story depot and freight house was built and the one-story building then was only a restaurant with an extra room or two for rent. We do not know what happened to Hazlett, who was not heard of after 1869.

HEBDEN, William – An early El Paso jeweler who came from England to America in 1853. His Hebdon Building where the Woodford County National Bank now stands was erected prior to 1869. It was finally replaced by the Hendron building which name similarity has caused much confusion, with two other buildings in the west block also being built by James Hendron.

HELLER, Peter – Came from Dep. de Barhein, France, in 1857 and settled on the W ½ of the NE 1/4 of Section 11 in Greene Twp.

HENDRON, William – Lived in Secor at an early date, teaching its first schoolroom in 1857.

HEREFORD, Arthur Lee – Son of Leven P. Hereford, and born in Palestine Twp. April 1, 1858. He was a one time owner of the El Paso Journal (December, 1880 to January, 1885).

HEREFORD, B. P. – A brother of Leven P., who also came from Loudon County, Virginia to Washington, Illinois in 1836 and into Palestine Twp. about 1852 or just thereafter, settling on the West 1/2 of the NW 1/4 of Section 2, a neighbor of the Gerberichs.

HEREFORD, Leven P. and Louisa Powell – Leven was born March 3, 1815 at Leesburg, and came from Louden County, Virginia, to Washington, Illinois in 1836, and to Palestine Twp. in 1852, where he owned and lived on the S 1/2 of the SW 1/4 of Section 5, just south of Secor's site. The family was descended from General Nathanael Greene of Revolutionary War fame. He was the father of Arthur Lee Hereford, one time owner of the El Paso Journal. L. P. Hereford was a Palestine Justice of the Peace in 1858. L. P. was reared by his grandmother, Virginia Powell Hereford (granddaughter of General Greene) and she spent her old age in Illinois with her children.

HERMAN, Michael – Came from France in 1855 and settled on rented land in Section 9 of Kansas Twp.

HETRICK, Jacob – Lived in Panola or Greene Twps. in 1842 or earlier. He was born in September, 1795 and died August 29, 1851, and is buried in Harper's Cemetery. A son, Jacob Jr., died November 3, 1842 at the age of 8.

HEWITT, Henry H. – El Paso's first public school teacher. Miss Jennie Fishburn assisted in teaching until around 1861. It was a one-room school, located near Olive Engel's home at 125 East Second Street. The building is today remodeled, and is the Shuman home at Cherry and Second streets. The first private school was held in 1856 on the site of the D. H. Roth home, First and Pine streets, then the Handley King residence, and Miss Fishburn had attended it. Hewitt was a charter member of the El Paso Baptist church, and attended its organization meeting on January 21, 1858.

HEWITT, James T. – A charter member of the first Baptist Church organized on January 21, 1858. He was a relative of Henry H. Hewitt. James was the first sexton at Evergreen Cemetery and served twenty-seven years.

HEXAMER, David – Bought W 1/2 and SE 1/4 of NW 1/4, Section 5 of Kansas on June 7, 1852.

HEXAMER, Jacob Jr. – Jacob Jr. was the son of Jacob Hexamer, Sr., who came into Woodford County from Ohio in 1857, probably with his father. He was a farmer in the E 1/2 of the NW 1/4 of Section 31, Palestine Twp. He also did carpenter work.

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