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Click on following for photos of Henry’s children, their spouses and families:
John and Walburga (Temple) Dahlheimer
Elizabeth (Dahlheimer) and John Stenglein
Joseph and Mary (Lehn) Dahlheimer
George and Geraldine “Tina” (Wahl) Dahlheimer
Anna (Dahlheimer) and John Weber
Rose (Dahlheimer) and Andrew J. Dehn
Henry Dahlheimer was five feet, six and
one-half inches tall, had a dark complexion, dark hair and hazel-colored eyes.
In l860, Henry and his wife, Mary, purchased
land in
[17] History of
Hennepin County, "
In 1872, Henry was named treasurer of
[17] History of
Hennepin County, "
Following is a copy of Henry’s endorsement into the office of Treasurer. Henry was required to pay $500 which was placed in escrow to ensure he performed his duties properly:
Following is a translation of the above
document:
Henry Dalheirner
To
Town of
Know all men by these Present that we,
Henry Dalheimer of the town of Dayton in the county
of Hennepin and State of Minnesota, as principal, and Albert R. Kalb of the
same County and State as surely are held and firmly bound unto Ned
McNeil, Joseph Lebrevre and Frank Dehn,
supervisors of said town of Dayton and their successors in Office, in the
found sum of Five Hundred Dollars for the payment of which will and truly
to be made we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors and administrators firmly by
these Presents.
Sealed
with our seals and dated this 20th day of March A.D. 1872.
The conditions of the above obligations
is such that whereas the above bounden Henry Dahlheimer has been elected
Treasurer of the said town of Dayton for the current year and has accepted
the office and is about taking upon himself the discharge of its duties.
Now, therefore, if the said Henry
Dahlheimer shall faithfully execute and discharge all of his duties as such
treasurer, then the above obligation to be void otherwise remain in full force
and effect.
Henry
Dahlheimer (seal)
Albert
R. Kalb (seal)
Endorsement of Office
I hereby approve the within bond and
surety thereon.
Dated at
March 20 A.D. 1872 N. McNeil
Chairman
of the Board of Supervisors of
Filed
Sometime between 1872 and 1883, Henry
donated some of his land to
installed on this site.
According to Leonard Dahlheimer, Mary was a
strong, hard-working woman. Born in
[23] Dahlheimer,
Maria (Reche), Obituary,
Mary did the housework for Henry and their
eight children. At
In 1897, Henry sold the original homestead
I to his son, Frank. He and Mary then bought land in
In 1903, Henry and Mary celebrated their Golden
Wedding Anniversary along with their eight children and spouses, and
approximately 40 grandchildren
In 1907, a family portrait was taken. This photo included
all of .Henry and Mary's children except their two eldest sons, John who had
died in 1904 and Adam.
Henry was a trusted businessman in
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[23] Dahlheimer,
Maria (Reche), Obituary,
Five years later, on