History of Orange County, California : with biographical sketches of the leading men and women of the county who have been identified with its earliest growth and development from the early days to the present . nd the magnitude of its present prosperityas yet undiscerned. By dint of industry and good management he became the ownerof a good farm of 120 acres and this he farmed with splendid results for a number ofyears, also being associated with his sister, Miss Elizabeth Heneks, in the cultivationof the eighty-acre farm she had acquired. An older brother, John Parker Heneks, came to Californ
History of Orange County, California : with biographical sketches of the leading men and women of the county who have been identified with its earliest growth and development from the early days to the present . nd the magnitude of its present prosperityas yet undiscerned. By dint of industry and good management he became the ownerof a good farm of 120 acres and this he farmed with splendid results for a number ofyears, also being associated with his sister, Miss Elizabeth Heneks, in the cultivationof the eighty-acre farm she had acquired. An older brother, John Parker Heneks, came to California about 1898, his healthrequiring a milder climate; he was a veteran of the Civil War, having participated inShermans famous march to the sea and the many hardships he had undergone hadsadly impaired his health. Although comparatively an invalid and unable to take anyactive part in business he was much impressed with the wonderful possibilities apparentin this beautiful country, and he wrote to his brothers and sisters, urging them to cometo Orange County and enjoy its wonderful climate and take advantage of its oppor-tunities. At the time of his death, 1900, William Heneks and his brother Efiinger, now. HISTORY OF ORANGE COUNTY 1283 ninety-three years old, came to Santa Ana and even during their short stay at thattime they were much impressed with this part of the country. In 1903 William and hissister Elizabeth disposed of their farming interests in Iowa and came to Santa a year and a half they lived on Pine Street, removing from there to 1406 East FirstStreet, where they purchased a twenty-acre walnut ranch. Mr. Heneks at once setto work to improve the place in every possible way, putting in cement pipe lines forirrigation and bringing the whole ranch up to a high state of cultivation, so that itbecame one of the best paying properties in the vicinity. In January, 1920, they dis-posed of this ranch at a handsome figure and he and his sister now reside at theirbeauti
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