Educated in Pennsylvania schools and graduated from Wesleyan University in IL. He was a well known mid west author, educator and editor.
Superintendent of Schools, Tama Co IA; Pres of Flint Normal College, Flint MI 1888-94; Pres of Normal School (now Campbell Univ), Holton, KS; Pres KS Normal College, Ft Scott KS 1898-190-.

He married Abbie Moss of Birmingham, IA 27 Mar 1872, and they had the following children:
Charles, Wendell Holmes, George M. 1873-1921, Eli Ernest 1877-1956, and C, Lloyd 1880-
Abbie died in 1899, and he married Lola Sarchet of Charleston, IL in 1901. They had no children.
He was superintendent of Schools in Augusta, Pascola and Charleston, IL for 30 years.
He moved to Holton, KS to be President of Campbell University, the Lincoln Normal in Lincoln, NE.
After retiring, he moved to Kansas City where he wrote for newspapers. He moved to Branson, MO and started the White River Leader which he sold 4 years ago and moved back to Kansas City.

Listed in WHO WAS WHO IN AMERICA , V. I, 1897-1942, p. 574; WHO"S WHO IN AMERICA , 1899-1900, 1912-13 v. VII; American Blue Book of Biography: Prominent Americans , Thos Wm Herringshaw 1914
RES: IA; Topeka KS.
Wrote the HOENSHEL GRAMMAR used in KS, NE, CO, IA.
Author of 7 Grammar Books including:
Hoenshel's Complete Grammar , Topeka KS 1897 Crane & Company
Elementary Grammar , Crane & Co, Topeka KS 1899
Advanced Grammar , Crane & Co, Topeka KS 1899
Complete English Grammar, Crane & Co, Topeka KS 1901
Teachers Manual for Hoenshel's Two-Book Course in Grammar , Topeka KS 1901
ESSENTIALS OF ORTHOGRAPHY AND ORTHOEPY: A GRADED NOTE READER , 1903
Progressive Course in English: Teachers Manual American Book Co, NY 1912

President of KS Normal College, Ft Scott KS

1870 Census, Washington Tp, Story Co, IA:
HOH Eli Hoenshel 1847- PA

1880 Census, Charleston, Coles Co IL:
HOH Eli J. Hoenshel 1846- PA, superintendant of Public Schools, both parents b PA
Wife Abbie 1853- IA, father b CN mother b OH
Children (all b IL): George 1874-, Eli E.1877-, Lloyd Apr 1880-

1910 Census, S 15th St, 4th Ward, Lincoln, Lancaster Co NE:
Lodger Eli J.Hoenshel 1847- PA, both parents b PA
Lodger Lillie S. Hoenshel 1867- IL. both parents b OH
Both married 1900, no childen

1920 Census, 1st Ward, Kansas City, Jackson Co' MO:
Lodger Eli J. Hoenshel 1847- PA, lecturing on English, both parents b PA
Wife Lola S. 1866- IL, both parents b OH