Joseph Hunches

HUNCHES

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Date: 11/7/2022 at 21:15:14

Joseph Hunches

Joseph Hunches was an early settler in Worth county, having come here from Chicago late in the year 1857. He is a native of Bohemia, born Sept. 12, 1834. His younger days were there spent in school and on the farm. He was there married in 1856 to Katharine, daughter of John and Katharine Heiny. In December of that year they left their native land in company with Mr. Heiny, and came to America, landing at New York. In January, 1857, they proceeded to Chicago, where they remained until December following, when they came to Worth county. Mr. Hunches pre-empted in township 99, range 21, but the times were hard for a poor man and he did not prove up on his land, but after three years he left it and went to St. Ansgar, where he rented land until 1867, when he Came to Worth county and purchased land on sections 20 and 29. There was a log house on this place at the time. He lived in that two years, then built a larger log house. In 1882 he erected a commodious frame residence, one of the finest in the township. Mr. and Mrs. Hunches have been blessed with nine children, seven of which are now living-Abby, John, George, Frank, Fred, Polly and Nellie. Their first child was Mary, who died Jan. 18, 1883, aged twenty-four years. A son named Ignatius died when two years of age. Mr. Hunches has been a successful farmer. He came to this county a poor man, but by his industry has accumulated a good property. He now owns 240 acres of improved land, and ten acres of timber land. Source: History of Mitchell and Worth Counties, Iowa, 1884, p.878