. History of Queens County, New York, with illustrations, portraits, & sketches of prominent families and individuals . ewers grainsfrom New York, and dealing in all kinds of fertilizers,besides establishing a coal and wood yard. In this wayhe soon built up a trade, and in a few months purchasedthe property and commenced to make additions to work of addition was continued until he now has abuilding, including his dwelling, with a front of 85 feetand a depth of 20. In addition to this, he has a store-house on the opposite side of the railroad track, besidesgrounds for his wood and coal y
. History of Queens County, New York, with illustrations, portraits, & sketches of prominent families and individuals . ewers grainsfrom New York, and dealing in all kinds of fertilizers,besides establishing a coal and wood yard. In this wayhe soon built up a trade, and in a few months purchasedthe property and commenced to make additions to work of addition was continued until he now has abuilding, including his dwelling, with a front of 85 feetand a depth of 20. In addition to this, he has a store-house on the opposite side of the railroad track, besidesgrounds for his wood and coal yard. He also owns thelarge hotel at Hicksville and the barns connected. Mr. Herzog tells of his first aspirations for emigrationto America as follows: When a boy on board of aPrussian ship, with sails all reefed on account of stormyweather, he saw a vessel heave in sight with full sail andmoving very rapidly. The Prussian captain hailed by asign, when the fast ship ran up the stars and stripes. Theboy immediately conceived the idea that he should liketo live in a country where they do business in that w<iy. SSI. John F. Heitz. John F. Heitz, whose portrait appears in connectionwith this sketch, was born February 21st 1818, at Neuen-kirchen bey Melle, near Osnabrueck, Germany, and isthe son of John Frederick Nicholas Heitz. His mothersname was Anna Maria Elsa Hanhardt. The father, whodied when the son was but six years of age, desired himto become a minister. Accordingly he studied diligentlyfor this object, acquiring more than a common educa-tion. Changing his purpose, he left his studies at theage of 16 or 17 and an apprenticeship as awatchmaker. At this he served four years, and he after-ward traveled several years in different parts of Europeto perfect his knowledge of the trade. Returning homehe commenced business for himself in the manufactureof watches and clocks. He continued at this businessuntil 1847, when he with his widowed mother and herchildren decide
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