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H. O. HENDRICKS, of North Franklin township, Franklin county, Nebr., was born in Ohio in 1842, and is a son of Samuel K. and Martha (Prichard) Hendricks. Samuel K. Hendricks was born in Pennsylvania in 1800, was reared a farmer, and from his native state moved to Columbiana county, Ohio; thence he moved to Indiana, in which state he died in 1873, a consistent member of the Christian church. In politics he was originally a democrat, but in 1856 joined the republican ranks. Mrs. Martha Hendricks was also born in Pennsylvania, was left an orphan at the age of three years — her father having been killed at the battle of Baltimore, in the War of 1812, while defending his country’s flag, the stars and stripes — and in 1830 was married to Mr. Hendricks. To this union were born twelve children, as follows — Mary E., now Mrs. Saunders, of Michigan; George, in Franklin county, Nebr.; Joel, in Michigan; Eliza M., who died in August, 1858; Sarah J. and Andrew, who both died young; H. O., the subject of this sketch; Salathiel P., in Missouri; Maria C., married and residing in Ohio; Martha J., now Mrs. Gibbons, of Nebraska; Samuel S., in Michigan; and Emanuel D., in Indiana.

H. O. Hendricks was reared as a farmer, but also was engaged in teaching for seven winters. In the meantime, however, in 1864, he enlisted in Company F, One Hundred and Eighty-second Ohio volunteer infantry, from which he was mustered out July 14, 1865. He then returned to Ohio and resumed farming and teaching until 1870, this period being included in the seven winters alluded to above. He then came to Nebraska and located on a homestead in Saunders county, where he resided five years; thence he came to Franklin county, and in 1875 settled on section 18, township 4, range 13 west. Although he had no means at all when nineteen years of age, and had but about $600 when he came to Nebraska, he is now the owner of eight hundred acres of good land, well improved and well stocked. Mr. Hendricks has been twice married, his first marriage having taken place, in 1866, to Rachel Hall, a native of Michigan, born in 1849. This lady bore five children, named Samuel O., Nancy E., Vinnie, Caressa and Bessie. The second marriage of Mr. Hendricks took place in 1884, to Laura Casey, who was born in Kentucky in 1854, and became the mother of two children — Alvin E. and Ernest. Mr. Hendricks is a member of the G. A. R., and of the Farmers’ Alliance. In politics he is a republican, and has served as assessor, justice of the peace and town clerk. He was also postmaster at Orange, Nebr., nearly nine years. He has always been successful in his business undertakings and has been popular in every community in which he has lived.