Marshall-Pawnee County KS Archives Biographies.....Berens, Henry A. 1876 - living in 1917
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HENRY A. BERENS.

    Henry A. Berens, a well-established and successful merchant of Summerfield,
Marshall county, was born in Carroll county, Iowa, on January 28, 1876, the son
of Clemmens and Marie Berens.

    Henry A. Berens received his education in the public schools of his home
locality and grew to manhood on the farm, and as a lad assisted with the farm
work. After completing his education in the common schools he attended the
Dennison Normal school and later completed a course in a business college. He
then became bookkeeper and cashier for the large department store of J. P.
Miller & Company for five years. He was then married and moved to Elkton, South
Dakota, where he purchased a general store and engaged in business for himself
until 1906, when he sold the business and came to Summerfield, Kansas. Here he
purchased a stock of goods valued at twelve thousand dollars. This store he
developed into one of the finest in this section of the county. He put in an
up-to-date stock of goods, and today with his twenty-thousand-dollar stock he is
one of the prominent and successful business men of the county. In addition to
his extensive mercantile business, he is the owner of four hundred acres of the
best land in Pawnee and Marshall counties. He also has one hundred and
twenty-five acres that adjoins the incorporation of Summerfield, where he is
feeding one hundred and seventy-five head of cattle. He takes much interest in
the raising of Shorthorn cattle and Duroc-Jersey hogs. He now has over two
hundred head of hogs, that are recognized as among the very best in the county.

    Henry A. Berens has always taken an active interest in the local affairs of
the district, and is recognized as an independent Republican. Six years ago he
was elected to the city council and is still a member of that body. As a member
of the council his work and influence have been of great value to the
development of the city. He has given the best service and has devoted his
ability to the interests of the city. During his tenure of office, it has been
his ambition to do good for the people. In this he has been successful and today
he is known as a true representative of the people.

    In 1902 Henry A. Berens was united in marriage to Elenora Heiman, the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Heiman. Elenora (Heiman) Berens was born in
1880, in Nemaha county, Kansas, and there she received her education in the
common schools. To Mr. and Mrs. Berens have been born two children, Beatrice,
who was born on April 19, 1906, at Elkton, South Dakota, and Norbert, who was
born on November 23, 1910, at Summerfield, Kansas. Mr. and Mrs. Berens are
members of the Catholic church at Summerfield, and are prominent in the social
life of the district. One of their greatest pleasures is the entertainment of
their neighbors and friends.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from:

History of Marshall County, Kansas: its people, industries, and institutions
by
Emma E. Forter

Indianapolis, Ind.: B.F. Bowen & Co. (1917)

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