Herkimer County New York Family Sketches
Surnames H-K

Transcribed by Jeffrey Tooley

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Herkimer County New York Family Sketches extracted from the History of Herkimer County, New York, by Hardin, George Anson, 1893.

Arthur C. Hackley Family Sketch

Hackley, Arthur C., Winfield, carries on the manufacture of cheese boxes, and material for the same, also has a lumber yard and saw-mill. He was born in Plainfield, Otsego county, February 6, 1850, and settled in West Winfield in 1872. He commenced business here at that time, and was married in 1891. He is a son of Dr. A. Hubbard Hackley, a resident of Plainfield, whose first wife was Emeline, daughter of Levi Carpenter, one of the first settlers of Bridgewater, and a native of Connecticut. Dr. Hackley, has two children: Arthur C, and Alice M. The latter is studying medicine in the Woman's Medical College at Philadelphia, Pa. Arthur C. married, in 1891, Jessie M. Casler, a daughter by adoption of A. B. Haggerty, of West Winfield. Mr. Hackley is the present master of Winfield Lodge, No. 581, F. and A. M., of West Winfield, which position he has held for seven years, but not continuously. He has been president of the board of education for three years and a member for seven years.

Hiteman Brothers Family Sketch

Hiteman brothers, Henry and John Hiteman, Winfield, are natives of Germany. Henry came to this country in 1863, and John came in 1870. They landed in New York in debt for their passage. Henry was fifteen years of age and John about sixteen years. Both worked at farming for a few years. Henry began the tannery business in 1869, and John in 1874, and then commenced the tanning business for themselves in 1884, and are still in business in West Winfield. They are sons of Conrad and Elizabeth Hiteman. Henry Hiteman married Louisa Mehner, of Ohio, and they have two children: William B., and Gertrude M. John Hiteman married Mary Huber who died in 1884, aged 27 years. He afterward married Mary Gula, by whom he has had two children: George J., and Edna P. Both families are residents of West Winfield.

George E. Holland Family Sketch

Holland, George E., Litchfield, is a merchant, farmer and lime manufacturer, and has also held the office of postmaster since 1875. He was overseer of the poor, and was drafted during the late war, but paid $300 for a substitute. He was born in Bangor, Me., October 18, 1835, and came to Frankfort with his father, Dr. Richard Holland, who built the Graefenberg water cure, which was named after the first water cure in Germany, and successfully conducted by him from 1847 until about 1864. He married February 1, 1860, Anna E., daughter of Elisha Wetmore, jr., whose father came from Connecticut and settled early in Paris, Oneida county, having bought five hundred acres of land in the woods. He came from Connecticut with a sleigh and yoke of cattie. George E. and Anna E. Holland have three children: F. Adele, Jennie I., and Daniel. Dr. Richard Holland was born Dec. 28, 1806, and is well and smart. He now lives at Watertown.