Fish for her as there were 15 tourist’s had come in that morning and they did not have enough Fish on hand For their evening dinner . We ate our Supper at the Hotel.
Uncle Earl wrote about other fishing trips. Let me share some of them with you.
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Sunday July 11 up at 7 A. M. Bacon Eggs and Pancakes for breakfast loaded our fishing tackle in boat and head down the lake to Big Island started to rain about 10 A. M. caught enough fish for dinner found a small camp on the southeast end of the Island stove OK cooked our dinner while it rained awful windy Lake very rough stayed in the camp till 4 P. M. then started to fishing on a shoal east of the islands and oh boy how those Bass did bite. Caught 27 nice Bass and returned them all see a Boat a heading for us and it is Russel Pierce ,We all head for Red Rock Russel and I go for a walk up through the bush looking for Deer signs , Signs all old. Hector and Bob fished off of the clay bank while Russel and I was up in the Bush they only had four Bass when we got back to the boat. Had to have some fish for supper as Russel can eat a about ten good sized fish when he is hungry It is 7.30 P. M. when we start fishing at Bob Tucheon Point, we caught 23 bass in about 45 minutes almost dark when we get back to camp Russel and Hector cleaned the fish while I get the camp fire a going and the table set. Ate supper by the light of the gas lantern.
Monday July 12 Went to Lake Mindemoya started to fish at 11 AM. quit at 4 P. M. caught 25 nice Pickeral, and 15 big Perch on worms, one pickeral Weighed four and three fourths lbs.
Tues. July 13. Breakfast and then to town for some groceries Took Mr. Graham and Mr. & Mrs. Norman Bowser a mess of fish. Back to Lake Mindemoya for more Pickeral Caught 39 in 2 hrs. all nice sized.
Wed. July 14.Woke up not feeling very good, just layed around camp all day sick to my Stomach. Wednesday afternoon Mrs.Clyde Baughman~ and son Jerold and Mr.& Mrs. Earnest Seevers arrived at camp at 3 P. M. Had a big Fish supper, took Earnest out fishing for about an hour before dark, troweled around weed bed out in front of camp with fly rod, using a white fly and small spinner caught 10 Bass.
Thursday July 15, Up at 4 AM. started over to west end of Island Hector, Russel Pierce and I To get a Deer, did not see any till 6.30 AM. shot a young buck back to camp at 8.30. AM. Got breakfast for the gang Liver? Fried potatoes bacon & eggs Tea, Bread & Butter. Breakfast over took Earnest and Jerold down to Carr’s Point caught 28 Bass and 1 big Pike, back to camp at 1:30. Had heart and venison steak for dinner. They left at 3: 30 for home.
Friday July 16 Went down to Lake Mindemoya for Pickerel and Perch, started to rain about 10:30 Lake awful rough met two other couples from Barberton there we all had dinner on the shore in under a big overhanging rock while it rained. The seven of us caught 88 Pickerel and Perch. One Pickerel weighed 8 lbs. Allie joined the party in the afternoon with two tourists they also made a nice catch of Pickerel and Perch.
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One of their Pickerel weighed seven and three fourth lbs. The largest one that I caught that day weighed 4 lbs. On arriving back at camp find Clyde Hagey, Tom Stuver and Son They arrived about 3 P. M. went fishing on Kagawong and they caught the limit of Black Bass 18 for the three of them.
Sat. July 17. Rained nearly all night and quite cool put my heavy underware on this morning Kagawong Lake very rough , been up since 5 A. M. it is now 7 A. M. waiting on Tom Stuver and Hagey they want me to go fishing with them, Got a Pot of Buck Meat on a cooking, Bob end Hector still asleep.. All of us want to go to West Bay Lake Trout fishing but I think it will be to windy to fish West Bay. So we will pack Fish and start a 100 lb, box of Bass and Pickerel to Barberton After dinner Tom and Hagey want to go fishing so we get some minnows and go down to lake Mindemoya , lake awful rough but we go out fishing anyway, went to southeast side of lake where the wind dont hit us so much caught 75 Perch and 15 Pickerel in 2 1/2 hours had a big burlap sack full. Back to camp 5 P. M. Hector had supper ready venison stew. Lake very calm now so I take the fly rod and go fishing for Bass out in the weed bed in front of camp. caught 12Bass on a little white fly with small spinner fishing it deep, Put Bass in live box and go up to camp build a big camp fire and sit around it waiting on John Eddy and party to arrive. They do not show up so to bed at 10.30 P.M.
Sunday July 18, John Eddy end his gang arrive at 3 A. M. John comes into sleeping tent and jumps on me telling me to get up and get them some breakfast...as him and Tony wanted to go Pike fishing. Had the fire going in a jiffy and the bacon and eggs on the table for them. While they ate I put my motor on the boat and away they go over to Brandows point Just 4 A. M. they caught 5 nice G. N. Pike in 2 hours. Then they all went to bed as they had been on the road for 30 HRs. Had dinner with the Eddys and his gang. I saved plenty of Venison Steak for all. Dinner served at 2 P. M. Hector and I took the 4 ladies out fishing in one boat, they caught 16 Bass in 1 ½ hours. Hector and I had lots of fun baiting there hooks and taking the fish off as none of them had ever caught a Bass before. Took down the cook tent and packed the trailer was going to leave for Blind River in morning but John talked me into staying another day with them.
Monday July 19, Everybody up early breakfast over at 6.30 A. M. we took 2 boats and went down To Carrs point bass hitting good we caught 25 nice Bass and 2 Pike Went on shore at 11 A. M. built a fire and I fried the Fish we ate all the bass took some pictures and headed back to camp at 1 P. M. John, Hector and Tony went to West Bay to fish for Lake Trout they did not have any luck.
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Tues. July 20 Got up at 5:30 A. M. Took down the sleeping tent and finished packing the trailer Had breakfast with the Eddy’s bidding them goodbye and wishing them good luck started for Blind River arrived at Hector Bordeleau home at 2:30 P. M. Set up sleeping tent had our supper with Hector’s folks.Fish Fried Potatoes and Blue Berry Pie. Went to town for bread and to visit with a few friends in Blind River. went to bed at 11 P. M.
Wed. July 21 Up at 5 A. M. breakfast at 6 A. M. take car and drive down to Lake Lozon, Hector? Bob, Elix Morin and I in the party troweled for Lake Trout for about two hours no luck so headed down the Lake to Surprise Bay built a fire and boiled Tea and ate sandwiches. After lunch Mr. Morin and Bob went up to Lake Hardesty to pick Blueberries, Hector and I took the boat and went down the lake looking for Bear ,plenty of Bear and Deer Tracks in the sand in every place we looked, and up on the mountains the Bear have every old log tore to pieces , seen two deer in the water in a bay about 5 P. M. Took Moving Pictures of them ,then Hector and I headed back to Surprised Bay to pick up Bob and Mr. Morin, arriving at the Portage to Lake Hardesty find Bob and Mr. Monin waiting for us with two big pails of Blueberries , pick them up and head for home ,on the way back see a Loon and her little one , she didn’t like us coming so close to her and she sure told us so , running the Motor wide open we over took her and caught the little one[.] the old Loon sure was telling us that she didn’t like it , I was taking Moving pictures of her all the time returning the little one to her headed for the landing arriving at Mr. Morin*s home at 8 P. M. tired and hungry ,did not take Mrs. Morin and her daughter long to get us our supper . Warm Blueber7ie pie for desert and all the cream you could eat Then we sat on the porch and smoked and talked till 11 P. M. to bed.
Thursday July 22 Got up at 6 AM. Had a good breakfast of cooked rolled Oats, Bacon and Eggs and warm Blueberry pie gathering up the fishing tackle Hector Bob and I took the car and headed for Stinkey Lake. On the way up the road we stopped at Felix Bordeleau and got his Birch Bark canoe ,tied it on top of the car and then drove up to Arthur Bordeleau home which is the end of the road , leave car there and head down the Portage to Granery Lake, portage about 1 mile long from Arthur*s place to Granery Lake got and old boat out of the creekfull of water , bailed it out put motor on and away we go up Grainery Lake about three miles to old Vic Bashaw*s camp Vic was there to greet us as usual with a Hello Billy you old Son of A Gun. Had not seen him for several years and still remembered that I like his Baked Beans, and wanted to know if he should have a pan of them ready when returned from Stinkey Lake Leaving him a couple cans of fruit, a 1b. of butter and some Ham that I had brought from home we got his canoe and hit the trail for Stinkey Lake . About 1 ½ mile portage to Stinkey Lake Hector carrying the big canoe and I the Birch Bark canoe , got started to fishing about 11 A. M. Had lunch on the rock at 1 P. M. quit fishing at 4 PM. caught 150 big Blue Gill. Could hardly get Bob to quit, Hector carrying one canoe and I the other Bob carrying the Fish and the fishing tackle, Arriving at old Vic*s camp,
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washed up and enjoyed a good meal of Vic*s Beans, ham bread butter , blue berry jam and Peaches. Visited awhile with old Vic then loaded our things in row boat tied the Birch Bark canoe on behind and headed down the lake on our homeward journey took some moving piotures of Vic Bashaw’s camp and the fish also of me playing in the little Birch bark canoe on the south end of Granery Lake. lathering up our fishing tackle and etc. headed up the portage to Arthur Bordeleau house where we left the car visited with him a little while and then took the car and headed for Hector’s home arriving there at 7 P. M. A good supper of fried Blue Gills, fried Potatoes and Blueberry pie. Packed about 100 Blue Gills in ice to bring along home.
Friday July 23 Up at 5.30 A. M. take down sleeping tent and finish packing trailer all done at 6.30 A. M. Breakfast over took moving pictures of Mr. Morin Ox team hitched to the wagon and Johnny Bordeleau and the sled Dogs. Started for home at 8.30 A. M. Hector and his sister Laura going with us to the Soo. Roads awful rough, arrive at the Soo at 12.30 P. M. Bid Hector and His Sister goodbye, Then down to the Ferry dock get through the Canadian Custom*s OK ferry boat waiting, run car on the ferry Boat and we soon are back in the U. S. A. Fill car with gas and away we go for St. Ignas Mich. Just missed the Perry and had to wait and Hour, Starting to rain as we get on the ferry boat Rains all afternoon and night. Arrive at Ed. Crowell*s farm at 9.30 P. M. tired and hungry. Mrs. Crowell gets us a bite to eat visit with them a while and then to bed. Up at 6 A. M. help Ed do the morning chores and I separate the milk breakfast time Sausage and Pancakes. Start home about 9.30 A. M. No tire trouble on the whole trip until we get to Wellington Ohiotwo at once one on the trailer and one on the car. Get them changed and head for home. Arrive home at 5.30 PM. Sat. July 26, 1937. And so ended our vacation for 1937 Miles 2,222 COST OF TRIP $102.65 Time Of trip 23 days.
Uncle Earl met Emma Klaus and married her. At the time of the marriage, he was living at 201 Moore St. in Barberton, Ohio. His occupation was that of a foreman at the B & W Company.
He was twenty-one, when they were married. Aunt Emma was living at 510 Lake St., in Barberton, Ohio. She was twenty-two and a bookkeeper at the time of the marriage. 22 The date of the marriage is unknown.
The date of her birth was 25 July 1887 in Monroe County Woodsfield, Ohio, USA.23 The Lord gave Uncle Earl and Aun Emma a son. His name was William Earl Hackenberg. Billy was born 11 August 1917.24 Before he died, his wife, Erleen, presented him with a son. They named the baby Lynn Edward.25 Lynn is my second cousin.
Billy died rather early. The date of his death was 29 June 1947. He was buried in Greenlawn Cemetery, Summit County, Akron, Ohio, USA.26
Aunt Emma died 10 December 1967 in Summit County Barberton, Ohio, USA. When she arrived at Barberton Hospital, she was dead. Her death was due to Cardiac Arrest. Aunt Emma is buried with her husband, Earl, in Greenlawn Cemetery.27
Uncle Earl’s death was as colorful as his life His obituary says, he died doing what he liked. He was on a fishing trip, when his heart gave out. To get his death records, it would have been necessary to write Ontario Canada. However, I did the next best thing. The funeral records from Camfield-Hickman were obtained. The following are those records.
Earl Hackenberg lived at 32-24th St., S. W. in Barberton, Ohio. Uncle Earl’s death left only Aunt Emma as their son died in 1947. He was not a veteran and his profession was that of a meat cutter. The date of his death was 8 June 1954. At that time, he was 58 years, 4 months and 3 days old. Services were held at the Campfield-Hickman Funeral Home with the Rev. Leonard Dittman officiating. He died in St. Joseph’s Hospital in Ontario Canada. As far as religion goes, Uncle Earl was a Protestant.28 Then Arthur’s final child was Laura Bell Hackenberg. She was born 28 November 1898 according to her death certificate. in Summit County Barberton Ohio, USA.29 Laura married William Earl Palmer.30 Between 1940 and 1943, my grandmother Hackenberg married Mr. Palmer.31 Laura died 28 May 1944. She is buried in Lakewood Cemetery. The date of the burial is 31 May 1944.32
The minister for the marriage of Arthur and Violet Iva Hawsman was Rev. Robert Davison.33 Violet’s date of birth was 17 November in Pt. Pleasant, Michigan. Twenty-Four years after her son Nelson Frederick’s birth, she died. The date was 19 February 1940. On 22 February 1940, she was buried in Mt. Peace Cemetery in Summit County, Akron, Ohio, USA.34
The Lord gave Arthur and Violet two children. They are Alyce Hackenberg. She was born 3 October 1916 and her brother Nelson Frederick. He was born 12 August 1926. As of this writing, Alyce has died, but Nelson is still alive.
After living a full life, Great-Grandfather Arthur died. The date of his death was 21 March 1932. He is buried in Lakewood Cemetery Summit County, Akron, Ohio, USA
Just a side note. Great Grandfather Arthur had a livery business called A. Hackenberg and Son.
It was located at 1440 Wooster Road. That is between present day 23rd and 24th Streets. This is also the location of the Magic City Meat Market, that Grandfather and Uncle Earl would own..
My family line continues through Arthur’s son Clarence.
References
1. Arthur’s mother’s birth records and his death certificate.
2. Summit County Probate Court Marriage Records
3a. Wayne County Probate Court Marriage License
3b. Cora’s death certificate
4a. Cora’s death certificate and Family Tree Records
4b. Cora’s death certificate
5. Cora’s death certificate
6. Cora’s death certificate, Lakewood Cemetery Records and 1982 Hackenberg Family Reunion
Records
7. Arthur’s death certificate
8. Summit County Probate Court Marriage Records
9. Clarence’s death certificate
10a.. Summit County Probate Court Marriage Records
10b. Cora’s death certificate
11. Clarence’s death certificate
12. Lakewood Cemetery Records and Clarence’s death certificate
13. Lakewood Cemetery and Grandma Hackenberg’s death certificate
14. Lakewood Cemetery and Grandma Hackenberg’s death certificate
15. 1982 Hackenberg Family Reunion Records
16. Greenlawn Cemetery Records
17. Greenlawn Cemetery Records
18. Greenlawn Cemetery Records
19. Greenlawn Cemetery Records
20. Greenlawn Cemetery Records
21. Campfield-Hickman Funeral Home Record and “Enchanted Acres”
22. Summit County Probate Court Marriage Records
23. Aunt Emma’s death certificate
24. Family Tree Maker Records, 1982 Hackenberg Family Reunion Records
25. Family Tree Maker Records, 1982 Hackenberg Family Reunion Records
26. Greenlawn Cemetery Records
27. Aunt Emma’s death certificate, Greenlawn Cemetery Records
28. Campfield-Hickman Funeral Record
29. 1982 Hackenberg Family Reunion Records
30. 1982 Hackenberg Family Reunion Records
31. Bob Hackenberg
32. Lakewood Cemetery Records
33. Violet Iva Hawsman’s death certificate
Below are the links to the other Hackenberg's