JOHN J. HERKENRATH
HERKENRATH, JOHN J: Merchant; b Portsmouth, Iowa Mar 28, 1878; s of Peter Herkenrath-Mary Ohlinger; ed Shelby Co; Portsmouth HS; m Dorothy Whaley Apr 27, 1909 Portsmouth; s Bernard, Phil; d Bernice (Mrs Bernard Rogers), Aurelia, Valera, Euvon; 1891- with Herkenroth’s Store, Portsmouth, 1906- ptr of father, 1915 ptr in P Herkenraths Sons, Portsmouth, 1895- mbr vol fire dept, Portsmouth, 1904- chief of dept; 1915- pres State Bank of Porstouth; 1907- clk Cass twp, Shelby Co; past mayor; past assessor; past city clk; past mbr city coun; during World War 1917-19 fuel administrator, Shelby Co; ARC, past chmn; BSA, mbr finance bd, Shelby Co; Cath Ch; Dem; hobbies: flower gardening, baseball, boxing; off & res Portsmouth.
From Who's Who in Iowa, by Iowa Press Association, Des Moines: Iowa Press Association, 1940, pg. 1114. Transcribed by Denise Wurner, March, 2013.
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