Hilyard township, Macoupin County, has its full
share of capable, intelligent and successful citizens, and one of these is
William J. H. Fahrenkrog, former sheriff of Macoupin County. He is also one
of its excellent farmers and owns a fine property of 160 acres in section
35, Hilyard township. Mr. Fahrenkrog was born September 27, 1859, on a farm
near Bunker Hill, Macoupin County, Illinois, and is a son of Henry and
Frederica Fahrenkrog, both of whom were born in Holstein, Germany. The chief
facts in the life of the late Henry Fahrenkrog may be found in the sketch of
his widow which appears elsewhere in this work.
Our subject has
always made his home in Macoupin County. His primary education was secured
in the district schools and he spent three years in the Bunker Hill Academy.
His occupation has been that of a farmer and stock raiser. His purchase of
his present fine, well cultivated farm, was a recent one, and the
improvements which he has placed thereor., including one of the finest
dwellings of this locality, have advanced its value very materially.
Since attaining manhood, Mr. Fahrenkrog has been an important factor in
township and county politics. In political sentiment he is a Republican,
and, although his party in many sections is in a minority, he has been
elected to office many times. He served twice as collector of Hilyard
township, one term as assessor and was then made deputy sheriff of the
county, under P. B. Davenport, and served in that office from 1894 to 1898,
when he was elected sheriff of Macoupin County. During his four years of
service, he so faithfully performed the duties that he met with general
approbation. He was noted for a courteous manner, close attention to detail,
sterling integrity and a dignity well befitting a responsible position. He
retired to private life in 1902, with the respect and esteem of his fellow
citizens, and since then has been devoting himself to the development of his
farm.
On November 23, 1898, Mr. Fahrenkrog was united in marriage
with Dora Tietje, who was born December 27, 1878, in Bond County, Illinois,
and is a daughter of Claus and Mary (Kuhne) Tietje, both of whom were born
in Germany, but have passed the greater part of their lives in Illinois. Mr.
and Mrs. Fahrenkorg have one daughter, — Esther F. M. The family religious
connection is with the German Lutheran Church.
Extracted 2018 May 07 by Norma Hass from Biographical Sketches of Leading Citizens of Macoupin County, Illinois, published in 1904, pages 196-197.
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