The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1921-02-24
OTTO HERTWECK
BURIED HERE
Died IN Cairo and Remains brought
Here for Burial

The remains Of otto Hertweck. who
died last "Wednesday night AZ the home
II his daughter Mrs Jno r. Ford. Of
/ aiio. were brought to Hickman Tues
/ 'iay night and were laid 10 rest Wed
! ii">day afternoon AZ = 20 ia the civ
cemetery. The funeral ocrurred from
the residence If Mrs Percy Jones. his
| daughter. ~iior, talk being made by
the Rev r. l.. Miley. pastor of the
! christian Church Mr.. Hertweck was
deNout Catholic. and mass -svaS said
over his remains in Cairo Tuesday. Th..
deceased WAS well known and greatly
respected by host Of friends in this
city having lived here for some time
and visiting here "a the home Of his
children on numerous occasions.
The many beautiful floral designs
which were placed on the grave spoke
with silent eloquence of the sorrow of
The large number who attended the
funeral.
He was survived by seven children.
Mr. II. l.. Goldberg 81 Paris. Ohio.
and Harry H. Hertweck. Gary Ind.
who were unable "a IN, present at the
funeral services Ben J. Hertweck Mrs
Percy Jones and Arch Hertweck. of
bis city. Mrs. Jno II. Ford. Of Cairo.
nd j. X IIertweck. of Pine Bluff. Ark.
Mr.. Hcrtweck was born in the Grand
Duchy of Baden. Germany aMrch II.
S;sG. and had reached the ripe old age
of - years at the time Of his death. An
Interesting autobiographic sketch j.
given below. which he wrote about three
wears before his death
In the winter Of iS4O-2 / visited n
little government resort where I wit
messed the execution Of man who had
killed his wife. who formerly lived in
my town There ! suw my first sold
iers they were soldiers Of the German
Empire. Then IN May of 1912 my faith
.r migrated. with his family Ia this
country. by way of Strassburg France
We visited my mothers brother two
lays there and saw the great Cathedral
II Sirassburg where Christ and his
welve Apostles are said to come out
every day ar twelve o'clock. From there
Ne started through the Government OF
France. stopped at Walton. Ames. Nan
sing then 70 Harvard stayed two days
in Harvard. started on sail vessel to
New orleaTls La. T.. :. A. and were
forty-two days ON the ocean. When are
arrived in the city of New Orleans
saw my first negro--that was about
Iune 18th. 1872 When we arrived M
New Orleans ] met tribe Of Indians.
aiken prisoners AT Florida during the
war. The Government trans
anne on to Napoleon. Ark. That was
he frontier of Indian Territory then
~ Arkansas hadn't become a state
Then we made our way to-Cairo. Ill.
hen Ia Troy. Indiana. I landed al Troy
1n the seventh day of July. My father
hen located on farm in Spencer
County. Indiana. In 1870 the first cpl
iemic Of cholera occurred in Evansville.
Indiana. and St Louis. Mo l had the
.hoIera
My first venture from home was i'm
Is53 10 New Orleans. la. In 1856 !
ocated in Hickman. Ky. ! went in
business in 1865 and united in marriage
% my wife i'm 1860 in Louisville. Ky.
To this union were born nine children.
seven of which are still living. In 1878.
he year Of the great epidemic of yellew
lever. ! had IL. at which time lost my
mother. brother and sister with the
fever ON July oath. 1910. myself and
wife celebrated our Golden Wedding
Anniversary in California. the City Of
Fresno. We also visited San Francisco.
Sacramento. Los Angeles. ST. Pedro,
Long Beach. Catalina Islands. Pasa-
lena. Ostrich Farms and various other
owns in the state. On our Journey
home we visited FL Paso and Houston
Texas. New Orleans. La. Vtckburg.
Miss, Memphis. Tenn, Cairo. Ill We
eft our home in Hickman. KY. Oct 1,
1912. and have made our home in Cairo,
m. since My wife died January 18th.
1917 at the age Of seventy-eight years
We were married fifty-seven years.
am still residing with my daughter.
Rilla Ford. and enjoying the best Of
health and I'm my eighty third year"