Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-14
.BARNARDDEAD
Pioneer Moline Manufacturer and
President Of Barnard &
Leas Mig. Co.
CAME OF VERMONT STOCK
Began Career in Moline in 1854 and
Had Since Been Leading
Citizen.

pioneer manufacturers, and president
of the Barnard & Leas Manufacturing
company, died at Has last night of
the infirmities of age. The funeral will
be held Wednesday afternoon at
o'clock at the home, Rev Paul Brown
officiating. The Masons will have gen
eral charge
Heman A. Barnard was born Jan. IS,
1926, in LaMoille county, Vermont. He
was educated at his home town and
when he attained his majority he took
up the machinist's trade. Going to
| Canada in 1S47 he followed this voca-
ton till 1851, returning then to Wor-
cester, Mass, and coming to Moline in
1854. In 1860 he formed a partnership
with l.. E. Hemenway and j. B. Wick
off. the firm being known as Hemen-
way, WickOff & Co.. for the manufac-
ture of furniture Later mill and ele
vator machinery was made. In time
the firm became Wickoff & Barnard
and then j. S. Leas and Captain w. c.
Bennett became interested and the
name became the Barnard & Leas
Manufacturing company. Mr.. Barnard
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business and his ingenuity had much
to do with the success of the firm.
Was Twice Married.
| In 1S49 Mr.. Barnard married Miss
| Della Boright at Stanton, Canada, she
dying in 1856. The son, Charles A.
Barnard, now secretary of the COM
pany of which his father was head.
was the result of this union.
In 1860 Mr.. Barnard married a sec
ond time, Miss Emily NJ Sober being
his bride. There were six children by
this union, but two of whom, Mrs.
Thomas Cassidy of Moline and Mrs.
A. J. Hesler of Wilmette, H., surviv-
ing
Mr.. Barnard held various offices in
Moline. being member of the board of
trustees before the city was organized
and alderman at various times after
ward. He was also a member of the
board of supervisors. He stood high
in Masonic circles.
JOchims.
| Ferdinand Jochi:ns, whose home is
at Eleventh avenue and Fifteenth
street, died Saturday evening at
O'Clock at Riverside, Iowa, where he
was engaged in construction work for
H. Tappendorf, the Rock Island con-
tractor. Death was due to diabetes,
with which he had been suffering for
several months. He had been at Riv
erside about two weeks.
Mr.. Jochims was born in Germany
Aug. 10. 1865. He came 10 the Unite1
States in 1885, and in 1886 came to
Rock Island. He was employed as a
foreman by Matthias Schnell for seven
years. and for 10 years had been en-
ployed in that capacity by Mr.. Tappen-
dorf
| His wife, formerly Miss Emily Haak,
survives. He was a member of Lodge
No. IS, 1. o. o. F., Lodge No. 500, A.
| o. U. W., and the carpenters union.
The remains were brought to this city
this noon by Mr.. Tappendorf. The fu-
neral will be held Wednesday after
noon at 2 o'clock, in charge of the
members of the /. o. o. F. Burial will
take place at Chippiannock cemetery.
Buckley Funeral.
| Funeral services over the remains of
| Cornelius Buckley, ST., were held this
! morning. services at 9 o'clock at the
Sacred Heart church following brief
services at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Ellen Enright. Requiem high
mass was conducted at the church,
Rev. ]. F. Lockney acting as cele-
brant, with Rev Father Enright of the
Holy Family church of Davenport as
deacon, and Rev. Father Pfeiffer of ST.
Josephs church as subdeacon The
following grandsons acted as pallbear
ers: James O'Connell, M. T. Buckley,
Charles Benson, Joseph Benson, Thorn
as Enright, and James Enright.. Burial
took place at st. Margaret'sN cemetery