The City of Rockford and Her Men of Affairs
L.M. Hess
The subject of this sketch moved from Center county, Pennsylvania, where he was born, with his parents, and settled on a farm near Freeport, Illinois, in 1848, and where he was educated in the public schools.
In 1862 , though young, he felt it to be his duty to enter the army in defense of the Union, and enlisted as a corporal in the 93rd Regiment, Illinois Infantry, and went into camp at Camp Fuller, and from there to Camp Douglass where the regiment was organized, The regiment joined the Army of the Tennessee and participated in the battles of Jackson, Miss., Vicksburg, Champion Hill, Chattanooga, Mission Ridge, Alatoona Pass, Yazoo Pass and was with Sherman in his notable March to the Sea.
He participated in the Grand Review at Washington, D.C. and was mustered out of service at Louisville, Kentucky in 1865 and returned to Freeport.
In 1866 he came to Rockford and engaged in the manufacture of leather upon the site where the Hess & Hopkins Leather Co.'s plant now stands.
He was first connected with two other gentleman from Freeport in establishing the plant which was later leased to Benjamin Hess, his father, and Mr. Tanner.
In 1875 Mr. Hess took the business and in company with Horatio Stone instituted the old method of tanning, and built up a prosperous business.
In 1877 Mr. T.F. Hopkins bought an interest in the institution and the business was materially enlarged.
In 1883 a corporation was formed under the mane of the Hess & Hopkins Leather Co., and the plant was again enlarged. Additions have more recently been made, making the establishment one of the largest in the country. Mrs. Hess is the vice president of the company and with his large experience and constant attention to business is meeting with unbounded success.
Mr. Hess was married to Miss Elizabeth Eveland, October 27, 1870, and has four children living, two sons and two daughters, B.F., E.L., Edith and Ruth. The family residence is at No. 701 Kilburn avenue.
Tuesday, April 2, 1929 Rockford Republic (Rockford, IL) Page 1
Observes 91st Birthday Casting Vote For Mayor
Celebrating his ninety-first birthday by casting a ballot in the city election, Luther M. Hess ,701 Kilburn ave., was enjoying the melody of a Victor Herbert waltz via radio when a Republic reporter called to congratulate him this morning.
Mr. Hess, who is the founder of the Hess and Hopkins Leather Co., is president of the company and still spends some time at the factory. On Monday afternoon he was at his office for several hours.
A quiet family dinner at the Hess home where Mr. Hess lives with his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse H. Knight, will be the only formal celebration of his birthday today.
Many a younger person stayed home from church Easter Sunday because of the stormy weather, but this young man of 91 was present at two Easter services at the First Baptist church where he is a member.
Born in Pennsylvania, Mr. Hess came to Illinois at the age of ten and lived with his parents at Cedarville, a village six miles north of Freeport. It was from Cedarville that Luther Hess enlisted on Aug. 14, 1862, with Co. G of the 93rd regiment, Illinois Volunteers. He was promoted to sergeant and was mustered out June 23, 1865.
Soon after his Civil war service ended, he came to Rockford and started in business. He was married in 1870, and Mrs. Hess died in 1921. Besides Mrs. Knight, his daughter here, Mr. Hess has three children, B.F. Hess, Tampa, Fla.; L.M. Hess, Miami, Fla., and Miss Edith W. Hess, Jerome, Idaho. He has six grandchildren.
L.M. Hess
The subject of this sketch moved from Center county, Pennsylvania, where he was born, with his parents, and settled on a farm near Freeport, Illinois, in 1848, and where he was educated in the public schools.
In 1862 , though young, he felt it to be his duty to enter the army in defense of the Union, and enlisted as a corporal in the 93rd Regiment, Illinois Infantry, and went into camp at Camp Fuller, and from there to Camp Douglass where the regiment was organized, The regiment joined the Army of the Tennessee and participated in the battles of Jackson, Miss., Vicksburg, Champion Hill, Chattanooga, Mission Ridge, Alatoona Pass, Yazoo Pass and was with Sherman in his notable March to the Sea.
He participated in the Grand Review at Washington, D.C. and was mustered out of service at Louisville, Kentucky in 1865 and returned to Freeport.
In 1866 he came to Rockford and engaged in the manufacture of leather upon the site where the Hess & Hopkins Leather Co.'s plant now stands.
He was first connected with two other gentleman from Freeport in establishing the plant which was later leased to Benjamin Hess, his father, and Mr. Tanner.
In 1875 Mr. Hess took the business and in company with Horatio Stone instituted the old method of tanning, and built up a prosperous business.
In 1877 Mr. T.F. Hopkins bought an interest in the institution and the business was materially enlarged.
In 1883 a corporation was formed under the mane of the Hess & Hopkins Leather Co., and the plant was again enlarged. Additions have more recently been made, making the establishment one of the largest in the country. Mrs. Hess is the vice president of the company and with his large experience and constant attention to business is meeting with unbounded success.
Mr. Hess was married to Miss Elizabeth Eveland, October 27, 1870, and has four children living, two sons and two daughters, B.F., E.L., Edith and Ruth. The family residence is at No. 701 Kilburn avenue.
Tuesday, April 2, 1929 Rockford Republic (Rockford, IL) Page 1
Observes 91st Birthday Casting Vote For Mayor
Celebrating his ninety-first birthday by casting a ballot in the city election, Luther M. Hess ,701 Kilburn ave., was enjoying the melody of a Victor Herbert waltz via radio when a Republic reporter called to congratulate him this morning.
Mr. Hess, who is the founder of the Hess and Hopkins Leather Co., is president of the company and still spends some time at the factory. On Monday afternoon he was at his office for several hours.
A quiet family dinner at the Hess home where Mr. Hess lives with his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse H. Knight, will be the only formal celebration of his birthday today.
Many a younger person stayed home from church Easter Sunday because of the stormy weather, but this young man of 91 was present at two Easter services at the First Baptist church where he is a member.
Born in Pennsylvania, Mr. Hess came to Illinois at the age of ten and lived with his parents at Cedarville, a village six miles north of Freeport. It was from Cedarville that Luther Hess enlisted on Aug. 14, 1862, with Co. G of the 93rd regiment, Illinois Volunteers. He was promoted to sergeant and was mustered out June 23, 1865.
Soon after his Civil war service ended, he came to Rockford and started in business. He was married in 1870, and Mrs. Hess died in 1921. Besides Mrs. Knight, his daughter here, Mr. Hess has three children, B.F. Hess, Tampa, Fla.; L.M. Hess, Miami, Fla., and Miss Edith W. Hess, Jerome, Idaho. He has six grandchildren.
The City of Rockford and Her Men of Affairs
L.M. Hess
The subject of this sketch moved from Center county, Pennsylvania, where he was born, with his parents, and settled on a farm near Freeport, Illinois, in 1848, and where he was educated in the public schools.
In 1862 , though young, he felt it to be his duty to enter the army in defense of the Union, and enlisted as a corporal in the 93rd Regiment, Illinois Infantry, and went into camp at Camp Fuller, and from there to Camp Douglass where the regiment was organized, The regiment joined the Army of the Tennessee and participated in the battles of Jackson, Miss., Vicksburg, Champion Hill, Chattanooga, Mission Ridge, Alatoona Pass, Yazoo Pass and was with Sherman in his notable March to the Sea.
He participated in the Grand Review at Washington, D.C. and was mustered out of service at Louisville, Kentucky in 1865 and returned to Freeport.
In 1866 he came to Rockford and engaged in the manufacture of leather upon the site where the Hess & Hopkins Leather Co.'s plant now stands.
He was first connected with two other gentleman from Freeport in establishing the plant which was later leased to Benjamin Hess, his father, and Mr. Tanner.
In 1875 Mr. Hess took the business and in company with Horatio Stone instituted the old method of tanning, and built up a prosperous business.
In 1877 Mr. T.F. Hopkins bought an interest in the institution and the business was materially enlarged.
In 1883 a corporation was formed under the mane of the Hess & Hopkins Leather Co., and the plant was again enlarged. Additions have more recently been made, making the establishment one of the largest in the country. Mrs. Hess is the vice president of the company and with his large experience and constant attention to business is meeting with unbounded success.
Mr. Hess was married to Miss Elizabeth Eveland, October 27, 1870, and has four children living, two sons and two daughters, B.F., E.L., Edith and Ruth. The family residence is at No. 701 Kilburn avenue.
Tuesday, April 2, 1929 Rockford Republic (Rockford, IL) Page 1
Observes 91st Birthday Casting Vote For Mayor
Celebrating his ninety-first birthday by casting a ballot in the city election, Luther M. Hess ,701 Kilburn ave., was enjoying the melody of a Victor Herbert waltz via radio when a Republic reporter called to congratulate him this morning.
Mr. Hess, who is the founder of the Hess and Hopkins Leather Co., is president of the company and still spends some time at the factory. On Monday afternoon he was at his office for several hours.
A quiet family dinner at the Hess home where Mr. Hess lives with his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse H. Knight, will be the only formal celebration of his birthday today.
Many a younger person stayed home from church Easter Sunday because of the stormy weather, but this young man of 91 was present at two Easter services at the First Baptist church where he is a member.
Born in Pennsylvania, Mr. Hess came to Illinois at the age of ten and lived with his parents at Cedarville, a village six miles north of Freeport. It was from Cedarville that Luther Hess enlisted on Aug. 14, 1862, with Co. G of the 93rd regiment, Illinois Volunteers. He was promoted to sergeant and was mustered out June 23, 1865.
Soon after his Civil war service ended, he came to Rockford and started in business. He was married in 1870, and Mrs. Hess died in 1921. Besides Mrs. Knight, his daughter here, Mr. Hess has three children, B.F. Hess, Tampa, Fla.; L.M. Hess, Miami, Fla., and Miss Edith W. Hess, Jerome, Idaho. He has six grandchildren.
L.M. Hess
The subject of this sketch moved from Center county, Pennsylvania, where he was born, with his parents, and settled on a farm near Freeport, Illinois, in 1848, and where he was educated in the public schools.
In 1862 , though young, he felt it to be his duty to enter the army in defense of the Union, and enlisted as a corporal in the 93rd Regiment, Illinois Infantry, and went into camp at Camp Fuller, and from there to Camp Douglass where the regiment was organized, The regiment joined the Army of the Tennessee and participated in the battles of Jackson, Miss., Vicksburg, Champion Hill, Chattanooga, Mission Ridge, Alatoona Pass, Yazoo Pass and was with Sherman in his notable March to the Sea.
He participated in the Grand Review at Washington, D.C. and was mustered out of service at Louisville, Kentucky in 1865 and returned to Freeport.
In 1866 he came to Rockford and engaged in the manufacture of leather upon the site where the Hess & Hopkins Leather Co.'s plant now stands.
He was first connected with two other gentleman from Freeport in establishing the plant which was later leased to Benjamin Hess, his father, and Mr. Tanner.
In 1875 Mr. Hess took the business and in company with Horatio Stone instituted the old method of tanning, and built up a prosperous business.
In 1877 Mr. T.F. Hopkins bought an interest in the institution and the business was materially enlarged.
In 1883 a corporation was formed under the mane of the Hess & Hopkins Leather Co., and the plant was again enlarged. Additions have more recently been made, making the establishment one of the largest in the country. Mrs. Hess is the vice president of the company and with his large experience and constant attention to business is meeting with unbounded success.
Mr. Hess was married to Miss Elizabeth Eveland, October 27, 1870, and has four children living, two sons and two daughters, B.F., E.L., Edith and Ruth. The family residence is at No. 701 Kilburn avenue.
Tuesday, April 2, 1929 Rockford Republic (Rockford, IL) Page 1
Observes 91st Birthday Casting Vote For Mayor
Celebrating his ninety-first birthday by casting a ballot in the city election, Luther M. Hess ,701 Kilburn ave., was enjoying the melody of a Victor Herbert waltz via radio when a Republic reporter called to congratulate him this morning.
Mr. Hess, who is the founder of the Hess and Hopkins Leather Co., is president of the company and still spends some time at the factory. On Monday afternoon he was at his office for several hours.
A quiet family dinner at the Hess home where Mr. Hess lives with his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse H. Knight, will be the only formal celebration of his birthday today.
Many a younger person stayed home from church Easter Sunday because of the stormy weather, but this young man of 91 was present at two Easter services at the First Baptist church where he is a member.
Born in Pennsylvania, Mr. Hess came to Illinois at the age of ten and lived with his parents at Cedarville, a village six miles north of Freeport. It was from Cedarville that Luther Hess enlisted on Aug. 14, 1862, with Co. G of the 93rd regiment, Illinois Volunteers. He was promoted to sergeant and was mustered out June 23, 1865.
Soon after his Civil war service ended, he came to Rockford and started in business. He was married in 1870, and Mrs. Hess died in 1921. Besides Mrs. Knight, his daughter here, Mr. Hess has three children, B.F. Hess, Tampa, Fla.; L.M. Hess, Miami, Fla., and Miss Edith W. Hess, Jerome, Idaho. He has six grandchildren.
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