Albany County WY Archives Biographies.....Hecht, Reinhold E. 1851 - 
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Author: A. W. Bowen (Publisher)

REINHOLD E. HECHT.

   A prosperous and successful ranchman and stockowner of Albany county,
Wyoming, who is now residing at Centennial, in that County, is Reinhold E.
Hecht, the subject of this sketch. A native of Pennsylvania, of German descent,
he was born in 1851, the son of William and Elizabeth Hecht. The father came to
Pennsylvania from the Fatherland during the early fifties and engaged in
farming, subsequently removing to Ohio, where he continued in the same pursuit
up to the time of his decease, which occurred in 1862. The mother emigrated from
Germany in early life to Pennsylvania, where she resided until her marriage and
removal to Ohio. She died in Ohio in 1878, aged seventy-eight years, being the
mother of five children, two girls and three boys. Reinhold Hecht grew to
manhood in Ohio, and received his early education in the schools of that state,
principally at the city of Defiance. At the age of nineteen years he was
compelled by the force of circumstances to leave school and make his own way in
the world, and taking his departure from Ohio he came to Cheyenne, Wyo., and
secured employment in the freighting business between that city and Deadwood,
Dakota, continuing to be thus employed for about five years, meeting with varied
experiences and with some success. At the end of that time he returned to his
former home in Ohio for a short time, and then the desire to again return to
Wyoming became so strong that he could no longer resist it and he soon found
himself in the neighborhood of Laramie, where he located a homestead and entered
upon the business of raising horses and cattle, in which he has continued up to
the present time. He has met with success, and by hard work, perseverance,
industry and good judgment has built up a large and profitable enterprise, which
is being steadily increased from year to year. He is now the owner of a fine
ranch of over 2,000 acres of land, well fenced and improved, with suitable
buildings and appliances for the proper maintenance of a successful ranching and
stockraising business. From small beginnnings his business has grown until he is
now counted as one of the substantial property owners of his section of the
county, and takes especial pride in producing and showing the best grades of
Hereford cattle and well-bred heavy draught horses. In 1878 Mr. Hecht was united
in wedlock with Miss Lena Sass, a native of Germany and the daughter of Henry
and Frederica Sass, both natives of the Fatherland. The father emigrated in
early life and settled in Ohio, where he made his home in the city of Defiance,
following merchant tailoring. He resided in Toledo, Ohio, at the time of his
death, engaged in the same business. Four children have been born to Mr. and
Mrs. Hecht, namely, William, Henry, Mabel and Myrtle, all now living. They have
lost two children, Elizabeth and Elma, who passed away in Defiance, O., where
they were buried. The family are highly respected in the community where their
home is located, and are among the most estimable citizens of Albany county.


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