PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM OF PEORIA COUNTY, ILLINOIS, 1890, Page 802 : Henry Letterman. On the opposite page is presented a view of one of the finest farms of Rosefield Township. This is the property of the gentleman of whom we write and is located on section 3. It comprises one hundred and forty-six acres of fertile, well-cultivated land, a well-built dwelling, barn and other buildings, which mark it as the home of one who appreciates comfort and, having prospered in life, can enjoy it.
A native of Prussia, Mr Letterman was born September 2, 1825. His parents, Jacob and Catherine (Black) Letterman, reared five children--Joseph, Eliza, David, Jacob and Henry. The daughter, who is now deceased, became the wife of John L. Friling. The mother, a consistent member of the Lutheran Church, died in Germany.
The first of the family to come to America was the eldest son, Joseph, who lived in Baltimore a number of years, coming thence to Peoria County, Ill., where he yet lives. David and Eliza came over the ocean in 1849, finally settling in Peoria County also. Our subject served five years in the German army, being in service in 1848-49 and participating in the battles of Hemsbach, Betz, etc. In the fall of 1850, in company with his father and brother Jacob, he came to the United States, settling in Kickapoo Township, Peoria County, Ill., where the eldest brother was living. Jacob subsequently went to Nebraska, dying there.
Our subject worked for three years by the month, receiving during the first two years $8 per month and for the last year $12. He then bought a team and operated rented land until the fall of 1864, when he was drafted and went to the front as a member of Company E, Forty-second Illinois Infantry. He was a participant in the battles of Spring Hill, Franklin and Nashville, and at the latter place was discharged, resuming the peaceful arts of agriculture as soon as he cold return to the North and complete his arrangements. In the spring of 1866 he purchased the land on which he is now living, proceeding to put it under improvement as rapidly as circumstances would permit. Having been $24 n debt when he reached the United States, the success which he has achieved has been creditable.
After having kept bachelor's hall upon his estate until April, 1869, Mr Letterman won a companion in the person of Miss Gertrude Jeide, who was born about three miles from his own birthplace and who had come to the United States in 1864 with her mother, a brother and sister. Mrs Letterman is a notable housekeeper, has a kindly nature, and is a consistent member of the Lutheran Church, as is also her husband. Their happy union has been blessed to them by the birth of eight children, named respectively: Mary, Louisa, Lizzie, Katie, Emma, Gertrude, Henry and Mina.
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A native of Prussia, Mr Letterman was born September 2, 1825. His parents, Jacob and Catherine (Black) Letterman, reared five children--Joseph, Eliza, David, Jacob and Henry. The daughter, who is now deceased, became the wife of John L. Friling. The mother, a consistent member of the Lutheran Church, died in Germany.
The first of the family to come to America was the eldest son, Joseph, who lived in Baltimore a number of years, coming thence to Peoria County, Ill., where he yet lives. David and Eliza came over the ocean in 1849, finally settling in Peoria County also. Our subject served five years in the German army, being in service in 1848-49 and participating in the battles of Hemsbach, Betz, etc. In the fall of 1850, in company with his father and brother Jacob, he came to the United States, settling in Kickapoo Township, Peoria County, Ill., where the eldest brother was living. Jacob subsequently went to Nebraska, dying there.
Our subject worked for three years by the month, receiving during the first two years $8 per month and for the last year $12. He then bought a team and operated rented land until the fall of 1864, when he was drafted and went to the front as a member of Company E, Forty-second Illinois Infantry. He was a participant in the battles of Spring Hill, Franklin and Nashville, and at the latter place was discharged, resuming the peaceful arts of agriculture as soon as he cold return to the North and complete his arrangements. In the spring of 1866 he purchased the land on which he is now living, proceeding to put it under improvement as rapidly as circumstances would permit. Having been $24 n debt when he reached the United States, the success which he has achieved has been creditable.
After having kept bachelor's hall upon his estate until April, 1869, Mr Letterman won a companion in the person of Miss Gertrude Jeide, who was born about three miles from his own birthplace and who had come to the United States in 1864 with her mother, a brother and sister. Mrs Letterman is a notable housekeeper, has a kindly nature, and is a consistent member of the Lutheran Church, as is also her husband. Their happy union has been blessed to them by the birth of eight children, named respectively: Mary, Louisa, Lizzie, Katie, Emma, Gertrude, Henry and Mina.
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PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM OF PEORIA COUNTY, ILLINOIS, 1890, Page 802 : Henry Letterman. On the opposite page is presented a view of one of the finest farms of Rosefield Township. This is the property of the gentleman of whom we write and is located on section 3. It comprises one hundred and forty-six acres of fertile, well-cultivated land, a well-built dwelling, barn and other buildings, which mark it as the home of one who appreciates comfort and, having prospered in life, can enjoy it.
A native of Prussia, Mr Letterman was born September 2, 1825. His parents, Jacob and Catherine (Black) Letterman, reared five children--Joseph, Eliza, David, Jacob and Henry. The daughter, who is now deceased, became the wife of John L. Friling. The mother, a consistent member of the Lutheran Church, died in Germany.
The first of the family to come to America was the eldest son, Joseph, who lived in Baltimore a number of years, coming thence to Peoria County, Ill., where he yet lives. David and Eliza came over the ocean in 1849, finally settling in Peoria County also. Our subject served five years in the German army, being in service in 1848-49 and participating in the battles of Hemsbach, Betz, etc. In the fall of 1850, in company with his father and brother Jacob, he came to the United States, settling in Kickapoo Township, Peoria County, Ill., where the eldest brother was living. Jacob subsequently went to Nebraska, dying there.
Our subject worked for three years by the month, receiving during the first two years $8 per month and for the last year $12. He then bought a team and operated rented land until the fall of 1864, when he was drafted and went to the front as a member of Company E, Forty-second Illinois Infantry. He was a participant in the battles of Spring Hill, Franklin and Nashville, and at the latter place was discharged, resuming the peaceful arts of agriculture as soon as he cold return to the North and complete his arrangements. In the spring of 1866 he purchased the land on which he is now living, proceeding to put it under improvement as rapidly as circumstances would permit. Having been $24 n debt when he reached the United States, the success which he has achieved has been creditable.
After having kept bachelor's hall upon his estate until April, 1869, Mr Letterman won a companion in the person of Miss Gertrude Jeide, who was born about three miles from his own birthplace and who had come to the United States in 1864 with her mother, a brother and sister. Mrs Letterman is a notable housekeeper, has a kindly nature, and is a consistent member of the Lutheran Church, as is also her husband. Their happy union has been blessed to them by the birth of eight children, named respectively: Mary, Louisa, Lizzie, Katie, Emma, Gertrude, Henry and Mina.
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A native of Prussia, Mr Letterman was born September 2, 1825. His parents, Jacob and Catherine (Black) Letterman, reared five children--Joseph, Eliza, David, Jacob and Henry. The daughter, who is now deceased, became the wife of John L. Friling. The mother, a consistent member of the Lutheran Church, died in Germany.
The first of the family to come to America was the eldest son, Joseph, who lived in Baltimore a number of years, coming thence to Peoria County, Ill., where he yet lives. David and Eliza came over the ocean in 1849, finally settling in Peoria County also. Our subject served five years in the German army, being in service in 1848-49 and participating in the battles of Hemsbach, Betz, etc. In the fall of 1850, in company with his father and brother Jacob, he came to the United States, settling in Kickapoo Township, Peoria County, Ill., where the eldest brother was living. Jacob subsequently went to Nebraska, dying there.
Our subject worked for three years by the month, receiving during the first two years $8 per month and for the last year $12. He then bought a team and operated rented land until the fall of 1864, when he was drafted and went to the front as a member of Company E, Forty-second Illinois Infantry. He was a participant in the battles of Spring Hill, Franklin and Nashville, and at the latter place was discharged, resuming the peaceful arts of agriculture as soon as he cold return to the North and complete his arrangements. In the spring of 1866 he purchased the land on which he is now living, proceeding to put it under improvement as rapidly as circumstances would permit. Having been $24 n debt when he reached the United States, the success which he has achieved has been creditable.
After having kept bachelor's hall upon his estate until April, 1869, Mr Letterman won a companion in the person of Miss Gertrude Jeide, who was born about three miles from his own birthplace and who had come to the United States in 1864 with her mother, a brother and sister. Mrs Letterman is a notable housekeeper, has a kindly nature, and is a consistent member of the Lutheran Church, as is also her husband. Their happy union has been blessed to them by the birth of eight children, named respectively: Mary, Louisa, Lizzie, Katie, Emma, Gertrude, Henry and Mina.
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Family Members
Children
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Mary Frances Letterman Savage
1867–1954
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Louisa Jane Letterman Johnson
1870–1960
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Elizabeth Bertha "Lizzie" Letterman Patton
1872–1952
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Catherine "Katie" Letterman Porter
1875–1946
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Emma M. Letterman
1878–1968
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Gertrude Letterman Shane
1882–1962
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Henry Letterman
1884–1950
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Mina "Minnie" Letterman Wolford
1888–1981
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