BIOGRAPHIES: Charles H. HARTZELL, Maple Grove Township, Barron County, WI

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Charles H. Hartzell, a substantial farmer owning 120 acres in sections 9
and 16 west, Maple Grove Township, was born in Stevenson County, Ill., Nov.
14, 1866, son of William and Sarah (Dorman) Hartzell, natives of
Pennsylvania, who settled in Illinois in the early days, and there farmed
the remainder of their lives. the father dying in 1880 and the mother in
1878. In the familv there were five children: Charles H., May, Benjamin,
Lora and Elma. Charles H. attended the district schools of his native
county, learned farming from his father, and for a while was employed by
various neighbors. In 1890 he went to Green County, this state, and
operated farms as a renter for fourteen years. In 1904 he went to North
Dakota and remained there for six years. He acquired his present place in
1910. A house was then standing on the place. He erected other buildings,
installed the Libby equipment in his new barn, cleared an additional 30
acres, constructed some fences and made other improvements. He now carries
on mixed farming and dairying, having a good herd of Holstein cattle with
full blooded sires and a good drove of Poland China hogs. He is interested
in education and is doing good work as clerk of the school board of his
district. He and his family worship at the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr.
Hartzell was married Feb. 25 1890, to Emma Dinges, daughter of Andrew and
Elizabeth (Dittwiler) Dinges, natives of Pennsylvania, who came to
Wisconsin and spent the remainder of their lives in Green County, where the
father died in 1889 and the mother in 1895. In the Dinges family there were
thirteen children: Willoughby, Lydia, Florence, Cloyd, Sadie, Nora,
Charles, Emma, Addie, Winnie, Fred, Oline and Winona. Mr. and Mrs. Hartzell
are the parents of six children. Ruth E, was born.Nov. 15, 1893, and is the
wife of Henry Mackrell of Barron. Clarence W, was born June 6, 1896. He was
inducted into the United States service Aug. 14 , 1918. He served in an
ambulance unit, training three months at Kansas City, Mo., one month at
Camp Crane, Pa., and six months in France, making a total service of ten
months. He received his discharge June 17, 1919. Elsie M. was born Dec. 8,
1899; Raymond A., March 16, 1902; Ida E., Dec. 6, 1903; and Eva L., Sept.
7, 1907.

--Taken from: History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper, Jr. & Co.,
1922, pg. 546.