John Hesner, son of M. and
Sophia Hesner, nee Gindar, of German nativitiy, was born
in the province of Bavaria, Germany, Oct. 15, 1817. His
marriage occurred there on May 17, 1845, to Barbara
Goodyear, who was born in Bavaria, and was a daughter of
George Goodyear. Soon after his marriage Mr. Hesner came
to America, landed at New York, and resided on Long
Island two years, then removed to Rock County, Wis. He
engaged in farming there until the fall of 1851, when he
came to Clayton County, Ia., and settled on his present
farm in Lodomillo Township. Mr. and Mrs. Hesner have had
a family of eight children, six living--Andrew, married
Maria Hetherlington; Margaret, wife of Milo Blair; John,
married Lizzie Barr; Sophia, wife of Newman Fisher;
Charley, and Maria Barbara, who married George Heyer, and
died Nov. 2, 1851. Mr. Hesner owns 370 acres of rich
land, and has many excellent improvements on his farm. In
politics he is a Democrat, and is one of the enterprising
men of the county. source: History of Clayton
County, Iowa, 1882, p. 892 |