Will County IL Archives Biographies.....Hartman, William C 
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Author: Past & Present, 1907

William C. Hartman, the owner of a good farm of one hundred and eighty acres 
on section 25, Crete township, is numbered among the native sons of Will 
county, his birth occurring in this township on the 13th of April, 1857. He is 
of German lineage, both his parents, John and Ellen Sophia (Behrens) Hartman, 
having been natives of Germany. In the year 1850, the father came, to the 
United States and settled in Cook county, Illinois, where he remained for a 
short time prior to coming to Crete township, Will county, Illinois. He bought 
land on section 25 and began the development of the farm, which he continued 
to make his home until his death. He was industrious and frugal and in his 
undertakings met with a measure of success such as always rewards the labors 
of one who is persistent and energetic and whose efforts are guided by sound 
judgment. He was an active member of the Crete Lutheran church and one of the 
organizers of St. John's church in Crete township. In the community he was 
known as a good neighbor and in his family circle was a devoted husband and 
father, doing everything in his power to promote the welfare and happiness of 
his wife and children. His early political allegiance was given the whig party 
and upon its dissolution he joined the ranks of the new republican party in 
1856 and remained one of its faithful supporters until his death, which 
occurred in 1871 in his sixtieth year. His wife passed away in 1900 in her 
sixty-sixth year. She came from Germany with her brothers, Conrad and Otto 
Behrens, who settled in Crete township, and her sister, Sophie Behrens, who 
afterward became the wife of Henry Wiebruk, who settled in Monee township. 
Unto Mr. and Mrs. Hartman were born the following children: Henry, who is now 
a merchant in Chicago Heights; John, a farmer in Iroquois county; William C.; 
August, a farmer in Crete township; Marian, the wife of Henry W. Ohlendorf, 
who follows farming in Crete township; and Sophia, the wife of T. C. Tatge, of 
Crete township. William C. Hartman was reared upon his father's farm in Crete 
township and attended the district schools in the days of his boyhood and 
youth. He remained upon the old homestead and assisted in its further 
development and improvement until 1885, when he opened a general store in 
Bemis, in which business he is now engaged. He carries a good line of general 
merchandise and has a liberal patronage. In 1901 he was appointed postmaster 
of Bemis and filled that position until 1907, when the office was discontinued 
and the rural route system was established to cover that territory. In 
connection with his mercantile interests Mr. Hartman owns a valuable farm of 
one hundred and eighty acres on section 25, Crete township, and this property 
yields to him a desirable revenue. In 1885 Mr. Hartman was married to Miss 
Mary Sailer, daughter of Conrad and Sophia Sailer, natives of Germany who cast 
in their lot with the early residents of Crete township, where their daughter 
Mrs. Hartman was born in 1864. By her marriage she has become the mother of 
six children: Alice, wife of William Behrens, of Crete township; Frank and 
Fred, who are attending school; Helen, LeRoy and Raymond, who are all at home. 
The parents are members of St. John's Lutheran church and Mr. Hartman 
exercises his right of franchise in support of the republican party. He has 
been town collector and justice of the peace, and the duties of these offices 
have been promptly and faithfully discharged. He is known as a man of good 
business qualifications, honorable principles and throughout his entire life 
has been a resident of Will county and one who has ever enjoyed the confidence 
and respect of his fellowmen. 

Additional Comments:
Past and Present of Will County, Illinois, by W. W. Stevens, President of the 
Will County Pioneers Association. Chicago: The S. J. Clarke Publishing 
Company, 1907.

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