Fred J. Heins
Among the most prominent, able, and deservely successful of
the younger farmers of Allamakee county is numbered Fred J Heins,
who owns and operates a fine property of one hundred and fifty
acres in Post Township. He was born in Grande Meadows Township,
Clayton County, Iowa, October 5, 1884, and is a son of Fred and
Dora (Schultz) Heins, natives of Germany, the former born in
Hanover, September 15, 1847, and the later in Mecklenburg, May
30, 1851. In his early manhood the father crossed the Atlantic to
America and settled immedeiately in Clayton County, Iowa, where
he purchased land. When he disposed of his interests in that
section he removed to Allamakee county and here in 1890 he bought
the farm upon which the subject of this review resides, devoting
aoll his attention to its improvement and developement until his
death, which occurred on the 31st of December, 1900. He an d his
wife became the parents of seven children, of whom the subject of
this review is the sixth in the order of birth.
Fred J. Heins was reared in Clayton county and acquired his
education in the district schools. In his childhood he divided
his time between his studies and work upon the homestead and when
he was twenty-one assumed entire management of his father's farm,
having since ably carried forward the work of development and
owning today one of the best managed and most valuable properties
in the locality. He has one hundred and fifty acres of improved
land and in addition to the work of the fields engages
estensively in stock-raising and dairying, disposing of his cream
to the Cooperative Creamery Company, of Postville, in which he is
a large stockholder. He is connected also with the Farmers
Cooperative Mercantile Company and the Postville Canning Factory
and is well known in that city as a thorougly reliable,
straightforward and progressive business man.
Mr. Heins married, on the 27th of February, 1906, Miss Anna
Neuhring, who as born in Grand Meadows township, Clayton county,
July 16, 1887. She is a daughter of Dietrich and Louise (Fischer)
Neuhring, natives of Germany, who after their marriage came to
America, locating first in Clayton county. There the father
engaged in farming in the employ of others for a number of years,
later renting land and finally purchasing a farm, which he
continued to develop and improve until he retired from active
business life. He is now a resident of Postville. Mr. & Mrs.
Heins ecame the parents of four children: Edna, who was born on
the 3rd of May, 1907; Harland, born November 8, 1908; a twin to
Harland who died in infancy; and Aurelia, born January 7,1913.
Mr. Heins gives his political allegiance to the democratic party
and is now a member of the school board, being actively
interested in the educational affairs. He is still a young man
but has already left his impress upon the agricultural
development of this section of Iowa, and he possesses in his
energetic, progressive and enterprising spirit a guarantee of
continued progress in his chosen field.
-source: Past & Present in Allamakee County; by
Ellery M. Hancock; S. J. Clarke Pub. Co.; 1913
-transcribed by Margo Harbridge
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