HENRY HINDEN, of Guilford Township, bears the reputation of being one of the most economical and hard-working men of his locality. His labors have not been unrewarded, for he is the owner of a good farm 144 acres in extent, with fair improvements. He comes from the land of William Tell, having been born in the Canton of Argyle, Switzerland, in the village of Reimiga, Oct. 21, 1851. Although not a long-time resident of the United States, he speaks English fluently, and has a good idea of the American methods of farming, and the transaction of ordinary business.

Jacob and Verena (Wechter) Hinden, the parents of our subject, were also born in Switzerland, and never left their native land. The father died at the age of fifty years; the mother is still living, and has now reached her three score years and ten. Of the six children born to them four are now living – two sons and two daughters – of whom our subject was the eldest born. He was reared in the faith of the Lutheran Church, and educated in the free schools of his native canton. He was a little over twenty years old when setting out for the United States. He embarked on a steamer at Hamburg, and landed in New York City April 10, 1872. Coming directly to this county, he entered the employ of Mr. Wechter, with whom he remained some time. He was married, June 4, 1874, to Miss Julia, daughter of Mathias and Agnes Weber, who were natives of Switzerland, and became residents of Guilford Township in 1854. They were the parents of three children, the eldest of whom, a son, Valentine, is now a resident of Kansas; Agnes also resides there; Julia, Mrs. Hinden, was born in the Canton of Argyle, Switzerland, and was a young child upon coming to America with her parents.

Mr. and Mrs. Hinden spent the first two years of their wedded life in Guilford Township, and in 1876 our subject took charge of the Weber homestead, where they have since resided. Six of the seven children of this union were names, respectively, Verena, Josephine, John, Emma, Julia, Caroline; and there is an infant unnamed. Mr. Hinden, politically, is independent, aiming to support principles – not party. He has very little to do with politics, however, preferring to give his time and attention to his farming interests.

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