Levi was the fifth child of George Hake by his second wife Catharine Ort Schmidt. His half brother William Charles, also buried in this cemetery, was George's third child by his first wife Hannah Sowers. George had three children with each wife.
On December 21, 1873 Levi married Mary E. (Riddle) Stotts in Boulder County, Colorado. She had been previously married to Lewis Stotts. She had two children by her first marriage, none with Levi.
The following biographical sketch was included in - Portrait and Biographical Record of Denver and Vicinity Colorado, Chapman Publishing Co., 1898:
LEVI HAKE, a prosperous farmer and stockraiser of Boulder County, was born in Trumbull County, Ohio, March 3, 1840, being the younger son of George and Catherine Hake. He has a brother, Israel, who is a farmer in Iowa; also a sister, Caroline, the widow of John Sparks, and living near Sioux City, Iowa. His father, who was a native of Pennsylvania, born in 1813, grew to manhood on a farm, and after his marriage settled down to a farmer's life. His wife died, leaving six children. Some years later he removed to Ohio, where he was united in marriage with Mrs. Catherine Wire, a widow with one child, Jacob, now in California.
When the subject of this sketch was four years of age his parents removed to Wisconsin and settled in Grant County, where the father devoted his attention to farming and the cooper's trade, which he had learned in youth. The son grew to manhood on the home farm and acquired a common-school education. At eighteen years of age he began life for himself as a farmer, renting land in Grant County. In 1839, when the tide of emigration turned toward Pike's Peak, he joined the procession moving westward, and with an ox-team, in company with John Whittaker, he crossed the plains to Colorado, landing in Boulder about the 1st of July. He went to Four-Mile Canon, where he engaged in gulch mining for four months. From there he proceeded to Golden, and in company with others opened up a ditch for the purpose of hydraulic work on Arapahoe Bar. The ditch was built, but the venture did not prove to be a profitable one, and some four months later he went to Central City, where for a year he worked at lead miffing. In 1861 he came to Boulder and began to freight from this place to Empire, also from the Missouri River to Denver.
In the fall of 1863 Mr. Hake bought his present farm of one hundred and thirty acres, purchasing a claim for which he was given a quit-claim deed. Here he began farming and for some five years he also carried on freighting, in conjunction with the cultivation of-his land. In 1868 he gave up freighting and devoted himself to farm pursuits and the raising of stock, which he has continued to the present time. For a number of years he has served as a member of the school board. In 1873 he was united in marriage with Mrs. Mary F. Stotts, widow of Lewis Stotts, and the mother of two children, one now living, Luella, wife of Robert Gibbon, of Ward. Mr. Hake is a hardworking, persevering man, and deserves the prosperity he has attained.
On December 21, 1873 Levi married Mary E. (Riddle) Stotts in Boulder County, Colorado. She had been previously married to Lewis Stotts. She had two children by her first marriage, none with Levi.
The following biographical sketch was included in - Portrait and Biographical Record of Denver and Vicinity Colorado, Chapman Publishing Co., 1898:
LEVI HAKE, a prosperous farmer and stockraiser of Boulder County, was born in Trumbull County, Ohio, March 3, 1840, being the younger son of George and Catherine Hake. He has a brother, Israel, who is a farmer in Iowa; also a sister, Caroline, the widow of John Sparks, and living near Sioux City, Iowa. His father, who was a native of Pennsylvania, born in 1813, grew to manhood on a farm, and after his marriage settled down to a farmer's life. His wife died, leaving six children. Some years later he removed to Ohio, where he was united in marriage with Mrs. Catherine Wire, a widow with one child, Jacob, now in California.
When the subject of this sketch was four years of age his parents removed to Wisconsin and settled in Grant County, where the father devoted his attention to farming and the cooper's trade, which he had learned in youth. The son grew to manhood on the home farm and acquired a common-school education. At eighteen years of age he began life for himself as a farmer, renting land in Grant County. In 1839, when the tide of emigration turned toward Pike's Peak, he joined the procession moving westward, and with an ox-team, in company with John Whittaker, he crossed the plains to Colorado, landing in Boulder about the 1st of July. He went to Four-Mile Canon, where he engaged in gulch mining for four months. From there he proceeded to Golden, and in company with others opened up a ditch for the purpose of hydraulic work on Arapahoe Bar. The ditch was built, but the venture did not prove to be a profitable one, and some four months later he went to Central City, where for a year he worked at lead miffing. In 1861 he came to Boulder and began to freight from this place to Empire, also from the Missouri River to Denver.
In the fall of 1863 Mr. Hake bought his present farm of one hundred and thirty acres, purchasing a claim for which he was given a quit-claim deed. Here he began farming and for some five years he also carried on freighting, in conjunction with the cultivation of-his land. In 1868 he gave up freighting and devoted himself to farm pursuits and the raising of stock, which he has continued to the present time. For a number of years he has served as a member of the school board. In 1873 he was united in marriage with Mrs. Mary F. Stotts, widow of Lewis Stotts, and the mother of two children, one now living, Luella, wife of Robert Gibbon, of Ward. Mr. Hake is a hardworking, persevering man, and deserves the prosperity he has attained.
Levi was the fifth child of George Hake by his second wife Catharine Ort Schmidt. His half brother William Charles, also buried in this cemetery, was George's third child by his first wife Hannah Sowers. George had three children with each wife.
On December 21, 1873 Levi married Mary E. (Riddle) Stotts in Boulder County, Colorado. She had been previously married to Lewis Stotts. She had two children by her first marriage, none with Levi.
The following biographical sketch was included in - Portrait and Biographical Record of Denver and Vicinity Colorado, Chapman Publishing Co., 1898:
LEVI HAKE, a prosperous farmer and stockraiser of Boulder County, was born in Trumbull County, Ohio, March 3, 1840, being the younger son of George and Catherine Hake. He has a brother, Israel, who is a farmer in Iowa; also a sister, Caroline, the widow of John Sparks, and living near Sioux City, Iowa. His father, who was a native of Pennsylvania, born in 1813, grew to manhood on a farm, and after his marriage settled down to a farmer's life. His wife died, leaving six children. Some years later he removed to Ohio, where he was united in marriage with Mrs. Catherine Wire, a widow with one child, Jacob, now in California.
When the subject of this sketch was four years of age his parents removed to Wisconsin and settled in Grant County, where the father devoted his attention to farming and the cooper's trade, which he had learned in youth. The son grew to manhood on the home farm and acquired a common-school education. At eighteen years of age he began life for himself as a farmer, renting land in Grant County. In 1839, when the tide of emigration turned toward Pike's Peak, he joined the procession moving westward, and with an ox-team, in company with John Whittaker, he crossed the plains to Colorado, landing in Boulder about the 1st of July. He went to Four-Mile Canon, where he engaged in gulch mining for four months. From there he proceeded to Golden, and in company with others opened up a ditch for the purpose of hydraulic work on Arapahoe Bar. The ditch was built, but the venture did not prove to be a profitable one, and some four months later he went to Central City, where for a year he worked at lead miffing. In 1861 he came to Boulder and began to freight from this place to Empire, also from the Missouri River to Denver.
In the fall of 1863 Mr. Hake bought his present farm of one hundred and thirty acres, purchasing a claim for which he was given a quit-claim deed. Here he began farming and for some five years he also carried on freighting, in conjunction with the cultivation of-his land. In 1868 he gave up freighting and devoted himself to farm pursuits and the raising of stock, which he has continued to the present time. For a number of years he has served as a member of the school board. In 1873 he was united in marriage with Mrs. Mary F. Stotts, widow of Lewis Stotts, and the mother of two children, one now living, Luella, wife of Robert Gibbon, of Ward. Mr. Hake is a hardworking, persevering man, and deserves the prosperity he has attained.
On December 21, 1873 Levi married Mary E. (Riddle) Stotts in Boulder County, Colorado. She had been previously married to Lewis Stotts. She had two children by her first marriage, none with Levi.
The following biographical sketch was included in - Portrait and Biographical Record of Denver and Vicinity Colorado, Chapman Publishing Co., 1898:
LEVI HAKE, a prosperous farmer and stockraiser of Boulder County, was born in Trumbull County, Ohio, March 3, 1840, being the younger son of George and Catherine Hake. He has a brother, Israel, who is a farmer in Iowa; also a sister, Caroline, the widow of John Sparks, and living near Sioux City, Iowa. His father, who was a native of Pennsylvania, born in 1813, grew to manhood on a farm, and after his marriage settled down to a farmer's life. His wife died, leaving six children. Some years later he removed to Ohio, where he was united in marriage with Mrs. Catherine Wire, a widow with one child, Jacob, now in California.
When the subject of this sketch was four years of age his parents removed to Wisconsin and settled in Grant County, where the father devoted his attention to farming and the cooper's trade, which he had learned in youth. The son grew to manhood on the home farm and acquired a common-school education. At eighteen years of age he began life for himself as a farmer, renting land in Grant County. In 1839, when the tide of emigration turned toward Pike's Peak, he joined the procession moving westward, and with an ox-team, in company with John Whittaker, he crossed the plains to Colorado, landing in Boulder about the 1st of July. He went to Four-Mile Canon, where he engaged in gulch mining for four months. From there he proceeded to Golden, and in company with others opened up a ditch for the purpose of hydraulic work on Arapahoe Bar. The ditch was built, but the venture did not prove to be a profitable one, and some four months later he went to Central City, where for a year he worked at lead miffing. In 1861 he came to Boulder and began to freight from this place to Empire, also from the Missouri River to Denver.
In the fall of 1863 Mr. Hake bought his present farm of one hundred and thirty acres, purchasing a claim for which he was given a quit-claim deed. Here he began farming and for some five years he also carried on freighting, in conjunction with the cultivation of-his land. In 1868 he gave up freighting and devoted himself to farm pursuits and the raising of stock, which he has continued to the present time. For a number of years he has served as a member of the school board. In 1873 he was united in marriage with Mrs. Mary F. Stotts, widow of Lewis Stotts, and the mother of two children, one now living, Luella, wife of Robert Gibbon, of Ward. Mr. Hake is a hardworking, persevering man, and deserves the prosperity he has attained.
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