Hans Heinrich "Henry" Most II was born in Hohenhurst, Germany to Hans Heinrich Most Sr and Christine Sophia Dorothea Thake. He was baptized April 4, 1836 in the Martin Churh at Hohenhurst.
In 1856 he and his younger brother, Johann Conrad, left Germany and arrived in New York on June 12. He then went to Will County, Germany, where many of his fellow countrymen had settled. It was there that he married Caroline Justine Wilhelmine Dorothe Heidemann on November 9, 1862 in Crete, Will County, Illinois, and they settled down to farm.
On Feb. 2, 1865 Henry joined the Union Army as a one-year volunteer; he was mustered in at Joliet by Captain Longwood, and became a private in Company A of the 156 Infantry of Illinois Volunteers. Private Henry Most served his part of the Civil War stationed near Memphis, Tenn. He ended up sick in the Cleveland Hospital in Memphis, and was discharged June 20, 1865.
He became a member of what was then the German Evangelical (Lutheran and Reformed) Church, now known as St. John's United Church of Christ, address Beecher, Illinois. By the declaration of the Circuit Court, he was declared a naturalized citizen on December 14, 1869.
While in Illinois, he and Dorothy became the parents of three children: Carl Heinrich Friedrich Wilhelm (also known as Henry) on August 6, 1863 in Washington Township of Will County; Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Otto Conrad (known as John F) on October 4, 1866, and Caroline Louise Charlotte Dorothea Elizabeth (known as Lena)on September 24, 1869. The 1870 census, taken June 25, showed the family living in Kankakee County (Sumner Township); they moved shortly thereafter to Nebraska, again following many of their friends and relatives from the area and originally from the same area of Germany. They were again enumearated in the 1870 census on December 8, this time in Fillmore County, Franklin Township, Nebraska.
Five more children were added to their family:
Fredrick H. on November 28, 1871;
Wilhelm G or William on September 23, 1873;
Wilhelmina or Minnie on October 9, 1875;
Ernest William on January 7, 1878; and
Hermann on December 31, 1883.
In September, 1890 he applied for and received a passport with the intention of travelling abroad; one would assume it was to re-visit him homeland. It is not clear if he actually made the trip, for he suffered from deep depression which worsened when his youngest son, Hermann, was accidentally shot and killed by one of his brothers while shooting pigeons on the farm. He made out his will at about the same time he applied for a passport.
His depression deepened and he was in deep despair, suffering hallucinations; in March 1891 he ended his life with a gun. As was the custom of that day, since he committed suicide, he was buried aside from others in the cemetery, in the southwest corner. For years a Civil War marker was his only monument, but it disappeared with time. It has since been replaced with the modern one which stands there today. His grave is on the west row, the south end, of the cemetery.
Henry Most is my husband's great-great grandfather.
In 1856 he and his younger brother, Johann Conrad, left Germany and arrived in New York on June 12. He then went to Will County, Germany, where many of his fellow countrymen had settled. It was there that he married Caroline Justine Wilhelmine Dorothe Heidemann on November 9, 1862 in Crete, Will County, Illinois, and they settled down to farm.
On Feb. 2, 1865 Henry joined the Union Army as a one-year volunteer; he was mustered in at Joliet by Captain Longwood, and became a private in Company A of the 156 Infantry of Illinois Volunteers. Private Henry Most served his part of the Civil War stationed near Memphis, Tenn. He ended up sick in the Cleveland Hospital in Memphis, and was discharged June 20, 1865.
He became a member of what was then the German Evangelical (Lutheran and Reformed) Church, now known as St. John's United Church of Christ, address Beecher, Illinois. By the declaration of the Circuit Court, he was declared a naturalized citizen on December 14, 1869.
While in Illinois, he and Dorothy became the parents of three children: Carl Heinrich Friedrich Wilhelm (also known as Henry) on August 6, 1863 in Washington Township of Will County; Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Otto Conrad (known as John F) on October 4, 1866, and Caroline Louise Charlotte Dorothea Elizabeth (known as Lena)on September 24, 1869. The 1870 census, taken June 25, showed the family living in Kankakee County (Sumner Township); they moved shortly thereafter to Nebraska, again following many of their friends and relatives from the area and originally from the same area of Germany. They were again enumearated in the 1870 census on December 8, this time in Fillmore County, Franklin Township, Nebraska.
Five more children were added to their family:
Fredrick H. on November 28, 1871;
Wilhelm G or William on September 23, 1873;
Wilhelmina or Minnie on October 9, 1875;
Ernest William on January 7, 1878; and
Hermann on December 31, 1883.
In September, 1890 he applied for and received a passport with the intention of travelling abroad; one would assume it was to re-visit him homeland. It is not clear if he actually made the trip, for he suffered from deep depression which worsened when his youngest son, Hermann, was accidentally shot and killed by one of his brothers while shooting pigeons on the farm. He made out his will at about the same time he applied for a passport.
His depression deepened and he was in deep despair, suffering hallucinations; in March 1891 he ended his life with a gun. As was the custom of that day, since he committed suicide, he was buried aside from others in the cemetery, in the southwest corner. For years a Civil War marker was his only monument, but it disappeared with time. It has since been replaced with the modern one which stands there today. His grave is on the west row, the south end, of the cemetery.
Henry Most is my husband's great-great grandfather.
Hans Heinrich "Henry" Most II was born in Hohenhurst, Germany to Hans Heinrich Most Sr and Christine Sophia Dorothea Thake. He was baptized April 4, 1836 in the Martin Churh at Hohenhurst.
In 1856 he and his younger brother, Johann Conrad, left Germany and arrived in New York on June 12. He then went to Will County, Germany, where many of his fellow countrymen had settled. It was there that he married Caroline Justine Wilhelmine Dorothe Heidemann on November 9, 1862 in Crete, Will County, Illinois, and they settled down to farm.
On Feb. 2, 1865 Henry joined the Union Army as a one-year volunteer; he was mustered in at Joliet by Captain Longwood, and became a private in Company A of the 156 Infantry of Illinois Volunteers. Private Henry Most served his part of the Civil War stationed near Memphis, Tenn. He ended up sick in the Cleveland Hospital in Memphis, and was discharged June 20, 1865.
He became a member of what was then the German Evangelical (Lutheran and Reformed) Church, now known as St. John's United Church of Christ, address Beecher, Illinois. By the declaration of the Circuit Court, he was declared a naturalized citizen on December 14, 1869.
While in Illinois, he and Dorothy became the parents of three children: Carl Heinrich Friedrich Wilhelm (also known as Henry) on August 6, 1863 in Washington Township of Will County; Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Otto Conrad (known as John F) on October 4, 1866, and Caroline Louise Charlotte Dorothea Elizabeth (known as Lena)on September 24, 1869. The 1870 census, taken June 25, showed the family living in Kankakee County (Sumner Township); they moved shortly thereafter to Nebraska, again following many of their friends and relatives from the area and originally from the same area of Germany. They were again enumearated in the 1870 census on December 8, this time in Fillmore County, Franklin Township, Nebraska.
Five more children were added to their family:
Fredrick H. on November 28, 1871;
Wilhelm G or William on September 23, 1873;
Wilhelmina or Minnie on October 9, 1875;
Ernest William on January 7, 1878; and
Hermann on December 31, 1883.
In September, 1890 he applied for and received a passport with the intention of travelling abroad; one would assume it was to re-visit him homeland. It is not clear if he actually made the trip, for he suffered from deep depression which worsened when his youngest son, Hermann, was accidentally shot and killed by one of his brothers while shooting pigeons on the farm. He made out his will at about the same time he applied for a passport.
His depression deepened and he was in deep despair, suffering hallucinations; in March 1891 he ended his life with a gun. As was the custom of that day, since he committed suicide, he was buried aside from others in the cemetery, in the southwest corner. For years a Civil War marker was his only monument, but it disappeared with time. It has since been replaced with the modern one which stands there today. His grave is on the west row, the south end, of the cemetery.
Henry Most is my husband's great-great grandfather.
In 1856 he and his younger brother, Johann Conrad, left Germany and arrived in New York on June 12. He then went to Will County, Germany, where many of his fellow countrymen had settled. It was there that he married Caroline Justine Wilhelmine Dorothe Heidemann on November 9, 1862 in Crete, Will County, Illinois, and they settled down to farm.
On Feb. 2, 1865 Henry joined the Union Army as a one-year volunteer; he was mustered in at Joliet by Captain Longwood, and became a private in Company A of the 156 Infantry of Illinois Volunteers. Private Henry Most served his part of the Civil War stationed near Memphis, Tenn. He ended up sick in the Cleveland Hospital in Memphis, and was discharged June 20, 1865.
He became a member of what was then the German Evangelical (Lutheran and Reformed) Church, now known as St. John's United Church of Christ, address Beecher, Illinois. By the declaration of the Circuit Court, he was declared a naturalized citizen on December 14, 1869.
While in Illinois, he and Dorothy became the parents of three children: Carl Heinrich Friedrich Wilhelm (also known as Henry) on August 6, 1863 in Washington Township of Will County; Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Otto Conrad (known as John F) on October 4, 1866, and Caroline Louise Charlotte Dorothea Elizabeth (known as Lena)on September 24, 1869. The 1870 census, taken June 25, showed the family living in Kankakee County (Sumner Township); they moved shortly thereafter to Nebraska, again following many of their friends and relatives from the area and originally from the same area of Germany. They were again enumearated in the 1870 census on December 8, this time in Fillmore County, Franklin Township, Nebraska.
Five more children were added to their family:
Fredrick H. on November 28, 1871;
Wilhelm G or William on September 23, 1873;
Wilhelmina or Minnie on October 9, 1875;
Ernest William on January 7, 1878; and
Hermann on December 31, 1883.
In September, 1890 he applied for and received a passport with the intention of travelling abroad; one would assume it was to re-visit him homeland. It is not clear if he actually made the trip, for he suffered from deep depression which worsened when his youngest son, Hermann, was accidentally shot and killed by one of his brothers while shooting pigeons on the farm. He made out his will at about the same time he applied for a passport.
His depression deepened and he was in deep despair, suffering hallucinations; in March 1891 he ended his life with a gun. As was the custom of that day, since he committed suicide, he was buried aside from others in the cemetery, in the southwest corner. For years a Civil War marker was his only monument, but it disappeared with time. It has since been replaced with the modern one which stands there today. His grave is on the west row, the south end, of the cemetery.
Henry Most is my husband's great-great grandfather.
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