Turner County, SD Biographies.....Heeren, John D. December 16, 1857 - 
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Source: MEMORIAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF Turner, Lincoln, Union and Clay Counties, South Dakota. (1897)
Author: Geo. Ogle & Co.

JOHN D. HEEREN, ex-county treasurer and postmaster of the town of Chancellor, Turner
county, where he has a general store, is a native of Stephenson county. Ill., and
was born December 16, 1857. He is a son of Jelle and Tillie (Parks) Heeren, both of
whom came to America when quite young. They still reside on the farm that Mr. Heeren
located on in Stephenson county when he came to this country fifty years ago. They
were the parents of twelve children, five sons and seven daughters, ten of whom are
living.

John D. is the fifth child in order of their birth, and spent his boyhood days in
his native place, where he attended the common schools of the district for an
education and helped his father on the farm. He remained at home till he was
married, February 23, 1882, to Christina Akkerman, also a native of Stephenson
county, born December 30, 1859. Mr. and Mrs. Heeren after their marriage came to
Turner county, Dak. Ter., and located in section 9, Germantown township, where he
purchased a farm of 320 acres for which he paid $2,800. He engaged in farming until
1892, when he was elected treasurer of Turner county and moved to Parker. In the
spring of 1894, the town of Chancellor was located, and in August, 1895, Mr. Heeren
opened the first store and was appointed postmaster of the place. He at present owns
490 acres of land, one quarter of which is in Parker township, and all of this he
rents. Mr. Heeren was a director in the Finlay school township, which included
Germantown and Parker townships, is local agent for the Chancellor town site, and
agent of the United States Express company there. He and his wife are the parents of
ten children, viz.: Matilda J., deceased; Annabelle, John, Elmer, Arthur, May,
Myrtle and Mable, twins, James and Alfred L. The family are members of the
Presbyterian church at Parker.


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