Will County IL Archives Biographies.....Piepenbrink, Henry F 1849 - 
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Author: Portrait & Bio Album, 1890

HENRY F. PIEPENBRINK, Secretary and Treasurer of the Frederick Sehring Brewing 
Company, is widely and favorably known among the business men of Joliet, where 
he has spent the last twenty years. He is a native of this county and was born 
December 8, 1849, to John O. and Sophia (Willie) Piepenbrink, who were natives 
of Germany. The parents of our subject emigrated to America in 1848 and 
settled at Beebe Grove in the southeastern part of this county where the 
father in due time became the owner of five hundred acres of choice land. He 
is still living and engaged in agricultural pursuits; the mother also remains 
the companion of her husband and both are now quite well advanced in years. 
There was born to them a family of eight children, all of whom are living and 
residents of this county. They were named respectively: Otto, Henry F., 
Conrad, William, John, Philip, Ellen and Sophia. Ellen is the wife of Henry 
Sporleder, and Sophia married John Dierson. All with the exception of Henry F. 
are residents of Crete Township. The subject of this notice remained under the 
parental roof until a youth of seventeen years. Then starting out for himself 
went to Concordia College, Ft. Wayne, Ind., where he established himself and 
remained three years. Later for a period of six years, he was in the office of 
the Circuit Clerk at Joliet, and subsequently served as Deputy Sheriff of Will 
County, a year and three months. At the expiration of this time he had evinced 
such an understanding of the duties connected therewith that he was appointed 
Sheriff. This was followed by his regular election on the Republican ticket in 
1878, and he was re-elected in 1880. At tne expiration of his second term he 
resolved to quit politics and on the 8th of January, 1883, at the organization 
of the company with which he is now connected, he was elected Secretary and 
Treasurer, in which capacities he has since served. In the meantime Mr. 
Piepenbrink looked after his own personal interests in another direction, 
securing to himself for a wife and helpmate, Miss Margaretha, daughter of 
Frederick Sehring, to whom he was wedded February 25, 1879. Mr. Sehring is one 
of the prominent citizens of Joliet and is duly represented on another page in 
this volume. Mr. and Mrs. Piepenbrink are the proud parents of two bright 
children, a son and daughter, Louis and Linda. They belong to the German 
Lutheran Church and have contributed liberally toward its support. Mr. 
Piepenbrink is looked upon as one of the leading business men of Joliet and 
has been no unimportant factor in advancing its material interests.

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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