. Historical encyclopedia of Illinois. ber of the latter organization. Inpolitics he is a Republican, and has served hisfellow-citizens one year as Supervisor, fouryears as Tax Collector, one year as Assessor,and eight years as Justice of the Peace. Mrs. Abell are members of the UnitedBrethren church. HENRY C. MENZ, farmer and TownshipTreasurer, Section 3, Reynolds Township, LeeCounty, 111., was born in Kur-Hessen, Germany,Aug. 29, 1857, son of Henry and Annie C. (Wag-ner) Menz. Henry Menz, Sr., brought his fam-ily to America in 1867, Coming direct to LeeCounty, he bought land in Reynol
. Historical encyclopedia of Illinois. ber of the latter organization. Inpolitics he is a Republican, and has served hisfellow-citizens one year as Supervisor, fouryears as Tax Collector, one year as Assessor,and eight years as Justice of the Peace. Mrs. Abell are members of the UnitedBrethren church. HENRY C. MENZ, farmer and TownshipTreasurer, Section 3, Reynolds Township, LeeCounty, 111., was born in Kur-Hessen, Germany,Aug. 29, 1857, son of Henry and Annie C. (Wag-ner) Menz. Henry Menz, Sr., brought his fam-ily to America in 1867, Coming direct to LeeCounty, he bought land in Reynolds Township,where he was engaged in farming until 190(i,when he retired from active life and has sincelived at the home of his daughter, Mrs. MartinSmith. Seven children were born to Mr. andMrs. Menz. viz.: Justus (deceased): John E., 750 HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY. a farmer residing in Minnesota; Henry C;Charles, who is engaged in farming in LeeCounty; Dora, wife of Martin Smith; Christina,wife of Peter J. Hahnen, foreman in the office of. HENRY C. MENZ. the United States Express Company, Chicago;and Martin, who is engaged in farming in LeeCounty. Henry C. Menz obtained his elemen-tary education in the Fatherland, which wassupplemented by a course in the Englishbranches after coming to America. He grew toiiiaturity on his fathers farm, and on Oct. 25,1SS4, married Miss Emma L. Wiener, daughterof Ernst Wiener, a retired farmer who settledin Lee County in 1858. Mr. and Mrs. Menzare the parents of the following named child-ren: Lily, Annie, Hilda Eliza, Olive Mattie,and Minnie Dora,(who died in 1896, aged sevenyears). In political views Mr. Menz is a Repub-lican and is now serving as Township Treas-urer, having filled that office for the past sixyears; has also served as Township Collectorand School Director. Fraternally he belongsto the Masonic Order, Mystic Shrine, KnightsTemplar, B. P. O. E. E., M. W. A., and DixonCommandery. He and his wife are membersof the Evangelical church. Mr
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