The son of Charles and Phoebe (Haessel) Haggenjos of Germany, Carl married Cora A Weidenhammer 26 Nov 1891 in Galesburg, Illinois. He was one of the first Americans in the middlewest to pioneer in the field of developing the English Bulldog breed. He retired in 1947.
He could speak German, and would converse in German with his wife's mother and grandmother. This so pleased her grandma that she gave him a German Bible which she received when but 12 years old. Carl cherished that Bible and he ever held on to it.
He is survived by his wife, a daughter Irma of Galesburg, two sons, Ray of Galesburg and Robert of Chicago, a sister, Mrs. Clara H Dyer, Galesburg, four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death with a son, Lawrence Frederick.
He could speak German, and would converse in German with his wife's mother and grandmother. This so pleased her grandma that she gave him a German Bible which she received when but 12 years old. Carl cherished that Bible and he ever held on to it.
He is survived by his wife, a daughter Irma of Galesburg, two sons, Ray of Galesburg and Robert of Chicago, a sister, Mrs. Clara H Dyer, Galesburg, four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death with a son, Lawrence Frederick.
The son of Charles and Phoebe (Haessel) Haggenjos of Germany, Carl married Cora A Weidenhammer 26 Nov 1891 in Galesburg, Illinois. He was one of the first Americans in the middlewest to pioneer in the field of developing the English Bulldog breed. He retired in 1947.
He could speak German, and would converse in German with his wife's mother and grandmother. This so pleased her grandma that she gave him a German Bible which she received when but 12 years old. Carl cherished that Bible and he ever held on to it.
He is survived by his wife, a daughter Irma of Galesburg, two sons, Ray of Galesburg and Robert of Chicago, a sister, Mrs. Clara H Dyer, Galesburg, four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death with a son, Lawrence Frederick.
He could speak German, and would converse in German with his wife's mother and grandmother. This so pleased her grandma that she gave him a German Bible which she received when but 12 years old. Carl cherished that Bible and he ever held on to it.
He is survived by his wife, a daughter Irma of Galesburg, two sons, Ray of Galesburg and Robert of Chicago, a sister, Mrs. Clara H Dyer, Galesburg, four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death with a son, Lawrence Frederick.
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