Will County IL Archives Biographies.....Heldt, William 1825 - 
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Author: Portrait & Bio Album, 1890

WILLIAM HELDT. This gentleman owns and occupies a valuable estate of two 
hundred and forty acres on section 35, Washington Township, and is numbered 
among the enterprising and progressive agriculturists of the county. He has 
improved most of the land which comprises his estate, and put up all the 
buildings upon it, which include every necessary and convenient arrangement 
for the carrying on of the work of the farm. He was born in Mecklenburg, 
Germany, March 4, 1825, and grew to manhood in his native country, acquiring a 
good education and the practical knowledge which has been of use in his mature 
years. He is the son of natives of Mecklenburg who came with other members of 
their family to America and died here. A fuller history of the family will be 
found in the biography of E. Heldt. The gentleman of whom we write was married 
in his native land to Miss Hannah Stedt, who was born and reared in the same 
province as himself and whose parental history is included in the sketch of 
William Stedt, elsewhere in this Album. Soon after his marriage Mr. Heldt and 
his wife started for America, taking passage at Hamburg and landing in the 
metropolis, whence they went at once to Chicago, later making a settlement in 
York Township, DuPage County. There Mr. Heldt began to work as a laborer on 
the railroad, subsequently becoming the operator of rented land. In the latter 
manner he was engaged until 1864, when he came to Will County and purchased 
his first land. In his efforts to obtain a good home he was ably seconded by 
his good wife and they toiled hard together until her death, which occurred 
June 30, 1888. She had reached the age of fifty-two and one-half years. The 
family of Mr. Heldt consists of eleven sons and daughters. Minnie died at the 
age of twenty years, Emma at the age of three, and Fred at the age of two. 
Henry married Steinie Grauges, and occupies a farm in Washington Township; 
William who lives on a farm near Joliet, married Vinie Keichemeister; Mary is 
the wife of Louis Fieab, a farmer in Washington Township; Charles remains with 
his father and helps to work the farm; Herman, John, Emma and Ameal are also 
at home. Mr. Heldt is an earnest advocate of the principles of the Republican 
party. He is connected with the Lutheran Church, with which his wife was also 
identified. He is held in good repute as an honorable and industrious man, a 
reliable citizen, and a kindly parent.

Additional Comments:
Portrait and Biographical Album of Will County, Illinois, Containing Full Page 
Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens 
of the County; Chicago: Chapman Bros., 1890

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