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ALBUM OF GENEALOGY AND BIOGRAPHY COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS WITH PORTRAITS
EIGHTH EDITION, REVISED AND EXTENDED
CHICAGO CALUMET BOOK & ENGRAVING CO. 1897 THE CALUMET PRESS
PRINTED BY
CALLUMET BOOK & ENGRAVING COMPANY 170-174 SOUTH CLINTON STREET CHICAGO
[p 30: Photo of:] HENRY C. FRICKE (From Photo, by W. J. ROOT)
[p 31-32:] HENRY C FRICKE.
HENRY CHRISTIAN FRICKE, a venerable pioneer of Chicago, was born August i, 1815, in Springe, Hanover, Germany. His parents were Gottlieb and Mary (Ohm) Fricke, also natives of Springe, which is an ideal town, surrounded by mountains and having its own municipal government. The ancestry of Mr. Fricke dates back many centuries, its members having lived in the quaint little town of Springe, where they held positions of responsibility and led upright and useful lives, and were educated according to the opportunities of their times.
Mr. Fricke's grandfather was a man of affairs, and occupied and tilled an estate of two thousand acres, for which he paid a yearly rental of two thousand German thalers to the King of Hanover. He was well educated, was a brainy man, of good executive ability, and reared a large family in the good customs of the country. His son, Gottlieb, succeeded to the homestead, and gradually paid off the other heirs. He was industrious and frugal, and reared a family of ten children, two of whom, Henry C. Fricke and the youngest daughter. Louise Tamcke, now reside in Chicago.
The subject of this sketch received the education afforded by his native town, and, being fond of study, made the best of his opportunities. He was gifted with excellent musical faculties, and was wont to associate with the best elements of society there, in the study of his favorite art. He became an expert performer on the spinnet, an instrument which was superseded by the piano, and he was among the musical leaders of the place.
When it became necessary for him to select a vocation in life, he decided to become an accountant. He was elected to the office of city treasurer for life, and was subsequently elected burgomaster of Springe, but the Government refused to confirm this, because of his free expression of liberal views during the stormy days of 1848. He was too democratic for happy life under a monarchy, and by this oppressive act Hanover lost a good citizen, while the United States was thereby a gainer. Although the ties which bound him to his native land were strong, he determined to seek his fortune in the new world.
May 8, 1853, he left Springe and arrived in Chicago July 24 of the same year. In the following November his wife, Fredericka (born Hobein), followed with their five children. He soon found employment as bookkeeper in a small shop on La Salle Street, near the present south entrance to the tunnel. The cholera attacked his employers, Braunhold & Sonne, and the care of the entire business fell upon Mr. Fricke for a time. Soon after, through the friendship of George Schneider, the well-known ex-banker, he received the appointment of delivery clerk in the foreign mail department of the postoffice, a position for which his education and previous business experience especially fitted him. George B. Armstrong, who has left the impression of his genius on the mail service of the United States and the world, never to be effaced, was then assistant postmaster, and became a warm friend of Mr. Fricke.
The latter served faithfully in the postoffice seven years, and then entered into a partnership with Dr. Julius Lubarsch, taking a one-third interest in the business of Dr. Lubarsch. Mr. Fricke became business manager and conducted matters satisfactorily to all concerned from February, 1861, to January 2, 1872, when he bought out the interest of Dr. Lubarsch, and subsequently acquired the one-third interest of Dr. Louis Coniitti, who had superintended the medical department of the business. The latter interest was conferred upon Mr. Fricke's son, Dr. Gustav H. Fricke, who had just completed his medical education at Rush Medical College.
In 1882 Mr. Fricke was seized with writer's paralysis, and turned over the entire management of business to his son. In July of that year he set out for a trip to Europe, accompanied by his daughter, Augusta, who much enjoyed the visit to her father's native home. It was a memorable trip for both.
In 1870 Mr. Fricke moved on fifty acres of land in Maine Township, one mile west of Park Ridge. He gradually improved it until it became a park farm, and was a happy gathering place for his children and grandchildren. In course of time he invested in city real estate, including a valuable property on Clark Street, near Goethe, and three houses on Superior Street. Since November 5, 1896, he has lived in one of these, and has made a charming miniature garden in the rear, where he enjoys a well-earned rest from the toils of a long and busy life. He is well known to a large number of Chicagoans as an industrious, kind-hearted man, who loves to entertain his friends and relatives, and is a most excellent type of the thrifty German-American citizen.
Mr. Fricke was married February 17, 1839, in Springe, to Miss Fredericka Hobein, who was a woman of fine qualities, and proved a worthy helpmeet to her husband. She died November 3, 1895, and was buried in Graceland Cemetery. After her death Mr. Fricke's youngest sister cared for his household until his return from the farm to the city. His children are named in order of birth: Mary, Mrs. Oscar Margraff"; Emma, wife of George Wittbold, whose biography will be found in this volume; Sophia, Mrs. Adolph Garthe; Dr. Gustav H. Fricke; and Augusta, wife of George Garland. Besides these five children, Mr. Fricke is proud of twenty -four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
ALBUM OF GENEALOGY AND BIOGRAPHY COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS WITH PORTRAITS
EIGHTH EDITION, REVISED AND EXTENDED
CHICAGO CALUMET BOOK & ENGRAVING CO. 1897 THE CALUMET PRESS
PRINTED BY
CALLUMET BOOK & ENGRAVING COMPANY 170-174 SOUTH CLINTON STREET CHICAGO
[p 30: Photo of:] HENRY C. FRICKE (From Photo, by W. J. ROOT)
[p 31-32:] HENRY C FRICKE.
HENRY CHRISTIAN FRICKE, a venerable pioneer of Chicago, was born August i, 1815, in Springe, Hanover, Germany. His parents were Gottlieb and Mary (Ohm) Fricke, also natives of Springe, which is an ideal town, surrounded by mountains and having its own municipal government. The ancestry of Mr. Fricke dates back many centuries, its members having lived in the quaint little town of Springe, where they held positions of responsibility and led upright and useful lives, and were educated according to the opportunities of their times.
Mr. Fricke's grandfather was a man of affairs, and occupied and tilled an estate of two thousand acres, for which he paid a yearly rental of two thousand German thalers to the King of Hanover. He was well educated, was a brainy man, of good executive ability, and reared a large family in the good customs of the country. His son, Gottlieb, succeeded to the homestead, and gradually paid off the other heirs. He was industrious and frugal, and reared a family of ten children, two of whom, Henry C. Fricke and the youngest daughter. Louise Tamcke, now reside in Chicago.
The subject of this sketch received the education afforded by his native town, and, being fond of study, made the best of his opportunities. He was gifted with excellent musical faculties, and was wont to associate with the best elements of society there, in the study of his favorite art. He became an expert performer on the spinnet, an instrument which was superseded by the piano, and he was among the musical leaders of the place.
When it became necessary for him to select a vocation in life, he decided to become an accountant. He was elected to the office of city treasurer for life, and was subsequently elected burgomaster of Springe, but the Government refused to confirm this, because of his free expression of liberal views during the stormy days of 1848. He was too democratic for happy life under a monarchy, and by this oppressive act Hanover lost a good citizen, while the United States was thereby a gainer. Although the ties which bound him to his native land were strong, he determined to seek his fortune in the new world.
May 8, 1853, he left Springe and arrived in Chicago July 24 of the same year. In the following November his wife, Fredericka (born Hobein), followed with their five children. He soon found employment as bookkeeper in a small shop on La Salle Street, near the present south entrance to the tunnel. The cholera attacked his employers, Braunhold & Sonne, and the care of the entire business fell upon Mr. Fricke for a time. Soon after, through the friendship of George Schneider, the well-known ex-banker, he received the appointment of delivery clerk in the foreign mail department of the postoffice, a position for which his education and previous business experience especially fitted him. George B. Armstrong, who has left the impression of his genius on the mail service of the United States and the world, never to be effaced, was then assistant postmaster, and became a warm friend of Mr. Fricke.
The latter served faithfully in the postoffice seven years, and then entered into a partnership with Dr. Julius Lubarsch, taking a one-third interest in the business of Dr. Lubarsch. Mr. Fricke became business manager and conducted matters satisfactorily to all concerned from February, 1861, to January 2, 1872, when he bought out the interest of Dr. Lubarsch, and subsequently acquired the one-third interest of Dr. Louis Coniitti, who had superintended the medical department of the business. The latter interest was conferred upon Mr. Fricke's son, Dr. Gustav H. Fricke, who had just completed his medical education at Rush Medical College.
In 1882 Mr. Fricke was seized with writer's paralysis, and turned over the entire management of business to his son. In July of that year he set out for a trip to Europe, accompanied by his daughter, Augusta, who much enjoyed the visit to her father's native home. It was a memorable trip for both.
In 1870 Mr. Fricke moved on fifty acres of land in Maine Township, one mile west of Park Ridge. He gradually improved it until it became a park farm, and was a happy gathering place for his children and grandchildren. In course of time he invested in city real estate, including a valuable property on Clark Street, near Goethe, and three houses on Superior Street. Since November 5, 1896, he has lived in one of these, and has made a charming miniature garden in the rear, where he enjoys a well-earned rest from the toils of a long and busy life. He is well known to a large number of Chicagoans as an industrious, kind-hearted man, who loves to entertain his friends and relatives, and is a most excellent type of the thrifty German-American citizen.
Mr. Fricke was married February 17, 1839, in Springe, to Miss Fredericka Hobein, who was a woman of fine qualities, and proved a worthy helpmeet to her husband. She died November 3, 1895, and was buried in Graceland Cemetery. After her death Mr. Fricke's youngest sister cared for his household until his return from the farm to the city. His children are named in order of birth: Mary, Mrs. Oscar Margraff"; Emma, wife of George Wittbold, whose biography will be found in this volume; Sophia, Mrs. Adolph Garthe; Dr. Gustav H. Fricke; and Augusta, wife of George Garland. Besides these five children, Mr. Fricke is proud of twenty -four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
bio from:
ALBUM OF GENEALOGY AND BIOGRAPHY COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS WITH PORTRAITS
EIGHTH EDITION, REVISED AND EXTENDED
CHICAGO CALUMET BOOK & ENGRAVING CO. 1897 THE CALUMET PRESS
PRINTED BY
CALLUMET BOOK & ENGRAVING COMPANY 170-174 SOUTH CLINTON STREET CHICAGO
[p 30: Photo of:] HENRY C. FRICKE (From Photo, by W. J. ROOT)
[p 31-32:] HENRY C FRICKE.
HENRY CHRISTIAN FRICKE, a venerable pioneer of Chicago, was born August i, 1815, in Springe, Hanover, Germany. His parents were Gottlieb and Mary (Ohm) Fricke, also natives of Springe, which is an ideal town, surrounded by mountains and having its own municipal government. The ancestry of Mr. Fricke dates back many centuries, its members having lived in the quaint little town of Springe, where they held positions of responsibility and led upright and useful lives, and were educated according to the opportunities of their times.
Mr. Fricke's grandfather was a man of affairs, and occupied and tilled an estate of two thousand acres, for which he paid a yearly rental of two thousand German thalers to the King of Hanover. He was well educated, was a brainy man, of good executive ability, and reared a large family in the good customs of the country. His son, Gottlieb, succeeded to the homestead, and gradually paid off the other heirs. He was industrious and frugal, and reared a family of ten children, two of whom, Henry C. Fricke and the youngest daughter. Louise Tamcke, now reside in Chicago.
The subject of this sketch received the education afforded by his native town, and, being fond of study, made the best of his opportunities. He was gifted with excellent musical faculties, and was wont to associate with the best elements of society there, in the study of his favorite art. He became an expert performer on the spinnet, an instrument which was superseded by the piano, and he was among the musical leaders of the place.
When it became necessary for him to select a vocation in life, he decided to become an accountant. He was elected to the office of city treasurer for life, and was subsequently elected burgomaster of Springe, but the Government refused to confirm this, because of his free expression of liberal views during the stormy days of 1848. He was too democratic for happy life under a monarchy, and by this oppressive act Hanover lost a good citizen, while the United States was thereby a gainer. Although the ties which bound him to his native land were strong, he determined to seek his fortune in the new world.
May 8, 1853, he left Springe and arrived in Chicago July 24 of the same year. In the following November his wife, Fredericka (born Hobein), followed with their five children. He soon found employment as bookkeeper in a small shop on La Salle Street, near the present south entrance to the tunnel. The cholera attacked his employers, Braunhold & Sonne, and the care of the entire business fell upon Mr. Fricke for a time. Soon after, through the friendship of George Schneider, the well-known ex-banker, he received the appointment of delivery clerk in the foreign mail department of the postoffice, a position for which his education and previous business experience especially fitted him. George B. Armstrong, who has left the impression of his genius on the mail service of the United States and the world, never to be effaced, was then assistant postmaster, and became a warm friend of Mr. Fricke.
The latter served faithfully in the postoffice seven years, and then entered into a partnership with Dr. Julius Lubarsch, taking a one-third interest in the business of Dr. Lubarsch. Mr. Fricke became business manager and conducted matters satisfactorily to all concerned from February, 1861, to January 2, 1872, when he bought out the interest of Dr. Lubarsch, and subsequently acquired the one-third interest of Dr. Louis Coniitti, who had superintended the medical department of the business. The latter interest was conferred upon Mr. Fricke's son, Dr. Gustav H. Fricke, who had just completed his medical education at Rush Medical College.
In 1882 Mr. Fricke was seized with writer's paralysis, and turned over the entire management of business to his son. In July of that year he set out for a trip to Europe, accompanied by his daughter, Augusta, who much enjoyed the visit to her father's native home. It was a memorable trip for both.
In 1870 Mr. Fricke moved on fifty acres of land in Maine Township, one mile west of Park Ridge. He gradually improved it until it became a park farm, and was a happy gathering place for his children and grandchildren. In course of time he invested in city real estate, including a valuable property on Clark Street, near Goethe, and three houses on Superior Street. Since November 5, 1896, he has lived in one of these, and has made a charming miniature garden in the rear, where he enjoys a well-earned rest from the toils of a long and busy life. He is well known to a large number of Chicagoans as an industrious, kind-hearted man, who loves to entertain his friends and relatives, and is a most excellent type of the thrifty German-American citizen.
Mr. Fricke was married February 17, 1839, in Springe, to Miss Fredericka Hobein, who was a woman of fine qualities, and proved a worthy helpmeet to her husband. She died November 3, 1895, and was buried in Graceland Cemetery. After her death Mr. Fricke's youngest sister cared for his household until his return from the farm to the city. His children are named in order of birth: Mary, Mrs. Oscar Margraff"; Emma, wife of George Wittbold, whose biography will be found in this volume; Sophia, Mrs. Adolph Garthe; Dr. Gustav H. Fricke; and Augusta, wife of George Garland. Besides these five children, Mr. Fricke is proud of twenty -four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
ALBUM OF GENEALOGY AND BIOGRAPHY COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS WITH PORTRAITS
EIGHTH EDITION, REVISED AND EXTENDED
CHICAGO CALUMET BOOK & ENGRAVING CO. 1897 THE CALUMET PRESS
PRINTED BY
CALLUMET BOOK & ENGRAVING COMPANY 170-174 SOUTH CLINTON STREET CHICAGO
[p 30: Photo of:] HENRY C. FRICKE (From Photo, by W. J. ROOT)
[p 31-32:] HENRY C FRICKE.
HENRY CHRISTIAN FRICKE, a venerable pioneer of Chicago, was born August i, 1815, in Springe, Hanover, Germany. His parents were Gottlieb and Mary (Ohm) Fricke, also natives of Springe, which is an ideal town, surrounded by mountains and having its own municipal government. The ancestry of Mr. Fricke dates back many centuries, its members having lived in the quaint little town of Springe, where they held positions of responsibility and led upright and useful lives, and were educated according to the opportunities of their times.
Mr. Fricke's grandfather was a man of affairs, and occupied and tilled an estate of two thousand acres, for which he paid a yearly rental of two thousand German thalers to the King of Hanover. He was well educated, was a brainy man, of good executive ability, and reared a large family in the good customs of the country. His son, Gottlieb, succeeded to the homestead, and gradually paid off the other heirs. He was industrious and frugal, and reared a family of ten children, two of whom, Henry C. Fricke and the youngest daughter. Louise Tamcke, now reside in Chicago.
The subject of this sketch received the education afforded by his native town, and, being fond of study, made the best of his opportunities. He was gifted with excellent musical faculties, and was wont to associate with the best elements of society there, in the study of his favorite art. He became an expert performer on the spinnet, an instrument which was superseded by the piano, and he was among the musical leaders of the place.
When it became necessary for him to select a vocation in life, he decided to become an accountant. He was elected to the office of city treasurer for life, and was subsequently elected burgomaster of Springe, but the Government refused to confirm this, because of his free expression of liberal views during the stormy days of 1848. He was too democratic for happy life under a monarchy, and by this oppressive act Hanover lost a good citizen, while the United States was thereby a gainer. Although the ties which bound him to his native land were strong, he determined to seek his fortune in the new world.
May 8, 1853, he left Springe and arrived in Chicago July 24 of the same year. In the following November his wife, Fredericka (born Hobein), followed with their five children. He soon found employment as bookkeeper in a small shop on La Salle Street, near the present south entrance to the tunnel. The cholera attacked his employers, Braunhold & Sonne, and the care of the entire business fell upon Mr. Fricke for a time. Soon after, through the friendship of George Schneider, the well-known ex-banker, he received the appointment of delivery clerk in the foreign mail department of the postoffice, a position for which his education and previous business experience especially fitted him. George B. Armstrong, who has left the impression of his genius on the mail service of the United States and the world, never to be effaced, was then assistant postmaster, and became a warm friend of Mr. Fricke.
The latter served faithfully in the postoffice seven years, and then entered into a partnership with Dr. Julius Lubarsch, taking a one-third interest in the business of Dr. Lubarsch. Mr. Fricke became business manager and conducted matters satisfactorily to all concerned from February, 1861, to January 2, 1872, when he bought out the interest of Dr. Lubarsch, and subsequently acquired the one-third interest of Dr. Louis Coniitti, who had superintended the medical department of the business. The latter interest was conferred upon Mr. Fricke's son, Dr. Gustav H. Fricke, who had just completed his medical education at Rush Medical College.
In 1882 Mr. Fricke was seized with writer's paralysis, and turned over the entire management of business to his son. In July of that year he set out for a trip to Europe, accompanied by his daughter, Augusta, who much enjoyed the visit to her father's native home. It was a memorable trip for both.
In 1870 Mr. Fricke moved on fifty acres of land in Maine Township, one mile west of Park Ridge. He gradually improved it until it became a park farm, and was a happy gathering place for his children and grandchildren. In course of time he invested in city real estate, including a valuable property on Clark Street, near Goethe, and three houses on Superior Street. Since November 5, 1896, he has lived in one of these, and has made a charming miniature garden in the rear, where he enjoys a well-earned rest from the toils of a long and busy life. He is well known to a large number of Chicagoans as an industrious, kind-hearted man, who loves to entertain his friends and relatives, and is a most excellent type of the thrifty German-American citizen.
Mr. Fricke was married February 17, 1839, in Springe, to Miss Fredericka Hobein, who was a woman of fine qualities, and proved a worthy helpmeet to her husband. She died November 3, 1895, and was buried in Graceland Cemetery. After her death Mr. Fricke's youngest sister cared for his household until his return from the farm to the city. His children are named in order of birth: Mary, Mrs. Oscar Margraff"; Emma, wife of George Wittbold, whose biography will be found in this volume; Sophia, Mrs. Adolph Garthe; Dr. Gustav H. Fricke; and Augusta, wife of George Garland. Besides these five children, Mr. Fricke is proud of twenty -four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
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